On This Day

Wednesday, May 28, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 34 15 .694 --
Yankees 27 24 .529 8.0
Blue Jays 25 23 .521 8.5
Tigers 23 27 .460 11.5
Red Sox 21 27 .438 12.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 27 22 .551 --
Brewers 22 25 .468 4.0
White Sox 22 26 .458 4.5
Royals 22 27 .449 5.0
Twins 22 29 .431 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 27 22 .551 --
Angels 26 23 .531 1.0
Mariners 27 24 .529 1.0
Athletics 21 32 .396 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 35 15 .700 --
Marlins 30 19 .612 4.5
Mets 28 23 .549 7.5
Expos 27 23 .540 8.0
Phillies 19 32 .373 16.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 25 26 .490 --
Astros 25 26 .490 --
Cardinals 21 28 .429 3.0
Cubs 19 31 .380 5.5
Reds 19 32 .373 6.0

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark McGwire 4
2 Carlos Baerga 3
2 Albert Belle 3
2 Mickey Morandini 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Brady Anderson 1
2 Carlos Baerga 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Baerga 4
2 Garret Anderson 3
2 Joe Carter 3
2 David Justice 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pokey Reese 2
2 Jeromy Burnitz 1
2 Shawon Dunston 1
2 Ray Durham 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Johnson 3.00
2 David Wells 1.33
3 Bobby Jones 1.17
4 Steve Cooke 1.00
4 Steve Karsay 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Steve Cooke 1
1 Randy Johnson 1
1 Bobby Jones 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 15
2 Steve Karsay 8
2 David Wells 8
4 Juan Guzman 7
4 Bobby Jones 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Shawn Boskie 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 Jeff Shaw 1
1 Heathcliff Slocumb 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .409
2 Tony Gwynn .402
3 David Justice .391
4 Joey Cora .376
5 Jeff Blauser .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 23
2 Tino Martinez 19
2 Mark McGwire 19
4 Tony Clark 17
5 Jeff Bagwell 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 61
2 Tino Martinez 54
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 1.36
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
1 Bobby Jones 9
1 Jimmy Key 9
4 Scott Erickson 8
4 Pedro Martinez 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 96
2 Curt Schilling 93
3 David Cone 85
4 Hideo Nomo 80
5 Alan Benes 77

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .529
2 Joey Cora .500
3 Mickey Morandini .490
4 Rich Becker .485
5 Frank Thomas .475

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Buhner 7
1 Ken Griffey 7
1 Mark McGwire 7
1 Sammy Sosa 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 18
1 Ken Griffey 18
1 Sammy Sosa 18
1 Frank Thomas 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 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Darryl Kile 0.41
2 Dave Burba 0.69
3 Pat Hentgen 0.72
4 Jeff Shaw 0.73
5 Garrett Stephenson 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Kevin Foster 3
1 Bobby Jones 3
1 Darryl Kile 3
1 Dennis Springer 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 33
2 Alan Benes 25
2 Hideo Nomo 25
2 Curt Schilling 25
5 Pedro Martinez 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Adams 4
1 Rick Aguilera 4
1 Ricky Bottalico 4
1 Roberto Hernandez 4
1 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joey Cora .471
2 Frank Thomas .438
3 David Justice .419
4 Tony Gwynn .417
5 B. J. Surhoff .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tino Martinez 11
2 Jeff Bagwell 10
2 Ken Griffey 10
2 Mark McGwire 10
2 Sammy Sosa 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 33
2 Andres Galarraga 32
3 Ken Griffey 31
4 Sammy Sosa 30
5 3 tied 29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Hentgen 1.26
2 Darryl Kile 1.30
3 Garrett Stephenson 1.33
4 Bobby Jones 1.37
5 Ismael Valdez 1.53

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 57
2 Roger Clemens 54
3 Curt Schilling 53
4 Pedro Martinez 50
5 Kevin Brown 48

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .369
2 Frank Thomas .363
3 Alex Rodriguez .341
4 Paul Molitor .338
5 Julio Franco .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 61
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 Albert Belle 142
5 Dante Bichette 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 65
2 Tom Goodwin 61
2 Kenny Lofton 61
4 Otis Nixon 60
5 Brian Hunter 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
2 Kevin Brown 20
2 Jimmy Key 20
2 Andy Pettitte 20
2 John Smoltz 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 255
2 Curt Schilling 253
3 Roger Clemens 250
4 Hideo Nomo 245
5 Pedro Martinez 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 45
2 Todd Worrell 44
3 Mark Wohlers 41
4 Trevor Hoffman 39
5 3 tied 37