On This Day

Tuesday, April 8, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 4 2 .667 --
Red Sox 4 3 .571 0.5
Tigers 3 4 .429 1.5
Yankees 3 4 .429 1.5
Blue Jays 2 3 .400 1.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 3 2 .600 --
Indians 4 3 .571 0.0
Twins 4 3 .571 0.0
Royals 3 3 .500 0.5
White Sox 2 3 .400 1.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 4 3 .571 --
Mariners 3 4 .429 1.0
Angels 3 4 .429 1.0
Rangers 2 3 .400 1.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Marlins 6 1 .857 --
Braves 5 2 .714 1.0
Expos 3 4 .429 3.0
Phillies 3 5 .375 3.5
Mets 3 5 .375 3.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 5 2 .714 --
Pirates 3 4 .429 2.0
Reds 3 4 .429 2.0
Cardinals 1 6 .143 4.0
Cubs 0 7 .000 5.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rockies 5 2 .714 --
Dodgers 5 3 .625 0.5
Padres 5 3 .625 0.5
Giants 4 3 .571 1.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sandy Alomar 4
1 Jeff Blauser 4
1 Jose Canseco 4
1 John Olerud 4
1 Bernie Williams 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jefferson 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Wade Boggs 1
2 Darren Bragg 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darren Bragg 5
2 Sandy Alomar 4
2 Jay Buhner 4
2 Ken Griffey 4
2 Reggie Jefferson 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Geronimo Berroa 1
1 Bobby Bonilla 1
1 Lance Johnson 1
1 Mickey Morandini 1
1 Kevin Young 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Cooke 1.50
2 Alan Benes 1.17
3 Steve Trachsel 1.00
4 Jeff Juden 0.86
5 Osvaldo Fernandez 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Cooke 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 Edwin Hurtado 1
1 Mike James 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Alan Benes 7
1 Steve Trachsel 7
3 Jeff Juden 6
3 Al Leiter 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 John Ericks 1
1 Butch Henry 1
1 Greg McMichael 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brady Anderson .571
2 Jeff Blauser .542
3 Sandy Alomar .538
4 Jeff Conine .500
4 2 others tied .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 6
1 Larry Walker 6
3 Sandy Alomar 5
4 Vinny Castilla 4
5 12 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sandy Alomar 13
1 Larry Walker 13
3 Ken Griffey 12
4 Darren Bragg 10
4 Reggie Sanders 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 5
2 Jeromy Burnitz 4
2 Lance Johnson 4
2 Deion Sanders 4
5 10 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Telgheder 0.00
1 Glendon Rusch 0.00
1 Rick Reed 0.00
1 Mark Thompson 0.00
1 William VanLandingham 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Acre 2
1 Kevin Brown 2
1 Tom Glavine 2
1 Bobby Jones 2
1 7 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jaime Navarro 19
2 Curt Schilling 18
3 David Cone 17
4 Kevin Appier 14
5 5 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 4
1 Billy Taylor 4
3 Ricky Bottalico 3
3 John Ericks 3
3 6 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .365
2 Frank Thomas .347
3 Tony Gwynn .343
4 Lance Johnson .337
5 Ellis Burks .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 54
2 Ken Griffey 53
3 Brady Anderson 51
4 Andres Galarraga 48
5 Albert Belle 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 153
2 Albert Belle 149
3 Ken Griffey 148
4 Rafael Palmeiro 145
5 Dante Bichette 144

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 71
2 Tom Goodwin 62
3 Eric Young 56
4 Lance Johnson 54
5 Otis Nixon 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.90
2 Greg Maddux 2.73
3 John Smoltz 2.80
4 Tom Glavine 2.88
5 Juan Guzman 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 25
2 Andy Pettitte 22
3 Kevin Brown 19
3 Pat Hentgen 19
5 Andy Benes 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 280
2 Roger Clemens 256
3 Hideo Nomo 245
4 Darryl Kile 221
5 Jeff Fassero 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 45
2 Jeff Brantley 44
3 John Wetteland 43
4 Trevor Hoffman 42
4 Mark Wohlers 42