On This Day

Friday, June 27, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 50 25 .667 --
Yankees 44 32 .579 6.5
Blue Jays 35 39 .473 14.5
Red Sox 35 42 .455 16.0
Tigers 34 41 .453 16.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 38 34 .528 --
White Sox 39 37 .513 1.0
Royals 36 38 .486 3.0
Brewers 35 39 .473 4.0
Twins 34 42 .447 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 46 32 .590 --
Angels 40 37 .519 5.5
Rangers 37 39 .487 8.0
Athletics 33 47 .413 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 50 28 .641 --
Marlins 45 32 .584 4.5
Expos 44 33 .571 5.5
Mets 43 34 .558 6.5
Phillies 23 53 .303 26.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 39 40 .494 --
Pirates 36 41 .468 2.0
Cardinals 36 41 .468 2.0
Reds 33 44 .429 5.0
Cubs 30 48 .385 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 45 33 .577 --
Rockies 41 38 .519 4.5
Dodgers 38 40 .487 7.0
Padres 34 44 .436 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Albert Belle 5
2 Vladimir Guerrero 4
2 Ivan Rodriguez 4
4 Jermaine Allensworth 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Coomer 2
1 Craig Paquette 2
3 Jay Bell 1
3 Albert Belle 1
3 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jay Bell 5
1 Craig Paquette 5
3 Jorge Fabregas 4
3 Willie Greene 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 2
2 Jermaine Allensworth 1
2 Jeromy Burnitz 1
2 Ken Caminiti 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Greg Maddux 1.33
2 Jason Schmidt 1.29
3 Dustin Hermanson 1.00
3 Brett Tomko 1.00
5 Alan Benes 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 Jeff Fassero 1
1 Kevin Foster 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jason Schmidt 9
2 Greg Maddux 8
3 Alan Benes 7
4 Jeff Fassero 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .406
2 Tony Gwynn .396
3 Frank Thomas .383
4 Sandy Alomar .371
5 Mike Piazza .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 29
2 Mark McGwire 28
3 Tino Martinez 26
4 Jeff Bagwell 22
4 2 others tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 81
2 Ken Griffey 79
3 Jeff Bagwell 72
4 Tino Martinez 69
5 Tony Clark 68

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 37
2 Otis Nixon 33
3 Deion Sanders 32
4 Tony Womack 31
5 2 tied 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.58
2 Roger Clemens 1.79
3 Darryl Kile 2.14
4 David Cone 2.21
5 Randy Johnson 2.33

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 157
2 David Cone 147
3 Curt Schilling 139
4 Pedro Martinez 135
5 Alan Benes 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 26
1 Mariano Rivera 26
3 Randy Myers 25
4 Robb Nen 21
5 2 tied 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Bournigal .563
2 John Valentin .444
3 Manny Ramirez .442
4 Ivan Rodriguez .441
5 Matt Stairs .432

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff King 21
2 Jay Bell 16
2 Tony Clark 16
2 Chipper Jones 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 10
2 Delino DeShields 8
2 Tony Womack 8
4 Otis Nixon 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilson Alvarez 0.36
2 Pedro Martinez 1.00
3 Alan Benes 1.16
3 Roger Clemens 1.16
5 Kent Mercker 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 3
1 Jeff D'Amico 3
1 Jeff Juden 3
1 Greg Maddux 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 37
1 Pedro Martinez 37
3 David Cone 36
4 Roger Clemens 29
5 Curt Schilling 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 6
1 Roberto Hernandez 6
1 Mariano Rivera 6
4 Trevor Hoffman 5
4 Randy Myers 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Piazza .436
2 Sandy Alomar .436
3 Larry Walker .400
4 Mo Vaughn .397
5 Mark Loretta .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Thome 12
2 Mark McGwire 11
3 Barry Bonds 10
3 Andres Galarraga 10
3 Mo Vaughn 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 32
2 Chipper Jones 28
3 Steve Finley 27
4 Jay Buhner 26
4 3 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 14
1 Tony Womack 14
3 Delino DeShields 13
4 Tom Goodwin 12
4 Brian Hunter 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 0.92
2 Carlos Perez 1.13
3 Kent Mercker 1.34
4 Wilson Alvarez 1.66
5 Roger Clemens 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 Brad Radke 5
3 Jeff D'Amico 4
3 Shawn Estes 4
3 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 76
2 Pedro Martinez 67
3 David Cone 62
4 Alan Benes 49
5 Andy Benes 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 12
2 Rod Beck 11
3 Randy Myers 9
3 Jeff Shaw 9
5 3 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .391
2 Frank Thomas .369
3 Alex Rodriguez .346
4 Rusty Greer .346
5 Reggie Jefferson .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 56
2 Ken Griffey 55
3 Andres Galarraga 49
4 Juan Gonzalez 46
5 2 tied 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 167
2 Ken Griffey 159
3 Albert Belle 145
4 Juan Gonzalez 142
5 Jay Buhner 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 74
2 Tom Goodwin 65
3 Chuck Knoblauch 61
4 Kenny Lofton 54
5 2 tied 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.27
2 Roger Clemens 2.46
3 Greg Maddux 2.49
4 David Cone 2.57
5 Pedro Martinez 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Hentgen 21
2 Jimmy Key 20
3 Andy Benes 19
3 Roger Clemens 19
3 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 271
2 Roger Clemens 251
3 Pedro Martinez 244
4 Hideo Nomo 238
5 John Smoltz 231

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 45
2 Trevor Hoffman 44
3 Randy Myers 42
4 Robb Nen 41
5 Mark Wohlers 40