On This Day

Monday, August 4, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 69 39 .639 --
Yankees 64 45 .587 5.5
Red Sox 53 59 .473 18.0
Tigers 51 58 .468 18.5
Blue Jays 51 58 .468 18.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 57 49 .538 --
Brewers 55 54 .505 3.5
White Sox 53 56 .486 5.5
Twins 50 60 .455 9.0
Royals 46 62 .426 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 62 48 .564 --
Angels 63 49 .563 --
Rangers 51 59 .464 11.0
Athletics 43 70 .381 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 71 42 .628 --
Marlins 64 46 .582 5.5
Mets 62 48 .564 7.5
Expos 57 52 .523 12.0
Phillies 36 73 .330 33.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 61 51 .545 --
Pirates 55 57 .491 6.0
Cardinals 52 59 .468 8.5
Reds 46 63 .422 13.5
Cubs 45 67 .402 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 62 50 .554 --
Dodgers 60 51 .541 1.5
Padres 53 58 .477 8.5
Rockies 52 61 .460 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Nomar Garciaparra 3
1 Alex Gonzalez 3
1 Lance Johnson 3
1 David Justice 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Hayes 2
1 J. T. Snow 2
3 Bobby Bonilla 1
3 Jeromy Burnitz 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 J. T. Snow 5
2 Greg Colbrunn 4
2 Manny Ramirez 4
4 Bobby Bonilla 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chad Curtis 1
1 Benji Gil 1
1 Brian Giles 1
1 Tom Goodwin 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Burkett 1.67
2 John Smoltz 1.50
3 Scott Karl 1.20
4 Tyler Green 1.00
4 Rick Reed 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tyler Green 1
1 Butch Henry 1
1 Livan Hernandez 1
1 Scott Karl 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 9
2 Tyler Green 7
2 Charles Nagy 7
4 Frank Castillo 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Fetters 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Jay Powell 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .390
2 Tony Gwynn .389
3 Reggie Jefferson .364
4 Frank Thomas .355
5 Mike Piazza .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tino Martinez 36
2 Mark McGwire 34
3 Ken Griffey 33
3 Larry Walker 33
5 Jim Thome 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 102
1 Ken Griffey 102
3 Tino Martinez 100
4 Jeff Bagwell 97
5 Tony Gwynn 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 53
2 Deion Sanders 50
3 Otis Nixon 45
4 Chuck Knoblauch 43
5 Tony Womack 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.76
2 Roger Clemens 1.78
3 Darryl Kile 2.05
4 Greg Maddux 2.28
5 Jimmy Key 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 16
1 Brad Radke 16
3 Randy Johnson 15
3 Darryl Kile 15
3 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 224
2 Curt Schilling 212
3 David Cone 199
3 Pedro Martinez 199
5 Roger Clemens 192

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 33
1 Mariano Rivera 33
3 Randy Myers 31
4 John Franco 29
5 4 tied 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rondell White .468
2 Raul Mondesi .440
3 Reggie Jefferson .439
4 Barry Bonds .431
5 Jeff Reboulet .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeromy Burnitz 6
1 Dave Nilsson 6
1 Reggie Sanders 6
4 Moises Alou 5
4 8 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Salmon 19
2 J. T. Snow 17
3 Dante Bichette 16
3 Kevin Young 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 8
2 Stan Javier 7
2 Omar Vizquel 7
4 Tom Goodwin 6
5 8 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Erickson 0.40
2 Pedro Astacio 0.59
3 Tony Saunders 0.69
4 Matt Morris 0.83
5 Jimmy Key 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 3
1 Willie Blair 3
1 Alex Fernandez 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 36
2 John Smoltz 29
3 Pedro Martinez 27
4 Roger Clemens 26
4 Randy Johnson 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Fetters 5
1 John Franco 5
1 Todd Jones 5
4 Dennis Eckersley 4
4 5 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Jefferson .436
2 Paul O'Neill .386
3 Larry Walker .380
4 Jason Kendall .378
5 Tim Salmon .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Nilsson 11
2 Frank Thomas 9
3 Barry Bonds 8
3 Jeromy Burnitz 8
3 6 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Salmon 34
2 Frank Thomas 32
3 Paul O'Neill 30
4 Juan Gonzalez 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Livan Hernandez 0.96
2 Brad Radke 1.17
3 Jose Mesa 1.38
4 Tony Saunders 1.44
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 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 62
2 Chuck Finley 56
2 Randy Johnson 56
4 Pedro Martinez 54
5 Curt Schilling 53

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 10
2 Dennis Eckersley 9
2 Trevor Hoffman 9
2 Todd Jones 9
5 2 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .384
2 Larry Walker .369
3 Reggie Jefferson .352
4 Frank Thomas .350
5 Mike Piazza .343

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 155
2 Ken Griffey 151
3 Tino Martinez 139
4 Jeff Bagwell 135
4 Frank Thomas 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 68
2 Otis Nixon 67
3 Chuck Knoblauch 64
4 Tom Goodwin 55
5 Deion Sanders 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.87
2 Pedro Martinez 2.19
3 Greg Maddux 2.30
4 Randy Johnson 2.55
5 Kevin Brown 2.70

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 310
2 Roger Clemens 281
3 Pedro Martinez 265
4 Randy Johnson 251
5 Hideo Nomo 236

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 47
2 Todd Worrell 44
3 Trevor Hoffman 43
4 Randy Myers 42
5 Robb Nen 41