On This Day

Wednesday, July 3, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 49 32 .605 --
Orioles 44 37 .543 5.0
Blue Jays 37 46 .446 13.0
Red Sox 34 47 .420 15.0
Tigers 24 60 .286 26.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 51 32 .614 --
White Sox 47 36 .566 4.0
Brewers 42 40 .512 8.5
Twins 40 42 .488 10.5
Royals 35 49 .417 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 50 33 .602 --
Mariners 43 38 .531 6.0
Angels 42 42 .500 8.5
Athletics 40 44 .476 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 52 31 .627 --
Expos 48 35 .578 4.0
Marlins 39 44 .470 13.0
Mets 38 45 .458 14.0
Phillies 34 48 .415 17.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 45 40 .529 --
Cardinals 43 40 .518 1.0
Reds 37 41 .474 4.5
Cubs 39 44 .470 5.0
Pirates 38 45 .458 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 44 41 .518 --
Padres 44 41 .518 --
Rockies 41 41 .500 1.5
Giants 38 44 .463 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alex Ochoa 5
2 Rich Becker 4
3 Chili Davis 3
3 Jim Eisenreich 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chipper Jones 2
2 Albert Belle 1
2 Damon Buford 1
2 Ellis Burks 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Sprague 4
2 Craig Biggio 3
2 Butch Huskey 3
2 Chipper Jones 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
2 Marvin Benard 1
2 Dante Bichette 1
2 Marty Cordova 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Glavine 1.60
2 Ugueth Urbina 1.50
3 Doug Drabek 1.00
4 Rick Krivda 0.88
4 Bob Wolcott 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Ayala 1
1 Paul Byrd 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doug Drabek 9
1 Ugueth Urbina 9
3 Tom Glavine 8
4 Chuck Finley 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Henry 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Dan Plesac 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Piazza .363
2 Roberto Alomar .361
3 Chuck Knoblauch .358
4 Kevin Seitzer .356
5 Mo Vaughn .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 29
2 Albert Belle 27
3 Mark McGwire 26
3 Sammy Sosa 26
5 2 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 83
2 Dante Bichette 80
3 Rafael Palmeiro 76
4 Andres Galarraga 75
4 Greg Vaughn 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 42
2 Tom Goodwin 32
3 Delino DeShields 29
4 Eric Young 27
5 2 tied 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.85
2 Steve Trachsel 2.00
3 Al Leiter 2.43
4 Tom Glavine 2.53
5 Danny Darwin 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 14
2 Andy Pettitte 12
3 Charles Nagy 11
3 Roger Pavlik 11
5 2 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 145
2 Roger Clemens 129
3 Hideo Nomo 124
4 Darryl Kile 123
5 Pedro Martinez 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 27
2 Roberto Hernandez 24
2 Jose Mesa 24
4 Troy Percival 22
4 Todd Worrell 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Darrin Fletcher .471
2 Reggie Jefferson .442
3 Randy Velarde .438
4 Quinton McCracken .433
5 Mike Piazza .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ellis Burks 8
1 Juan Gonzalez 8
3 Jason Giambi 7
3 Eric Karros 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 22
2 Jason Giambi 20
3 Ellis Burks 17
3 Rafael Palmeiro 17
3 Terry Steinbach 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 9
1 Brian Jordan 9
3 Eric Young 8
4 Jeff Bagwell 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.00
2 Jeff Fassero 0.51
3 Jimmy Key 0.64
4 Tom Glavine 0.81
5 Kevin Brown 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 Mark Portugal 3
1 Frankie Rodriguez 3
4 Kevin Appier 2
4 43 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 26
2 Juan Guzman 23
3 Kevin Appier 22
4 Doug Drabek 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark McLemore .408
2 Eric Young .400
3 Reggie Jefferson .392
4 Julio Franco .388
5 Kevin Seitzer .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 14
1 Tim Salmon 14
3 Juan Gonzalez 13
4 Vinny Castilla 12
4 Greg Vaughn 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 37
2 Juan Gonzalez 36
2 Greg Vaughn 36
4 Ellis Burks 34
5 John Jaha 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 13
1 Lance Johnson 13
3 Eric Young 12
4 Kenny Lofton 10
5 Brian Jordan 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.51
2 Danny Darwin 1.10
3 Kevin Brown 1.40
4 Donovan Osborne 1.58
5 Steve Trachsel 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Darwin 5
1 Orel Hershiser 5
1 Frankie Rodriguez 5
1 Donne Wall 5
1 Bob Wells 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 48
1 John Smoltz 48
3 Chuck Finley 43
4 Alex Fernandez 41
4 Darryl Kile 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 15
2 Troy Percival 9
2 Mark Wohlers 9
4 Jeff Brantley 8
4 Roberto Hernandez 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .364
2 Chuck Knoblauch .353
3 Eric Young .350
4 Dante Bichette .346
5 Mike Piazza .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 65
2 Jay Buhner 52
3 Dante Bichette 47
3 Sammy Sosa 47
5 2 tied 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 167
2 Jay Buhner 152
3 Albert Belle 150
4 Frank Thomas 143
4 Mo Vaughn 143

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 78
2 Tom Goodwin 58
3 Eric Young 54
4 Delino DeShields 51
5 Barry Larkin 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.30
2 Kevin Brown 2.55
3 Randy Johnson 2.55
4 Tom Glavine 2.67
5 Andy Ashby 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 21
1 Charles Nagy 21
1 Andy Pettitte 21
4 Orel Hershiser 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 255
2 Hideo Nomo 251
3 Chuck Finley 227
4 Roger Clemens 225
5 Pedro Martinez 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 50
2 John Wetteland 47
3 Roberto Hernandez 44
4 Todd Worrell 42
5 John Franco 39