On This Day

Thursday, July 24, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 61 37 .622 --
Yankees 58 41 .586 3.5
Blue Jays 48 49 .495 12.5
Tigers 47 52 .475 14.5
Red Sox 47 54 .465 15.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 52 43 .547 --
White Sox 51 49 .510 3.5
Brewers 45 52 .464 8.0
Twins 45 54 .455 9.0
Royals 40 56 .417 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 57 44 .564 --
Angels 54 45 .545 2.0
Rangers 47 53 .470 9.5
Athletics 41 62 .398 17.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 64 38 .627 --
Marlins 57 42 .576 5.5
Mets 58 43 .574 5.5
Expos 52 47 .525 10.5
Phillies 30 69 .303 32.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 54 48 .529 --
Pirates 49 52 .485 4.5
Cardinals 48 52 .480 5.0
Reds 43 56 .434 9.5
Cubs 43 59 .422 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 57 45 .559 --
Dodgers 53 49 .520 4.0
Padres 50 52 .490 7.0
Rockies 47 55 .461 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jason Kendall 4
2 Dante Bichette 3
2 Jay Buhner 3
2 Chuck Carr 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Bell 1
1 Yamil Benitez 1
1 Dante Bichette 1
1 Ken Caminiti 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 5
2 Carlos Delgado 4
3 Yamil Benitez 3
3 Russ Davis 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Bagwell 1
1 Brett Butler 1
1 Chuck Carr 1
1 Bernard Gilkey 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doug Drabek 2.00
2 Shane Reynolds 1.50
3 Randy Johnson 1.38
4 Pedro Astacio 1.33
5 Jeff Suppan 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ricky Bones 1
1 Jim Bruske 1
1 Wayne Gomes 1
1 Randy Johnson 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 11
2 Shane Reynolds 9
3 Pedro Astacio 8
4 Doug Drabek 6
4 Jeff Suppan 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Kelvim Escobar 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .394
2 Tony Gwynn .391
3 Frank Thomas .370
4 Mike Piazza .356
5 Reggie Jefferson .354

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 Tino Martinez 94
2 Andres Galarraga 93
3 Jeff Bagwell 90
3 Ken Griffey 90
5 Tony Gwynn 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 48
2 Deion Sanders 46
3 Otis Nixon 44
4 Chuck Knoblauch 39
5 Tony Womack 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.54
2 Pedro Martinez 1.91
3 Darryl Kile 1.99
4 Randy Johnson 2.28
5 Greg Maddux 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 16
2 Randy Johnson 14
2 Greg Maddux 14
4 Shawn Estes 13
4 4 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 209
2 Curt Schilling 191
3 David Cone 185
4 Pedro Martinez 176
5 Roger Clemens 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 31
2 Mariano Rivera 30
3 John Franco 27
3 Randy Myers 27
5 Roberto Hernandez 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul O'Neill .482
2 Jason Kendall .479
3 Wade Boggs .471
3 Charles Johnson .471
5 Tim Salmon .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Nilsson 7
2 Barry Bonds 6
2 Carlos Delgado 6
2 Gary Gaetti 6
2 Frank Thomas 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 24
2 Barry Bonds 18
2 Tony Gwynn 18
4 Paul O'Neill 17
5 7 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 7
2 Delino DeShields 6
2 Rickey Henderson 6
2 Dave Martinez 6
2 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.72
2 Bob Wells 0.75
3 Darryl Kile 1.04
4 Mike Hampton 1.08
5 David Wells 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Blair 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 David Cone 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 41
2 Roger Clemens 33
3 Curt Schilling 32
4 Kevin Foster 28
5 Andy Benes 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 7
1 Trevor Hoffman 7
3 Roberto Hernandez 6
3 Heathcliff Slocumb 6
5 2 tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Kendall .417
1 Paul O'Neill .417
3 Tony Fernandez .392
4 Mike Lansing .385
5 Wally Joyner .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 10
1 Tino Martinez 10
3 J. T. Snow 9
3 Paul Sorrento 9
5 12 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Gwynn 35
2 Frank Thomas 32
3 Juan Gonzalez 31
4 Tino Martinez 30
5 Eric Karros 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 15
1 Deion Sanders 15
3 Otis Nixon 13
4 Tony Womack 11
5 4 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.72
2 Darryl Kile 1.47
3 Greg Maddux 1.54
4 Andy Pettitte 1.98
5 Matt Morris 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Blair 5
1 Roger Clemens 5
1 Chuck Finley 5
1 Darryl Kile 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 71
2 Roger Clemens 60
3 Pedro Martinez 52
3 Curt Schilling 52
5 2 tied 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 10
1 Todd Jones 10
3 Dennis Eckersley 9
3 John Franco 9
3 3 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .386
2 Larry Walker .371
3 Frank Thomas .362
4 Reggie Jefferson .345
5 Paul Molitor .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 51
1 Mark McGwire 51
3 Vinny Castilla 45
3 Andres Galarraga 45
3 Jim Thome 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 157
2 Ken Griffey 151
3 Tino Martinez 141
4 Frank Thomas 136
5 2 tied 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 71
2 Chuck Knoblauch 64
3 Brian Hunter 63
4 Tom Goodwin 55
5 Delino DeShields 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.98
2 Randy Johnson 2.37
3 Pedro Martinez 2.38
4 Greg Maddux 2.42
5 Kevin Brown 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 22
2 Scott Erickson 20
3 Pat Hentgen 19
3 Greg Maddux 19
3 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 292
2 Roger Clemens 269
3 Pedro Martinez 259
4 Randy Johnson 236
5 Hideo Nomo 234

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 48
2 Trevor Hoffman 43
2 Todd Worrell 43
4 Robb Nen 41
5 Mark Wohlers 40