On This Day

Friday, May 9, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 22 10 .688 --
Yankees 19 16 .543 4.5
Blue Jays 17 15 .531 5.0
Red Sox 15 18 .455 7.5
Tigers 13 21 .382 10.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 16 14 .533 --
Indians 17 15 .531 --
Royals 17 15 .531 --
Twins 14 21 .400 4.5
White Sox 12 19 .387 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 20 13 .606 --
Rangers 17 14 .548 2.0
Angels 14 17 .452 5.0
Athletics 15 20 .429 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 23 11 .676 --
Marlins 19 15 .559 4.0
Expos 17 15 .531 5.0
Mets 17 18 .486 6.5
Phillies 11 22 .333 11.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 19 15 .559 --
Astros 19 16 .543 0.5
Cardinals 16 18 .471 3.0
Reds 11 22 .333 7.5
Cubs 10 23 .303 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rockies 21 12 .636 --
Dodgers 19 13 .594 1.5
Giants 19 13 .594 1.5
Padres 12 20 .375 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joey Cora 5
2 Garret Anderson 3
2 Will Clark 3
2 Bernard Gilkey 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bret Boone 1
1 Archi Cianfrocco 1
1 Joey Cora 1
1 Darin Erstad 1
1 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 4
1 Jeff King 4
3 Bernard Gilkey 3
3 Jose Guillen 3
3 Todd Hundley 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 2
2 Moises Alou 1
2 Carlos Baerga 1
2 Damon Buford 1
2 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Smiley 1.83
2 Jamie Moyer 1.33
3 Kevin Brown 1.25
4 Charles Nagy 1.22
5 Todd Stottlemyre 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kent Bottenfield 1
1 Mark Clark 1
1 Francisco Cordova 1
1 Cal Eldred 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charles Nagy 11
1 John Smiley 11
3 Kevin Brown 10
4 Jaime Navarro 9
4 Ismael Valdez 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Mike Timlin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .416
2 Jeff Blauser .410
3 Bip Roberts .385
4 David Justice .376
5 Tony Gwynn .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 15
2 Tino Martinez 14
3 Larry Walker 13
4 David Justice 12
4 Mark McGwire 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 43
2 Ken Griffey 39
3 Larry Walker 37
4 Moises Alou 34
4 Todd Hundley 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 21
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 Francisco Cordova 1.53
4 Greg Maddux 1.54
5 Roger Clemens 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jimmy Key 6
1 Andy Pettitte 6
1 Bobby Witt 6
4 Roger Clemens 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 63
2 Randy Johnson 60
3 Curt Schilling 56
4 Kevin Brown 54
5 Shane Reynolds 53

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 .513
2 Jeff Blauser .450
3 Frank Thomas .447
4 B. J. Surhoff .436
5 Tino Martinez .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Justice 8
2 Tino Martinez 7
2 Matt Williams 7
4 Roberto Alomar 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 17
1 Todd Hundley 17
1 David Justice 17
1 Matt Williams 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 8
2 Otis Nixon 7
2 Tony Womack 7
4 Raul Mondesi 6
4 Deion Sanders 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.39
2 Kirk Rueter 0.69
3 Tim Belcher 0.72
4 Francisco Cordova 0.93
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 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 30
2 Pedro Martinez 29
3 Kevin Brown 27
4 David Cone 23
5 2 tied 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 .406
2 Bip Roberts .392
3 David Justice .391
4 Kenny Lofton .390
5 Ivan Rodriguez .388

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 35
2 Moises Alou 27
2 Jeff Bagwell 27
2 Andres Galarraga 27
2 Ken Griffey 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 17
2 Chuck Knoblauch 14
3 Otis Nixon 12
4 Kenny Lofton 11
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.50
2 Greg Maddux 1.10
3 Ismael Valdez 1.47
4 Kevin Appier 1.50
5 Francisco Cordova 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Witt 6
2 Jimmy Key 5
2 Pedro Martinez 5
2 Denny Neagle 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 52
2 David Cone 46
3 Pedro Martinez 42
4 Kevin Brown 41
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 3 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .354
2 Tony Gwynn .352
3 Frank Thomas .351
4 Rusty Greer .338
5 Paul Molitor .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 60
2 Ken Griffey 56
3 Vinny Castilla 45
3 Andres Galarraga 45
5 Todd Hundley 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 160
2 Andres Galarraga 156
3 Dante Bichette 146
4 Rafael Palmeiro 141
5 Tino Martinez 138

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.80
2 Greg Maddux 2.39
3 Andy Ashby 2.76
4 Tom Glavine 2.86
5 Jose Rosado 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 22
2 John Smoltz 21
3 Andy Benes 19
3 Pat Hentgen 19
3 Mike Mussina 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 262
2 Curt Schilling 238
3 Hideo Nomo 236
4 Roger Clemens 235
5 Darryl Kile 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 47
2 John Wetteland 44
3 Mark Wohlers 42
4 Trevor Hoffman 41
5 Rod Beck 40