On This Day

Saturday, August 31, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 76 59 .563 --
Orioles 72 63 .533 4.0
Red Sox 69 67 .507 7.5
Blue Jays 63 73 .463 13.5
Tigers 49 87 .360 27.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 80 55 .593 --
White Sox 73 64 .533 8.0
Twins 67 69 .493 13.5
Brewers 66 71 .482 15.0
Royals 62 75 .453 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 77 58 .570 --
Mariners 70 65 .519 7.0
Athletics 66 72 .478 12.5
Angels 62 74 .456 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 84 51 .622 --
Expos 72 62 .537 11.5
Marlins 65 71 .478 19.5
Mets 60 76 .441 24.5
Phillies 54 82 .397 30.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 74 63 .540 --
Cardinals 71 65 .522 2.5
Cubs 67 67 .500 5.5
Reds 67 68 .496 6.0
Pirates 56 79 .415 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 76 61 .555 --
Dodgers 74 61 .548 1.0
Rockies 70 67 .511 6.0
Giants 58 75 .436 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jermaine Allensworth 3
1 Geronimo Berroa 3
1 Bret Boone 3
1 Mariano Duncan 3
1 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jermaine Allensworth 1
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Brady Anderson 1
1 George Arias 1
1 30 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Mitchell 6
2 Lenny Harris 4
2 Derek Jeter 4
2 Hal Morris 4
2 Ozzie Timmons 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Batista 1
1 Jacob Brumfield 1
1 Ken Caminiti 1
1 Luis Castillo 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Francisco Cordova 8.00
2 Doug Linton 2.25
3 Omar Daal 2.00
4 Willie Adams 1.50
5 Frank Castillo 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Adams 1
1 Wilson Alvarez 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Frank Castillo 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willie Adams 9
1 Doug Linton 9
3 Andy Benes 8
3 Francisco Cordova 8
3 Omar Daal 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Adams 1
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Mike Fetters 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .375
2 Frank Thomas .351
3 Dave Nilsson .348
4 Roberto Alomar .347
5 Mike Piazza .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 46
2 Albert Belle 44
3 Brady Anderson 41
3 Juan Gonzalez 41
3 Ken Griffey 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 130
2 Andres Galarraga 127
3 Juan Gonzalez 123
4 Jay Buhner 122
5 Rafael Palmeiro 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 61
2 Tom Goodwin 60
3 Eric Young 49
4 Lance Johnson 48
5 Otis Nixon 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.92
2 Greg Maddux 2.60
3 Tom Glavine 2.83
4 Steve Trachsel 2.89
5 John Smoltz 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 20
2 Andy Pettitte 19
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 Pedro Martinez 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 38
2 Todd Worrell 37
3 Jeff Brantley 36
4 Roberto Hernandez 34
4 Mark Wohlers 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Eisenreich .522
2 Alex Rodriguez .476
3 Ken Caminiti .457
4 Jorge Fabregas .432
5 Jim Thome .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Thome 8
2 Dante Bichette 7
2 Ken Caminiti 7
2 Andres Galarraga 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 24
2 Albert Belle 18
2 Andres Galarraga 18
2 Juan Gonzalez 18
2 Jim Thome 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 7
1 Eric Young 7
3 Luis Castillo 6
3 Lance Johnson 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.35
2 Joey Hamilton 0.82
3 Greg Maddux 1.29
4 Kevin Brown 1.50
4 Fernando Valenzuela 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Kevin Foster 3
1 Joey Hamilton 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 29
2 Roger Clemens 27
3 Joey Hamilton 26
4 Kevin Appier 24
5 Scott Sanders 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 6
1 Dennis Eckersley 6
1 Mike Fetters 6
1 Todd Worrell 6
5 3 tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Eisenreich .446
2 Alex Rodriguez .435
3 Bill Mueller .417
4 Jason Kendall .413
5 Jim Thome .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Caminiti 14
2 Andres Galarraga 12
3 Jim Thome 11
4 Bobby Bonilla 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 38
2 Andres Galarraga 33
3 Jim Thome 32
4 Bobby Bonilla 31
5 Gary Sheffield 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 16
2 Chuck Knoblauch 15
3 Tom Goodwin 13
4 Luis Castillo 11
4 Kenny Lofton 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.60
2 Kevin Brown 1.71
3 Jeff Shaw 1.75
4 Joey Hamilton 1.76
5 Roger Clemens 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 6
2 Kevin Brown 5
2 Pat Hentgen 5
2 Mike Mussina 5
2 Jaime Navarro 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 56
2 Andy Benes 46
3 John Smoltz 45
4 Kevin Brown 42
5 Tom Gordon 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 10
1 Todd Worrell 10
3 Trevor Hoffman 9
3 Robb Nen 9
3 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .373
2 Tony Gwynn .361
3 Jim Eisenreich .352
4 Eric Young .349
5 Mark Grace .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 61
2 Mark McGwire 58
3 Jay Buhner 52
4 Juan Gonzalez 49
5 Ken Griffey 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 162
2 Jay Buhner 155
3 Andres Galarraga 150
4 Juan Gonzalez 149
5 Dante Bichette 147

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 83
2 Tom Goodwin 72
3 Otis Nixon 64
4 Delino DeShields 57
5 2 tied 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.01
2 Greg Maddux 2.31
3 Andy Ashby 2.79
4 Donovan Osborne 2.96
5 John Smoltz 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 24
2 John Smoltz 22
3 Mike Mussina 21
4 Andy Benes 19
4 Roger Pavlik 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 263
2 Roger Clemens 243
3 Hideo Nomo 226
4 Pedro Martinez 213
5 Chuck Finley 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 46
2 Todd Worrell 44
3 Roberto Hernandez 42
4 Jeff Brantley 39
4 3 others tied 39