On This Day

Tuesday, August 13, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 69 49 .585 --
Orioles 61 56 .521 7.5
Red Sox 58 62 .483 12.0
Blue Jays 54 66 .450 16.0
Tigers 42 77 .353 27.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 72 48 .600 --
White Sox 67 53 .558 5.0
Twins 59 60 .496 12.5
Royals 56 65 .463 16.5
Brewers 55 65 .458 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 68 52 .567 --
Mariners 61 57 .517 6.0
Athletics 60 61 .496 8.5
Angels 54 65 .454 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 73 45 .619 --
Expos 66 52 .559 7.0
Mets 56 65 .463 18.5
Marlins 55 64 .462 18.5
Phillies 48 72 .400 26.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 64 56 .533 --
Cardinals 63 56 .529 0.5
Cubs 59 59 .500 4.0
Reds 57 58 .496 4.5
Pirates 51 68 .429 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 65 56 .537 --
Dodgers 63 56 .529 1.0
Rockies 61 57 .517 2.5
Giants 50 67 .427 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chipper Jones 5
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 3
2 Rich Amaral 3
2 Mark Carreon 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jermaine Allensworth 2
1 Moises Alou 2
3 Harold Baines 1
3 Jay Bell 1
3 32 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jermaine Allensworth 5
2 Moises Alou 4
2 Robin Ventura 4
2 Rick Wilkins 4
5 10 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 3
2 Otis Nixon 2
3 Jeff Bagwell 1
3 Scott Brosius 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Amaury Telemaco 1.25
2 Rocky Coppinger 1.00
2 Aaron Sele 1.00
4 Rick Aguilera 0.88
4 Al Leiter 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Mike Bertotti 1
1 Shawn Boskie 1
1 Mark Brandenburg 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 8
1 Omar Olivares 8
3 Rick Aguilera 7
3 Rocky Coppinger 7
3 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Randy Johnson 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Troy Percival 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .365
2 Chuck Knoblauch .353
3 Frank Thomas .352
4 Roberto Alomar .347
5 Mike Piazza .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 42
2 Albert Belle 39
2 Sammy Sosa 39
4 Brady Anderson 37
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 111
2 Andres Galarraga 107
3 Jay Buhner 106
4 Mo Vaughn 105
5 Juan Gonzalez 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 57
2 Tom Goodwin 54
3 Lance Johnson 42
4 Eric Young 41
5 Delino DeShields 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.01
2 Al Leiter 2.71
3 Greg Maddux 2.74
4 Jeff Fassero 2.74
5 Tom Glavine 2.78

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 Pedro Martinez 161

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Larkin .436
2 Jason Kendall .435
3 Alex Rodriguez .429
4 F. P. Santangelo .425
5 Glenallen Hill .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Buhner 7
1 Todd Hundley 7
3 Ellis Burks 6
3 Ken Caminiti 6
5 13 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Moises Alou 18
1 Harold Baines 18
3 Gary Sheffield 16
4 Roberto Alomar 15
4 5 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 9
2 Tom Goodwin 8
2 Chuck Knoblauch 8
4 Ray Durham 7
4 Otis Nixon 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Shane Reynolds 0.53
2 Jaime Navarro 0.81
3 Kevin Appier 1.13
4 Mark Thompson 1.20
5 John Smoltz 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 3
1 Roberto Hernandez 3
1 Mike Mussina 3
1 Jaime Navarro 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 28
2 Rocky Coppinger 25
3 Tim Wakefield 24
4 Jeff Fassero 23
5 Greg Maddux 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .431
2 Barry Larkin .412
3 Derek Jeter .403
4 Dave Nilsson .388
5 Tino Martinez .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 13
1 Todd Hundley 13
3 Mark McGwire 12
3 Sammy Sosa 12
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 39
2 Paul Molitor 32
2 Sammy Sosa 32
4 Jay Buhner 31
4 Terry Steinbach 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 16
1 Otis Nixon 16
3 Kenny Lofton 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 Kevin Brown 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 5
1 Pat Hentgen 5
1 Tim Wakefield 5
4 Rick Aguilera 4
4 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 52
2 Jeff Fassero 50
3 Wilson Alvarez 45
4 Joey Hamilton 39
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 10
1 Mel Rojas 10
1 Mark Wohlers 10
4 Jeff Brantley 8
5 4 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .363
2 Tony Gwynn .352
3 Chuck Knoblauch .344
4 Edgar Martinez .340
5 Mark Grace .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 63
2 Sammy Sosa 56
3 Mark McGwire 55
4 Jay Buhner 53
5 2 tied 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 159
2 Jay Buhner 155
3 Sammy Sosa 146
4 Dante Bichette 144
4 Juan Gonzalez 144

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 87
2 Tom Goodwin 72
3 Delino DeShields 58
4 Otis Nixon 57
5 Eric Young 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.22
2 Greg Maddux 2.29
3 Andy Ashby 2.54
4 Tom Glavine 2.79
5 Al Leiter 2.86

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 263
2 Hideo Nomo 241
3 Roger Clemens 231
4 Chuck Finley 218
5 2 tied 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 48
2 Roberto Hernandez 44
3 Jose Mesa 42
4 John Franco 39
5 3 tied 38