On This Day

Thursday, August 1, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 64 42 .604 --
Orioles 54 52 .509 10.0
Blue Jays 50 58 .463 15.0
Red Sox 47 59 .443 17.0
Tigers 36 72 .333 29.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 65 43 .602 --
White Sox 59 49 .546 6.0
Brewers 52 56 .481 13.0
Twins 51 56 .477 13.5
Royals 49 60 .450 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 61 47 .565 --
Mariners 59 48 .551 1.5
Athletics 55 54 .505 6.5
Angels 51 57 .472 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 66 41 .617 --
Expos 58 49 .542 8.0
Mets 52 57 .477 15.0
Marlins 50 58 .463 16.5
Phillies 44 64 .407 22.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 57 51 .528 --
Astros 57 52 .523 0.5
Reds 53 51 .510 2.0
Cubs 53 54 .495 3.5
Pirates 49 59 .454 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 58 52 .527 --
Dodgers 57 52 .523 0.5
Rockies 54 54 .500 3.0
Giants 46 60 .434 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Lewis 4
1 Edgar Renteria 4
3 Jermaine Allensworth 3
3 Joey Cora 3
3 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Shane Andrews 2
1 Ken Caminiti 2
3 Joe Carter 1
3 Andujar Cedeno 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Hundley 5
2 Tony Clark 4
2 Joe Girardi 4
2 Barry Larkin 4
2 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 2
1 Tom Goodwin 2
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Chipper Jones 2
1 Darryl Strawberry 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jaime Navarro 1.33
2 David Wells 1.20
3 Andy Benes 1.17
4 Steve Parris 0.75
4 Kenny Rogers 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Mike Bielecki 1
1 Chris Hammond 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jaime Navarro 8
2 Andy Benes 7
3 Steve Parris 6
3 Rich Robertson 6
3 David Wells 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 John Ericks 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Terry Mathews 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .363
2 Alex Rodriguez .358
3 Frank Thomas .353
4 Roberto Alomar .352
5 Mike Piazza .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 38
2 Sammy Sosa 37
3 Albert Belle 36
4 Ken Griffey 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 103
2 Dante Bichette 98
2 Juan Gonzalez 98
2 Mo Vaughn 98
5 Jay Buhner 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 50
2 Tom Goodwin 49
3 Lance Johnson 40
4 Eric Young 39
5 Delino DeShields 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.98
2 Jeff Fassero 2.57
3 Tom Glavine 2.65
4 Al Leiter 2.69
5 Andy Ashby 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 17
2 Andy Pettitte 15
3 Wilson Alvarez 13
4 Tom Glavine 12
4 6 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 183
2 Roger Clemens 168
3 Hideo Nomo 161
4 Jeff Fassero 149
4 2 others tied 149

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 37
2 Roberto Hernandez 31
3 Jeff Brantley 29
4 Troy Percival 27
4 Todd Worrell 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Giles .455
2 Gary Sheffield .438
3 Terry Steinbach .435
4 Joe Girardi .429
4 2 others tied .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 10
2 Juan Gonzalez 9
3 Bernard Gilkey 7
3 Todd Hundley 7
3 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 27
2 Todd Hundley 19
3 Albert Belle 18
3 Juan Gonzalez 18
3 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 10
2 Lance Johnson 9
3 Ray Durham 8
4 Eric Young 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Finley 0.00
2 Terry Adams 0.71
3 Jeff Fassero 0.75
4 Pat Hentgen 1.11
5 2 tied 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Ericks 3
1 Jeff Fassero 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Sterling Hitchcock 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scott Sanders 28
2 Wilson Alvarez 26
3 Jeff Fassero 24
3 John Smoltz 24
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Wohlers 6
2 Jeff Brantley 5
2 Trevor Hoffman 5
2 Mel Rojas 5
5 6 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Girardi .411
2 Juan Gonzalez .398
3 Gary Sheffield .394
4 Alex Rodriguez .392
5 Dave Nilsson .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 15
2 Mark McGwire 13
3 Ken Griffey 11
3 Todd Hundley 11
3 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 37
2 Brian Jordan 34
3 Albert Belle 32
4 Ken Griffey 31
4 Sammy Sosa 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 17
2 Lance Johnson 15
3 Otis Nixon 14
4 Rickey Henderson 13
5 Eric Young 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Fassero 1.00
2 Juan Guzman 1.27
3 Pat Hentgen 1.79
4 Dave Burba 2.06
5 Ugueth Urbina 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 5
1 Pat Hentgen 5
3 Wilson Alvarez 4
3 Tim Belcher 4
3 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilson Alvarez 45
2 Jeff Fassero 44
3 Scott Sanders 40
4 Roger Clemens 39
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 11
2 Jeff Brantley 9
2 Mark Wohlers 9
4 Roberto Hernandez 8
4 Trevor Hoffman 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .356
2 Chuck Knoblauch .354
3 Mike Piazza .345
4 Alex Rodriguez .341
5 Juan Gonzalez .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 66
2 Sammy Sosa 55
3 Jay Buhner 53
3 Mark McGwire 53
5 Juan Gonzalez 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 163
2 Jay Buhner 157
3 Dante Bichette 153
4 Mo Vaughn 148
5 Sammy Sosa 147

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 84
2 Tom Goodwin 68
3 Otis Nixon 57
4 Lance Johnson 56
4 Eric Young 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.31
2 Greg Maddux 2.49
3 Andy Ashby 2.62
4 Tom Glavine 2.68
5 Al Leiter 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 21
1 John Smoltz 21
3 Tom Glavine 19
3 Mike Mussina 19
3 Charles Nagy 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 254
2 Hideo Nomo 247
3 Roger Clemens 245
4 Chuck Finley 218
5 Mike Mussina 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 49
2 Roberto Hernandez 45
3 Jose Mesa 42
4 Mark Wohlers 40
4 Todd Worrell 40