On This Day

Sunday, May 25, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 31 15 .674 --
Yankees 26 22 .542 6.0
Blue Jays 24 21 .533 6.5
Tigers 21 26 .447 10.5
Red Sox 18 27 .400 12.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 25 21 .543 --
Brewers 22 22 .500 2.0
Royals 22 24 .478 3.0
White Sox 21 24 .467 3.5
Twins 20 28 .417 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 26 20 .565 --
Angels 25 21 .543 1.0
Mariners 25 23 .521 2.0
Athletics 19 31 .380 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 33 15 .688 --
Marlins 29 18 .617 3.5
Expos 26 21 .553 6.5
Mets 26 22 .542 7.0
Phillies 18 29 .383 14.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 25 24 .510 --
Pirates 24 24 .500 0.5
Cardinals 20 27 .426 4.0
Cubs 17 30 .362 7.0
Reds 16 31 .340 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 27 20 .574 --
Rockies 26 22 .542 1.5
Dodgers 25 22 .532 2.0
Padres 20 27 .426 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff Cirillo 4
1 Bobby Higginson 4
3 Rich Becker 3
3 Dante Bichette 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Lansing 2
1 Warren Newson 2
3 Sandy Alomar 1
3 Harold Baines 1
3 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Higginson 5
2 Jeff Cirillo 4
2 Kevin Young 4
4 Brady Anderson 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 3
2 James Mouton 2
3 Kurt Abbott 1
3 Jeromy Burnitz 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ismael Valdez 2.00
2 Todd Stottlemyre 0.89
3 Kevin Brown 0.67
4 Bob Tewksbury 0.62
5 Sterling Hitchcock 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joel Adamson 1
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Roger Bailey 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 8
1 Todd Stottlemyre 8
3 Ariel Prieto 6
3 Ismael Valdez 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Loiselle 1
1 Alvin Morman 1
1 Mike Munoz 1
1 A. J. Sager 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .404
2 David Justice .395
3 Tony Gwynn .389
4 Frank Thomas .376
5 Joey Cora .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 22
2 Tony Clark 17
2 Tino Martinez 17
4 Jeff Bagwell 16
4 Mark McGwire 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 59
2 Tino Martinez 51
3 Tony Clark 49
4 Jeff Bagwell 48
5 2 tied 45

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 27
2 Brian Hunter 25
3 Chuck Knoblauch 23
4 Otis Nixon 19
5 2 tied 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 Kevin Brown 75
5 Hideo Nomo 73

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 15
1 Randy Myers 15
3 Mariano Rivera 14
4 John Franco 13
4 Todd Worrell 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Justice .475
2 Joey Cora .475
3 Tony Gwynn .471
4 Bobby Bonilla .468
5 Mickey Morandini .452

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 21
2 Albert Belle 20
3 Ken Griffey 19
4 Frank Thomas 17
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 9
2 Tom Goodwin 8
3 Barry Bonds 6
3 Chuck Knoblauch 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Clark 0.00
2 Darryl Kile 0.41
3 Jeff Shaw 0.59
4 Pat Hentgen 0.72
5 Alan Benes 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Mark Gardner 3
1 Darryl Kile 3
1 Pedro Martinez 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 26
1 Curt Schilling 26
3 Hideo Nomo 25
4 Wilson Alvarez 23
4 2 others tied 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joey Cora .452
2 Frank Thomas .446
3 David Justice .419
4 Harold Baines .386
5 Tony Gwynn .376

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 35
2 Ken Griffey 33
3 Andres Galarraga 30
4 Albert Belle 29
4 Frank Thomas 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 15
1 Chuck Knoblauch 15
3 Tony Womack 13
4 Otis Nixon 12
4 Deion Sanders 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Hentgen 1.26
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 Kevin Brown 48
5 3 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 .366
2 Tony Gwynn .360
3 Alex Rodriguez .345
4 Paul Molitor .337
5 Lance Johnson .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 60
2 Ken Griffey 56
3 Juan Gonzalez 48
4 Vinny Castilla 47
5 Andres Galarraga 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 163
2 Andres Galarraga 152
3 Dante Bichette 140
3 Juan Gonzalez 140
5 Albert Belle 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 63
2 Tom Goodwin 61
3 Kenny Lofton 60
3 Otis Nixon 60
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.86
2 Greg Maddux 2.18
3 Pat Hentgen 2.79
4 Hideo Nomo 2.96
5 John Smoltz 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Hentgen 21
1 Andy Pettitte 21
3 Andy Benes 20
3 Kevin Brown 20
3 John Smoltz 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 255
2 Roger Clemens 243
3 Curt Schilling 242
4 Hideo Nomo 238
5 Pedro Martinez 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 46
2 Todd Worrell 45
3 Mark Wohlers 41
4 Trevor Hoffman 40
5 Rod Beck 38