On This Day

Sunday, July 20, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 58 37 .611 --
Yankees 55 41 .573 3.5
Blue Jays 45 49 .479 12.5
Tigers 45 51 .469 13.5
Red Sox 44 53 .454 15.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 51 40 .560 --
White Sox 49 47 .510 4.5
Brewers 45 48 .484 7.0
Twins 44 52 .458 9.5
Royals 38 55 .409 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 55 43 .561 --
Angels 54 43 .557 0.5
Rangers 47 49 .490 7.0
Athletics 40 60 .400 16.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 62 36 .633 --
Marlins 56 40 .583 5.0
Mets 55 42 .567 6.5
Expos 51 45 .531 10.0
Phillies 29 66 .305 31.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 51 48 .515 --
Pirates 48 49 .495 2.0
Cardinals 47 50 .485 3.0
Reds 42 54 .438 7.5
Cubs 41 57 .418 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 55 43 .561 --
Dodgers 52 46 .531 3.0
Padres 46 52 .469 9.0
Rockies 45 54 .455 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Todd Hundley 4
1 Frank Thomas 4
3 Luis Alicea 3
3 Roberto Alomar 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vinny Castilla 2
1 Luis Gonzalez 2
1 Todd Hundley 2
1 Larry Walker 2
5 14 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luis Gonzalez 6
2 Todd Hundley 5
3 Frank Thomas 4
3 Larry Walker 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Garret Anderson 1
1 John Cangelosi 1
1 Ron Coomer 1
1 Darren Daulton 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Brad Radke 2.00
2 Chan Ho Park 1.38
3 Darryl Kile 1.20
4 Kirk Rueter 1.17
5 Kevin Foster 1.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 Scott Karl 1
1 Darryl Kile 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chan Ho Park 11
2 Brad Radke 10
3 Kevin Foster 9
4 Chuck Finley 8
4 John Smoltz 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Darren Holmes 1
1 Bob Wells 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .395
2 Tony Gwynn .388
3 Frank Thomas .373
4 Mike Piazza .356
5 2 tied .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 34
2 Tino Martinez 33
3 Ken Griffey 30
4 Larry Walker 29
5 2 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 93
2 Tino Martinez 91
3 Ken Griffey 89
4 Jeff Bagwell 88
5 2 tied 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 48
2 Deion Sanders 46
3 Otis Nixon 42
4 Chuck Knoblauch 38
5 2 tied 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.62
2 Pedro Martinez 1.67
3 Darryl Kile 1.99
4 Randy Johnson 2.33
5 Greg Maddux 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 15
2 Randy Johnson 13
2 Darryl Kile 13
2 Greg Maddux 13
2 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 198
2 David Cone 176
2 Curt Schilling 176
4 Pedro Martinez 172
5 Roger Clemens 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 30
1 Mariano Rivera 30
3 Randy Myers 27
4 Robb Nen 25
5 3 tied 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Kendall .500
2 Paul O'Neill .478
3 Darryl Hamilton .442
4 Will Clark .439
5 Dan Wilson .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Delgado 5
1 Gary Gaetti 5
1 Ray Lankford 5
1 Tino Martinez 5
1 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 23
2 Larry Walker 15
3 Jeff Bagwell 14
3 Tony Gwynn 14
3 Tony Phillips 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Martinez 6
1 Otis Nixon 6
1 Pokey Reese 6
1 Deion Sanders 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Curt Schilling 0.60
2 Jose Mesa 0.67
3 Roger Clemens 0.69
4 Darryl Kile 1.04
5 Garrett Stephenson 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Finley 4
2 Willie Blair 3
2 Roger Clemens 3
2 Darryl Kile 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 36
2 Chuck Finley 34
3 Randy Johnson 30
4 Kevin Foster 28
5 Todd Stottlemyre 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 6
2 Dennis Eckersley 5
2 Roberto Hernandez 5
4 John Franco 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matt Stairs .426
2 Mark Grace .398
3 Chipper Jones .382
4 Paul O'Neill .381
5 Tony Gwynn .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Finley 12
1 Tino Martinez 12
3 Barry Bonds 11
4 Jeffrey Hammonds 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Gwynn 34
2 Juan Gonzalez 32
3 Eric Karros 30
4 Tino Martinez 29
4 Frank Thomas 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 18
2 Deion Sanders 16
3 Delino DeShields 13
4 Otis Nixon 12
4 Tony Womack 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Mesa 0.71
2 Roger Clemens 0.74
3 Steve Cooke 1.76
4 Darryl Kile 1.77
5 Pedro Martinez 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Darryl Kile 6
1 Brad Radke 6
3 Chuck Finley 5
3 Geremi Gonzalez 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 61
2 Randy Johnson 60
2 Pedro Martinez 60
4 Chuck Finley 56
5 Darryl Kile 54

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 12
2 Dennis Eckersley 10
2 Roberto Hernandez 10
2 Mark Wohlers 10
5 5 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .383
2 Larry Walker .371
3 Frank Thomas .363
4 Reggie Jefferson .339
5 Paul Molitor .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 55
2 Mark McGwire 53
3 Andres Galarraga 47
4 Jim Thome 45
5 Vinny Castilla 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 162
2 Ken Griffey 160
3 Tino Martinez 141
4 Albert Belle 140
5 Juan Gonzalez 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 69
2 Chuck Knoblauch 64
3 Brian Hunter 63
4 Tom Goodwin 59
5 Delino DeShields 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.13
2 Pedro Martinez 2.38
3 Kevin Brown 2.40
4 Randy Johnson 2.42
5 Greg Maddux 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 21
2 Scott Erickson 19
2 Pat Hentgen 19
2 Brad Radke 19
2 Bobby Witt 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 282
2 Roger Clemens 271
3 Pedro Martinez 261
4 John Smoltz 235
5 Hideo Nomo 228

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 47
2 Trevor Hoffman 44
2 Todd Worrell 44
4 Robb Nen 42
4 Mark Wohlers 42