On This Day

Thursday, May 29, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 34 15 .694 --
Yankees 28 24 .538 7.5
Blue Jays 25 24 .510 9.0
Tigers 23 27 .460 11.5
Red Sox 21 28 .429 13.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 27 22 .551 --
Brewers 23 25 .479 3.5
White Sox 23 26 .469 4.0
Royals 22 27 .449 5.0
Twins 22 30 .423 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 28 22 .560 --
Angels 27 23 .540 1.0
Mariners 27 25 .519 2.0
Athletics 21 33 .389 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 35 16 .686 --
Marlins 30 20 .600 4.5
Mets 28 23 .549 7.0
Expos 27 23 .540 7.5
Phillies 19 32 .373 16.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 26 26 .500 --
Pirates 25 26 .490 0.5
Cardinals 22 28 .440 3.0
Cubs 20 31 .392 5.5
Reds 19 33 .365 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 30 20 .600 --
Rockies 28 23 .549 2.5
Dodgers 26 24 .520 4.0
Padres 20 30 .400 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Darin Erstad 3
1 Luis Gonzalez 3
1 Raul Mondesi 3
1 Lyle Mouton 3
1 Ivan Rodriguez 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kurt Abbott 1
1 Geronimo Berroa 1
1 Dante Bichette 1
1 Bobby Bonilla 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kurt Abbott 2
1 Garret Anderson 2
1 Jeff Bagwell 2
1 Bobby Bonilla 2
1 14 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Larkin 2
1 Otis Nixon 2
1 Edgar Renteria 2
4 John Cangelosi 1
4 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 David Cone 2.00
2 Pedro Astacio 1.33
3 Danny Darwin 1.25
4 Steve Trachsel 1.00
5 Alex Fernandez 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 1
1 Jeff D'Amico 1
1 Shawn Estes 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 12
2 Darryl Kile 9
3 Pedro Astacio 8
3 Alex Fernandez 8
5 Matt Morris 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Adams 1
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Jeff Nelson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .415
2 Tony Gwynn .404
3 David Justice .391
4 Jeff Blauser .375
5 Frank Thomas .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 23
2 Tino Martinez 20
3 Mark McGwire 19
4 Tony Clark 17
5 Jeff Bagwell 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 61
2 Tino Martinez 56
3 Jeff Bagwell 50
3 Andres Galarraga 50
5 Tony Clark 49

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 28
2 Brian Hunter 25
2 Chuck Knoblauch 25
4 Otis Nixon 21
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 David Cone 97
2 Randy Johnson 96
3 Curt Schilling 93
4 Hideo Nomo 80
5 Alan Benes 77

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .528
2 Rich Becker .500
2 Mickey Morandini .500
2 Terry Steinbach .500
5 Joey Cora .492

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Buhner 7
1 Sammy Sosa 7
3 Jeff Bagwell 6
3 Ken Griffey 6
3 Mark McGwire 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jay Buhner 19
2 Albert Belle 18
2 Sammy Sosa 18
4 Ken Griffey 16
4 Frank Thomas 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 9
2 Chuck Knoblauch 7
3 Delino DeShields 6
3 Curtis Goodwin 6
3 Tom Goodwin 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Burba 0.90
1 Garrett Stephenson 0.90
3 Pat Hentgen 1.13
4 Roger Clemens 1.23
5 Bobby Jones 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Kevin Foster 3
1 Bobby Jones 3
1 Darryl Kile 3
5 37 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 33
2 David Cone 28
3 Alan Benes 25
3 Hideo Nomo 25
3 Curt Schilling 25

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joey Cora .467
2 Frank Thomas .435
3 David Justice .419
4 Tony Gwynn .417
5 2 tied .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tino Martinez 12
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 Juan Gonzalez 30
4 Ray Lankford 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 17
2 Brian Hunter 14
3 Otis Nixon 12
4 Tom Goodwin 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Hentgen 1.26
2 Garrett Stephenson 1.33
3 Bobby Jones 1.37
4 Ismael Valdez 1.53
5 Francisco Cordova 1.56

Wins

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

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 10
2 Mariano Rivera 8
2 Todd Worrell 8
4 Ricky Bottalico 7
4 4 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .371
2 Frank Thomas .364
3 Alex Rodriguez .341
4 Paul Molitor .339
5 Julio Franco .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 60
2 Ken Griffey 56
3 Juan Gonzalez 50
4 Vinny Castilla 48
5 Andres Galarraga 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 161
2 Andres Galarraga 155
3 Juan Gonzalez 144
4 Dante Bichette 142
5 Albert Belle 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 65
2 Otis Nixon 62
3 Tom Goodwin 61
3 Kenny Lofton 61
5 Brian Hunter 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.87
2 Greg Maddux 2.26
3 Pat Hentgen 2.76
4 Roger Clemens 2.86
5 John Smoltz 3.03

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 259
2 Curt Schilling 253
3 Hideo Nomo 245
4 Roger Clemens 242
5 Pedro Martinez 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 45
2 Todd Worrell 44
3 Mark Wohlers 41
4 Trevor Hoffman 39
5 Rod Beck 38