On This Day

Thursday, July 11, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 53 33 .616 --
Orioles 46 40 .535 7.0
Blue Jays 39 49 .443 15.0
Red Sox 37 49 .430 16.0
Tigers 27 62 .303 27.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 53 35 .602 --
White Sox 50 38 .568 3.0
Brewers 43 44 .494 9.5
Twins 41 46 .471 11.5
Royals 39 50 .438 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 51 37 .580 --
Mariners 47 39 .547 3.0
Athletics 44 45 .494 7.5
Angels 43 46 .483 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 54 34 .614 --
Expos 49 39 .557 5.0
Mets 42 46 .477 12.0
Marlins 41 47 .466 13.0
Phillies 38 49 .437 15.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 46 42 .523 --
Astros 47 43 .522 --
Cubs 42 46 .477 4.0
Reds 39 44 .470 4.5
Pirates 40 48 .455 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 48 42 .533 --
Padres 48 42 .533 --
Rockies 43 44 .494 3.5
Giants 38 49 .437 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dante Bichette 4
1 Chris Gomez 4
1 Ivan Rodriguez 4
4 Rich Becker 3
4 23 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jefferson 2
1 Charlie O'Brien 2
3 Kurt Abbott 1
3 Rich Becker 1
3 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 5
1 Manny Ramirez 5
3 Rich Becker 4
3 Albert Belle 4
5 9 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dante Bichette 2
1 Royce Clayton 2
1 Mark Grudzielanek 2
4 Rich Amaral 1
4 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 2.00
2 Curt Schilling 1.50
3 Donovan Osborne 1.33
4 Jeff D'Amico 1.00
4 Juan Guzman 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Burkett 1
1 Rafael Carmona 1
1 Bobby Chouinard 1
1 Mark Clark 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 10
2 Curt Schilling 9
3 Donovan Osborne 8
4 Chris Haney 7
5 Mark Langston 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Tony Castillo 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 Dan Plesac 1
1 John Wetteland 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .371
2 Mike Piazza .361
3 Roberto Alomar .350
4 Frank Thomas .349
5 Kevin Seitzer .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 30
2 Mark McGwire 29
3 Albert Belle 28
4 Jose Canseco 27
4 Sammy Sosa 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 85
1 Frank Thomas 85
3 Albert Belle 78
3 Edgar Martinez 78
3 Mo Vaughn 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 42
2 Tom Goodwin 38
3 Eric Young 32
4 Delino DeShields 30
5 Lance Johnson 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.89
2 Steve Trachsel 2.14
3 Al Leiter 2.43
4 Tom Glavine 2.53
5 Danny Darwin 2.89

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 144
3 Hideo Nomo 133
4 Darryl Kile 128
5 Pedro Martinez 123

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 30
2 Roberto Hernandez 26
3 Jose Mesa 24
4 Todd Worrell 23
5 2 tied 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .511
2 Reggie Jefferson .487
3 Al Martin .455
4 Jason Giambi .452
5 Steve Finley .451

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 7
2 Steve Finley 6
2 Eric Karros 6
2 Edgar Martinez 6
2 Mike Piazza 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 18
2 Dante Bichette 15
2 Ken Caminiti 15
2 Reggie Jefferson 15
2 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 11
2 Tom Goodwin 7
2 Otis Nixon 7
4 Rich Amaral 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.61
2 Andy Pettitte 0.64
3 Steve Sparks 0.75
4 Jimmy Key 0.90
5 2 tied 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rafael Carmona 3
1 Chris Haney 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
4 Bobby Chouinard 2
4 25 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Fassero 24
2 Juan Guzman 22
3 Curt Schilling 21
4 Mark Leiter 19
4 Jack McDowell 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 7
2 Ricky Bottalico 5
2 Trevor Hoffman 5
4 Mike Fetters 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Randy Velarde .409
2 Reggie Jefferson .402
3 Shawon Dunston .381
4 Rich Amaral .380
5 2 tied .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 13
1 Mark McGwire 13
3 Vinny Castilla 11
3 Greg Vaughn 11
5 6 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 33
2 Dante Bichette 30
3 Ellis Burks 27
3 Brian Jordan 27
5 5 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Johnson 15
2 Eric Young 14
3 Tom Goodwin 12
4 Delino DeShields 10
4 3 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.77
2 Jimmy Key 1.00
3 Kevin Brown 1.58
4 Wilson Alvarez 1.61
5 Greg Maddux 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rafael Carmona 4
1 Mark Clark 4
1 Rocky Coppinger 4
1 Juan Guzman 4
1 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Fassero 41
1 Hideo Nomo 41
3 Juan Guzman 40
4 Roger Clemens 39
4 Darryl Kile 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 15
2 Troy Percival 8
3 Ricky Bottalico 7
3 Jeff Brantley 7
3 4 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .361
2 Tony Gwynn .355
3 Edgar Martinez .348
4 Mike Piazza .345
5 Eric Young .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 64
2 Jay Buhner 52
3 Sammy Sosa 48
4 Jose Canseco 46
4 Rafael Palmeiro 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 165
2 Albert Belle 153
3 Jay Buhner 147
4 Mo Vaughn 144
5 Frank Thomas 143

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 77
2 Tom Goodwin 62
3 Eric Young 57
4 Delino DeShields 50
4 2 others tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.35
2 Kevin Brown 2.55
3 Tom Glavine 2.61
4 Andy Ashby 2.76
5 Al Leiter 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 22
2 Mike Mussina 21
3 Orel Hershiser 20
3 Greg Maddux 20
3 Charles Nagy 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 250
2 John Smoltz 247
3 Roger Clemens 233
4 Chuck Finley 216
5 Shane Reynolds 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 49
1 John Wetteland 49
3 Roberto Hernandez 46
4 Todd Worrell 43
5 John Franco 39