On This Day

Friday, August 1, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 67 39 .632 --
Yankees 62 44 .585 5.0
Blue Jays 51 55 .481 16.0
Red Sox 52 57 .477 16.5
Tigers 49 57 .462 18.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 55 48 .534 --
Brewers 54 52 .509 2.5
White Sox 53 54 .495 4.0
Twins 48 59 .449 9.0
Royals 44 61 .419 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 61 48 .560 --
Mariners 60 48 .556 0.5
Rangers 50 57 .467 10.0
Athletics 43 68 .387 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 69 41 .627 --
Marlins 62 45 .579 5.5
Mets 61 46 .570 6.5
Expos 55 52 .514 12.5
Phillies 34 72 .321 33.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 59 50 .541 --
Pirates 53 56 .486 6.0
Cardinals 51 57 .472 7.5
Reds 45 61 .425 12.5
Cubs 43 67 .391 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 60 49 .550 --
Giants 60 49 .550 --
Padres 53 56 .486 7.0
Rockies 52 58 .473 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chris Gomez 4
1 Jose Offerman 4
1 Mo Vaughn 4
4 Sandy Alomar 3
4 19 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Walker 2
1 Matt Williams 2
3 Geronimo Berroa 1
3 Craig Biggio 1
3 31 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Salmon 4
1 Todd Zeile 4
3 Raul Casanova 3
3 Darin Erstad 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Javier 3
2 Rickey Henderson 2
2 Omar Vizquel 2
4 Luis Alicea 1
4 21 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ramon Garcia 2.00
2 Greg Maddux 1.67
3 Kevin Brown 1.29
4 Wilson Alvarez 1.00
4 Scott Erickson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 1
1 Steve Avery 1
1 Cal Eldred 1
1 John Franco 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ramon Garcia 10
1 Hideo Nomo 10
3 Kevin Brown 9
4 Wilson Alvarez 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Jerry Dipoto 1
1 Kelvim Escobar 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .389
2 Larry Walker .385
3 Frank Thomas .360
4 Mike Piazza .360
5 Sandy Alomar .346

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 102
2 Tino Martinez 100
3 Ken Griffey 98
4 Tony Gwynn 96
5 Jeff Bagwell 95

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.52
2 Pedro Martinez 1.80
3 Darryl Kile 2.05
4 Greg Maddux 2.28
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 33
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 .468
2 Barry Bonds .451
3 Kevin Young .439
4 Vinny Castilla .429
5 Raul Mondesi .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Nilsson 6
1 Rafael Palmeiro 6
3 Moises Alou 5
3 Vinny Castilla 5
3 7 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Salmon 22
2 Kevin Young 21
3 Paul O'Neill 20
4 Dante Bichette 16
4 Dave Nilsson 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 8
2 Stan Javier 7
3 Jeff Bagwell 6
3 Otis Nixon 6
5 8 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Erickson 0.40
2 Roger Clemens 0.56
3 Al Leiter 0.66
4 Pedro Astacio 0.79
5 Matt Morris 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Blair 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 Livan Hernandez 3
1 Scott Karl 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 36
1 Curt Schilling 36
3 John Smoltz 28
4 Chuck Finley 26
4 Pedro Martinez 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 5
1 Dennis Eckersley 5
1 Kelvim Escobar 5
1 Mike Fetters 5
1 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Jefferson .409
2 Mike Lieberthal .405
3 Troy O'Leary .395
4 Barry Bonds .379
5 Will Clark .371

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Salmon 35
2 Frank Thomas 31
3 Paul O'Neill 28
4 Tony Gwynn 27
4 Kevin Young 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 14
2 Rickey Henderson 12
3 Deion Sanders 11
4 Jeff Bagwell 10
4 4 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.64
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 Willie Blair 6
1 Chuck Finley 6
1 Darryl Kile 6
1 Brad Radke 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 61
2 Randy Johnson 54
3 Roger Clemens 53
4 Chuck Finley 52
5 Andy Benes 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 10
1 Todd Worrell 10
3 John Franco 9
3 Todd Jones 9
5 3 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .385
2 Larry Walker .365
3 Reggie Jefferson .356
4 Frank Thomas .355
5 Mike Piazza .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 48
2 Andres Galarraga 47
2 Ken Griffey 47
4 Tino Martinez 46
5 Jim Thome 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 158
2 Ken Griffey 148
3 Tino Martinez 139
3 Frank Thomas 139
5 Jeff Bagwell 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 68
1 Otis Nixon 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 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 22
2 Scott Erickson 21
3 Greg Maddux 20
3 Brad Radke 20
5 2 tied 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 47
2 Todd Worrell 44
3 Trevor Hoffman 43
4 Randy Myers 42
4 Robb Nen 42