On This Day

Thursday, April 24, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 12 6 .667 --
Red Sox 11 9 .550 2.0
Blue Jays 9 9 .500 3.0
Yankees 10 11 .476 3.5
Tigers 9 13 .409 5.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 11 10 .524 --
Indians 10 10 .500 0.5
Brewers 8 9 .471 1.0
Royals 8 10 .444 1.5
White Sox 6 14 .300 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 13 8 .619 --
Rangers 10 8 .556 1.5
Athletics 11 10 .524 2.0
Angels 9 10 .474 3.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 14 5 .737 --
Marlins 10 9 .526 4.0
Expos 9 9 .500 4.5
Mets 8 12 .400 6.5
Phillies 6 13 .316 8.0

Games

No Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 13 7 .650 --
Pirates 10 9 .526 2.5
Cardinals 7 12 .368 5.5
Reds 6 14 .300 7.0
Cubs 2 17 .105 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 14 4 .778 --
Rockies 13 5 .722 1.0
Dodgers 11 7 .611 3.0
Padres 9 9 .500 5.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rich Becker 3
1 Greg Colbrunn 3
1 Tony Fernandez 3
1 Jason Giambi 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Fernandez 1
1 Travis Fryman 1
1 Nomar Garciaparra 1
1 Brian Giles 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Bournigal 3
1 Roberto Kelly 3
1 Ivan Rodriguez 3
1 Scott Spiezio 3
1 Terry Steinbach 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jermaine Allensworth 1
1 Rich Becker 1
1 Wil Cordero 1
1 Brooks Kieschnick 1
1 Matt Lawton 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chris Hammond 1.33
2 Steve Trachsel 1.25
3 Roger Pavlik 1.17
4 Charles Nagy 0.64
5 Justin Thompson 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rich Loiselle 1
1 Charles Nagy 1
1 Roger Pavlik 1
1 Ricky Trlicek 1
1 Don Wengert 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charles Nagy 7
1 Roger Pavlik 7
3 Arthur Rhodes 5
3 Justin Thompson 5
3 Steve Trachsel 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Butch Henry 1
1 Jose Mesa 1
1 John Wetteland 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .486
2 Kenny Lofton .437
3 Sandy Alomar .411
4 Tony Gwynn .408
5 Deion Sanders .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 10
2 Larry Walker 9
3 Mark McGwire 8
4 Vinny Castilla 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 27
2 Ken Griffey 26
3 Larry Walker 25
4 Tony Clark 24
5 Mark McGwire 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 15
2 Brian Hunter 10
3 Kenny Lofton 9
4 Luis Castillo 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.42
2 Greg Maddux 1.33
2 Rick Reed 1.33
4 Jimmy Key 1.35
4 Jon Lieber 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Fassero 4
1 Andy Pettitte 4
3 Roger Bailey 3
3 Dave Burba 3
3 16 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 40
2 Curt Schilling 37
3 Shane Reynolds 36
4 Randy Johnson 30
5 4 tied 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 10
2 Randy Myers 8
3 Norm Charlton 6
3 John Ericks 6
3 Todd Worrell 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kenny Lofton .569
2 Greg Gagne .545
3 Larry Walker .500
4 Michael Tucker .475
5 Brett Butler .459

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 6
2 Moises Alou 5
2 Jeff Bagwell 5
4 Tony Clark 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 18
2 Jeff Bagwell 14
2 Tony Clark 14
2 Ken Griffey 14
5 Michael Tucker 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 10
2 Kenny Lofton 8
3 Bobby Abreu 6
3 Damon Buford 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 0.00
2 Alan Benes 0.56
2 Darren Oliver 0.56
4 Jimmy Key 0.61
5 Aaron Sele 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Fassero 3
1 Mike Mussina 3
1 Bobby Witt 3
4 Kevin Appier 2
4 28 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 23
1 Shane Reynolds 23
3 Randy Johnson 22
4 Ramon Martinez 21
5 Curt Schilling 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 5
1 Norm Charlton 5
1 John Wetteland 5
4 Dennis Eckersley 4
4 Randy Myers 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .362
2 Tony Gwynn .348
3 Paul Molitor .337
4 Frank Thomas .337
5 Chuck Knoblauch .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 60
2 Ken Griffey 51
3 Andres Galarraga 46
4 Brady Anderson 44
4 2 others tied 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 150
2 Ken Griffey 149
3 Rafael Palmeiro 144
4 Albert Belle 142
5 Dante Bichette 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 68
2 Tom Goodwin 60
3 Eric Young 59
4 Otis Nixon 57
5 Lance Johnson 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.76
2 Greg Maddux 2.66
3 Tom Glavine 2.71
4 John Smoltz 3.05
5 Al Leiter 3.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 23
2 Andy Pettitte 22
3 Mike Mussina 19
4 Kevin Brown 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 267
2 Roger Clemens 250
3 Hideo Nomo 232
4 Jeff Fassero 226
5 Curt Schilling 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 46
1 Todd Worrell 46
3 Trevor Hoffman 42
4 Rod Beck 41
5 2 tied 39