On This Day

Wednesday, August 13, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 73 42 .635 --
Yankees 70 48 .593 4.5
Blue Jays 58 60 .492 16.5
Red Sox 58 63 .479 18.0
Tigers 56 63 .471 19.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 60 56 .517 --
White Sox 58 59 .496 2.5
Brewers 57 60 .487 3.5
Twins 51 68 .429 10.5
Royals 49 67 .422 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 66 52 .559 --
Angels 66 53 .555 0.5
Rangers 58 62 .483 9.0
Athletics 48 73 .397 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 75 47 .615 --
Marlins 69 50 .580 4.5
Mets 66 53 .555 7.5
Expos 60 58 .508 13.0
Phillies 42 75 .359 30.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 65 56 .537 --
Pirates 59 61 .492 5.5
Cardinals 54 65 .454 10.0
Reds 52 66 .441 11.5
Cubs 49 72 .405 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 67 54 .554 --
Dodgers 65 55 .542 1.5
Padres 57 63 .475 9.5
Rockies 57 64 .471 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wil Cordero 4
1 Brian Giles 4
1 Bobby Higginson 4
1 Mike Lieberthal 4
1 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 2
1 Bobby Higginson 2
1 Mark McGwire 2
4 Jeff Bagwell 1
4 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 5
2 Bobby Higginson 4
3 Mike Cameron 3
3 Jeff Conine 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 3
2 Craig Biggio 2
2 Brian Hunter 2
4 Derek Bell 1
4 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Morgan 3.00
2 Tom Candiotti 1.75
3 Carlos Perez 1.25
4 John Smoltz 1.00
5 Mike Mussina 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Blair 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Scott Eyre 1
1 Alex Fernandez 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Alex Fernandez 10
1 Carlos Perez 10
3 John Smoltz 9
4 Mike Mussina 8
5 Tom Candiotti 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Adams 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Matt Karchner 1
1 Rich Loiselle 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .383
2 Larry Walker .377
3 Reggie Jefferson .361
4 Mike Piazza .350
5 Frank Thomas .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tino Martinez 39
2 Mark McGwire 38
3 Ken Griffey 37
4 Larry Walker 35
5 Jeff Bagwell 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 112
2 Tino Martinez 109
3 Ken Griffey 108
4 Jeff Bagwell 105
5 Larry Walker 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 60
2 Deion Sanders 55
3 Otis Nixon 47
4 Chuck Knoblauch 45
5 Tony Womack 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.66
2 Pedro Martinez 1.72
3 Greg Maddux 2.31
4 Darryl Kile 2.31
5 Randy Johnson 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 18
2 Randy Johnson 16
2 Darryl Kile 16
2 Denny Neagle 16
2 Brad Radke 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 243
2 Curt Schilling 232
3 Roger Clemens 215
4 David Cone 214
5 Pedro Martinez 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 36
2 Randy Myers 34
3 Rod Beck 33
4 John Franco 30
4 Robb Nen 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Leyritz .538
2 Bernie Williams .460
3 Alex Gonzalez .409
4 Chad Curtis .400
4 Ryne Sandberg .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 6
1 Reggie Sanders 6
1 Larry Walker 6
4 Jeff Bagwell 5
4 8 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Craig Biggio 16
1 Andres Galarraga 16
3 J. T. Snow 15
4 Manny Ramirez 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 9
2 Rickey Henderson 8
2 Omar Vizquel 8
4 Deion Sanders 7
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Curt Schilling 0.38
2 Denny Neagle 0.41
3 Brad Rigby 0.64
4 Pedro Martinez 1.00
5 2 tied 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Drabek 3
1 Alex Fernandez 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Dustin Hermanson 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 37
2 Roger Clemens 32
3 Curt Schilling 31
4 David Cone 25
4 2 others tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 5
1 Matt Karchner 5
1 Rich Loiselle 5
1 Randy Myers 5
1 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kevin Young .400
2 Reggie Jefferson .396
3 Chad Curtis .382
4 Paul O'Neill .377
5 Jason Kendall .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Nilsson 11
2 Jeff Bagwell 9
2 Jeromy Burnitz 9
2 Andres Galarraga 9
2 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul O'Neill 31
1 Tim Salmon 31
3 J. T. Snow 28
4 Tino Martinez 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 16
2 Deion Sanders 14
3 Brian Hunter 12
4 Tony Womack 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny Neagle 0.99
2 Brad Radke 1.15
3 Livan Hernandez 1.35
4 Curt Schilling 1.50
5 Roger Clemens 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Finley 6
2 Willie Blair 5
2 Alex Fernandez 5
2 Mike Hampton 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 63
2 Randy Johnson 61
3 John Smoltz 60
4 Roger Clemens 59
5 2 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 11
2 Todd Jones 9
2 Rich Loiselle 9
4 Dennis Eckersley 8
4 Heathcliff Slocumb 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .379
2 Reggie Jefferson .363
3 Larry Walker .360
4 Frank Thomas .347
5 Mike Piazza .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 50
2 Mark McGwire 49
3 Tino Martinez 47
4 Andres Galarraga 45
5 Jim Thome 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 155
2 Ken Griffey 149
3 Tino Martinez 139
4 Juan Gonzalez 135
5 2 tied 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 72
2 Otis Nixon 67
3 Chuck Knoblauch 60
4 Deion Sanders 55
5 Tom Goodwin 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.83
2 Pedro Martinez 1.99
3 Greg Maddux 2.28
4 Randy Johnson 2.49
5 Kevin Brown 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 23
2 Scott Erickson 21
3 Alex Fernandez 20
3 Greg Maddux 20
3 Denny Neagle 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 315
2 Roger Clemens 296
3 Pedro Martinez 272
4 Randy Johnson 263
5 David Cone 248

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 45
2 Randy Myers 44
3 Trevor Hoffman 43
3 Robb Nen 43
5 Todd Worrell 42