On This Day

Sunday, July 28, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 63 40 .612 --
Orioles 51 52 .495 12.0
Blue Jays 48 57 .457 16.0
Red Sox 46 57 .447 17.0
Tigers 33 72 .314 31.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 64 41 .610 --
White Sox 57 48 .543 7.0
Twins 51 53 .490 12.5
Brewers 51 53 .490 12.5
Royals 47 59 .443 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 59 46 .562 --
Mariners 56 47 .544 2.0
Athletics 54 52 .509 5.5
Angels 51 54 .486 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 64 40 .615 --
Expos 55 48 .534 8.5
Marlins 49 55 .471 15.0
Mets 48 56 .462 16.0
Phillies 42 63 .400 22.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 56 49 .533 --
Astros 56 50 .528 0.5
Reds 50 50 .500 3.5
Cubs 50 54 .481 5.5
Pirates 48 55 .466 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 56 50 .528 --
Rockies 54 50 .519 1.0
Dodgers 55 51 .519 1.0
Giants 46 58 .442 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Johnson 4
1 Al Martin 4
1 Sammy Sosa 4
1 Randy Velarde 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 2
1 Orlando Merced 2
3 Shane Andrews 1
3 Dante Bichette 1
3 30 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 5
1 Arquimedez Pozo 5
3 Barry Bonds 4
3 Gregg Jefferies 4
3 Orlando Merced 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Martin 2
1 Edgar Renteria 2
3 Luis Alicea 1
3 Moises Alou 1
3 22 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Hentgen 1.75
2 Pedro Martinez 1.67
3 Bobby Jones 1.25
4 Rick Aguilera 0.88
4 2 others tied 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Jim Bullinger 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 John Ericks 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joey Hamilton 10
1 Pedro Martinez 10
3 Rick Aguilera 7
3 Kevin Appier 7
3 6 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Kent Bottenfield 1
1 Ramon Garcia 1
1 T. J. Mathews 1
1 Dan Naulty 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .369
2 Mike Piazza .361
3 Alex Rodriguez .354
4 Roberto Alomar .353
5 Eric Young .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 38
2 Albert Belle 35
2 Sammy Sosa 35
4 Brady Anderson 33
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 99
2 Dante Bichette 97
3 Mo Vaughn 96
4 Andres Galarraga 94
5 Greg Vaughn 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 48
2 Tom Goodwin 46
3 Lance Johnson 39
4 Eric Young 38
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 Pat Hentgen 12
4 4 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 183
2 Roger Clemens 164
3 Hideo Nomo 156
4 Pedro Martinez 149
5 Jeff Fassero 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 36
2 Roberto Hernandez 29
3 Jeff Brantley 28
4 Troy Percival 27
5 Todd Worrell 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Nilsson .444
2 Quinton McCracken .442
3 Alex Rodriguez .433
4 Tino Martinez .411
5 Gary Sheffield .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 8
1 Mark McGwire 8
1 Sammy Sosa 8
4 Melvin Nieves 7
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 24
2 Paul Molitor 22
3 Sammy Sosa 21
4 Albert Belle 17
4 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Johnson 10
2 Otis Nixon 9
3 Tom Goodwin 8
4 Ray Durham 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Fassero 0.00
1 Kevin Brown 0.00
1 Mike Trombley 0.00
4 Juan Guzman 0.93
5 Pat Hentgen 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 3
1 Dave Burba 3
1 John Ericks 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilson Alvarez 29
2 Jeff Fassero 27
3 Joey Hamilton 26
4 John Smoltz 24
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 5
1 Mark Wohlers 5
3 Rod Beck 4
3 Dennis Eckersley 4
3 5 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .425
2 Al Martin .392
3 Mike Piazza .392
4 Quinton McCracken .388
5 Steve Finley .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 14
2 Mark McGwire 13
3 Vinny Castilla 11
4 Albert Belle 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Jordan 37
2 Juan Gonzalez 36
3 Albert Belle 29
3 Paul Molitor 29
5 4 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 17
2 Lance Johnson 16
3 Tom Goodwin 15
3 Otis Nixon 15
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Fassero 0.60
2 Kevin Brown 1.42
3 Wilson Alvarez 1.80
4 Jimmy Key 2.08
5 Ken Hill 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Hentgen 5
1 Jimmy Key 5
3 Wilson Alvarez 4
3 Andy Benes 4
3 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Fassero 51
2 John Smoltz 42
3 Hideo Nomo 41
4 Chuck Finley 40
4 Juan Guzman 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 12
2 Jeff Brantley 9
2 Trevor Hoffman 9
4 Mark Wohlers 8
5 Roberto Hernandez 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .364
2 Chuck Knoblauch .360
3 Mike Piazza .355
4 Eric Young .345
5 Edgar Martinez .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 67
2 Sammy Sosa 54
3 Mark McGwire 53
4 Jay Buhner 51
5 Rafael Palmeiro 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 164
2 Dante Bichette 155
3 Jay Buhner 154
4 Mo Vaughn 148
5 Sammy Sosa 143

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 82
2 Tom Goodwin 66
3 Eric Young 57
4 Lance Johnson 56
4 Otis Nixon 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.40
2 Greg Maddux 2.47
3 Andy Ashby 2.53
4 Tom Glavine 2.63
5 Al Leiter 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 21
1 John Smoltz 21
3 Orel Hershiser 19
3 Greg Maddux 19
3 Charles Nagy 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 254
2 Hideo Nomo 253
3 Roger Clemens 241
4 Chuck Finley 225
5 Pedro Martinez 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 51
2 Roberto Hernandez 46
3 Jose Mesa 43
4 Todd Worrell 41
5 John Franco 39