On This Day

Friday, July 26, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 61 40 .604 --
Orioles 50 51 .495 11.0
Blue Jays 46 57 .447 16.0
Red Sox 45 56 .446 16.0
Tigers 32 71 .311 30.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 63 40 .612 --
White Sox 56 47 .544 7.0
Twins 50 52 .490 12.5
Brewers 50 52 .490 12.5
Royals 47 57 .452 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 58 45 .563 --
Mariners 55 46 .545 2.0
Athletics 54 50 .519 4.5
Angels 50 53 .485 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 64 38 .627 --
Expos 55 46 .545 8.5
Marlins 48 54 .471 16.0
Mets 47 55 .461 17.0
Phillies 41 62 .398 23.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 55 49 .529 --
Cardinals 54 49 .524 0.5
Reds 49 49 .500 3.0
Cubs 49 53 .480 5.0
Pirates 47 54 .465 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 55 49 .529 --
Rockies 53 49 .520 1.0
Dodgers 54 50 .519 1.0
Giants 44 58 .431 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Albert Belle 4
1 Mariano Duncan 4
1 Joe Girardi 4
4 Sandy Alomar 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Brady Anderson 1
1 George Arias 1
1 Albert Belle 1
1 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tyler Houston 6
2 Leo Gomez 4
3 Albert Belle 3
3 Dante Bichette 3
3 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Darren Lewis 2
1 Otis Nixon 2
1 Reggie Sanders 2
1 Fernando Vina 2
5 23 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wilson Alvarez 2.75
2 Jeff Fassero 2.20
3 Willie Adams 1.83
4 Juan Guzman 1.50
4 Jimmy Key 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 1
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 John Ericks 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willie Adams 11
1 Wilson Alvarez 11
1 Jeff Fassero 11
4 Tom Glavine 9
4 2 others tied 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Adams 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Troy Percival 1
1 Dan Plesac 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .368
2 Roberto Alomar .356
3 Mike Piazza .354
4 Eric Young .352
5 Alex Rodriguez .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 38
2 Albert Belle 35
3 Sammy Sosa 34
4 Brady Anderson 33
5 Mo Vaughn 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 99
2 Dante Bichette 95
2 Mo Vaughn 95
4 Greg Vaughn 93
5 Jay Buhner 91

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 2.53
3 Jeff Fassero 2.61
4 Al Leiter 2.69
5 Andy Ashby 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 17
2 Andy Pettitte 15
3 Wilson Alvarez 13
4 Charles Nagy 12
4 3 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 176
2 Roger Clemens 164
3 Hideo Nomo 156
4 Jeff Fassero 145
5 Darryl Kile 143

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 35
2 Roberto Hernandez 29
3 Jeff Brantley 27
3 Troy Percival 27
5 2 tied 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Quinton McCracken .449
2 Albert Belle .444
3 Dave Nilsson .434
4 Alex Rodriguez .414
5 Joe Girardi .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 9
2 Albert Belle 7
2 Vinny Castilla 7
2 Juan Gonzalez 7
2 Sammy Sosa 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Jordan 22
1 Paul Molitor 22
3 Albert Belle 21
4 Ken Griffey 20
5 2 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 9
2 Tom Goodwin 7
2 Lance Johnson 7
4 Rich Amaral 6
5 8 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Fassero 0.00
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 Wilson Alvarez 3
1 Dave Burba 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Xavier Hernandez 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilson Alvarez 29
2 Jeff Fassero 27
2 John Smoltz 27
4 Tom Glavine 25
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Wohlers 6
2 Jeff Brantley 5
2 Troy Percival 5
2 John Wetteland 5
5 5 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .416
2 Quinton McCracken .410
3 Steve Finley .397
4 Juan Gonzalez .390
5 John Flaherty .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 14
1 Mark McGwire 14
3 Terry Steinbach 11
4 Albert Belle 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 39
2 Brian Jordan 37
3 Albert Belle 30
3 Ken Caminiti 30
3 Terry Steinbach 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 16
2 Eric Young 15
3 Tom Goodwin 14
4 Lance Johnson 13
5 Rich Amaral 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Fassero 0.60
2 Orel Hershiser 0.99
3 Ben McDonald 1.44
4 Kevin Brown 1.53
5 Wilson Alvarez 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jimmy Key 5
2 Wilson Alvarez 4
2 Alan Benes 4
2 Dave Burba 4
2 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Fassero 51
2 Roger Clemens 42
3 Hideo Nomo 41
4 Juan Guzman 40
5 Wilson Alvarez 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 13
2 Jeff Brantley 9
2 Trevor Hoffman 9
2 Mark Wohlers 9
5 Roberto Hernandez 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .361
2 Chuck Knoblauch .358
3 Mike Piazza .348
4 Eric Young .348
5 Edgar Martinez .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 67
2 Mark McGwire 53
2 Sammy Sosa 53
4 Jay Buhner 52
5 Rafael Palmeiro 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 164
2 Dante Bichette 157
2 Jay Buhner 157
4 Mo Vaughn 148
5 Sammy Sosa 141

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.36
2 Greg Maddux 2.47
3 Andy Ashby 2.50
4 Tom Glavine 2.63
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 241
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 40
5 John Franco 39