On This Day

Saturday, August 23, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 82 44 .651 --
Yankees 77 51 .602 6.0
Red Sox 64 66 .492 20.0
Blue Jays 62 66 .484 21.0
Tigers 60 68 .469 23.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 67 59 .532 --
Brewers 63 65 .492 5.0
White Sox 63 66 .488 5.5
Royals 52 74 .413 15.0
Twins 52 75 .409 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 72 57 .558 --
Angels 71 59 .546 1.5
Rangers 62 67 .481 10.0
Athletics 51 79 .392 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 80 49 .620 --
Marlins 74 53 .583 5.0
Mets 70 58 .547 9.5
Expos 63 64 .496 16.0
Phillies 45 79 .363 32.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 68 61 .527 --
Pirates 65 64 .504 3.0
Cardinals 59 69 .461 8.5
Reds 55 71 .437 11.5
Cubs 51 78 .395 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 71 58 .550 --
Giants 71 58 .550 --
Rockies 62 67 .481 9.0
Padres 61 68 .473 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brad Ausmus 4
1 Tony Batista 4
1 Derek Bell 4
1 David Justice 4
5 17 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrin Fletcher 2
1 Rusty Greer 2
1 Jim Thome 2
4 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
4 38 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Greer 6
2 Darrin Fletcher 4
2 Todd Hundley 4
4 Jeromy Burnitz 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Derek Bell 3
2 Shawon Dunston 2
2 Darin Erstad 2
2 Alex Rodriguez 2
5 18 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Mussina 1.38
2 Ramon Garcia 0.90
3 Frankie Rodriguez 0.89
4 Brett Tomko 0.83
5 Andy Benes 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Jason Dickson 1
1 Orel Hershiser 1
1 Marty Janzen 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Mussina 11
2 Ramon Garcia 9
3 Pedro Astacio 8
3 Frankie Rodriguez 8
5 Andy Benes 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jerry Dipoto 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Rich Loiselle 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .380
2 Larry Walker .373
3 Reggie Jefferson .351
4 Frank Thomas .350
5 Kenny Lofton .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 41
1 Mark McGwire 41
3 Tino Martinez 40
4 Jim Thome 36
4 Larry Walker 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 121
2 Ken Griffey 116
3 Andres Galarraga 115
4 Jeff Bagwell 108
5 Tim Salmon 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 62
2 Deion Sanders 56
3 Chuck Knoblauch 49
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 2 others tied 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 40
2 Mariano Rivera 39
3 Rod Beck 34
4 Todd Worrell 33
5 John Franco 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Justice .510
2 Derek Bell .453
3 Bobby Higginson .444
4 Brad Ausmus .442
5 Chris Stynes .434

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Justice 8
2 Albert Belle 6
2 Chili Davis 6
2 Ken Griffey 6
2 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Justice 21
2 Tino Martinez 19
3 Albert Belle 18
4 Rusty Greer 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Craig Biggio 7
2 Brian Hunter 7
4 Derek Bell 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Helling 0.00
2 Matt Beech 0.64
3 Kevin Brown 0.75
3 Matt Whiteside 0.75
5 Pedro Martinez 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 Curtis King 3
1 Chan Ho Park 3
5 42 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 33
2 Curt Schilling 30
3 John Smoltz 29
4 Roger Clemens 28
5 Mike Mussina 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 7
2 Matt Karchner 6
2 Jose Mesa 6
2 Todd Worrell 6
5 4 tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .398
2 Bobby Higginson .382
3 Nomar Garciaparra .370
4 David Justice .370
5 Raul Mondesi .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 11
2 Mike Piazza 10
2 Jim Thome 10
4 Jeromy Burnitz 9
4 5 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Salmon 29
2 Paul O'Neill 28
2 Mo Vaughn 28
4 Tino Martinez 27
5 4 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 18
2 Brian Hunter 14
3 Craig Biggio 12
3 Omar Vizquel 12
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny Neagle 1.18
2 Scott Erickson 1.47
3 Pedro Martinez 1.54
4 Dennis Springer 1.68
5 Curt Schilling 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Fassero 5
1 Alex Fernandez 5
1 Chuck Finley 5
1 Scott Karl 5
1 Chan Ho Park 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 66
2 Curt Schilling 63
3 Pedro Martinez 60
4 John Smoltz 58
5 Roger Clemens 57

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 13
2 Todd Worrell 10
3 Rich Loiselle 9
3 Mariano Rivera 9
5 4 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .374
2 Larry Walker .366
3 Reggie Jefferson .356
4 Frank Thomas .349
5 Mike Piazza .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 52
2 Mark McGwire 50
3 Tino Martinez 46
3 Jim Thome 46
5 Vinny Castilla 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 150
2 Andres Galarraga 145
3 Tino Martinez 142
4 Frank Thomas 131
5 Tim Salmon 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 2.02
3 Greg Maddux 2.47
4 Randy Johnson 2.48
5 Kevin Brown 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 23
2 Greg Maddux 21
3 Scott Erickson 20
3 Alex Fernandez 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 313
2 Pedro Martinez 293
3 Roger Clemens 291
4 Randy Johnson 267
5 David Cone 249

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 47
2 Todd Worrell 45
3 Rod Beck 41
3 Trevor Hoffman 41
3 Robb Nen 41