On This Day

Tuesday, June 17, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 46 20 .697 --
Yankees 38 30 .559 9.0
Blue Jays 31 34 .477 14.5
Red Sox 30 38 .441 17.0
Tigers 29 37 .439 17.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 35 30 .538 --
Royals 32 34 .485 3.5
Brewers 32 34 .485 3.5
White Sox 31 36 .463 5.0
Twins 31 37 .456 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 38 30 .559 --
Rangers 36 30 .545 1.0
Angels 34 33 .507 3.5
Athletics 29 41 .414 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 44 25 .638 --
Marlins 41 27 .603 2.5
Expos 39 29 .574 4.5
Mets 37 31 .544 6.5
Phillies 22 45 .328 21.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 34 36 .486 --
Pirates 33 35 .485 0.0
Cardinals 31 37 .456 2.0
Reds 28 40 .412 5.0
Cubs 28 41 .406 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 39 29 .574 --
Rockies 36 33 .522 3.5
Dodgers 33 35 .485 6.0
Padres 29 39 .426 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ellis Burks 5
2 Rusty Greer 4
2 Mark McLemore 4
2 Pat Meares 4
5 19 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Shawn Green 2
1 Todd Zeile 2
3 Jay Bell 1
3 Bobby Bonilla 1
3 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 5
1 Omar Vizquel 5
3 Darren Bragg 4
4 Rafael Bournigal 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Craig Biggio 1
2 Jeff Blauser 1
2 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ramon Garcia 2.00
2 Brian Anderson 1.40
3 Felipe Lira 1.00
4 Doug Drabek 0.83
4 David Wells 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joel Adamson 1
1 Antonio Alfonseca 1
1 Brian Anderson 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Fassero 8
2 Brian Anderson 7
2 Aaron Sele 7
4 Chuck Finley 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Kerry Lacy 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .413
2 Tony Gwynn .396
3 Frank Thomas .391
4 Sandy Alomar .370
5 Mike Piazza .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 27
2 Mark McGwire 25
3 Tino Martinez 21
4 Jeff Bagwell 20
4 2 others tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 72
2 Andres Galarraga 71
3 Jeff Bagwell 65
4 Albert Belle 61
4 Tino Martinez 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 30
2 Brian Hunter 29
2 Otis Nixon 29
4 Tom Goodwin 28
4 Chuck Knoblauch 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.60
2 Roger Clemens 2.03
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
4 Denny Neagle 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 132
2 David Cone 120
3 Curt Schilling 119
4 Alan Benes 112
4 Pedro Martinez 112

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 24
2 Rod Beck 22
2 Mariano Rivera 22
4 Robb Nen 18
5 John Franco 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rusty Greer .489
2 Mike Piazza .482
3 Ryan McGuire .452
4 Sandy Alomar .447
5 F. P. Santangelo .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Thome 8
2 Mo Vaughn 6
3 Carlos Delgado 5
3 Juan Gonzalez 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Thome 18
2 Moises Alou 15
2 Vinny Castilla 15
2 Chili Davis 15
2 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 8
1 Otis Nixon 8
3 Delino DeShields 7
4 Omar Vizquel 6
4 Eric Young 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 0.56
2 Wilson Alvarez 0.57
3 Sean Bergman 0.73
4 Brett Tomko 0.89
5 Jose Rosado 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 3
1 Matt Morris 3
1 Denny Neagle 3
1 Jose Rosado 3
1 Brett Tomko 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 39
2 Andy Benes 29
2 Alan Benes 29
4 Randy Johnson 27
5 Curt Schilling 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 7
2 Mariano Rivera 6
3 Rod Beck 5
3 Jeff Shaw 5
5 3 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Thomas .476
2 Mike Piazza .452
3 Jason Giambi .443
4 Tony Gwynn .435
5 Barry Larkin .434

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Buhner 11
1 Mark McGwire 11
1 Mo Vaughn 11
4 Albert Belle 10
4 5 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 35
2 Albert Belle 31
3 Jay Buhner 29
4 Jeff Bagwell 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 14
1 Tom Goodwin 14
3 Otis Nixon 12
4 Brian Hunter 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brett Tomko 1.37
2 Justin Thompson 1.45
3 Kent Mercker 1.60
4 Randy Johnson 1.80
5 David Cone 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 5
2 Roger Clemens 4
2 Doug Drabek 4
2 Kevin Foster 4
2 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 69
2 Pedro Martinez 63
3 Andy Benes 53
4 David Cone 51
5 Alan Benes 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 11
2 Rick Aguilera 8
2 Rod Beck 8
2 Mariano Rivera 8
2 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .390
2 Frank Thomas .368
3 Reggie Jefferson .346
4 Mike Piazza .342
5 Alex Rodriguez .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 58
2 Ken Griffey 53
3 Juan Gonzalez 51
4 Vinny Castilla 48
4 Andres Galarraga 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 160
2 Ken Griffey 152
3 Juan Gonzalez 146
4 Albert Belle 143
5 Jim Thome 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 70
2 Tom Goodwin 67
3 Chuck Knoblauch 60
4 Kenny Lofton 59
5 Eric Young 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.24
2 Greg Maddux 2.28
3 Pat Hentgen 2.70
4 Roger Clemens 2.74
5 Tom Glavine 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Hentgen 21
2 Andy Benes 20
2 Jimmy Key 20
4 Kevin Brown 19
4 Scott Erickson 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 258
2 Roger Clemens 248
3 Hideo Nomo 239
4 John Smoltz 236
5 Pedro Martinez 233

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 42
1 Randy Myers 42
3 Mark Wohlers 41
4 Trevor Hoffman 40
4 John Wetteland 40