On This Day

Tuesday, May 6, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 20 9 .690 --
Yankees 17 15 .531 4.5
Blue Jays 15 14 .517 5.0
Red Sox 14 16 .467 6.5
Tigers 12 19 .387 9.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 15 14 .517 --
Royals 15 14 .517 --
Brewers 14 14 .500 0.5
Twins 13 19 .406 3.5
White Sox 10 19 .345 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 19 12 .613 --
Rangers 16 12 .571 1.5
Angels 14 15 .483 4.0
Athletics 15 17 .469 4.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 22 9 .710 --
Marlins 17 14 .548 5.0
Expos 16 14 .533 5.5
Mets 15 17 .469 7.5
Phillies 10 20 .333 11.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 18 14 .563 --
Pirates 16 15 .516 1.5
Cardinals 14 17 .452 3.5
Reds 10 21 .323 7.5
Cubs 8 22 .267 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rockies 21 9 .700 --
Giants 19 11 .633 2.0
Dodgers 17 13 .567 4.0
Padres 11 18 .379 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rich Amaral 4
1 Ron Coomer 4
1 Eric Davis 4
1 John Olerud 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 1
1 Dante Bichette 1
1 Ellis Burks 1
1 Wil Cordero 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cal Ripken 4
2 Julio Franco 3
2 Juan Gonzalez 3
2 Todd Hundley 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Alicea 2
1 Rich Amaral 2
3 Manny Alexander 1
3 Albert Belle 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pedro Martinez 3.33
2 Jose Rosado 1.40
3 Pedro Astacio 1.20
4 Woody Williams 1.17
5 Andy Ashby 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Adams 1
1 Bobby Ayala 1
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Steve Cooke 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 10
2 Tom Gordon 9
3 John Smoltz 8
4 Jose Rosado 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .417
2 Jeff Blauser .414
3 Eric Davis .388
4 Michael Tucker .384
5 Bip Roberts .381

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 41
2 Ken Griffey 35
3 Larry Walker 34
4 Jeff Bagwell 32
5 3 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 20
2 Chuck Knoblauch 14
3 Brian Hunter 13
4 Luis Castillo 12
4 Kenny Lofton 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.50
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 Scott Erickson 5
1 Bobby Jones 5
1 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 56
2 David Cone 55
3 Randy Johnson 50
4 Alan Benes 48
4 Hideo Nomo 48

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eric Davis .490
2 Tino Martinez .460
3 B. J. Surhoff .457
4 Frank Thomas .447
5 Jeff Blauser .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 7
1 Todd Hundley 7
3 Jeff Bagwell 6
3 Tino Martinez 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 21
2 Todd Hundley 19
3 Jeff Bagwell 18
4 Moises Alou 17
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 7
2 Chuck Knoblauch 6
2 Otis Nixon 6
4 Manny Alexander 5
4 Deion Sanders 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.39
2 Jack McDowell 0.69
3 Rick Helling 0.73
4 Greg Maddux 1.00
5 2 tied 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Pedro Martinez 3
1 Denny Neagle 3
1 Paul Quantrill 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 29
2 Kevin Appier 21
2 Alan Benes 21
4 Randy Johnson 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 5
2 Dennis Eckersley 4
2 John Franco 4
2 Robb Nen 4
2 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Blauser .427
2 Larry Walker .404
3 Michael Tucker .390
4 Kenny Lofton .388
5 Eric Davis .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 11
2 Ken Griffey 10
2 Tino Martinez 10
4 Jeff Bagwell 9
4 Todd Hundley 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 33
2 Ken Griffey 29
3 Jeff Bagwell 28
4 Todd Hundley 27
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 16
2 Chuck Knoblauch 14
3 Kenny Lofton 11
3 Otis Nixon 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.50
2 Greg Maddux 0.55
3 Rick Reed 1.29
4 Roger Bailey 1.32
5 Tom Glavine 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 5
1 Denny Neagle 5
1 Bobby Witt 5
4 Kevin Appier 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 47
2 Curt Schilling 45
3 Alan Benes 43
4 Randy Johnson 42
4 Pedro Martinez 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 9
1 Randy Myers 9
3 Mariano Rivera 8
4 Norm Charlton 7
4 5 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .353
2 Tony Gwynn .349
3 Frank Thomas .346
4 Rusty Greer .342
5 Mike Piazza .338

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 156
2 Andres Galarraga 152
3 Dante Bichette 144
4 Rafael Palmeiro 142
5 Albert Belle 140

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 68
2 Tom Goodwin 58
3 Otis Nixon 56
4 Eric Young 55
5 Chuck Knoblauch 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.79
2 Greg Maddux 2.47
3 Tom Glavine 2.63
4 Andy Ashby 2.76
5 Jose Rosado 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 21
1 John Smoltz 21
3 Andy Benes 18
3 Kevin Brown 18
3 3 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 262
2 Roger Clemens 245
3 Hideo Nomo 241
4 Curt Schilling 238
5 Pedro Martinez 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