On This Day

Tuesday, April 29, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 15 7 .682 --
Red Sox 12 12 .500 4.0
Yankees 13 13 .500 4.0
Blue Jays 10 12 .455 5.0
Tigers 10 16 .385 7.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 12 10 .545 --
Royals 11 11 .500 1.0
Indians 12 12 .500 1.0
Twins 11 14 .440 2.5
White Sox 8 16 .333 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 16 10 .615 --
Rangers 13 10 .565 1.5
Angels 12 11 .522 2.5
Athletics 12 13 .480 3.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 18 6 .750 --
Marlins 15 9 .625 3.0
Expos 11 12 .478 6.5
Mets 11 14 .440 7.5
Phillies 8 15 .348 9.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 15 10 .600 --
Pirates 12 12 .500 2.5
Cardinals 10 14 .417 4.5
Reds 7 17 .292 7.5
Cubs 6 18 .250 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 16 7 .696 --
Rockies 16 7 .696 --
Dodgers 12 11 .522 4.0
Padres 9 14 .391 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Marvin Benard 4
1 Ray Lankford 4
3 Roberto Alomar 3
3 Wade Boggs 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brooks Kieschnick 2
1 Ray Lankford 2
1 Henry Rodriguez 2
1 Ed Sprague 2
5 21 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brooks Kieschnick 6
2 Russ Davis 4
3 Wil Cordero 3
3 Darrin Fletcher 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 3
2 Wilton Guerrero 2
3 Manny Alexander 1
3 Moises Alou 1
3 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sean Bergman 1.00
1 Jaime Navarro 1.00
3 Rocky Coppinger 0.83
4 Steve Trachsel 0.82
5 2 tied 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shawn Boskie 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Mark Clark 1
1 Cal Eldred 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Trachsel 9
2 Kevin Brown 7
2 Jaime Navarro 7
2 John Wasdin 7
5 Cal Eldred 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 John Hudek 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Mike James 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .453
2 Kenny Lofton .407
3 Bip Roberts .395
4 Jeff Blauser .395
5 Sandy Alomar .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 13
2 Larry Walker 10
3 Mark McGwire 9
4 Sandy Alomar 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 33
2 Ken Griffey 30
3 Moises Alou 29
4 Larry Walker 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 18
2 Brian Hunter 11
2 Chuck Knoblauch 11
2 Kenny Lofton 11
5 Luis Castillo 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reed 1.03
2 Greg Maddux 1.13
3 Tom Glavine 1.64
4 Esteban Loaiza 1.83
5 Mark Petkovsek 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 5
2 Jason Dickson 4
2 Shawn Estes 4
2 Jeff Fassero 4
2 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 49
2 Curt Schilling 40
3 Randy Johnson 39
3 Shane Reynolds 39
5 4 tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 11
2 Randy Myers 10
3 Norm Charlton 7
3 Robb Nen 7
3 Mariano Rivera 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Thome .447
2 Brett Butler .438
3 Larry Walker .432
4 Kenny Lofton .423
5 Bernie Williams .421

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 23
2 Moises Alou 19
3 Ken Griffey 17
4 Jeff Bagwell 16
5 Matt Williams 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 8
1 Deion Sanders 8
3 Damon Buford 6
3 Kenny Lofton 6
3 Otis Nixon 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.44
2 Wilson Alvarez 0.66
3 Shawn Estes 1.06
4 Darren Oliver 1.08
5 2 tied 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clark 3
1 Pedro Martinez 3
1 Charles Nagy 3
1 Paul Quantrill 3
1 Bobby Witt 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 24
2 Steve Karsay 23
2 Pedro Martinez 23
4 David Cone 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Norm Charlton 5
1 Randy Myers 5
3 Rod Beck 4
3 Robb Nen 4
3 3 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .361
2 Tony Gwynn .345
3 Frank Thomas .340
4 Lance Johnson .336
5 Paul Molitor .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 59
2 Ken Griffey 54
3 Vinny Castilla 44
3 Andres Galarraga 44
5 3 tied 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 152
2 Andres Galarraga 149
3 Rafael Palmeiro 145
4 Dante Bichette 142
5 Albert Belle 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 69
2 Tom Goodwin 60
3 Otis Nixon 56
4 Eric Young 54
5 Lance Johnson 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.80
2 Greg Maddux 2.61
3 Tom Glavine 2.64
4 John Smoltz 2.97
5 Hideo Nomo 3.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 23
2 John Smoltz 22
3 Mike Mussina 19
4 Andy Benes 18
4 5 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 269
2 Roger Clemens 241
3 Hideo Nomo 233
4 Jeff Fassero 225
5 Curt Schilling 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 45
2 Todd Worrell 44
3 Rod Beck 41
4 Trevor Hoffman 40
4 Mark Wohlers 40