On This Day

Friday, August 22, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 81 44 .648 --
Yankees 76 51 .598 6.0
Red Sox 64 65 .496 19.0
Blue Jays 61 66 .480 21.0
Tigers 60 67 .472 22.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 66 59 .528 --
White Sox 63 65 .492 4.5
Brewers 62 65 .488 5.0
Royals 52 73 .416 14.0
Twins 52 74 .413 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 72 56 .563 --
Angels 70 59 .543 2.5
Rangers 61 67 .477 11.0
Athletics 51 78 .395 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 79 49 .617 --
Marlins 73 53 .579 5.0
Mets 69 58 .543 9.5
Expos 62 64 .492 16.0
Phillies 45 78 .366 31.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 68 60 .531 --
Pirates 64 64 .500 4.0
Cardinals 59 68 .465 8.5
Reds 55 70 .440 11.5
Cubs 51 77 .398 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 71 57 .555 --
Dodgers 70 58 .547 1.0
Padres 61 67 .477 10.0
Rockies 61 67 .477 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Higginson 5
2 Jay Bell 4
2 Marquis Grissom 4
2 Ivan Rodriguez 4
5 18 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 2
1 Nomar Garciaparra 2
1 Rusty Greer 2
1 Mark McGwire 2
5 21 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 6
1 Rusty Greer 6
3 Mark McGwire 5
4 Derek Bell 4
4 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rico Brogna 1
1 Ken Caminiti 1
1 Jose Canseco 1
1 Rickey Henderson 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dustin Hermanson 2.50
2 Curt Schilling 1.50
3 Scott Erickson 1.14
4 Jeff Fassero 1.00
5 Brian Moehler 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Steve Cooke 1
1 Scott Erickson 1
1 Jeff Fassero 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 12
2 Greg Maddux 9
3 Scott Erickson 8
4 Jeff Fassero 7
4 Allen Watson 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Adams 1
1 Kelvim Escobar 1
1 Eddie Gaillard 1
1 Rich Loiselle 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .377
2 Larry Walker .373
3 Reggie Jefferson .351
4 Frank Thomas .350
5 Kenny Lofton .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 41
2 Ken Griffey 40
2 Tino Martinez 40
4 Larry Walker 36
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 119
2 Andres Galarraga 114
2 Ken Griffey 114
4 Jeff Bagwell 108
5 2 tied 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 62
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 1.80
3 Darryl Kile 2.28
4 Randy Johnson 2.32
5 Greg Maddux 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 20
2 Randy Johnson 17
2 Darryl Kile 17
2 Greg Maddux 17
2 Brad Radke 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 264
2 Curt Schilling 254
3 Pedro Martinez 232
4 Roger Clemens 230
5 David Cone 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 39
1 Mariano Rivera 39
3 Rod Beck 34
4 Todd Worrell 32
5 3 tied 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chris Stynes .469
2 David Justice .460
3 Bobby Higginson .444
4 Mickey Morandini .432
5 Craig Counsell .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Justice 7
1 Mark McGwire 7
3 Juan Gonzalez 6
3 Ken Griffey 6
3 Manny Ramirez 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Justice 21
2 Tino Martinez 17
3 Albert Belle 16
4 Derek Bell 15
4 4 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Brian Hunter 8
3 Craig Biggio 6
3 Delino DeShields 6
3 Pokey Reese 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Helling 0.00
2 Matt Beech 0.64
3 Matt Whiteside 0.75
4 Pedro Martinez 0.79
5 Randy Johnson 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Alex Fernandez 3
1 Curtis King 3
1 Chan Ho Park 3
5 40 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 40
2 Pedro Martinez 33
3 Curt Schilling 30
4 John Smoltz 29
5 Roger Clemens 28

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .386
2 Bobby Higginson .376
3 Chuck Carr .375
4 Bill Mueller .371
5 Nomar Garciaparra .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 10
1 Sammy Sosa 10
3 Nomar Garciaparra 9
3 Mike Piazza 9
3 Manny Ramirez 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Salmon 30
2 Mo Vaughn 28
3 Paul O'Neill 27
4 Nomar Garciaparra 26
4 Tino Martinez 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
2 Brian Hunter 14
3 Omar Vizquel 12
4 Craig Biggio 11
5 Deion Sanders 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny Neagle 0.93
2 Brad Rigby 1.44
3 Scott Erickson 1.47
4 Pedro Martinez 1.54
5 Dennis Springer 1.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Fernandez 6
2 Willie Blair 5
2 Roger Clemens 5
2 Jeff Fassero 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 66
2 Roger Clemens 64
3 Curt Schilling 63
4 Pedro Martinez 60
5 John Smoltz 58

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 12
2 Mariano Rivera 9
2 Todd Worrell 9
4 Matt Karchner 8
4 3 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .372
2 Larry Walker .365
3 Reggie Jefferson .358
4 Frank Thomas .347
5 Mike Piazza .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 51
2 Mark McGwire 50
3 Tino Martinez 46
4 Jim Thome 44
5 Andres Galarraga 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 149
1 Ken Griffey 149
3 Tino Martinez 140
4 Frank Thomas 131
5 2 tied 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 69
2 Otis Nixon 59
3 Chuck Knoblauch 58
4 Deion Sanders 56
5 Delino DeShields 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.60
2 Roger Clemens 1.99
3 Greg Maddux 2.47
4 Randy Johnson 2.48
5 Darryl Kile 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 24
2 Greg Maddux 21
3 Scott Erickson 20
3 Alex Fernandez 20
3 Brad Radke 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 313
2 Roger Clemens 302
3 Pedro Martinez 293
4 Randy Johnson 267
5 David Cone 249

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 46
2 Todd Worrell 45
3 Rod Beck 41
3 Trevor Hoffman 41
3 Robb Nen 41