On This Day

Thursday, July 25, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 60 40 .600 --
Orioles 50 50 .500 10.0
Blue Jays 46 56 .451 15.0
Red Sox 45 55 .450 15.0
Tigers 32 70 .314 29.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 62 40 .608 --
White Sox 55 47 .539 7.0
Brewers 50 51 .495 11.5
Twins 49 52 .485 12.5
Royals 47 56 .456 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 58 44 .569 --
Mariners 54 46 .540 3.0
Athletics 53 50 .515 5.5
Angels 49 53 .480 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 63 38 .624 --
Expos 54 46 .540 8.5
Marlins 48 53 .475 15.0
Mets 47 54 .465 16.0
Phillies 41 61 .402 22.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 54 48 .529 --
Astros 54 49 .524 0.5
Reds 48 49 .495 3.5
Cubs 48 53 .475 5.5
Pirates 46 54 .460 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rockies 53 48 .525 --
Dodgers 54 49 .524 0.0
Padres 54 49 .524 0.0
Giants 44 57 .436 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Alomar 4
2 Albert Belle 3
2 Vinny Castilla 3
2 Johnny Damon 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roberto Alomar 2
1 Albert Belle 2
1 Vinny Castilla 2
4 Brady Anderson 1
4 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 5
2 Mark Grace 4
3 Brad Ausmus 3
3 Rich Becker 3
3 9 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 2
1 Dave Martinez 2
3 Jermaine Allensworth 1
3 Moises Alou 1
3 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Allen Watson 1.17
2 Ugueth Urbina 1.00
3 Tim Van Egmond 0.86
4 Scott Aldred 0.67
4 Luis Andujar 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 Kent Bottenfield 1
1 Tim Crabtree 1
1 Mike Holtz 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allen Watson 7
2 Luis Andujar 6
2 Roberto Hernandez 6
2 Ugueth Urbina 6
2 Tim Van Egmond 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Francisco Cordova 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Bob Patterson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .369
2 Roberto Alomar .357
3 Eric Young .355
4 Mike Piazza .353
5 Frank Thomas .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 37
2 Albert Belle 34
3 Sammy Sosa 33
4 Brady Anderson 32
5 Mo Vaughn 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 96
2 Mo Vaughn 94
3 Dante Bichette 92
3 Greg Vaughn 92
5 2 tied 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 47
2 Tom Goodwin 45
3 Lance Johnson 36
4 Eric Young 35
5 Delino DeShields 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.76
2 Tom Glavine 2.59
3 Al Leiter 2.69
4 Jeff Fassero 2.77
5 John Smoltz 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 17
2 Andy Pettitte 15
3 Wilson Alvarez 12
3 Charles Nagy 12
3 3 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 2 tied 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Belle .434
2 Quinton McCracken .426
3 Charlie O'Brien .424
4 Alex Rodriguez .410
5 Bernard Gilkey .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 9
2 Albert Belle 7
2 Vinny Castilla 7
2 Juan Gonzalez 7
2 Melvin Nieves 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 22
1 Brian Jordan 22
3 Paul Molitor 21
4 Rich Becker 20
4 Ken Griffey 20

Stolen Bases

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .422
2 Steve Finley .414
3 Quinton McCracken .405
4 Juan Gonzalez .404
5 Rich Amaral .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 15
2 Juan Gonzalez 14
3 Vinny Castilla 11
3 Terry Steinbach 11
5 5 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 39
2 Brian Jordan 37
3 Vinny Castilla 30
3 Terry Steinbach 30
5 Ken Caminiti 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 15
2 Tom Goodwin 14
2 Otis Nixon 14
4 Lance Johnson 13
5 3 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 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Burba 5
2 Alan Benes 4
2 Chris Haney 4
2 Pat Hentgen 4
2 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 50
2 Jeff Fassero 40
3 Roger Clemens 39
4 Tom Gordon 36
5 2 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 13
2 Jeff Brantley 9
2 Trevor Hoffman 9
2 Mark Wohlers 9
5 Roberto Hernandez 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .361
2 Chuck Knoblauch .358
3 Eric Young .350
4 Mike Piazza .345
5 Dante Bichette .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 66
2 Jay Buhner 52
2 Mark McGwire 52
2 Sammy Sosa 52
5 2 tied 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 161
2 Dante Bichette 156
3 Jay Buhner 154
4 Mo Vaughn 147
5 Sammy Sosa 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 81
2 Tom Goodwin 65
3 Eric Young 56
4 Otis Nixon 54
5 2 tied 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.36
2 Greg Maddux 2.47
3 Andy Ashby 2.58
4 Tom Glavine 2.66
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 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 253
1 John Smoltz 253
3 Roger Clemens 238
4 Chuck Finley 216
5 2 tied 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 51
2 Roberto Hernandez 47
3 Jose Mesa 44
4 Todd Worrell 41
5 John Franco 39