On This Day

Thursday, July 18, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 57 36 .613 --
Orioles 49 44 .527 8.0
Blue Jays 43 52 .453 15.0
Red Sox 42 51 .452 15.0
Tigers 28 68 .292 30.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 57 38 .600 --
White Sox 54 41 .568 3.0
Brewers 47 47 .500 9.5
Twins 44 50 .468 12.5
Royals 42 54 .438 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 55 40 .579 --
Mariners 51 42 .548 3.0
Athletics 48 48 .500 7.5
Angels 45 51 .469 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 60 34 .638 --
Expos 51 43 .543 9.0
Mets 46 49 .484 14.5
Marlins 45 50 .474 15.5
Phillies 40 54 .426 20.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 52 43 .547 --
Astros 49 48 .505 4.0
Cubs 44 50 .468 7.5
Reds 42 48 .467 7.5
Pirates 42 52 .447 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 51 46 .526 --
Padres 51 46 .526 --
Rockies 49 45 .521 0.5
Giants 40 54 .426 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Shane Andrews 4
1 Alex Rodriguez 4
3 Rafael Bournigal 3
3 Scott Brosius 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Scott Brosius 1
1 Jay Buhner 1
1 Mike Busch 1
1 Ken Caminiti 1
1 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jay Buhner 5
2 Mike Busch 4
2 Ken Griffey 4
2 Craig Paquette 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 2
2 Jacob Brumfield 1
2 Luis Gonzalez 1
2 Dave Hollins 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kevin Appier 1.40
2 Scott Sanders 1.29
3 Kevin Brown 1.00
3 Pat Hentgen 1.00
3 Hideo Nomo 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 Kent Bottenfield 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Danny Graves 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scott Sanders 9
2 Shawn Estes 8
2 Hideo Nomo 8
4 Kevin Appier 7
4 4 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Hipolito Pichardo 1
1 Todd Van Poppel 1
1 Turk Wendell 1
1 Mark Wohlers 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .372
2 Mike Piazza .362
3 Alex Rodriguez .352
4 Roberto Alomar .352
5 Eric Young .351

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 90
2 Dante Bichette 87
3 Jay Buhner 86
3 Mo Vaughn 86
5 2 tied 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 45
2 Tom Goodwin 39
3 Eric Young 32
4 Lance Johnson 31
5 Delino DeShields 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.87
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 16
2 Andy Pettitte 14
3 Roger Pavlik 12
4 Wilson Alvarez 11
4 5 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 166
2 Roger Clemens 152
3 Hideo Nomo 151
4 Pedro Martinez 133
5 Darryl Kile 132

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 Chuck Knoblauch .465
2 John Flaherty .450
3 Harold Baines .447
4 Juan Gonzalez .447
5 Rich Amaral .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Scott Brosius 5
1 Jay Buhner 5
1 Ken Caminiti 5
1 Carlos Delgado 5
1 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Jordan 22
2 Jay Buhner 18
3 Rich Becker 17
4 Ken Caminiti 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 8
2 Tom Goodwin 7
2 Ray Lankford 7
4 Lance Johnson 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Astacio 0.59
2 Juan Guzman 1.13
3 Ben McDonald 1.17
4 Orel Hershiser 1.27
5 2 tied 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
4 Wilson Alvarez 2
4 33 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 27
2 Roger Clemens 23
3 Ismael Valdez 22
4 John Smoltz 21
5 2 tied 20

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 .425
2 Brian Jordan .408
3 Chuck Knoblauch .402
4 Juan Gonzalez .387
5 Rich Amaral .384

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 38
2 Brian Jordan 37
3 Alex Rodriguez 31
4 Greg Vaughn 29
5 Ken Caminiti 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 13
1 Eric Young 13
3 Tom Goodwin 12
4 Barry Larkin 11
5 4 tied 10

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 Kevin Brown 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 5
1 Juan Guzman 5
1 Mark Portugal 5
4 Dave Burba 4
4 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 53
2 Jeff Fassero 43
3 John Smoltz 41
4 Juan Guzman 40
4 Darryl Kile 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 15
2 Mark Wohlers 9
3 Jeff Brantley 8
3 Roberto Hernandez 8
5 Trevor Hoffman 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .362
2 Tony Gwynn .358
3 Eric Young .353
4 Mike Piazza .353
5 Edgar Martinez .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 65
2 Jay Buhner 53
3 Sammy Sosa 49
4 Jose Canseco 46
4 Mark McGwire 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 162
2 Jay Buhner 157
3 Albert Belle 153
4 Mo Vaughn 146
5 Frank Thomas 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 79
2 Tom Goodwin 60
3 Eric Young 57
4 Otis Nixon 55
5 2 tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.41
2 Kevin Brown 2.47
3 Andy Ashby 2.55
4 Tom Glavine 2.62
5 Al Leiter 2.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 258
2 John Smoltz 253
3 Roger Clemens 229
4 Chuck Finley 219
5 2 tied 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