On This Day

Saturday, August 17, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 70 51 .579 --
Orioles 65 57 .533 5.5
Red Sox 60 63 .488 11.0
Blue Jays 54 69 .439 17.0
Tigers 42 80 .344 28.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 74 49 .602 --
White Sox 68 56 .548 6.5
Twins 62 60 .508 11.5
Royals 58 66 .468 16.5
Brewers 57 67 .460 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 70 53 .569 --
Mariners 63 58 .521 6.0
Athletics 61 65 .484 10.5
Angels 56 66 .459 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 76 46 .623 --
Expos 66 55 .545 9.5
Mets 58 66 .468 19.0
Marlins 57 66 .463 19.5
Phillies 49 75 .395 28.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 66 57 .537 --
Astros 66 57 .537 --
Reds 61 59 .508 3.5
Cubs 60 61 .496 5.0
Pirates 52 70 .426 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 66 57 .537 --
Padres 66 59 .528 1.0
Rockies 62 61 .504 4.0
Giants 52 68 .433 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff Branson 5
1 Hal Morris 5
3 Ellis Burks 4
4 Rich Aurilia 3
4 17 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dante Bichette 2
1 Ellis Burks 2
3 Barry Bonds 1
3 Jeff Branson 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luis Gonzalez 5
2 Jay Buhner 4
3 Dante Bichette 3
3 Barry Bonds 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Johnson 2
2 Moises Alou 1
2 Marvin Benard 1
2 Dante Bichette 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ariel Prieto 1.20
2 Donovan Osborne 1.00
3 Roger Clemens 0.90
4 Rocky Coppinger 0.86
5 Tim Belcher 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Mike Bielecki 1
1 Mark Clark 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 9
2 Chuck Finley 8
3 Jeff Fassero 7
4 Rocky Coppinger 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Acre 1
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .361
2 Chuck Knoblauch .353
3 Frank Thomas .352
4 Roberto Alomar .352
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
4 Ken Griffey 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 113
2 Rafael Palmeiro 112
3 Jay Buhner 110
3 Mo Vaughn 110
5 Andres Galarraga 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 57
2 Tom Goodwin 55
3 Lance Johnson 44
4 Eric Young 42
5 2 tied 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.97
2 Steve Trachsel 2.67
3 Al Leiter 2.71
4 Greg Maddux 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 Roger Clemens 185
3 Hideo Nomo 183
4 Jeff Fassero 175
5 Chuck Finley 168

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 38
2 Jeff Brantley 33
2 Roberto Hernandez 33
4 Todd Worrell 31
5 3 tied 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Mueller .484
2 Thomas Howard .468
3 Brian McRae .458
4 Chris Hoiles .455
5 Eric Davis .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Geronimo Berroa 8
1 Ellis Burks 8
3 Roberto Alomar 5
3 Barry Bonds 5
3 8 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Alomar 21
2 Rafael Palmeiro 19
3 Ellis Burks 18
4 Moises Alou 17
4 Bobby Bonilla 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 9
1 Otis Nixon 9
3 Ray Durham 7
4 Tom Goodwin 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.00
2 Jaime Navarro 0.56
3 Mark Thompson 0.59
4 Mike Bielecki 1.35
5 John Cummings 1.46

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 Curt Schilling 27
2 Jeff Fassero 26
3 Rocky Coppinger 24
3 Tim Wakefield 24
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 5
1 Jose Mesa 5
3 Jeff Brantley 4
3 John Franco 4
3 7 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .407
2 Derek Jeter .395
3 Chris Hoiles .388
4 Eric Davis .381
5 Moises Alou .379

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 38
2 Barry Bonds 32
3 Terry Steinbach 31
4 Marty Cordova 30
4 3 others tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 16
2 Ray Durham 15
2 Chuck Knoblauch 15
4 Otis Nixon 14
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Shane Reynolds 1.38
2 Kevin Appier 1.45
3 Kevin Brown 1.90
4 Mark Thompson 2.05
5 Jamie Moyer 2.14

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 58
2 Jeff Fassero 50
3 Scott Sanders 45
4 Chuck Finley 41
5 Hideo Nomo 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Wohlers 10
2 Rod Beck 9
2 Jeff Brantley 9
2 Trevor Hoffman 9
2 Mel Rojas 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .359
2 Tony Gwynn .357
3 Chuck Knoblauch .348
4 Edgar Martinez .340
5 Mark Grace .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 63
2 Mark McGwire 55
3 Sammy Sosa 54
4 Jay Buhner 52
5 2 tied 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 159
2 Jay Buhner 155
3 Mo Vaughn 146
4 Juan Gonzalez 145
5 Rafael Palmeiro 144

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.01
2 Greg Maddux 2.29
3 Andy Ashby 2.65
4 Tom Glavine 2.93
5 Al Leiter 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 23
1 John Smoltz 23
3 Mike Mussina 21
4 Orel Hershiser 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 269
2 Hideo Nomo 244
3 Roger Clemens 233
4 Chuck Finley 221
5 Alex Fernandez 215

Saves

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