On This Day

Monday, August 26, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 56 .569 --
Orioles 69 61 .531 5.0
Red Sox 67 65 .508 8.0
Blue Jays 62 70 .470 13.0
Tigers 47 84 .359 27.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 78 53 .595 --
White Sox 70 63 .526 9.0
Twins 65 66 .496 13.0
Brewers 63 69 .477 15.5
Royals 59 73 .447 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 75 56 .573 --
Mariners 67 63 .515 7.5
Athletics 63 71 .470 13.5
Angels 61 70 .466 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 81 48 .628 --
Expos 70 59 .543 11.0
Marlins 61 70 .466 21.0
Mets 59 72 .450 23.0
Phillies 53 79 .402 29.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 70 62 .530 --
Cardinals 69 62 .527 0.5
Cubs 64 64 .500 4.0
Reds 64 66 .492 5.0
Pirates 55 75 .423 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 72 60 .545 --
Dodgers 70 60 .538 1.0
Rockies 69 63 .523 3.0
Giants 56 73 .434 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Royce Clayton 3
1 Carlos Delgado 3
1 Andres Galarraga 3
1 Willie McGee 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Batista 2
2 Dante Bichette 1
2 Craig Biggio 1
2 Bobby Bonilla 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Batista 4
1 Chris Hoiles 4
1 Rafael Palmeiro 4
4 Andres Galarraga 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andres Galarraga 1
1 Ron Gant 1
1 Brian Jordan 1
1 Tim Raines 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charles Nagy 1.75
2 Curt Schilling 1.57
3 Sterling Hitchcock 1.17
4 Andy Benes 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Ayala 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Cal Eldred 1
1 Juan Guzman 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 11
2 Andy Benes 10
3 Juan Guzman 8
4 Mike Hampton 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roger Bailey 1
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .365
2 Frank Thomas .350
3 Chuck Knoblauch .349
4 Roberto Alomar .346
5 Dave Nilsson .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 44
2 Albert Belle 41
3 Ken Griffey 40
3 Sammy Sosa 40
5 Andres Galarraga 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 124
2 Albert Belle 122
3 Rafael Palmeiro 119
4 Juan Gonzalez 118
4 Mo Vaughn 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 61
2 Tom Goodwin 59
3 Eric Young 49
4 Lance Johnson 47
5 Otis Nixon 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.96
2 Greg Maddux 2.69
3 Steve Trachsel 2.80
4 Tom Glavine 2.81
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
2 Todd Worrell 35
4 Roberto Hernandez 33
4 Troy Percival 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Eisenreich .487
2 Jorge Fabregas .472
3 Shawn Green .447
4 Bill Mueller .432
5 Mark McGwire .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Geronimo Berroa 8
2 Ken Caminiti 7
3 Andres Galarraga 6
3 Alex Rodriguez 6
5 8 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 23
2 Rafael Palmeiro 21
3 Jacob Brumfield 17
3 Kevin Elster 17
3 Andres Galarraga 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 11
2 Eric Young 8
3 Tom Goodwin 7
3 Chuck Knoblauch 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.50
2 Jeff Shaw 0.59
3 Brian Boehringer 0.67
4 Ariel Prieto 1.16
5 Greg Maddux 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Mike Mussina 3
4 Rick Aguilera 2
4 44 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 35
2 Al Leiter 26
3 Rick Aguilera 24
3 Kevin Brown 24
3 Tom Gordon 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 6
1 Troy Percival 6
1 Heathcliff Slocumb 6
1 Todd Worrell 6
5 Mike Fetters 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Eisenreich .434
2 Alex Rodriguez .405
3 Shawn Green .398
4 Jason Kendall .397
5 Paul Molitor .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andres Galarraga 13
2 Ken Caminiti 12
3 Ken Griffey 11
3 Alex Rodriguez 11
5 4 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 37
2 Andres Galarraga 35
3 Rafael Palmeiro 34
4 Ken Griffey 32
5 Jim Thome 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 15
1 Otis Nixon 15
3 Tom Goodwin 14
3 Kenny Lofton 14
3 Eric Young 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alex Fernandez 1.29
2 Shane Reynolds 1.50
3 Curt Schilling 1.76
4 Jaime Navarro 1.78
5 Greg Maddux 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 6
1 Mike Mussina 6
3 Pat Hentgen 5
3 Fernando Valenzuela 5
3 Bobby Witt 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 50
2 John Smoltz 46
3 Andy Benes 45
4 Tom Gordon 44
5 2 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 10
1 Todd Worrell 10
3 Mel Rojas 9
3 Heathcliff Slocumb 9
5 3 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .363
2 Tony Gwynn .359
3 Eric Young .352
4 Jim Eisenreich .346
5 Chuck Knoblauch .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 60
2 Mark McGwire 57
3 Jay Buhner 51
4 Sammy Sosa 49
5 Ken Griffey 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 160
2 Jay Buhner 155
3 Andres Galarraga 149
4 Dante Bichette 145
4 Mo Vaughn 145

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 85
2 Tom Goodwin 74
3 Otis Nixon 62
4 Eric Young 59
5 Lance Johnson 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.05
2 Greg Maddux 2.37
3 Andy Ashby 2.79
4 John Smoltz 2.91
5 Tom Glavine 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 24
2 Mike Mussina 22
2 John Smoltz 22
4 Andy Benes 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 265
2 Roger Clemens 238
3 Hideo Nomo 231
4 Mike Mussina 216
5 Chuck Finley 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 47
2 Roberto Hernandez 43
3 Todd Worrell 42
4 Jose Mesa 39
5 3 tied 38