On This Day

Saturday, June 21, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 47 22 .681 --
Yankees 40 31 .563 8.0
Blue Jays 33 35 .485 13.5
Tigers 32 37 .464 15.0
Red Sox 31 40 .437 17.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 36 32 .529 --
Brewers 34 34 .500 2.0
Royals 33 35 .485 3.0
White Sox 33 37 .471 4.0
Twins 33 38 .465 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 41 31 .569 --
Angels 37 34 .521 3.5
Rangers 36 34 .514 4.0
Athletics 30 44 .405 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 46 26 .639 --
Marlins 42 29 .592 3.5
Expos 41 30 .577 4.5
Mets 40 32 .556 6.0
Phillies 22 48 .314 23.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 36 37 .493 --
Pirates 33 39 .458 2.5
Cardinals 32 39 .451 3.0
Reds 30 41 .423 5.0
Cubs 28 44 .389 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 41 31 .569 --
Rockies 39 34 .534 2.5
Dodgers 36 36 .500 5.0
Padres 30 42 .417 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Andres Galarraga 4
1 Manny Ramirez 4
3 Brady Anderson 3
3 Derek Bell 3
3 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
1 Jay Buhner 1
1 Archi Cianfrocco 1
1 Tony Clark 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 6
2 Jay Buhner 5
2 Tony Clark 5
4 Andruw Jones 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 3
2 Luis Castillo 2
2 Jeffrey Hammonds 2
4 Kurt Abbott 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 1.33
2 Tom Candiotti 1.20
3 Dave Mlicki 1.00
4 James Baldwin 0.60
4 Jason Schmidt 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Jose Bautista 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Brad Clontz 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 8
2 Dave Mlicki 7
3 Tom Candiotti 6
3 Jeff Juden 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Greg McMichael 1
1 Troy Percival 1
1 Ugueth Urbina 1
1 Mark Wohlers 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .415
2 Tony Gwynn .391
3 Frank Thomas .391
4 Sandy Alomar .371
5 Mike Piazza .357

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 79
2 Ken Griffey 76
3 Jeff Bagwell 69
4 Tino Martinez 63
5 2 tied 62

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 1.90
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 2 tied 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 Craig Biggio .471
2 Rusty Greer .469
2 F. P. Santangelo .469
4 Mike Piazza .456
5 Scott Hatteberg .455

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 17
2 Moises Alou 15
2 Juan Gonzalez 15
2 Jeff King 15
5 5 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 9
2 Otis Nixon 7
3 Craig Biggio 6
4 Tom Goodwin 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilson Alvarez 0.36
2 Randy Johnson 0.39
3 Brett Tomko 0.63
4 Carlos Perez 0.71
5 Pat Hentgen 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Bailey 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 Jeff Juden 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 39
2 Randy Johnson 33
3 David Cone 29
3 Hideo Nomo 29
5 Curt Schilling 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 6
2 Rod Beck 5
2 Mariano Rivera 5
2 Ugueth Urbina 5
5 11 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .430
2 Mike Piazza .423
3 Mark Loretta .422
4 Sandy Alomar .421
5 Tony Gwynn .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 12
2 Jay Buhner 11
2 Andres Galarraga 11
2 Mo Vaughn 11
5 5 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 38
2 Jay Buhner 30
3 Albert Belle 28
4 Jeff Cirillo 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 16
2 Tom Goodwin 14
3 Otis Nixon 12
3 Tony Womack 12
5 Chuck Knoblauch 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 0.96
2 Brett Tomko 1.37
3 Ben McDonald 1.64
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 Shawn Estes 4
3 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 68
2 Randy Johnson 67
3 Andy Benes 53
3 David Cone 53
5 Hideo Nomo 48

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .387
2 Frank Thomas .367
3 Alex Rodriguez .346
4 Reggie Jefferson .343
5 Rusty Greer .342

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 165
2 Ken Griffey 156
3 Juan Gonzalez 145
4 Albert Belle 142
5 Jay Buhner 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 71
2 Tom Goodwin 68
3 Chuck Knoblauch 61
4 Kenny Lofton 56
5 Delino DeShields 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.24
2 Greg Maddux 2.32
3 Roger Clemens 2.60
4 Pat Hentgen 2.69
5 Pedro Martinez 2.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 262
2 Roger Clemens 248
3 Hideo Nomo 242
4 Pedro Martinez 239
5 John Smoltz 235

Saves

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