On This Day

Monday, August 19, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 71 52 .577 --
Orioles 65 58 .528 6.0
Red Sox 61 64 .488 11.0
Blue Jays 56 69 .448 16.0
Tigers 42 82 .339 29.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 75 50 .600 --
White Sox 69 57 .548 6.5
Twins 62 62 .500 12.5
Brewers 59 67 .468 16.5
Royals 58 68 .460 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 72 53 .576 --
Mariners 64 59 .520 7.0
Athletics 62 65 .488 11.0
Angels 57 67 .460 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 77 46 .626 --
Expos 67 56 .545 10.0
Marlins 58 67 .464 20.0
Mets 58 68 .460 20.5
Phillies 50 75 .400 28.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 67 57 .540 --
Astros 67 58 .536 0.5
Reds 62 60 .508 4.0
Cubs 61 62 .496 5.5
Pirates 52 72 .419 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 68 59 .535 --
Dodgers 66 58 .532 0.5
Rockies 63 62 .504 4.0
Giants 53 69 .434 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Durham 4
1 Cecil Fielder 4
1 Bernard Gilkey 4
1 James Mouton 4
1 Tim Salmon 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 1
1 Marvin Benard 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Jay Buhner 1
1 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 6
2 Tino Martinez 5
3 Jorge Fabregas 4
3 Juan Gonzalez 4
3 Danny Tartabull 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 James Mouton 3
2 Barry Bonds 2
2 Tom Goodwin 2
4 Kurt Abbott 1
4 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kevin Brown 2.00
1 Scott Sanders 2.00
3 Shane Reynolds 1.00
4 Mark Portugal 0.75
5 Mark Thompson 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Jeff D'Amico 1
1 Kerry Lacy 1
1 Alvin Morman 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 8
1 Scott Sanders 8
3 James Baldwin 6
3 Shawn Estes 6
3 Shane Reynolds 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 Heathcliff Slocumb 1
1 Mike Timlin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .362
2 Roberto Alomar .353
3 Chuck Knoblauch .352
4 Frank Thomas .351
5 Mike Piazza .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 43
2 Albert Belle 40
2 Sammy Sosa 40
4 Ken Griffey 38
5 Brady Anderson 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 115
2 Jay Buhner 114
3 Andres Galarraga 112
3 Rafael Palmeiro 112
3 Mo Vaughn 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 58
2 Tom Goodwin 57
3 Lance Johnson 44
4 Eric Young 43
5 2 tied 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.90
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 18
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 Bill Mueller .486
2 Chris Hoiles .462
2 Thomas Howard .462
4 Brian McRae .457
5 Tino Martinez .447

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Geronimo Berroa 8
2 Ken Caminiti 7
3 Gary Sheffield 6
4 Roberto Alomar 5
4 11 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 19
1 Rafael Palmeiro 19
3 Roberto Alomar 18
3 Ken Caminiti 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 10
2 Otis Nixon 9
3 Tom Goodwin 8
3 Brian Hunter 8
5 Luis Castillo 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.00
2 Kevin Gross 0.67
3 Jeff Shaw 0.69
4 Alan Benes 1.13
5 Mark Thompson 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 3
1 Mark Leiter 3
1 Mike Mussina 3
1 Jaime Navarro 3
1 John Smoltz 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 27
2 Jeff Fassero 26
3 Tim Wakefield 24
4 Kevin Brown 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 6
2 Jose Mesa 5
2 Heathcliff Slocumb 5
4 Jeff Brantley 4
4 5 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tino Martinez .415
2 Derek Jeter .390
3 Alex Rodriguez .389
4 Brian Giles .385
5 Chris Hoiles .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 14
2 Geronimo Berroa 11
2 Barry Bonds 11
2 Todd Hundley 11
2 Terry Steinbach 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 36
2 Barry Bonds 35
3 Ken Caminiti 32
4 Andres Galarraga 31
5 3 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 18
2 Chuck Knoblauch 15
3 Otis Nixon 14
4 Ray Durham 13
4 2 others tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Shane Reynolds 1.34
2 Jose Rosado 1.73
3 Kevin Brown 1.99
4 Frank Castillo 2.01
5 Greg Maddux 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 5
1 Pat Hentgen 5
1 Jaime Navarro 5
1 Bobby Witt 5
5 19 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 51
2 Jeff Fassero 50
3 Scott Sanders 44
4 Chuck Finley 41
5 Joey Hamilton 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 9
1 Jeff Brantley 9
1 Trevor Hoffman 9
1 Mark Wohlers 9
5 2 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .360
2 Tony Gwynn .355
3 Chuck Knoblauch .347
4 Edgar Martinez .342
5 Jim Eisenreich .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 63
2 Mark McGwire 56
3 Jay Buhner 53
3 Sammy Sosa 53
5 Ken Griffey 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jay Buhner 159
2 Albert Belle 158
3 Juan Gonzalez 148
3 Mo Vaughn 148
5 Dante Bichette 143

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 86
2 Tom Goodwin 73
3 Otis Nixon 62
4 Delino DeShields 59
5 Eric Young 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.95
2 Greg Maddux 2.27
3 Andy Ashby 2.65
4 Tom Glavine 2.93
5 John Smoltz 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 24
2 John Smoltz 23
3 Mike Mussina 21
4 Orel Hershiser 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 266
2 Hideo Nomo 244
3 Roger Clemens 233
4 Alex Fernandez 215
5 Todd Stottlemyre 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 47
2 Roberto Hernandez 44
3 Jose Mesa 40
4 Rod Beck 38
4 3 others tied 38