On This Day

Monday, August 12, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 69 48 .590 --
Orioles 60 56 .517 8.5
Red Sox 57 62 .479 13.0
Blue Jays 54 65 .454 16.0
Tigers 42 76 .356 27.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 72 47 .605 --
White Sox 66 53 .555 6.0
Twins 58 60 .492 13.5
Royals 56 64 .467 16.5
Brewers 55 64 .462 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 67 52 .563 --
Mariners 60 57 .513 6.0
Athletics 60 60 .500 7.5
Angels 53 65 .449 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 71 45 .612 --
Expos 65 52 .556 6.5
Mets 56 64 .467 17.0
Marlins 54 64 .458 18.0
Phillies 48 70 .407 24.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 64 55 .538 --
Cardinals 63 55 .534 0.5
Cubs 58 59 .496 5.0
Reds 56 58 .491 5.5
Pirates 51 67 .432 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 65 55 .542 --
Dodgers 62 56 .525 2.0
Rockies 61 56 .521 2.5
Giants 49 67 .422 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Geronimo Berroa 4
1 Darryl Hamilton 4
3 Sandy Alomar 3
3 Jacob Brumfield 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Geronimo Berroa 3
2 Mark McGwire 2
3 Harold Baines 1
3 Jacob Brumfield 1
3 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Geronimo Berroa 5
2 Mark McGwire 4
3 Jacob Brumfield 3
3 Darryl Hamilton 3
3 Mike Sweeney 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Phillips 2
2 Albert Belle 1
2 Ray Durham 1
2 Tom Goodwin 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Leiter 2.00
2 Alex Fernandez 1.00
2 Ariel Prieto 1.00
4 Ramon Martinez 0.80
5 Tom Gordon 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 Pat Hentgen 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Orel Hershiser 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Finley 8
1 Ramon Martinez 8
3 Alex Fernandez 7
3 Tom Gordon 7
3 Ariel Prieto 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Huisman 1
1 Jose Mesa 1
1 Todd Worrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .362
2 Chuck Knoblauch .354
3 Frank Thomas .352
4 Roberto Alomar .350
5 Mike Piazza .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 41
2 Sammy Sosa 39
3 Albert Belle 38
4 Brady Anderson 37
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 110
2 Andres Galarraga 107
3 Mo Vaughn 104
4 Jay Buhner 103
5 3 tied 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 57
2 Tom Goodwin 53
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 Pat Hentgen 14
3 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 211
2 Roger Clemens 176
3 Hideo Nomo 173
4 Jeff Fassero 168
5 Chuck Finley 160

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 38
2 Roberto Hernandez 32
3 Jeff Brantley 31
4 Todd Worrell 30
5 Jose Mesa 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Kendall .452
2 Marquis Grissom .429
3 Darrin Fletcher .421
4 F. P. Santangelo .417
5 Alex Rodriguez .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Todd Hundley 7
2 Jay Buhner 6
2 Ellis Burks 6
4 Barry Bonds 5
4 9 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Sheffield 16
2 Shane Andrews 15
2 Harold Baines 15
2 Ken Griffey 15
5 7 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 9
2 Chuck Knoblauch 8
3 Ray Durham 7
3 Tom Goodwin 7
5 Delino DeShields 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joey Hamilton 0.00
2 Shane Reynolds 0.53
3 Jaime Navarro 0.81
4 Kevin Appier 1.13
5 Todd Stottlemyre 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 3
1 Mike Hampton 3
1 Pete Harnisch 3
1 Roberto Hernandez 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 28
2 Tim Wakefield 24
3 Jeff Fassero 23
4 Tom Gordon 21
4 3 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 6
2 Mel Rojas 5
3 John Franco 4
3 Jose Mesa 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .418
2 Dave Nilsson .394
3 Barry Larkin .392
4 Derek Jeter .382
5 Edgar Renteria .375

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 39
2 Paul Molitor 33
2 Sammy Sosa 33
4 Albert Belle 31
4 3 others tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 15
1 Kenny Lofton 15
3 Otis Nixon 14
4 Ray Durham 13
4 2 others tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Appier 1.45
2 Jamie Moyer 1.79
3 Jeff Fassero 1.84
4 Tim Worrell 1.93
5 John Smoltz 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Hentgen 6
2 Andy Benes 5
2 John Smoltz 5
2 Tim Wakefield 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 62
2 Jeff Fassero 50
3 Wilson Alvarez 45
4 Hideo Nomo 40
4 Scott Sanders 40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .360
2 Tony Gwynn .354
3 Chuck Knoblauch .346
4 Edgar Martinez .340
5 Mark Grace .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 63
2 Sammy Sosa 56
3 Mark McGwire 54
4 Jay Buhner 52
5 2 tied 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 159
2 Jay Buhner 152
3 Sammy Sosa 147
4 Dante Bichette 144
5 Juan Gonzalez 143

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 87
2 Tom Goodwin 72
3 Delino DeShields 58
4 Eric Young 56
5 2 tied 55

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 Al Leiter 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 22
1 John Smoltz 22
3 Mike Mussina 20
4 Orel Hershiser 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 270
2 Hideo Nomo 241
3 Roger Clemens 231
4 Chuck Finley 218
5 Alex Fernandez 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 48
2 Roberto Hernandez 45
3 Jose Mesa 42
4 John Franco 39
4 Todd Worrell 39