On This Day

Tuesday, August 20, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 72 52 .581 --
Orioles 66 58 .532 6.0
Red Sox 62 64 .492 11.0
Blue Jays 57 69 .452 16.0
Tigers 43 82 .344 29.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 76 50 .603 --
White Sox 69 58 .543 7.5
Twins 63 62 .504 12.5
Brewers 59 68 .465 17.5
Royals 58 69 .457 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 72 54 .571 --
Mariners 64 60 .516 7.0
Athletics 62 66 .484 11.0
Angels 57 68 .456 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 78 46 .629 --
Expos 67 57 .540 11.0
Mets 59 68 .465 20.5
Marlins 58 68 .460 21.0
Phillies 51 75 .405 28.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 68 58 .540 --
Cardinals 67 58 .536 0.5
Reds 62 61 .504 4.5
Cubs 62 62 .500 5.0
Pirates 52 73 .416 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 69 59 .539 --
Dodgers 66 59 .528 1.5
Rockies 64 62 .508 4.0
Giants 53 70 .431 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Cangelosi 4
1 Rusty Greer 4
3 Jeff Bagwell 3
3 Kimera Bartee 3
3 19 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dante Bichette 2
1 Marty Cordova 2
1 Melvin Nieves 2
1 Dave Nilsson 2
5 38 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Leyritz 5
1 Melvin Nieves 5
1 Manny Ramirez 5
4 Marty Cordova 4
4 Dave Nilsson 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brady Anderson 1
1 Jeff Bagwell 1
1 Kimera Bartee 1
1 Tony Batista 1
1 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobby Jones 2.00
2 Mike Mussina 1.33
3 Alan Benes 0.88
4 Rheal Cormier 0.86
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Boehringer 1
1 Kevin Foster 1
1 Rich Garces 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Jones 10
2 Mike Mussina 8
3 Willie Adams 7
3 Alan Benes 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Xavier Hernandez 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .361
2 Frank Thomas .354
3 Roberto Alomar .350
4 Chuck Knoblauch .348
5 Mike Piazza .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 43
2 Albert Belle 41
3 Sammy Sosa 40
4 Ken Griffey 38
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 118
2 Mo Vaughn 115
3 Jay Buhner 114
3 Juan Gonzalez 114
5 Andres Galarraga 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 58
2 Tom Goodwin 57
3 Lance Johnson 45
4 Eric Young 43
5 Otis Nixon 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.90
2 Steve Trachsel 2.67
3 Greg Maddux 2.69
4 Tom Glavine 2.82
5 Al Leiter 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 20
2 Andy Pettitte 18
3 Mike Mussina 16
4 Pat Hentgen 15
4 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 2 others tied 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Mueller .515
2 Brian McRae .452
3 Tino Martinez .431
4 Mark Grace .429
5 Craig Biggio .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Geronimo Berroa 8
2 Ken Caminiti 7
3 Jim Thome 6
4 Roberto Alomar 5
4 8 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 19
1 Rafael Palmeiro 19
3 Ken Caminiti 18
3 Marty Cordova 18
3 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.00
2 Kevin Gross 0.67
3 Steve Trachsel 1.06
4 Mark Thompson 1.17
5 Jose Rosado 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 4
2 Mark Leiter 3
2 Jaime Navarro 3
2 Jose Parra 3
2 John Smoltz 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Fassero 26
2 Kevin Brown 22
2 Mike Mussina 22
2 Scott Sanders 22
2 John Smoltz 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 6
1 Heathcliff Slocumb 6
3 Trevor Hoffman 5
3 Jose Mesa 5
5 8 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tino Martinez .400
2 Paul Molitor .397
3 Brian Giles .391
4 Derek Jeter .387
5 Alex Rodriguez .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 13
2 Andres Galarraga 11
2 Todd Hundley 11
2 Terry Steinbach 11
5 8 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 33
1 Marty Cordova 33
3 Albert Belle 32
3 Ken Caminiti 32
3 2 others tied 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 16
2 Chuck Knoblauch 15
2 Otis Nixon 15
4 Ray Durham 14
5 Kenny Lofton 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 Ugueth Urbina 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 5
1 Pat Hentgen 5
1 Mike Mussina 5
1 Jaime Navarro 5
5 18 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 51
2 Jeff Fassero 50
3 Scott Sanders 44
4 Willie Adams 41
4 Chuck Finley 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 10
1 Mark Wohlers 10
3 Rod Beck 9
3 Jeff Brantley 9
5 2 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .359
2 Tony Gwynn .355
3 Chuck Knoblauch .342
4 Mark Grace .341
5 Jim Eisenreich .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 63
2 Mark McGwire 56
3 Jay Buhner 53
4 Sammy Sosa 52
5 2 tied 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 159
1 Jay Buhner 159
3 Juan Gonzalez 150
4 Mo Vaughn 149
5 Dante Bichette 145

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 86
2 Tom Goodwin 73
3 Otis Nixon 62
4 Delino DeShields 58
5 Lance Johnson 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.95
2 Greg Maddux 2.35
3 Andy Ashby 2.65
4 Tom Glavine 2.87
5 John Smoltz 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 24
2 John Smoltz 23
3 Mike Mussina 22
4 Orel Hershiser 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 266
2 Roger Clemens 233
3 Hideo Nomo 231
4 Alex Fernandez 215
4 Mike Mussina 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 47
2 Roberto Hernandez 44
3 Jose Mesa 39
3 Mark Wohlers 39
5 3 tied 38