On This Day

Saturday, July 26, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 62 38 .620 --
Yankees 58 43 .574 4.5
Blue Jays 50 49 .505 11.5
Tigers 47 54 .465 15.5
Red Sox 48 56 .462 16.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 53 44 .546 --
White Sox 51 51 .500 4.5
Brewers 47 52 .475 7.0
Twins 46 55 .455 9.0
Royals 40 58 .408 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 59 44 .573 --
Angels 56 46 .549 2.5
Rangers 49 53 .480 9.5
Athletics 42 63 .400 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 65 39 .625 --
Marlins 58 43 .574 5.5
Mets 59 44 .573 5.5
Expos 52 49 .515 11.5
Phillies 30 71 .297 33.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 56 48 .538 --
Pirates 51 52 .495 4.5
Cardinals 49 53 .480 6.0
Reds 44 57 .436 10.5
Cubs 43 61 .413 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 57 47 .548 --
Dodgers 55 49 .529 2.0
Padres 51 53 .490 6.0
Rockies 49 55 .471 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred McGriff 4
2 Sean Berry 3
2 Craig Biggio 3
2 Ron Coomer 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Javy Lopez 2
1 Tino Martinez 2
1 Eduardo Perez 2
1 Mike Piazza 2
1 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 4
1 Eduardo Perez 4
1 Rondell White 4
4 Jose Cruz 3
4 11 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Graffanino 2
1 Scott Pose 2
1 Deion Sanders 2
4 Jeff Bagwell 1
4 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Curt Schilling 1.43
2 Hideo Nomo 1.00
2 Justin Thompson 1.00
2 Jaret Wright 1.00
5 2 tied 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Ayala 1
1 Roger Bailey 1
1 Darren Dreifort 1
1 Bryce Florie 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 10
2 Jaret Wright 8
3 Doug Creek 6
3 Sterling Hitchcock 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Mike Fetters 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .391
2 Larry Walker .390
3 Frank Thomas .366
4 Mike Piazza .362
5 Reggie Jefferson .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tino Martinez 35
2 Mark McGwire 34
3 Ken Griffey 32
4 Larry Walker 29
5 Vinny Castilla 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 97
2 Andres Galarraga 95
2 Ken Griffey 95
4 Jeff Bagwell 93
5 Tony Gwynn 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 49
2 Deion Sanders 48
3 Otis Nixon 44
4 Chuck Knoblauch 39
4 Tony Womack 39

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 201
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 Randy Myers 28
4 John Franco 27
5 2 tied 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .474
2 Paul O'Neill .464
3 Jason Kendall .455
4 Charles Johnson .452
5 Tim Salmon .440

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Nilsson 9
2 Barry Bonds 7
3 Vinny Castilla 6
3 Shawn Green 6
3 Rafael Palmeiro 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 20
2 Tim Salmon 19
2 Frank Thomas 19
4 Barry Bonds 18
5 Paul O'Neill 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 7
1 Deion Sanders 7
3 Jeff Bagwell 6
3 Otis Nixon 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.72
2 Bob Wells 0.75
3 Matt Morris 0.83
4 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 8 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 8
2 Heathcliff Slocumb 6
3 Dennis Eckersley 5
3 Kelvim Escobar 5
3 4 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Kendall .407
2 Paul O'Neill .404
3 Tony Fernandez .384
4 Reggie Jefferson .383
5 Tim Salmon .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 10
2 Vinny Castilla 9
2 Eric Karros 9
2 Tino Martinez 9
2 4 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Gwynn 36
2 Eric Karros 32
2 Frank Thomas 32
4 Mike Piazza 31
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 16
1 Deion Sanders 16
3 Rickey Henderson 11
3 Otis Nixon 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.72
2 Darryl Kile 1.44
3 Greg Maddux 1.54
4 Andy Pettitte 2.12
5 Randy Johnson 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Finley 6
1 Brad Radke 6
3 Willie Blair 5
3 Roger Clemens 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 62
2 Roger Clemens 60
3 Chuck Finley 55
4 Randy Johnson 52
5 Darryl Kile 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 11
2 Dennis Eckersley 10
2 Todd Jones 10
4 John Franco 9
4 Mark Wohlers 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .386
2 Larry Walker .368
3 Frank Thomas .359
4 Reggie Jefferson .348
5 Mike Piazza .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 52
2 Mark McGwire 49
3 Andres Galarraga 46
3 Jim Thome 46
5 Tino Martinez 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 156
2 Ken Griffey 155
3 Tino Martinez 141
4 Frank Thomas 137
5 Juan Gonzalez 134

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.98
2 Greg Maddux 2.33
3 Randy Johnson 2.37
4 Pedro Martinez 2.38
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 302
2 Roger Clemens 269
3 Pedro Martinez 259
4 Randy Johnson 236
5 John Smoltz 235

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 47
2 Trevor Hoffman 44
3 Todd Worrell 43
4 Robb Nen 41
5 2 tied 40