On This Day

Sunday, April 6, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 4 1 .800 --
Red Sox 3 2 .600 1.0
Yankees 2 3 .400 2.0
Blue Jays 2 3 .400 2.0
Tigers 2 4 .333 2.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 4 2 .667 --
Indians 3 2 .600 0.5
Brewers 2 2 .500 1.0
White Sox 2 3 .400 1.5
Royals 2 3 .400 1.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 3 2 .600 --
Rangers 2 2 .500 0.5
Mariners 2 3 .400 1.0
Angels 2 3 .400 1.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Marlins 5 1 .833 --
Braves 4 2 .667 1.0
Expos 3 3 .500 2.0
Phillies 2 4 .333 3.0
Mets 2 4 .333 3.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 5 1 .833 --
Reds 3 3 .500 2.0
Pirates 2 3 .400 2.5
Cardinals 0 6 .000 5.0
Cubs 0 6 .000 5.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 4 2 .667 --
Padres 4 2 .667 0.0
Rockies 4 2 .667 0.0
Giants 3 2 .600 0.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rusty Greer 4
1 Alex Rodriguez 4
3 Garret Anderson 3
3 Jeff Blauser 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Garret Anderson 1
1 Jeff Blauser 1
1 Vinny Castilla 1
1 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Sweeney 4
2 Jim Edmonds 3
2 Brian Giles 3
2 Dean Palmer 3
2 Paul Sorrento 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeromy Burnitz 2
1 Otis Nixon 2
3 Luis Alicea 1
3 Rich Amaral 1
3 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 David Cone 1.80
2 Greg Maddux 1.67
3 Jaime Navarro 1.57
4 John Wasdin 1.50
5 3 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Acre 1
1 Brian Bohanon 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jaime Navarro 11
2 David Cone 9
2 John Wasdin 9
4 Ben McDonald 7
4 Curt Schilling 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brady Anderson .556
2 Jeff Conine .524
3 Rondell White .522
4 Garret Anderson .500
4 Tony Phillips .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Walker 6
2 Ken Griffey 5
3 Sandy Alomar 3
3 Geronimo Berroa 3
3 7 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Walker 11
2 Reggie Sanders 10
3 Tony Clark 9
3 Melvin Nieves 9
5 3 tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 4
1 Deion Sanders 4
3 Jeromy Burnitz 3
3 Luis Castillo 3
3 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Telgheder 0.00
1 Jason Dickson 0.00
1 Glendon Rusch 0.00
1 Rick Reed 0.00
1 4 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Acre 2
1 Kevin Brown 2
1 Steve Kline 2
1 Arthur Rhodes 2
1 Curt Schilling 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jaime Navarro 19
2 Curt Schilling 18
3 David Cone 17
4 Kevin Brown 13
4 2 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 3
1 Randy Myers 3
1 Billy Taylor 3
1 Billy Wagner 3
1 Todd Worrell 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .363
2 Frank Thomas .347
3 Tony Gwynn .345
4 Lance Johnson .338
5 Paul Molitor .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 53
1 Mark McGwire 53
3 Brady Anderson 50
4 Albert Belle 49
4 Andres Galarraga 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 152
2 Albert Belle 151
3 Ken Griffey 145
3 Rafael Palmeiro 145
5 Dante Bichette 144

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 72
2 Tom Goodwin 62
3 Otis Nixon 55
3 Eric Young 55
5 Lance Johnson 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.84
2 Greg Maddux 2.63
3 John Smoltz 2.80
4 Juan Guzman 2.94
5 Tom Glavine 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 25
2 Andy Pettitte 21
3 Kevin Brown 19
3 Pat Hentgen 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 280
2 Roger Clemens 261
3 Hideo Nomo 240
4 Jeff Fassero 226
5 Darryl Kile 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 46
2 Jeff Brantley 44
3 John Wetteland 43
4 Trevor Hoffman 42
5 Mark Wohlers 41