On This Day

Monday, May 5, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 19 9 .679 --
Yankees 16 15 .516 4.5
Blue Jays 14 14 .500 5.0
Red Sox 14 15 .483 5.5
Tigers 12 18 .400 8.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 14 13 .519 --
Indians 14 14 .500 0.5
Royals 14 14 .500 0.5
Twins 13 18 .419 3.0
White Sox 10 18 .357 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 18 12 .600 --
Rangers 16 11 .593 0.5
Angels 14 14 .500 3.0
Athletics 14 17 .452 4.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 22 8 .733 --
Marlins 17 13 .567 5.0
Expos 15 14 .517 6.5
Mets 15 16 .484 7.5
Phillies 9 20 .310 12.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 18 13 .581 --
Pirates 15 15 .500 2.5
Cardinals 13 17 .433 4.5
Reds 9 21 .300 8.5
Cubs 7 22 .241 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rockies 20 9 .690 --
Giants 19 10 .655 1.0
Dodgers 17 12 .586 3.0
Padres 11 17 .393 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Todd Hundley 4
2 Jeromy Burnitz 3
2 Tino Martinez 3
2 Pat Meares 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Todd Hundley 2
2 Billy Ashley 1
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Jay Bell 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Hundley 5
2 Tim Salmon 4
3 Jeff Bagwell 3
3 Luis Gonzalez 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Abreu 1
1 Luis Castillo 1
1 Chili Davis 1
1 Pat Kelly 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 2.00
2 Hideo Nomo 1.20
3 Kevin Appier 1.17
4 Rick Helling 1.00
4 Denny Neagle 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Jason Dickson 1
1 Mark Gardner 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 10
2 Chris Hammond 9
3 Kevin Appier 7
4 Alan Benes 6
4 Hideo Nomo 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Mike James 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 Mark Wohlers 1
1 Todd Worrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .414
2 Jeff Blauser .406
3 Michael Tucker .400
4 David Justice .383
5 Bip Roberts .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 14
2 Tino Martinez 13
3 Mark McGwire 12
4 Larry Walker 11
5 Vinny Castilla 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 41
2 Ken Griffey 35
3 Larry Walker 33
4 Jeff Bagwell 32
5 2 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 20
2 Brian Hunter 13
2 Chuck Knoblauch 13
4 Luis Castillo 12
4 Kenny Lofton 12

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 Roger Clemens 5
1 Jason Dickson 5
1 Bobby Jones 5
1 Jimmy Key 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 55
2 Randy Johnson 50
3 Curt Schilling 49
4 Alan Benes 48
4 Hideo Nomo 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 12
2 Randy Myers 11
3 Mariano Rivera 9
3 Mark Wohlers 9
3 Todd Worrell 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 B. J. Surhoff .471
2 Tino Martinez .449
3 Eric Davis .444
3 Frank Thomas .444
5 Michael Tucker .441

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Bagwell 6
1 Eric Davis 6
1 Todd Hundley 6
1 Tino Martinez 6
1 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 21
2 Jeff Bagwell 18
3 Moises Alou 17
3 Todd Hundley 17
5 Matt Williams 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 7
2 Otis Nixon 6
3 Chuck Knoblauch 5
3 Deion Sanders 5
5 12 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.00
2 Jack McDowell 0.69
3 Rick Helling 0.73
4 Bill Swift 0.75
5 Greg Maddux 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 3
1 Denny Neagle 3
1 Paul Quantrill 3
1 Rick Reed 3
5 37 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 25
2 David Cone 23
3 Kevin Appier 21
3 Alan Benes 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 5
2 John Franco 4
2 Randy Myers 4
2 Robb Nen 4
2 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .421
2 Jeff Blauser .417
3 Michael Tucker .405
4 Kenny Lofton .393
5 Brett Butler .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 11
1 Mark McGwire 11
3 Tino Martinez 10
4 Jeff Bagwell 9
4 Vinny Castilla 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 34
2 Ken Griffey 31
3 Jeff Bagwell 29
4 Larry Walker 27
5 Dante Bichette 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 17
2 Brian Hunter 13
2 Chuck Knoblauch 13
4 Kenny Lofton 11
4 Otis Nixon 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.31
2 Greg Maddux 0.55
3 Rick Reed 1.07
4 Tom Glavine 1.40
5 Esteban Loaiza 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny Neagle 5
1 Bobby Witt 5
3 Kevin Appier 4
3 Roger Bailey 4
3 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 50
2 David Cone 47
3 Alan Benes 43
4 Kevin Appier 40
4 Hideo Nomo 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 10
2 Randy Myers 9
2 Mariano Rivera 9
4 Robb Nen 7
4 3 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .356
2 Tony Gwynn .350
3 Frank Thomas .345
4 Rusty Greer .338
5 Lance Johnson .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 61
2 Ken Griffey 55
3 Vinny Castilla 46
4 Andres Galarraga 43
4 Mo Vaughn 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 156
2 Andres Galarraga 150
3 Dante Bichette 145
4 Rafael Palmeiro 142
5 Tino Martinez 140

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 68
2 Tom Goodwin 60
3 Otis Nixon 56
3 Eric Young 56
5 Chuck Knoblauch 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.79
2 Greg Maddux 2.47
3 Tom Glavine 2.63
4 John Smoltz 2.93
5 Pat Hentgen 3.14

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 263
2 Roger Clemens 245
3 Hideo Nomo 241
4 Curt Schilling 231
5 Jeff Fassero 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 46
2 John Wetteland 44
3 Rod Beck 42
3 Mark Wohlers 42
5 Trevor Hoffman 41