On This Day

Monday, August 25, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 83 44 .654 --
Yankees 77 52 .597 7.0
Red Sox 66 66 .500 19.5
Blue Jays 63 66 .488 21.0
Tigers 61 69 .469 23.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 67 60 .528 --
Brewers 65 65 .500 3.5
White Sox 64 66 .492 4.5
Royals 52 75 .409 15.0
Twins 52 77 .403 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 73 58 .557 --
Angels 71 60 .542 2.0
Rangers 62 69 .473 11.0
Athletics 52 79 .397 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 80 50 .615 --
Marlins 75 54 .581 4.5
Mets 70 60 .538 10.0
Expos 64 65 .496 15.5
Phillies 47 80 .370 31.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 69 61 .531 --
Pirates 67 65 .508 3.0
Cardinals 59 71 .454 10.0
Reds 58 71 .450 10.5
Cubs 53 78 .405 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 73 59 .553 --
Giants 72 59 .550 0.5
Padres 62 70 .470 11.0
Rockies 62 70 .470 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Midre Cummings 6
1 Chris Stynes 6
3 Eduardo Perez 5
3 Larry Walker 5
5 5 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 2
1 Todd Helton 2
3 Dante Bichette 1
3 Bret Boone 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 4
1 Ken Griffey 4
1 Mike Lieberthal 4
4 Brent Brede 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Rodriguez 2
1 Chris Stynes 2
3 Jeff Frye 1
3 Tony Gwynn 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pedro Martinez 2.17
2 Ryan Karp 1.67
3 Joel Adamson 1.17
4 Ramon Martinez 0.83
5 Bob Wolcott 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joel Adamson 1
1 Ron Blazier 1
1 Shawn Estes 1
1 Joe Hudson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 13
2 Mark Leiter 9
3 Bob Wolcott 8
4 Joel Adamson 7
4 Shawn Estes 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 2
2 Terry Adams 1
2 Ricky Bottalico 1
2 Tom Gordon 1
2 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .383
2 Larry Walker .376
3 Frank Thomas .350
4 Kenny Lofton .350
5 Mike Piazza .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 43
2 Mark McGwire 41
3 Tino Martinez 40
4 Larry Walker 37
5 Jim Thome 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 121
2 Ken Griffey 120
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 1.61
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 Shawn Estes 17
2 Randy Johnson 17
2 Darryl Kile 17
2 3 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 264
2 Curt Schilling 254
3 Pedro Martinez 245
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 Derek Bell .489
2 David Justice .477
3 John Valentin .462
4 Bill Mueller .439
5 Bobby Higginson .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chili Davis 7
1 Ken Griffey 7
3 Albert Belle 6
3 Ken Caminiti 6
3 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 18
2 David Justice 17
2 Tino Martinez 17
4 Derek Bell 15
4 5 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 8
2 Rickey Henderson 7
3 Derek Bell 6
3 Nomar Garciaparra 6
3 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 0.75
2 Pedro Martinez 0.81
3 Rick Helling 0.96
4 Dennis Springer 1.07
5 Ismael Valdez 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Shawn Estes 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 Curtis King 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 38
2 John Smoltz 32
3 Roger Clemens 28
4 Mike Mussina 25
5 Alex Fernandez 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 6
1 Todd Worrell 6
3 Terry Adams 5
3 Doug Jones 5
3 4 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Valentin .392
2 Bernie Williams .381
3 Nomar Garciaparra .378
4 David Justice .378
5 Bill Mueller .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 12
2 Jim Thome 10
3 Jeromy Burnitz 9
3 Ken Caminiti 9
3 6 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul O'Neill 28
2 Ken Griffey 27
2 David Justice 27
2 Tino Martinez 27
2 Mo Vaughn 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.73
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 Tim Wakefield 5
4 Willie Blair 4
4 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 69
2 Curt Schilling 63
3 John Smoltz 60
4 Roger Clemens 57
5 Randy Johnson 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 13
2 Todd Worrell 10
3 Matt Karchner 9
3 Mariano Rivera 9
5 2 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .381
2 Larry Walker .373
3 Reggie Jefferson .349
4 Frank Thomas .348
5 Mike Piazza .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 53
2 Mark McGwire 50
3 Tino Martinez 46
3 Jim Thome 46
5 Andres Galarraga 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 149
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 Tom Goodwin 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.64
2 Roger Clemens 2.02
3 Randy Johnson 2.32
4 Greg Maddux 2.47
5 Kevin Brown 2.54

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 296
3 Roger Clemens 291
4 Randy Johnson 264
5 2 tied 249

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 46
2 Todd Worrell 43
3 Trevor Hoffman 42
4 Rod Beck 41
5 Robb Nen 40