On This Day

Friday, July 19, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 57 37 .606 --
Orioles 49 45 .521 8.0
Red Sox 43 51 .457 14.0
Blue Jays 43 53 .448 15.0
Tigers 29 68 .299 29.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 57 39 .594 --
White Sox 54 42 .563 3.0
Brewers 48 47 .505 8.5
Twins 45 50 .474 11.5
Royals 43 54 .443 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 55 41 .573 --
Mariners 51 43 .543 3.0
Athletics 49 48 .505 6.5
Angels 46 51 .474 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 60 35 .632 --
Expos 52 43 .547 8.0
Mets 46 50 .479 14.5
Marlins 46 50 .479 14.5
Phillies 40 55 .421 20.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 53 43 .552 --
Astros 50 48 .510 4.0
Reds 43 48 .473 7.5
Cubs 44 51 .463 8.5
Pirates 42 53 .442 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 52 46 .531 --
Dodgers 51 47 .520 1.0
Rockies 49 46 .516 1.5
Giants 41 54 .432 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Barry Larkin 4
1 John Olerud 4
3 Wade Boggs 3
3 Pat Borders 3
3 18 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 2
2 Dave Burba 1
2 Ken Caminiti 1
2 Jacob Cruz 1
2 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mo Vaughn 5
2 Devon White 4
2 Bernie Williams 4
4 Derek Bell 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 3
2 Harold Baines 2
2 Ray Durham 2
4 George Arias 1
4 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Alan Benes 2.00
2 Frank Castillo 0.86
2 Charles Nagy 0.86
4 Felipe Lira 0.73
5 3 tied 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alan Benes 1
1 Dave Burba 1
1 Mike Dyer 1
1 Cal Eldred 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Alan Benes 8
1 Felipe Lira 8
3 James Baldwin 7
3 Jason Isringhausen 7
3 Darryl Kile 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Mike Fetters 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Dan Naulty 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .369
2 Mike Piazza .358
3 Roberto Alomar .352
4 Alex Rodriguez .352
5 Frank Thomas .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 33
2 Brady Anderson 31
2 Albert Belle 31
4 Sammy Sosa 30
5 Mo Vaughn 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Vaughn 92
2 Mo Vaughn 91
3 Dante Bichette 87
4 Jay Buhner 86
5 2 tied 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 45
2 Tom Goodwin 39
3 Delino DeShields 33
4 Eric Young 32
5 Lance Johnson 31

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 Darryl Kile 139
5 Pedro Martinez 133

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 John Valentin .476
2 John Flaherty .474
3 Harold Baines .459
4 Juan Gonzalez .457
5 Joe Girardi .433

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 7
2 Ken Caminiti 6
2 Juan Gonzalez 6
4 Jay Buhner 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Jordan 20
2 Ken Caminiti 18
2 Mo Vaughn 18
4 Rich Becker 17
4 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 8
2 Tom Goodwin 7
3 Lance Johnson 6
3 Barry Larkin 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Astacio 0.59
2 Jeff Fassero 0.64
3 Jamie Moyer 0.66
4 Tim Worrell 0.75
5 John Smoltz 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alan Benes 3
1 Dave Burba 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
5 30 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 27
2 Roger Clemens 23
3 Ken Hill 20
4 Wilson Alvarez 19
4 2 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 5
2 Dennis Eckersley 4
3 Ricky Bottalico 3
3 Jeff Brantley 3
3 7 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Jefferson .413
2 Brian Jordan .412
3 Chuck Knoblauch .396
4 Juan Gonzalez .390
5 Steve Finley .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 14
2 Mark McGwire 13
3 Ellis Burks 10
3 Vinny Castilla 10
3 Mike Piazza 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Jordan 39
2 Juan Gonzalez 37
3 Alex Rodriguez 31
4 Ken Caminiti 29
5 Jason Giambi 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 14
2 Delino DeShields 13
2 Eric Young 13
4 Tom Goodwin 12
4 Barry Larkin 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.64
2 Jeff Fassero 0.93
3 Ben McDonald 1.44
4 Tom Glavine 1.49
5 Kevin Brown 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 5
1 Dave Burba 5
1 Mark Portugal 5
4 Alan Benes 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 53
2 John Smoltz 41
3 Roger Clemens 38
4 Jeff Fassero 37
4 Tom Gordon 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 14
2 Jeff Brantley 8
2 Roberto Hernandez 8
2 Trevor Hoffman 8
2 Mark Wohlers 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .360
2 Tony Gwynn .359
3 Eric Young .350
4 Mike Piazza .349
5 Edgar Martinez .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 65
2 Jay Buhner 51
3 Sammy Sosa 49
4 Mark McGwire 48
5 Jose Canseco 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 160
2 Jay Buhner 155
3 Albert Belle 153
4 Mo Vaughn 151
5 Frank Thomas 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 79
2 Tom Goodwin 60
3 Eric Young 57
4 Otis Nixon 56
5 Delino DeShields 52

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 Mike Mussina 20
4 Orel Hershiser 19
4 Greg Maddux 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 258
2 John Smoltz 253
3 Roger Clemens 229
4 Chuck Finley 219
5 Alex Fernandez 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 51
2 Roberto Hernandez 48
3 Jose Mesa 47
4 Todd Worrell 42
5 2 tied 38