On This Day

Saturday, June 7, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 38 17 .691 --
Yankees 33 27 .550 7.5
Blue Jays 28 29 .491 11.0
Tigers 27 31 .466 12.5
Red Sox 23 35 .397 16.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 30 26 .536 --
Brewers 28 29 .491 2.5
White Sox 28 30 .483 3.0
Royals 27 30 .474 3.5
Twins 27 33 .450 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 31 27 .534 --
Mariners 32 28 .533 --
Angels 30 28 .517 1.0
Athletics 25 37 .403 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 41 19 .683 --
Marlins 34 24 .586 6.0
Mets 33 27 .550 8.0
Expos 31 28 .525 9.5
Phillies 20 39 .339 20.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 31 29 .517 --
Astros 30 31 .492 1.5
Cardinals 27 32 .458 3.5
Cubs 24 36 .400 7.0
Reds 24 36 .400 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 33 26 .559 --
Rockies 32 27 .542 1.0
Dodgers 29 30 .492 4.0
Padres 27 32 .458 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roger Cedeno 3
1 Jeff Conine 3
1 Chili Davis 3
1 Ray Durham 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chili Davis 2
1 F. P. Santangelo 2
3 Alex Arias 1
3 Dante Bichette 1
3 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chili Davis 5
2 F. P. Santangelo 4
3 Darren Bragg 3
3 Jeff Conine 3
3 Kenny Lofton 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 3
2 Delino DeShields 2
3 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
3 Jeff Blauser 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Greg Maddux 2.00
1 David Wells 2.00
3 Robert Person 1.33
4 Justin Thompson 1.29
5 Hideo Nomo 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bartolo Colon 1
1 Felix Heredia 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 10
2 Justin Thompson 9
3 Robert Person 8
3 David Wells 8
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 Paul Quantrill 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 Mark Wohlers 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .413
2 Tony Gwynn .404
3 Frank Thomas .391
4 Will Clark .370
5 Sandy Alomar .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 25
2 Mark McGwire 23
3 Tino Martinez 20
4 Jeff Bagwell 19
5 2 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 64
2 Andres Galarraga 63
3 Tino Martinez 58
4 Jeff Bagwell 57
5 Frank Thomas 55

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 30
2 Chuck Knoblauch 28
3 Brian Hunter 27
4 Otis Nixon 26
5 Tom Goodwin 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.45
2 Roger Clemens 1.69
3 Francisco Cordova 1.99
4 Greg Maddux 2.01
5 Bobby Jones 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 11
2 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 Hideo Nomo 95
5 Kevin Appier 94

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Larkin .528
2 Sandy Alomar .486
3 Jim Eisenreich .457
3 Luis Sojo .457
5 John Mabry .455

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 9
2 Frank Thomas 7
3 Albert Belle 6
3 Jay Buhner 6
3 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 20
1 Ray Lankford 20
3 Albert Belle 19
4 Frank Thomas 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 9
2 Tom Goodwin 8
2 Otis Nixon 8
2 Tony Womack 8
5 Chuck Knoblauch 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 0.00
2 Bobby Jones 0.53
3 Steve Cooke 0.63
4 Kent Mercker 0.73
5 2 tied 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Armando Reynoso 3
1 Pete Schourek 3
1 Allen Watson 3
1 David Wells 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Appier 30
2 Andy Benes 29
3 Ben McDonald 25
4 David Cone 24
4 2 others tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 6
2 Robb Nen 5
2 Jeff Shaw 5
4 Terry Adams 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Thomas .449
2 Tony Gwynn .449
3 Joey Cora .434
4 Bobby Bonilla .406
5 Larry Walker .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Thomas 14
2 Jay Buhner 11
2 Ken Griffey 11
2 Mark McGwire 11
5 Sammy Sosa 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 38
2 Albert Belle 36
3 Andres Galarraga 33
4 Ray Lankford 31
5 Jay Buhner 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 16
2 Otis Nixon 15
3 Chuck Knoblauch 14
4 Brian Hunter 13
5 Tony Womack 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Jones 1.13
2 Roger Clemens 1.80
2 Ramon Martinez 1.80
2 Shawn Estes 1.80
5 2 tied 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 6
2 Bobby Jones 5
3 Shawn Estes 4
3 Kevin Foster 4
3 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 55
2 Roger Clemens 49
3 Kevin Appier 48
4 Hideo Nomo 47
5 2 tied 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 9
2 Doug Jones 8
2 Robb Nen 8
2 Mariano Rivera 8
5 3 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .382
2 Frank Thomas .372
3 Alex Rodriguez .342
4 Lance Johnson .339
5 Paul Molitor .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 62
2 Ken Griffey 55
3 Vinny Castilla 49
3 Juan Gonzalez 49
5 Andres Galarraga 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 161
2 Ken Griffey 155
3 Albert Belle 144
4 Juan Gonzalez 143
5 Dante Bichette 142

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 67
2 Tom Goodwin 66
3 Chuck Knoblauch 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 2.71
4 Pat Hentgen 2.90
5 Andy Benes 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 20
2 Pat Hentgen 19
2 Jimmy Key 19
2 Andy Pettitte 19
2 John Smoltz 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 250
2 Roger Clemens 249
3 Hideo Nomo 246
4 John Smoltz 239
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 2 tied 39