On This Day

Friday, May 23, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 30 14 .682 --
Blue Jays 23 20 .535 6.5
Yankees 25 22 .532 6.5
Tigers 20 25 .444 10.5
Red Sox 18 26 .409 12.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 24 20 .545 --
Brewers 21 21 .500 2.0
White Sox 20 23 .465 3.5
Royals 20 24 .455 4.0
Twins 18 28 .391 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 25 19 .568 --
Angels 24 20 .545 1.0
Mariners 25 21 .543 1.0
Athletics 19 29 .396 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 33 13 .717 --
Marlins 27 18 .600 5.5
Expos 25 20 .556 7.5
Mets 25 22 .532 8.5
Phillies 18 28 .391 15.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 24 23 .511 --
Pirates 23 23 .500 0.5
Cardinals 18 27 .400 5.0
Cubs 17 28 .378 6.0
Reds 14 31 .311 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 27 18 .600 --
Rockies 25 21 .543 2.5
Dodgers 23 22 .511 4.0
Padres 20 25 .444 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Molitor 5
2 Tim Salmon 4
3 Brad Ausmus 3
3 Trey Beamon 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luis Alicea 1
1 Eric Anthony 1
1 Jason Bates 1
1 Dante Bichette 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wil Cordero 4
2 Dante Bichette 3
2 Jay Buhner 3
2 Gary Disarcina 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rafael Bournigal 1
1 Joe Carter 1
1 Jim Edmonds 1
1 Darin Erstad 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pedro Martinez 2.40
2 Chad Ogea 2.25
3 Scott Karl 1.25
4 Ramiro Mendoza 1.17
5 Brian Moehler 1.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shawn Estes 1
1 Randy Johnson 1
1 Bobby Jones 1
1 Scott Karl 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 12
2 Randy Johnson 10
3 Brian Moehler 9
3 Chad Ogea 9
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Adams 1
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Steve Reed 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .407
2 Tony Gwynn .392
3 David Justice .384
4 Frank Thomas .377
5 Jeff Blauser .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 21
2 Tony Clark 17
2 Tino Martinez 17
4 Jeff Bagwell 15
5 2 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 57
2 Tino Martinez 51
3 Tony Clark 48
4 Jeff Bagwell 44
4 Larry Walker 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 27
2 Brian Hunter 23
3 Chuck Knoblauch 21
4 Otis Nixon 18
5 Tom Goodwin 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.17
2 Greg Maddux 1.44
3 Francisco Cordova 1.62
4 Rick Reed 1.72
5 Roger Clemens 1.86

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 82
2 Randy Johnson 81
3 David Cone 78
4 Hideo Nomo 73
5 Alan Benes 72

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 15
1 Randy Myers 15
3 Mariano Rivera 14
4 Ricky Bottalico 12
4 2 others tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joey Cora .483
2 Frank Thomas .465
3 Tony Gwynn .460
4 Ricky Gutierrez .424
5 Garret Anderson .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Clark 7
1 Ken Griffey 7
1 Sammy Sosa 7
4 Jim Edmonds 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 22
2 Juan Gonzalez 21
3 Sammy Sosa 19
3 Frank Thomas 19
5 Albert Belle 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 9
2 Tom Goodwin 7
2 Deion Sanders 7
4 Curtis Goodwin 6
5 3 tied 5

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 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 30
2 Pedro Martinez 26
2 Curt Schilling 26
4 Hideo Nomo 25
5 Alan Benes 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 6
2 Doug Jones 5
3 John Franco 4
3 Roberto Hernandez 4
3 John Wetteland 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Thomas .476
2 Joey Cora .426
3 David Justice .414
4 B. J. Surhoff .390
5 Shawon Dunston .388

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 Sammy Sosa 33
2 Ken Griffey 32
3 Andres Galarraga 30
4 Tino Martinez 29
4 Frank Thomas 29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.31
2 Jack McDowell 1.33
3 Francisco Cordova 1.35
4 Greg Maddux 1.51
5 Scott Erickson 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 6
1 Pedro Martinez 6
3 Roger Clemens 5
3 Mark Gardner 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 55
2 Randy Johnson 51
3 Roger Clemens 49
4 Alan Benes 45
4 Curt Schilling 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 9
1 Mariano Rivera 9
3 Ricky Bottalico 8
4 Roberto Hernandez 7
4 5 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Thomas .366
2 Tony Gwynn .361
3 Alex Rodriguez .350
4 Lance Johnson .333
4 Paul Molitor .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 59
1 Mark McGwire 59
3 Juan Gonzalez 48
4 Vinny Castilla 47
5 Andres Galarraga 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 168
2 Andres Galarraga 151
3 Dante Bichette 144
4 Juan Gonzalez 140
5 2 tied 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 61
2 Tom Goodwin 60
3 Kenny Lofton 59
3 Otis Nixon 59
5 Eric Young 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.86
2 Greg Maddux 2.18
3 Pat Hentgen 2.80
4 Tom Glavine 2.90
5 Hideo Nomo 2.96

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 258
2 Curt Schilling 251
3 Roger Clemens 248
4 Hideo Nomo 238
5 Pedro Martinez 219

Saves

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