On This Day

Monday, June 9, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 40 17 .702 --
Yankees 34 27 .557 8.0
Blue Jays 28 30 .483 12.5
Tigers 27 32 .458 14.0
Red Sox 24 35 .407 17.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 30 27 .526 --
Brewers 28 30 .483 2.5
Royals 28 31 .475 3.0
White Sox 28 32 .467 3.5
Twins 27 34 .443 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 33 28 .541 --
Angels 32 28 .533 0.5
Rangers 31 28 .525 1.0
Athletics 26 37 .413 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 41 21 .661 --
Marlins 35 26 .574 5.5
Mets 34 27 .557 6.5
Expos 33 28 .541 7.5
Phillies 21 39 .350 19.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 31 30 .508 --
Astros 31 32 .492 1.0
Cardinals 29 32 .475 2.0
Reds 24 37 .393 7.0
Cubs 24 38 .387 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 35 26 .574 --
Rockies 34 28 .548 1.5
Dodgers 30 31 .492 5.0
Padres 27 34 .443 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 B. J. Surhoff 4
2 Brady Anderson 3
2 Albert Belle 3
2 Mike Bordick 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Todd Zeile 2
2 Jay Bell 1
2 Albert Belle 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 4
1 Darin Erstad 4
1 Todd Zeile 4
4 Mike Bordick 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian McRae 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Brady Anderson 1
2 Brett Butler 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Keith Foulke 1.60
2 Andy Benes 1.17
3 Mike Mussina 1.00
4 Ramon Martinez 0.82
5 Jeff Juden 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Bailey 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Keith Foulke 1
1 Bobby Jones 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ramon Martinez 9
2 Keith Foulke 8
3 Andy Benes 7
4 James Baldwin 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Ugueth Urbina 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .422
2 Tony Gwynn .405
3 Frank Thomas .391
4 Ray Lankford .377
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 2 tied 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
1 Bobby Jones 11
3 Jimmy Key 10
4 Randy Johnson 9
5 6 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 John Franco 16
4 Robb Nen 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Larkin .533
2 Sandy Alomar .515
3 Larry Walker .489
4 Roberto Alomar .484
5 John Mabry .464

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 8
2 Ray Lankford 7
2 Frank Thomas 7
2 Jim Thome 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 21
2 Ray Lankford 18
3 Steve Finley 16
3 Frank Thomas 16
3 Jim Thome 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 9
2 Otis Nixon 8
3 Adrian Brown 6
3 Delino DeShields 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 0.00
2 Andy Benes 0.82
3 Bobby Jones 1.08
4 Armando Reynoso 1.13
5 Roger Clemens 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 Bobby Jones 3
1 Matt Morris 3
1 2 others tied 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
3 Terry Adams 4
3 Rod Beck 4
3 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .449
2 Frank Thomas .444
3 Larry Walker .429
4 Barry Larkin .408
5 Joey Cora .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Thomas 13
2 Mark McGwire 12
3 Jay Buhner 11
4 Ken Griffey 10
4 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 36
1 Frank Thomas 36
3 Andres Galarraga 34
4 Ray Lankford 33
5 Jay Buhner 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 1.31
2 Darryl Kile 1.60
3 Andy Benes 1.67
4 Roger Clemens 1.80
4 Randy Johnson 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 6
1 Bobby Jones 6
3 Randy Johnson 5
3 Darryl Kile 5
5 10 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 John Franco 8
1 Robb Nen 8
1 Mariano Rivera 8
5 4 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .384
2 Frank Thomas .369
3 Alex Rodriguez .342
4 Lance Johnson .338
5 Kenny Lofton .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 62
2 Ken Griffey 55
3 Vinny Castilla 50
4 Juan Gonzalez 49
5 Andres Galarraga 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 162
2 Ken Griffey 153
3 Albert Belle 144
4 Juan Gonzalez 143
5 Tino Martinez 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 68
2 Tom Goodwin 67
3 Kenny Lofton 62
4 Chuck Knoblauch 61
5 Eric Young 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.15
2 Kevin Brown 2.27
3 Roger Clemens 2.72
4 Andy Benes 2.87
5 Pat Hentgen 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 20
1 Jimmy Key 20
3 Pat Hentgen 19
3 Mike Mussina 19
3 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 256
2 Hideo Nomo 246
2 John Smoltz 246
4 Roger Clemens 240
5 Pedro Martinez 230

Saves

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