On This Day

Wednesday, July 17, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 57 35 .620 --
Orioles 48 44 .522 9.0
Red Sox 42 50 .457 15.0
Blue Jays 42 52 .447 16.0
Tigers 28 67 .295 30.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 56 38 .596 --
White Sox 54 40 .574 2.0
Brewers 46 47 .495 9.5
Twins 44 49 .473 11.5
Royals 41 54 .432 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 55 39 .585 --
Mariners 50 42 .543 4.0
Athletics 47 48 .495 8.5
Angels 45 50 .474 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 59 34 .634 --
Expos 50 43 .538 9.0
Mets 46 48 .489 13.5
Marlins 44 50 .468 15.5
Phillies 40 53 .430 19.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 52 42 .553 --
Astros 49 47 .510 4.0
Reds 42 47 .472 7.5
Cubs 43 50 .462 8.5
Pirates 41 52 .441 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rockies 49 44 .527 --
Dodgers 50 46 .521 0.5
Padres 50 46 .521 0.5
Giants 40 53 .430 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tino Martinez 4
1 Paul O'Neill 4
3 Kurt Abbott 3
3 Jacob Brumfield 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kurt Abbott 1
1 Derek Bell 1
1 Geronimo Berroa 1
1 Scott Brosius 1
1 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kurt Abbott 6
2 Kevin Mitchell 4
2 Ruben Sierra 4
4 Jose Canseco 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 3
2 Steve Finley 2
3 Brady Anderson 1
3 Wade Boggs 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ben McDonald 1.14
2 Kevin Tapani 0.90
3 Ismael Valdez 0.88
4 Joey Hamilton 0.82
5 Al Leiter 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Rocky Coppinger 1
1 Jim Corsi 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joey Hamilton 9
1 Kevin Tapani 9
3 Ben McDonald 8
4 Ismael Valdez 7
5 Al Leiter 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Bruce Ruffin 1
1 Billy Taylor 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .371
2 Mike Piazza .361
3 Eric Young .354
4 Roberto Alomar .352
5 Frank Thomas .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 31
1 Albert Belle 31
1 Mark McGwire 31
4 Sammy Sosa 30
5 3 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Vaughn 88
2 Dante Bichette 87
3 Mo Vaughn 86
4 Albert Belle 85
4 Frank Thomas 85

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 Tom Glavine 2.53
3 Steve Trachsel 2.54
4 Al Leiter 2.60
5 Andy Ashby 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 15
2 Andy Pettitte 14
3 Roger Pavlik 12
4 Wilson Alvarez 11
4 5 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 159
2 Roger Clemens 152
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 Rich Amaral .500
2 Chuck Knoblauch .467
3 Harold Baines .459
4 John Flaherty .457
5 Jim Eisenreich .433

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brian Jordan 6
2 Albert Belle 5
2 Carlos Delgado 5
2 Mark McGwire 5
2 Alex Rodriguez 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Jordan 22
2 Rich Becker 19
3 Ken Caminiti 15
3 Alex Rodriguez 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 8
2 Tom Goodwin 7
2 Rickey Henderson 7
4 Lance Johnson 6
4 Ray Lankford 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Astacio 0.59
2 Roger Pavlik 1.06
3 Juan Guzman 1.17
3 Ben McDonald 1.17
5 Kevin Jarvis 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 3
1 Juan Guzman 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 Denny Neagle 3
5 34 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 23
2 Ismael Valdez 22
3 Jeff Fassero 20
3 Ken Hill 20
5 4 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 6
2 Ricky Bottalico 4
2 Jeff Brantley 4
2 Dennis Eckersley 4
2 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Jefferson .430
2 Brian Jordan .415
3 Rich Amaral .406
4 Chuck Knoblauch .404
5 Jim Eisenreich .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 14
2 Mark McGwire 12
2 Greg Vaughn 12
4 Ellis Burks 11
4 Vinny Castilla 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 38
2 Brian Jordan 36
3 Alex Rodriguez 29
3 Greg Vaughn 29
5 Chipper Jones 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.64
2 Tom Glavine 1.28
3 Andy Pettitte 1.37
4 Ben McDonald 1.44
5 Greg Maddux 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 5
1 Juan Guzman 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 Mark Portugal 5
5 8 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 45
2 Jeff Fassero 43
3 Juan Guzman 40
3 Darryl Kile 40
5 Roger Clemens 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 15
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 .360
2 Tony Gwynn .355
3 Eric Young .354
4 Mike Piazza .352
5 Edgar Martinez .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 66
2 Jay Buhner 52
3 Sammy Sosa 50
4 Jose Canseco 46
4 Mark McGwire 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 162
2 Albert Belle 158
3 Jay Buhner 152
4 Mo Vaughn 147
5 Frank Thomas 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 78
2 Tom Goodwin 60
3 Eric Young 57
4 Otis Nixon 55
5 Lance Johnson 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.41
2 Andy Ashby 2.55
3 Kevin Brown 2.57
4 Tom Glavine 2.62
5 Al Leiter 2.89

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 235
4 Chuck Finley 219
5 Mike Mussina 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 52
2 Roberto Hernandez 48
3 Jose Mesa 47
4 Todd Worrell 43
5 John Franco 39