On This Day

Monday, May 19, 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

No 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

No Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 23 17 .575 --
Mariners 24 19 .558 0.5
Angels 21 20 .512 2.5
Athletics 17 27 .386 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 30 13 .698 --
Marlins 26 16 .619 3.5
Expos 24 17 .585 5.0
Mets 23 20 .535 7.0
Phillies 16 26 .381 13.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 23 21 .523 --
Pirates 21 21 .500 1.0
Cardinals 17 25 .405 5.0
Cubs 15 27 .357 7.0
Reds 13 29 .310 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 24 17 .585 --
Dodgers 23 18 .561 1.0
Rockies 23 19 .548 1.5
Padres 16 25 .390 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joey Cora 4
2 Rico Brogna 3
2 Steve Finley 3
2 Doug Glanville 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Finley 3
2 Jeff Bagwell 2
2 Rico Brogna 2
4 Sean Berry 1
4 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Scott Servais 5
2 Rico Brogna 4
2 Chipper Jones 4
4 Joey Cora 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Quilvio Veras 2
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Doug Glanville 1
2 Mark Grace 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Todd Stottlemyre 1.14
2 Darryl Kile 1.00
2 Armando Reynoso 1.00
4 Jeff Juden 0.78
5 Ramon Martinez 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Will Cunnane 1
1 Jeff Juden 1
1 Darryl Kile 1
1 Cory Lidle 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Darryl Kile 8
1 Todd Stottlemyre 8
3 Jeff Juden 7
3 Armando Reynoso 7
5 Steve Trachsel 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ugueth Urbina 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .410
2 Jeff Blauser .385
3 Frank Thomas .371
4 David Justice .368
5 Tony Gwynn .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 19
2 Tino Martinez 17
3 Tony Clark 16
4 Jeff Bagwell 14
4 2 others tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 52
2 Tino Martinez 51
3 Tony Clark 46
4 Larry Walker 43
5 Jeff Bagwell 41

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 2 others tied 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 Joey Cora .480
2 Frank Thomas .455
3 Mark Grace .429
4 Darren Bragg .424
5 Sammy Sosa .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Clark 7
2 Jeff Bagwell 6
2 Matt Williams 6
4 Craig Biggio 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 19
2 Ken Griffey 17
2 Sammy Sosa 17
4 Frank Thomas 16
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 8
2 Tom Goodwin 7
3 Chuck Knoblauch 6
4 Barry Bonds 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Hentgen 0.00
2 Francisco Cordova 0.53
3 Bobby Jones 0.78
4 Darryl Kile 0.82
5 Jimmy Key 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Mark Gardner 3
1 Chris Holt 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 30
2 Roger Clemens 28
3 Pedro Martinez 24
3 Hideo Nomo 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 5
1 Mariano Rivera 5
3 Ricky Bottalico 4
3 Roberto Hernandez 4
3 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Thomas .443
2 B. J. Surhoff .432
3 Joey Cora .421
4 David Justice .400
5 Bernie Williams .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Williams 12
2 Jeff Bagwell 11
2 Ken Griffey 11
2 Tino Martinez 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 35
2 Ken Griffey 34
3 Sammy Sosa 31
4 Moises Alou 27
4 4 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 13
1 Deion Sanders 13
3 Tony Womack 12
4 Chuck Knoblauch 11
5 Brian Hunter 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Francisco Cordova 1.06
2 Greg Maddux 1.16
3 Pedro Martinez 1.17
4 Jack McDowell 1.33
5 Rick Reed 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jimmy Key 6
1 Pedro Martinez 6
1 Denny Neagle 6
4 Roger Clemens 5
4 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 Ricky Bottalico 7
3 Roberto Hernandez 7
3 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Thomas .359
2 Tony Gwynn .354
3 Alex Rodriguez .351
4 Lance Johnson .336
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 168
2 Andres Galarraga 157
3 Dante Bichette 144
4 Tino Martinez 139
5 Albert Belle 136

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.84
2 Greg Maddux 2.18
3 Andy Ashby 2.81
4 Tom Glavine 2.91
5 Hideo Nomo 2.93

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 Hideo Nomo 239
4 Roger Clemens 236
5 Pedro Martinez 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 46
1 Todd Worrell 46
3 Trevor Hoffman 43
4 Mark Wohlers 41
5 Rod Beck 40