On This Day

Sunday, August 11, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 69 47 .595 --
Orioles 60 56 .517 9.0
Red Sox 57 61 .483 13.0
Blue Jays 53 65 .449 17.0
Tigers 42 75 .359 27.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 71 47 .602 --
White Sox 65 53 .551 6.0
Twins 58 59 .496 12.5
Royals 55 64 .462 16.5
Brewers 55 64 .462 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 66 52 .559 --
Mariners 60 56 .517 5.0
Athletics 59 60 .496 7.5
Angels 53 64 .453 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 71 45 .612 --
Expos 64 52 .552 7.0
Mets 56 63 .471 16.5
Marlins 54 64 .458 18.0
Phillies 48 70 .407 24.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 64 54 .542 --
Cardinals 63 55 .534 1.0
Reds 56 57 .496 5.5
Cubs 57 59 .491 6.0
Pirates 51 67 .432 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 65 55 .542 --
Dodgers 61 56 .521 2.5
Rockies 61 56 .521 2.5
Giants 49 67 .422 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Craig Biggio 4
1 Ray Durham 4
1 Ron Karkovice 4
1 Dave Martinez 4
5 16 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chili Davis 2
1 Tom Pagnozzi 2
3 George Arias 1
3 Carlos Baerga 1
3 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Scott Brosius 4
1 Cecil Fielder 4
1 Terry Steinbach 4
1 Tim Wallach 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 2
2 Royce Clayton 1
2 Ray Durham 1
2 Jeff Frye 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Smoltz 1.43
2 Jeff Fassero 1.27
3 John Burkett 1.14
3 Roger Clemens 1.14
5 Mark Clark 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sean Bergman 1
1 John Burkett 1
1 Mark Clark 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Fassero 14
2 John Smoltz 10
3 John Burkett 8
3 Roger Clemens 8
3 Brad Radke 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Belinda 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .359
2 Chuck Knoblauch .356
3 Frank Thomas .356
4 Roberto Alomar .350
5 Mike Piazza .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 39
1 Sammy Sosa 39
3 Albert Belle 38
4 Brady Anderson 37
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 108
2 Andres Galarraga 107
3 Mo Vaughn 104
4 Jay Buhner 103
5 3 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 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.01
2 Jeff Fassero 2.74
3 Tom Glavine 2.78
4 Andy Ashby 2.81
5 Al Leiter 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 19
2 Andy Pettitte 16
3 Wilson Alvarez 14
3 Mike Mussina 14
3 Shane Reynolds 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 211
2 Roger Clemens 176
3 Hideo Nomo 173
4 Jeff Fassero 168
5 Darryl Kile 159

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 38
2 Roberto Hernandez 32
3 Jeff Brantley 31
4 Todd Worrell 29
5 3 tied 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Giles .455
2 Jason Kendall .435
3 Dave Martinez .418
4 Marquis Grissom .417
5 Alex Rodriguez .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Todd Hundley 8
2 Cecil Fielder 7
3 Barry Bonds 6
3 Jay Buhner 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 19
2 Gary Sheffield 18
3 Shane Andrews 16
3 Barry Bonds 16
3 Jim Thome 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 9
2 Chuck Knoblauch 8
3 Tom Goodwin 7
4 Delino DeShields 6
4 2 others 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 3
1 Mike Hampton 3
1 Pete Harnisch 3
1 Mike Mussina 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 35
2 Tim Wakefield 24
3 Jeff Fassero 23
4 Kevin Appier 21
4 Scott Sanders 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 6
2 Mel Rojas 5
3 John Franco 4
3 Mark Wohlers 4
5 10 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .408
2 Dave Nilsson .398
3 Barry Larkin .388
4 Derek Jeter .387
5 Paul Molitor .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 13
1 Todd Hundley 13
3 Vinny Castilla 12
3 Sammy Sosa 12
5 3 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 39
2 Paul Molitor 34
3 Andres Galarraga 32
3 Sammy Sosa 32
5 3 tied 31

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Appier 0.96
2 Jamie Moyer 1.30
3 Jeff Fassero 1.84
4 Tim Worrell 1.84
5 John Smoltz 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 6
2 Pat Hentgen 5
2 John Smoltz 5
2 Tim Wakefield 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 62
2 Jeff Fassero 50
3 Wilson Alvarez 45
4 Tom Gordon 41
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 10
1 Mark Wohlers 10
3 Jeff Brantley 9
3 Mel Rojas 9
5 John Wetteland 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .357
2 Tony Gwynn .356
3 Chuck Knoblauch .349
4 Edgar Martinez .338
5 Eric Young .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 63
2 Sammy Sosa 56
3 Jay Buhner 52
3 Mark McGwire 52
5 2 tied 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 157
2 Jay Buhner 152
3 Sammy Sosa 146
4 Dante Bichette 145
5 2 tied 143

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 86
2 Tom Goodwin 71
3 Delino DeShields 58
4 Lance Johnson 56
4 Eric Young 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.22
2 Greg Maddux 2.38
3 Andy Ashby 2.54
4 Tom Glavine 2.79
5 Alex Fernandez 2.98

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 270
2 Hideo Nomo 241
3 Roger Clemens 240
4 Jeff Fassero 214
5 Pedro Martinez 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 48
2 Roberto Hernandez 45
3 Jose Mesa 41
4 John Franco 39
5 2 tied 38