On This Day

Wednesday, July 31, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 63 42 .600 --
Orioles 53 52 .505 10.0
Blue Jays 49 58 .458 15.0
Red Sox 47 58 .448 16.0
Tigers 35 72 .327 29.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 65 42 .607 --
White Sox 58 49 .542 7.0
Brewers 52 55 .486 13.0
Twins 51 55 .481 13.5
Royals 48 60 .444 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 61 46 .570 --
Mariners 58 48 .547 2.5
Athletics 55 53 .509 6.5
Angels 51 56 .477 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 65 41 .613 --
Expos 58 48 .547 7.0
Mets 52 56 .481 14.0
Marlins 49 58 .458 16.5
Phillies 43 63 .406 22.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 56 50 .528 --
Astros 57 52 .523 0.5
Reds 52 51 .505 2.5
Cubs 52 54 .491 4.0
Pirates 48 59 .449 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 58 51 .532 --
Dodgers 57 51 .528 0.5
Rockies 54 53 .505 3.0
Giants 46 60 .434 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Marquis Grissom 4
2 Jay Buhner 3
2 Gary Disarcina 3
2 Mariano Duncan 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Buhner 2
1 Ken Griffey 2
1 Alex Rodriguez 2
4 Roberto Alomar 1
4 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Moises Alou 4
1 Albert Belle 4
1 Bobby Bonilla 4
1 Bret Boone 4
1 Juan Gonzalez 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 2
2 Jermaine Allensworth 1
2 Shawon Dunston 1
2 Jim Edmonds 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Denny Neagle 2.00
2 Paul Wilson 1.75
3 John Smiley 1.40
4 Wilson Alvarez 1.00
5 Mike Mussina 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Jerry Dipoto 1
1 Jeff Fassero 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Denny Neagle 12
2 Wilson Alvarez 9
2 Mike Mussina 9
4 Jimmy Key 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Heathcliff Slocumb 1
1 Billy Taylor 1
1 Turk Wendell 1
1 Mark Wohlers 1
1 Todd Worrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .366
2 Alex Rodriguez .355
3 Mike Piazza .353
4 Roberto Alomar .353
5 Frank Thomas .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 38
2 Albert Belle 36
2 Sammy Sosa 36
4 Ken Griffey 34
5 Brady Anderson 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 103
2 Dante Bichette 97
2 Mo Vaughn 97
4 Jay Buhner 96
5 2 tied 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 50
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 Jeff Fassero 2.57
3 Tom Glavine 2.65
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 Tom Glavine 12
4 6 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 183
2 Roger Clemens 164
3 Hideo Nomo 161
4 Jeff Fassero 149
4 2 others tied 149

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Steinbach .435
2 Derek Jeter .423
3 Barry Larkin .418
4 Bobby Higginson .415
5 2 tied .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 10
2 Juan Gonzalez 9
3 Bernard Gilkey 7
3 Todd Hundley 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 27
2 Albert Belle 18
2 Juan Gonzalez 18
2 Paul Molitor 18
2 Terry Steinbach 18

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 0.75
2 Pat Hentgen 1.11
3 Mike Morgan 1.20
3 Jamie Moyer 1.20
5 Juan Guzman 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Ericks 3
1 Jeff Fassero 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Sterling Hitchcock 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 6
2 Mel Rojas 5
2 Billy Taylor 5
2 Mark Wohlers 5
5 4 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Juan Gonzalez .407
2 Chuck Knoblauch .402
3 Rich Becker .387
3 Dave Nilsson .387
5 Alex Rodriguez .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 15
2 Mark McGwire 13
3 Albert Belle 11
3 Ken Griffey 11
5 3 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 38
2 Albert Belle 33
2 Brian Jordan 33
4 Ken Griffey 30
4 Paul Molitor 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 15
1 Lance Johnson 15
1 Otis Nixon 15
4 Eric Young 12
5 Rickey Henderson 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Fassero 1.00
2 Juan Guzman 1.27
3 Dave Burba 2.06
4 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 Wilson Alvarez 45
2 Jeff Fassero 44
3 Scott Sanders 40
4 John Smoltz 38
5 2 tied 37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Knoblauch .358
2 Tony Gwynn .355
3 Mike Piazza .350
4 Edgar Martinez .341
5 Eric Young .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 67
2 Sammy Sosa 54
3 Jay Buhner 53
3 Mark McGwire 53
5 Juan Gonzalez 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 165
2 Jay Buhner 157
3 Dante Bichette 153
4 Mo Vaughn 148
5 Sammy Sosa 145

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 84
2 Tom Goodwin 66
3 Otis Nixon 58
4 Lance Johnson 56
4 Eric Young 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.49
2 Kevin Brown 2.52
3 Andy Ashby 2.62
4 Tom Glavine 2.68
5 Al Leiter 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 21
1 John Smoltz 21
3 Tom Glavine 19
3 Mike Mussina 19
3 Charles Nagy 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 254
2 Hideo Nomo 247
3 Roger Clemens 241
4 Chuck Finley 218
5 Mike Mussina 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 49
2 Roberto Hernandez 45
3 Jose Mesa 42
4 Todd Worrell 41
5 2 tied 39