On This Day

Tuesday, July 30, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 63 41 .606 --
Orioles 52 52 .500 11.0
Blue Jays 49 57 .462 15.0
Red Sox 46 58 .442 17.0
Tigers 34 72 .321 30.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 64 42 .604 --
White Sox 58 48 .547 6.0
Brewers 52 54 .491 12.0
Twins 51 54 .486 12.5
Royals 48 59 .449 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 60 46 .566 --
Mariners 57 48 .543 2.5
Athletics 54 53 .505 6.5
Angels 51 55 .481 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 64 41 .610 --
Expos 57 48 .543 7.0
Mets 51 56 .477 14.0
Marlins 49 57 .462 15.5
Phillies 43 63 .406 21.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 56 50 .528 --
Astros 57 51 .528 --
Reds 51 51 .500 3.0
Cubs 51 54 .486 4.5
Pirates 48 58 .453 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 58 50 .537 --
Dodgers 56 51 .523 1.5
Rockies 54 52 .509 3.0
Giants 46 59 .438 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Juan Gonzalez 5
2 Ruben Amaro 4
2 Jay Bell 4
2 Mark Johnson 4
2 Ricky Otero 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bernard Gilkey 2
1 Juan Gonzalez 2
1 Jose Valentin 2
1 Greg Vaughn 2
5 27 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Greer 4
1 Ivan Rodriguez 4
3 Jay Buhner 3
3 Chili Davis 3
3 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 2
1 Quinton McCracken 2
1 Otis Nixon 2
1 Gary Sheffield 2
1 Quilvio Veras 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 James Baldwin 3.50
2 Darryl Kile 1.50
3 Bobby Witt 1.29
4 Bob Wells 1.20
5 Rocky Coppinger 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Frank Castillo 1
1 Rocky Coppinger 1
1 Huck Flener 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Witt 9
2 James Baldwin 7
2 Rocky Coppinger 7
2 Greg Maddux 7
2 C. J. Nitkowski 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Adams 1
1 Bobby Ayala 1
1 Mike Fetters 1
1 John Franco 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .369
2 Mike Piazza .356
3 Alex Rodriguez .354
4 Roberto Alomar .351
5 Frank Thomas .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 38
2 Sammy Sosa 36
3 Albert Belle 35
4 Brady Anderson 33
5 Ken Griffey 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 99
2 Dante Bichette 97
3 Mo Vaughn 96
4 Greg Vaughn 95
5 2 tied 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 48
2 Tom Goodwin 47
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 161
4 Darryl Kile 149
4 Pedro Martinez 149

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 36
2 Roberto Hernandez 30
3 Jeff Brantley 28
4 Troy Percival 27
5 Todd Worrell 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Nilsson .435
2 Alex Rodriguez .426
3 Joe Girardi .421
4 Dan Wilson .404
5 2 tied .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 8
1 Ken Griffey 8
1 Mark McGwire 8
4 Bernard Gilkey 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 24
2 Sammy Sosa 19
3 Orlando Merced 18
4 Paul Molitor 17
4 Terry Steinbach 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Johnson 9
2 Tom Goodwin 8
2 Otis Nixon 8
4 Ray Durham 7
4 Eric Young 7

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 2 tied 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 3
1 John Ericks 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Antonio Osuna 3
1 Scott Sanders 3

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 6
2 Mel Rojas 5
3 Rod Beck 4
3 Jeff Brantley 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .416
2 Juan Gonzalez .398
3 Rich Becker .398
4 Dave Nilsson .387
5 Ken Caminiti .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 14
2 Mark McGwire 13
3 Albert Belle 10
3 Todd Hundley 10
3 Sammy Sosa 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 35
1 Brian Jordan 35
3 Albert Belle 29
3 Ken Caminiti 29
3 2 others tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 18
2 Otis Nixon 17
3 Tom Goodwin 15
3 Lance Johnson 15
5 Rickey Henderson 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Fassero 0.75
2 Juan Guzman 1.35
3 Jimmy Key 2.08
3 Ugueth Urbina 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 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 46
2 Jeff Fassero 40
2 Scott Sanders 40
4 John Smoltz 38
5 4 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 11
2 Jeff Brantley 9
2 Trevor Hoffman 9
4 Mark Wohlers 8
5 2 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .360
2 Tony Gwynn .359
3 Mike Piazza .352
4 Eric Young .344
5 Edgar Martinez .341

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 161
2 Jay Buhner 155
3 Dante Bichette 154
4 Mo Vaughn 147
5 Sammy Sosa 145

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 82
2 Tom Goodwin 66
3 Otis Nixon 58
4 Eric Young 57
5 Lance Johnson 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.49
2 Kevin Brown 2.52
3 Andy Ashby 2.53
4 Tom Glavine 2.60
5 Al Leiter 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 21
1 John Smoltz 21
3 Charles Nagy 19
4 Alex Fernandez 18
4 4 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 254
2 Hideo Nomo 247
3 Roger Clemens 241
4 Chuck Finley 218
5 2 tied 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 49
2 Roberto Hernandez 46
3 Jose Mesa 42
4 Todd Worrell 40
5 John Franco 39