On This Day

Friday, July 25, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 61 38 .616 --
Yankees 58 42 .580 3.5
Blue Jays 49 49 .500 11.5
Tigers 47 53 .470 14.5
Red Sox 47 56 .456 16.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 52 44 .542 --
White Sox 51 50 .505 3.5
Brewers 46 52 .469 7.0
Twins 46 54 .460 8.0
Royals 40 57 .412 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 58 44 .569 --
Angels 56 45 .554 1.5
Rangers 48 53 .475 9.5
Athletics 42 62 .404 17.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 65 38 .631 --
Marlins 58 42 .580 5.5
Mets 59 43 .578 5.5
Expos 52 48 .520 11.5
Phillies 30 70 .300 33.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 55 48 .534 --
Pirates 50 52 .490 4.5
Cardinals 48 53 .475 6.0
Reds 43 57 .430 10.5
Cubs 43 60 .417 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 57 46 .553 --
Dodgers 54 49 .524 3.0
Padres 50 53 .485 7.0
Rockies 48 55 .466 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Edmonds 5
2 Neifi Perez 4
2 Tim Salmon 4
2 Mike Stanley 4
5 13 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Molitor 2
1 Dave Nilsson 2
3 Brady Anderson 1
3 Garret Anderson 1
3 33 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Salmon 5
2 Garret Anderson 4
2 Dante Bichette 4
2 Jeff Blauser 4
2 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 2
1 Darin Erstad 2
1 Dave Hollins 2
4 Luis Alicea 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Smoltz 1.67
2 Darryl Kile 1.00
2 Charles Nagy 1.00
4 Chuck Finley 0.90
5 Andy Ashby 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Castillo 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 Livan Hernandez 1
1 Mike Holtz 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 10
2 Chuck Finley 9
3 Darryl Kile 8
4 Andy Ashby 7
4 Charles Nagy 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kelvim Escobar 1
1 Rich Loiselle 1
1 Greg McMichael 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .393
2 Tony Gwynn .390
3 Frank Thomas .370
4 Mike Piazza .361
5 Reggie Jefferson .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 34
2 Tino Martinez 33
3 Ken Griffey 31
4 Larry Walker 29
5 Vinny Castilla 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 95
2 Tino Martinez 94
3 Ken Griffey 93
4 Jeff Bagwell 92
5 Tony Gwynn 90

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 1.94
4 Randy Johnson 2.28
5 Greg Maddux 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 16
2 Randy Johnson 14
2 Darryl Kile 14
2 Greg Maddux 14
2 Brad Radke 14

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 2 tied 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .486
2 Paul O'Neill .482
3 Jason Kendall .468
4 Charles Johnson .457
5 Tim Salmon .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Nilsson 9
2 Barry Bonds 7
3 Vinny Castilla 6
3 Carlos Delgado 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 22
2 Tim Salmon 20
3 Barry Bonds 19
3 Tony Gwynn 19
5 4 tied 16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.72
2 Bob Wells 0.75
3 Mike Hampton 1.08
3 Brad Radke 1.08
5 Darryl Kile 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Finley 4
2 Willie Blair 3
2 Roger Clemens 3
2 David Cone 3
2 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 41
2 Roger Clemens 33
3 Curt Schilling 32
4 Chuck Finley 30
5 Andy Benes 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 7
2 John Franco 6
2 Heathcliff Slocumb 6
4 Kelvim Escobar 5
4 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul O'Neill .406
2 Jason Kendall .405
3 Reggie Jefferson .385
4 Mark Grace .385
5 Troy O'Leary .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 10
2 Vinny Castilla 9
2 Eric Karros 9
2 Dave Nilsson 9
2 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Gwynn 36
2 Frank Thomas 33
3 Eric Karros 32
4 Juan Gonzalez 30
4 Mike Piazza 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 15
2 Deion Sanders 14
3 Otis Nixon 11
4 Jeff Bagwell 10
4 4 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.72
2 Darryl Kile 1.40
3 Greg Maddux 1.54
4 Andy Pettitte 1.98
5 Randy Johnson 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Finley 6
1 Darryl Kile 6
1 Brad Radke 6
4 Willie Blair 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 60
2 Chuck Finley 55
2 Darryl Kile 55
4 Randy Johnson 52
4 2 others tied 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 10
1 Todd Jones 10
3 Dennis Eckersley 9
3 John Franco 9
3 Mark Wohlers 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .385
2 Larry Walker .370
3 Frank Thomas .362
4 Reggie Jefferson .345
5 Mike Piazza .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 52
2 Mark McGwire 50
3 Vinny Castilla 46
3 Andres Galarraga 46
5 Jim Thome 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 158
2 Ken Griffey 154
3 Tino Martinez 138
4 Frank Thomas 137
5 2 tied 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 71
2 Brian Hunter 63
2 Chuck Knoblauch 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 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 22
2 Scott Erickson 20
2 Brad Radke 20
4 Pat Hentgen 19
4 Greg Maddux 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 292
2 Roger Clemens 269
3 Pedro Martinez 259
4 Randy Johnson 236
5 John Smoltz 235

Saves

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