On This Day

Saturday, May 17, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 27 13 .675 --
Yankees 25 17 .595 3.0
Blue Jays 21 18 .538 5.5
Tigers 18 23 .439 9.5
Red Sox 16 23 .410 10.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 20 19 .513 --
Brewers 19 19 .500 0.5
Indians 19 20 .487 1.0
White Sox 17 22 .436 3.0
Twins 16 26 .381 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 22 17 .564 --
Mariners 23 18 .561 --
Angels 20 19 .513 2.0
Athletics 17 26 .395 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 28 13 .683 --
Marlins 25 16 .610 3.0
Expos 22 17 .564 5.0
Mets 21 20 .512 7.0
Phillies 15 25 .375 12.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 22 20 .524 --
Pirates 21 20 .512 0.5
Cardinals 17 23 .425 4.0
Cubs 13 27 .325 8.0
Reds 12 28 .300 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 24 15 .615 --
Dodgers 23 16 .590 1.0
Rockies 23 17 .575 1.5
Padres 15 24 .385 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kenny Lofton 5
2 Cecil Fielder 4
2 Ivan Rodriguez 4
2 Bernie Williams 4
5 15 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Clark 2
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Jeff Blauser 1
2 Micah Franklin 1
2 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Lankford 4
1 Jim Thome 4
1 Bernie Williams 4
4 Tony Clark 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rich Amaral 2
2 Moises Alou 1
2 Adrian Brown 1
2 Damon Buford 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Amaury Telemaco 2.00
2 Curt Schilling 1.83
3 John Smoltz 1.40
4 Tom Gordon 1.25
5 Hideo Nomo 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Mark Gardner 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Joey Hamilton 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 11
1 Curt Schilling 11
3 Tom Gordon 10
4 Amaury Telemaco 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 John Franco 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .408
2 Jeff Blauser .398
3 Bip Roberts .377
4 Tony Gwynn .368
5 Kenny Lofton .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 18
2 Tino Martinez 17
3 Tony Clark 16
4 Mark McGwire 14
4 Larry Walker 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 50
2 Ken Griffey 48
3 Tony Clark 45
4 Larry Walker 43
5 Moises Alou 38

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.79
2 Rick Reed 1.27
3 Greg Maddux 1.36
4 Francisco Cordova 1.47
5 Tim Belcher 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jimmy Key 8
2 Roger Clemens 7
2 Scott Erickson 7
2 Bobby Jones 7
5 6 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 79
2 David Cone 69
3 Hideo Nomo 66
4 Alan Benes 63
4 Randy Johnson 63

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 14
1 Mariano Rivera 14
3 Randy Myers 13
4 John Franco 12
4 Todd Worrell 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joey Cora .449
2 Curtis Goodwin .448
3 Carlos Baerga .426
4 Frank Thomas .417
5 Eric Young .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Clark 8
2 Tino Martinez 7
3 Frank Thomas 5
4 Jeff Bagwell 4
4 14 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Clark 18
1 Juan Gonzalez 18
3 B. J. Surhoff 17
4 Albert Belle 16
4 Ray Lankford 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 7
1 Chuck Knoblauch 7
1 Otis Nixon 7
4 Tom Goodwin 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Hentgen 0.00
1 Mike DeJean 0.00
3 Tim Belcher 0.36
4 Darryl Kile 0.38
5 Felipe Lira 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Mark Gardner 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 30
2 Roger Clemens 28
3 Kevin Brown 27
4 Hideo Nomo 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 6
2 John Franco 5
2 Mariano Rivera 5
2 Todd Worrell 5
5 3 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 B. J. Surhoff .424
2 Bernie Williams .407
3 Joey Cora .404
4 Ray Lankford .400
5 Frank Thomas .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tino Martinez 12
2 Tony Clark 11
2 Ken Griffey 11
4 Mark McGwire 10
4 Matt Williams 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 36
2 Ken Griffey 32
3 Tony Clark 30
4 Moises Alou 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 14
2 Chuck Knoblauch 12
2 Deion Sanders 12
2 Tony Womack 12
5 Brian Hunter 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.69
2 Tim Belcher 0.92
3 Francisco Cordova 1.10
4 Greg Maddux 1.16
5 Rick Reed 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jimmy Key 6
2 Roger Clemens 5
2 David Cone 5
2 Scott Erickson 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 50
2 Hideo Nomo 46
3 Pedro Martinez 44
4 Kevin Brown 43
5 Alan Benes 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 11
2 John Franco 10
3 Todd Worrell 8
4 Norm Charlton 7
4 3 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Thomas .352
2 Alex Rodriguez .352
3 Tony Gwynn .351
4 Lance Johnson .337
5 Reggie Jefferson .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 62
2 Ken Griffey 57
3 Vinny Castilla 45
3 Andres Galarraga 45
3 Juan Gonzalez 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 164
2 Andres Galarraga 157
3 Dante Bichette 145
4 Tino Martinez 139
5 Albert Belle 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 61
1 Otis Nixon 61
3 Tom Goodwin 59
4 Chuck Knoblauch 58
5 Eric Young 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.84
2 Greg Maddux 2.20
3 Tom Glavine 2.93
4 Pat Hentgen 2.95
5 Hideo Nomo 2.96

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 251
3 Hideo Nomo 248
4 Roger Clemens 246
5 Shane Reynolds 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 47
2 John Wetteland 45
3 Trevor Hoffman 43
4 Mark Wohlers 42
5 Rod Beck 40