On This Day

Saturday, June 14, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 44 19 .698 --
Yankees 36 28 .563 8.5
Blue Jays 30 32 .484 13.5
Tigers 29 34 .460 15.0
Red Sox 27 38 .415 18.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 33 29 .532 --
Royals 30 33 .476 3.5
Brewers 30 33 .476 3.5
Twins 30 35 .462 4.5
White Sox 29 35 .453 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 37 29 .561 --
Rangers 34 30 .531 2.0
Angels 34 31 .523 2.5
Athletics 27 41 .397 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 42 24 .636 --
Marlins 38 26 .594 3.0
Expos 37 28 .569 4.5
Mets 36 29 .554 5.5
Phillies 22 42 .344 19.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 32 33 .492 --
Astros 32 35 .478 1.0
Cardinals 31 34 .477 1.0
Reds 27 38 .415 5.0
Cubs 26 40 .394 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 37 29 .561 --
Rockies 36 31 .537 1.5
Dodgers 32 34 .485 5.0
Padres 29 37 .439 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Piazza 4
2 Sandy Alomar 3
2 Carlos Baerga 3
2 Jay Bell 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Karros 2
1 Jeff Kent 2
1 Jeff King 2
1 John Mabry 2
5 26 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rich Aurilia 4
1 Dean Palmer 4
1 Jim Thome 4
4 Ellis Burks 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 2
2 Brady Anderson 1
2 Craig Biggio 1
2 Bret Boone 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pedro Martinez 2.80
2 Andy Benes 1.10
3 Mike Mussina 1.00
3 John Smoltz 1.00
5 Justin Thompson 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Ayala 1
1 Roger Bailey 1
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Mark Clark 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 14
2 Andy Benes 11
3 Mike Mussina 8
3 John Smoltz 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .412
2 Tony Gwynn .398
3 Frank Thomas .391
4 Sandy Alomar .371
5 Mike Piazza .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 27
2 Mark McGwire 24
3 Tino Martinez 21
4 Jeff Bagwell 20
4 Mo Vaughn 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 72
2 Andres Galarraga 71
3 Jeff Bagwell 64
4 Tino Martinez 61
5 Albert Belle 58

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.60
2 Roger Clemens 1.94
3 Darryl Kile 2.10
4 Francisco Cordova 2.15
5 David Cone 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 11
1 Bobby Jones 11
1 Jimmy Key 11
4 Randy Johnson 10
5 3 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 132
2 David Cone 120
3 Curt Schilling 119
4 Pedro Martinez 112
5 Hideo Nomo 103

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 22
2 Rod Beck 20
2 Mariano Rivera 20
4 John Franco 17
4 Robb Nen 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Piazza .509
2 Sandy Alomar .486
3 Mark Loretta .478
4 Reggie Jefferson .432
5 Rusty Greer .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Thome 8
2 Jeff King 6
2 Ray Lankford 6
2 Mo Vaughn 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 20
2 Jim Thome 18
3 Vinny Castilla 17
4 Chili Davis 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 8
2 Otis Nixon 6
2 Omar Vizquel 6
2 Tony Womack 6
2 Eric Young 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 0.36
2 Jason Dickson 0.60
3 Pete Smith 0.64
4 Carlos Perez 0.71
5 David Wells 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 Matt Morris 3
1 Carlos Perez 3
1 Jose Rosado 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 39
2 Randy Johnson 36
3 Andy Benes 29
4 Curt Schilling 26
5 Justin Thompson 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 6
2 Mariano Rivera 5
2 Jeff Shaw 5
4 Bobby Ayala 4
4 5 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Thomas .486
2 Tony Gwynn .448
3 Sandy Alomar .429
4 Jason Giambi .427
5 Larry Walker .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Buhner 11
1 Andres Galarraga 11
1 Mark McGwire 11
1 Jim Thome 11
1 Mo Vaughn 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 36
2 Jay Buhner 32
3 Albert Belle 30
3 Ray Lankford 30
5 3 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 15
2 Delino DeShields 12
3 Brian Hunter 11
4 Chuck Knoblauch 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Jones 1.58
2 Justin Thompson 1.59
3 Roger Clemens 1.80
3 Randy Johnson 1.80
5 Kent Mercker 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 5
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 Bobby Jones 5
4 Kevin Foster 4
4 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 69
2 Pedro Martinez 63
3 Andy Benes 53
4 David Cone 51
4 Curt Schilling 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 9
1 Jeff Shaw 9
3 Rick Aguilera 8
3 Ugueth Urbina 8
5 3 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .385
2 Frank Thomas .371
3 Reggie Jefferson .346
4 Mike Piazza .344
5 Alex Rodriguez .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 58
2 Ken Griffey 54
3 Juan Gonzalez 51
4 Vinny Castilla 49
5 Andres Galarraga 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 161
2 Ken Griffey 155
3 Juan Gonzalez 143
4 Albert Belle 142
5 2 tied 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 68
2 Tom Goodwin 67
3 Chuck Knoblauch 61
3 Kenny Lofton 61
5 Eric Young 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.18
2 Greg Maddux 2.23
3 Roger Clemens 2.73
4 Pat Hentgen 2.85
5 Andy Benes 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 20
1 Pat Hentgen 20
1 Jimmy Key 20
4 Kevin Brown 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 258
2 Hideo Nomo 245
3 Pedro Martinez 244
3 John Smoltz 244
5 Roger Clemens 236

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 41
1 John Wetteland 41
1 Mark Wohlers 41
1 Todd Worrell 41
5 2 tied 40