On This Day

Wednesday, May 7, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 21 9 .700 --
Yankees 18 15 .545 4.5
Blue Jays 15 15 .500 6.0
Red Sox 15 16 .484 6.5
Tigers 13 19 .406 9.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 16 14 .533 --
Brewers 15 14 .517 0.5
Royals 15 15 .500 1.0
Twins 13 20 .394 4.5
White Sox 10 19 .345 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 19 12 .613 --
Rangers 16 13 .552 2.0
Angels 14 16 .467 4.5
Athletics 15 18 .455 5.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 23 9 .719 --
Expos 17 14 .548 5.5
Marlins 17 15 .531 6.0
Mets 16 17 .485 7.5
Phillies 10 21 .323 12.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 18 15 .545 --
Pirates 17 15 .531 0.5
Cardinals 15 17 .469 2.5
Reds 10 22 .313 7.5
Cubs 8 23 .258 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rockies 21 10 .677 --
Giants 19 12 .613 2.0
Dodgers 18 13 .581 3.0
Padres 12 18 .400 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Reggie Jefferson 4
1 Mike Lansing 4
1 Rondell White 4
4 Carlos Baerga 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andres Galarraga 2
1 Scott Hatteberg 2
1 Reggie Jefferson 2
1 Mike Lansing 2
5 26 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Lansing 5
2 Scott Hatteberg 4
2 Reggie Jefferson 4
2 Ray Lankford 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeromy Burnitz 2
1 Ray Lankford 2
1 Jose Valentin 2
4 Luis Alicea 1
4 22 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Robert Person 1.50
2 Jeff D'Amico 1.17
2 Armando Reynoso 1.17
4 Ramon Martinez 0.89
4 2 others tied 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Byrd 1
1 David Cone 1
1 Will Cunnane 1
1 Mike Fetters 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 8
1 Ramon Martinez 8
1 Jack McDowell 8
1 Shane Reynolds 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Bielecki 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .420
2 Jeff Blauser .410
3 Eric Davis .395
4 Bip Roberts .390
5 Michael Tucker .379

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 42
2 Ken Griffey 35
3 Larry Walker 34
4 Jeff Bagwell 33
4 Tony Clark 33

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.50
2 Rick Reed 1.07
3 Esteban Loaiza 1.49
4 Greg Maddux 1.54
5 Tom Glavine 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jimmy Key 6
2 Roger Clemens 5
2 Jason Dickson 5
2 Scott Erickson 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 63
2 Curt Schilling 56
3 Shane Reynolds 53
4 Randy Johnson 50
5 2 tied 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 13
2 Rod Beck 12
3 Mariano Rivera 10
3 Todd Worrell 10
5 Mark Wohlers 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eric Davis .489
2 Frank Thomas .486
3 Jeff Blauser .447
4 Tino Martinez .431
4 Henry Rodriguez .431

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 20
2 Todd Hundley 19
3 Jeff Bagwell 17
3 Andres Galarraga 17
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 7
2 Chuck Knoblauch 6
3 Manny Alexander 5
3 Delino DeShields 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.39
2 Roger Bailey 0.56
3 Rick Reed 0.60
4 Rick Helling 0.73
5 Jack McDowell 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 3
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 Pedro Martinez 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 29
2 Ramon Martinez 24
3 David Cone 23
3 Jack McDowell 23
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 5
1 Randy Myers 5
1 Mariano Rivera 5
1 Todd Worrell 5
5 3 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .415
2 Kenny Lofton .405
3 Jeff Blauser .400
4 Eric Davis .391
5 Michael Tucker .384

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 34
2 Jeff Bagwell 27
2 Andres Galarraga 27
2 Ken Griffey 27
2 Todd Hundley 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 16
2 Chuck Knoblauch 14
3 Kenny Lofton 11
4 Brian Hunter 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.50
2 Greg Maddux 1.10
3 Rick Reed 1.29
4 Roger Bailey 1.32
5 Tom Glavine 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jimmy Key 5
1 Pedro Martinez 5
1 Denny Neagle 5
1 Bobby Witt 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 46
2 Alan Benes 43
3 Randy Johnson 42
3 Pedro Martinez 42
5 3 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 10
2 Rod Beck 9
2 Mariano Rivera 9
4 Norm Charlton 7
4 4 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .353
2 Tony Gwynn .348
3 Frank Thomas .346
4 Rusty Greer .338
5 Mike Piazza .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 61
2 Ken Griffey 55
3 Vinny Castilla 46
4 Andres Galarraga 45
5 Todd Hundley 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 156
2 Andres Galarraga 154
3 Dante Bichette 144
4 Rafael Palmeiro 142
5 2 tied 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 65
2 Tom Goodwin 58
3 Otis Nixon 56
4 Chuck Knoblauch 54
4 Eric Young 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.79
2 Greg Maddux 2.46
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 Curt Schilling 238
4 Hideo Nomo 236
5 Shane Reynolds 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 47
2 John Wetteland 44
3 Rod Beck 42
3 Trevor Hoffman 42
3 Mark Wohlers 42