On This Day

Friday, August 2, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 64 43 .598 --
Orioles 54 53 .505 10.0
Blue Jays 51 58 .468 14.0
Red Sox 48 59 .449 16.0
Tigers 37 72 .339 28.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 66 43 .606 --
White Sox 60 49 .550 6.0
Brewers 53 56 .486 13.0
Twins 51 57 .472 14.5
Royals 50 60 .455 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 61 48 .560 --
Mariners 59 49 .546 1.5
Athletics 55 55 .500 6.5
Angels 51 58 .468 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 66 42 .611 --
Expos 59 49 .546 7.0
Mets 52 58 .473 15.0
Marlins 50 59 .459 16.5
Phillies 44 65 .404 22.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 58 51 .532 --
Astros 58 52 .527 0.5
Reds 53 52 .505 3.0
Cubs 53 55 .491 4.5
Pirates 50 59 .459 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 59 52 .532 --
Dodgers 58 52 .527 0.5
Rockies 55 54 .505 3.0
Giants 46 61 .430 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harold Baines 4
1 Reggie Jefferson 4
1 Kenny Lofton 4
4 Rich Becker 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Ashley 1
1 Albert Belle 1
1 Darren Bragg 1
1 Jeromy Burnitz 1
1 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 4
1 Travis Fryman 4
1 Ron Gant 4
1 Juan Samuel 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rich Becker 2
1 Omar Vizquel 2
3 Garret Anderson 1
3 Jacob Brumfield 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pedro Martinez 2.33
2 Alex Fernandez 2.00
3 Kevin Appier 1.80
4 Jon Lieber 1.14
5 John Smoltz 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Brandenburg 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 Alex Fernandez 1
1 Pat Hentgen 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 12
2 Kevin Appier 9
3 Alex Fernandez 8
3 Jon Lieber 8
5 Pedro Martinez 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Fetters 1
1 Mark Guthrie 1
1 Xavier Hernandez 1
1 Rick Honeycutt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .364
2 Alex Rodriguez .357
3 Frank Thomas .356
4 Roberto Alomar .348
5 Mike Piazza .346

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 105
2 Dante Bichette 98
2 Juan Gonzalez 98
2 Mo Vaughn 98
5 2 tied 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 51
2 Tom Goodwin 49
3 Lance Johnson 41
4 Eric Young 39
5 Delino DeShields 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.98
2 Jeff Fassero 2.57
3 Al Leiter 2.64
4 Tom Glavine 2.65
5 Andy Ashby 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 17
2 Andy Pettitte 15
3 Wilson Alvarez 13
3 Pat Hentgen 13
5 7 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 195
2 Roger Clemens 168
3 Hideo Nomo 161
4 Pedro Martinez 156
5 3 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 Mike Greenwell .447
3 Mark McGwire .438
4 Joe Girardi .429
4 Bobby Higginson .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 10
2 Bernard Gilkey 8
2 Juan Gonzalez 8
4 Mark McGwire 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 23
2 Albert Belle 20
3 Paul Molitor 18
3 Sammy Sosa 18
5 3 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 10
1 Lance Johnson 10
3 Ray Durham 8
4 Delino DeShields 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Terry Adams 0.71
2 Pat Hentgen 0.74
3 Jeff Fassero 0.75
3 Dwight Gooden 0.75
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 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 29
2 Wilson Alvarez 26
3 Jeff Fassero 24
4 Pedro Martinez 23
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 5
1 Trevor Hoffman 5
1 Mel Rojas 5
1 Mark Wohlers 5
5 7 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Girardi .431
2 Dave Nilsson .411
3 Alex Rodriguez .395
4 John Flaherty .393
5 Rich Becker .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 13
2 Mark McGwire 12
3 Albert Belle 11
3 Ken Griffey 11
3 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 17
2 Lance Johnson 16
3 Rickey Henderson 13
3 Otis Nixon 13
5 Eric Young 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Fassero 1.00
2 Juan Guzman 1.27
3 Jamie Moyer 1.30
4 Pat Hentgen 1.68
5 Dave Burba 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Hentgen 6
2 Andy Benes 5
3 Wilson Alvarez 4
3 Tim Belcher 4
3 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 50
2 Wilson Alvarez 45
3 Jeff Fassero 44
4 Joey Hamilton 40
5 Roger Clemens 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 10
2 Jeff Brantley 9
2 Mark Wohlers 9
4 Trevor Hoffman 8
5 2 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .355
2 Tony Gwynn .354
3 Mike Piazza .345
4 Edgar Martinez .343
5 Alex Rodriguez .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 65
2 Sammy Sosa 55
3 Mark McGwire 53
4 Jay Buhner 52
5 Juan Gonzalez 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 162
2 Jay Buhner 156
3 Dante Bichette 150
4 Sammy Sosa 148
4 Mo Vaughn 148

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 85
2 Tom Goodwin 68
3 Lance Johnson 57
3 Otis Nixon 57
5 2 tied 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 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 21
1 John Smoltz 21
3 Tom Glavine 19
3 Orel Hershiser 19
3 Charles Nagy 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 266
2 Hideo Nomo 247
3 Roger Clemens 237
4 Chuck Finley 224
5 Pedro Martinez 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 49
2 Roberto Hernandez 44
3 Jose Mesa 42
4 Todd Worrell 40
5 2 tied 39