On This Day

Tuesday, July 22, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 60 37 .619 --
Yankees 57 41 .582 3.5
Blue Jays 46 49 .484 13.0
Tigers 46 52 .469 14.5
Red Sox 46 53 .465 15.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 52 41 .559 --
White Sox 50 48 .510 4.5
Brewers 45 50 .474 8.0
Twins 45 52 .464 9.0
Royals 38 56 .404 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 55 44 .556 --
Angels 54 44 .551 0.5
Rangers 47 51 .480 7.5
Athletics 40 61 .396 16.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 64 37 .634 --
Marlins 56 42 .571 6.5
Mets 56 43 .566 7.0
Expos 52 46 .531 10.5
Phillies 29 68 .299 33.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 52 48 .520 --
Pirates 49 50 .495 2.5
Cardinals 48 51 .485 3.5
Reds 43 55 .439 8.0
Cubs 42 58 .420 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 56 44 .560 --
Dodgers 53 47 .530 3.0
Padres 48 52 .480 8.0
Rockies 46 55 .455 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vinny Castilla 5
2 Shawon Dunston 4
2 Jeffrey Hammonds 4
2 Mike Lansing 4
2 Harvey Pulliam 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vinny Castilla 2
1 Andruw Jones 2
1 Jeff Kent 2
1 Reggie Sanders 2
5 34 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vinny Castilla 4
2 Brady Anderson 3
2 Tripp Cromer 3
2 Shawn Green 3
2 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Durham 3
2 Shawon Dunston 2
2 Otis Nixon 2
4 Jeff Bagwell 1
4 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cal Eldred 1.40
2 Andy Benes 1.33
3 Greg Maddux 1.20
4 Joey Hamilton 1.14
5 3 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kent Bottenfield 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 David Cone 1
1 Scott Erickson 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 9
2 Andy Benes 8
2 Joey Hamilton 8
4 Matt Beech 7
4 Cal Eldred 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Kelvim Escobar 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .392
2 Tony Gwynn .387
3 Frank Thomas .372
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 Vinny Castilla 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 93
1 Tino Martinez 93
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 44
4 Chuck Knoblauch 39
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 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 15
2 Greg Maddux 14
3 Randy Johnson 13
3 Jimmy Key 13
3 3 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 198
2 Curt Schilling 191
3 David Cone 185
4 Pedro Martinez 172
5 Roger Clemens 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 31
2 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 Wade Boggs .500
1 Paul O'Neill .500
3 Jason Kendall .475
4 Mike Lansing .438
5 Charles Johnson .433

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Gaetti 6
1 Dave Nilsson 6
1 Frank Thomas 6
4 Barry Bonds 5
4 7 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 23
2 Paul O'Neill 16
3 Tino Martinez 15
3 Larry Walker 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 7
2 Delino DeShields 6
2 Dave Martinez 6
2 Pokey Reese 6
5 8 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Darryl Kile 1.04
2 Roger Clemens 1.06
3 Mike Hampton 1.08
4 David Wells 1.10
5 Pedro Martinez 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 Mike Hampton 3
1 Darryl Kile 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 32
2 Randy Johnson 30
3 Kevin Foster 28
4 Andy Benes 26
4 Roger Clemens 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 6
2 Dennis Eckersley 5
2 John Franco 5
2 Roberto Hernandez 5
2 Heathcliff Slocumb 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul O'Neill .390
2 Reggie Jefferson .378
3 Wally Joyner .376
4 Tony Gwynn .375
5 Mike Lansing .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Finley 11
1 Tino Martinez 11
3 Barry Bonds 10
4 Vinny Castilla 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Gwynn 35
2 Juan Gonzalez 31
2 Frank Thomas 31
4 Eric Karros 30
4 Tino Martinez 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 17
2 Deion Sanders 15
3 Otis Nixon 14
4 Delino DeShields 12
5 Curtis Goodwin 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.86
2 Darryl Kile 1.47
3 Pedro Martinez 1.76
4 Steve Cooke 1.80
5 Andy Pettitte 1.98

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 65
2 Randy Johnson 60
3 Chuck Finley 56
4 David Cone 54
5 Roger Clemens 53

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 11
2 Dennis Eckersley 10
2 Roberto Hernandez 10
2 Heathcliff Slocumb 10
5 2 tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .382
2 Larry Walker .369
3 Frank Thomas .363
4 Reggie Jefferson .342
5 Mike Piazza .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 52
1 Mark McGwire 52
3 Andres Galarraga 47
4 Vinny Castilla 46
5 Jim Thome 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 161
2 Ken Griffey 151
3 Tino Martinez 142
4 Albert Belle 139
5 Juan Gonzalez 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 71
2 Chuck Knoblauch 65
3 Brian Hunter 63
4 Tom Goodwin 56
5 Delino DeShields 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.05
2 Pedro Martinez 2.38
3 Greg Maddux 2.42
4 Randy Johnson 2.42
5 Kevin Brown 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 21
2 Scott Erickson 20
2 Pat Hentgen 20
4 Greg Maddux 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 292
2 Roger Clemens 262
3 Pedro Martinez 261
4 John Smoltz 235
5 Hideo Nomo 234

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 48
2 Trevor Hoffman 43
2 Todd Worrell 43
4 Mark Wohlers 42
5 Robb Nen 41