On This Day

Tuesday, April 15, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 9 2 .818 --
Red Sox 7 6 .538 3.0
Tigers 7 7 .500 3.5
Blue Jays 4 6 .400 4.5
Yankees 5 8 .385 5.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 5 4 .556 --
Royals 6 5 .545 0.0
Twins 6 7 .462 1.0
Indians 5 7 .417 1.5
White Sox 3 9 .250 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 8 5 .615 --
Athletics 7 6 .538 1.0
Rangers 5 5 .500 1.5
Angels 6 6 .500 1.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 10 3 .769 --
Marlins 8 4 .667 1.5
Expos 5 6 .455 4.0
Mets 4 9 .308 6.0
Phillies 3 9 .250 6.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 8 6 .571 --
Pirates 5 6 .455 1.5
Reds 5 8 .385 2.5
Cardinals 4 8 .333 3.0
Cubs 0 11 .000 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 9 3 .750 --
Rockies 9 3 .750 0.0
Dodgers 8 4 .667 1.0
Padres 7 5 .583 2.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Sorrento 5
2 Jim Leyritz 4
2 Larry Walker 4
4 Harold Baines 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Walker 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Brady Anderson 1
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lance Johnson 4
1 Paul Sorrento 4
1 Larry Walker 4
4 Jeff Bagwell 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Abreu 2
1 Royce Clayton 2
1 Nomar Garciaparra 2
1 Andruw Jones 2
5 28 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pedro Martinez 1.00
2 John Smoltz 0.88
3 Bob Wolcott 0.75
4 Scott Kamieniecki 0.67
4 2 others tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Blair 1
1 John Ericks 1
1 Shigetoshi Hasegawa 1
1 Scott Kamieniecki 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 7
2 Andy Ashby 6
2 Steve Karsay 6
2 Aaron Sele 6
2 Bob Wolcott 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Toby Borland 1
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 Mike James 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sandy Alomar .564
2 Larry Walker .522
3 Brady Anderson .500
4 Geronimo Berroa .426
5 Mark Whiten .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Walker 9
2 Sandy Alomar 6
2 Vinny Castilla 6
2 Ken Griffey 6
5 11 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Walker 22
2 Jeff Kent 18
3 Sandy Alomar 14
3 Vinny Castilla 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 10
2 Brian Hunter 8
3 Larry Walker 7
4 Luis Castillo 6
4 Damion Easley 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reed 0.00
2 Roger Clemens 0.61
3 Kevin Brown 0.86
4 Bobby Witt 1.06
5 Glendon Rusch 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 3
1 Mark Thompson 3
3 Mark Acre 2
3 Willie Blair 2
3 33 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 29
2 Wilson Alvarez 24
2 Jaime Navarro 24
4 Curt Schilling 23
5 John Smoltz 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 7
2 Randy Myers 6
3 Billy Taylor 5
3 Mark Wohlers 5
5 2 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .363
2 Tony Gwynn .346
3 Frank Thomas .340
4 Chuck Knoblauch .339
5 Paul Molitor .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 55
2 Ken Griffey 50
3 Brady Anderson 49
4 Andres Galarraga 47
5 Juan Gonzalez 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 156
2 Rafael Palmeiro 145
3 Albert Belle 144
4 Dante Bichette 143
5 Ken Griffey 142

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 70
2 Tom Goodwin 63
3 Eric Young 58
4 Otis Nixon 54
5 Lance Johnson 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.86
2 Greg Maddux 2.65
3 Tom Glavine 2.84
4 John Smoltz 2.87
5 Juan Guzman 3.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 24
2 Andy Pettitte 21
3 Kevin Brown 19
4 Pat Hentgen 18
5 5 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 269
2 Roger Clemens 255
3 Hideo Nomo 229
4 Darryl Kile 226
5 Jeff Fassero 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 45
2 Todd Worrell 44
3 Mark Wohlers 42
4 Trevor Hoffman 41
5 2 tied 40