On This Day

Friday, April 4, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 3 0 1.000 --
Red Sox 2 1 .667 1.0
Blue Jays 2 1 .667 1.0
Yankees 1 2 .333 2.0
Tigers 1 3 .250 2.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 3 1 .750 --
White Sox 1 2 .333 1.5
Indians 1 2 .333 1.5
Royals 1 2 .333 1.5
Brewers 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 2 1 .667 --
Angels 2 1 .667 0.0
Rangers 1 1 .500 0.5
Mariners 1 2 .333 1.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 3 1 .750 --
Marlins 3 1 .750 0.0
Braves 2 2 .500 1.0
Phillies 1 3 .250 2.0
Mets 1 3 .250 2.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 3 1 .750 --
Astros 3 1 .750 0.0
Pirates 1 2 .333 1.5
Cardinals 0 4 .000 3.0
Cubs 0 4 .000 3.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 3 1 .750 --
Padres 3 1 .750 0.0
Giants 2 1 .667 0.5
Rockies 2 2 .500 1.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brady Anderson 4
1 Darin Erstad 4
1 Nomar Garciaparra 4
4 Sandy Alomar 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darren Bragg 2
1 Mike Lieberthal 2
1 Greg Vaughn 2
4 Sandy Alomar 1
4 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Sanders 6
2 Tim Salmon 4
3 Darren Bragg 3
3 Mike Devereaux 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Batista 1
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 Scott Brosius 1
1 Delino DeShields 1
1 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Juan Guzman 1.60
2 David Wells 0.89
3 James Baldwin 0.88
4 John Burkett 0.71
5 Brian Moehler 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Acre 1
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Brad Clontz 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Guzman 8
1 David Wells 8
3 James Baldwin 7
4 Tim Belcher 6
5 6 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Tim Crabtree 1
1 Butch Henry 1
1 7 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brady Anderson .667
2 Geronimo Berroa .600
2 Jeff Conine .600
4 Tony Phillips .545
4 Mike Piazza .545

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 3
1 Mike Lieberthal 3
1 Tino Martinez 3
1 Larry Walker 3
5 10 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Sanders 10
2 Tony Clark 7
2 Jeff Conine 7
2 Tino Martinez 7
2 Melvin Nieves 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 3
2 Luis Castillo 2
2 Delino DeShields 2
2 Carlos Garcia 2
2 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jason Dickson 0.00
1 Curt Schilling 0.00
1 Kevin Brown 0.00
1 Mark Thompson 0.00
1 9 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Acre 1
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Sean Bergman 1
1 44 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 11
2 Roger Clemens 9
2 Mark Gardner 9
4 Wilson Alvarez 8
4 6 others tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 2
1 Randy Myers 2
1 Jeff Shaw 2
1 Billy Taylor 2
1 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .357
2 Tony Gwynn .348
3 Frank Thomas .345
4 Paul Molitor .343
5 Ellis Burks .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 53
2 Ken Griffey 52
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 Rafael Palmeiro 144
4 Ken Griffey 143
5 Dante Bichette 142

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 72
2 Tom Goodwin 65
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 Juan Guzman 2.87
4 John Smoltz 2.92
5 Al Leiter 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 24
2 Andy Pettitte 21
3 Pat Hentgen 19
4 Andy Benes 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 282
2 Roger Clemens 261
3 Hideo Nomo 240
4 Darryl Kile 226
5 Jeff Fassero 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 45
2 Jeff Brantley 44
3 John Wetteland 43
4 Trevor Hoffman 41
4 Mark Wohlers 41