On This Day

Monday, May 26, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 32 15 .681 --
Blue Jays 25 21 .543 6.5
Yankees 26 23 .531 7.0
Tigers 22 26 .458 10.5
Red Sox 19 27 .413 12.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 26 21 .553 --
Brewers 22 23 .489 3.0
Royals 22 25 .468 4.0
White Sox 21 25 .457 4.5
Twins 20 29 .408 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 26 21 .553 --
Angels 25 22 .532 1.0
Mariners 26 23 .531 1.0
Athletics 20 31 .392 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 34 15 .694 --
Marlins 29 19 .604 4.5
Mets 27 22 .551 7.0
Expos 26 22 .542 7.5
Phillies 18 31 .367 16.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 25 25 .500 --
Pirates 24 25 .490 0.5
Cardinals 20 28 .417 4.0
Cubs 18 30 .375 6.0
Reds 18 31 .367 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 28 20 .583 --
Rockies 27 22 .551 1.5
Dodgers 26 22 .542 2.0
Padres 20 28 .417 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Barry Larkin 5
2 Craig Biggio 4
2 Curtis Goodwin 4
2 Mickey Morandini 4
5 17 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Buhner 2
1 Edgar Martinez 2
3 Kurt Abbott 1
3 Brady Anderson 1
3 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edgar Martinez 6
2 Andres Galarraga 4
3 Brady Anderson 3
3 Travis Fryman 3
3 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Kelly 2
1 Chuck Knoblauch 2
1 Ray Lankford 2
4 Luis Alicea 1
4 28 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ben McDonald 2.20
2 Kevin Appier 1.67
3 Kevin Foster 1.40
4 Kirk Rueter 0.89
5 Roger Clemens 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Adams 1
1 Joe Borowski 1
1 Shawn Boskie 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ben McDonald 11
2 Kevin Appier 10
3 Kirk Rueter 8
3 Tim Wakefield 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Adams 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Steve Reed 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .401
2 David Justice .396
3 Tony Gwynn .392
4 Frank Thomas .373
5 Jeff Blauser .369

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
3 Andres Galarraga 49
5 Jeff Bagwell 48

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 28
2 Brian Hunter 25
2 Chuck Knoblauch 25
4 Otis Nixon 19
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.17
2 Greg Maddux 1.44
3 Rick Reed 1.70
4 Francisco Cordova 1.72
5 Roger Clemens 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 9
2 Scott Erickson 8
2 Bobby Jones 8
2 Jimmy Key 8
2 Pedro Martinez 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 85
2 Curt Schilling 82
3 Randy Johnson 81
4 Roger Clemens 76
5 Kevin Brown 75

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 16
2 Rod Beck 15
3 John Franco 14
3 Mariano Rivera 14
3 Todd Worrell 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .500
1 David Justice .500
3 Joey Cora .483
4 Mickey Morandini .469
5 Manny Ramirez .441

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 8
2 Jay Buhner 7
2 Ken Griffey 7
4 Jeff Bagwell 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 19
2 Ken Griffey 18
2 Frank Thomas 18
4 Jay Buhner 17
4 Andres Galarraga 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 9
2 Tom Goodwin 8
2 Chuck Knoblauch 8
4 Barry Bonds 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Clark 0.00
2 Darryl Kile 0.41
3 Tom Gordon 0.56
4 Pat Hentgen 0.72
5 Alan Benes 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Kevin Foster 3
1 Darryl Kile 3
1 Pedro Martinez 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 26
2 Andy Benes 23
2 Roger Clemens 23
2 Todd Stottlemyre 23
5 4 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 5
2 John Franco 4
2 Roberto Hernandez 4
2 Ugueth Urbina 4
2 Todd Worrell 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joey Cora .447
2 Frank Thomas .415
3 David Justice .410
4 B. J. Surhoff .389
5 Tony Gwynn .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Bagwell 10
1 Tony Clark 10
1 Tino Martinez 10
1 Sammy Sosa 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 33
2 Sammy Sosa 31
3 Ken Griffey 30
4 Ray Lankford 29
5 Albert Belle 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 17
2 Brian Hunter 14
3 Deion Sanders 12
3 Tony Womack 12
5 Otis Nixon 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Hentgen 1.26
2 Darryl Kile 1.30
3 Pedro Martinez 1.31
4 Greg Maddux 1.51
5 Francisco Cordova 1.56

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 55
2 Roger Clemens 54
3 Randy Johnson 51
4 Kevin Brown 48
5 2 tied 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 11
2 Mariano Rivera 9
3 Todd Worrell 8
4 Ricky Bottalico 7
4 4 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Thomas .364
2 Tony Gwynn .362
3 Alex Rodriguez .345
4 Paul Molitor .337
5 Lance Johnson .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 59
2 Ken Griffey 56
3 Juan Gonzalez 49
4 Vinny Castilla 48
5 Andres Galarraga 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 161
2 Andres Galarraga 156
3 Juan Gonzalez 141
4 Dante Bichette 140
5 Albert Belle 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 65
2 Tom Goodwin 61
2 Kenny Lofton 61
4 Otis Nixon 60
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.86
2 Greg Maddux 2.18
3 Pat Hentgen 2.76
4 Hideo Nomo 2.96
5 John Smoltz 2.98

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 255
2 Roger Clemens 250
3 Curt Schilling 242
4 Hideo Nomo 238
5 Pedro Martinez 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 45
1 Todd Worrell 45
3 Mark Wohlers 41
4 Trevor Hoffman 40
5 2 tied 37