On This Day

Sunday, August 18, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 70 52 .574 --
Orioles 65 58 .528 5.5
Red Sox 60 64 .484 11.0
Blue Jays 55 69 .444 16.0
Tigers 42 81 .341 28.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 75 49 .605 --
White Sox 68 57 .544 7.5
Twins 62 61 .504 12.5
Royals 58 67 .464 17.5
Brewers 58 67 .464 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 71 53 .573 --
Mariners 64 58 .525 6.0
Athletics 62 65 .488 10.5
Angels 57 66 .463 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 77 46 .626 --
Expos 67 55 .549 9.5
Mets 58 67 .464 20.0
Marlins 57 67 .460 20.5
Phillies 50 75 .400 28.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 67 57 .540 --
Astros 66 58 .532 1.0
Reds 62 59 .512 3.5
Cubs 61 61 .500 5.0
Pirates 52 71 .423 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 66 58 .532 --
Padres 67 59 .532 --
Rockies 62 62 .500 4.0
Giants 52 69 .430 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Scott Brosius 4
1 Marquis Grissom 4
1 Edgar Martinez 4
1 Jim Thome 4
5 19 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Caminiti 2
1 Paul Sorrento 2
1 Jim Thome 2
4 Brad Ausmus 1
4 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Thome 6
2 Paul Sorrento 5
3 Brady Anderson 4
3 Scott Brosius 4
3 4 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Griffey 2
1 Alex Rodriguez 2
3 Luis Alicea 1
3 Jermaine Allensworth 1
3 21 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joey Hamilton 1.43
2 Pat Hentgen 1.17
3 Todd Stottlemyre 0.88
4 Al Leiter 0.73
5 Greg Maddux 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Ayala 1
1 Toby Borland 1
1 Joe Borowski 1
1 Kevin Gross 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joey Hamilton 10
2 Al Leiter 8
3 Rick Aguilera 7
3 Pat Hentgen 7
3 Todd Stottlemyre 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Mike Fetters 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .363
2 Chuck Knoblauch .353
3 Roberto Alomar .353
4 Frank Thomas .352
5 Edgar Martinez .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 43
2 Albert Belle 39
2 Sammy Sosa 39
4 Ken Griffey 38
5 Brady Anderson 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 113
2 Rafael Palmeiro 112
3 Jay Buhner 111
3 Andres Galarraga 111
3 Mo Vaughn 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 58
2 Tom Goodwin 55
3 Lance Johnson 44
4 Eric Young 42
5 2 tied 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.97
2 Steve Trachsel 2.67
3 Greg Maddux 2.69
4 Al Leiter 2.86
5 Tom Glavine 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 20
2 Andy Pettitte 17
3 Pat Hentgen 15
3 Mike Mussina 15
3 Shane Reynolds 15

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 Troy Percival 31
4 Todd Worrell 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian McRae .478
2 Jim Thome .469
3 Bill Mueller .469
4 Chris Hoiles .452
5 Thomas Howard .451

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Geronimo Berroa 8
2 Ellis Burks 7
3 Ken Caminiti 6
3 Gary Sheffield 6
3 Jim Thome 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Thome 21
2 Rafael Palmeiro 19
3 Roberto Alomar 18
4 Moises Alou 17
4 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 9
1 Otis Nixon 9
3 Brian Hunter 7
3 Kenny Lofton 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.00
2 Mark Thompson 0.59
3 Kevin Gross 0.67
4 Mark Portugal 0.69
4 Jeff Shaw 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 3
1 Mike Hampton 3
1 Mark Leiter 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 Dennis Eckersley 4
3 6 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Derek Jeter .403
2 Tino Martinez .394
3 Alex Rodriguez .392
4 Brian Giles .391
5 Eric Davis .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 14
2 Mark McGwire 12
3 Geronimo Berroa 11
3 Andres Galarraga 11
3 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 37
2 Barry Bonds 34
3 Andres Galarraga 32
3 Terry Steinbach 32
5 Rafael Palmeiro 30

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Shane Reynolds 1.38
2 Jamie Moyer 2.14
3 Mark Thompson 2.15
4 Greg Maddux 2.18
5 Alex Fernandez 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 5
1 Pat Hentgen 5
1 Jaime Navarro 5
1 Fernando Valenzuela 5
1 Bobby Witt 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 51
2 Jeff Fassero 50
3 Chuck Finley 41
4 Joey Hamilton 40
5 Tom Gordon 39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .361
2 Tony Gwynn .357
3 Chuck Knoblauch .349
4 Edgar Martinez .344
5 Jim Eisenreich .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 62
2 Mark McGwire 56
3 Sammy Sosa 53
4 Jay Buhner 52
5 Ken Griffey 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 158
2 Jay Buhner 156
3 Mo Vaughn 147
4 Juan Gonzalez 146
5 Dante Bichette 144

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 86
2 Tom Goodwin 71
3 Otis Nixon 62
4 Delino DeShields 59
5 Eric Young 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.01
2 Greg Maddux 2.27
3 Andy Ashby 2.65
4 Tom Glavine 2.93
5 Alex Fernandez 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 23
1 John Smoltz 23
3 Mike Mussina 21
4 Orel Hershiser 19
5 3 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 47
2 Roberto Hernandez 44
3 Jose Mesa 40
4 John Franco 39
5 2 tied 38