On This Day

Tuesday, June 24, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 49 23 .681 --
Yankees 42 32 .568 8.0
Blue Jays 33 38 .465 15.5
Red Sox 34 40 .459 16.0
Tigers 32 40 .444 17.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 38 33 .535 --
White Sox 36 37 .493 3.0
Brewers 35 36 .493 3.0
Royals 34 37 .479 4.0
Twins 34 40 .459 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 43 32 .573 --
Angels 40 34 .541 2.5
Rangers 36 37 .493 6.0
Athletics 31 46 .403 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 47 28 .627 --
Marlins 44 30 .595 2.5
Mets 43 32 .573 4.0
Expos 42 32 .568 4.5
Phillies 23 50 .315 23.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 37 39 .487 --
Pirates 35 40 .467 1.5
Cardinals 34 40 .459 2.0
Reds 31 43 .419 5.0
Cubs 29 46 .387 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 43 32 .573 --
Rockies 40 36 .526 3.5
Dodgers 37 38 .493 6.0
Padres 32 43 .427 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tino Martinez 5
2 Nomar Garciaparra 4
2 Eduardo Perez 4
2 Ivan Rodriguez 4
5 17 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tino Martinez 2
2 Carlos Baerga 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Darren Bragg 1
2 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chad Curtis 5
2 Tino Martinez 4
2 Henry Rodriguez 4
4 Carlos Baerga 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chipper Jones 2
1 Otis Nixon 2
3 Rich Becker 1
3 Bobby Bonilla 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Johnson 1.73
2 Andy Benes 1.17
3 Darren Holmes 1.00
3 Steve Karsay 1.00
5 Wilson Alvarez 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Shawn Boskie 1
1 Rich DeLucia 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 19
2 Andy Benes 7
2 Darren Holmes 7
2 Al Leiter 7
2 Omar Olivares 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 Troy Percival 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .411
2 Tony Gwynn .395
3 Frank Thomas .383
4 Sandy Alomar .368
5 Mike Piazza .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 29
2 Mark McGwire 27
3 Tino Martinez 25
4 Jeff Bagwell 22
4 Larry Walker 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 80
2 Ken Griffey 78
3 Jeff Bagwell 71
4 Tino Martinez 68
5 Larry Walker 64

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 33
1 Otis Nixon 33
3 Deion Sanders 32
4 Chuck Knoblauch 30
5 Tom Goodwin 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.64
2 Roger Clemens 1.90
3 Darryl Kile 2.21
4 David Cone 2.21
5 Bobby Jones 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Jones 12
2 Roger Clemens 11
2 Randy Johnson 11
2 Jimmy Key 11
5 3 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 157
2 David Cone 147
3 Curt Schilling 139
4 Pedro Martinez 124
5 2 tied 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 25
1 Randy Myers 25
3 Mariano Rivera 24
4 Robb Nen 20
5 2 tied 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rusty Greer .472
2 Jeff King .439
3 Manny Ramirez .438
4 Scott Hatteberg .429
4 Mark Loretta .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Karros 7
1 Jeff King 7
3 Barry Bonds 6
4 Jay Buhner 5
4 9 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff King 17
2 Chipper Jones 16
3 Jay Buhner 15
3 Juan Gonzalez 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 9
2 Craig Biggio 6
2 Brian Hunter 6
2 Otis Nixon 6
5 Tony Womack 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Arthur Rhodes 0.00
2 Wilson Alvarez 0.36
3 Tom Glavine 0.50
4 Pat Hentgen 1.00
4 Pedro Martinez 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 3
1 Jeff D'Amico 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Dave Mlicki 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 37
2 David Cone 36
3 Alan Benes 29
4 Curt Schilling 28
5 Pedro Martinez 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 6
1 Roberto Hernandez 6
1 Randy Myers 6
4 Mariano Rivera 5
5 3 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Loretta .426
2 Sandy Alomar .424
3 Larry Walker .417
4 Mike Piazza .411
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 37
2 Jay Buhner 30
3 Jim Thome 28
4 Vinny Castilla 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 18
2 Otis Nixon 14
3 Tom Goodwin 12
3 Tony Womack 12
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 0.92
2 Kent Mercker 1.35
3 Wilson Alvarez 1.66
4 Bobby Jones 1.67
5 Brett Tomko 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 Brad Radke 5
3 Roger Bailey 4
3 Alan Benes 4
3 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 76
2 David Cone 62
3 Curt Schilling 57
4 Pedro Martinez 56
5 2 tied 48

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .387
2 Frank Thomas .369
3 Alex Rodriguez .347
4 Rusty Greer .346
5 Reggie Jefferson .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 58
2 Ken Griffey 55
3 Andres Galarraga 49
4 Vinny Castilla 46
4 Juan Gonzalez 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 166
2 Ken Griffey 158
3 Albert Belle 142
3 Juan Gonzalez 142
5 Jay Buhner 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 74
2 Tom Goodwin 64
3 Chuck Knoblauch 62
4 Kenny Lofton 55
5 Delino DeShields 53

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 Andy Benes 20
2 Jimmy Key 20
4 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 44
2 Trevor Hoffman 42
2 Randy Myers 42
4 Robb Nen 41
5 Mark Wohlers 40