On This Day

Wednesday, April 30, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 16 7 .696 --
Red Sox 13 12 .520 4.0
Yankees 14 13 .519 4.0
Blue Jays 11 12 .478 5.0
Tigers 11 16 .407 7.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 12 11 .522 --
Indians 12 13 .480 1.0
Royals 11 12 .478 1.0
Twins 11 15 .423 2.5
White Sox 8 17 .320 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 16 11 .593 --
Rangers 14 10 .583 0.5
Angels 12 12 .500 2.5
Athletics 13 13 .500 2.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 19 6 .760 --
Marlins 15 10 .600 4.0
Expos 12 12 .500 6.5
Mets 12 14 .462 7.5
Phillies 8 16 .333 10.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 15 11 .577 --
Pirates 12 13 .480 2.5
Cardinals 11 14 .440 3.5
Reds 7 18 .280 7.5
Cubs 6 19 .240 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 17 7 .708 --
Rockies 17 7 .708 --
Dodgers 13 11 .542 4.0
Padres 9 15 .375 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Michael Tucker 5
2 Mark Grudzielanek 4
2 B. J. Surhoff 4
4 Marvin Benard 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 2
1 Mark McGwire 2
3 Geronimo Berroa 1
3 Darren Bragg 1
3 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred McGriff 5
1 Michael Tucker 5
3 Andres Galarraga 4
3 Jeff Kent 4
3 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rey Ordonez 2
2 Damon Buford 1
2 Luis Castillo 1
2 Royce Clayton 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Gardner 3.67
2 Ken Hill 3.00
3 Roger Clemens 1.40
4 David Wells 1.29
5 Kevin Appier 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alan Benes 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Mark Gardner 1
1 Chris Hammond 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Gardner 11
2 Alan Benes 9
2 Al Leiter 9
2 David Wells 9
5 Hideo Nomo 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 Paul Spoljaric 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .456
2 Michael Tucker .418
3 Jeff Blauser .405
4 Bip Roberts .395
5 Kenny Lofton .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 13
2 Mark McGwire 11
2 Larry Walker 11
4 Vinny Castilla 9
4 Tino Martinez 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 34
2 Moises Alou 30
2 Ken Griffey 30
4 Larry Walker 29
5 Tony Clark 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 19
2 Luis Castillo 11
2 Brian Hunter 11
2 Chuck Knoblauch 11
2 Kenny Lofton 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reed 1.03
2 Greg Maddux 1.13
3 Tom Glavine 1.64
4 Roger Clemens 1.72
5 Esteban Loaiza 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 5
1 Bobby Witt 5
3 Roger Clemens 4
3 Jason Dickson 4
3 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 49
2 Alan Benes 42
2 Hideo Nomo 42
4 Curt Schilling 40
5 3 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 11
2 Randy Myers 10
3 Mariano Rivera 8
4 Norm Charlton 7
4 2 others tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Michael Tucker .472
2 Brett Butler .469
3 Bernie Williams .439
4 Dan Wilson .422
5 2 tied .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 8
2 Ken Griffey 7
2 Matt Williams 7
4 Moises Alou 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 23
2 Moises Alou 19
3 Matt Williams 18
4 Ken Griffey 16
4 Mo Vaughn 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 9
2 Chuck Knoblauch 7
3 Damon Buford 6
3 Kenny Lofton 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.00
2 Wilson Alvarez 0.57
3 Shawn Estes 1.06
4 Darren Oliver 1.08
5 2 tied 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clark 3
1 Charles Nagy 3
1 Denny Neagle 3
1 Paul Quantrill 3
1 Bobby Witt 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 24
2 Hideo Nomo 22
3 Alan Benes 21
3 Mark Gardner 21
5 David Cone 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 5
2 Rod Beck 4
2 Norm Charlton 4
2 John Franco 4
2 4 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .359
2 Tony Gwynn .345
3 Frank Thomas .339
4 Lance Johnson .336
5 Paul Molitor .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 61
2 Ken Griffey 54
3 Vinny Castilla 45
3 Andres Galarraga 45
5 2 tied 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 153
2 Ken Griffey 152
3 Rafael Palmeiro 144
4 Dante Bichette 142
5 2 tied 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 69
2 Tom Goodwin 61
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 2.69
4 John Smoltz 2.97
5 Jeff Fassero 3.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 23
2 John Smoltz 22
3 Mike Mussina 19
4 Andy Benes 18
4 7 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 269
2 Roger Clemens 248
3 Hideo Nomo 241
4 Jeff Fassero 222
4 Curt Schilling 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 45
1 Todd Worrell 45
3 Rod Beck 41
4 Trevor Hoffman 40
5 3 tied 39