On This Day

Friday, August 16, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 70 50 .583 --
Orioles 65 56 .537 5.5
Red Sox 59 63 .484 12.0
Blue Jays 54 68 .443 17.0
Tigers 42 79 .347 28.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 73 49 .598 --
White Sox 67 56 .545 6.5
Twins 61 60 .504 11.5
Royals 57 66 .463 16.5
Brewers 57 66 .463 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 70 52 .574 --
Mariners 62 58 .517 7.0
Athletics 60 65 .480 11.5
Angels 56 65 .463 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 75 46 .620 --
Expos 66 54 .550 8.5
Marlins 57 65 .467 18.5
Mets 57 66 .463 19.0
Phillies 49 74 .398 27.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 66 56 .541 --
Cardinals 65 57 .533 1.0
Reds 59 59 .500 5.0
Cubs 59 61 .492 6.0
Pirates 52 69 .430 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 65 57 .533 --
Padres 66 58 .532 --
Rockies 62 59 .512 2.5
Giants 51 68 .429 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rafael Palmeiro 5
2 Geronimo Berroa 4
2 Vinny Castilla 4
2 Jim Edmonds 4
2 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Geronimo Berroa 3
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Garret Anderson 1
2 Shane Andrews 1
2 29 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Palmeiro 8
2 Greg Vaughn 4
3 Geronimo Berroa 3
3 Ellis Burks 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Durham 2
1 Gregg Jefferies 2
3 Roberto Alomar 1
3 Garret Anderson 1
3 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Benes 1.25
2 Tim Van Egmond 1.20
3 Juan Guzman 0.88
3 Charles Nagy 0.88
5 Scott Erickson 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 John Burkett 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Benes 10
2 Juan Guzman 7
2 Charles Nagy 7
4 Scott Erickson 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Mike Fetters 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .360
2 Roberto Alomar .355
3 Chuck Knoblauch .354
4 Frank Thomas .353
5 Mike Piazza .340

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 Rafael Palmeiro 111
3 Andres Galarraga 109
4 Mo Vaughn 108
5 2 tied 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 57
2 Tom Goodwin 55
3 Lance Johnson 42
3 Eric Young 42
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 20
2 Andy Pettitte 17
3 Mike Mussina 15
3 Shane Reynolds 15
5 2 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 217
2 Hideo Nomo 183
3 Roger Clemens 176
4 Jeff Fassero 168
5 Pedro Martinez 161

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Thomas Howard .500
2 Chris Hoiles .488
3 Jason Kendall .474
4 Eric Davis .447
5 Derek Jeter .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Geronimo Berroa 8
2 Ellis Burks 6
3 Roberto Alomar 5
3 Bobby Bonilla 5
3 9 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Alomar 21
2 Rafael Palmeiro 18
3 Moises Alou 17
3 Bobby Bonilla 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 9
1 Otis Nixon 9
3 Ray Durham 7
3 Kenny Lofton 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Hill 0.53
2 Jaime Navarro 0.56
3 Mark Thompson 0.59
4 Kenny Rogers 1.06
5 Kevin Appier 1.13

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 34
2 Curt Schilling 27
3 Tim Wakefield 24
4 Hideo Nomo 22
4 Andy Pettitte 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 4
1 John Franco 4
1 Mike Henneman 4
1 Trevor Hoffman 4
1 6 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Derek Jeter .409
2 Alex Rodriguez .398
3 Chris Hoiles .395
4 Tino Martinez .392
5 Barry Larkin .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Todd Hundley 13
2 Geronimo Berroa 12
2 Juan Gonzalez 12
2 Ken Griffey 12
5 Mark McGwire 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 37
2 Rafael Palmeiro 32
2 Terry Steinbach 32
4 Andres Galarraga 30
5 3 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 17
2 Tom Goodwin 16
3 Ray Durham 15
3 Chuck Knoblauch 15
5 Kenny Lofton 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Appier 1.45
2 Jamie Moyer 1.82
3 Kevin Brown 1.90
4 Mark Thompson 2.05
5 Tim Worrell 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 6
2 Pat Hentgen 5
2 John Smoltz 5
2 Fernando Valenzuela 5
2 Bobby Witt 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 58
2 Scott Sanders 45
3 Jeff Fassero 43
4 Andy Benes 40
4 Hideo Nomo 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 10
1 Mark Wohlers 10
3 Mel Rojas 9
4 Rod Beck 8
4 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .358
2 Tony Gwynn .355
3 Chuck Knoblauch .349
4 Edgar Martinez .339
5 Mark Grace .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 63
2 Mark McGwire 55
2 Sammy Sosa 55
4 Jay Buhner 51
5 Juan Gonzalez 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 158
2 Jay Buhner 151
3 Juan Gonzalez 144
3 Rafael Palmeiro 144
3 Mo Vaughn 144

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 85
2 Tom Goodwin 71
3 Otis Nixon 61
4 Delino DeShields 58
5 Eric Young 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.01
2 Greg Maddux 2.29
3 Andy Ashby 2.65
4 Al Leiter 2.86
5 Tom Glavine 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 23
1 John Smoltz 23
3 Mike Mussina 21
4 Wilson Alvarez 18
4 4 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 269
2 Hideo Nomo 244
3 Roger Clemens 231
4 Chuck Finley 213
5 Pedro Martinez 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 48
2 Roberto Hernandez 44
3 Jose Mesa 40
4 John Franco 39
5 2 tied 38