On This Day

Wednesday, July 24, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 60 39 .606 --
Orioles 50 49 .505 10.0
Red Sox 45 54 .455 15.0
Blue Jays 45 56 .446 16.0
Tigers 31 70 .307 30.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 61 40 .604 --
White Sox 55 46 .545 6.0
Brewers 50 50 .500 10.5
Twins 48 52 .480 12.5
Royals 46 56 .451 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 57 44 .564 --
Mariners 54 45 .545 2.0
Athletics 53 49 .520 4.5
Angels 48 53 .475 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 63 37 .630 --
Expos 53 46 .535 9.5
Marlins 48 52 .480 15.0
Mets 47 54 .465 16.5
Phillies 41 60 .406 22.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 54 47 .535 --
Astros 54 49 .524 1.0
Reds 48 49 .495 4.0
Cubs 47 53 .470 6.5
Pirates 45 54 .455 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rockies 53 47 .530 --
Padres 54 49 .524 0.5
Dodgers 53 49 .520 1.0
Giants 43 57 .430 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ellis Burks 4
1 Javy Lopez 4
1 Quinton McCracken 4
1 Dan Wilson 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bernard Gilkey 2
2 Eric Anthony 1
2 Carlos Baerga 1
2 Tony Batista 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Wilson 4
2 Jose Canseco 3
2 Bernard Gilkey 3
2 Mike Greenwell 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Damon 1
1 Cliff Floyd 1
1 Jeff Frye 1
1 Ken Griffey 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Terrell Wade 2.00
2 Hideo Nomo 1.25
3 Dave Burba 1.00
3 Frankie Rodriguez 1.00
3 Mike Williams 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Ayala 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Dave Burba 1
1 Frank Castillo 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Terrell Wade 8
2 Mike Williams 7
3 Andy Pettitte 6
4 Dave Burba 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Greg McMichael 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 Billy Taylor 1
1 John Wetteland 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .370
2 Eric Young .354
3 Mike Piazza .353
4 Alex Rodriguez .352
5 Roberto Alomar .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 36
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 94
2 Greg Vaughn 92
3 Albert Belle 91
3 Dante Bichette 91
5 Jay Buhner 88

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 1.76
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 15
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 156
4 Darryl Kile 143
5 Pedro Martinez 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 35
2 Roberto Hernandez 29
3 Jeff Brantley 27
4 Troy Percival 26
5 Jose Mesa 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .431
2 Quinton McCracken .429
2 Dave Nilsson .429
4 Albert Belle .408
4 Terry Steinbach .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 8
2 Geronimo Berroa 6
2 Juan Gonzalez 6
2 John Jaha 6
2 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Jordan 22
2 Ken Griffey 19
2 Terry Steinbach 19
4 Paul Molitor 18
4 Sammy Sosa 18

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 Juan Guzman 0.93
3 Kevin Brown 1.13
4 Orel Hershiser 1.25
5 Jamie Moyer 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Burba 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Xavier Hernandez 3
1 Jack McDowell 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 27
1 John Smoltz 27
3 Shawn Estes 23
3 Hideo Nomo 23
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 6
2 Jeff Brantley 5
2 Mark Wohlers 5
4 Dennis Eckersley 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .422
2 Steve Finley .414
3 Quinton McCracken .405
4 Brian Jordan .398
5 John Flaherty .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 15
2 Juan Gonzalez 13
3 Terry Steinbach 11
4 Ron Gant 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Jordan 43
2 Juan Gonzalez 37
3 Terry Steinbach 30
4 Ken Caminiti 29
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 14
1 Otis Nixon 14
1 Eric Young 14
4 Lance Johnson 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Fassero 0.75
2 Orel Hershiser 0.83
3 Ben McDonald 1.44
4 Kevin Brown 1.53
5 Wilson Alvarez 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Burba 5
1 Mark Portugal 5
3 Wilson Alvarez 4
3 Andy Benes 4
3 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 50
2 John Smoltz 43
3 Jeff Fassero 40
4 Roger Clemens 39
5 Tom Gordon 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 13
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 .360
3 Eric Young .351
4 Mike Piazza .343
5 Dante Bichette .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 64
2 Jay Buhner 52
2 Sammy Sosa 52
4 Mark McGwire 51
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 147
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 Kevin Brown 2.36
2 Greg Maddux 2.39
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 Orel Hershiser 19
3 Greg Maddux 19
3 Mike Mussina 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 254
2 John Smoltz 253
3 Roger Clemens 238
4 Chuck Finley 222
5 Pedro Martinez 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 51
2 Roberto Hernandez 48
3 Jose Mesa 44
4 Todd Worrell 40
5 John Franco 39