On This Day

Sunday, August 25, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 55 .574 --
Orioles 68 61 .527 6.0
Red Sox 66 65 .504 9.0
Blue Jays 61 70 .466 14.0
Tigers 47 83 .362 27.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 77 53 .592 --
White Sox 70 62 .530 8.0
Twins 65 65 .500 12.0
Brewers 62 69 .473 15.5
Royals 59 73 .447 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 75 56 .573 --
Mariners 66 63 .512 8.0
Athletics 63 70 .474 13.0
Angels 61 69 .469 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 81 48 .628 --
Expos 70 59 .543 11.0
Marlins 61 70 .466 21.0
Mets 59 72 .450 23.0
Phillies 53 78 .405 29.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 70 61 .534 --
Cardinals 68 62 .523 1.5
Cubs 64 64 .500 4.5
Reds 64 65 .496 5.0
Pirates 55 75 .423 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 72 60 .545 --
Dodgers 70 60 .538 1.0
Rockies 68 63 .519 3.5
Giants 55 73 .430 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff King 5
2 Kevin Elster 4
2 Steve Finley 4
2 John Olerud 4
5 16 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vinny Castilla 2
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Jay Bell 1
2 Ellis Burks 1
2 34 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Elster 5
2 Vinny Castilla 4
2 Willie Greene 4
2 Mark McGwire 4
2 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Shipley 2
1 Larry Walker 2
1 Eric Young 2
4 Rich Aurilia 1
4 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Donne Wall 1.40
2 Osvaldo Fernandez 1.00
2 Mike Remlinger 1.00
4 Dennis Springer 0.86
5 Alan Benes 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Osvaldo Fernandez 1
1 Kevin Foster 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Mike Maddux 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Osvaldo Fernandez 8
2 Mike Remlinger 7
2 Donne Wall 7
4 Dennis Springer 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Acre 1
1 Xavier Hernandez 1
1 Jose Mesa 1
1 Mike Myers 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .366
2 Frank Thomas .352
3 Chuck Knoblauch .350
4 Roberto Alomar .347
5 Dave Nilsson .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 44
2 Albert Belle 41
3 Ken Griffey 40
3 Sammy Sosa 40
5 4 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 122
2 Andres Galarraga 121
3 Juan Gonzalez 118
4 Mo Vaughn 117
5 Jay Buhner 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 61
2 Tom Goodwin 59
3 Eric Young 48
4 Lance Johnson 47
5 Otis Nixon 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.96
2 Greg Maddux 2.69
3 Steve Trachsel 2.80
4 Tom Glavine 2.81
5 Jeff Fassero 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 20
2 Andy Pettitte 18
3 Mike Mussina 17
4 Pat Hentgen 16
4 Shane Reynolds 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 222
2 Roger Clemens 196
3 Hideo Nomo 189
4 Jeff Fassero 180
5 3 tied 171

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 38
2 Jeff Brantley 35
2 Todd Worrell 35
4 Roberto Hernandez 33
4 Troy Percival 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Eisenreich .513
2 Jorge Fabregas .436
3 Shawn Green .435
3 Mark McGwire .435
5 Bill Mueller .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Geronimo Berroa 8
2 Ken Caminiti 7
3 Chili Davis 6
3 Alex Rodriguez 6
5 9 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 23
2 Juan Gonzalez 18
2 Rafael Palmeiro 18
4 Jacob Brumfield 17
4 4 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 11
2 Tom Goodwin 7
2 Chuck Knoblauch 7
2 Eric Young 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.36
2 Jeff Shaw 0.59
3 Ariel Prieto 1.16
4 Greg Maddux 1.17
5 Jose Rosado 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Mike Mussina 3
1 Dennis Springer 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 28
2 Jeff Fassero 26
2 Al Leiter 26
4 Rick Aguilera 24
4 3 others tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Troy Percival 6
1 Heathcliff Slocumb 6
1 Todd Worrell 6
4 Rod Beck 5
4 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Eisenreich .431
2 Alex Rodriguez .416
3 Shawn Green .395
4 Jason Kendall .395
5 Paul Molitor .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Caminiti 12
1 Andres Galarraga 12
3 Ken Griffey 11
3 Todd Hundley 11
3 Alex Rodriguez 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 40
2 Andres Galarraga 32
2 Ken Griffey 32
2 Jim Thome 32
5 Rafael Palmeiro 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 17
2 Chuck Knoblauch 16
3 Tom Goodwin 14
3 Kenny Lofton 14
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alex Fernandez 1.29
2 Shane Reynolds 1.50
3 Greg Maddux 1.80
4 Jose Rosado 1.90
5 Ariel Prieto 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 6
2 Andy Benes 5
2 Pat Hentgen 5
2 Jaime Navarro 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Fassero 46
1 John Smoltz 46
3 Willie Adams 44
3 Tom Gordon 44
5 Curt Schilling 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 10
2 Rod Beck 9
2 Mel Rojas 9
2 Heathcliff Slocumb 9
2 Mark Wohlers 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .364
2 Tony Gwynn .361
3 Eric Young .350
4 Jim Eisenreich .344
5 Chuck Knoblauch .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 60
2 Mark McGwire 57
3 Jay Buhner 52
4 Sammy Sosa 49
5 Ken Griffey 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 160
2 Jay Buhner 155
3 Andres Galarraga 146
4 Juan Gonzalez 145
5 2 tied 144

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 85
2 Tom Goodwin 74
3 Otis Nixon 63
4 Eric Young 58
5 Lance Johnson 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.02
2 Greg Maddux 2.35
3 Andy Ashby 2.71
4 John Smoltz 2.91
5 Alex Fernandez 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 24
2 Mike Mussina 22
2 John Smoltz 22
4 Andy Benes 18
4 6 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 265
2 Roger Clemens 238
3 Hideo Nomo 231
4 Mike Mussina 216
5 Alex Fernandez 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 47
2 Roberto Hernandez 43
3 Todd Worrell 42
4 Jeff Brantley 39
4 Jose Mesa 39