On This Day

Saturday, April 26, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 14 6 .700 --
Blue Jays 10 10 .500 4.0
Red Sox 11 11 .500 4.0
Yankees 11 12 .478 4.5
Tigers 10 14 .417 6.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 11 11 .500 --
Twins 11 12 .478 0.5
Brewers 9 10 .474 0.5
Royals 9 11 .450 1.0
White Sox 7 15 .318 4.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 14 9 .609 --
Rangers 12 8 .600 0.5
Athletics 12 11 .522 2.0
Angels 10 11 .476 3.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 16 5 .762 --
Marlins 12 9 .571 4.0
Expos 11 9 .550 4.5
Mets 8 14 .364 8.5
Phillies 7 14 .333 9.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 14 8 .636 --
Pirates 10 11 .476 3.5
Cardinals 7 14 .333 6.5
Reds 7 15 .318 7.0
Cubs 4 17 .190 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 15 5 .750 --
Rockies 15 5 .750 0.0
Dodgers 11 9 .550 4.0
Padres 9 11 .450 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cecil Fielder 5
2 Roberto Alomar 4
2 Tim Raines 4
2 Bip Roberts 4
5 19 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roberto Alomar 3
2 Matt Williams 2
3 Rich Becker 1
3 Jay Bell 1
3 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Alomar 6
2 Cecil Fielder 5
3 Matt Williams 4
4 Jay Bell 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Manny Alexander 2
1 Delino DeShields 2
1 Deion Sanders 2
1 Tony Womack 2
5 22 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Shawn Estes 3.00
2 Brian Moehler 2.00
3 Pedro Martinez 1.43
4 Steve Karsay 1.33
5 Chris Holt 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 1
1 Shawn Estes 1
1 Alex Fernandez 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Karsay 12
2 Pedro Martinez 10
3 David Cone 9
3 Shawn Estes 9
5 John Smoltz 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eric Gunderson 1
1 Mike Johnson 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 Mel Rojas 1
1 Bruce Ruffin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .468
2 Kenny Lofton .427
3 Deion Sanders .398
4 Bip Roberts .398
5 Sandy Alomar .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 13
2 Larry Walker 10
3 Mark McGwire 9
4 Tino Martinez 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 30
1 Tino Martinez 30
3 Larry Walker 26
4 Tony Clark 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 18
2 Brian Hunter 11
2 Kenny Lofton 11
4 Otis Nixon 9
5 4 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.33
1 Rick Reed 1.33
3 Esteban Loaiza 1.61
4 Danny Darwin 1.93
5 Tom Glavine 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jason Dickson 4
1 Shawn Estes 4
1 Jeff Fassero 4
1 Jimmy Key 4
1 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 49
2 Curt Schilling 40
3 Shane Reynolds 36
4 Hideo Nomo 34
4 John Smoltz 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 10
2 Randy Myers 9
3 Norm Charlton 6
3 John Ericks 6
3 4 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kenny Lofton .527
2 Greg Gagne .472
3 Larry Walker .465
4 Brett Butler .442
5 Bip Roberts .434

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 7
2 Mark McGwire 6
2 Matt Williams 6
4 Moises Alou 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 21
2 Ken Griffey 18
3 Jeff Bagwell 15
4 Vinny Castilla 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 13
2 Kenny Lofton 10
3 Damon Buford 6
3 Otis Nixon 6
3 Omar Vizquel 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 0.00
2 Pedro Martinez 0.44
3 Darren Oliver 0.56
4 Mike Mussina 1.20
5 Wilson Alvarez 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 3
1 Jason Dickson 3
1 Shawn Estes 3
1 Jeff Fassero 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Karsay 23
1 Pedro Martinez 23
3 Dave Burba 22
4 Alan Benes 21
4 Hideo Nomo 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 5
1 Randy Myers 5
1 John Wetteland 5
4 Norm Charlton 4
4 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .361
2 Tony Gwynn .346
3 Frank Thomas .340
4 Paul Molitor .337
5 Kenny Lofton .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 61
2 Ken Griffey 54
3 Andres Galarraga 45
4 Albert Belle 44
5 5 tied 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 153
2 Andres Galarraga 150
3 Dante Bichette 144
3 Rafael Palmeiro 144
5 Albert Belle 143

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 70
2 Tom Goodwin 60
3 Otis Nixon 59
4 Eric Young 56
5 Lance Johnson 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.76
2 Greg Maddux 2.66
3 Tom Glavine 2.71
4 Andy Ashby 2.88
5 John Smoltz 2.97

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 269
2 Roger Clemens 252
3 Hideo Nomo 233
4 Darryl Kile 224
5 Curt Schilling 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 47
2 Todd Worrell 45
3 Rod Beck 41
3 Trevor Hoffman 41
5 Mark Wohlers 40