On This Day

Wednesday, August 21, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 72 53 .576 --
Orioles 67 58 .536 5.0
Red Sox 63 64 .496 10.0
Blue Jays 58 69 .457 15.0
Tigers 44 82 .349 28.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 76 51 .598 --
White Sox 69 59 .539 7.5
Twins 63 63 .500 12.5
Brewers 60 68 .469 16.5
Royals 58 70 .453 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 73 54 .575 --
Mariners 64 61 .512 8.0
Athletics 62 67 .481 12.0
Angels 58 68 .460 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 79 46 .632 --
Expos 67 58 .536 12.0
Mets 59 69 .461 21.5
Marlins 58 69 .457 22.0
Phillies 52 75 .409 28.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 68 59 .535 --
Cardinals 67 59 .532 0.5
Cubs 63 62 .504 4.0
Reds 62 62 .500 4.5
Pirates 53 73 .421 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 70 59 .543 --
Dodgers 66 60 .524 2.5
Rockies 65 62 .512 4.0
Giants 54 70 .435 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff King 4
1 Cal Ripken 4
1 Eric Young 4
4 Moises Alou 3
4 24 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Caminiti 2
1 Chili Davis 2
1 Alex Rodriguez 2
1 Scott Rolen 2
5 26 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 4
1 Jay Canizaro 4
1 Chili Davis 4
1 Bernard Gilkey 4
1 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kimera Bartee 2
2 Jermaine Allensworth 1
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Curt Schilling 6.00
2 Wilson Alvarez 1.11
3 Jimmy Key 1.00
3 Brad Radke 1.00
5 Juan Guzman 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Mark Brandenburg 1
1 Frank Castillo 1
1 Mark Dewey 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 12
2 Wilson Alvarez 10
3 Juan Guzman 6
3 Felipe Lira 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 John Ericks 1
1 Mike Fetters 1
1 Gregg Olson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .364
2 Frank Thomas .353
3 Roberto Alomar .351
4 Chuck Knoblauch .346
5 Mark Grace .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 43
2 Albert Belle 41
3 Sammy Sosa 40
4 Ken Griffey 38
4 Todd Hundley 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 119
2 Mo Vaughn 116
3 Andres Galarraga 115
3 Juan Gonzalez 115
5 Jay Buhner 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 58
1 Kenny Lofton 58
3 Lance Johnson 46
4 Eric Young 44
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 222
2 Hideo Nomo 189
3 Roger Clemens 185
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 32
5 2 tied 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Mueller .486
2 Moises Alou .442
2 Tino Martinez .442
4 Tony Gwynn .438
5 Chris Hoiles .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Geronimo Berroa 8
1 Ken Caminiti 8
3 Alex Rodriguez 7
4 Andres Galarraga 6
4 Jim Thome 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 21
2 Rafael Palmeiro 19
2 Jim Thome 19
4 Barry Bonds 18
4 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 9
1 Otis Nixon 9
3 Tom Goodwin 8
4 Luis Castillo 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.00
2 Kevin Gross 0.54
3 Steve Trachsel 1.06
4 Jose Rosado 1.29
5 2 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Mark Leiter 3
1 Mike Mussina 3
1 Jose Parra 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 29
2 John Smoltz 27
3 Kevin Brown 22
3 Scott Sanders 22
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 7
2 Heathcliff Slocumb 6
3 Troy Percival 5
4 Ricky Bottalico 4
4 6 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .397
2 Tino Martinez .396
3 Alex Rodriguez .394
4 Derek Jeter .387
5 2 tied .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Caminiti 12
1 Andres Galarraga 12
1 Todd Hundley 12
4 Ken Griffey 11
5 5 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 36
2 Albert Belle 33
2 Andres Galarraga 33
4 Jim Thome 32
5 3 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 16
2 Tom Goodwin 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 2.11
5 Greg Maddux 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 5
1 Pat Hentgen 5
1 Mike Mussina 5
1 Jaime Navarro 5
1 Fernando Valenzuela 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 56
2 Scott Sanders 44
3 Curt Schilling 42
4 Willie Adams 41
4 2 others tied 41

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .362
2 Tony Gwynn .362
3 Mark Grace .343
4 Chuck Knoblauch .342
5 Jim Eisenreich .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 63
2 Mark McGwire 56
3 Jay Buhner 53
4 Sammy Sosa 52
5 2 tied 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 160
2 Jay Buhner 157
3 Mo Vaughn 149
4 Juan Gonzalez 146
5 Dante Bichette 145

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 84
2 Tom Goodwin 73
3 Otis Nixon 62
4 Delino DeShields 58
5 Lance Johnson 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.97
2 Greg Maddux 2.35
3 Andy Ashby 2.71
4 John Smoltz 2.95
5 Alex Fernandez 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 24
2 John Smoltz 23
3 Mike Mussina 22
4 Andy Benes 18
4 3 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 271
2 Hideo Nomo 237
3 Roger Clemens 233
4 Mike Mussina 215
5 2 tied 212

Saves

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