On This Day

Friday, August 8, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 71 40 .640 --
Yankees 66 47 .584 6.0
Red Sox 57 59 .491 16.5
Blue Jays 55 58 .487 17.0
Tigers 53 60 .469 19.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 57 53 .518 --
Brewers 55 57 .491 3.0
White Sox 54 59 .478 4.5
Twins 51 63 .447 8.0
Royals 47 65 .420 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 65 49 .570 --
Angels 65 50 .565 0.5
Rangers 53 61 .465 12.0
Athletics 45 71 .388 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 73 44 .624 --
Marlins 67 47 .588 4.5
Mets 65 49 .570 6.5
Expos 58 55 .513 13.0
Phillies 38 75 .336 33.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 61 55 .526 --
Pirates 57 59 .491 4.0
Cardinals 53 62 .461 7.5
Reds 48 65 .425 11.5
Cubs 47 69 .405 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 65 51 .560 --
Dodgers 63 52 .548 1.5
Rockies 55 62 .470 10.5
Padres 54 61 .470 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Scott Hatteberg 4
2 Moises Alou 3
2 Brett Butler 3
2 Craig Counsell 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Delgado 2
2 Jeff Blauser 1
2 Mike Bordick 1
2 Juan Gonzalez 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Delgado 4
2 Reggie Jefferson 3
2 Charles Johnson 3
2 Jim Leyritz 3
5 17 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 1
1 Mariano Duncan 1
1 Shawon Dunston 1
1 Ron Gant 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Johnson 2.38
2 Mark Gardner 2.33
3 Donovan Osborne 2.00
4 Steve Avery 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Avery 1
1 Scott Bailes 1
1 Brian Bohanon 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 19
2 Steve Avery 7
2 Willie Blair 7
2 Mark Gardner 7
2 Mark Leiter 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jerry Dipoto 1
1 Darren Dreifort 1
1 Kelvim Escobar 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .386
2 Tony Gwynn .383
3 Reggie Jefferson .364
4 Mike Piazza .359
5 Frank Thomas .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tino Martinez 37
2 Ken Griffey 35
2 Mark McGwire 35
4 Larry Walker 33
5 Jim Thome 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 105
2 Ken Griffey 104
3 Tino Martinez 102
4 Jeff Bagwell 98
5 Tony Gwynn 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 55
1 Deion Sanders 55
3 Otis Nixon 46
4 Tony Womack 44
5 Chuck Knoblauch 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.69
2 Pedro Martinez 1.76
3 Darryl Kile 2.16
4 Randy Johnson 2.35
5 Greg Maddux 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 17
2 Randy Johnson 16
2 Denny Neagle 16
2 Brad Radke 16
5 2 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 243
2 Curt Schilling 224
3 David Cone 207
4 Roger Clemens 202
5 Pedro Martinez 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 34
2 Rod Beck 33
2 Randy Myers 33
4 John Franco 29
5 Robb Nen 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Quinton McCracken .469
2 Moises Alou .440
3 Reggie Jefferson .436
4 Raul Mondesi .431
5 Tim Bogar .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeromy Burnitz 7
2 Moises Alou 6
2 Dave Nilsson 6
2 Mike Piazza 6
2 J. T. Snow 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Moises Alou 17
2 Tim Salmon 16
2 J. T. Snow 16
4 Garret Anderson 15
4 6 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 9
2 Brian Hunter 7
2 Omar Vizquel 7
4 Rickey Henderson 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny Neagle 0.00
2 Pedro Martinez 0.50
3 Darren Dreifort 0.75
4 Brad Rigby 0.95
5 Scott Erickson 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Fassero 3
1 Alex Fernandez 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 Livan Hernandez 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 34
2 Curt Schilling 33
3 Roger Clemens 29
3 John Smoltz 29
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 6
2 Mike Fetters 5
2 Troy Percival 5
4 Dennis Eckersley 4
4 6 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Jefferson .421
2 Charles Johnson .390
3 Wade Boggs .378
4 Paul O'Neill .374
5 Tim Salmon .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Nilsson 13
2 Jeromy Burnitz 9
2 Charles Johnson 9
2 Tino Martinez 9
2 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Salmon 32
2 Paul O'Neill 31
3 Frank Thomas 30
4 Dave Nilsson 27
4 Mike Piazza 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 14
2 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Eric Young 12
4 Brian Hunter 11
4 Tony Womack 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Livan Hernandez 0.96
2 Brad Radke 1.17
3 Mike Hampton 1.44
4 Roger Clemens 1.69
5 Greg Swindell 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Finley 6
1 Brad Radke 6
3 Willie Blair 5
3 Alex Fernandez 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 75
2 Curt Schilling 65
3 Roger Clemens 62
4 John Smoltz 48
5 David Cone 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 10
2 Dennis Eckersley 9
2 John Franco 9
2 Todd Jones 9
5 4 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .381
2 Larry Walker .367
3 Reggie Jefferson .358
4 Mike Piazza .348
5 Frank Thomas .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 50
2 Mark McGwire 48
3 Tino Martinez 47
4 Jim Thome 46
5 Andres Galarraga 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 153
2 Ken Griffey 152
3 Tino Martinez 141
4 Frank Thomas 135
5 Juan Gonzalez 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 69
2 Otis Nixon 67
3 Chuck Knoblauch 61
4 Deion Sanders 55
5 Tom Goodwin 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.81
2 Pedro Martinez 2.19
3 Greg Maddux 2.36
4 Randy Johnson 2.45
5 Kevin Brown 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 23
2 Scott Erickson 20
2 Greg Maddux 20
2 Denny Neagle 20
2 Brad Radke 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 312
2 Roger Clemens 291
3 Randy Johnson 266
4 Pedro Martinez 265
5 David Cone 241

Saves

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