On This Day

Saturday, May 3, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 18 8 .692 --
Red Sox 14 13 .519 4.5
Yankees 15 14 .517 4.5
Blue Jays 12 14 .462 6.0
Tigers 11 17 .393 8.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 13 12 .520 --
Indians 14 13 .519 --
Royals 13 13 .500 0.5
Twins 12 17 .414 3.0
White Sox 9 18 .333 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 17 12 .586 --
Rangers 15 11 .577 0.5
Angels 13 13 .500 2.5
Athletics 14 15 .483 3.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 20 8 .714 --
Marlins 16 12 .571 4.0
Expos 14 13 .519 5.5
Mets 14 15 .483 6.5
Phillies 9 18 .333 10.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 16 13 .552 --
Pirates 15 13 .536 0.5
Cardinals 12 16 .429 3.5
Reds 9 19 .321 6.5
Cubs 7 21 .250 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rockies 19 8 .704 --
Giants 17 10 .630 2.0
Dodgers 15 12 .556 4.0
Padres 11 16 .407 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Durham 5
2 Carlos Baerga 4
3 Craig Biggio 3
3 Jeff Blauser 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kurt Abbott 1
1 Tony Clark 1
1 Ray Durham 1
1 Tony Fernandez 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Durham 5
2 Rudy Pemberton 4
2 Tim Unroe 4
4 Tony Clark 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Nomar Garciaparra 2
1 Brian Hunter 2
1 Chuck Knoblauch 2
4 Craig Biggio 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doug Drabek 2.00
1 Tim Worrell 2.00
3 Juan Guzman 1.67
4 Mike Mussina 1.17
5 John Smiley 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 Bryce Florie 1
1 Felix Heredia 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smiley 8
1 Tim Worrell 8
3 Mike Mussina 7
3 Ismael Valdez 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Adams 1
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Rich DeLucia 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Blauser .422
2 Larry Walker .412
3 David Justice .396
4 Michael Tucker .393
5 Tony Gwynn .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 14
2 Mark McGwire 11
2 Larry Walker 11
4 Tino Martinez 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 36
2 Ken Griffey 34
3 Moises Alou 31
4 Tony Clark 30
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 19
2 Brian Hunter 13
2 Chuck Knoblauch 13
4 Luis Castillo 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.31
2 Rick Reed 1.07
3 Greg Maddux 1.38
4 Esteban Loaiza 1.49
5 Tom Glavine 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jimmy Key 5
1 Andy Pettitte 5
1 Bobby Witt 5
4 Roger Clemens 4
4 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 55
2 Randy Johnson 50
3 Curt Schilling 49
4 Shane Reynolds 45
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 11
1 Randy Myers 11
3 Mariano Rivera 9
4 Norm Charlton 7
4 4 others tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Justice .488
2 Eric Davis .459
3 Bernie Williams .429
4 Frank Thomas .415
5 3 tied .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 7
2 Eric Davis 6
2 Ken Griffey 6
2 John Jaha 6
2 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 20
2 Moises Alou 19
3 Matt Williams 17
4 Ken Griffey 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 9
2 Deion Sanders 7
3 Manny Alexander 5
3 Damon Buford 5
3 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.00
2 Wilson Alvarez 0.57
3 Jack McDowell 0.69
4 Mark Petkovsek 0.73
5 Bill Swift 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clark 3
1 David Cone 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 Pedro Martinez 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 27
2 Randy Johnson 25
3 David Cone 23
4 Hideo Nomo 22
5 Alan Benes 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 6
2 John Franco 5
3 Dennis Eckersley 4
3 Randy Myers 4
3 Bruce Ruffin 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .357
2 Tony Gwynn .354
3 Frank Thomas .341
4 Lance Johnson .336
5 Rusty Greer .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 60
2 Ken Griffey 55
3 Vinny Castilla 45
3 Andres Galarraga 45
5 Mo Vaughn 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 156
2 Andres Galarraga 155
3 Dante Bichette 144
4 Rafael Palmeiro 142
5 Albert Belle 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 67
2 Tom Goodwin 60
3 Otis Nixon 56
3 Eric Young 56
5 Chuck Knoblauch 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.82
2 Greg Maddux 2.61
3 Tom Glavine 2.64
4 Andy Ashby 2.76
5 John Smoltz 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 22
1 John Smoltz 22
3 Mike Mussina 19
4 Andy Benes 18
4 6 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 263
2 Roger Clemens 235
2 Hideo Nomo 235
4 Curt Schilling 231
5 Jeff Fassero 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 44
1 Todd Worrell 44
3 Rod Beck 41
3 Trevor Hoffman 41
5 2 tied 40