On This Day

Saturday, April 19, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 10 3 .769 --
Blue Jays 8 6 .571 2.5
Red Sox 8 7 .533 3.0
Yankees 7 10 .412 5.0
Tigers 7 11 .389 5.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 8 5 .615 --
Twins 10 7 .588 0.0
Royals 7 7 .500 1.5
Indians 7 9 .438 2.5
White Sox 4 12 .250 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 10 7 .588 --
Athletics 9 8 .529 1.0
Rangers 7 7 .500 1.5
Angels 6 9 .400 3.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 13 3 .813 --
Marlins 10 6 .625 3.0
Expos 5 9 .357 7.0
Phillies 5 10 .333 7.5
Mets 5 10 .333 7.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 10 7 .588 --
Pirates 7 8 .467 2.0
Cardinals 6 10 .375 3.5
Reds 6 11 .353 4.0
Cubs 0 13 .000 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 12 3 .800 --
Dodgers 10 5 .667 2.0
Rockies 10 5 .667 2.0
Padres 8 7 .533 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Manny Ramirez 4
1 Ruben Sierra 4
3 Damion Easley 3
3 Tony Gwynn 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Jaha 2
2 Moises Alou 1
2 Jay Bell 1
2 Geronimo Berroa 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Klesko 4
1 Henry Rodriguez 4
3 Geronimo Berroa 3
3 John Jaha 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Morandini 2
1 Tony Womack 2
3 Bobby Abreu 1
3 Jermaine Allensworth 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Matt Morris 999.00
2 Willie Adams 1.50
3 Tony Saunders 1.43
4 Hideo Nomo 1.29
5 Alan Benes 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Adams 1
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 Alan Benes 1
1 Mark Clark 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tony Saunders 10
2 Willie Adams 9
2 Hideo Nomo 9
4 Charles Nagy 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Mike Bielecki 1
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sandy Alomar .478
2 Larry Walker .456
3 Kenny Lofton .453
4 Brady Anderson .422
5 Tony Gwynn .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Walker 9
2 Ken Griffey 8
3 Vinny Castilla 7
3 Tino Martinez 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Walker 22
2 Tony Clark 19
2 Jeff Kent 19
2 Tino Martinez 19
5 Ken Griffey 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 13
2 Brian Hunter 9
3 Luis Castillo 8
3 Chuck Knoblauch 8
3 Kenny Lofton 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.42
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 Dave Burba 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Shawn Estes 3
1 Jeff Fassero 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 32
2 Shane Reynolds 31
3 Wilson Alvarez 29
3 Hideo Nomo 29
3 Curt Schilling 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 9
2 Randy Myers 7
3 John Ericks 5
3 Billy Taylor 5
3 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .360
2 Tony Gwynn .348
3 Paul Molitor .339
4 Frank Thomas .336
5 Chuck Knoblauch .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 57
2 Ken Griffey 52
3 Brady Anderson 48
4 Andres Galarraga 47
5 Juan Gonzalez 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 153
2 Albert Belle 145
2 Ken Griffey 145
4 Rafael Palmeiro 143
5 2 tied 142

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 71
2 Tom Goodwin 62
3 Eric Young 59
4 Otis Nixon 55
5 Lance Johnson 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.70
2 Tom Glavine 2.61
3 Greg Maddux 2.67
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
3 Pat Hentgen 19
5 Mike Mussina 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 269
2 Roger Clemens 257
3 Hideo Nomo 238
4 Jeff Fassero 227
5 Darryl Kile 225

Saves

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