On This Day

Friday, August 23, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 73 54 .575 --
Orioles 67 60 .528 6.0
Red Sox 64 65 .496 10.0
Blue Jays 60 69 .465 14.0
Tigers 46 82 .359 27.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 76 52 .594 --
White Sox 69 61 .531 8.0
Twins 64 64 .500 12.0
Brewers 61 68 .473 15.5
Royals 58 72 .446 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 74 55 .574 --
Mariners 66 61 .520 7.0
Athletics 62 69 .473 13.0
Angels 60 68 .469 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 80 47 .630 --
Expos 69 58 .543 11.0
Mets 59 70 .457 22.0
Marlins 59 70 .457 22.0
Phillies 53 76 .411 28.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 68 60 .531 --
Astros 68 61 .527 0.5
Reds 64 63 .504 3.5
Cubs 63 63 .500 4.0
Pirates 55 73 .430 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 70 60 .538 --
Dodgers 68 60 .531 1.0
Rockies 66 63 .512 3.5
Giants 54 72 .429 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jermaine Allensworth 4
1 Luis Castillo 4
1 Roberto Kelly 4
1 Hal Morris 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chipper Jones 2
1 Henry Rodriguez 2
3 Pat Borders 1
3 Vinny Castilla 1
3 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Lampkin 4
1 Gary Sheffield 4
3 Bernard Gilkey 3
3 Ken Griffey 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Batista 1
1 Dante Bichette 1
1 Darren Bragg 1
1 Carl Everett 1
1 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Gordon 1.83
2 Greg Maddux 1.40
3 Jon Lieber 1.33
4 Kevin Appier 1.25
5 David Wells 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Chris Bosio 1
1 Shawn Boskie 1
1 Giovanni Carrara 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Gordon 11
1 Al Leiter 11
3 Rick Aguilera 10
3 Kevin Appier 10
5 Darryl Kile 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Ayala 1
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Francisco Cordova 1
1 8 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .364
2 Chuck Knoblauch .350
3 Frank Thomas .350
4 Roberto Alomar .348
5 Eric Young .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 43
2 Albert Belle 41
3 Sammy Sosa 40
4 Ken Griffey 39
5 3 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 121
2 Albert Belle 119
3 Mo Vaughn 117
4 Juan Gonzalez 116
5 Jay Buhner 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 59
2 Tom Goodwin 58
3 Lance Johnson 46
3 Eric Young 46
5 Otis Nixon 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.90
2 Greg Maddux 2.69
3 Steve Trachsel 2.80
4 Tom Glavine 2.82
5 Jeff Fassero 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 20
2 Andy Pettitte 18
3 Pat Hentgen 16
3 Mike Mussina 16
5 Shane Reynolds 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 222
2 Roger Clemens 196
3 Hideo Nomo 189
4 Jeff Fassero 180
5 2 tied 171

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 38
2 Jeff Brantley 35
3 Roberto Hernandez 33
3 Troy Percival 33
3 Todd Worrell 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Mueller .500
2 Jim Eisenreich .487
3 Jim Thome .432
4 Mark Grace .429
5 Tino Martinez .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Geronimo Berroa 8
2 Ken Caminiti 7
2 Andres Galarraga 7
4 Chili Davis 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 20
2 Andres Galarraga 19
3 Marty Cordova 18
3 Rafael Palmeiro 18
3 Jim Thome 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 10
2 Tom Goodwin 8
2 Chuck Knoblauch 8
4 Luis Castillo 7
4 Ray Durham 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.36
2 Kevin Brown 0.60
3 Jeff Shaw 0.66
4 Ariel Prieto 1.16
5 Greg Maddux 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Mike Mussina 3
1 Jose Parra 3
1 Fernando Valenzuela 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 29
2 Roger Clemens 28
3 Jeff Fassero 26
3 Al Leiter 26
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 6
1 Troy Percival 6
1 Heathcliff Slocumb 6
4 Mark Wohlers 5
4 Todd Worrell 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Eisenreich .419
2 Alex Rodriguez .408
3 Paul Molitor .393
4 Jason Kendall .390
5 Jim Thome .387

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 36
2 Andres Galarraga 35
3 Jim Thome 32
4 Barry Bonds 30
4 2 others tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 17
2 Otis Nixon 16
3 Kenny Lofton 14
4 Ray Durham 13
4 Tom Goodwin 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alex Fernandez 1.29
2 Shane Reynolds 1.62
3 Jose Rosado 1.73
4 Kevin Brown 1.99
5 Mark Thompson 2.00

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 Jeff Fassero 46
1 John Smoltz 46
3 Tom Gordon 44
4 Curt Schilling 42
5 Willie Adams 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 10
2 Jeff Brantley 9
2 Mel Rojas 9
2 Mark Wohlers 9
2 Todd Worrell 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .362
2 Alex Rodriguez .362
3 Jim Eisenreich .349
4 Eric Young .348
5 Chuck Knoblauch .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 62
2 Mark McGwire 56
3 Jay Buhner 53
4 Sammy Sosa 50
5 Ken Griffey 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 159
2 Jay Buhner 158
3 Andres Galarraga 147
3 Mo Vaughn 147
5 Juan Gonzalez 145

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 84
2 Tom Goodwin 73
3 Otis Nixon 63
4 Delino DeShields 57
4 Eric Young 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.97
2 Greg Maddux 2.35
3 Andy Ashby 2.71
4 Alex Fernandez 2.92
5 John Smoltz 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 24
2 John Smoltz 23
3 Mike Mussina 21
4 Andy Benes 18
4 4 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 271
2 Roger Clemens 238
3 Hideo Nomo 237
4 Chuck Finley 215
5 Alex Fernandez 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 47
2 Roberto Hernandez 44
3 Todd Worrell 40
4 Rod Beck 39
4 Jeff Brantley 39