On This Day

Wednesday, June 4, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 38 15 .717 --
Yankees 31 27 .534 9.5
Blue Jays 26 28 .481 12.5
Tigers 26 29 .473 13.0
Red Sox 22 33 .400 17.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 28 26 .519 --
Indians 27 26 .509 0.5
White Sox 26 29 .473 2.5
Royals 25 29 .463 3.0
Twins 25 32 .439 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 30 25 .545 --
Angels 29 26 .527 1.0
Mariners 30 27 .526 1.0
Athletics 24 35 .407 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 38 19 .667 --
Marlins 33 23 .589 4.5
Mets 32 25 .561 6.0
Expos 29 27 .518 8.5
Phillies 19 37 .339 18.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 29 29 .500 --
Pirates 28 29 .491 0.5
Cardinals 26 30 .464 2.0
Cubs 24 33 .421 4.5
Reds 21 36 .368 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 32 24 .571 --
Rockies 31 26 .544 1.5
Dodgers 28 28 .500 4.0
Padres 26 30 .464 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dmitri Young 4
2 Dante Bichette 3
2 Jeromy Burnitz 3
2 Jeff Cirillo 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Greene 2
2 Dante Bichette 1
2 Wil Cordero 1
2 Ray Durham 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Finley 4
1 Charlie Hayes 4
1 Dmitri Young 4
4 Albert Belle 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Cirillo 2
1 Todd Hollandsworth 2
1 Tony Womack 2
4 Barry Bonds 1
4 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 James Baldwin 1.60
2 Ramon Martinez 1.50
3 Andy Benes 1.22
4 Allen Watson 1.00
5 Tom Glavine 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Frank Castillo 1
1 Will Cunnane 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Benes 11
2 Ramon Martinez 9
3 James Baldwin 8
3 Allen Watson 8
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bochtler 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 Billy Wagner 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .409
2 Larry Walker .407
3 Will Clark .392
4 Frank Thomas .390
5 David Justice .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 25
2 Mark McGwire 22
3 Tino Martinez 20
4 Jeff Bagwell 18
5 Tony Clark 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 63
2 Andres Galarraga 61
3 Tino Martinez 57
4 Jeff Bagwell 56
5 Albert Belle 53

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 30
2 Brian Hunter 27
2 Chuck Knoblauch 27
4 Tony Womack 23
5 Tom Goodwin 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.45
2 Rick Reed 1.81
3 Francisco Cordova 1.82
4 Roger Clemens 1.85
5 Greg Maddux 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 10
1 Bobby Jones 10
3 Jimmy Key 9
4 Scott Erickson 8
4 3 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 105
2 David Cone 102
3 Curt Schilling 100
4 Pedro Martinez 85
4 Hideo Nomo 85

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 18
2 Rod Beck 17
3 Mariano Rivera 16
4 John Franco 15
4 Robb Nen 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .510
2 Will Clark .500
3 Manny Ramirez .487
4 John Mabry .471
5 Bobby Bonilla .469

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 8
2 Albert Belle 7
2 Jay Buhner 7
2 Frank Thomas 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 22
2 Albert Belle 20
3 Frank Thomas 18
4 Jeff Cirillo 17
4 Ray Lankford 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 8
2 Mike Cameron 7
2 Delino DeShields 7
2 Tom Goodwin 7
2 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Cooke 0.86
2 Omar Olivares 1.15
3 Steve Trachsel 1.21
4 Andy Benes 1.29
4 Shawn Estes 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Shawn Estes 3
1 Kevin Foster 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 34
2 Andy Benes 29
2 Pedro Martinez 29
4 Kevin Appier 26
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Adams 5
1 Rick Aguilera 5
1 Doug Jones 5
4 Randy Myers 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .450
2 Frank Thomas .448
3 Joey Cora .447
4 Will Clark .434
5 Barry Larkin .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Thomas 12
2 Ken Griffey 11
2 Mark McGwire 11
4 Jeff Bagwell 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 37
2 Andres Galarraga 35
2 Frank Thomas 35
4 Ray Lankford 32
5 Juan Gonzalez 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 14
1 Brian Hunter 14
1 Chuck Knoblauch 14
4 Tony Womack 12
5 Otis Nixon 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Jones 1.15
2 Francisco Cordova 1.75
3 Pat Hentgen 1.85
4 Andy Benes 1.88
4 2 others tied 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 6
1 Bobby Jones 6
3 Kevin Foster 5
4 Will Cunnane 4
4 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 55
2 Pedro Martinez 53
3 Roger Clemens 51
3 Curt Schilling 51
5 David Cone 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Jones 9
2 Rick Aguilera 8
2 John Franco 8
2 Robb Nen 8
5 2 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .379
2 Frank Thomas .371
3 Lance Johnson .342
4 Alex Rodriguez .341
5 Paul Molitor .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 62
2 Ken Griffey 56
3 Vinny Castilla 49
3 Juan Gonzalez 49
5 Andres Galarraga 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 162
2 Ken Griffey 157
3 Albert Belle 147
4 Dante Bichette 144
5 Juan Gonzalez 143

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 64
1 Chuck Knoblauch 64
3 Kenny Lofton 62
3 Otis Nixon 62
5 Eric Young 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.11
2 Greg Maddux 2.39
3 Roger Clemens 2.81
4 Pat Hentgen 2.92
5 Andy Benes 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 20
1 Pat Hentgen 20
1 Andy Pettitte 20
4 Jimmy Key 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 250
2 Hideo Nomo 243
3 Roger Clemens 241
4 John Smoltz 239
5 Pedro Martinez 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 43
2 Todd Worrell 42
3 Trevor Hoffman 41
3 Mark Wohlers 41
5 Randy Myers 39