On This Day

Wednesday, May 14, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 25 12 .676 --
Yankees 23 16 .590 3.0
Blue Jays 20 17 .541 5.0
Tigers 16 22 .421 9.5
Red Sox 15 22 .405 10.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 19 16 .543 --
Royals 19 17 .528 0.5
Indians 18 19 .486 2.0
White Sox 14 22 .389 5.5
Twins 15 25 .375 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 23 15 .605 --
Rangers 21 15 .583 1.0
Angels 17 19 .472 5.0
Athletics 16 24 .400 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 26 13 .667 --
Marlins 23 16 .590 3.0
Expos 20 16 .556 4.5
Mets 20 19 .513 6.0
Phillies 14 24 .368 11.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 20 18 .526 --
Astros 21 19 .525 --
Cardinals 17 21 .447 3.0
Cubs 11 26 .297 8.5
Reds 11 26 .297 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 23 13 .639 --
Rockies 22 15 .595 1.5
Dodgers 21 15 .583 2.0
Padres 14 22 .389 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brady Anderson 3
1 Joe Carter 3
1 Will Clark 3
1 Steve Finley 3
1 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 2
1 Matt Stairs 2
3 Brady Anderson 1
3 Garret Anderson 1
3 33 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie O'Brien 6
2 Al Martin 4
3 Gary Gaetti 3
3 Brent Gates 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 3
2 Mark Grudzielanek 2
2 Kenny Lofton 2
2 Rondell White 2
5 17 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Hentgen 1.33
2 Todd Stottlemyre 1.17
3 Andy Pettitte 0.91
4 Ariel Prieto 0.83
5 Kevin Brown 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Brian Boehringer 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Pat Hentgen 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Pettitte 10
2 Pat Hentgen 8
3 Kevin Brown 7
3 Glendon Rusch 7
3 Todd Stottlemyre 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 Mike Holtz 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 Hipolito Pichardo 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .404
2 Jeff Blauser .395
3 Bip Roberts .374
4 David Justice .365
5 Tino Martinez .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 17
2 Tino Martinez 16
3 Tony Clark 13
3 Mark McGwire 13
3 Larry Walker 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 47
2 Ken Griffey 45
3 Larry Walker 40
4 Tony Clark 39
5 Moises Alou 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 23
2 Chuck Knoblauch 18
3 Otis Nixon 17
4 Brian Hunter 16
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.79
2 Rick Reed 1.27
3 Francisco Cordova 1.53
4 Greg Maddux 1.57
5 Tim Belcher 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jimmy Key 7
2 Roger Clemens 6
2 Scott Erickson 6
2 Bobby Jones 6
2 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 69
2 Curt Schilling 68
3 Randy Johnson 63
4 Kevin Brown 61
5 2 tied 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 14
2 Rod Beck 13
2 Randy Myers 13
4 John Franco 11
4 Todd Worrell 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tino Martinez .460
2 B. J. Surhoff .446
3 Joey Cora .442
4 Tom Goodwin .438
5 Tony Womack .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tino Martinez 8
2 David Justice 6
3 Tony Clark 5
3 Butch Huskey 5
3 Bernie Williams 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 B. J. Surhoff 20
2 Andres Galarraga 17
3 Juan Gonzalez 16
3 David Justice 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Hentgen 0.00
1 Kirk Rueter 0.00
3 Tim Belcher 0.36
4 Ismael Valdez 0.59
5 2 tied 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 David Cone 3
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 31
2 Curt Schilling 28
3 Kevin Brown 27
4 Pedro Martinez 26
5 Randy Johnson 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 7
2 John Franco 6
3 Todd Worrell 5
4 Doug Jones 4
4 Billy Wagner 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 B. J. Surhoff .425
2 Eric Davis .412
3 Ray Lankford .400
4 Tino Martinez .394
5 Larry Walker .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tino Martinez 13
2 Ken Griffey 11
3 Tony Clark 10
3 Mark McGwire 10
3 Matt Williams 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 37
2 Ken Griffey 32
3 Tony Clark 28
4 David Justice 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 17
2 Chuck Knoblauch 15
3 Otis Nixon 14
4 Tony Womack 12
5 Kenny Lofton 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.79
2 Tim Belcher 0.92
3 Francisco Cordova 1.09
4 Greg Maddux 1.47
4 Ismael Valdez 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 6
1 Denny Neagle 6
3 David Cone 5
3 Scott Erickson 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 49
2 Randy Johnson 48
3 Curt Schilling 45
4 Kevin Brown 43
5 David Cone 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 11
2 John Franco 9
2 Randy Myers 9
4 Norm Charlton 8
4 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .354
2 Frank Thomas .349
3 Tony Gwynn .348
4 Lance Johnson .339
5 Julio Franco .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 61
2 Ken Griffey 56
3 Vinny Castilla 45
3 Juan Gonzalez 45
5 Andres Galarraga 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 163
2 Andres Galarraga 156
3 Dante Bichette 149
4 Albert Belle 142
5 Tino Martinez 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 63
2 Otis Nixon 61
3 Chuck Knoblauch 58
4 Tom Goodwin 57
5 Eric Young 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.84
2 Greg Maddux 2.27
3 Andy Ashby 2.86
4 Pat Hentgen 2.93
5 Jose Rosado 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 22
2 John Smoltz 21
3 Pat Hentgen 20
4 Andy Benes 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 260
2 Curt Schilling 250
3 Roger Clemens 242
4 Hideo Nomo 237
5 Pedro Martinez 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 47
2 John Wetteland 45
3 Trevor Hoffman 42
3 Mark Wohlers 42
5 Rod Beck 39