On This Day

Monday, July 21, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 59 37 .615 --
Yankees 56 41 .577 3.5
Blue Jays 45 49 .479 13.0
Tigers 45 52 .464 14.5
Red Sox 45 53 .459 15.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 51 41 .554 --
White Sox 50 47 .515 3.5
Brewers 45 49 .479 7.0
Twins 44 52 .458 9.0
Royals 38 55 .409 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 55 43 .561 --
Angels 54 43 .557 0.5
Rangers 47 50 .485 7.5
Athletics 40 60 .400 16.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 63 36 .636 --
Marlins 56 41 .577 6.0
Mets 56 42 .571 6.5
Expos 52 45 .536 10.0
Phillies 29 67 .302 32.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 51 48 .515 --
Pirates 49 49 .500 1.5
Cardinals 48 50 .490 2.5
Reds 42 55 .433 8.0
Cubs 41 57 .418 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 55 44 .556 --
Dodgers 52 47 .525 3.0
Padres 47 52 .475 8.0
Rockies 45 55 .450 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Gaetti 3
1 Wally Joyner 3
1 Fred McGriff 3
1 Mickey Morandini 3
5 41 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Everett 2
2 Dante Bichette 1
2 Gary Gaetti 1
2 Brian Johnson 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Everett 4
1 Henry Rodriguez 4
3 Gary Gaetti 3
3 Raul Mondesi 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Joyner 2
1 Quilvio Veras 2
3 Chad Curtis 1
3 Delino DeShields 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Curt Schilling 2.14
2 Wilson Alvarez 1.80
3 Jimmy Key 1.00
4 Dave Burba 0.83
4 John Thomson 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 1
1 Steve Avery 1
1 Alan Embree 1
1 Sterling Hitchcock 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 15
2 Wilson Alvarez 9
3 Jimmy Key 7
4 Matt Morris 6
4 Hideo Nomo 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Rich Loiselle 1
1 Heathcliff Slocumb 1
1 Mike Stanton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .393
2 Tony Gwynn .385
3 Frank Thomas .375
4 Mike Piazza .356
5 Reggie Jefferson .355

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 92
3 Ken Griffey 89
4 Jeff Bagwell 88
5 Frank Thomas 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 48
2 Deion Sanders 46
3 Otis Nixon 42
4 Chuck Knoblauch 38
5 2 tied 37

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 Jimmy Key 13
2 Darryl Kile 13
2 3 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 198
2 Curt Schilling 191
3 David Cone 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 John Franco 25
4 2 others tied 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Kendall .500
2 Paul O'Neill .490
3 Will Clark .450
4 Dan Wilson .432
5 Reggie Jefferson .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Gaetti 6
1 Frank Thomas 6
3 Carlos Delgado 5
3 Ray Lankford 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 23
2 Paul O'Neill 15
2 Larry Walker 15
4 Tony Gwynn 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 6
1 Dave Martinez 6
1 Pokey Reese 6
4 Quinton McCracken 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Hampton 0.50
2 Darryl Kile 1.04
3 Roger Clemens 1.06
4 David Wells 1.10
5 Pedro Martinez 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 Darryl Kile 3
1 Greg McMichael 3
1 Chan Ho Park 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 32
2 Randy Johnson 30
3 Kevin Foster 28
4 Roger Clemens 26
5 Kevin Brown 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 6
2 Dennis Eckersley 5
2 John Franco 5
2 Roberto Hernandez 5
5 3 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Grace .395
2 Wally Joyner .384
3 Jason Kendall .380
4 Chipper Jones .378
5 Paul O'Neill .370

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Gwynn 35
2 Juan Gonzalez 32
3 Eric Karros 31
3 Frank Thomas 31
5 Tino Martinez 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 17
2 Deion Sanders 15
3 Delino DeShields 13
3 Tony Womack 13
5 Otis Nixon 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.74
2 Darryl Kile 1.47
3 Pedro Martinez 1.76
4 Steve Cooke 1.80
5 Mike Hampton 2.09

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 65
2 Roger Clemens 61
3 Randy Johnson 60
4 Chuck Finley 56
5 2 tied 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 11
1 Trevor Hoffman 11
3 Dennis Eckersley 10
3 Mark Wohlers 10
5 Heathcliff Slocumb 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .382
2 Larry Walker .370
3 Frank Thomas .365
4 Reggie Jefferson .343
5 Paul Molitor .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 54
2 Mark McGwire 52
3 Andres Galarraga 47
4 Jim Thome 45
5 Vinny Castilla 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 161
2 Ken Griffey 156
3 Tino Martinez 141
4 Albert Belle 139
4 Juan Gonzalez 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 69
2 Chuck Knoblauch 64
3 Brian Hunter 63
4 Tom Goodwin 57
5 Delino DeShields 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.13
2 Pedro Martinez 2.38
3 Randy Johnson 2.42
4 Greg Maddux 2.47
5 Kevin Brown 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 21
2 Scott Erickson 19
2 Pat Hentgen 19
2 Andy Pettitte 19
2 Brad Radke 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 297
2 Roger Clemens 271
3 Pedro Martinez 261
4 John Smoltz 235
5 Hideo Nomo 234

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 47
2 Trevor Hoffman 44
2 Todd Worrell 44
4 Mark Wohlers 42
5 Robb Nen 41