On This Day

Tuesday, August 27, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 57 .565 --
Orioles 70 61 .534 4.0
Red Sox 68 65 .511 7.0
Blue Jays 62 71 .466 13.0
Tigers 47 85 .356 27.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 79 53 .598 --
White Sox 70 64 .522 10.0
Twins 66 66 .500 13.0
Brewers 64 69 .481 15.5
Royals 60 73 .451 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 75 57 .568 --
Mariners 68 63 .519 6.5
Athletics 63 72 .467 13.5
Angels 61 71 .462 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 81 49 .623 --
Expos 70 60 .538 11.0
Marlins 62 70 .470 20.0
Mets 59 73 .447 23.0
Phillies 54 79 .406 28.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 71 62 .534 --
Cardinals 69 63 .523 1.5
Reds 65 66 .496 5.0
Cubs 64 65 .496 5.0
Pirates 56 75 .427 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 73 60 .549 --
Dodgers 71 60 .542 1.0
Rockies 69 64 .519 4.0
Giants 56 74 .431 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Molitor 5
2 Jim Thome 4
3 Will Clark 3
3 Jim Eisenreich 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rich Amaral 1
1 Albert Belle 1
1 Dante Bichette 1
1 Royce Clayton 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Eusebio 4
2 Albert Belle 3
2 Royce Clayton 3
2 Eric Davis 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rich Amaral 2
2 Luis Castillo 1
2 Domingo Cedeno 1
2 Chili Davis 1
2 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kenny Rogers 1.40
2 John Smiley 1.29
3 Roger Clemens 1.00
4 Armando Reynoso 0.88
5 2 tied 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Blair 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Mark Hutton 1
1 Albie Lopez 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smiley 9
2 Roger Clemens 7
2 Alex Fernandez 7
2 Albie Lopez 7
2 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Mike Fetters 1
1 Xavier Hernandez 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .365
2 Frank Thomas .351
3 Chuck Knoblauch .349
4 Roberto Alomar .348
5 Dave Nilsson .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 44
2 Albert Belle 42
3 Ken Griffey 40
3 Sammy Sosa 40
5 Andres Galarraga 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 125
1 Andres Galarraga 125
3 Rafael Palmeiro 119
4 Jay Buhner 118
4 2 others tied 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 45

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 Al Leiter 2.91

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 228
2 Roger Clemens 203
3 Hideo Nomo 195
4 Jeff Fassero 185
5 Chuck Finley 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 38
2 Jeff Brantley 36
3 Todd Worrell 35
4 Roberto Hernandez 33
4 Troy Percival 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Eisenreich .512
2 Shawn Green .477
3 Jorge Fabregas .444
4 Jim Thome .435
5 Paul Molitor .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Caminiti 7
2 Dante Bichette 6
2 Andres Galarraga 6
2 Jim Thome 6
5 7 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 23
2 Rafael Palmeiro 21
3 Andres Galarraga 18
4 Kevin Elster 17
4 Jim Thome 17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.35
2 Jeff Shaw 0.60
3 Brian Boehringer 0.67
4 Tim Van Egmond 1.06
5 Greg Maddux 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Jamie Moyer 3
1 Mike Mussina 3
5 43 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 35
2 Roger Clemens 27
3 Al Leiter 26
4 Rick Aguilera 24
4 Kevin Brown 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Heathcliff Slocumb 7
2 Rod Beck 6
2 Mike Fetters 6
2 Troy Percival 6
5 5 tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Eisenreich .447
2 Jim Thome .411
3 Shawn Green .407
4 Alex Rodriguez .407
5 Jason Kendall .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Caminiti 12
2 Andres Galarraga 11
3 Ellis Burks 10
3 Todd Hundley 10
3 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 35
2 Jim Thome 33
3 Andres Galarraga 31
3 Gary Sheffield 31
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 16
2 Chuck Knoblauch 15
3 Tom Goodwin 14
3 Kenny Lofton 14
5 Eric Young 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Shane Reynolds 1.50
2 Alex Fernandez 1.73
3 Curt Schilling 1.76
4 Jaime Navarro 1.78
5 Greg Maddux 1.80

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 52
2 Curt Schilling 50
3 Joey Hamilton 41
3 Scott Sanders 41
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Heathcliff Slocumb 10
2 Rod Beck 9
2 Trevor Hoffman 9
2 Mel Rojas 9
2 Todd Worrell 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .363
2 Tony Gwynn .361
3 Eric Young .350
4 Jim Eisenreich .349
5 Mark Grace .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 61
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 162
2 Jay Buhner 155
3 Andres Galarraga 150
4 Dante Bichette 145
4 Mo Vaughn 145

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 85
2 Tom Goodwin 74
3 Otis Nixon 63
4 Eric Young 59
5 2 tied 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.05
2 Greg Maddux 2.37
3 Andy Ashby 2.79
4 John Smoltz 2.94
5 Alex Fernandez 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 24
2 John Smoltz 22
3 Mike Mussina 21
4 Andy Benes 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 271
2 Roger Clemens 243
3 Hideo Nomo 237
4 Chuck Finley 213
5 2 tied 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 46
2 Roberto Hernandez 43
3 Todd Worrell 42
4 Jeff Brantley 39
4 Jose Mesa 39