On This Day

Thursday, July 4, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 50 32 .610 --
Orioles 45 37 .549 5.0
Blue Jays 37 47 .440 14.0
Red Sox 34 48 .415 16.0
Tigers 25 60 .294 26.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 51 33 .607 --
White Sox 48 36 .571 3.0
Brewers 42 41 .506 8.5
Twins 40 43 .482 10.5
Royals 36 49 .424 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 50 34 .595 --
Mariners 44 38 .537 5.0
Angels 42 43 .494 8.5
Athletics 41 44 .482 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 52 32 .619 --
Expos 48 36 .571 4.0
Mets 39 45 .464 13.0
Marlins 39 45 .464 13.0
Phillies 35 48 .422 16.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 46 40 .535 --
Cardinals 44 40 .524 1.0
Reds 38 41 .481 4.5
Cubs 39 45 .464 6.0
Pirates 38 46 .452 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 45 41 .523 --
Padres 45 41 .523 --
Rockies 41 42 .494 2.5
Giants 38 45 .458 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Offerman 4
1 Tim Salmon 4
3 Sean Berry 3
3 Craig Biggio 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Scott Brosius 1
1 Jose Canseco 1
1 Jeff Conine 1
1 Chad Curtis 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Jordan 4
1 Paul Sorrento 4
3 Steve Finley 3
3 Travis Fryman 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rafael Bournigal 3
1 Chuck Knoblauch 3
3 Ray Lankford 2
3 Reggie Sanders 2
5 18 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Mussina 1.17
2 Jeff Fassero 1.14
3 Jim Bullinger 0.86
3 Ismael Valdez 0.86
5 Jack McDowell 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Ron Blazier 1
1 Rafael Carmona 1
1 Matt Karchner 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack McDowell 9
2 Jeff Fassero 8
3 Mark Leiter 7
3 Mike Mussina 7
3 Shane Reynolds 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Xavier Hernandez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Piazza .361
2 Chuck Knoblauch .360
3 Roberto Alomar .355
4 Kevin Seitzer .354
5 Frank Thomas .350

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 84
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 28
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 13
3 Mike Mussina 11
3 Charles Nagy 11
3 Roger Pavlik 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 149
2 Roger Clemens 129
3 Hideo Nomo 124
4 Darryl Kile 123
5 2 tied 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 28
2 Roberto Hernandez 25
3 Jose Mesa 24
4 Troy Percival 22
4 Todd Worrell 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Higginson .438
2 Mike Piazza .436
3 Steve Finley .435
4 Brian Jordan .434
5 Jose Offerman .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 8
1 Eric Karros 8
3 Steve Finley 7
3 Bobby Higginson 7
3 Mike Piazza 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 22
2 Jason Giambi 19
2 Brian Jordan 19
4 Travis Fryman 18
5 3 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 9
1 Brian Jordan 9
1 Eric Young 9
4 Otis Nixon 6
4 Reggie Sanders 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Trachsel 0.00
1 Orel Hershiser 0.00
3 Jimmy Key 0.64
4 Tom Glavine 0.81
5 Kevin Brown 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Portugal 3
1 Frankie Rodriguez 3
3 Kevin Appier 2
3 Andy Benes 2
3 45 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 26
2 Jeff Fassero 25
3 Juan Guzman 23
4 Kevin Appier 22
4 Shane Reynolds 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 9
2 Roberto Hernandez 5
2 Trevor Hoffman 5
2 Mark Wohlers 5
5 4 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shawon Dunston .407
2 Eric Young .392
3 Julio Franco .388
4 Rafael Bournigal .386
5 Bobby Higginson .384

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 37
2 Greg Vaughn 36
3 Juan Gonzalez 35
4 Ellis Burks 33
5 John Jaha 32

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.51
2 Danny Darwin 1.10
3 Steve Trachsel 1.17
4 Kevin Brown 1.40
5 Donovan Osborne 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Darwin 5
1 Orel Hershiser 5
1 Andy Pettitte 5
1 Frankie Rodriguez 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 48
2 Jeff Fassero 44
3 John Smoltz 42
4 Alex Fernandez 41
4 Darryl Kile 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 16
2 Jeff Brantley 9
2 Roberto Hernandez 9
2 Troy Percival 9
5 Mark Wohlers 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .362
2 Chuck Knoblauch .353
3 Eric Young .346
4 Dante Bichette .345
5 Edgar Martinez .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 65
2 Jay Buhner 52
3 Sammy Sosa 47
4 Dante Bichette 45
4 2 others tied 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 164
2 Albert Belle 152
3 Jay Buhner 151
4 Frank Thomas 144
5 Mo Vaughn 143

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 78
2 Tom Goodwin 57
3 Eric Young 54
4 Delino DeShields 50
5 2 tied 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 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 22
1 Andy Pettitte 22
3 Charles Nagy 21
4 Orel Hershiser 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 259
2 Hideo Nomo 251
3 Shane Reynolds 227
4 Roger Clemens 225
5 Chuck Finley 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 50
2 John Wetteland 48
3 Roberto Hernandez 45
4 Todd Worrell 42
5 John Franco 39