On This Day

Sunday, June 1, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 36 15 .706 --
Yankees 30 25 .545 8.0
Blue Jays 26 26 .500 10.5
Tigers 25 28 .472 12.0
Red Sox 22 30 .423 14.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 27 24 .529 --
Brewers 26 25 .510 1.0
Royals 24 28 .462 3.5
White Sox 23 29 .442 4.5
Twins 24 31 .436 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 29 24 .547 --
Angels 28 25 .528 1.0
Mariners 28 27 .509 2.0
Athletics 23 34 .404 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 37 17 .685 --
Marlins 31 22 .585 5.5
Mets 31 23 .574 6.0
Expos 28 25 .528 8.5
Phillies 19 35 .352 18.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 27 27 .500 --
Astros 26 29 .473 1.5
Cardinals 24 29 .453 2.5
Cubs 22 32 .407 5.0
Reds 20 35 .364 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 31 22 .585 --
Rockies 30 24 .556 1.5
Dodgers 27 26 .509 4.0
Padres 23 30 .434 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Delino DeShields 4
1 John Thomson 4
3 Ruben Amaro 3
3 Darren Bragg 3
3 17 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Terry Steinbach 2
1 Frank Thomas 2
3 Albert Belle 1
3 Geronimo Berroa 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Stairs 4
2 Wade Boggs 3
2 Jose Guillen 3
2 Ryan Klesko 3
2 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rich Amaral 1
1 Darren Bragg 1
1 Adrian Brown 1
1 Mike Cameron 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Justin Thompson 1.50
2 Mike Hampton 1.20
2 Derek Lowe 1.20
4 Geremi Gonzalez 1.00
5 Alan Benes 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Bielecki 1
1 Francisco Cordova 1
1 Geremi Gonzalez 1
1 Joey Hamilton 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Thompson 9
2 John Burkett 7
2 Geremi Gonzalez 7
4 Alan Benes 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Bobby Ayala 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .411
2 Larry Walker .407
3 David Justice .383
4 Frank Thomas .381
5 Jeff Blauser .369

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 62
2 Tino Martinez 57
3 Andres Galarraga 55
4 Jeff Bagwell 53
5 Tony Clark 49

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 30
2 Brian Hunter 27
2 Chuck Knoblauch 27
4 Otis Nixon 21
5 Tom Goodwin 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.36
2 Greg Maddux 1.57
3 Rick Reed 1.81
4 Francisco Cordova 1.82
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
4 Alan Benes 83

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 .553
2 Manny Ramirez .513
3 Barry Larkin .490
4 Rich Becker .484
5 Frank Thomas .476

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Buhner 7
2 Albert Belle 6
2 Geronimo Berroa 6
2 Andres Galarraga 6
2 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 19
2 Albert Belle 17
2 Jay Buhner 17
2 Dave Hollins 17
2 Frank Thomas 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 9
1 Chuck Knoblauch 9
3 Deion Sanders 7
4 Mike Cameron 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Cooke 0.66
2 Dave Burba 0.90
2 Garrett Stephenson 0.90
4 Matt Morris 1.13
5 Will Cunnane 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Kevin Foster 3
1 Darryl Kile 3
4 Rick Aguilera 2
4 38 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 33
2 David Cone 28
3 Kevin Appier 26
3 Todd Stottlemyre 26
5 3 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 6
2 Terry Adams 5
3 Dennis Eckersley 4
3 Doug Jones 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joey Cora .449
2 Frank Thomas .444
3 Tony Gwynn .440
4 Will Clark .396
5 Bobby Bonilla .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 11
1 Tino Martinez 11
1 Frank Thomas 11
4 Jeff Bagwell 10
4 Sammy Sosa 10

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 16
1 Chuck Knoblauch 16
3 Tom Goodwin 12
3 Otis Nixon 12
5 Deion Sanders 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
5 Curt Schilling 1.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 6
2 Kevin Foster 5
2 Bobby Jones 5
2 Jimmy Key 5
2 Darryl Kile 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 57
2 Roger Clemens 51
3 David Cone 48
4 Kevin Brown 47
5 Todd Stottlemyre 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 8
1 John Franco 8
1 Doug Jones 8
4 Ricky Bottalico 7
4 3 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .377
2 Frank Thomas .366
3 Alex Rodriguez .342
4 Paul Molitor .340
5 Lance Johnson .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 61
2 Ken Griffey 55
3 Juan Gonzalez 50
4 Vinny Castilla 49
5 Andres Galarraga 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 158
1 Ken Griffey 158
3 Juan Gonzalez 145
4 Albert Belle 141
4 Dante Bichette 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 66
2 Tom Goodwin 62
2 Otis Nixon 62
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 2.92
5 Andy Benes 3.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 21
2 Pat Hentgen 20
3 Andy Benes 19
3 Kevin Brown 19
3 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 45
2 Todd Worrell 43
3 Mark Wohlers 42
4 Trevor Hoffman 39
5 2 tied 38