On This Day

Thursday, July 17, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 57 35 .620 --
Yankees 54 39 .581 3.5
Blue Jays 44 47 .484 12.5
Tigers 43 50 .462 14.5
Red Sox 42 52 .447 16.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 50 38 .568 --
White Sox 47 46 .505 5.5
Brewers 43 47 .478 8.0
Twins 41 52 .441 11.5
Royals 37 53 .411 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 53 42 .558 --
Angels 52 42 .553 0.5
Rangers 46 47 .495 6.0
Athletics 40 57 .412 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 61 34 .642 --
Marlins 55 38 .591 5.0
Mets 52 42 .553 8.5
Expos 51 42 .548 9.0
Phillies 27 65 .293 32.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 47 47 .500 --
Astros 48 48 .500 --
Cardinals 45 49 .479 2.0
Reds 42 51 .452 4.5
Cubs 39 56 .411 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 54 41 .568 --
Dodgers 50 45 .526 4.0
Padres 44 51 .463 10.0
Rockies 44 52 .458 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wade Boggs 4
1 Bret Boone 4
1 Butch Huskey 4
1 John Valentin 4
5 26 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tripp Cromer 2
1 Carlos Delgado 2
1 Ryan Klesko 2
4 Sandy Alomar 1
4 31 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Geronimo Berroa 5
1 Carlos Delgado 5
1 Hal Morris 5
4 Rich Becker 4
4 Tony Phillips 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 1
1 Ray Durham 1
1 Steve Finley 1
1 Jeff Frye 1
1 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 1.25
2 Al Leiter 1.00
3 John Smiley 0.89
4 Mark Gardner 0.83
5 David Cone 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 David Cone 1
1 John Franco 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 10
2 Al Leiter 8
2 John Smiley 8
4 Andy Benes 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Eddie Guardado 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .402
2 Tony Gwynn .398
3 Frank Thomas .372
4 Sandy Alomar .361
5 Mike Piazza .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 34
2 Tino Martinez 33
3 Ken Griffey 30
4 Larry Walker 27
5 Jim Thome 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 91
1 Tino Martinez 91
3 Ken Griffey 87
4 Jeff Bagwell 85
5 Tony Gwynn 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 48
2 Deion Sanders 45
3 Otis Nixon 39
4 Chuck Knoblauch 37
5 2 tied 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.62
2 Pedro Martinez 1.62
3 Darryl Kile 2.10
4 Randy Johnson 2.22
5 Greg Maddux 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 15
2 Greg Maddux 13
3 Shawn Estes 12
3 Randy Johnson 12
3 5 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 182
2 David Cone 176
2 Curt Schilling 176
4 Roger Clemens 166
5 Pedro Martinez 163

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 30
1 Mariano Rivera 30
3 Randy Myers 27
4 Robb Nen 25
5 5 tied 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dan Wilson .452
2 Darryl Hamilton .450
3 Larry Walker .442
4 Ryan Klesko .429
5 Reggie Jefferson .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Lankford 6
2 Carlos Delgado 5
2 Steve Finley 5
2 Gary Gaetti 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 20
2 Ray Lankford 17
3 Eric Karros 16
4 Steve Finley 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 7
1 Deion Sanders 7
3 Delino DeShields 6
3 Alex Rodriguez 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Mesa 0.00
2 Roger Clemens 0.69
3 John Thomson 1.29
4 Chris Holt 1.32
5 Mark Gardner 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 Geremi Gonzalez 3
1 Darryl Kile 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 36
2 Andy Benes 28
3 Chuck Finley 26
4 Darryl Kile 25
4 Curt Schilling 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 6
2 Rich Loiselle 5
2 Mark Wohlers 5
2 Todd Worrell 5
5 6 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matt Stairs .422
2 Tony Gwynn .402
3 Wally Joyner .389
4 Mark Grace .379
5 John Valentin .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Finley 12
1 Tino Martinez 12
3 Barry Bonds 11
4 Mark McGwire 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 35
2 Tony Gwynn 33
3 Eric Karros 31
4 Tino Martinez 30
5 Mark McGwire 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 21
2 Deion Sanders 15
3 Delino DeShields 14
4 Tony Womack 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.74
2 Steve Cooke 1.29
3 Pedro Martinez 1.67
4 Randy Johnson 1.89
5 Alan Benes 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 6
1 Brad Radke 6
3 Geremi Gonzalez 5
3 Darryl Kile 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 61
2 Curt Schilling 57
3 David Cone 56
4 Chuck Finley 54
5 Pedro Martinez 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 11
2 Roberto Hernandez 10
2 Mark Wohlers 10
4 Rod Beck 9
4 Mariano Rivera 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .390
2 Larry Walker .376
3 Frank Thomas .363
4 Reggie Jefferson .338
5 Paul Molitor .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 55
1 Mark McGwire 55
3 Andres Galarraga 47
4 Juan Gonzalez 46
4 Jim Thome 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 164
2 Andres Galarraga 162
3 Tino Martinez 142
4 Juan Gonzalez 141
5 Albert Belle 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 70
2 Chuck Knoblauch 65
3 Brian Hunter 63
4 Tom Goodwin 59
5 Delino DeShields 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.13
2 Kevin Brown 2.31
3 Randy Johnson 2.33
4 Pedro Martinez 2.40
5 Greg Maddux 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 21
2 Pat Hentgen 20
3 Kevin Brown 19
3 Scott Erickson 19
3 Bobby Witt 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 282
2 Roger Clemens 271
3 Pedro Martinez 256
4 Hideo Nomo 236
5 John Smoltz 234

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 48
2 Trevor Hoffman 45
3 Todd Worrell 44
4 Robb Nen 42
4 Mark Wohlers 42