On This Day

Monday, July 29, 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

No 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

No 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

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 64 40 .615 --
Expos 56 48 .538 8.0
Mets 49 56 .467 15.5
Marlins 49 56 .467 15.5
Phillies 42 63 .400 22.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 56 49 .533 --
Astros 57 50 .533 --
Reds 50 51 .495 4.0
Cubs 50 54 .481 5.5
Pirates 48 56 .462 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 57 50 .533 --
Dodgers 55 51 .519 1.5
Rockies 54 51 .514 2.0
Giants 46 58 .442 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Moises Alou 3
1 Lance Johnson 3
3 Jeff Bagwell 2
3 Ellis Burks 2
3 8 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Butch Huskey 2
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
2 Bill Spiers 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edgardo Alfonzo 2
1 Rheal Cormier 2
1 Butch Huskey 2
4 Jeff Bagwell 1
4 14 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Johnson 1
1 Mike Lansing 1
1 Orlando Miller 1
1 Reggie Sanders 1
1 Eric Young 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Harnisch 1.40
2 Scott Sanders 1.38
3 Kevin Brown 1.00
4 Rheal Cormier 0.75
5 Mike Hampton 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rheal Cormier 1
1 Mike Hampton 1
1 Pete Harnisch 1
1 Scott Sanders 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scott Sanders 11
2 Pete Harnisch 7
3 Kevin Brown 6
3 Rheal Cormier 6
5 Mike Hampton 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Mel Rojas 1
1 Billy Wagner 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 40
4 Eric Young 39
5 Delino DeShields 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.98
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 Tino Martinez .442
2 Dave Nilsson .439
3 Gary Sheffield .413
4 Joe Girardi .410
5 Derek Jeter .407

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 21
2 Paul Molitor 20
3 Sammy Sosa 19
4 Andres Galarraga 17
4 Terry Steinbach 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Johnson 9
2 Tom Goodwin 7
2 Otis Nixon 7
2 Eric Young 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Fassero 0.00
1 Mike Trombley 0.00
3 Juan Guzman 0.93
4 Pat Hentgen 1.11
5 Jamie Moyer 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 3
1 John Ericks 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Scott Sanders 3
5 36 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilson Alvarez 29
2 Scott Sanders 28
3 Jeff Fassero 27
4 Joey Hamilton 26
5 John Smoltz 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 5
1 Mark Wohlers 5
3 Rod Beck 4
3 Jeff Brantley 4
3 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .427
2 Dave Nilsson .388
3 Mike Piazza .387
4 Al Martin .386
5 Steve Finley .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 14
2 Mark McGwire 13
3 Albert Belle 10
3 Vinny Castilla 10
3 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 3 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 18
2 Tom Goodwin 15
2 Lance Johnson 15
2 Otis Nixon 15
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Fassero 0.60
2 Juan Guzman 1.35
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 Scott Sanders 40
5 Wilson Alvarez 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 12
2 Jeff Brantley 9
2 Trevor Hoffman 9
4 Mark Wohlers 8
5 5 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .363
2 Chuck Knoblauch .360
3 Mike Piazza .356
4 Eric Young .346
5 Edgar Martinez .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 66
2 Sammy Sosa 54
3 Mark McGwire 53
4 Jay Buhner 51
5 2 tied 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 161
2 Dante Bichette 154
3 Jay Buhner 153
4 Mo Vaughn 148
5 Sammy Sosa 143

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 82
2 Tom Goodwin 65
3 Lance Johnson 57
3 Eric Young 57
5 Otis Nixon 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.52
2 Andy Ashby 2.53
3 Greg Maddux 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 Charles Nagy 19
5 4 tied 18

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 50
2 Roberto Hernandez 45
3 Jose Mesa 43
4 Todd Worrell 40
5 John Franco 39