On This Day

Friday, July 12, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 53 33 .616 --
Orioles 46 40 .535 7.0
Blue Jays 39 50 .438 15.5
Red Sox 38 49 .437 15.5
Tigers 27 63 .300 28.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 54 35 .607 --
White Sox 51 38 .573 3.0
Brewers 44 44 .500 9.5
Twins 41 47 .466 12.5
Royals 39 51 .433 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 52 37 .584 --
Mariners 48 39 .552 3.0
Athletics 44 46 .489 8.5
Angels 43 47 .478 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 55 34 .618 --
Expos 49 40 .551 6.0
Mets 42 47 .472 13.0
Marlins 41 48 .461 14.0
Phillies 39 49 .443 15.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 47 42 .528 --
Astros 48 43 .527 --
Reds 40 44 .476 4.5
Cubs 42 47 .472 5.0
Pirates 40 49 .449 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 49 42 .538 --
Padres 48 43 .527 1.0
Rockies 44 44 .500 3.5
Giants 38 50 .432 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rex Hudler 4
1 John Mabry 4
1 Raul Mondesi 4
4 Mike Bordick 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Geronimo Berroa 2
1 Vinny Castilla 2
1 Gary Gaetti 2
1 Ron Gant 2
5 23 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vinny Castilla 5
2 Reggie Jefferson 4
2 Pat Listach 4
2 Mo Vaughn 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rich Amaral 2
1 Gregg Jefferies 2
1 Raul Mondesi 2
4 Craig Biggio 1
4 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ismael Valdez 1.50
2 Ken Hill 1.12
3 Tom Gordon 1.00
4 Tom Glavine 0.78
5 Kevin Tapani 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Ayala 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Gordon 10
2 Ken Hill 9
2 Ismael Valdez 9
4 Tom Glavine 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Paul Shuey 1
1 Billy Wagner 1
1 Mark Wohlers 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .365
2 Mike Piazza .362
3 Roberto Alomar .350
4 Frank Thomas .349
5 Kevin Seitzer .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 30
2 Albert Belle 29
2 Mark McGwire 29
4 Jose Canseco 27
4 2 others tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 85
1 Frank Thomas 85
3 Mo Vaughn 82
4 Albert Belle 79
4 Edgar Martinez 79

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 2.54
3 Al Leiter 2.59
4 Tom Glavine 2.60
5 Greg Maddux 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 14
2 Andy Pettitte 13
3 Mike Mussina 11
3 Charles Nagy 11
3 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 149
2 Roger Clemens 144
3 Hideo Nomo 133
4 Pedro Martinez 129
5 Darryl Kile 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 30
2 Roberto Hernandez 27
3 Jose Mesa 24
4 Jeff Brantley 23
4 Todd Worrell 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Jefferson .487
2 Chuck Knoblauch .460
3 Al Martin .458
4 Ken Caminiti .432
4 Edgar Martinez .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 7
1 Mike Piazza 7
3 Eric Karros 6
3 Edgar Martinez 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 20
2 Reggie Jefferson 18
3 Mike Piazza 17
4 Brian Jordan 16
5 Vinny Castilla 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 11
2 Rich Amaral 7
2 Tom Goodwin 7
4 Rickey Henderson 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.42
2 Felipe Lira 0.51
3 Andy Pettitte 0.64
4 Steve Sparks 0.75
5 Jimmy Key 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rafael Carmona 3
1 Chris Haney 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 Mark Portugal 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Fassero 24
2 Juan Guzman 22
3 Curt Schilling 21
4 Chuck Finley 20
4 Shane Reynolds 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 6
2 Ricky Bottalico 5
2 Roberto Hernandez 5
2 Trevor Hoffman 5
5 3 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Jefferson .412
2 Randy Velarde .407
3 Mike Piazza .396
4 Brian Jordan .393
5 Rich Amaral .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 13
1 Mark McGwire 13
3 Vinny Castilla 12
4 Mike Piazza 11
4 Greg Vaughn 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 35
2 Dante Bichette 30
3 Ellis Burks 28
3 Reggie Jefferson 28
3 Brian Jordan 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Johnson 14
1 Eric Young 14
3 Tom Goodwin 12
4 Barry Larkin 11
5 4 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.65
2 Jimmy Key 1.00
3 Kevin Brown 1.38
4 Wilson Alvarez 1.61
5 Greg Maddux 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Portugal 5
2 Andy Benes 4
2 Rafael Carmona 4
2 Mark Clark 4
2 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 14
2 Roberto Hernandez 8
2 Mark Wohlers 8
4 Ricky Bottalico 7
4 4 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .358
2 Tony Gwynn .355
3 Edgar Martinez .348
4 Mike Piazza .346
5 Eric Young .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 65
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 154
3 Jay Buhner 150
4 Mo Vaughn 148
5 Frank Thomas 143

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 77
2 Tom Goodwin 62
3 Eric Young 57
4 Barry Larkin 51
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.35
2 Kevin Brown 2.55
3 Tom Glavine 2.64
4 Andy Ashby 2.76
5 Al Leiter 2.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 250
2 John Smoltz 240
3 Roger Clemens 233
4 Chuck Finley 221
5 Shane Reynolds 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 49
1 John Wetteland 49
3 Roberto Hernandez 47
4 Todd Worrell 43
5 John Franco 39