On This Day

Friday, August 9, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 68 46 .596 --
Orioles 59 55 .518 9.0
Red Sox 55 61 .474 14.0
Blue Jays 53 63 .457 16.0
Tigers 41 74 .357 27.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 71 45 .612 --
White Sox 64 52 .552 7.0
Twins 56 59 .487 14.5
Brewers 55 62 .470 16.5
Royals 54 63 .462 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 64 52 .552 --
Mariners 60 54 .526 3.0
Athletics 57 60 .487 7.5
Angels 52 63 .452 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 70 44 .614 --
Expos 63 51 .553 7.0
Mets 55 62 .470 16.5
Marlins 53 63 .457 18.0
Phillies 48 68 .414 23.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 62 54 .534 --
Cardinals 61 55 .526 1.0
Reds 56 55 .505 3.5
Cubs 56 58 .491 5.0
Pirates 51 65 .440 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 63 55 .534 --
Rockies 60 55 .522 1.5
Dodgers 59 56 .513 2.5
Giants 49 65 .430 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff Frye 4
1 Reggie Jefferson 4
3 Brady Anderson 3
3 Barry Bonds 3
3 18 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 2
1 Reggie Jefferson 2
1 Ryne Sandberg 2
4 Jermaine Allensworth 1
4 30 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryne Sandberg 5
1 Ruben Sierra 5
3 Moises Alou 3
3 Barry Bonds 3
3 10 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Durham 2
1 Tom Goodwin 2
1 Al Martin 2
4 Brady Anderson 1
4 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jose Rosado 1.75
2 Robert Person 1.67
3 James Baldwin 1.14
4 Jack McDowell 0.86
5 Shane Reynolds 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bullinger 1
1 John Cummings 1
1 Vaughn Eshelman 1
1 Osvaldo Fernandez 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 James Baldwin 8
1 Bobby Witt 8
3 Jose Rosado 7
4 Jack McDowell 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Stan Belinda 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .361
2 Chuck Knoblauch .359
3 Frank Thomas .354
4 Roberto Alomar .349
5 Mike Piazza .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 39
1 Sammy Sosa 39
3 Albert Belle 38
4 Brady Anderson 37
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 108
2 Andres Galarraga 104
2 Mo Vaughn 104
4 Dante Bichette 102
5 Jay Buhner 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 56
2 Tom Goodwin 52
3 Lance Johnson 42
4 Eric Young 40
5 Delino DeShields 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.01
2 Jeff Fassero 2.71
3 Juan Guzman 2.73
4 Tom Glavine 2.78
5 Andy Ashby 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 18
2 Andy Pettitte 16
3 Wilson Alvarez 14
3 Shane Reynolds 14
5 3 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 201
2 Roger Clemens 168
2 Hideo Nomo 168
4 Pedro Martinez 157
5 2 tied 154

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 38
2 Jeff Brantley 31
2 Roberto Hernandez 31
4 Jose Mesa 28
4 Todd Worrell 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Giles .486
2 Bobby Higginson .447
3 Alex Rodriguez .439
4 Marquis Grissom .426
5 Jason Kendall .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Todd Hundley 8
2 Cecil Fielder 7
3 Barry Bonds 6
3 Bernard Gilkey 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shane Andrews 18
2 Barry Bonds 17
2 Ken Caminiti 17
2 Cecil Fielder 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 9
2 Chuck Knoblauch 8
3 Ray Durham 7
3 Tom Goodwin 7
3 Ray Lankford 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Appier 0.35
2 Alex Fernandez 0.72
3 Shane Reynolds 1.13
3 Juan Guzman 1.13
5 John Smiley 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 3
1 Jeff Fassero 3
1 Pete Harnisch 3
1 Jaime Navarro 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 25
2 Willie Adams 24
2 Wilson Alvarez 24
4 Tom Glavine 23
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 5
1 Mel Rojas 5
3 Rod Beck 4
3 Jeff Brantley 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .424
2 Quinton McCracken .374
3 Derek Jeter .372
4 Dave Nilsson .369
5 Paul Molitor .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 12
1 Todd Hundley 12
1 Sammy Sosa 12
4 Albert Belle 11
4 3 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 35
2 Albert Belle 34
3 Paul Molitor 32
3 Sammy Sosa 32
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 14
1 Lance Johnson 14
1 Kenny Lofton 14
4 Otis Nixon 13
5 Chuck Knoblauch 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Appier 0.96
2 Juan Guzman 1.02
3 Jamie Moyer 1.30
4 Jeff Fassero 1.47
5 Mark Thompson 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 5
1 Pat Hentgen 5
3 Wilson Alvarez 4
3 Tim Belcher 4
3 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 52
2 Wilson Alvarez 45
3 Jeff Fassero 41
3 Tom Gordon 41
5 Scott Sanders 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 9
1 Trevor Hoffman 9
1 Mel Rojas 9
1 John Wetteland 9
1 Mark Wohlers 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .359
2 Chuck Knoblauch .353
3 Tony Gwynn .352
4 Edgar Martinez .338
5 Mike Piazza .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 63
2 Sammy Sosa 57
3 Mark McGwire 52
4 Jay Buhner 51
5 Juan Gonzalez 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 159
2 Jay Buhner 151
3 Sammy Sosa 150
4 Dante Bichette 145
5 Mo Vaughn 142

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 87
2 Tom Goodwin 71
3 Delino DeShields 56
3 Lance Johnson 56
3 Otis Nixon 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.27
2 Greg Maddux 2.38
3 Andy Ashby 2.42
4 Tom Glavine 2.70
5 Alex Fernandez 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 22
2 John Smoltz 21
3 Mike Mussina 19
4 Wilson Alvarez 18
4 4 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 260
2 Hideo Nomo 243
3 Roger Clemens 232
4 Alex Fernandez 213
5 Pedro Martinez 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 48
2 Roberto Hernandez 44
2 Jose Mesa 44
4 John Franco 39
4 Trevor Hoffman 39