On This Day

Monday, August 18, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 77 43 .642 --
Yankees 73 49 .598 5.0
Red Sox 62 63 .496 17.5
Blue Jays 59 63 .484 19.0
Tigers 57 66 .463 21.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 64 57 .529 --
White Sox 60 63 .488 5.0
Brewers 60 63 .488 5.0
Royals 51 69 .425 12.5
Twins 51 72 .415 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 69 55 .556 --
Angels 68 56 .548 1.0
Rangers 60 65 .480 9.5
Athletics 50 75 .400 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 76 49 .608 --
Marlins 71 52 .577 4.0
Mets 67 56 .545 8.0
Expos 61 61 .500 13.5
Phillies 45 76 .372 29.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 66 58 .532 --
Pirates 61 63 .492 5.0
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 56 .556 --
Dodgers 67 57 .540 2.0
Padres 60 64 .484 9.0
Rockies 60 64 .484 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jermaine Allensworth 3
1 Rico Brogna 3
1 Darin Erstad 3
1 Julio Franco 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 2
1 Lee Stevens 2
3 Jermaine Allensworth 1
3 Moises Alou 1
3 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Lieberthal 4
1 Billy McMillon 4
3 Jorge Fabregas 3
3 Juan Gonzalez 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rich Aurilia 1
1 Darren Daulton 1
1 Jeffrey Hammonds 1
1 Omar Vizquel 1
1 Devon White 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Helling 1.67
2 Joel Adamson 1.17
3 Matt Beech 1.00
4 Scott Karl 0.78
5 Scott Eyre 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Matt Beech 1
1 Scott Eyre 1
1 Rick Helling 1
1 Orel Hershiser 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joel Adamson 7
1 Scott Karl 7
3 Mike Mussina 6
3 Woody Williams 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Keith Foulke 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Jose Mesa 1
1 John Wetteland 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 Jim Leyritz .464
3 David Justice .462
4 Chuck Carr .452
5 Bill Mueller .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 7
2 Juan Gonzalez 6
2 Manny Ramirez 6
4 Bobby Higginson 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 16
1 Tino Martinez 16
3 Moises Alou 15
3 David Justice 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 8
2 Rickey Henderson 7
3 Craig Biggio 6
3 Delino DeShields 6
3 Deion Sanders 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Curt Schilling 0.39
2 Rick Helling 0.63
3 Pedro Martinez 1.13
4 Kevin Brown 1.23
5 Scott Kamieniecki 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clark 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Dustin Hermanson 3
1 Mike Remlinger 3
1 David Wells 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 34
2 Randy Johnson 32
3 Curt Schilling 30
4 John Smoltz 27
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 6
2 Jerry Dipoto 5
2 Matt Karchner 5
2 Randy Myers 5
2 John Wetteland 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .433
2 Robin Ventura .377
3 Chuck Carr .368
4 Vinny Castilla .364
5 Omar Vizquel .363

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 32
2 Tim Salmon 31
3 J. T. Snow 28
4 Moises Alou 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 16
2 Brian Hunter 13
3 Craig Biggio 12
4 Omar Vizquel 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny Neagle 1.39
2 Scott Erickson 1.57
3 Joel Adamson 1.71
4 Curt Schilling 1.72
5 2 tied 1.80

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 66
2 Roger Clemens 60
3 Randy Johnson 58
4 John Smoltz 55
5 Pedro Martinez 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 9
2 Trevor Hoffman 8
2 Todd Jones 8
2 Mariano Rivera 8
2 John Wetteland 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .375
2 Larry Walker .366
3 Reggie Jefferson .363
4 Mike Piazza .342
5 Frank Thomas .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 52
2 Mark McGwire 49
3 Tino Martinez 46
3 Jim Thome 46
5 Andres Galarraga 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 154
2 Ken Griffey 152
3 Tino Martinez 144
4 Juan Gonzalez 138
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 1.98
3 Greg Maddux 2.43
4 Randy Johnson 2.58
5 Kevin Brown 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 23
2 Scott Erickson 20
2 Greg Maddux 20
2 Denny Neagle 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 313
2 Roger Clemens 298
3 Pedro Martinez 280
4 Randy Johnson 268
5 David Cone 249

Saves

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