On This Day

Wednesday, August 14, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 70 49 .588 --
Orioles 62 56 .525 7.5
Red Sox 59 62 .488 12.0
Blue Jays 54 67 .446 17.0
Tigers 42 78 .350 28.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 72 49 .595 --
White Sox 67 54 .554 5.0
Twins 60 60 .500 11.5
Royals 57 65 .467 15.5
Brewers 55 66 .455 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 69 52 .570 --
Mariners 61 58 .513 7.0
Athletics 60 62 .492 9.5
Angels 55 65 .458 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 73 46 .613 --
Expos 66 53 .555 7.0
Mets 57 65 .467 17.5
Marlins 56 64 .467 17.5
Phillies 49 72 .405 25.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 65 56 .537 --
Cardinals 64 56 .533 0.5
Reds 58 58 .500 4.5
Cubs 59 60 .496 5.0
Pirates 52 68 .433 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 65 57 .533 --
Dodgers 63 57 .525 1.0
Rockies 61 58 .513 2.5
Giants 50 68 .424 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Randy Velarde 4
2 Roberto Alomar 3
2 Jeff Bagwell 3
2 Scott Brosius 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roberto Alomar 2
1 Jacob Brumfield 2
1 Eddie Murray 2
4 Moises Alou 1
4 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jacob Brumfield 5
2 Matt Walbeck 4
3 Roberto Alomar 3
3 Moises Alou 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 4
2 Brian Hunter 3
3 Charlie Hayes 2
4 Jason Bates 1
4 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kevin Brown 3.33
2 Scott Sanders 1.40
3 Andy Pettitte 1.29
4 Mark Portugal 1.00
5 Huck Flener 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Belinda 1
1 Alan Benes 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Greg Gohr 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 10
2 Andy Pettitte 9
3 Huck Flener 8
4 Tom Glavine 7
4 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 John Ericks 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .360
2 Frank Thomas .356
3 Chuck Knoblauch .356
4 Roberto Alomar .350
5 Mike Piazza .342

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 112
2 Mo Vaughn 108
3 Andres Galarraga 107
4 Jay Buhner 106
5 Juan Gonzalez 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 57
2 Tom Goodwin 55
3 Lance Johnson 42
4 Eric Young 41
5 2 tied 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.97
2 Al Leiter 2.71
3 Greg Maddux 2.74
4 Jeff Fassero 2.74
5 Andy Ashby 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 19
2 Andy Pettitte 17
3 Shane Reynolds 15
4 Wilson Alvarez 14
4 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 3 tied 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Kendall .465
2 Eric Davis .419
3 Curtis Pride .412
4 Barry Larkin .410
5 2 tied .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Buhner 6
1 Ellis Burks 6
1 Ken Caminiti 6
1 Todd Hundley 6
5 11 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Moises Alou 21
2 Roberto Alomar 18
3 Harold Baines 17
4 Bobby Bonilla 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 9
1 Otis Nixon 9
3 Tom Goodwin 8
3 Chuck Knoblauch 8
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jaime Navarro 0.81
2 Kevin Appier 1.13
3 Mark Thompson 1.27
4 John Smoltz 1.29
5 Alex Fernandez 1.38

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 Tim Wakefield 24
3 Jeff Fassero 23
4 Andy Pettitte 22
5 4 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Heathcliff Slocumb 5
1 Mark Wohlers 5
3 John Franco 4
3 Trevor Hoffman 4
3 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Derek Jeter .408
2 Tino Martinez .402
3 Barry Larkin .400
3 Alex Rodriguez .400
5 Edgar Renteria .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Todd Hundley 13
2 Ken Griffey 12
2 Mark McGwire 12
4 Jay Buhner 11
4 3 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 36
2 Terry Steinbach 32
3 Paul Molitor 31
4 Jay Buhner 30
4 2 others tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 18
2 Tom Goodwin 16
3 Chuck Knoblauch 14
3 Kenny Lofton 14
5 Ray Durham 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Appier 1.45
2 Jamie Moyer 1.82
3 Jeff Fassero 1.84
4 Kevin Brown 1.90
5 Tim Worrell 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 5
1 Pat Hentgen 5
1 Tim Wakefield 5
1 Bobby Witt 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 52
2 Jeff Fassero 50
3 Wilson Alvarez 45
3 Scott Sanders 45
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 10
1 Mark Wohlers 10
3 Mel Rojas 9
4 Rod Beck 7
4 5 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .358
2 Tony Gwynn .354
3 Chuck Knoblauch .349
4 Edgar Martinez .340
5 Mark Grace .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 63
2 Mark McGwire 55
2 Sammy Sosa 55
4 Jay Buhner 53
5 Juan Gonzalez 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 160
2 Jay Buhner 155
3 Juan Gonzalez 145
4 Dante Bichette 144
4 2 others tied 144

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 85
2 Tom Goodwin 73
3 Otis Nixon 61
4 Delino DeShields 58
5 Eric Young 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.19
2 Greg Maddux 2.29
3 Andy Ashby 2.54
4 Al Leiter 2.86
5 Tom Glavine 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 23
2 John Smoltz 22
3 Mike Mussina 20
4 Orel Hershiser 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 263
2 Hideo Nomo 241
3 Roger Clemens 231
4 Alex Fernandez 215
5 Chuck Finley 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 48
2 Roberto Hernandez 44
3 Jose Mesa 41
4 John Franco 40
5 2 tied 38