On This Day

Saturday, May 31, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 36 15 .706 --
Yankees 29 25 .537 8.5
Blue Jays 26 25 .510 10.0
Tigers 25 27 .481 11.5
Red Sox 22 29 .431 14.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 27 24 .529 --
Brewers 25 25 .500 1.5
White Sox 23 28 .451 4.0
Royals 23 28 .451 4.0
Twins 23 31 .426 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 29 23 .558 --
Angels 28 24 .538 1.0
Mariners 27 27 .500 3.0
Athletics 22 34 .393 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 36 17 .679 --
Marlins 31 21 .596 4.5
Mets 30 23 .566 6.0
Expos 28 24 .538 7.5
Phillies 19 34 .358 17.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 26 27 .491 --
Astros 26 28 .481 0.5
Cardinals 24 28 .462 1.5
Cubs 21 32 .396 5.0
Reds 20 34 .370 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 31 21 .596 --
Rockies 29 24 .547 2.5
Dodgers 26 26 .500 5.0
Padres 22 30 .423 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carlos Baerga 4
1 Tilson Brito 4
3 Roberto Alomar 3
3 Brad Ausmus 3
3 20 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeromy Burnitz 2
1 Dave Hollins 2
1 Paul O'Neill 2
4 Eric Anthony 1
4 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Baerga 4
1 Andres Galarraga 4
1 Dave Hollins 4
4 Joe Carter 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Durham 2
1 Quinton McCracken 2
3 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
3 Brad Ausmus 1
3 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Todd Stottlemyre 1.25
2 Andy Pettitte 1.00
3 Omar Olivares 0.86
4 Kevin Appier 0.82
5 Ben McDonald 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shawn Boskie 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 Kevin Foster 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Todd Stottlemyre 10
2 Kevin Appier 9
3 Andy Pettitte 8
4 Kevin Brown 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Mike DeJean 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 7 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .408
2 Larry Walker .407
3 David Justice .383
4 Frank Thomas .373
5 Jeff Blauser .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 24
2 Tino Martinez 20
3 Mark McGwire 19
4 Jeff Bagwell 17
4 Tony Clark 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 62
2 Tino Martinez 56
3 Andres Galarraga 55
4 Jeff Bagwell 52
5 Tony Clark 49

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 29
2 Brian Hunter 27
3 Chuck Knoblauch 26
4 Otis Nixon 21
5 2 tied 19

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 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 10
2 Bobby Jones 9
2 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 Kevin Appier 83
5 Kevin Brown 81

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 17
1 Randy Myers 17
3 Mariano Rivera 15
4 John Franco 14
4 Todd Worrell 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .560
2 Frank Thomas .488
3 Rich Becker .484
4 David Justice .459
5 Joey Cora .456

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Buhner 7
1 Andres Galarraga 7
3 Jeff Bagwell 6
3 Ken Griffey 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 20
2 Jay Buhner 17
2 Dave Hollins 17
2 Frank Thomas 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 9
2 Chuck Knoblauch 8
3 Delino DeShields 7
4 Curtis Goodwin 6
4 Deion Sanders 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Burba 0.90
1 Garrett Stephenson 0.90
3 Justin Thompson 1.20
4 Will Cunnane 1.29
5 Hector Carrasco 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Kevin Foster 3
1 Bobby Jones 3
1 Darryl Kile 3
5 42 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 33
2 David Cone 28
3 Kevin Appier 26
3 Todd Stottlemyre 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Adams 5
1 Rick Aguilera 5
3 Rod Beck 4
3 Ricky Bottalico 4
3 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joey Cora .449
2 Tony Gwynn .447
3 Frank Thomas .430
4 Will Clark .394
5 Ivan Rodriguez .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 11
1 Tino Martinez 11
3 Jeff Bagwell 10
3 Sammy Sosa 10
5 5 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 33
2 Albert Belle 32
2 Ken Griffey 32
4 Juan Gonzalez 31
5 Frank Thomas 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 16
2 Chuck Knoblauch 15
3 Otis Nixon 12
4 Tom Goodwin 11
4 Tony Womack 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Jones 1.15
2 Darryl Kile 1.20
3 Garrett Stephenson 1.33
4 Pat Hentgen 1.50
4 Francisco Cordova 1.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 57
2 Curt Schilling 53
3 Roger Clemens 51
4 Pedro Martinez 50
5 David Cone 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 8
2 Rick Aguilera 7
2 Ricky Bottalico 7
2 Roberto Hernandez 7
2 4 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .374
2 Frank Thomas .362
3 Alex Rodriguez .342
4 Paul Molitor .338
5 Joey Cora .336

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 161
2 Andres Galarraga 159
3 Juan Gonzalez 145
4 Albert Belle 141
4 Dante Bichette 141

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.08
2 Greg Maddux 2.26
3 Roger Clemens 2.84
4 Pat Hentgen 2.89
5 Andy Benes 3.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Hentgen 21
1 Andy Pettitte 21
3 Jimmy Key 20
4 Andy Benes 19
4 5 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 247
2 Roger Clemens 246
2 John Smoltz 246
4 Hideo Nomo 238
5 Pedro Martinez 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 46
2 Todd Worrell 43
3 Mark Wohlers 41
4 Trevor Hoffman 39
5 2 tied 38