On This Day

Wednesday, June 18, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 46 21 .687 --
Yankees 39 30 .565 8.0
Blue Jays 32 34 .485 13.5
Red Sox 31 38 .449 16.0
Tigers 30 37 .448 16.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 35 31 .530 --
Royals 33 34 .493 2.5
Brewers 33 34 .493 2.5
White Sox 32 36 .471 4.0
Twins 32 37 .464 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 38 31 .551 --
Rangers 36 31 .537 1.0
Angels 34 34 .500 3.5
Athletics 30 41 .423 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 44 26 .629 --
Marlins 41 28 .594 2.5
Expos 40 29 .580 3.5
Mets 37 32 .536 6.5
Phillies 22 46 .324 21.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 34 37 .479 --
Pirates 33 36 .478 --
Cardinals 31 38 .449 2.0
Reds 29 40 .420 4.0
Cubs 28 42 .400 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 40 29 .580 --
Rockies 37 33 .529 3.5
Dodgers 34 35 .493 6.0
Padres 29 40 .420 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Geronimo Berroa 3
1 Dante Bichette 3
1 Jeff Cirillo 3
1 Steve Finley 3
1 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 2
2 Billy Ashley 1
2 Rich Becker 1
2 Dante Bichette 1
2 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff King 4
2 Dante Bichette 3
2 Jeromy Burnitz 3
2 Jose Canseco 3
2 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Quilvio Veras 2
2 Jay Bell 1
2 Brett Butler 1
2 Tom Goodwin 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 David Cone 2.75
2 Mike Remlinger 1.20
3 Hideo Nomo 0.92
4 Dave Telgheder 0.83
5 2 tied 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 1
1 Jeff D'Amico 1
1 Darren Dreifort 1
1 Mark Gardner 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 11
1 Hideo Nomo 11
3 Curt Schilling 7
3 John Smoltz 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Buddy Groom 1
1 Chris Hammond 1
1 Mike Timlin 1
1 Todd Worrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .417
2 Tony Gwynn .393
3 Frank Thomas .391
4 Sandy Alomar .373
5 Mike Piazza .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 27
2 Mark McGwire 26
3 Tino Martinez 21
4 Jeff Bagwell 20
4 2 others tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 74
2 Ken Griffey 72
3 Jeff Bagwell 66
4 Tino Martinez 62
5 Albert Belle 61

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.60
2 Roger Clemens 2.03
3 Darryl Kile 2.10
4 David Cone 2.21
5 Randy Johnson 2.34

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 131
3 Curt Schilling 126
4 Hideo Nomo 114
5 2 tied 112

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 24
2 Rod Beck 23
3 Mariano Rivera 22
4 Robb Nen 18
5 John Franco 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rusty Greer .500
2 Mike Piazza .464
3 Sandy Alomar .458
4 Larry Walker .453
5 F. P. Santangelo .451

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff King 6
1 Jim Thome 6
1 Mo Vaughn 6
4 Carlos Delgado 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Moises Alou 15
1 Vinny Castilla 15
1 Chili Davis 15
1 Jeff King 15
1 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 9
2 Delino DeShields 7
2 Tom Goodwin 7
4 Craig Biggio 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilson Alvarez 0.36
2 Randy Johnson 0.56
3 Carlos Perez 0.71
4 Sean Bergman 0.73
5 Brett Tomko 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny Neagle 3
1 Carlos Perez 3
1 Brad Radke 3
1 Jose Rosado 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Benes 35
2 Alan Benes 29
2 David Cone 29
2 Hideo Nomo 29
5 2 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 7
2 Rod Beck 6
2 Mariano Rivera 6
4 Robb Nen 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Piazza .442
2 Frank Thomas .441
3 Larry Walker .427
4 Sandy Alomar .423
5 Tony Gwynn .416

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Buhner 12
1 Mark McGwire 12
3 Mo Vaughn 11
4 Albert Belle 10
4 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 37
2 Albert Belle 30
2 Jay Buhner 30
4 Jeff Cirillo 29
5 Ellis Burks 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 1.13
2 Brett Tomko 1.37
3 Justin Thompson 1.45
4 Kent Mercker 1.60
5 David Cone 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 5
2 Roger Clemens 4
2 Doug Drabek 4
2 Kevin Foster 4
2 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 61
2 Pedro Martinez 56
3 Andy Benes 53
3 David Cone 53
5 Alan Benes 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 11
2 Rod Beck 9
3 Mariano Rivera 8
3 Jeff Shaw 8
5 4 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .389
2 Frank Thomas .367
3 Reggie Jefferson .350
4 Alex Rodriguez .342
5 Mike Piazza .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 59
2 Ken Griffey 53
3 Juan Gonzalez 50
4 Vinny Castilla 48
4 Andres Galarraga 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 162
2 Ken Griffey 152
3 Juan Gonzalez 146
4 Albert Belle 143
5 Dante Bichette 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 71
2 Tom Goodwin 68
3 Chuck Knoblauch 61
4 Kenny Lofton 59
5 Eric Young 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.24
2 Greg Maddux 2.32
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 265
2 Hideo Nomo 250
3 Roger Clemens 248
4 John Smoltz 243
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 2 others tied 40