On This Day

Saturday, June 28, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 50 26 .658 --
Yankees 44 33 .571 6.5
Blue Jays 36 39 .480 13.5
Tigers 35 41 .461 15.0
Red Sox 35 43 .449 16.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 39 34 .534 --
White Sox 39 38 .506 2.0
Royals 36 39 .480 4.0
Brewers 36 39 .480 4.0
Twins 35 42 .455 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 46 33 .582 --
Angels 41 37 .526 4.5
Rangers 38 39 .494 7.0
Athletics 33 48 .407 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 51 28 .646 --
Marlins 46 32 .590 4.5
Mets 44 34 .564 6.5
Expos 44 34 .564 6.5
Phillies 23 54 .299 27.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 39 41 .488 --
Cardinals 37 41 .474 1.0
Pirates 36 42 .462 2.0
Reds 33 45 .423 5.0
Cubs 31 48 .392 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 45 34 .570 --
Rockies 42 38 .525 3.5
Dodgers 38 41 .481 7.0
Padres 35 44 .443 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Marquis Grissom 5
2 Chuck Knoblauch 4
2 Willie McGee 4
2 Matt Williams 4
2 Dmitri Young 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dante Bichette 2
1 Steve Finley 2
1 Juan Gonzalez 2
1 Michael Tucker 2
1 Matt Williams 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 6
1 Matt Williams 6
3 Phil Nevin 4
3 Michael Tucker 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Damion Easley 4
2 Deion Sanders 3
3 Luis Alicea 2
3 Tony Phillips 2
5 21 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Livan Hernandez 1.20
1 Allen Watson 1.20
3 Ramon Garcia 1.00
3 Curt Schilling 1.00
5 John Smoltz 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff D'Amico 1
1 Geremi Gonzalez 1
1 Livan Hernandez 1
1 Felipe Lira 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 12
2 Darren Oliver 7
2 John Smoltz 7
4 Livan Hernandez 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Bottenfield 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 Mike Timlin 1
1 John Wetteland 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .407
2 Tony Gwynn .393
3 Frank Thomas .383
4 Sandy Alomar .376
5 Mike Piazza .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 29
2 Mark McGwire 28
3 Tino Martinez 27
4 Larry Walker 23
5 2 tied 22

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 37
2 Deion Sanders 35
3 Otis Nixon 34
4 Chuck Knoblauch 31
4 Tony Womack 31

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 Curt Schilling 151
3 David Cone 147
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 22
5 3 tied 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Bournigal .515
2 Matt Stairs .455
3 Manny Ramirez .438
4 Travis Fryman .429
5 Orlando Merced .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Finley 7
2 Barry Bonds 6
2 Tino Martinez 6
4 Jay Buhner 5
4 8 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff King 19
2 Tony Clark 17
3 Chipper Jones 16
4 Harold Baines 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 10
2 Delino DeShields 9
3 Otis Nixon 7
3 Tony Womack 7
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilson Alvarez 0.00
2 Steve Karsay 0.75
3 Pedro Martinez 1.00
4 Alan Benes 1.16
4 Roger Clemens 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff D'Amico 3
1 Jeff Juden 3
1 Greg Maddux 3
1 Brad Radke 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 37
2 Curt Schilling 32
3 Roger Clemens 29
4 David Cone 27
5 John Smoltz 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 6
1 Mariano Rivera 6
3 Roberto Hernandez 5
3 Trevor Hoffman 5
3 Robb Nen 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sandy Alomar .438
2 Mike Piazza .430
3 Mark Loretta .423
4 Mo Vaughn .415
5 Larry Walker .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Thome 12
2 Barry Bonds 10
2 Steve Finley 10
2 Andres Galarraga 10
2 Mo Vaughn 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 32
2 Steve Finley 30
3 Chipper Jones 29
4 Jay Buhner 26
4 3 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 15
2 Delino DeShields 14
2 Tony Womack 14
4 Tom Goodwin 12
4 Brian Hunter 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilson Alvarez 0.94
2 Randy Johnson 1.10
3 Carlos Perez 1.13
4 Kent Mercker 1.57
5 Roger Clemens 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff D'Amico 5
1 Brad Radke 5
1 Allen Watson 5
4 Shawn Estes 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 62
1 Pedro Martinez 62
3 Randy Johnson 61
4 Curt Schilling 58
5 Alan Benes 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 11
1 Mariano Rivera 11
3 Randy Myers 9
3 Robb Nen 9
5 3 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .389
2 Frank Thomas .369
3 Alex Rodriguez .348
4 Rusty Greer .346
5 Reggie Jefferson .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 55
1 Mark McGwire 55
3 Juan Gonzalez 48
4 Andres Galarraga 47
5 Vinny Castilla 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 159
1 Ken Griffey 159
3 Albert Belle 144
3 Juan Gonzalez 144
5 Jay Buhner 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 74
2 Tom Goodwin 65
3 Chuck Knoblauch 62
4 Kenny Lofton 53
5 2 tied 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.27
2 Roger Clemens 2.46
3 Greg Maddux 2.57
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 283
2 Roger Clemens 251
3 Pedro Martinez 244
3 Hideo Nomo 244
5 John Smoltz 238

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 45
2 Trevor Hoffman 44
3 Randy Myers 42
3 Robb Nen 42
5 Mark Wohlers 39