On This Day

Tuesday, July 16, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 57 34 .626 --
Orioles 47 44 .516 10.0
Blue Jays 42 51 .452 16.0
Red Sox 41 50 .451 16.0
Tigers 28 66 .298 30.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 56 37 .602 --
White Sox 54 39 .581 2.0
Brewers 45 47 .489 10.5
Twins 43 49 .467 12.5
Royals 40 54 .426 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 54 39 .581 --
Mariners 50 41 .549 3.0
Athletics 46 48 .489 8.5
Angels 45 49 .479 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 59 34 .634 --
Expos 50 43 .538 9.0
Mets 45 48 .484 14.0
Marlins 43 50 .462 16.0
Phillies 40 52 .435 18.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 51 42 .548 --
Astros 49 46 .516 3.0
Reds 42 46 .477 6.5
Cubs 43 50 .462 8.0
Pirates 41 52 .441 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 50 45 .526 --
Rockies 48 44 .522 0.5
Padres 49 46 .516 1.0
Giants 40 52 .435 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Scott Brosius 4
1 Joe Carter 4
1 Jose Valentin 4
4 Rich Amaral 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Robin Ventura 2
2 Eric Anthony 1
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Albert Belle 1
2 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Vaughn 5
2 Jeff King 4
2 Eddie Murray 4
2 Robin Ventura 4
5 9 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Gonzalez 2
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Joe Carter 1
2 Ron Coomer 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wilson Alvarez 1.71
2 Jeff Fassero 1.17
3 Jeff D'Amico 1.00
3 Doug Drabek 1.00
5 Denny Neagle 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 1
1 Bobby Chouinard 1
1 Mark Clark 1
1 Jeff D'Amico 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilson Alvarez 12
2 Roger Clemens 8
3 Jeff Fassero 7
4 Mark Clark 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Bruce Ruffin 1
1 Jeff Russell 1
1 Tim Worrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .372
2 Mike Piazza .358
3 Eric Young .352
4 Roberto Alomar .352
5 Frank Thomas .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 31
1 Albert Belle 31
1 Mark McGwire 31
4 Sammy Sosa 30
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Vaughn 88
2 Dante Bichette 87
3 Mo Vaughn 86
4 Albert Belle 85
4 Frank Thomas 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 44
2 Tom Goodwin 39
3 Eric Young 32
4 Lance Johnson 31
5 Delino DeShields 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.00
2 Tom Glavine 2.53
3 Steve Trachsel 2.54
4 Al Leiter 2.59
5 Andy Ashby 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 15
2 Andy Pettitte 14
3 Roger Pavlik 12
4 Wilson Alvarez 11
4 5 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 159
2 Roger Clemens 152
3 Hideo Nomo 143
4 Darryl Kile 132
5 Pedro Martinez 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 33
2 Roberto Hernandez 28
3 Jeff Brantley 24
3 Jose Mesa 24
3 Troy Percival 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rich Amaral .500
2 Harold Baines .474
3 Chuck Knoblauch .468
4 John Valentin .442
5 Rusty Greer .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 6
2 Albert Belle 5
2 Carlos Delgado 5
2 Juan Gonzalez 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Jordan 20
2 Rich Becker 19
3 Juan Gonzalez 16
4 Alex Rodriguez 15
5 5 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 7
1 Rickey Henderson 7
3 Alex Gonzalez 6
3 Lance Johnson 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.67
2 Kevin Jarvis 0.95
3 Roger Pavlik 1.06
4 Juan Guzman 1.17
5 Pedro Astacio 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Guzman 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 Denny Neagle 3
4 Wilson Alvarez 2
4 34 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 23
2 Jeff Fassero 20
3 Wilson Alvarez 19
3 Tom Glavine 19
3 2 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 7
2 Ricky Bottalico 5
2 Roberto Hernandez 5
4 Jeff Brantley 4
4 Dennis Eckersley 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rich Amaral .437
2 Reggie Jefferson .434
3 Brian Jordan .413
4 Jim Eisenreich .406
5 Chuck Knoblauch .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 13
2 Vinny Castilla 12
2 Mark McGwire 12
2 Greg Vaughn 12
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 36
1 Brian Jordan 36
3 Greg Vaughn 30
4 Dante Bichette 29
4 Alex Rodriguez 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 13
1 Eric Young 13
3 Lance Johnson 12
4 Barry Larkin 11
5 4 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.26
2 Tom Glavine 1.28
3 Greg Maddux 1.67
4 Kevin Brown 1.76
5 Jeff Fassero 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Guzman 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 Mark Portugal 5
4 Andy Benes 4
4 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 45
2 Jeff Fassero 43
3 Juan Guzman 40
3 Darryl Kile 40
5 Roger Clemens 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 16
2 Jeff Brantley 8
2 Roberto Hernandez 8
2 Mark Wohlers 8
5 John Franco 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .360
2 Tony Gwynn .356
3 Eric Young .351
4 Mike Piazza .348
5 Edgar Martinez .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 66
2 Jay Buhner 51
3 Sammy Sosa 50
4 Mark McGwire 46
5 3 tied 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 164
2 Albert Belle 158
3 Jay Buhner 152
4 Mo Vaughn 148
5 Frank Thomas 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 78
2 Tom Goodwin 61
3 Eric Young 57
4 Otis Nixon 52
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.41
2 Andy Ashby 2.55
3 Kevin Brown 2.59
4 Tom Glavine 2.62
5 Al Leiter 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 22
2 Mike Mussina 21
3 Greg Maddux 20
3 John Smoltz 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 250
1 John Smoltz 250
3 Roger Clemens 235
4 Mike Mussina 216
5 Chuck Finley 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 52
2 Roberto Hernandez 48
3 Jose Mesa 47
4 Todd Worrell 43
5 John Franco 39