On This Day

Sunday, August 24, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 83 44 .654 --
Yankees 77 52 .597 7.0
Red Sox 65 66 .496 20.0
Blue Jays 63 66 .488 21.0
Tigers 60 69 .465 24.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 67 60 .528 --
Brewers 64 65 .496 4.0
White Sox 64 66 .492 4.5
Royals 52 75 .409 15.0
Twins 52 76 .406 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 73 57 .562 --
Angels 71 60 .542 2.5
Rangers 62 68 .477 11.0
Athletics 52 79 .397 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 80 50 .615 --
Marlins 75 53 .586 4.0
Mets 70 59 .543 9.5
Expos 63 65 .492 16.0
Phillies 45 80 .360 32.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 69 61 .531 --
Pirates 66 64 .508 3.0
Cardinals 59 70 .457 9.5
Reds 56 71 .441 11.5
Cubs 52 78 .400 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 72 58 .554 --
Giants 71 59 .546 1.0
Padres 62 68 .477 10.0
Rockies 62 68 .477 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Cruz 4
2 Carlos Delgado 3
2 Doug Glanville 3
2 Darren Lewis 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Cruz 2
1 Ryne Sandberg 2
3 Brady Anderson 1
3 Tony Barron 1
3 30 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Craig Counsell 4
1 Sammy Sosa 4
3 Jose Cruz 3
3 Chili Davis 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Edgardo Alfonzo 2
1 Nomar Garciaparra 2
1 Al Martin 2
4 Rich Becker 1
4 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Kamieniecki 1.60
2 John Smoltz 1.50
3 Jason Bere 1.33
3 Kirt Ojala 1.33
5 Jose Mercedes 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Ayala 1
1 Jason Bere 1
1 Jason Christiansen 1
1 Tim Crabtree 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 12
2 Jason Bere 8
2 Chris Carpenter 8
2 Scott Kamieniecki 8
2 2 others tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Belinda 1
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .381
2 Larry Walker .373
3 Frank Thomas .350
4 Kenny Lofton .350
5 Reggie Jefferson .347

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 48
5 Tony Womack 46

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 .500
2 Derek Bell .462
3 Brad Ausmus .439
4 John Valentin .435
5 Bobby Higginson .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chili Davis 7
1 David Justice 7
3 Albert Belle 6
3 Ken Griffey 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Justice 20
2 Albert Belle 18
2 Tino Martinez 18
4 Chili Davis 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Craig Biggio 8
3 Derek Bell 6
3 Nomar Garciaparra 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.66
2 Kevin Brown 0.75
3 Rick Helling 0.96
4 Dennis Springer 1.07
5 Ismael Valdez 1.16

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 32
2 Curt Schilling 30
3 Roger Clemens 28
4 Pedro Martinez 25
4 Mike Mussina 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 7
2 Matt Karchner 6
2 Todd Worrell 6
4 Jerry Dipoto 5
4 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Justice .386
2 Bernie Williams .381
3 John Valentin .374
4 Bobby Higginson .372
5 Craig Counsell .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 11
2 Jeromy Burnitz 10
2 Mike Piazza 10
2 Jim Thome 10
5 6 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Salmon 29
2 Paul O'Neill 28
2 Mo Vaughn 28
4 David Justice 27
4 Tino Martinez 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 18
2 Brian Hunter 14
3 Craig Biggio 13
4 Omar Vizquel 12
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.66
2 Denny Neagle 1.18
3 Scott Erickson 1.47
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 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 70
2 Curt Schilling 63
3 Roger Clemens 57
4 Pedro Martinez 56
5 Randy Johnson 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 13
2 Todd Worrell 10
3 Matt Karchner 9
3 Rich Loiselle 9
3 Mariano Rivera 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .378
2 Larry Walker .369
3 Reggie Jefferson .353
4 Frank Thomas .350
5 Mike Piazza .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 51
2 Mark McGwire 50
3 Tino Martinez 46
3 Jim Thome 46
5 2 tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 147
2 Andres Galarraga 144
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 57
4 Deion Sanders 56
5 2 tied 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 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 Pedro Martinez 293
3 Roger Clemens 291
4 Randy Johnson 267
5 2 tied 249

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 47
2 Todd Worrell 44
3 Trevor Hoffman 42
4 Rod Beck 41
4 Robb Nen 41