On This Day

Sunday, July 14, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 56 33 .629 --
Orioles 46 43 .517 10.0
Blue Jays 41 50 .451 16.0
Red Sox 40 49 .449 16.0
Tigers 27 65 .293 30.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 55 36 .604 --
White Sox 53 38 .582 2.0
Brewers 44 46 .489 10.5
Twins 42 48 .467 12.5
Royals 39 53 .424 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 53 38 .582 --
Mariners 49 40 .551 3.0
Athletics 45 47 .489 8.5
Angels 44 48 .478 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 57 34 .626 --
Expos 50 41 .549 7.0
Mets 43 48 .473 14.0
Marlins 41 50 .451 16.0
Phillies 40 50 .444 16.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 49 42 .538 --
Astros 49 44 .527 1.0
Reds 42 44 .488 4.5
Cubs 42 49 .462 7.0
Pirates 40 51 .440 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 49 44 .527 --
Padres 48 45 .516 1.0
Rockies 46 44 .511 1.5
Giants 40 50 .444 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harold Baines 4
1 Craig Biggio 4
1 Marquis Grissom 4
1 Lance Johnson 4
1 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Conine 2
1 Ryan Klesko 2
1 Derrick May 2
1 Sherman Obando 2
1 Reggie Sanders 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Klesko 6
2 Jeff Conine 4
2 Butch Huskey 4
2 Mark Johnson 4
5 12 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Johnson 2
1 Ray Lankford 2
1 Otis Nixon 2
4 Marvin Benard 1
4 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Wells 1.00
2 Chan Ho Park 0.86
2 Ugueth Urbina 0.86
4 William VanLandingham 0.75
5 James Baldwin 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Alan Benes 1
1 Dave Burba 1
1 Tim Crabtree 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doug Johns 7
2 Charles Nagy 6
2 Chan Ho Park 6
2 Ugueth Urbina 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .366
2 Mike Piazza .359
3 Roberto Alomar .352
4 Frank Thomas .349
5 Mark Grace .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 31
2 Albert Belle 30
2 Mark McGwire 30
4 Sammy Sosa 28
4 Mo Vaughn 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 85
1 Frank Thomas 85
3 Mo Vaughn 84
4 Albert Belle 83
5 2 tied 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 43
2 Tom Goodwin 39
3 Eric Young 32
4 Lance Johnson 31
5 Delino DeShields 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.00
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 15
2 Andy Pettitte 14
3 Roger Pavlik 12
4 Mike Mussina 11
4 3 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 159
2 Roger Clemens 144
3 Hideo Nomo 143
4 Darryl Kile 132
5 Pedro Martinez 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 33
2 Roberto Hernandez 28
3 Jeff Brantley 24
3 Jose Mesa 24
5 2 tied 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Jordan .477
2 Harold Baines .474
3 Chuck Knoblauch .449
4 Al Martin .447
5 Ken Caminiti .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Delgado 6
1 Juan Gonzalez 6
3 Brady Anderson 5
3 Albert Belle 5
3 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Jordan 22
2 Juan Gonzalez 19
3 Ken Caminiti 16
3 Reggie Jefferson 16
5 Rich Becker 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 11
2 Otis Nixon 8
3 Tom Goodwin 7
3 Rickey Henderson 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.42
2 Jimmy Key 0.90
3 Kevin Jarvis 0.95
4 Roger Pavlik 1.06
5 Andy Pettitte 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Haney 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 Todd Stottlemyre 3
4 Bobby Ayala 2
4 32 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 28
2 Tom Gordon 19
2 Ken Hill 19
4 Charles Nagy 18
5 Darryl Kile 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 8
2 Ricky Bottalico 5
2 Jeff Brantley 5
2 Roberto Hernandez 5
5 6 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Jordan .426
2 Randy Velarde .404
3 Reggie Jefferson .402
4 Rich Amaral .387
5 Vinny Castilla .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 14
2 Vinny Castilla 13
3 Ellis Burks 12
3 Mark McGwire 12
3 Greg Vaughn 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 36
1 Brian Jordan 36
3 Dante Bichette 30
4 Ellis Burks 28
4 2 others tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Johnson 15
2 Eric Young 14
3 Tom Goodwin 13
4 Barry Larkin 12
5 4 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.26
2 Jimmy Key 1.00
3 Tom Glavine 1.27
4 Greg Maddux 1.50
5 Wilson Alvarez 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Portugal 5
2 Andy Benes 4
2 Alan Benes 4
2 Dave Burba 4
2 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 51
2 John Smoltz 42
3 Darryl Kile 40
4 Pedro Martinez 39
5 Tom Gordon 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 17
2 Roberto Hernandez 9
3 Jeff Brantley 8
3 Mark Wohlers 8
5 2 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .357
2 Chuck Knoblauch .357
3 Mike Piazza .347
4 Edgar Martinez .345
5 Eric Young .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 66
2 Jay Buhner 51
3 Sammy Sosa 49
4 Dante Bichette 45
4 3 others tied 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 162
2 Albert Belle 158
3 Jay Buhner 150
4 Mo Vaughn 147
5 Frank Thomas 140

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 78
2 Tom Goodwin 61
3 Eric Young 57
4 Otis Nixon 52
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.40
2 Kevin Brown 2.59
3 Tom Glavine 2.66
4 Andy Ashby 2.76
5 Al Leiter 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 22
2 Mike Mussina 21
3 Orel Hershiser 20
3 John Smoltz 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 260
2 John Smoltz 250
3 Roger Clemens 227
4 Chuck Finley 221
5 2 tied 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 52
2 Roberto Hernandez 48
3 Jose Mesa 47
4 Todd Worrell 43
5 2 tied 38