On This Day

Wednesday, August 28, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 58 .561 --
Orioles 70 62 .530 4.0
Red Sox 69 65 .515 6.0
Blue Jays 63 71 .470 12.0
Tigers 47 86 .353 27.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 80 53 .602 --
White Sox 71 64 .526 10.0
Twins 66 67 .496 14.0
Brewers 64 70 .478 16.5
Royals 61 73 .455 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 75 58 .564 --
Mariners 69 63 .523 5.5
Athletics 64 72 .471 12.5
Angels 61 72 .459 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 82 49 .626 --
Expos 71 60 .542 11.0
Marlins 63 70 .474 20.0
Mets 59 74 .444 24.0
Phillies 54 80 .403 29.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 72 62 .537 --
Cardinals 69 64 .519 2.5
Reds 65 67 .492 6.0
Cubs 64 66 .492 6.0
Pirates 56 76 .424 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 74 60 .552 --
Dodgers 71 61 .538 2.0
Rockies 70 64 .522 4.0
Giants 57 74 .435 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Todd Hollandsworth 4
2 Ken Caminiti 3
2 Luis Castillo 3
2 Greg Colbrunn 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Caminiti 2
1 Ryan Klesko 2
3 Albert Belle 1
3 Jay Buhner 1
3 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 4
1 Terry Pendleton 4
3 Jay Buhner 3
3 Vinny Castilla 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Derek Bell 1
1 Jeff Frye 1
1 Andres Galarraga 1
1 Luis Gonzalez 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 James Baldwin 0.80
2 Rich Hunter 0.71
2 Terrell Wade 0.71
4 Ken Hill 0.67
5 Fernando Valenzuela 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Sean Bergman 1
1 Mark Dewey 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Gardner 6
1 Ken Hill 6
1 Darryl Kile 6
4 Pedro Astacio 5
4 7 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Robb Nen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .366
2 Dave Nilsson .351
3 Frank Thomas .349
4 Roberto Alomar .347
5 Chuck Knoblauch .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 44
2 Albert Belle 43
3 Andres Galarraga 40
3 Ken Griffey 40
3 Sammy Sosa 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 129
2 Andres Galarraga 127
3 Jay Buhner 121
4 Juan Gonzalez 119
4 Rafael Palmeiro 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 61
2 Tom Goodwin 59
3 Eric Young 49
4 Lance Johnson 48
5 Otis Nixon 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.96
2 Greg Maddux 2.69
3 Tom Glavine 2.81
4 Steve Trachsel 2.89
5 Al Leiter 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 20
2 Andy Pettitte 18
3 Pat Hentgen 17
3 Mike Mussina 17
5 Shane Reynolds 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 228
2 Roger Clemens 203
3 Hideo Nomo 195
4 Jeff Fassero 185
5 Darryl Kile 177

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 38
2 Jeff Brantley 36
3 Todd Worrell 35
4 Roberto Hernandez 34
5 Troy Percival 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Eisenreich .475
2 Jim Thome .467
3 Shawn Green .432
4 Jorge Fabregas .429
5 Paul Molitor .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Caminiti 8
2 Andres Galarraga 7
2 Jim Thome 7
4 Dante Bichette 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 24
2 Andres Galarraga 20
2 Rafael Palmeiro 20
4 Albert Belle 18
4 Jim Thome 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 10
2 Eric Young 8
3 Chuck Knoblauch 7
4 Kimera Bartee 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.35
2 Joey Hamilton 0.64
3 Brian Boehringer 0.67
4 Kevin Gross 0.73
5 Tim Van Egmond 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Jamie Moyer 3
1 Mike Mussina 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 35
2 Roger Clemens 27
3 Kevin Brown 24
4 Mike Mussina 23
5 Hideo Nomo 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 6
1 Mike Fetters 6
1 Robb Nen 6
1 Heathcliff Slocumb 6
5 4 tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Eisenreich .429
1 Bill Mueller .429
3 Jim Thome .418
4 Alex Rodriguez .403
5 Shawn Green .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Caminiti 14
2 Andres Galarraga 12
3 Alex Rodriguez 11
4 Jay Buhner 10
4 4 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 36
2 Andres Galarraga 33
3 Jim Thome 31
4 Albert Belle 30
4 2 others tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 17
2 Chuck Knoblauch 15
3 Tom Goodwin 13
3 Kenny Lofton 13
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Shane Reynolds 1.32
2 Jeff Shaw 1.75
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 Curt Schilling 50
2 John Smoltz 45
3 Tom Gordon 41
3 Mike Mussina 41
3 Scott Sanders 41

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .364
2 Tony Gwynn .361
3 Eric Young .347
4 Jim Eisenreich .345
5 Mark Grace .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 62
2 Mark McGwire 57
3 Jay Buhner 52
4 Juan Gonzalez 47
4 2 others tied 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 165
2 Jay Buhner 158
3 Andres Galarraga 151
4 Dante Bichette 145
4 2 others tied 145

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 84
2 Tom Goodwin 73
3 Otis Nixon 64
4 Lance Johnson 58
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 5 tied 18

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 46
2 Roberto Hernandez 43
3 Todd Worrell 42
4 Rod Beck 39
4 2 others tied 39