On This Day

Friday, June 20, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 46 22 .676 --
Yankees 40 30 .571 7.0
Blue Jays 33 34 .493 12.5
Tigers 31 37 .456 15.0
Red Sox 31 39 .443 16.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 35 32 .522 --
Brewers 34 34 .500 1.5
Royals 33 35 .485 2.5
Twins 33 37 .471 3.5
White Sox 32 37 .464 4.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 40 31 .563 --
Rangers 36 33 .522 3.0
Angels 36 34 .514 3.5
Athletics 30 43 .411 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 45 26 .634 --
Marlins 42 28 .600 2.5
Expos 40 30 .571 4.5
Mets 39 32 .549 6.0
Phillies 22 47 .319 22.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 35 37 .486 --
Pirates 33 38 .465 1.5
Cardinals 31 39 .443 3.0
Reds 30 40 .429 4.0
Cubs 28 43 .394 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 41 30 .577 --
Rockies 38 34 .528 3.5
Dodgers 35 36 .493 6.0
Padres 30 41 .423 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeromy Burnitz 3
1 Tony Clark 3
1 Deivi Cruz 3
1 Greg Gagne 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 2
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Derek Bell 1
2 Jeromy Burnitz 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 4
2 Derek Bell 3
2 Jeromy Burnitz 3
2 Deivi Cruz 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deivi Cruz 2
1 Larry Walker 2
3 Craig Biggio 1
3 Aaron Boone 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pedro Martinez 1.33
2 Alex Fernandez 1.17
3 Bobby Jones 1.00
3 Bob Tewksbury 1.00
5 2 tied 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 1
1 Cal Eldred 1
1 Alex Fernandez 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 12
2 Bobby Jones 8
3 Danny Darwin 7
3 Alex Fernandez 7
3 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .415
2 Tony Gwynn .393
3 Frank Thomas .391
4 Sandy Alomar .373
5 Mike Piazza .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 28
2 Mark McGwire 26
3 Tino Martinez 22
4 Jeff Bagwell 21
5 3 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 77
2 Ken Griffey 76
3 Jeff Bagwell 67
4 Tino Martinez 63
5 2 tied 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 31
1 Deion Sanders 31
3 Otis Nixon 30
4 Tom Goodwin 29
4 Chuck Knoblauch 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.64
2 Roger Clemens 2.03
3 Randy Johnson 2.19
4 Darryl Kile 2.21
5 David Cone 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Jones 12
2 Roger Clemens 11
2 Randy Johnson 11
2 Jimmy Key 11
5 Denny Neagle 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 138
2 David Cone 131
3 Curt Schilling 126
4 Pedro Martinez 124
5 Hideo Nomo 114

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tim Salmon .478
2 Sandy Alomar .475
3 Mo Vaughn .452
4 Reggie Jefferson .450
5 F. P. Santangelo .447

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 7
2 Eric Karros 6
2 Jeff King 6
4 Andres Galarraga 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Salmon 17
2 Moises Alou 15
2 Chili Davis 15
2 Andres Galarraga 15
2 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 8
1 Otis Nixon 8
3 Tom Goodwin 7
4 Craig Biggio 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilson Alvarez 0.36
2 Randy Johnson 0.39
3 Carlos Perez 0.71
4 Brett Tomko 0.89
5 Pat Hentgen 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Bailey 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 Carlos Perez 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 39
2 Randy Johnson 33
3 Alan Benes 29
3 David Cone 29
3 Hideo Nomo 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 6
1 Mariano Rivera 6
3 Rod Beck 5
4 Bobby Ayala 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Loretta .422
2 Barry Larkin .422
3 Larry Walker .420
4 Mike Piazza .417
5 Tony Gwynn .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 12
2 Jay Buhner 11
2 Andres Galarraga 11
2 Mo Vaughn 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 38
2 Albert Belle 28
3 Jeff Cirillo 27
4 Jay Buhner 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 15
2 Tom Goodwin 14
3 Otis Nixon 12
4 Brian Hunter 11
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 0.96
2 Brett Tomko 1.37
3 Scott Sullivan 1.75
4 David Cone 1.76
5 Kent Mercker 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 6
2 Bobby Jones 5
3 Roger Bailey 4
3 Roger Clemens 4
3 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 68
2 Randy Johnson 67
3 Andy Benes 53
3 David Cone 53
5 Alan Benes 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 10
2 Rod Beck 8
2 Doug Jones 8
2 Mariano Rivera 8
2 Jeff Shaw 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .387
2 Frank Thomas .365
3 Alex Rodriguez .345
4 Reggie Jefferson .345
5 Mike Piazza .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 58
2 Ken Griffey 54
3 Juan Gonzalez 49
4 Andres Galarraga 48
5 Vinny Castilla 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 163
2 Ken Griffey 156
3 Juan Gonzalez 144
4 Albert Belle 141
5 Jim Thome 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 71
2 Tom Goodwin 68
3 Chuck Knoblauch 61
4 Kenny Lofton 57
5 2 tied 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.24
2 Greg Maddux 2.32
3 Pat Hentgen 2.61
4 Roger Clemens 2.74
5 Pedro Martinez 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Hentgen 22
2 Jimmy Key 20
3 Andy Benes 19
3 Kevin Brown 19
3 Scott Erickson 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 262
2 Hideo Nomo 250
3 Roger Clemens 248
4 Pedro Martinez 239
5 John Smoltz 235

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 42
1 Randy Myers 42
3 Trevor Hoffman 41
4 Mark Wohlers 40
5 2 tied 39