On This Day

Tuesday, May 27, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 33 15 .688 --
Blue Jays 25 22 .532 7.5
Yankees 26 24 .520 8.0
Tigers 23 26 .469 10.5
Red Sox 20 27 .426 12.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 26 22 .542 --
Brewers 22 24 .478 3.0
White Sox 22 25 .468 3.5
Royals 22 26 .458 4.0
Twins 21 29 .420 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 27 21 .563 --
Angels 25 23 .521 2.0
Mariners 26 24 .520 2.0
Athletics 21 31 .404 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 35 15 .700 --
Marlins 30 19 .612 4.5
Expos 27 22 .551 7.5
Mets 27 23 .540 8.0
Phillies 19 31 .380 16.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 25 26 .490 --
Pirates 24 26 .480 0.5
Cardinals 21 28 .429 3.0
Cubs 19 30 .388 5.0
Reds 18 32 .360 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 29 20 .592 --
Rockies 27 23 .540 2.5
Dodgers 26 23 .531 3.0
Padres 20 29 .408 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joey Cora 4
1 Tony Gwynn 4
3 Rich Becker 3
3 Alan Benes 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Marty Cordova 2
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
2 Rich Becker 1
2 Albert Belle 1
2 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 4
1 Marty Cordova 4
1 Pete Incaviglia 4
1 Kenny Lofton 4
5 9 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeromy Burnitz 2
2 Manny Alexander 1
2 Mike Cameron 1
2 Ken Caminiti 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jose Rosado 1.60
2 Curt Schilling 1.38
3 Justin Thompson 1.20
4 Al Leiter 0.88
5 John Burkett 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Alan Benes 1
1 John Burkett 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 11
2 Jose Rosado 8
3 Al Leiter 7
3 Greg Maddux 7
3 Hideo Nomo 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Adams 1
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Dane Johnson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .409
2 Tony Gwynn .402
3 David Justice .391
4 Joey Cora .379
5 Frank Thomas .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 23
2 Tino Martinez 18
3 Tony Clark 17
3 Mark McGwire 17
5 Jeff Bagwell 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 61
2 Tino Martinez 52
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 Tom Goodwin 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.17
2 Greg Maddux 1.57
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 Curt Schilling 93
2 David Cone 85
3 Randy Johnson 81
4 Hideo Nomo 80
5 Alan Benes 77

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 .527
2 Joey Cora .508
3 David Justice .500
4 Frank Thomas .463
5 Mickey Morandini .458

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 20
2 Jay Buhner 19
2 Frank Thomas 19
4 Ken Griffey 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 9
1 Brian Hunter 9
3 Chuck Knoblauch 8
4 Delino DeShields 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Darryl Kile 0.41
2 Pat Hentgen 0.72
3 Roger Clemens 1.23
4 Garrett Stephenson 1.35
5 Shawn Estes 1.50

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 Alan Benes 25
2 Hideo Nomo 25
2 Curt Schilling 25
5 3 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 5
2 Terry Adams 4
2 John Franco 4
2 Roberto Hernandez 4
2 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joey Cora .471
2 Frank Thomas .443
3 David Justice .420
4 Tony Gwynn .409
5 B. J. Surhoff .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Bagwell 10
1 Tony Clark 10
1 Ken Griffey 10
1 Tino Martinez 10
1 Sammy Sosa 10

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 17
2 Brian Hunter 14
3 Tom Goodwin 11
4 Royce Clayton 10
4 3 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Hentgen 1.26
2 Darryl Kile 1.30
3 Ismael Valdez 1.53
4 Pedro Martinez 1.54
5 Francisco Cordova 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 6
2 Scott Erickson 5
2 Mark Gardner 5
2 Bobby Jones 5
2 Pedro Martinez 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 54
2 Curt Schilling 53
3 Randy Johnson 51
4 Kevin Brown 48
5 Hideo Nomo 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 11
2 Robb Nen 8
2 Mariano Rivera 8
2 Todd Worrell 8
5 4 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .369
2 Frank Thomas .364
3 Alex Rodriguez .341
4 Paul Molitor .338
5 Joey Cora .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 60
2 Ken Griffey 57
3 Juan Gonzalez 49
4 Vinny Castilla 48
5 Andres Galarraga 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 163
2 Andres Galarraga 156
3 Juan Gonzalez 143
4 Dante Bichette 141
5 Albert Belle 140

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 65
2 Tom Goodwin 62
3 Kenny Lofton 61
4 Otis Nixon 60
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.86
2 Greg Maddux 2.26
3 Pat Hentgen 2.76
4 John Smoltz 2.98
5 Roger Clemens 3.04

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 Curt Schilling 253
3 Roger Clemens 250
4 Hideo Nomo 245
5 Pedro Martinez 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 45
2 Todd Worrell 44
3 Mark Wohlers 41
4 Trevor Hoffman 40
5 3 tied 37