On This Day

Tuesday, August 19, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 78 44 .639 --
Yankees 73 50 .593 5.5
Red Sox 62 63 .496 17.5
Blue Jays 60 64 .484 19.0
Tigers 58 66 .468 21.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 65 57 .533 --
Brewers 61 63 .492 5.0
White Sox 61 64 .488 5.5
Royals 52 70 .426 13.0
Twins 51 73 .411 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 69 56 .552 --
Angels 69 56 .552 --
Rangers 60 66 .476 9.5
Athletics 50 75 .400 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 77 49 .611 --
Marlins 72 52 .581 4.0
Mets 67 57 .540 9.0
Expos 61 62 .496 14.5
Phillies 45 77 .369 30.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 66 59 .528 --
Pirates 62 63 .496 4.0
Cardinals 57 67 .460 8.5
Reds 55 68 .447 10.0
Cubs 50 76 .397 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 71 56 .559 --
Dodgers 68 57 .544 2.0
Padres 60 65 .480 10.0
Rockies 60 65 .480 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Durham 5
1 Dave Martinez 5
3 Chili Davis 4
3 Ron Gant 4
3 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chili Davis 2
1 Russ Davis 2
3 Derek Bell 1
3 Jeff Blauser 1
3 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jed Hansen 6
2 Bobby Bonilla 4
2 Chili Davis 4
2 Russ Davis 4
2 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Durham 3
2 Johnny Damon 2
3 Brad Ausmus 1
3 Mike Cameron 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Alex Fernandez 1.40
2 John Smoltz 1.22
3 Jose Mercedes 0.88
4 Jon Lieber 0.86
5 Brian Bohanon 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jason Bere 1
1 Willie Blair 1
1 Ricky Bones 1
1 Chris Carpenter 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 11
2 Willie Blair 7
2 Brian Bohanon 7
2 Alex Fernandez 7
2 Jose Mercedes 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kelvim Escobar 1
1 Matt Karchner 1
1 Rich Loiselle 1
1 Jose Mesa 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .377
2 Larry Walker .376
3 Reggie Jefferson .358
4 Kenny Lofton .350
5 Mike Piazza .348

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 106
5 2 tied 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 Shawn Estes 16
2 Alex Fernandez 16
2 Randy Johnson 16
2 4 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 3 others tied 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chris Stynes .488
2 Jim Leyritz .444
3 Craig Counsell .436
4 David Justice .431
5 Bill Mueller .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 7
2 Chili Davis 6
2 Juan Gonzalez 6
2 David Justice 6
2 Manny Ramirez 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Justice 19
2 Tino Martinez 16
3 Moises Alou 15
3 Juan Gonzalez 15
3 Mike Lieberthal 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 8
1 Brian Hunter 8
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 Scott Sullivan 0.71
4 Pedro Martinez 1.13
5 Kevin Brown 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clark 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Alex Fernandez 3
1 Dustin Hermanson 3
1 Mike Remlinger 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 34
2 Randy Johnson 32
3 Curt Schilling 30
4 John Smoltz 29
5 2 tied 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .414
2 Kenny Lofton .370
3 Jeff Frye .370
4 Reggie Jefferson .368
5 Chuck Carr .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 10
2 Dave Nilsson 9
2 Reggie Sanders 9
2 Sammy Sosa 9
2 Larry Walker 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Salmon 32
2 Paul O'Neill 29
3 David Justice 27
3 J. T. Snow 27
5 5 tied 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny Neagle 1.39
2 Brad Rigby 1.44
3 Scott Erickson 1.57
4 Curt Schilling 1.72
5 Pedro Martinez 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Fernandez 6
1 Chuck Finley 6
3 Willie Blair 5
3 Scott Karl 5
3 Chan Ho Park 5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 9
2 Trevor Hoffman 8
2 Rich Loiselle 8
2 Mariano Rivera 8
2 John Wetteland 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .374
2 Reggie Jefferson .364
3 Larry Walker .364
4 Frank Thomas .344
5 Mike Piazza .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 51
2 Mark McGwire 48
3 Tino Martinez 46
4 Andres Galarraga 44
4 Jim Thome 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 152
2 Ken Griffey 149
3 Tino Martinez 143
4 Juan Gonzalez 137
5 Frank Thomas 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 69
2 Chuck Knoblauch 60
2 Otis Nixon 60
4 Deion Sanders 56
5 Tom Goodwin 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.87
2 Roger Clemens 1.98
3 Greg Maddux 2.47
4 Kevin Brown 2.59
5 Randy Johnson 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 23
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 298
3 Pedro Martinez 280
4 Randy Johnson 263
5 David Cone 249

Saves

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