On This Day

Sunday, August 17, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 76 43 .639 --
Yankees 73 49 .598 4.5
Red Sox 62 63 .496 17.0
Blue Jays 59 62 .488 18.0
Tigers 57 66 .463 21.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 63 57 .525 --
Brewers 59 62 .488 4.5
White Sox 59 63 .484 5.0
Royals 51 69 .425 12.0
Twins 51 72 .415 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 69 54 .561 --
Angels 68 55 .553 1.0
Rangers 59 64 .480 10.0
Athletics 50 75 .400 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 76 49 .608 --
Marlins 71 51 .582 3.5
Mets 67 56 .545 8.0
Expos 61 61 .500 13.5
Phillies 44 76 .367 29.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 66 58 .532 --
Pirates 60 63 .488 5.5
Cardinals 56 67 .455 9.5
Reds 54 68 .443 11.0
Cubs 50 75 .400 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 70 55 .560 --
Dodgers 67 57 .540 2.5
Padres 60 64 .484 9.5
Rockies 60 64 .484 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Griffey 5
2 Derek Bell 4
2 Edgar Martinez 4
4 Rich Becker 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 2
2 Moises Alou 1
2 Damon Berryhill 1
2 Jay Buhner 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Moises Alou 5
2 Travis Fryman 4
3 Sandy Alomar 3
3 Derek Bell 3
3 12 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 3
2 Derek Bell 2
3 Barry Bonds 1
3 Brent Brede 1
3 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Greg Keagle 1.40
2 Andy Benes 1.33
3 Roger Clemens 1.22
4 Mark Clark 1.00
4 Garrett Stephenson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Mark Clark 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 11
2 Hideo Nomo 10
3 Andy Benes 8
3 Denny Neagle 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Adams 1
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Jerry Dipoto 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .380
2 Tony Gwynn .379
3 Reggie Jefferson .358
4 Mike Piazza .348
5 Kenny Lofton .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 40
2 Tino Martinez 39
2 Mark McGwire 39
4 Larry Walker 36
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 116
2 Ken Griffey 114
3 Andres Galarraga 113
4 Jeff Bagwell 105
5 Larry Walker 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 61
2 Deion Sanders 56
3 Chuck Knoblauch 48
4 Otis Nixon 47
5 Tony Womack 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.70
2 Roger Clemens 1.78
3 Darryl Kile 2.32
4 Greg Maddux 2.38
5 Randy Johnson 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 19
2 Randy Johnson 16
2 Darryl Kile 16
2 Greg Maddux 16
2 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 256
2 Curt Schilling 242
3 Roger Clemens 226
4 Pedro Martinez 219
5 David Cone 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 38
2 Randy Myers 36
3 Rod Beck 34
4 John Franco 30
4 Robb Nen 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chris Stynes .514
2 Chuck Carr .438
3 David Justice .426
4 Robin Ventura .424
5 Craig Counsell .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 7
2 Ken Caminiti 5
2 Brian Giles 5
2 Juan Gonzalez 5
2 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 J. T. Snow 17
2 Tino Martinez 16
2 Eduardo Perez 16
4 Juan Gonzalez 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 8
2 Craig Biggio 7
2 Rickey Henderson 7
2 Chuck Knoblauch 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Curt Schilling 0.39
2 Pedro Martinez 1.08
3 Kevin Brown 1.23
4 Scott Kamieniecki 1.29
5 John Smoltz 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clark 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Alex Fernandez 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 38
2 Roger Clemens 34
3 Pedro Martinez 30
3 Curt Schilling 30
5 John Smoltz 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 7
2 Randy Myers 6
3 Jerry Dipoto 5
3 Matt Karchner 5
3 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .433
2 Robin Ventura .385
3 Jeff Frye .374
4 Reggie Jefferson .371
5 Vinny Castilla .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 10
2 Charles Johnson 9
2 Dave Nilsson 9
2 Reggie Sanders 9
2 Larry Walker 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul O'Neill 34
2 Tim Salmon 31
3 J. T. Snow 28
4 Ken Griffey 27
5 Jeff Kent 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 16
2 Brian Hunter 13
3 Craig Biggio 12
4 Chuck Knoblauch 11
4 Deion Sanders 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny Neagle 1.35
2 Scott Erickson 1.57
3 Curt Schilling 1.72
4 Brad Rigby 1.80
5 Pedro Martinez 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Finley 6
2 Willie Blair 5
2 Alex Fernandez 5
2 Chan Ho Park 5
2 David Wells 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 74
2 Curt Schilling 66
3 Roger Clemens 60
4 Pedro Martinez 56
5 John Smoltz 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 9
1 Randy Myers 9
3 Ricky Bottalico 8
3 Dennis Eckersley 8
3 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .376
2 Larry Walker .363
3 Reggie Jefferson .363
4 Mike Piazza .343
5 Frank Thomas .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 53
2 Mark McGwire 49
3 Jim Thome 47
4 Tino Martinez 46
5 Andres Galarraga 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 154
1 Ken Griffey 154
3 Tino Martinez 144
4 Juan Gonzalez 136
5 Frank Thomas 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 70
2 Chuck Knoblauch 61
2 Otis Nixon 61
4 Deion Sanders 56
5 2 tied 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.87
2 Roger Clemens 1.91
3 Greg Maddux 2.43
4 Randy Johnson 2.58
5 Kevin Brown 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 24
2 Scott Erickson 20
2 Alex Fernandez 20
2 Greg Maddux 20
2 Denny Neagle 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 313
2 Roger Clemens 307
3 Pedro Martinez 280
4 Randy Johnson 268
5 David Cone 249

Saves

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