On This Day

Thursday, May 22, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 30 13 .698 --
Blue Jays 23 19 .548 6.5
Yankees 25 21 .543 6.5
Tigers 19 25 .432 11.5
Red Sox 17 26 .395 13.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 23 20 .535 --
Brewers 20 21 .488 2.0
White Sox 20 22 .476 2.5
Royals 20 23 .465 3.0
Twins 18 27 .400 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 25 18 .581 --
Angels 23 20 .535 2.0
Mariners 24 21 .533 2.0
Athletics 18 29 .383 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 32 13 .711 --
Marlins 27 17 .614 4.5
Expos 24 20 .545 7.5
Mets 25 21 .543 7.5
Phillies 17 28 .378 15.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 24 22 .522 --
Pirates 23 22 .511 0.5
Cardinals 18 26 .409 5.0
Cubs 16 28 .364 7.0
Reds 14 30 .318 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 26 18 .591 --
Rockies 24 21 .533 2.5
Dodgers 23 21 .523 3.0
Padres 19 25 .432 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wil Cordero 5
2 Tim Naehring 4
3 Edgardo Alfonzo 3
3 Juan Gonzalez 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 2
2 Geronimo Berroa 1
2 Rico Brogna 1
2 Adrian Brown 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 5
2 Jason Giambi 4
2 John Olerud 4
4 Adrian Brown 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Anthony 1
1 Jose Canseco 1
1 Roger Cedeno 1
1 Johnny Damon 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jon Lieber 1.00
1 Albie Lopez 1.00
3 Hideo Nomo 0.78
4 Tom Gordon 0.75
5 Joey Hamilton 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Burkett 1
1 Mark Gardner 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Joey Hamilton 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jon Lieber 7
1 Hideo Nomo 7
3 Tom Gordon 6
3 Albie Lopez 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bochtler 1
1 Ricardo Rincon 1
1 John Wetteland 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .402
2 Tony Gwynn .387
3 Frank Thomas .378
4 Jeff Blauser .373
5 David Justice .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 20
2 Tino Martinez 17
3 Tony Clark 16
4 Jeff Bagwell 15
5 2 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 55
2 Tino Martinez 51
3 Tony Clark 46
4 Jeff Bagwell 44
4 Larry Walker 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 27
2 Brian Hunter 23
3 Chuck Knoblauch 20
4 Otis Nixon 18
5 Tom Goodwin 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.20
2 Greg Maddux 1.44
3 Francisco Cordova 1.62
4 Rick Reed 1.72
5 Jimmy Key 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 8
1 Scott Erickson 8
1 Bobby Jones 8
1 Jimmy Key 8
5 3 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 82
2 David Cone 78
3 Hideo Nomo 73
4 Alan Benes 72
5 Randy Johnson 71

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Thomas .477
2 Joey Cora .475
3 Tony Gwynn .440
4 Garret Anderson .436
4 Sammy Sosa .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Thomas 7
2 Tony Clark 6
2 Jim Edmonds 6
2 Juan Gonzalez 6
2 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 21
1 Frank Thomas 21
3 Ken Griffey 20
4 Sammy Sosa 19
5 Albert Belle 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 9
2 Tom Goodwin 8
3 Otis Nixon 7
3 Deion Sanders 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Hentgen 0.00
2 Darryl Kile 0.82
3 Alan Benes 1.16
4 Francisco Cordova 1.17
5 Greg Maddux 1.23

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 30
2 Curt Schilling 26
3 Hideo Nomo 25
4 Alan Benes 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 5
2 John Franco 4
2 Roberto Hernandez 4
2 Doug Jones 4
2 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Thomas .463
2 Joey Cora .444
3 Shawon Dunston .398
4 B. J. Surhoff .395
5 David Justice .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Bagwell 12
1 Matt Williams 12
3 Ken Griffey 11
4 Tino Martinez 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 33
2 Tino Martinez 31
3 Jeff Bagwell 30
3 Ken Griffey 30
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.32
2 Jack McDowell 1.33
3 Francisco Cordova 1.35
4 Pedro Martinez 1.38
5 Scott Erickson 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 6
2 Roger Clemens 5
2 Mark Gardner 5
2 Bobby Jones 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 49
2 Alan Benes 45
2 Curt Schilling 45
4 Hideo Nomo 44
5 Pedro Martinez 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 9
1 Mariano Rivera 9
3 Randy Myers 8
4 Ricky Bottalico 7
4 4 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Thomas .363
2 Tony Gwynn .360
3 Alex Rodriguez .347
4 Lance Johnson .333
5 Reggie Jefferson .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 60
2 Ken Griffey 58
3 Juan Gonzalez 48
4 Vinny Castilla 47
5 Andres Galarraga 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 166
2 Andres Galarraga 151
3 Dante Bichette 142
4 Juan Gonzalez 140
5 Tino Martinez 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 61
2 Chuck Knoblauch 60
3 Kenny Lofton 59
3 Otis Nixon 59
5 Eric Young 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.86
2 Greg Maddux 2.18
3 Pat Hentgen 2.80
4 Tom Glavine 2.91
5 Hideo Nomo 3.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 253
2 Curt Schilling 251
3 Roger Clemens 248
4 Hideo Nomo 246
5 Pedro Martinez 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 47
2 Todd Worrell 45
3 Trevor Hoffman 42
4 Mark Wohlers 41
5 Rod Beck 38