On This Day

Saturday, July 20, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 58 37 .611 --
Orioles 49 46 .516 9.0
Red Sox 44 51 .463 14.0
Blue Jays 43 54 .443 16.0
Tigers 30 68 .306 29.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 58 39 .598 --
White Sox 54 43 .557 4.0
Brewers 48 48 .500 9.5
Twins 45 51 .469 12.5
Royals 44 54 .449 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 56 41 .577 --
Mariners 51 44 .537 4.0
Athletics 49 49 .500 7.5
Angels 47 51 .480 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 60 36 .625 --
Expos 52 44 .542 8.0
Mets 47 50 .485 13.5
Marlins 47 50 .485 13.5
Phillies 40 56 .417 20.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 53 44 .546 --
Astros 51 48 .515 3.0
Reds 44 48 .478 6.5
Cubs 45 51 .469 7.5
Pirates 42 54 .438 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 52 47 .525 --
Rockies 50 46 .521 0.5
Dodgers 51 48 .515 1.0
Giants 42 54 .438 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kenny Lofton 5
2 Marvin Benard 4
2 Omar Vizquel 4
4 George Arias 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Bailey 1
1 Albert Belle 1
1 Marvin Benard 1
1 Geronimo Berroa 1
1 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 4
1 Charlie O'Brien 4
3 Todd Hundley 3
3 Hal Morris 3
3 Craig Paquette 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Johnson 3
2 Royce Clayton 2
2 Tom Goodwin 2
2 Marquis Grissom 2
2 Tino Martinez 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dan Miceli 1.29
2 Doug Linton 1.00
2 Greg Maddux 1.00
2 Steve Trachsel 1.00
2 Paul Wilson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Bautista 1
1 Curt Leskanic 1
1 Doug Linton 1
1 Gregg Olson 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dan Miceli 9
2 Doug Linton 8
3 Ricky Bones 7
3 Steve Trachsel 7
3 Donne Wall 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Jose Lima 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .369
2 Mike Piazza .359
3 Alex Rodriguez .354
4 Roberto Alomar .352
5 Frank Thomas .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 34
2 Albert Belle 32
3 Brady Anderson 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 Albert Belle 86
4 Jay Buhner 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 45
2 Tom Goodwin 41
3 Lance Johnson 34
4 Delino DeShields 33
5 Eric Young 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.87
2 Steve Trachsel 2.39
3 Tom Glavine 2.53
4 Al Leiter 2.60
5 Greg Maddux 2.83

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 34
2 Roberto Hernandez 28
3 Troy Percival 25
4 Jeff Brantley 24
4 Jose Mesa 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Omar Vizquel .486
2 John Valentin .447
3 Alex Rodriguez .438
4 Chris Gomez .435
5 John Flaherty .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 8
2 Ken Caminiti 6
2 Charlie O'Brien 6
4 Albert Belle 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Jordan 18
1 Mo Vaughn 18
3 Ken Caminiti 17
3 Greg Vaughn 17
5 Rich Becker 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 7
1 Lance Johnson 7
1 Barry Larkin 7
1 Otis Nixon 7
5 Mark Grudzielanek 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Fassero 0.64
1 Tim Worrell 0.64
3 Jamie Moyer 0.66
4 John Smoltz 1.04
5 Juan Guzman 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alan Benes 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
4 Tim Belcher 2
4 23 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 23
2 Ken Hill 20
3 Shawn Estes 19
3 Tom Gordon 19
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 6
2 Dennis Eckersley 4
2 Jeff Montgomery 4
2 Heathcliff Slocumb 4
5 7 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Finley .410
2 Brian Jordan .402
3 Chuck Knoblauch .396
4 Mike Piazza .396
5 John Valentin .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 14
1 Mark McGwire 14
3 Vinny Castilla 10
3 Mike Piazza 10
5 6 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Jordan 39
2 Juan Gonzalez 37
3 Alex Rodriguez 31
4 Ken Caminiti 29
5 Greg Vaughn 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 14
1 Otis Nixon 14
3 Delino DeShields 13
3 Eric Young 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.74
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 Dave Burba 5
2 Andy Benes 4
2 Alan Benes 4
2 Bobby Chouinard 4
2 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 53
2 Roger Clemens 38
3 Jeff Fassero 37
4 Darryl Kile 36
5 2 tied 33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .360
2 Tony Gwynn .359
3 Mike Piazza .351
4 Eric Young .350
5 Edgar Martinez .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 66
2 Jay Buhner 51
3 Mark McGwire 49
3 Sammy Sosa 49
5 Jose Canseco 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 157
2 Jay Buhner 155
3 Albert Belle 153
4 Mo Vaughn 150
5 Frank Thomas 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 79
2 Tom Goodwin 61
3 Eric Young 57
4 Otis Nixon 56
5 2 tied 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.40
2 Kevin Brown 2.47
3 Tom Glavine 2.59
4 Andy Ashby 2.66
5 Al Leiter 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 22
2 John Smoltz 21
3 Mike Mussina 20
4 Greg Maddux 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 253
2 Hideo Nomo 249
3 Roger Clemens 229
4 Chuck Finley 215
5 2 tied 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 52
2 Roberto Hernandez 48
3 Jose Mesa 46
4 Todd Worrell 41
5 John Franco 39