On This Day

Wednesday, April 9, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 5 2 .714 --
Blue Jays 3 3 .500 1.5
Tigers 4 4 .500 1.5
Red Sox 4 4 .500 1.5
Yankees 4 4 .500 1.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 3 2 .600 --
Indians 4 4 .500 0.5
Twins 4 4 .500 0.5
Royals 3 4 .429 1.0
White Sox 2 4 .333 1.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 5 3 .625 --
Mariners 4 4 .500 1.0
Rangers 2 3 .400 1.5
Angels 3 5 .375 2.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Marlins 6 1 .857 --
Braves 6 2 .750 0.5
Expos 3 4 .429 3.0
Phillies 3 6 .333 4.0
Mets 3 6 .333 4.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 5 3 .625 --
Pirates 4 4 .500 1.0
Reds 3 5 .375 2.0
Cardinals 1 6 .143 3.5
Cubs 0 7 .000 4.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rockies 6 2 .750 --
Dodgers 6 3 .667 0.5
Giants 5 3 .625 1.0
Padres 5 4 .556 1.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Andres Galarraga 4
1 Mark Whiten 4
3 Joe Carter 3
3 Mariano Duncan 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ellis Burks 2
2 Jay Bell 1
2 Geronimo Berroa 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Higginson 4
2 Dante Bichette 3
2 Jay Buhner 3
2 Ellis Burks 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jermaine Allensworth 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Ray Durham 1
1 Damion Easley 1
1 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chan Ho Park 3.00
2 Roger Clemens 1.75
3 Wilson Alvarez 1.09
4 Kirk Rueter 1.00
5 4 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 John Cummings 1
1 Alan Embree 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilson Alvarez 12
2 Roger Clemens 7
2 Rick Reed 7
4 Chan Ho Park 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 John Ericks 1
1 Randy Myers 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Whiten .579
2 Sandy Alomar .538
3 Brady Anderson .520
4 Jeff Conine .500
5 Derek Jeter .486

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 6
1 Larry Walker 6
3 Sandy Alomar 5
4 Geronimo Berroa 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sandy Alomar 13
1 Larry Walker 13
3 Ken Griffey 12
4 Reggie Sanders 11
5 3 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 6
2 Lance Johnson 5
2 Deion Sanders 5
4 Jeromy Burnitz 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reed 0.00
1 Dave Telgheder 0.00
1 Glendon Rusch 0.00
4 Curt Schilling 0.56
5 Roger Clemens 0.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Acre 2
1 Kevin Brown 2
1 Tom Candiotti 2
1 Roger Clemens 2
1 10 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilson Alvarez 20
2 Jaime Navarro 19
3 Curt Schilling 18
4 David Cone 17
5 Roger Clemens 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 5
2 John Ericks 4
2 Randy Myers 4
2 Billy Taylor 4
5 6 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .364
2 Frank Thomas .347
3 Tony Gwynn .345
4 Paul Molitor .336
5 Rusty Greer .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 54
2 Ken Griffey 53
3 Brady Anderson 51
4 Andres Galarraga 49
5 Albert Belle 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 156
2 Albert Belle 149
3 Ken Griffey 148
4 Dante Bichette 146
4 Rafael Palmeiro 146

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 71
2 Tom Goodwin 62
3 Eric Young 56
4 Lance Johnson 55
5 Otis Nixon 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.90
2 Greg Maddux 2.73
3 John Smoltz 2.80
4 Tom Glavine 2.93
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 263
3 Hideo Nomo 239
4 Darryl Kile 222
5 Jeff Fassero 220

Saves

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