On This Day

Monday, July 14, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 56 33 .629 --
Yankees 51 39 .567 5.5
Blue Jays 43 45 .489 12.5
Tigers 42 48 .467 14.5
Red Sox 40 51 .440 17.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 48 37 .565 --
White Sox 47 43 .522 3.5
Brewers 42 45 .483 7.0
Twins 39 51 .433 11.5
Royals 37 50 .425 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 52 40 .565 --
Angels 49 42 .538 2.5
Rangers 45 45 .500 6.0
Athletics 37 57 .394 16.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 59 33 .641 --
Marlins 53 37 .589 5.0
Mets 51 40 .560 7.5
Expos 49 41 .544 9.0
Phillies 25 64 .281 32.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 46 45 .505 --
Astros 46 47 .495 1.0
Cardinals 44 47 .484 2.0
Reds 40 50 .444 5.5
Cubs 38 54 .413 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 52 40 .565 --
Dodgers 49 43 .533 3.0
Rockies 44 49 .473 8.5
Padres 42 50 .457 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brett Butler 4
1 Brian McRae 4
1 Kevin Orie 4
1 Mike Piazza 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Reed 2
1 Matt Stairs 2
1 Todd Zeile 2
4 Rich Amaral 1
4 33 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brad Ausmus 5
1 Ryan Klesko 5
3 Mike Piazza 4
3 Tim Spehr 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 3
2 Curtis Goodwin 2
2 Mark Kotsay 2
4 Kurt Abbott 1
4 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jeff Suppan 1.00
2 Julio Santana 0.86
3 Robert Person 0.78
4 Kent Mercker 0.67
5 Glendon Rusch 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Gross 1
1 Danny Jackson 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Terry Mathews 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Suppan 8
2 Robert Person 7
3 Kent Mercker 6
3 Julio Santana 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Rich Loiselle 1
1 Jeff Shaw 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .411
2 Tony Gwynn .402
3 Frank Thomas .379
4 Sandy Alomar .363
5 Mike Piazza .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 31
2 Ken Griffey 30
2 Tino Martinez 30
4 Jim Thome 26
4 Larry Walker 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 90
2 Ken Griffey 85
3 Jeff Bagwell 82
3 Tino Martinez 82
5 Tony Gwynn 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 48
2 Deion Sanders 44
3 Otis Nixon 38
4 Chuck Knoblauch 37
5 Tony Womack 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.62
2 Roger Clemens 1.66
3 Darryl Kile 2.04
4 Randy Johnson 2.22
5 Greg Maddux 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 14
2 Shawn Estes 12
2 Randy Johnson 12
2 Bobby Jones 12
2 3 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 182
2 David Cone 170
3 Curt Schilling 169
4 Pedro Martinez 163
5 Roger Clemens 156

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 29
1 Mariano Rivera 29
3 Randy Myers 27
4 Robb Nen 24
5 3 tied 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ryan Klesko .484
2 Wally Joyner .472
3 Scott Rolen .462
4 Tony Gwynn .453
5 Brian Hunter .449

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Higginson 6
2 Gary Gaetti 5
2 Juan Gonzalez 5
2 Eric Karros 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 18
1 Tony Gwynn 18
1 Bobby Higginson 18
4 Eric Karros 16
4 Frank Thomas 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 11
2 Deion Sanders 9
3 Alex Rodriguez 6
4 Mike Cameron 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Pettitte 0.00
1 Jose Mesa 0.00
3 Hideo Nomo 0.64
4 Chan Ho Park 0.71
5 Chuck Finley 0.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Blair 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
3 Andy Ashby 2
3 Rich Batchelor 2
3 35 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 34
2 Jeff Juden 29
3 Darryl Kile 28
3 Pedro Martinez 28
3 Mike Mussina 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 6
2 Todd Jones 5
2 Rich Loiselle 5
2 Jeff Shaw 5
2 Mark Wohlers 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .417
2 Tony Gwynn .414
3 Edgardo Alfonzo .395
4 Wally Joyner .389
5 Chipper Jones .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Finley 11
1 Eric Karros 11
3 J. T. Snow 10
3 Paul Sorrento 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 36
2 Tony Gwynn 32
3 Eric Karros 31
4 Chipper Jones 29
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 21
2 Deion Sanders 14
3 Delino DeShields 13
4 Otis Nixon 11
5 Curtis Goodwin 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilson Alvarez 1.00
2 Roger Clemens 1.11
3 Alan Benes 1.37
4 Pedro Martinez 1.38
5 Frankie Rodriguez 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Juden 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 Brad Radke 5
4 Wilson Alvarez 4
4 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 65
2 Roger Clemens 63
3 Andy Benes 53
3 Mike Mussina 53
5 3 tied 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 10
2 Rod Beck 9
2 Trevor Hoffman 9
2 Mariano Rivera 9
2 Mark Wohlers 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .392
2 Larry Walker .383
3 Frank Thomas .367
4 Alex Rodriguez .342
5 Rusty Greer .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 56
2 Mark McGwire 53
3 Andres Galarraga 48
4 Jim Thome 47
5 Juan Gonzalez 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 165
2 Andres Galarraga 163
3 Juan Gonzalez 143
4 Albert Belle 141
5 Tino Martinez 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 72
2 Chuck Knoblauch 65
3 Brian Hunter 63
4 Tom Goodwin 60
5 Kenny Lofton 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.33
2 Roger Clemens 2.33
3 Kevin Brown 2.40
3 Pedro Martinez 2.40
5 Greg Maddux 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 20
1 Pat Hentgen 20
3 Scott Erickson 19
3 Bobby Witt 19
5 7 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 280
2 Roger Clemens 269
3 Pedro Martinez 256
4 Hideo Nomo 229
4 John Smoltz 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 47
2 Trevor Hoffman 43
2 Todd Worrell 43
4 Mark Wohlers 42
5 Robb Nen 41