On This Day

Monday, July 22, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 58 39 .598 --
Orioles 50 47 .515 8.0
Red Sox 44 53 .454 14.0
Blue Jays 44 55 .444 15.0
Tigers 30 70 .300 29.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 60 39 .606 --
White Sox 55 44 .556 5.0
Brewers 49 49 .500 10.5
Twins 46 52 .469 13.5
Royals 45 55 .450 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 57 42 .576 --
Mariners 53 44 .546 3.0
Athletics 51 49 .510 6.5
Angels 48 52 .480 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 61 37 .622 --
Expos 53 44 .546 7.5
Mets 47 51 .480 14.0
Marlins 47 51 .480 14.0
Phillies 41 58 .414 20.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 54 45 .545 --
Astros 53 48 .525 2.0
Reds 46 49 .484 6.0
Cubs 45 53 .459 8.5
Pirates 43 54 .443 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 53 48 .525 --
Dodgers 52 48 .520 0.5
Rockies 50 47 .515 1.0
Giants 43 55 .439 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tom Goodwin 4
1 Lenny Harris 4
1 Gregg Jefferies 4
4 Albert Belle 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 2
1 Terry Steinbach 2
3 Kim Batiste 1
3 Jim Edmonds 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 4
1 Terry Steinbach 4
1 Doug Strange 4
4 Eric Davis 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rich Amaral 2
1 Tom Goodwin 2
3 Rich Aurilia 1
3 Kimera Bartee 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Omar Olivares 1.50
2 Orel Hershiser 1.40
3 Chuck Finley 1.00
4 Joey Hamilton 0.88
5 Ken Hill 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Bautista 1
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 Orel Hershiser 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Omar Olivares 9
2 Chuck Finley 7
2 Joey Hamilton 7
2 Orel Hershiser 7
2 Ben McDonald 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 2
2 Jose Mesa 1
2 Troy Percival 1
2 Mike Trombley 1
2 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .368
2 Mike Piazza .357
3 Alex Rodriguez .350
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 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mo Vaughn 93
2 Greg Vaughn 92
3 Albert Belle 90
4 Dante Bichette 87
5 2 tied 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 45
1 Kenny Lofton 45
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 2 others tied 12

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 34
2 Roberto Hernandez 29
3 Jeff Brantley 26
3 Troy Percival 26
5 Jose Mesa 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Scott Brosius .455
2 Rusty Greer .451
3 Terry Steinbach .439
4 Alex Rodriguez .438
5 John Flaherty .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 6
1 Mark McGwire 6
1 Charlie O'Brien 6
4 Albert Belle 5
4 8 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Jordan 21
2 Ken Griffey 19
3 Greg Vaughn 17
4 Rich Becker 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 7
1 Lance Johnson 7
1 Otis Nixon 7
4 Rich Amaral 6
5 Marvin Benard 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 Orel Hershiser 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack McDowell 3
1 Denny Neagle 3
3 Wilson Alvarez 2
3 Jose Bautista 2
3 23 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 27
2 Wilson Alvarez 21
2 Jeff Fassero 21
2 Tom Gordon 21
5 6 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 5
2 Jeff Brantley 4
2 Dennis Eckersley 4
2 Troy Percival 4
2 Mark Wohlers 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Jordan .415
2 Steve Finley .410
3 Juan Gonzalez .400
3 Chuck Knoblauch .400
5 Rich Amaral .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 14
2 Mark McGwire 13
3 Terry Steinbach 11
4 Ron Gant 10
4 Mike Piazza 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Jordan 42
2 Juan Gonzalez 37
3 Ken Caminiti 29
4 Terry Steinbach 28
5 Jason Giambi 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 17
2 Delino DeShields 14
2 Otis Nixon 14
2 Eric Young 14
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Fassero 0.81
2 Orel Hershiser 0.83
3 Ben McDonald 1.44
4 Kevin Brown 1.85
5 2 tied 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Portugal 5
2 Wilson Alvarez 4
2 Andy Benes 4
2 Alan Benes 4
2 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 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 14
2 Jeff Brantley 9
2 Roberto Hernandez 9
2 Trevor Hoffman 9
2 Mark Wohlers 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .361
2 Chuck Knoblauch .359
3 Mike Piazza .350
4 Eric Young .346
5 Edgar Martinez .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 65
2 Jay Buhner 51
3 Sammy Sosa 50
4 Mark McGwire 49
5 Jose Canseco 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 157
2 Albert Belle 156
3 Jay Buhner 154
4 Mo Vaughn 146
5 2 tied 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 79
2 Tom Goodwin 65
3 Eric Young 56
4 Otis Nixon 55
5 2 tied 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.40
2 Kevin Brown 2.45
3 Andy Ashby 2.58
4 Tom Glavine 2.62
5 Al Leiter 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 21
1 John Smoltz 21
3 Mike Mussina 20
4 Orel Hershiser 19
4 Greg Maddux 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 253
2 Hideo Nomo 249
3 Roger Clemens 238
4 Chuck Finley 222
5 2 tied 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 50
2 Roberto Hernandez 48
3 Jose Mesa 46
4 Todd Worrell 41
5 John Franco 39