On This Day

Sunday, July 21, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 58 38 .604 --
Orioles 50 46 .521 8.0
Red Sox 44 52 .458 14.0
Blue Jays 44 54 .449 15.0
Tigers 30 69 .303 29.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 59 39 .602 --
White Sox 55 43 .561 4.0
Brewers 49 48 .505 9.5
Twins 45 52 .464 13.5
Royals 44 55 .444 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 56 42 .571 --
Mariners 52 44 .542 3.0
Athletics 50 49 .505 6.5
Angels 47 52 .475 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 60 37 .619 --
Expos 53 44 .546 7.0
Mets 47 51 .480 13.5
Marlins 47 51 .480 13.5
Phillies 41 56 .423 19.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 54 44 .551 --
Astros 52 48 .520 3.0
Reds 44 49 .473 7.5
Cubs 45 52 .464 8.5
Pirates 43 54 .443 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 53 47 .530 --
Dodgers 52 48 .520 1.0
Rockies 50 47 .515 1.5
Giants 42 55 .433 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rusty Greer 5
2 Damon Mashore 4
3 George Arias 3
3 Carlos Baerga 3
3 18 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeromy Burnitz 2
1 Ken Griffey 2
1 Chris Snopek 2
1 Terry Steinbach 2
5 36 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 5
2 Scott Brosius 4
2 Marty Cordova 4
2 Benito Santiago 4
2 Chris Snopek 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 2
2 Rich Amaral 1
2 Marvin Benard 1
2 Mark Carreon 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Juan Guzman 5.00
2 Bob Tewksbury 1.33
3 Jeff Fassero 1.00
3 Marvin Freeman 1.00
5 Sterling Hitchcock 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 1
1 Jeff D'Amico 1
1 Jeff Fassero 1
1 Buddy Groom 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 9
1 Jeff Fassero 9
3 Sterling Hitchcock 8
3 Bob Tewksbury 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Mike Fetters 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .368
2 Mike Piazza .357
3 Alex Rodriguez .352
4 Roberto Alomar .350
5 Frank Thomas .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 34
2 Albert Belle 32
3 Brady Anderson 31
3 Sammy Sosa 31
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 43
3 Lance Johnson 35
4 Delino DeShields 34
5 Eric Young 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.87
2 Steve Trachsel 2.39
3 Tom Glavine 2.59
4 Al Leiter 2.60
5 Jeff Fassero 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 16
2 Andy Pettitte 14
3 Wilson Alvarez 12
3 Denny Neagle 12
3 Roger Pavlik 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 166
2 Roger Clemens 161
3 Hideo Nomo 151
4 Darryl Kile 139
5 Jeff Fassero 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 34
2 Roberto Hernandez 29
3 Troy Percival 25
4 Jeff Brantley 24
4 2 others tied 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rusty Greer .458
2 John Valentin .457
3 Omar Vizquel .444
4 Scott Brosius .442
5 Manny Ramirez .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 7
2 Ken Caminiti 6
2 Juan Gonzalez 6
2 Charlie O'Brien 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Jordan 20
2 Ken Griffey 18
2 Mo Vaughn 18
4 Greg Vaughn 17
5 Rich Becker 16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Fassero 0.45
2 Jamie Moyer 0.66
3 Juan Guzman 0.93
4 John Smoltz 1.04
5 Ben McDonald 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack McDowell 3
1 Denny Neagle 3
3 Wilson Alvarez 2
3 Tim Belcher 2
3 26 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 27
2 Wilson Alvarez 21
2 Jeff Fassero 21
4 Ken Hill 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 5
2 Dennis Eckersley 4
2 Mel Rojas 4
2 Heathcliff Slocumb 4
5 8 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Jordan .417
2 Steve Finley .402
3 Rusty Greer .398
4 Juan Gonzalez .396
5 Reggie Jefferson .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 15
2 Mark McGwire 14
3 Vinny Castilla 10
3 Mike Piazza 10
3 Terry Steinbach 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Jordan 41
2 Juan Gonzalez 39
3 Alex Rodriguez 30
4 Ken Caminiti 29
5 Jason Giambi 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 16
2 Delino DeShields 14
2 Otis Nixon 14
2 Eric Young 14
5 Lance Johnson 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.74
2 Jeff Fassero 0.81
3 Ben McDonald 1.44
4 Kevin Brown 1.50
5 2 tied 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 4
1 Andy Benes 4
1 Alan Benes 4
1 Dave Burba 4
1 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Fassero 46
2 Hideo Nomo 45
3 Roger Clemens 39
4 Juan Guzman 37
5 Darryl Kile 36

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .360
2 Chuck Knoblauch .360
3 Mike Piazza .351
4 Eric Young .347
5 Edgar Martinez .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 65
2 Jay Buhner 51
3 Sammy Sosa 50
4 Mark McGwire 49
5 Jose Canseco 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 157
2 Jay Buhner 155
3 Albert Belle 152
4 Mo Vaughn 145
5 2 tied 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 79
2 Tom Goodwin 63
3 Eric Young 58
4 Otis Nixon 56
5 2 tied 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.40
2 Kevin Brown 2.47
3 Andy Ashby 2.58
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 Greg Maddux 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 253
2 Hideo Nomo 249
3 Roger Clemens 238
4 Chuck Finley 215
5 Mike Mussina 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 51
2 Roberto Hernandez 49
3 Jose Mesa 46
4 Todd Worrell 41
5 John Franco 39