On This Day

Wednesday, August 20, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 79 44 .642 --
Yankees 75 50 .600 5.0
Red Sox 64 63 .504 17.0
Blue Jays 60 65 .480 20.0
Tigers 58 67 .464 22.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 65 58 .528 --
Brewers 62 63 .496 4.0
White Sox 62 64 .492 4.5
Royals 52 71 .423 13.0
Twins 52 73 .416 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 70 56 .556 --
Angels 69 58 .543 1.5
Rangers 60 67 .472 10.5
Athletics 50 77 .394 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 78 49 .614 --
Marlins 73 52 .584 4.0
Mets 67 57 .540 9.5
Expos 61 63 .492 15.5
Phillies 45 77 .369 30.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 66 60 .524 --
Pirates 63 63 .500 3.0
Cardinals 58 67 .464 7.5
Reds 55 69 .444 10.0
Cubs 50 77 .394 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 71 56 .559 --
Dodgers 68 57 .544 2.0
Rockies 61 65 .484 9.5
Padres 60 66 .476 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Derek Jeter 5
1 Troy O'Leary 5
3 Rafael Bournigal 4
3 Nomar Garciaparra 4
3 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Derek Jeter 2
1 Rafael Palmeiro 2
3 Albert Belle 1
3 Yamil Benitez 1
3 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 5
2 Jose Canseco 4
2 Derek Jeter 4
2 Rafael Palmeiro 4
2 Mo Vaughn 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mark Bellhorn 2
2 Rich Amaral 1
2 Mike Benjamin 1
2 Craig Biggio 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bryce Florie 2.33
2 Randy Johnson 2.00
3 Brad Radke 1.75
4 Gabe White 1.60
5 Frank Castillo 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Frank Castillo 1
1 Bryce Florie 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 13
2 Tom Glavine 9
2 Shane Reynolds 9
4 James Baldwin 8
4 3 others tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jerry Dipoto 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Butch Henry 1
1 7 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .379
2 Larry Walker .373
3 Reggie Jefferson .353
4 Mike Piazza .348
5 Frank Thomas .347

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 118
2 Ken Griffey 114
3 Andres Galarraga 113
4 Jeff Bagwell 106
5 Tim Salmon 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 61
2 Deion Sanders 56
3 Chuck Knoblauch 48
4 Otis Nixon 47
5 Tony Womack 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.64
2 Roger Clemens 1.78
3 Darryl Kile 2.32
4 Randy Johnson 2.32
5 Greg Maddux 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 19
2 Randy Johnson 17
2 Brad Radke 17
4 Shawn Estes 16
4 4 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 264
2 Curt Schilling 242
3 Pedro Martinez 232
4 Roger Clemens 226
5 David Cone 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 39
2 Randy Myers 37
3 Rod Beck 34
4 Robb Nen 31
4 Mark Wohlers 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chris Stynes .444
2 David Justice .431
3 John Olerud .426
4 Chuck Carr .417
5 Chili Davis .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 7
2 Chili Davis 6
2 Juan Gonzalez 6
2 David Justice 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Justice 19
2 Tino Martinez 17
3 Juan Gonzalez 15
4 Mike Lieberthal 14
5 8 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 8
2 Brian Hunter 7
3 Craig Biggio 6
3 Delino DeShields 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Helling 0.00
2 Curt Schilling 0.53
3 Pedro Martinez 0.79
4 Randy Johnson 1.17
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 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 40
2 Roger Clemens 34
3 Pedro Martinez 33
4 John Smoltz 29
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 6
1 Mariano Rivera 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 .400
2 Chuck Carr .382
3 Troy O'Leary .363
4 Nomar Garciaparra .359
5 3 tied .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 10
1 Rafael Palmeiro 10
3 Reggie Sanders 9
3 Sammy Sosa 9
5 8 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Salmon 32
2 Paul O'Neill 30
3 Tino Martinez 27
3 J. T. Snow 27
5 Mo Vaughn 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny Neagle 1.39
2 Brad Rigby 1.44
3 Pedro Martinez 1.54
4 Scott Erickson 1.57
5 Curt Schilling 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Fernandez 6
2 Willie Blair 5
2 Chuck Finley 5
4 Tom Candiotti 4
4 17 others tied 4

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 10
2 Mariano Rivera 9
3 Rich Loiselle 8
3 John Wetteland 8
5 10 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .377
2 Larry Walker .361
3 Reggie Jefferson .356
4 Frank Thomas .346
5 Mike Piazza .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 51
2 Mark McGwire 48
3 Tino Martinez 45
4 Andres Galarraga 44
4 Jim Thome 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 151
2 Ken Griffey 149
3 Tino Martinez 140
4 Juan Gonzalez 133
4 Frank Thomas 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 68
2 Otis Nixon 60
3 Chuck Knoblauch 59
4 Deion Sanders 56
5 Delino DeShields 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.60
2 Roger Clemens 1.98
3 Greg Maddux 2.47
4 Randy Johnson 2.53
5 Darryl Kile 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 23
2 Scott Erickson 20
2 Alex Fernandez 20
2 Greg Maddux 20
2 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 313
2 Roger Clemens 298
3 Pedro Martinez 293
4 Randy Johnson 271
5 David Cone 249

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 45
2 Todd Worrell 43
3 Rod Beck 42
3 Trevor Hoffman 42
5 Robb Nen 41