On This Day

Monday, June 23, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 48 23 .676 --
Yankees 41 32 .562 8.0
Blue Jays 33 37 .471 14.5
Red Sox 33 40 .452 16.0
Tigers 32 39 .451 16.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 37 33 .529 --
Brewers 35 35 .500 2.0
White Sox 35 37 .486 3.0
Royals 34 36 .486 3.0
Twins 34 39 .466 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 43 31 .581 --
Angels 39 34 .534 3.5
Rangers 36 36 .500 6.0
Athletics 30 46 .395 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 47 27 .635 --
Marlins 43 30 .589 3.5
Expos 42 31 .575 4.5
Mets 42 32 .568 5.0
Phillies 23 49 .319 23.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 37 38 .493 --
Pirates 34 40 .459 2.5
Cardinals 33 40 .452 3.0
Reds 30 43 .411 6.0
Cubs 29 45 .392 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 42 32 .568 --
Rockies 39 36 .520 3.5
Dodgers 37 37 .500 5.0
Padres 32 42 .432 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Finley 4
1 Stan Javier 4
1 Jeff King 4
1 Matt Lawton 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Finley 3
2 Wally Joyner 2
2 Jim Thome 2
4 Moises Alou 1
4 30 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Scott Rolen 5
2 Steve Finley 4
2 Wally Joyner 4
4 Jermaine Allensworth 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shawn Green 2
2 Brett Butler 1
2 Chad Curtis 1
2 Ken Griffey 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 David Cone 2.67
2 Curt Schilling 1.86
3 Jeff D'Amico 1.50
4 Ramon Garcia 1.29
5 Francisco Cordova 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bruske 1
1 Jim Bullinger 1
1 David Cone 1
1 Francisco Cordova 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 16
2 Curt Schilling 13
3 Ramon Garcia 9
4 Jimmy Key 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 Rich DeLucia 1
1 Darren Hall 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .410
2 Tony Gwynn .395
3 Frank Thomas .384
4 Sandy Alomar .371
5 Mike Piazza .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 29
2 Mark McGwire 26
3 Tino Martinez 23
4 Jeff Bagwell 22
5 2 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 79
2 Ken Griffey 78
3 Jeff Bagwell 71
4 Tino Martinez 64
5 Albert Belle 63

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 33
2 Otis Nixon 31
2 Deion Sanders 31
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 David Cone 147
2 Curt Schilling 139
3 Randy Johnson 138
4 Pedro Martinez 124
5 2 tied 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 25
2 Rod Beck 24
3 Mariano Rivera 23
4 Robb Nen 19
5 John Franco 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 F. P. Santangelo .489
2 Rusty Greer .469
3 Jeff King .463
4 Mark Loretta .444
5 Kevin Orie .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Karros 7
1 Jeff King 7
3 Barry Bonds 6
4 Jay Buhner 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff King 17
2 Jay Buhner 15
2 Vinny Castilla 15
2 Chipper Jones 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 9
2 Craig Biggio 6
2 Brian Hunter 6
4 Marquis Grissom 4
4 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilson Alvarez 0.54
2 Randy Johnson 0.60
3 Pat Hentgen 1.00
3 Pedro Martinez 1.00
5 Carlos Perez 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Bailey 3
1 Jeff D'Amico 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Jeff Juden 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 36
2 Alan Benes 29
3 Curt Schilling 28
4 Pedro Martinez 26
5 Roger Clemens 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 6
2 Rod Beck 5
2 Roberto Hernandez 5
2 Ugueth Urbina 5
5 Mariano Rivera 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sandy Alomar .432
2 Mark Loretta .426
3 Larry Walker .417
4 Mike Piazza .415
5 Tony Gwynn .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 12
2 Jay Buhner 11
2 Andres Galarraga 11
2 Jim Thome 11
5 3 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 36
2 Jay Buhner 30
3 Albert Belle 28
3 Jeff Cirillo 28
5 4 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 18
2 Tom Goodwin 13
2 Otis Nixon 13
4 Tony Womack 12
5 Brian Hunter 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 0.23
2 Kent Mercker 1.35
3 Carlos Perez 1.40
4 Bobby Jones 1.67
5 Brett Tomko 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 Brad Radke 5
1 Allen Watson 5
4 Roger Bailey 4
4 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 69
2 Randy Johnson 57
2 Curt Schilling 57
4 Pedro Martinez 56
5 Andy Benes 53

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 10
2 Rod Beck 9
2 Mariano Rivera 9
4 Roberto Hernandez 8
4 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .386
2 Frank Thomas .367
3 Alex Rodriguez .346
4 Rusty Greer .342
5 Reggie Jefferson .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 57
2 Ken Griffey 55
3 Andres Galarraga 49
4 Vinny Castilla 47
4 Juan Gonzalez 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 165
2 Ken Griffey 158
3 Albert Belle 142
4 Juan Gonzalez 141
5 Jay Buhner 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 72
2 Tom Goodwin 66
3 Chuck Knoblauch 61
4 Kenny Lofton 56
5 Delino DeShields 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.26
2 Greg Maddux 2.55
3 David Cone 2.57
4 Roger Clemens 2.60
5 Pat Hentgen 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Hentgen 21
2 Jimmy Key 20
3 Andy Benes 19
3 Scott Erickson 19
5 6 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 275
2 Roger Clemens 248
3 Hideo Nomo 247
4 Pedro Martinez 239
4 John Smoltz 239

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 43
1 Trevor Hoffman 43
3 Randy Myers 42
4 Mark Wohlers 41
5 Robb Nen 40