MLB Scores and Standings Friday, August 23, 1996
| Chicago Cubs | 3 | Final |
| Atlanta Braves | 4 |
| W | Greg Maddux (12-10) |
| L | Steve Trachsel (11-7) |
| S | Mark Wohlers (32) |
| California Angels | 2 | Final |
| Baltimore Orioles | 0 |
| W | Shawn Boskie (12-6) |
| L | David Wells (9-12) |
| S | Troy Percival (33) |
| Seattle Mariners | 6 | Final |
| Boston Red Sox | 4 |
| W | Chris Bosio (4-3) |
| L | Mark Brandenburg (4-5) |
| S | Bobby Ayala (2) |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 4 | Final |
| Chicago White Sox | 2 |
| W | Pat Hentgen (16-7) |
| L | Scott Ruffcorn (0-1) |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 6 | Final |
| Cleveland Indians | 5 | (11) |
| W | Doug Jones (4-2) |
| L | José Mesa (2-4) |
| S | Mike Fetters (24) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 | Final |
| Colorado Rockies | 3 |
| W | Jon Lieber (6-4) |
| L | Kevin Ritz (13-10) |
| S | Francisco CĂłrdova (12) |
| Cincinnati Reds | 6 | Final |
| Florida Marlins | 5 |
| W | Giovanni Carrara (1-1) |
| L | Marc Valdes (0-2) |
| S | Jeff Brantley (35) |
| Cincinnati Reds | 3 | Final |
| Florida Marlins | 8 |
| W | Al Leiter (13-11) |
| L | Kevin Jarvis (6-6) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | Final |
| Houston Astros | 0 |
| W | Donovan Osborne (11-8) |
| L | Darryl Kile (10-8) |
| S | Dennis Eckersley (22) |
| Detroit Tigers | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City Royals | 2 |
| W | A.J. Sager (3-2) |
| L | Kevin Appier (11-9) |
| S | Gregg Olson (8) |
| New York Mets | 5 | Final |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 7 |
| W | RamĂłn MartĂnez (10-6) |
| L | Mark Clark (12-10) |
| S | Todd Worrell (33) |
| Texas Rangers | 2 | Final |
| Minnesota Twins | 9 |
| W | Rick Aguilera (7-5) |
| L | Darren Oliver (10-6) |
| Oakland Athletics | 3 | Final |
| New York Yankees | 5 |
| W | Dwight Gooden (11-5) |
| L | Don Wengert (6-9) |
| S | Mariano Rivera (5) |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 7 | Final |
| San Diego Padres | 4 |
| W | Rich Hunter (2-4) |
| L | Tim Worrell (7-7) |
| S | Ricky Bottalico (27) |
| Montreal Expos | 10 | Final |
| San Francisco Giants | 8 |
| W | Omar Daal (2-2) |
| L | Doug Creek (0-2) |
| S | Mel Rojas (24) |
Standings Up to and Including this Date
AL East Division
AL Central Division
AL West Division
NL East Division
NL Central Division
AL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 76 | 52 | .594 | -- | 750 | 630 | .579 |
| NYY | 73 | 54 | .575 | 2.5 | 670 | 632 | .527 |
| TEX | 74 | 55 | .574 | 2.5 | 766 | 640 | .581 |
| CHW | 69 | 61 | .531 | 8.0 | 727 | 639 | .559 |
| BAL | 67 | 60 | .528 | 8.5 | 768 | 718 | .531 |
| SEA | 66 | 61 | .520 | 9.5 | 787 | 732 | .533 |
| MIN | 64 | 64 | .500 | 12.0 | 733 | 720 | .508 |
| BOS | 64 | 65 | .496 | 12.5 | 738 | 748 | .494 |
| MIL | 61 | 68 | .473 | 15.5 | 740 | 731 | .506 |
| OAK | 62 | 69 | .473 | 15.5 | 693 | 734 | .474 |
| CAL | 60 | 68 | .469 | 16.0 | 626 | 771 | .406 |
| TOR | 60 | 69 | .465 | 16.5 | 640 | 672 | .478 |
| KCR | 58 | 72 | .446 | 19.0 | 609 | 642 | .476 |
| DET | 46 | 82 | .359 | 30.0 | 641 | 879 | .359 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 80 | 47 | .630 | -- | 627 | 473 | .626 |
| MON | 69 | 58 | .543 | 11.0 | 622 | 551 | .555 |
| SDP | 70 | 60 | .538 | 11.5 | 633 | 560 | .556 |
| LAD | 68 | 60 | .531 | 12.5 | 542 | 529 | .511 |
| STL | 68 | 60 | .531 | 12.5 | 600 | 572 | .522 |
| HOU | 68 | 61 | .527 | 13.0 | 628 | 643 | .489 |
| COL | 66 | 63 | .512 | 15.0 | 769 | 766 | .502 |
| CIN | 64 | 63 | .504 | 16.0 | 585 | 621 | .473 |
| CHC | 63 | 63 | .500 | 16.5 | 620 | 590 | .523 |
| NYM | 59 | 70 | .457 | 22.0 | 612 | 633 | .485 |
| FLA | 59 | 70 | .457 | 22.0 | 535 | 577 | .465 |
| PIT | 55 | 73 | .430 | 25.5 | 585 | 656 | .448 |
| SFG | 54 | 72 | .429 | 25.5 | 603 | 671 | .451 |
| PHI | 53 | 76 | .411 | 28.0 | 517 | 636 | .406 |


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