On This Day

Monday, August 5, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 66 44 .600 --
Orioles 56 54 .509 10.0
Blue Jays 52 60 .464 15.0
Red Sox 51 60 .459 15.5
Tigers 38 73 .342 28.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 67 45 .598 --
White Sox 62 50 .554 5.0
Brewers 55 57 .491 12.0
Twins 52 59 .468 14.5
Royals 51 62 .451 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 62 50 .554 --
Mariners 60 50 .545 1.0
Athletics 56 57 .496 6.5
Angels 52 59 .468 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 68 42 .618 --
Expos 61 49 .555 7.0
Mets 53 60 .469 16.5
Marlins 52 60 .464 17.0
Phillies 47 65 .420 22.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 60 52 .536 --
Astros 60 52 .536 0.0
Reds 54 54 .500 4.0
Cubs 54 57 .486 5.5
Pirates 50 62 .446 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 60 54 .526 --
Dodgers 58 54 .518 1.0
Rockies 57 55 .509 2.0
Giants 46 64 .418 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Alomar 4
1 Jeffrey Hammonds 4
1 Derek Jeter 4
1 Devon White 4
5 19 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Sheffield 2
2 Eric Anthony 1
2 Bobby Bonilla 1
2 Ellis Burks 1
2 29 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Elster 4
1 Chris Hoiles 4
1 Mike Matheny 4
1 Gary Sheffield 4
5 9 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rich Aurilia 1
1 Darren Bragg 1
1 Jeff Frye 1
1 Mike Greenwell 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Willie Adams 1.67
1 Curt Schilling 1.67
3 Tim Wakefield 1.14
4 Juan Guzman 1.00
4 Roger Salkeld 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Cal Eldred 1
1 Mark Hutton 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willie Adams 10
1 Curt Schilling 10
3 Juan Guzman 9
4 Tim Wakefield 8
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 John Wetteland 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .360
2 Roberto Alomar .355
3 Frank Thomas .355
4 Chuck Knoblauch .355
5 Mike Piazza .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 39
2 Sammy Sosa 38
3 Albert Belle 37
4 Brady Anderson 34
4 2 others tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 105
2 Mo Vaughn 101
3 Dante Bichette 99
3 Jay Buhner 99
3 Juan Gonzalez 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 53
2 Tom Goodwin 49
3 Lance Johnson 42
4 Eric Young 39
5 Delino DeShields 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.94
2 Jeff Fassero 2.57
3 Al Leiter 2.64
4 Tom Glavine 2.67
5 Juan Guzman 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 17
2 Andy Pettitte 16
3 Wilson Alvarez 14
4 Pat Hentgen 13
4 Shane Reynolds 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 195
2 Roger Clemens 168
2 Hideo Nomo 168
4 Pedro Martinez 156
5 3 tied 149

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 38
2 Roberto Hernandez 31
3 Jeff Brantley 30
4 Troy Percival 27
4 2 others tied 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Giles .500
2 Mariano Duncan .486
3 Bobby Higginson .455
4 Scott Stahoviak .429
5 Paul Molitor .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Todd Hundley 8
2 Vinny Castilla 7
2 Bernard Gilkey 7
2 Ken Griffey 7
2 Sammy Sosa 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 19
2 Paul Molitor 18
3 Vinny Castilla 17
3 Barry Larkin 17
3 Sammy Sosa 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 8
2 Ray Durham 7
2 Lance Johnson 7
2 Ray Lankford 7
2 Omar Vizquel 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Smiley 0.56
2 Pat Hentgen 0.74
3 Dwight Gooden 0.75
4 Jeff Fassero 1.00
5 2 tied 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 3
1 John Ericks 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Jose Lima 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 29
2 Willie Adams 24
2 Wilson Alvarez 24
4 Pedro Martinez 23
5 5 tied 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .411
2 Joe Girardi .405
3 Dave Nilsson .396
4 Derek Jeter .388
5 Manny Ramirez .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Todd Hundley 13
1 Mark McGwire 13
3 Juan Gonzalez 12
3 Sammy Sosa 12
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 32
1 Sammy Sosa 32
3 Albert Belle 31
3 Ken Caminiti 31
3 Paul Molitor 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 15
1 Lance Johnson 15
3 Otis Nixon 12
4 Ray Lankford 11
4 3 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Fassero 0.71
2 Juan Guzman 1.02
3 Kevin Appier 1.27
4 Jamie Moyer 1.30
5 Pat Hentgen 1.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Hentgen 6
2 Andy Benes 5
2 Jimmy Key 5
4 Wilson Alvarez 4
4 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 46
2 Wilson Alvarez 45
3 Roger Clemens 39
4 Tom Gordon 37
5 Jeff Fassero 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 10
2 Mel Rojas 9
2 Mark Wohlers 9
4 Jeff Brantley 8
4 Trevor Hoffman 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .352
2 Chuck Knoblauch .350
3 Alex Rodriguez .350
4 Mike Piazza .340
5 Edgar Martinez .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 63
2 Sammy Sosa 56
3 Jay Buhner 53
4 Mark McGwire 52
5 Juan Gonzalez 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 159
2 Jay Buhner 157
3 Sammy Sosa 148
4 Dante Bichette 143
5 Mo Vaughn 142

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 85
2 Tom Goodwin 68
3 Lance Johnson 57
3 Otis Nixon 57
5 Delino DeShields 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.27
2 Andy Ashby 2.42
3 Greg Maddux 2.46
4 Tom Glavine 2.61
5 Al Leiter 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 22
2 John Smoltz 21
3 Wilson Alvarez 18
3 Alex Fernandez 18
3 4 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 259
2 Hideo Nomo 243
3 Roger Clemens 237
4 Pedro Martinez 215
5 Chuck Finley 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 48
2 Roberto Hernandez 44
3 Jose Mesa 41
4 John Franco 40
4 Todd Worrell 40