On This Day

Friday, July 4, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 55 28 .663 --
Yankees 47 36 .566 8.0
Blue Jays 39 42 .481 15.0
Tigers 39 44 .470 16.0
Red Sox 38 46 .452 17.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 42 36 .538 --
White Sox 41 42 .494 3.5
Brewers 37 44 .457 6.5
Royals 36 44 .450 7.0
Twins 37 46 .446 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 49 36 .576 --
Rangers 42 41 .506 6.0
Angels 42 42 .500 6.5
Athletics 36 51 .414 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 56 29 .659 --
Marlins 50 34 .595 5.5
Mets 46 38 .548 9.5
Expos 46 38 .548 9.5
Phillies 23 60 .277 32.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 41 43 .488 --
Cardinals 41 43 .488 --
Astros 41 45 .477 1.0
Reds 38 46 .452 3.0
Cubs 36 49 .424 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 49 36 .576 --
Dodgers 43 42 .506 6.0
Rockies 43 43 .500 6.5
Padres 38 47 .447 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Greg Colbrunn 4
1 Manny Ramirez 4
1 Terry Steinbach 4
4 Jeff Cirillo 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Hamelin 2
2 Greg Colbrunn 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 Darin Erstad 1
2 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Hunter 5
2 Greg Colbrunn 4
2 Bob Hamelin 4
2 Ray Lankford 4
2 Lee Stevens 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Cameron 3
2 Craig Biggio 2
2 Bobby Higginson 2
2 Brian Hunter 2
5 18 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Juan Guzman 4.00
2 Shawn Estes 3.67
3 Andy Benes 1.43
4 Wilson Alvarez 1.33
5 Rick Reed 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Anderson 1
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 Jose Bautista 1
1 Brad Clontz 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Shawn Estes 11
2 Andy Benes 10
3 Wilson Alvarez 8
3 Juan Guzman 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Kent Bottenfield 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 7 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .396
2 Larry Walker .393
3 Sandy Alomar .377
4 Frank Thomas .373
5 Mike Piazza .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 30
2 Ken Griffey 29
3 Tino Martinez 28
4 Larry Walker 25
5 Jim Thome 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 84
2 Ken Griffey 82
3 Tino Martinez 76
4 Jeff Bagwell 74
5 Tony Clark 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 43
2 Deion Sanders 39
3 Otis Nixon 36
4 Chuck Knoblauch 33
4 Tony Womack 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.54
2 Roger Clemens 1.81
3 Randy Johnson 2.20
4 Darryl Kile 2.23
5 Greg Maddux 2.36

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 168
2 David Cone 160
3 Curt Schilling 159
4 Pedro Martinez 145
5 Alan Benes 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 28
2 Randy Myers 27
2 Mariano Rivera 27
4 Robb Nen 24
5 5 tied 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Ramirez .457
2 Matt Stairs .441
3 Rafael Bournigal .424
4 Chipper Jones .414
5 Tony Gwynn .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Finley 9
2 J. T. Snow 8
3 Barry Bonds 7
3 Tino Martinez 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Gwynn 20
2 Tony Clark 16
2 Andruw Jones 16
2 Chipper Jones 16
2 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 13
2 Deion Sanders 9
2 Tony Womack 9
4 Delino DeShields 7
4 Curtis Goodwin 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Cooke 0.43
2 Jon Lieber 0.56
3 Roger Clemens 0.79
4 Wilson Alvarez 0.90
5 Jason Schmidt 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shawn Estes 3
1 Alex Fernandez 3
1 Geremi Gonzalez 3
1 Jeff Juden 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 33
1 Curt Schilling 33
3 Randy Johnson 30
4 David Cone 29
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 6
1 Robb Nen 6
1 Jeff Shaw 6
4 Rod Beck 5
4 6 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sandy Alomar .429
2 Mike Piazza .407
3 Edgardo Alfonzo .388
4 Tony Gwynn .381
5 Edgar Martinez .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 12
2 Steve Finley 11
2 Eric Karros 11
2 Jim Thome 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chipper Jones 29
2 Steve Finley 28
2 Juan Gonzalez 28
2 Eric Karros 28
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 16
2 Otis Nixon 15
3 Delino DeShields 14
4 Tony Womack 12
5 Tom Goodwin 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilson Alvarez 0.60
2 Jerry Dipoto 0.72
3 Randy Johnson 1.34
4 Alan Benes 1.59
5 Pedro Martinez 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brad Radke 6
2 Jeff Juden 5
2 Greg Maddux 5
2 Denny Neagle 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 63
2 Pedro Martinez 60
3 Andy Benes 59
3 Curt Schilling 59
5 David Cone 58

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 11
1 Mariano Rivera 11
3 Randy Myers 10
3 Robb Nen 10
3 Jeff Shaw 10

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .388
2 Frank Thomas .364
3 Manny Ramirez .343
4 Paul Molitor .343
5 Alex Rodriguez .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 56
2 Ken Griffey 55
3 Andres Galarraga 47
4 Jim Thome 46
5 2 tied 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 162
2 Andres Galarraga 159
3 Albert Belle 145
4 Juan Gonzalez 136
5 2 tied 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 72
2 Tom Goodwin 66
3 Chuck Knoblauch 64
4 Brian Hunter 58
5 Kenny Lofton 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.31
2 Greg Maddux 2.39
3 Roger Clemens 2.48
4 Pedro Martinez 2.63
5 Pat Hentgen 2.77

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 283
2 Roger Clemens 258
3 Pedro Martinez 248
4 Hideo Nomo 241
5 John Smoltz 237

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 46
2 Robb Nen 43
3 Randy Myers 42
4 Trevor Hoffman 41
4 Todd Worrell 41