On This Day

Tuesday, July 23, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 59 39 .602 --
Orioles 50 48 .510 9.0
Blue Jays 45 55 .450 15.0
Red Sox 44 54 .449 15.0
Tigers 31 70 .307 29.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 60 40 .600 --
White Sox 55 45 .550 5.0
Brewers 50 49 .505 9.5
Twins 47 52 .475 12.5
Royals 46 55 .455 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 57 43 .570 --
Mariners 53 45 .541 3.0
Athletics 52 49 .515 5.5
Angels 48 53 .475 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 62 37 .626 --
Expos 53 45 .541 8.5
Marlins 47 52 .475 15.0
Mets 47 53 .470 15.5
Phillies 41 59 .410 21.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 54 46 .540 --
Astros 53 49 .520 2.0
Reds 47 49 .490 5.0
Cubs 46 53 .465 7.5
Pirates 44 54 .449 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 54 48 .529 --
Rockies 52 47 .525 0.5
Dodgers 53 48 .525 0.5
Giants 43 56 .434 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eric Young 7
2 Dante Bichette 6
3 Vinny Castilla 5
3 Andres Galarraga 5
3 Butch Huskey 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andres Galarraga 2
1 Butch Huskey 2
1 Barry Larkin 2
1 Dave Nilsson 2
1 Sammy Sosa 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Larkin 5
1 Sammy Sosa 5
1 Eric Young 5
4 Dante Bichette 4
4 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 2
1 Ozzie Smith 2
3 Jay Bell 1
3 Dante Bichette 1
3 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Leiter 2.00
2 Dwight Gooden 1.67
3 John Smoltz 1.43
4 Scott Sanders 1.14
5 2 tied 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 Pat Hentgen 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 10
2 Shawn Boskie 8
2 Al Leiter 8
2 Scott Sanders 8
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Corsi 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Dan Naulty 1
1 Bob Patterson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .367
2 Eric Young .355
3 Mike Piazza .354
4 Roberto Alomar .352
5 Frank Thomas .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 35
2 Sammy Sosa 33
3 Albert Belle 32
4 Brady Anderson 31
5 Mo Vaughn 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mo Vaughn 93
2 Greg Vaughn 92
3 Dante Bichette 91
4 Albert Belle 90
5 Jay Buhner 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 45
1 Kenny Lofton 45
3 Lance Johnson 36
4 Delino DeShields 34
4 Eric Young 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.87
2 Steve Trachsel 2.39
3 Tom Glavine 2.59
4 Al Leiter 2.69
5 Jeff Fassero 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 17
2 Andy Pettitte 14
3 Wilson Alvarez 12
3 Denny Neagle 12
3 2 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 176
2 Roger Clemens 161
3 Hideo Nomo 151
4 Darryl Kile 139
4 Pedro Martinez 139

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 Terry Steinbach .444
2 Dave Nilsson .435
3 Albert Belle .422
4 Rusty Greer .418
5 Scott Brosius .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 7
2 Geronimo Berroa 6
2 Juan Gonzalez 6
2 Melvin Nieves 6
2 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Jordan 22
2 Ken Griffey 19
2 Terry Steinbach 19
4 Sammy Sosa 18
5 Greg Vaughn 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Johnson 8
2 Tom Goodwin 7
2 Otis Nixon 7
4 Rich Amaral 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Fassero 0.45
2 Jamie Moyer 0.66
3 Juan Guzman 0.93
4 Orel Hershiser 1.25
5 Bob Tewksbury 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Jack McDowell 3
1 Denny Neagle 3
1 John Smoltz 3
5 31 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 27
1 John Smoltz 27
3 Shawn Estes 23
4 Wilson Alvarez 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 5
1 Mark Wohlers 5
3 Jeff Brantley 4
3 Dennis Eckersley 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Finley .414
2 Chuck Knoblauch .404
3 Brian Jordan .398
4 Todd Hollandsworth .398
5 Rich Amaral .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 14
1 Mark McGwire 14
3 Terry Steinbach 12
4 Vinny Castilla 10
4 Ron Gant 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Jordan 43
2 Juan Gonzalez 37
3 Terry Steinbach 32
4 Ken Caminiti 29
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 16
2 Eric Young 15
3 Delino DeShields 14
3 Otis Nixon 14
5 Lance Johnson 13

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 Tom Glavine 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Portugal 5
2 Wilson Alvarez 4
2 Kevin Appier 4
2 Andy Benes 4
2 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Fassero 46
2 Hideo Nomo 45
3 John Smoltz 43
4 Roger Clemens 39
5 Juan Guzman 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 13
2 Trevor Hoffman 10
2 Mark Wohlers 10
4 Jeff Brantley 9
4 Roberto Hernandez 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .360
2 Chuck Knoblauch .360
3 Eric Young .351
4 Mike Piazza .347
5 Dante Bichette .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 65
2 Jay Buhner 52
2 Sammy Sosa 52
4 Mark McGwire 50
5 2 tied 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 158
2 Albert Belle 156
3 Jay Buhner 154
4 Mo Vaughn 146
5 Sammy Sosa 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 79
2 Tom Goodwin 65
3 Eric Young 57
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 2.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 50
2 Roberto Hernandez 48
3 Jose Mesa 45
4 Todd Worrell 40
5 2 tied 39