On This Day

Saturday, August 10, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 68 47 .591 --
Orioles 60 55 .522 8.0
Red Sox 56 61 .479 13.0
Blue Jays 53 64 .453 16.0
Tigers 42 74 .362 26.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 71 46 .607 --
White Sox 64 53 .547 7.0
Twins 57 59 .491 13.5
Royals 55 63 .466 16.5
Brewers 55 63 .466 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 65 52 .556 --
Mariners 60 55 .522 4.0
Athletics 58 60 .492 7.5
Angels 52 64 .448 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 70 45 .609 --
Expos 63 52 .548 7.0
Mets 55 63 .466 16.5
Marlins 54 63 .462 17.0
Phillies 48 69 .410 23.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 63 54 .538 --
Cardinals 62 55 .530 1.0
Reds 56 56 .500 4.5
Cubs 57 58 .496 5.0
Pirates 51 66 .436 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 64 55 .538 --
Rockies 61 55 .526 1.5
Dodgers 60 56 .517 2.5
Giants 49 66 .426 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rickey Henderson 4
1 Pat Meares 4
1 Gary Sheffield 4
4 Roberto Alomar 3
4 22 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andres Galarraga 2
1 Jose Herrera 2
1 Dean Palmer 2
4 Roberto Alomar 1
4 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Damon 7
2 Dean Palmer 5
3 Andujar Cedeno 4
3 Damion Easley 4
3 4 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 2
1 Devon White 2
3 Jermaine Allensworth 1
3 Darren Bragg 1
3 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Benes 1.29
2 Tim Wakefield 1.11
3 Charles Nagy 0.89
4 Chris Haney 0.80
5 Mike Mussina 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Adams 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Larry Casian 1
1 Mike Hampton 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Wakefield 10
2 Andy Benes 9
3 Charles Nagy 8
4 Ugueth Urbina 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 Bruce Ruffin 1
1 Billy Wagner 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .363
2 Chuck Knoblauch .359
3 Frank Thomas .357
4 Roberto Alomar .352
5 Mike Piazza .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 39
1 Sammy Sosa 39
3 Albert Belle 38
4 Brady Anderson 37
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 108
2 Andres Galarraga 107
3 Mo Vaughn 104
4 Dante Bichette 102
4 2 others tied 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 56
2 Tom Goodwin 52
3 Lance Johnson 42
4 Eric Young 41
5 Delino DeShields 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.01
2 Jeff Fassero 2.71
3 Tom Glavine 2.78
4 Andy Ashby 2.81
5 Al Leiter 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 18
2 Andy Pettitte 16
3 Wilson Alvarez 14
3 Mike Mussina 14
3 Shane Reynolds 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 201
2 Hideo Nomo 173
3 Roger Clemens 168
4 Pedro Martinez 157
5 2 tied 154

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 38
2 Jeff Brantley 31
2 Roberto Hernandez 31
4 Todd Worrell 29
5 Jose Mesa 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Giles .472
2 Bobby Higginson .450
3 Jason Kendall .432
4 Alex Rodriguez .431
5 2 tied .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 7
1 Andres Galarraga 7
1 Todd Hundley 7
4 Barry Bonds 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Sheffield 19
2 Andres Galarraga 18
2 Ken Griffey 18
4 Barry Bonds 17
4 Cecil Fielder 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 9
2 Chuck Knoblauch 8
3 Tom Goodwin 7
3 Ray Lankford 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Appier 0.35
2 Jaime Navarro 0.63
3 Alex Fernandez 0.72
4 Shane Reynolds 1.13
4 John Smiley 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 4
2 Mike Hampton 3
2 Pete Harnisch 3
2 Mike Mussina 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Benes 25
1 John Smoltz 25
3 Tim Wakefield 24
4 Kevin Appier 21
4 Scott Sanders 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 5
1 Mel Rojas 5
3 Rod Beck 4
3 Jeff Brantley 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .426
2 Mariano Duncan .387
3 Dave Nilsson .383
4 Gary Sheffield .378
5 Derek Jeter .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vinny Castilla 12
1 Ken Griffey 12
1 Todd Hundley 12
1 Sammy Sosa 12
5 4 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 38
2 Paul Molitor 35
3 Albert Belle 34
4 Andres Galarraga 32
4 Sammy Sosa 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 14
1 Lance Johnson 14
1 Kenny Lofton 14
4 Chuck Knoblauch 13
4 Otis Nixon 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Appier 0.96
2 Jamie Moyer 1.30
3 Jeff Fassero 1.47
4 Mark Thompson 2.13
5 John Smoltz 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 6
2 Pat Hentgen 5
2 Tim Wakefield 5
4 Wilson Alvarez 4
4 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 52
2 Wilson Alvarez 48
3 Jeff Fassero 41
3 Tom Gordon 41
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 9
1 Trevor Hoffman 9
1 Mel Rojas 9
1 John Wetteland 9
1 Mark Wohlers 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .360
2 Chuck Knoblauch .354
3 Tony Gwynn .352
4 Edgar Martinez .338
5 Roberto Alomar .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 63
2 Sammy Sosa 56
3 Mark McGwire 52
4 Jay Buhner 51
5 Juan Gonzalez 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 158
2 Jay Buhner 152
3 Sammy Sosa 147
4 Dante Bichette 145
5 Andres Galarraga 143

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 86
2 Tom Goodwin 71
3 Delino DeShields 56
3 Lance Johnson 56
3 Eric Young 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.27
2 Greg Maddux 2.38
3 Andy Ashby 2.42
4 Tom Glavine 2.79
5 Alex Fernandez 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 22
2 John Smoltz 21
3 Mike Mussina 20
4 Wilson Alvarez 18
4 5 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 260
2 Hideo Nomo 241
3 Roger Clemens 232
4 Alex Fernandez 213
5 Pedro Martinez 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 48
2 Roberto Hernandez 44
3 Jose Mesa 42
4 John Franco 39
4 Todd Worrell 39