On This Day

Tuesday, May 20, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 29 13 .690 --
Yankees 25 19 .568 5.0
Blue Jays 22 19 .537 6.5
Tigers 19 24 .442 10.5
Red Sox 16 25 .390 12.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 21 20 .512 --
Royals 20 21 .488 1.0
Brewers 19 21 .475 1.5
White Sox 19 22 .463 2.0
Twins 18 26 .409 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 24 17 .585 --
Mariners 24 20 .545 1.5
Angels 22 20 .524 2.5
Athletics 17 28 .378 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 31 13 .705 --
Marlins 27 16 .628 3.5
Expos 24 18 .571 6.0
Mets 23 21 .523 8.0
Phillies 17 26 .395 13.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 23 22 .511 --
Pirates 21 22 .488 1.0
Cardinals 18 25 .419 4.0
Cubs 15 28 .349 7.0
Reds 14 29 .326 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 25 17 .595 --
Dodgers 23 19 .548 2.0
Rockies 23 20 .535 2.5
Padres 17 25 .405 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Curtis Goodwin 4
1 Warren Newson 4
3 Ellis Burks 3
3 Johnny Damon 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Ashley 1
1 Geronimo Berroa 1
1 Jay Buhner 1
1 Ellis Burks 1
1 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Kent 5
2 Wally Joyner 4
2 Tim Salmon 4
4 Harold Baines 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 2
1 Darren Lewis 2
3 Rich Becker 1
3 Jay Bell 1
3 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Leiter 1.25
2 Pat Hentgen 1.14
3 Kevin Brown 0.86
4 Sterling Hitchcock 0.80
5 2 tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rich DeLucia 1
1 Pat Hentgen 1
1 Sterling Hitchcock 1
1 Danny Jackson 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Hentgen 8
2 Kevin Brown 6
2 Dustin Hermanson 6
2 Esteban Loaiza 6
2 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .413
2 Jeff Blauser .384
3 Tony Gwynn .380
4 Frank Thomas .372
5 David Justice .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 20
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 55
2 Tino Martinez 51
3 Tony Clark 46
4 Larry Walker 43
5 2 tied 42

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 26
2 Brian Hunter 20
2 Chuck Knoblauch 20
4 Otis Nixon 18
5 2 tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.20
2 Greg Maddux 1.36
3 Francisco Cordova 1.47
4 Rick Reed 1.72
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 3 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 79
2 David Cone 78
3 Randy Johnson 71
4 Kevin Brown 67
5 Hideo Nomo 66

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 15
2 Randy Myers 14
2 Mariano Rivera 14
4 John Franco 12
4 Todd Worrell 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joey Cora .473
2 Frank Thomas .457
3 Mickey Morandini .442
4 Mark Grace .423
5 Curtis Goodwin .421

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 20
1 Ken Griffey 20
3 Albert Belle 17
3 Sammy Sosa 17
3 Frank Thomas 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 7
1 Brian Hunter 7
1 Chuck Knoblauch 7
1 Otis Nixon 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Hentgen 0.00
2 Francisco Cordova 0.53
3 Alan Benes 0.55
4 Bobby Jones 0.56
5 Jeff Shaw 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 Pedro Martinez 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 30
2 Pedro Martinez 24
3 Kevin Brown 23
3 David Cone 23
3 Todd Stottlemyre 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 5
1 John Franco 5
1 Mariano Rivera 5
4 Roberto Hernandez 4
4 Doug Jones 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Thomas .448
2 Joey Cora .438
3 B. J. Surhoff .424
4 Ray Lankford .396
5 Bernie Williams .389

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 37
2 Tino Martinez 32
3 Sammy Sosa 31
4 Jeff Bagwell 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

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

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 Pat Hentgen 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jimmy Key 6
1 Pedro Martinez 6
3 David Cone 5
3 Scott Erickson 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
5 Kevin Brown 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 10
2 John Franco 9
3 Ricky Bottalico 7
3 Roberto Hernandez 7
3 3 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Thomas .360
2 Tony Gwynn .357
3 Alex Rodriguez .349
4 Lance Johnson .337
5 Julio Franco .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 61
2 Ken Griffey 59
3 Vinny Castilla 47
4 Andres Galarraga 46
4 Juan Gonzalez 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 171
2 Andres Galarraga 154
3 Dante Bichette 143
4 Tino Martinez 139
5 Albert Belle 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 60
1 Chuck Knoblauch 60
3 Kenny Lofton 59
3 Otis Nixon 59
5 Eric Young 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.86
2 Greg Maddux 2.18
3 Pat Hentgen 2.86
4 Tom Glavine 2.91
5 Hideo Nomo 2.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 253
2 Curt Schilling 248
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 42
4 Mark Wohlers 41
5 Rod Beck 40