On This Day

Thursday, June 5, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 38 15 .717 --
Yankees 31 27 .534 9.5
Blue Jays 26 29 .473 13.0
Tigers 26 30 .464 13.5
Red Sox 23 33 .411 16.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 28 26 .519 --
Brewers 28 27 .509 0.5
White Sox 26 30 .464 3.0
Royals 25 30 .455 3.5
Twins 25 33 .431 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 31 25 .554 --
Angels 30 26 .536 1.0
Mariners 31 27 .534 1.0
Athletics 25 35 .417 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 39 19 .672 --
Marlins 33 24 .579 5.5
Mets 33 25 .569 6.0
Expos 29 28 .509 9.5
Phillies 20 37 .351 18.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 29 29 .500 --
Astros 29 30 .492 0.5
Cardinals 26 31 .456 2.5
Cubs 24 34 .414 5.0
Reds 22 36 .379 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 33 24 .579 --
Rockies 32 26 .552 1.5
Dodgers 28 29 .491 5.0
Padres 26 31 .456 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wally Joyner 4
1 Alex Rodriguez 4
1 Omar Vizquel 4
4 Dante Bichette 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Walker 2
2 Craig Biggio 1
2 Brant Brown 1
2 Damon Buford 1
2 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jay Buhner 4
1 Dave Hansen 4
3 Jose Canseco 3
3 Wally Joyner 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Scott Rolen 2
3 Barry Bonds 1
3 Bret Boone 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kevin Appier 1.22
2 Ben McDonald 1.14
3 Denny Neagle 0.88
4 Jason Dickson 0.83
5 Tim Wakefield 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jason Dickson 1
1 Jeff Fassero 1
1 Esteban Loaiza 1
1 Denny Neagle 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Appier 11
2 Tim Wakefield 10
3 Ben McDonald 8
4 Kevin Foster 7
4 Denny Neagle 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Kerry Lacy 1
1 Troy Percival 1
1 Jeff Shaw 1
1 Billy Taylor 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .411
2 Tony Gwynn .403
3 Frank Thomas .387
4 Will Clark .382
5 David Justice .367

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 64
2 Andres Galarraga 62
3 Tino Martinez 57
4 Jeff Bagwell 56
5 Frank Thomas 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 30
2 Brian Hunter 27
2 Chuck Knoblauch 27
4 Tony Womack 23
5 2 tied 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 4 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 105
2 David Cone 102
3 Curt Schilling 100
4 Kevin Appier 94
5 Kevin Brown 87

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Larkin .525
2 Tony Gwynn .481
3 John Mabry .471
4 Manny Ramirez .465
5 Will Clark .451

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 8
2 Jay Buhner 7
2 Mo Vaughn 7
4 Albert Belle 6
4 Frank Thomas 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 21
2 Albert Belle 19
3 Jay Buhner 18
3 Ray Lankford 18
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 8
2 Delino DeShields 7
2 Tom Goodwin 7
2 Chuck Knoblauch 7
5 Jeromy Burnitz 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Cooke 0.86
2 Omar Olivares 1.15
3 Armando Reynoso 1.17
4 Steve Trachsel 1.21
5 Justin Thompson 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shawn Estes 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 Bobby Jones 3
1 Armando Reynoso 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 34
2 Kevin Appier 30
3 Andy Benes 29
3 Pedro Martinez 29
5 Ben McDonald 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Adams 5
1 Rick Aguilera 5
3 Doug Jones 4
3 Robb Nen 4
3 Jeff Shaw 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Thomas .440
2 Joey Cora .435
3 Tony Gwynn .434
4 Will Clark .417
5 Larry Walker .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Thomas 13
2 Jay Buhner 11
2 Ken Griffey 11
4 Andres Galarraga 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 38
2 Albert Belle 37
3 Andres Galarraga 36
4 Ray Lankford 33
5 Jay Buhner 31

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 1.13
2 Francisco Cordova 1.75
3 Andy Benes 1.88
3 Darryl Kile 1.88
3 Ramon Martinez 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 5
1 Kevin Foster 5
1 Bobby Jones 5
4 Will Cunnane 4
4 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 55
2 Pedro Martinez 53
3 Curt Schilling 51
4 Kevin Appier 48
5 David Cone 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Jones 9
2 Rick Aguilera 8
2 John Franco 8
4 Randy Myers 7
4 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .379
2 Frank Thomas .369
3 Alex Rodriguez .344
4 Lance Johnson .338
5 Paul Molitor .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 61
2 Ken Griffey 55
3 Vinny Castilla 50
4 Juan Gonzalez 48
5 Andres Galarraga 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 160
2 Ken Griffey 155
3 Albert Belle 145
4 Dante Bichette 144
5 Juan Gonzalez 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 64
2 Chuck Knoblauch 63
2 Otis Nixon 63
4 Kenny Lofton 62
5 Eric Young 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.27
2 Greg Maddux 2.39
3 Roger Clemens 2.81
4 Pat Hentgen 2.96
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 John Smoltz 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 250
2 Roger Clemens 241
3 John Smoltz 239
4 Hideo Nomo 236
5 Pedro Martinez 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 42
1 Todd Worrell 42
3 Trevor Hoffman 41
3 Mark Wohlers 41
5 Rod Beck 39