On This Day

Thursday, May 8, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 22 9 .710 --
Yankees 19 15 .559 4.5
Blue Jays 16 15 .516 6.0
Red Sox 15 17 .469 7.5
Tigers 13 20 .394 10.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 15 14 .517 --
Indians 16 15 .516 --
Royals 16 15 .516 --
Twins 14 20 .412 3.5
White Sox 11 19 .367 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 19 13 .594 --
Rangers 16 14 .533 2.0
Angels 14 16 .467 4.0
Athletics 15 19 .441 5.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 23 10 .697 --
Expos 17 14 .548 5.0
Marlins 18 15 .545 5.0
Mets 16 18 .471 7.5
Phillies 10 22 .313 12.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 19 15 .559 --
Pirates 18 15 .545 0.5
Cardinals 16 17 .485 2.5
Reds 10 22 .313 8.0
Cubs 9 23 .281 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rockies 21 11 .656 --
Giants 19 12 .613 1.5
Dodgers 18 13 .581 2.5
Padres 12 19 .387 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sammy Sosa 4
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 3
2 Wil Cordero 3
2 Carlos Hernandez 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chris Hoiles 2
2 Brady Anderson 1
2 Derek Bell 1
2 Jay Bell 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Hoiles 6
2 Norberto Martin 4
2 Rudy Pemberton 4
4 Moises Alou 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 3
2 Chuck Knoblauch 2
3 Royce Clayton 1
3 Tom Goodwin 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 James Baldwin 1.50
2 Mike Mussina 1.33
3 Randy Johnson 1.25
4 Tim Wakefield 1.14
5 Juan Guzman 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Juan Guzman 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 10
2 Mike Mussina 8
2 Tim Wakefield 8
4 James Baldwin 6
4 Andy Pettitte 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Rich Loiselle 1
1 Paul Quantrill 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 Billy Wagner 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .415
2 Jeff Blauser .412
3 Eric Davis .395
4 Bip Roberts .388
5 Michael Tucker .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 14
1 Tino Martinez 14
3 Mark McGwire 12
3 Larry Walker 12
5 David Justice 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 42
2 Larry Walker 36
3 Ken Griffey 35
4 Moises Alou 34
5 2 tied 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 20
2 Chuck Knoblauch 16
3 Brian Hunter 14
3 Otis Nixon 14
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.50
2 Rick Reed 1.50
3 Greg Maddux 1.54
4 Roger Clemens 1.58
5 Roger Bailey 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jimmy Key 6
1 Andy Pettitte 6
3 Roger Clemens 5
3 Jason Dickson 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 63
2 Randy Johnson 60
3 Curt Schilling 56
4 Shane Reynolds 53
5 2 tied 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 13
2 Rod Beck 12
3 Mariano Rivera 11
4 Todd Worrell 10
5 Mark Wohlers 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eric Davis .488
2 Jeff Blauser .459
3 Frank Thomas .441
4 B. J. Surhoff .429
5 Julio Franco .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Justice 7
1 Tino Martinez 7
3 Matt Williams 6
4 Roberto Alomar 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 17
1 David Justice 17
3 Moises Alou 16
4 Ron Gant 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 8
2 Otis Nixon 7
2 Tony Womack 7
4 Manny Alexander 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.39
2 Roger Bailey 0.56
3 Kirk Rueter 0.69
4 Tim Belcher 0.72
5 2 tied 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 3
1 David Cone 3
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 30
2 Pedro Martinez 29
3 David Cone 23
4 Kevin Appier 21
4 Alan Benes 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 6
2 John Franco 5
2 Randy Myers 5
4 Robb Nen 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .404
2 Jeff Blauser .402
3 Bip Roberts .397
4 Ivan Rodriguez .394
5 Kenny Lofton .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tino Martinez 11
2 Jeff Bagwell 10
2 Mark McGwire 10
4 Ken Griffey 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 34
2 Moises Alou 28
3 Jeff Bagwell 27
3 Andres Galarraga 27
3 Ken Griffey 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 16
2 Chuck Knoblauch 14
3 Otis Nixon 12
4 Kenny Lofton 11
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.50
2 Greg Maddux 1.10
3 Roger Bailey 1.32
4 Kevin Appier 1.50
5 Roger Clemens 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jimmy Key 5
1 Pedro Martinez 5
1 Denny Neagle 5
1 Bobby Witt 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 52
2 David Cone 46
3 Alan Benes 43
4 Pedro Martinez 42
5 Shane Reynolds 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 10
2 Mariano Rivera 9
3 Rod Beck 8
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 .347
4 Rusty Greer .338
5 Paul Molitor .334

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 156
1 Ken Griffey 156
3 Dante Bichette 146
4 Rafael Palmeiro 142
5 Albert Belle 140

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 65
2 Otis Nixon 59
3 Tom Goodwin 58
4 Chuck Knoblauch 56
5 Eric Young 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.82
2 Greg Maddux 2.39
3 Andy Ashby 2.76
4 Tom Glavine 2.77
5 Jose Rosado 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 22
2 John Smoltz 21
3 Andy Benes 19
3 Mike Mussina 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 262
2 Curt Schilling 238
3 Hideo Nomo 236
4 Roger Clemens 235
5 Shane Reynolds 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 47
2 John Wetteland 44
3 Trevor Hoffman 42
3 Mark Wohlers 42
5 Rod Beck 41