On This Day

Sunday, June 8, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 39 17 .696 --
Yankees 34 27 .557 7.5
Blue Jays 28 30 .483 12.0
Tigers 27 32 .458 13.5
Red Sox 24 35 .407 16.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 30 27 .526 --
Royals 28 30 .483 2.5
Brewers 28 30 .483 2.5
White Sox 28 31 .475 3.0
Twins 27 34 .443 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 33 28 .541 --
Rangers 31 28 .525 1.0
Angels 31 28 .525 1.0
Athletics 26 37 .413 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 41 20 .672 --
Marlins 35 25 .583 5.5
Mets 33 27 .550 7.5
Expos 32 28 .533 8.5
Phillies 21 39 .350 19.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 31 30 .508 --
Astros 31 31 .500 0.5
Cardinals 28 32 .467 2.5
Reds 24 36 .400 6.5
Cubs 24 37 .393 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 34 26 .567 --
Rockies 33 28 .541 1.5
Dodgers 29 31 .483 5.0
Padres 27 33 .450 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Piazza 4
2 Luis Alicea 3
2 Moises Alou 3
2 Sean Berry 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Geronimo Berroa 1
2 Sean Berry 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Moises Alou 4
1 Tim Salmon 4
3 Geronimo Berroa 3
3 Wil Cordero 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matt Williams 3
2 Tom Goodwin 2
3 Adrian Brown 1
3 Chili Davis 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Johnson 3.75
2 Alex Fernandez 2.00
3 Curt Schilling 1.57
4 Pedro Martinez 1.44
5 Jimmy Key 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 John Burke 1
1 David Cone 1
1 Alex Fernandez 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 15
2 Pedro Martinez 13
3 Curt Schilling 11
4 Alex Fernandez 10
5 2 tied 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Ayala 1
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Jerry Dipoto 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .416
2 Tony Gwynn .403
3 Frank Thomas .391
4 Sandy Alomar .366
5 David Justice .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 25
2 Mark McGwire 24
3 Tino Martinez 21
4 Jeff Bagwell 19
5 2 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 66
2 Ken Griffey 64
3 Jeff Bagwell 59
3 Tino Martinez 59
5 Frank Thomas 55

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.69
2 Pedro Martinez 1.78
3 Francisco Cordova 1.99
4 Greg Maddux 2.01
5 Darryl Kile 2.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 11
2 Bobby Jones 10
2 Jimmy Key 10
4 Randy Johnson 9
5 5 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 120
2 David Cone 111
2 Curt Schilling 111
4 Pedro Martinez 98
5 Hideo Nomo 95

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 19
1 Randy Myers 19
1 Mariano Rivera 19
4 Robb Nen 16
5 John Franco 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Larkin .563
2 Roberto Alomar .536
3 Sandy Alomar .486
4 John Mabry .455
5 2 tied .449

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 9
2 Frank Thomas 7
2 Jim Thome 7
4 Jay Buhner 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 23
2 Albert Belle 17
2 Ray Lankford 17
4 Steve Finley 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 9
1 Tom Goodwin 9
3 Otis Nixon 8
4 Tony Womack 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 0.00
2 Bobby Jones 0.53
3 Andy Benes 0.64
4 Kent Mercker 0.73
5 Armando Reynoso 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 Matt Morris 3
1 Pete Schourek 3
1 David Wells 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 39
2 Kevin Appier 30
2 Pedro Martinez 30
4 Curt Schilling 29
5 David Cone 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 5
1 Mariano Rivera 5
1 Jeff Shaw 5
4 Terry Adams 4
4 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .449
2 Frank Thomas .447
3 Joey Cora .434
4 Larry Walker .417
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Thomas 13
2 Mark McGwire 12
3 Jay Buhner 11
3 Ken Griffey 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 36
2 Albert Belle 35
3 Andres Galarraga 34
4 Jay Buhner 30
4 Ray Lankford 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 17
2 Brian Hunter 13
2 Otis Nixon 13
4 Chuck Knoblauch 12
4 Tony Womack 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Jones 1.13
2 Darryl Kile 1.56
3 Roger Clemens 1.80
3 Randy Johnson 1.80
3 2 others tied 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 6
2 Randy Johnson 5
2 Bobby Jones 5
2 Darryl Kile 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 60
2 Pedro Martinez 56
3 Curt Schilling 55
4 Roger Clemens 49
5 2 tied 48

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .385
2 Frank Thomas .371
3 Lance Johnson .341
4 Alex Rodriguez .341
5 Reggie Jefferson .335

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 162
2 Ken Griffey 154
3 Albert Belle 144
4 Juan Gonzalez 143
5 Dante Bichette 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 68
1 Otis Nixon 68
3 Chuck Knoblauch 63
4 Kenny Lofton 62
5 Eric Young 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.15
2 Kevin Brown 2.27
3 Roger Clemens 2.71
4 Pat Hentgen 2.90
5 Andy Benes 2.94

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 261
2 Roger Clemens 249
3 Hideo Nomo 246
3 John Smoltz 246
5 Pedro Martinez 238

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 42
1 Todd Worrell 42
3 Trevor Hoffman 41
3 Mark Wohlers 41
5 Rod Beck 40