On This Day

Thursday, April 17, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 10 3 .769 --
Red Sox 8 7 .533 3.0
Blue Jays 6 6 .500 3.5
Tigers 7 9 .438 4.5
Yankees 5 10 .333 6.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 7 4 .636 --
Twins 8 7 .533 1.0
Royals 6 7 .462 2.0
Indians 6 8 .429 2.5
White Sox 4 10 .286 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 10 5 .667 --
Rangers 7 5 .583 1.5
Athletics 7 8 .467 3.0
Angels 6 8 .429 3.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 11 3 .786 --
Marlins 10 4 .714 1.0
Expos 5 7 .417 5.0
Mets 4 10 .286 7.0
Phillies 3 10 .231 7.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 9 6 .600 --
Pirates 6 7 .462 2.0
Reds 5 10 .333 4.0
Cardinals 4 10 .286 4.5
Cubs 0 12 .000 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 10 3 .769 --
Rockies 10 3 .769 0.0
Dodgers 9 4 .692 1.0
Padres 8 5 .615 2.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Girardi 4
1 Jerome Walton 4
1 Dan Wilson 4
4 Carlos Delgado 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Borders 1
1 Tony Clark 1
1 Jeff Conine 1
1 Ken Griffey 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jermaine Allensworth 3
1 Tony Clark 3
1 Joe Girardi 3
1 Denny Hocking 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Larkin 2
1 Otis Nixon 2
3 Scott Brosius 1
3 Greg Colbrunn 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Mussina 2.00
2 Erik Hanson 1.14
3 Esteban Loaiza 1.00
4 Kevin Brown 0.88
5 Darren Oliver 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Fassero 1
1 Mark Hutton 1
1 Steve Kline 1
1 Esteban Loaiza 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Erik Hanson 8
2 Kevin Brown 7
2 Esteban Loaiza 7
4 Mike Mussina 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 John Ericks 1
1 Jose Mesa 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Mike Timlin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sandy Alomar .512
2 Larry Walker .490
3 Jeff Blauser .429
4 Tony Gwynn .426
5 Brady Anderson .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Walker 9
2 Ken Griffey 8
3 Sandy Alomar 6
3 Vinny Castilla 6
3 Tony Clark 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Walker 22
2 Tony Clark 18
2 Ken Griffey 18
2 Jeff Kent 18
5 Tim Naehring 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 12
2 Brian Hunter 9
3 Luis Castillo 7
3 Tom Goodwin 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.61
2 Kevin Brown 0.96
3 Rick Reed 1.00
4 Bobby Witt 1.06
5 Danny Darwin 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Fassero 3
1 Steve Kline 3
1 Andy Pettitte 3
1 Mark Thompson 3
5 42 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 32
2 Shane Reynolds 31
3 Curt Schilling 29
4 Kevin Brown 25
4 Randy Johnson 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 8
2 Randy Myers 7
3 John Ericks 5
3 Billy Taylor 5
3 Mark Wohlers 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .365
2 Tony Gwynn .347
3 Paul Molitor .339
4 Chuck Knoblauch .337
5 Frank Thomas .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 56
2 Ken Griffey 52
3 Brady Anderson 49
4 Andres Galarraga 47
5 2 tied 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 156
2 Albert Belle 146
2 Mo Vaughn 146
4 Ken Griffey 145
5 Rafael Palmeiro 144

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 69
2 Tom Goodwin 63
3 Eric Young 58
4 Otis Nixon 55
5 Lance Johnson 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.70
2 Greg Maddux 2.65
3 Tom Glavine 2.84
4 John Smoltz 2.87
5 Juan Guzman 3.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 24
2 Andy Pettitte 21
3 Kevin Brown 19
4 Pat Hentgen 18
4 Mike Mussina 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 269
2 Roger Clemens 253
3 Hideo Nomo 229
4 Jeff Fassero 227
5 Darryl Kile 226

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 46
2 Todd Worrell 45
3 Trevor Hoffman 42
4 Mark Wohlers 41
5 Rod Beck 40