On This Day

Thursday, July 31, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 67 38 .638 --
Yankees 61 44 .581 6.0
Blue Jays 50 55 .476 17.0
Red Sox 51 57 .472 17.5
Tigers 49 56 .467 18.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 54 48 .529 --
Brewers 53 52 .505 2.5
White Sox 53 53 .500 3.0
Twins 48 58 .453 8.0
Royals 44 60 .423 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 60 47 .561 --
Angels 60 48 .556 0.5
Rangers 50 56 .472 9.5
Athletics 42 68 .382 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 69 40 .633 --
Marlins 61 45 .575 6.5
Mets 60 46 .566 7.5
Expos 55 51 .519 12.5
Phillies 33 72 .314 34.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 59 49 .546 --
Pirates 53 55 .491 6.0
Cardinals 51 56 .477 7.5
Reds 45 60 .429 12.5
Cubs 43 66 .394 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 59 49 .546 --
Giants 59 49 .546 --
Padres 52 56 .481 7.0
Rockies 51 58 .468 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Todd Greene 4
2 Albert Belle 3
2 Jorge Fabregas 3
2 Ozzie Guillen 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Bell 1
1 Mike Cameron 1
1 Jim Edmonds 1
1 Jorge Fabregas 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Greene 6
2 Mike Cameron 5
3 Rondell White 4
4 Tony Phillips 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chris Gomez 1
1 Shawn Green 1
1 Edgar Renteria 1
1 Scott Rolen 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bryce Florie 1.80
2 Curt Schilling 1.57
3 Chan Ho Park 1.40
4 Roger Bailey 1.20
5 Jamie Moyer 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Hector Carrasco 1
1 Carlos Castillo 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 11
2 Bryce Florie 9
3 Dustin Hermanson 7
3 Jamie Moyer 7
3 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Matt Karchner 1
1 Rich Loiselle 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .391
2 Larry Walker .382
3 Reggie Jefferson .363
4 Mike Piazza .361
5 Frank Thomas .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tino Martinez 36
2 Mark McGwire 34
3 Ken Griffey 32
4 Larry Walker 30
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
4 Tony Gwynn 95

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 212
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 3 tied 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Quilvio Veras .457
2 Vinny Castilla .446
3 Barry Bonds .440
4 J. T. Snow .432
5 Reggie Jefferson .431

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Young 21
2 Paul O'Neill 19
3 Tim Salmon 18
4 Dante Bichette 16
4 Rafael Palmeiro 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Bagwell 6
1 Rickey Henderson 6
1 Otis Nixon 6
4 Craig Biggio 5
4 6 others tied 5

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 Willie Blair 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 Livan Hernandez 3
1 Scott Karl 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 36
1 Curt Schilling 36
3 John Smoltz 28
4 Roger Clemens 27
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 5
1 Mike Fetters 5
1 John Franco 5
1 Trevor Hoffman 5
1 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Jefferson .406
2 Troy O'Leary .402
3 Mike Lieberthal .400
4 Tim Salmon .390
5 Tony Gwynn .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Nilsson 10
1 Rafael Palmeiro 10
3 Frank Thomas 9
4 Barry Bonds 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Salmon 32
2 Frank Thomas 31
3 Tony Gwynn 28
4 Eric Karros 27
4 Paul O'Neill 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 14
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 Livan Hernandez 1.38
3 Tony Saunders 1.44
4 Brad Radke 1.57
5 Darryl Kile 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Finley 7
2 Willie Blair 6
2 Darryl Kile 6
2 Brad Radke 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 61
1 Curt Schilling 61
3 Chuck Finley 58
4 Randy Johnson 54
5 Darryl Kile 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 11
2 Trevor Hoffman 10
2 Todd Jones 10
4 Dennis Eckersley 9
4 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .386
2 Larry Walker .362
3 Reggie Jefferson .357
4 Frank Thomas .356
5 Mike Piazza .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 49
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 151
3 Frank Thomas 140
4 Tino Martinez 138
5 2 tied 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 68
1 Otis Nixon 68
3 Chuck Knoblauch 62
4 Tom Goodwin 54
5 Delino DeShields 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.91
2 Pedro Martinez 2.16
3 Greg Maddux 2.34
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 310
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 Todd Worrell 45
3 Trevor Hoffman 43
4 Randy Myers 42
4 Robb Nen 42