On This Day

Saturday, May 24, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 31 14 .689 --
Yankees 26 22 .542 6.5
Blue Jays 23 21 .523 7.5
Tigers 20 26 .435 11.5
Red Sox 18 27 .400 13.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 24 21 .533 --
Brewers 21 22 .488 2.0
White Sox 21 23 .477 2.5
Royals 21 24 .467 3.0
Twins 19 28 .404 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 26 19 .578 --
Angels 25 20 .556 1.0
Mariners 25 22 .532 2.0
Athletics 19 30 .388 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 33 14 .702 --
Marlins 28 18 .609 4.5
Expos 26 20 .565 6.5
Mets 26 22 .542 7.5
Phillies 18 29 .383 15.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 25 23 .521 --
Pirates 23 24 .489 1.5
Cardinals 19 27 .413 5.0
Cubs 17 29 .370 7.0
Reds 15 31 .326 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 27 19 .587 --
Rockies 25 22 .532 2.5
Dodgers 24 22 .522 3.0
Padres 20 26 .435 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joey Cora 4
1 Mike Difelice 4
1 Ron Gant 4
1 Mickey Morandini 4
5 14 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Craig Paquette 2
2 Billy Ashley 1
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Albert Belle 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Craig Paquette 5
2 Vladimir Guerrero 4
2 Ray Lankford 4
4 Billy Ashley 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brady Anderson 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Mike Cameron 1
1 Shawon Dunston 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Burba 2.67
2 Andy Benes 1.71
3 Ramon Martinez 1.33
4 David Cone 1.00
5 Mike Mussina 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Ken Hill 1
1 Jeff Juden 1
1 Darryl Kile 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Benes 12
2 Mike Mussina 9
3 Dave Burba 8
3 Ramon Martinez 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .408
2 Tony Gwynn .392
3 David Justice .387
4 Frank Thomas .373
5 Jeff Blauser .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 21
2 Tony Clark 17
2 Tino Martinez 17
4 Jeff Bagwell 16
5 Mark McGwire 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 58
2 Tino Martinez 51
3 Tony Clark 48
4 Jeff Bagwell 46
5 Larry Walker 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 27
2 Brian Hunter 24
3 Chuck Knoblauch 22
4 Otis Nixon 19
5 Tom Goodwin 17

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 David Cone 85
2 Curt Schilling 82
3 Randy Johnson 81
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 John Franco 13
5 3 tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Steinbach .485
2 Joey Cora .467
3 Tony Gwynn .451
4 Frank Thomas .439
5 2 tied .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 8
2 Tony Clark 7
3 Jeff Bagwell 6
3 Jim Edmonds 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 20
1 Sammy Sosa 20
1 Frank Thomas 20
4 Ken Griffey 19
5 Albert Belle 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 10
2 Tom Goodwin 8
3 Barry Bonds 6
3 Curtis Goodwin 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Hentgen 0.00
1 Mark Clark 0.00
3 Darryl Kile 0.41
4 Jeff Shaw 0.61
5 Alan Benes 1.16

Wins

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

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 5
1 John Franco 5
1 Roberto Hernandez 5
4 Doug Jones 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joey Cora .446
2 Frank Thomas .443
3 David Justice .414
4 Harold Baines .385
5 Tony Gwynn .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Williams 12
2 Jeff Bagwell 11
2 Ken Griffey 11
4 Tony Clark 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 34
2 Ken Griffey 32
3 Frank Thomas 29
4 Andres Galarraga 28
5 4 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 14
1 Chuck Knoblauch 14
3 Otis Nixon 12
3 Deion Sanders 12
3 Tony Womack 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Hentgen 1.05
2 Pedro Martinez 1.31
3 Francisco Cordova 1.35
4 Darryl Kile 1.46
5 Greg Maddux 1.51

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 2 others tied 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 10
2 Mariano Rivera 9
3 Ricky Bottalico 8
3 Robb Nen 8
5 4 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Thomas .364
2 Tony Gwynn .361
3 Alex Rodriguez .348
4 Paul Molitor .338
5 Lance Johnson .333

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 168
2 Andres Galarraga 151
3 Dante Bichette 141
4 Juan Gonzalez 140
5 Albert Belle 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 62
2 Tom Goodwin 61
3 Kenny Lofton 60
3 Otis Nixon 60
5 Eric Young 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.86
2 Greg Maddux 2.18
3 Pat Hentgen 2.80
4 Hideo Nomo 2.96
5 John Smoltz 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Hentgen 21
1 Andy Pettitte 21
1 John Smoltz 21
4 Andy Benes 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 258
2 Curt Schilling 251
3 Roger Clemens 243
4 Hideo Nomo 238
5 Pedro Martinez 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 46
2 Todd Worrell 45
3 Mark Wohlers 42
4 Trevor Hoffman 40
5 Rod Beck 38