On This Day

Sunday, May 18, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 28 13 .683 --
Yankees 25 18 .581 4.0
Blue Jays 21 19 .525 6.5
Tigers 19 23 .452 9.5
Red Sox 16 24 .400 11.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 20 20 .500 --
Royals 20 20 .500 --
Brewers 19 20 .487 0.5
White Sox 18 22 .450 2.0
Twins 17 26 .395 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 23 17 .575 --
Mariners 23 19 .548 1.0
Angels 21 19 .525 2.0
Athletics 17 27 .386 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 29 13 .690 --
Marlins 26 16 .619 3.0
Expos 23 17 .575 5.0
Mets 22 20 .524 7.0
Phillies 16 25 .390 12.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 22 21 .512 --
Pirates 21 21 .500 0.5
Cardinals 17 24 .415 4.0
Cubs 14 27 .341 7.0
Reds 13 28 .317 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 24 16 .600 --
Dodgers 23 17 .575 1.0
Rockies 23 18 .561 1.5
Padres 15 25 .375 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Lansing 5
2 Tony Clark 4
2 Frank Thomas 4
4 Kurt Abbott 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Edmonds 2
1 Sammy Sosa 2
1 Mike Sweeney 2
1 Matt Williams 2
5 28 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Hoiles 4
1 Mike Sweeney 4
3 Sandy Alomar 3
3 Jose Canseco 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brady Anderson 2
1 Terry Pendleton 2
1 Deion Sanders 2
4 Bret Boone 1
4 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Mlicki 1.17
2 David Cone 1.12
3 Pedro Martinez 1.00
3 Tony Saunders 1.00
5 Andy Benes 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Dave Burba 1
1 John Cummings 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 9
2 Randy Johnson 8
3 Pedro Martinez 7
3 Dave Mlicki 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Adams 1
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .410
2 Jeff Blauser .397
3 Tony Gwynn .377
4 Frank Thomas .371
5 David Justice .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 19
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 51
2 Ken Griffey 50
3 Tony Clark 46
4 Larry Walker 43
5 2 tied 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 25
2 Chuck Knoblauch 19
3 Brian Hunter 18
3 Otis Nixon 18
5 Tom Goodwin 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.20
2 Rick Reed 1.27
3 Greg Maddux 1.36
4 Francisco Cordova 1.47
5 Jimmy Key 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jimmy Key 8
2 Roger Clemens 7
2 Scott Erickson 7
2 Bobby Jones 7
2 Pedro Martinez 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 79
2 David Cone 78
3 Randy Johnson 71
4 Hideo Nomo 66
5 Alan Benes 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 Frank Thomas .468
2 Mike Lansing .455
3 Joey Cora .451
4 Sammy Sosa .407
4 Larry Walker .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Clark 7
1 Tino Martinez 7
3 Sammy Sosa 6
3 Matt Williams 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 20
2 Sammy Sosa 17
2 B. J. Surhoff 17
2 Frank Thomas 17
5 4 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 8
2 Tom Goodwin 7
3 Chuck Knoblauch 6
3 Deion Sanders 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Hentgen 0.00
2 Darryl Kile 0.38
3 Danny Patterson 0.75
4 Francisco Cordova 0.78
4 Bobby Jones 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Mark Gardner 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 30
2 Roger Clemens 28
3 Kevin Brown 27
4 Pedro Martinez 24
4 Hideo Nomo 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Thomas .435
2 B. J. Surhoff .432
3 Bernie Williams .405
4 Joey Cora .400
5 David Justice .393

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 37
2 Ken Griffey 32
3 Sammy Sosa 30
4 Moises Alou 28
4 Tony Clark 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 13
1 Deion Sanders 13
3 Chuck Knoblauch 12
3 Tony Womack 12
5 Brian Hunter 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Francisco Cordova 1.10
2 Greg Maddux 1.16
3 Pedro Martinez 1.17
4 Rick Reed 1.40
5 Ismael Valdez 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jimmy Key 6
1 Pedro Martinez 6
3 Roger Clemens 5
3 David Cone 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 51
2 Curt Schilling 50
3 David Cone 46
3 Randy Johnson 46
3 Hideo Nomo 46

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Thomas .360
2 Tony Gwynn .355
3 Alex Rodriguez .353
4 Lance Johnson .337
5 Reggie Jefferson .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 61
2 Ken Griffey 58
3 Vinny Castilla 46
3 Andres Galarraga 46
3 Juan Gonzalez 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 166
2 Andres Galarraga 155
3 Dante Bichette 145
4 Tino Martinez 140
5 Albert Belle 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 61
1 Otis Nixon 61
3 Tom Goodwin 60
4 Chuck Knoblauch 59
5 Eric Young 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.84
2 Greg Maddux 2.18
3 Tom Glavine 2.86
4 Hideo Nomo 2.93
5 Pat Hentgen 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 21
1 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 Roger Clemens 246
4 Hideo Nomo 239
5 Pedro Martinez 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 46
1 Todd Worrell 46
3 Trevor Hoffman 43
4 Mark Wohlers 42
5 Rod Beck 40