On This Day

Saturday, August 24, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 54 .578 --
Orioles 68 60 .531 6.0
Red Sox 65 65 .500 10.0
Blue Jays 61 69 .469 14.0
Tigers 46 83 .357 28.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 76 53 .589 --
White Sox 69 62 .527 8.0
Twins 65 64 .504 11.0
Brewers 62 68 .477 14.5
Royals 59 72 .450 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 74 56 .569 --
Mariners 66 62 .516 7.0
Athletics 62 70 .470 13.0
Angels 60 69 .465 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 81 47 .633 --
Expos 70 58 .547 11.0
Marlins 60 70 .462 22.0
Mets 59 71 .454 23.0
Phillies 53 77 .408 29.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 69 61 .531 --
Cardinals 68 61 .527 0.5
Reds 64 64 .500 4.0
Cubs 63 64 .496 4.5
Pirates 55 74 .426 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 71 60 .542 --
Dodgers 69 60 .535 1.0
Rockies 67 63 .515 3.5
Giants 54 73 .425 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred McGriff 5
2 Wade Boggs 3
2 Scott Brosius 3
2 Jacob Brumfield 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 2
2 Kimera Bartee 1
2 Darren Bragg 1
2 Ellis Burks 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darren Bragg 4
1 Fred McGriff 4
3 Jacob Brumfield 3
3 Ellis Burks 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Jeff Bagwell 1
1 Kimera Bartee 1
1 Tim Bogar 1
1 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joey Hamilton 2.00
2 Pedro Martinez 1.67
3 Tom Candiotti 1.33
4 Scott Karl 1.00
4 Shane Reynolds 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Brad Clontz 1
1 Joey Hamilton 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 10
2 Tom Candiotti 8
2 Shawn Estes 8
2 Joey Hamilton 8
2 Greg Keagle 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Fetters 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 Dave Pavlas 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .365
2 Frank Thomas .351
3 Chuck Knoblauch .350
4 Dave Nilsson .349
5 Roberto Alomar .347

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 120
3 Juan Gonzalez 117
3 Mo Vaughn 117
5 Jay Buhner 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 60
2 Tom Goodwin 58
3 Lance Johnson 47
4 Eric Young 46
5 Otis Nixon 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.96
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 Mike Mussina 17
4 Pat Hentgen 16
4 Shane Reynolds 16

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 38
2 Jeff Brantley 35
3 Todd Worrell 34
4 Roberto Hernandez 33
4 Troy Percival 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Eisenreich .528
2 Bill Mueller .472
3 Shawn Green .425
4 Brian McRae .422
5 Jorge Fabregas .412

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 21
2 Rafael Palmeiro 20
3 Jacob Brumfield 18
3 Marty Cordova 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 10
2 Chuck Knoblauch 8
3 Luis Castillo 7
4 Tom Goodwin 6
4 Eric Young 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.36
2 Jeff Shaw 0.57
3 Ariel Prieto 1.16
4 Greg Maddux 1.17
5 Jose Rosado 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 4
2 Kevin Brown 3
2 Roger Clemens 3
2 Pat Hentgen 3
5 41 tied 2

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Troy Percival 6
1 Todd Worrell 6
3 Rod Beck 5
3 Mike Fetters 5
3 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Eisenreich .425
2 Alex Rodriguez .403
3 Jason Kendall .400
4 Paul Molitor .388
5 Marquis Grissom .386

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 38
2 Andres Galarraga 34
3 Jim Thome 33
4 Ken Griffey 32
5 Rafael Palmeiro 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 16
1 Otis Nixon 16
3 Kenny Lofton 15
4 Ray Durham 13
4 Tom Goodwin 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alex Fernandez 1.29
2 Shane Reynolds 1.50
3 Jose Rosado 1.61
4 Ariel Prieto 2.03
5 Mark Thompson 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 6
2 Andy Benes 5
2 Pat Hentgen 5
2 Jaime Navarro 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Fassero 46
1 John Smoltz 46
3 Tom Gordon 44
4 Curt Schilling 42
5 2 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 10
1 Mel Rojas 10
1 Todd Worrell 10
4 Mark Wohlers 9
5 3 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .363
2 Tony Gwynn .360
3 Eric Young .349
4 Jim Eisenreich .348
5 Chuck Knoblauch .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 62
2 Mark McGwire 56
3 Jay Buhner 52
4 Sammy Sosa 49
5 2 tied 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 160
2 Jay Buhner 155
3 Andres Galarraga 146
4 Juan Gonzalez 145
5 2 tied 144

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 85
2 Tom Goodwin 73
3 Otis Nixon 63
4 Lance Johnson 57
4 Eric Young 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.02
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 22
4 Andy Benes 18
4 6 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 271
2 Roger Clemens 238
3 Hideo Nomo 237
4 Pedro Martinez 216
4 Mike Mussina 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 47
2 Roberto Hernandez 44
3 Todd Worrell 41
4 Jeff Brantley 39
5 4 tied 38