On This Day

Sunday, July 27, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 63 38 .624 --
Yankees 58 44 .569 5.5
Blue Jays 50 50 .500 12.5
Red Sox 49 56 .467 16.0
Tigers 47 55 .461 16.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 54 44 .551 --
White Sox 51 52 .495 5.5
Brewers 48 52 .480 7.0
Twins 46 56 .451 10.0
Royals 41 58 .414 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 60 44 .577 --
Angels 56 47 .544 3.5
Rangers 50 53 .485 9.5
Athletics 42 64 .396 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 66 39 .629 --
Marlins 58 44 .569 6.5
Mets 59 45 .567 6.5
Expos 52 50 .510 12.5
Phillies 30 72 .294 34.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 57 48 .543 --
Pirates 52 53 .495 5.0
Cardinals 50 53 .485 6.0
Reds 44 58 .431 11.5
Cubs 43 62 .410 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 58 48 .547 --
Dodgers 56 49 .533 1.5
Padres 52 53 .495 5.5
Rockies 50 55 .476 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Martin 6
1 Tony Womack 6
3 Barry Bonds 4
3 Dave Nilsson 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Moises Alou 2
1 Delino DeShields 2
1 Bobby Higginson 2
1 Jack Howell 2
1 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Young 7
2 Dave Nilsson 4
2 J. T. Snow 4
4 Rich Aurilia 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 2
1 Tony Womack 2
3 Brady Anderson 1
3 Jeff Bagwell 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jose Rosado 2.25
2 Scott Erickson 1.80
3 John Thomson 1.14
4 Matt Beech 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Francisco Cordova 1
1 Will Cunnane 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Gardner 11
2 Francisco Cordova 9
2 Scott Erickson 9
2 Jose Rosado 9
5 2 tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Alberto Reyes 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .391
2 Larry Walker .386
3 Frank Thomas .366
4 Mike Piazza .361
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 Ken Griffey 97
1 Tino Martinez 97
3 Andres Galarraga 95
4 Jeff Bagwell 94
5 Tony Gwynn 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 51
2 Deion Sanders 48
3 Otis Nixon 44
4 Tony Womack 41
5 Chuck Knoblauch 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 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 16
2 Greg Maddux 15
3 Randy Johnson 14
3 Darryl Kile 14
3 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 Tim Salmon .457
3 Mike Lansing .439
4 Paul O'Neill .431
5 Charles Johnson .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Nilsson 9
2 Barry Bonds 7
3 Vinny Castilla 6
3 Rafael Palmeiro 6
5 9 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 20
2 Dave Nilsson 19
2 Kevin Young 19
4 Dante Bichette 18
4 Tim Salmon 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 8
2 Jeff Bagwell 7
2 Rickey Henderson 7
2 Deion Sanders 7
5 7 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.53
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 Willie Blair 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 Mike Hampton 3
1 Scott Karl 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 41
2 Curt Schilling 32
3 Chuck Finley 25
4 John Smoltz 23
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 8
2 Heathcliff Slocumb 6
3 Dennis Eckersley 5
3 Kelvim Escobar 5
3 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Kendall .395
2 Tim Salmon .389
3 Reggie Jefferson .388
3 Paul O'Neill .388
5 Wally Joyner .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 10
1 Dave Nilsson 10
1 J. T. Snow 10
4 Vinny Castilla 9
4 5 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Gwynn 33
2 Frank Thomas 30
3 Dante Bichette 29
3 Juan Gonzalez 29
3 2 others tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 16
2 Brian Hunter 14
3 Tony Womack 12
4 Otis Nixon 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.85
2 Darryl Kile 1.44
3 Greg Maddux 1.53
4 Randy Johnson 2.13
5 Matt Morris 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Finley 6
1 Greg Maddux 6
1 Brad Radke 6
4 Willie Blair 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 62
2 Chuck Finley 55
3 Randy Johnson 52
4 Roger Clemens 51
5 Andy Benes 50

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 .385
2 Larry Walker .365
3 Frank Thomas .359
4 Reggie Jefferson .351
5 Mike Piazza .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 52
2 Mark McGwire 48
3 Andres Galarraga 46
4 Tino Martinez 45
4 Jim Thome 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 157
2 Andres Galarraga 156
3 Tino Martinez 138
3 Frank Thomas 138
5 2 tied 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 69
2 Brian Hunter 66
3 Chuck Knoblauch 62
4 Tom Goodwin 55
5 Delino DeShields 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.93
2 Greg Maddux 2.31
3 Randy Johnson 2.37
4 Pedro Martinez 2.38
5 David Cone 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 22
2 Scott Erickson 21
3 Greg Maddux 20
4 Pat Hentgen 19
4 Brad Radke 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 299
2 Roger Clemens 266
3 Pedro Martinez 259
4 Randy Johnson 236
5 John Smoltz 235

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 47
2 Trevor Hoffman 45
3 Todd Worrell 43
4 Robb Nen 41
5 2 tied 40