On This Day

Wednesday, April 2, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 1 0 1.000 --
Orioles 1 0 1.000 --
Yankees 1 1 .500 0.5
Blue Jays 1 1 .500 0.5
Tigers 0 2 .000 1.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 1 0 1.000 --
Twins 2 0 1.000 -0.5
White Sox 1 1 .500 0.5
Royals 0 1 .000 1.0
Brewers 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 1 0 1.000 --
Mariners 1 1 .500 0.5
Athletics 0 1 .000 1.0
Angels 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 2 0 1.000 --
Marlins 2 0 1.000 --
Phillies 1 1 .500 1.0
Mets 0 2 .000 2.0
Braves 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 1 0 1.000 --
Reds 2 0 1.000 -0.5
Astros 2 0 1.000 -0.5
Cardinals 0 2 .000 1.5
Cubs 0 2 .000 1.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 2 0 1.000 --
Dodgers 1 1 .500 1.0
Giants 0 1 .000 1.5
Rockies 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tino Martinez 4
1 Deion Sanders 4
3 Brady Anderson 3
3 Garret Anderson 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tino Martinez 3
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
2 Geronimo Berroa 1
2 Ken Caminiti 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 7
2 Raul Mondesi 4
3 Mark Grace 3
3 David Justice 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Johnson 2
1 Omar Vizquel 2
3 Manny Alexander 1
3 Luis Alicea 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hideo Nomo 2.00
2 Roger Clemens 1.29
3 Wilson Alvarez 1.00
3 Dave Burba 1.00
3 Jeff Juden 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Sean Bergman 1
1 Dave Burba 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 9
2 Wilson Alvarez 8
2 Hideo Nomo 8
4 Dave Burba 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darren Dreifort 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 Jeff Shaw 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson 1.000
1 Jim Thome 1.000
3 Brady Anderson .750
3 David Justice .750
3 2 others tied .750

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tino Martinez 3
2 Ken Griffey 2
3 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
3 Moises Alou 1
3 39 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 7
2 Tony Clark 4
2 Orlando Merced 4
2 Raul Mondesi 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 3
2 Lance Johnson 2
2 Barry Larkin 2
2 Omar Vizquel 2
5 27 tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Curt Schilling 0.00
1 Kevin Brown 0.00
1 Jimmy Key 0.00
1 Omar Daal 0.00
1 17 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Sean Bergman 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Dave Burba 1
1 19 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 11
2 Roger Clemens 9
2 Mark Gardner 9
4 Wilson Alvarez 8
4 4 others tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Wagner 2
2 Rick Aguilera 1
2 Ricky Bottalico 1
2 Norm Charlton 1
2 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .358
2 Tony Gwynn .356
3 Frank Thomas .347
4 Paul Molitor .342
5 Ellis Burks .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 52
2 Ken Griffey 51
3 Brady Anderson 50
4 Albert Belle 49
5 Andres Galarraga 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 152
2 Albert Belle 151
3 Juan Gonzalez 143
3 Ken Griffey 143
5 Rafael Palmeiro 142

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 75
2 Tom Goodwin 66
3 Eric Young 54
4 Otis Nixon 53
5 Lance Johnson 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.85
2 Greg Maddux 2.71
3 John Smoltz 2.92
4 Juan Guzman 2.93
5 Al Leiter 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 24
2 Andy Pettitte 22
3 Pat Hentgen 20
4 Mike Mussina 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 282
2 Roger Clemens 261
3 Hideo Nomo 242
4 Jeff Fassero 228
5 Pedro Martinez 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 44
2 John Wetteland 43
2 Todd Worrell 43
4 Trevor Hoffman 42
5 3 tied 39