On This Day

Monday, July 15, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 56 34 .622 --
Orioles 47 43 .522 9.0
Red Sox 41 49 .456 15.0
Blue Jays 41 51 .446 16.0
Tigers 28 65 .301 29.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 55 37 .598 --
White Sox 53 39 .576 2.0
Brewers 44 47 .484 10.5
Twins 43 48 .473 11.5
Royals 40 53 .430 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 53 39 .576 --
Mariners 50 40 .556 2.0
Angels 45 48 .484 8.5
Athletics 45 48 .484 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 58 34 .630 --
Expos 50 42 .543 8.0
Mets 44 48 .478 14.0
Marlins 42 50 .457 16.0
Phillies 40 51 .440 17.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 50 42 .543 --
Astros 49 45 .521 2.0
Reds 42 45 .483 5.5
Cubs 43 49 .467 7.0
Pirates 40 52 .435 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 50 44 .532 --
Rockies 47 44 .516 1.5
Padres 48 46 .511 2.0
Giants 40 51 .440 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tino Martinez 4
1 Terry Pendleton 4
1 Gary Sheffield 4
1 Eric Young 4
5 23 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Lankford 2
1 Melvin Nieves 2
3 Brad Ausmus 1
3 Rich Becker 1
3 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Lankford 5
2 Rich Becker 4
2 Greg Vaughn 4
4 Roger Bailey 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Steve Finley 2
2 Brad Ausmus 1
2 Marvin Benard 1
2 Dante Bichette 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Huck Flener 2.50
2 Bob Wolcott 1.20
3 Pedro Astacio 0.83
3 Frank Castillo 0.83
5 Greg Maddux 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Aldred 1
1 Roger Bailey 1
1 Frank Castillo 1
1 Jerry Dipoto 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Wolcott 6
2 Pedro Astacio 5
2 Ricky Bones 5
2 Frank Castillo 5
2 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Henry 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Gregg Olson 1
1 Troy Percival 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .370
2 Mike Piazza .359
3 Eric Young .352
4 Roberto Alomar .352
5 Frank Thomas .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 31
2 Albert Belle 30
2 Mark McGwire 30
4 Sammy Sosa 29
5 Mo Vaughn 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 86
2 Frank Thomas 85
2 Mo Vaughn 85
4 Albert Belle 83
4 Greg Vaughn 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 44
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 Andy Ashby 2.77

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
3 Troy Percival 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harold Baines .474
2 Chuck Knoblauch .468
3 Brian Jordan .444
4 Juan Gonzalez .440
5 Chris Gomez .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 6
2 Albert Belle 5
2 Carlos Delgado 5
2 Brian Jordan 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Jordan 22
2 Juan Gonzalez 20
3 Rich Becker 19
4 Reggie Jefferson 14
4 Alex Ochoa 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 7
1 Rickey Henderson 7
1 Otis Nixon 7
4 Lance Johnson 6
4 Ray Lankford 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.67
2 Jimmy Key 0.90
3 Kevin Jarvis 0.95
4 Roger Pavlik 1.06
5 Pedro Astacio 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Haney 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
3 Bobby Ayala 2
3 Andy Benes 2
3 30 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Hill 19
1 Hideo Nomo 19
3 Charles Nagy 18
4 Roger Clemens 16
4 Rheal Cormier 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 8
2 Ricky Bottalico 5
2 Jeff Brantley 5
2 Roberto Hernandez 5
5 7 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Jordan .415
2 Reggie Jefferson .414
3 Rich Amaral .403
4 Chuck Knoblauch .388
5 Randy Velarde .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 13
2 Vinny Castilla 12
2 Mark McGwire 12
2 Greg Vaughn 12
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 37
2 Brian Jordan 36
3 Dante Bichette 29
4 Jason Giambi 28
4 2 others tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 13
1 Eric Young 13
3 Lance Johnson 12
3 Barry Larkin 12
5 Kenny Lofton 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.26
2 Jimmy Key 1.00
3 Tom Glavine 1.27
4 Greg Maddux 1.67
5 Wilson Alvarez 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 Mark Portugal 5
3 Andy Benes 4
3 Alan Benes 4
3 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 51
2 Darryl Kile 40
3 Jeff Fassero 36
3 Juan Guzman 36
5 John Smoltz 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 16
2 Jeff Brantley 8
2 Roberto Hernandez 8
2 Mark Wohlers 8
5 2 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .359
2 Tony Gwynn .356
3 Eric Young .349
4 Mike Piazza .347
5 Edgar Martinez .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 66
2 Jay Buhner 52
3 Sammy Sosa 49
4 Rafael Palmeiro 46
5 3 tied 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 163
2 Albert Belle 158
3 Jay Buhner 153
4 Mo Vaughn 148
5 Frank Thomas 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 79
2 Tom Goodwin 61
3 Eric Young 57
4 Otis Nixon 52
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.41
2 Andy Ashby 2.55
3 Kevin Brown 2.59
4 Tom Glavine 2.66
5 Al Leiter 2.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 250
1 John Smoltz 250
3 Roger Clemens 227
4 Chuck Finley 221
5 Mike Mussina 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