On This Day

Wednesday, July 30, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 66 38 .635 --
Yankees 61 44 .581 5.5
Blue Jays 50 54 .481 16.0
Red Sox 51 56 .477 16.5
Tigers 48 56 .462 18.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 54 48 .529 --
Brewers 52 52 .500 3.0
White Sox 52 53 .495 3.5
Twins 48 58 .453 8.0
Royals 43 60 .417 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 60 46 .566 --
Angels 60 47 .561 0.5
Rangers 50 56 .472 10.0
Athletics 42 67 .385 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 69 39 .639 --
Marlins 60 45 .571 7.5
Mets 60 46 .566 8.0
Expos 54 51 .514 13.5
Phillies 32 72 .308 35.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 59 49 .546 --
Pirates 52 55 .486 6.5
Cardinals 51 55 .481 7.0
Reds 45 60 .429 12.5
Cubs 43 65 .398 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 59 49 .546 --
Dodgers 58 49 .542 0.5
Padres 52 55 .486 6.5
Rockies 51 57 .472 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dante Bichette 4
1 Vinny Castilla 4
1 Luis Sojo 4
1 Rondell White 4
5 14 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andres Galarraga 2
1 Brian Johnson 2
3 Sandy Alomar 1
3 Moises Alou 1
3 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 5
2 Moises Alou 4
2 Edgar Martinez 4
4 Craig Biggio 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 2
1 Omar Vizquel 2
3 Bobby Bonilla 1
3 Ray Durham 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 David Wells 2.67
2 Livan Hernandez 1.60
3 John Smoltz 1.00
4 Scott Kamieniecki 0.86
5 Charles Nagy 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Castillo 1
1 Jim Corsi 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 Alan Embree 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Wells 16
2 John Smoltz 10
3 Livan Hernandez 8
4 Darryl Kile 7
4 Charles Nagy 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Mike James 1
1 Tom Martin 1
1 Randy Myers 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .390
2 Larry Walker .383
3 Mike Piazza .363
4 Frank Thomas .361
5 Kenny Lofton .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tino Martinez 36
2 Mark McGwire 34
3 Ken Griffey 32
4 Larry Walker 29
5 3 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 101
2 Tino Martinez 99
3 Ken Griffey 98
4 Jeff Bagwell 95
5 Tony Gwynn 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 53
2 Deion Sanders 48
3 Otis Nixon 45
4 Tony Womack 41
5 Chuck Knoblauch 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.52
2 Pedro Martinez 1.80
3 Darryl Kile 2.05
4 Greg Maddux 2.33
5 Randy Johnson 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 16
2 Darryl Kile 15
2 Greg Maddux 15
2 Brad Radke 15
5 3 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 218
2 Curt Schilling 201
3 David Cone 189
3 Pedro Martinez 189
5 Roger Clemens 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 32
2 Mariano Rivera 31
3 Randy Myers 30
4 John Franco 28
5 Roberto Hernandez 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kevin Young .442
2 Reggie Jefferson .435
3 J. T. Snow .432
4 Wade Boggs .422
5 Troy O'Leary .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rafael Palmeiro 7
2 Vinny Castilla 6
2 Dave Nilsson 6
4 Moises Alou 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul O'Neill 20
1 Tim Salmon 20
3 Kevin Young 18
4 Dante Bichette 16
4 Rafael Palmeiro 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Bagwell 7
1 Rickey Henderson 7
1 Otis Nixon 7
4 Craig Biggio 6
4 Eric Young 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.72
2 Bob Wells 0.73
3 Pedro Astacio 0.79
4 Matt Morris 0.83
5 Livan Hernandez 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Finley 4
2 Willie Blair 3
2 Mike Hampton 3
2 Livan Hernandez 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 36
2 Chuck Finley 34
3 Curt Schilling 32
4 John Smoltz 28
5 Roger Clemens 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 6
1 Heathcliff Slocumb 6
3 Dennis Eckersley 5
3 Mike Fetters 5
3 John Franco 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Troy O'Leary .402
2 Reggie Jefferson .400
3 Mike Lieberthal .388
4 Tony Gwynn .383
5 Tim Salmon .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Nilsson 10
1 Rafael Palmeiro 10
3 Bobby Higginson 9
3 Frank Thomas 9
5 6 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Salmon 32
2 Tony Gwynn 31
2 Frank Thomas 31
4 Bobby Higginson 27
4 Paul O'Neill 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 16
2 Deion Sanders 13
3 Otis Nixon 11
4 Jeff Bagwell 10
4 3 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.89
2 Jose Mesa 1.08
3 Livan Hernandez 1.38
4 Brad Radke 1.57
5 Greg Maddux 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Finley 7
2 Willie Blair 6
2 Darryl Kile 6
2 Brad Radke 6
5 2 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 61
2 Chuck Finley 58
3 Darryl Kile 55
4 Randy Johnson 54
4 Pedro Martinez 54

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 10
1 Trevor Hoffman 10
1 Todd Worrell 10
4 John Franco 9
4 Todd Jones 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .385
2 Larry Walker .362
3 Frank Thomas .356
4 Reggie Jefferson .356
5 Mike Piazza .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 50
2 Mark McGwire 48
3 Andres Galarraga 47
4 Tino Martinez 46
5 Jim Thome 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 157
2 Ken Griffey 154
3 Frank Thomas 139
4 Tino Martinez 138
5 Juan Gonzalez 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 70
2 Brian Hunter 68
3 Chuck Knoblauch 63
4 Tom Goodwin 55
5 Delino DeShields 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.91
2 Pedro Martinez 2.16
3 Greg Maddux 2.31
4 Randy Johnson 2.48
5 Kevin Brown 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 22
2 Scott Erickson 21
3 Greg Maddux 20
3 Brad Radke 20
5 Mike Mussina 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 299
2 Roger Clemens 276
3 Pedro Martinez 262
4 Randy Johnson 245
5 John Smoltz 238

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 46
2 Trevor Hoffman 44
2 Todd Worrell 44
4 Randy Myers 42
5 Robb Nen 41