On This Day

Sunday, June 29, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 50 27 .649 --
Yankees 45 33 .577 5.5
Blue Jays 37 39 .487 12.5
Red Sox 36 43 .456 15.0
Tigers 35 42 .455 15.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 39 35 .527 --
White Sox 40 38 .513 1.0
Brewers 37 39 .487 3.0
Royals 36 40 .474 4.0
Twins 35 43 .449 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 47 33 .588 --
Angels 41 38 .519 5.5
Rangers 38 40 .487 8.0
Athletics 34 48 .415 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 52 28 .650 --
Marlins 47 32 .595 4.5
Mets 45 34 .570 6.5
Expos 44 35 .557 7.5
Phillies 23 55 .295 28.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 40 41 .494 --
Cardinals 38 41 .481 1.0
Pirates 36 43 .456 3.0
Reds 33 46 .418 6.0
Cubs 31 49 .388 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 46 34 .575 --
Rockies 42 39 .519 4.5
Dodgers 39 41 .488 7.0
Padres 35 45 .438 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kevin Young 4
2 Brett Butler 3
2 Jose Canseco 3
2 Tony Clark 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Olerud 2
2 Derek Bell 1
2 Damon Berryhill 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Karros 4
1 Keith Lockhart 4
1 Tino Martinez 4
1 John Olerud 4
1 Manny Ramirez 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brady Anderson 1
1 Jeff Blauser 1
1 Brett Butler 1
1 John Cangelosi 1
1 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Karl 1.14
2 Shawn Boskie 1.00
3 Tommy Greene 0.88
4 Al Leiter 0.83
5 Andy Benes 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 1
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 Bobby Ayala 1
1 Mike Bielecki 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scott Karl 8
2 Andy Benes 7
2 Shawn Estes 7
2 Tommy Greene 7
2 Randy Johnson 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Buddy Groom 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .410
2 Tony Gwynn .393
3 Frank Thomas .380
4 Sandy Alomar .372
5 Mike Piazza .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 29
1 Mark McGwire 29
3 Tino Martinez 28
4 Larry Walker 24
5 2 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 82
2 Ken Griffey 79
3 Tino Martinez 76
4 Jeff Bagwell 72
5 Tony Clark 70

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 37
2 Deion Sanders 35
3 Otis Nixon 34
4 Chuck Knoblauch 32
5 Tony Womack 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.58
2 Roger Clemens 1.79
3 Darryl Kile 2.14
4 Randy Johnson 2.18
5 Greg Maddux 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 12
1 Bobby Jones 12
3 Shawn Estes 11
3 Randy Johnson 11
3 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 164
2 David Cone 153
3 Curt Schilling 151
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 23
5 3 tied 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matt Stairs .500
2 Rafael Bournigal .486
3 Manny Ramirez .468
4 John Valentin .444
5 Travis Fryman .436

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Clark 18
1 Juan Gonzalez 18
3 Jeff King 16
4 Harold Baines 15
4 2 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 Brett Butler 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilson Alvarez 0.00
2 Allen Watson 0.64
3 Alan Benes 1.16
3 Roger Clemens 1.16
5 Tom Glavine 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 3
1 Jeff D'Amico 3
1 Shawn Estes 3
1 Jeff Juden 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 33
2 Randy Johnson 32
2 Curt Schilling 32
4 Roger Clemens 29
5 Alan Benes 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 6
1 Roberto Hernandez 6
1 Robb Nen 6
1 Mariano Rivera 6
5 2 tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Piazza .434
2 Sandy Alomar .424
3 Mark Loretta .421
4 Larry Walker .400
5 Rusty Greer .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Thome 12
2 Barry Bonds 11
3 Steve Finley 10
3 Mark McGwire 10
5 6 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 32
2 Chipper Jones 29
3 Steve Finley 28
4 Wally Joyner 27
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 15
2 Tony Womack 14
3 Otis Nixon 13
4 Tom Goodwin 12
4 Brian Hunter 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilson Alvarez 0.83
2 Randy Johnson 0.92
3 Kent Mercker 1.57
4 Roger Clemens 1.75
5 Pedro Martinez 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brad Radke 5
2 Wilson Alvarez 4
2 Jeff D'Amico 4
2 Shawn Estes 4
2 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 68
2 Pedro Martinez 62
3 Curt Schilling 58
4 David Cone 56
5 Andy Benes 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 11
2 Rod Beck 10
2 Robb Nen 10
4 Roberto Hernandez 9
4 Randy Myers 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .389
2 Frank Thomas .369
3 Alex Rodriguez .347
4 Mike Piazza .344
5 Reggie Jefferson .343

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 159
2 Andres Galarraga 158
3 Juan Gonzalez 147
4 Albert Belle 144
5 Tino Martinez 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 74
2 Tom Goodwin 65
3 Chuck Knoblauch 63
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 Pedro Martinez 2.79
5 David Cone 2.89

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 43
3 Robb Nen 42
4 Randy Myers 41
5 Mark Wohlers 40