On This Day

Tuesday, August 26, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 83 45 .648 --
Yankees 78 52 .600 6.0
Red Sox 66 67 .496 19.5
Blue Jays 63 67 .485 21.0
Tigers 61 70 .466 23.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 67 61 .523 --
Brewers 66 65 .504 2.5
White Sox 65 66 .496 3.5
Royals 53 75 .414 14.0
Twins 53 77 .408 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 74 58 .561 --
Angels 72 60 .545 2.0
Rangers 62 70 .470 12.0
Athletics 52 80 .394 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 81 50 .618 --
Marlins 76 54 .585 4.5
Mets 70 61 .534 11.0
Expos 65 65 .500 15.5
Phillies 48 80 .375 31.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 69 62 .527 --
Pirates 67 66 .504 3.0
Cardinals 59 72 .450 10.0
Reds 58 72 .446 10.5
Cubs 53 79 .402 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 74 59 .556 --
Giants 73 59 .553 0.5
Rockies 63 70 .474 11.0
Padres 62 71 .466 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Craig Counsell 4
1 Joe Girardi 4
1 Rey Sanchez 4
4 Garret Anderson 3
4 25 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vinny Castilla 2
1 Jeff Conine 2
3 Moises Alou 1
3 Brady Anderson 1
3 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Conine 5
2 Brady Anderson 4
3 Garret Anderson 3
3 Vinny Castilla 3
3 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Royce Clayton 2
1 Johnny Damon 2
1 Chuck Knoblauch 2
1 Edgar Renteria 2
5 13 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rich Robertson 1.80
2 Chan Ho Park 1.40
3 Livan Hernandez 1.20
4 Jamie Moyer 1.00
5 Jimmy Key 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 1
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Brad Clontz 1
1 Mike DeJean 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rich Robertson 9
2 Jamie Moyer 8
3 Jimmy Key 7
3 Chan Ho Park 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Matt Karchner 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Mike Trombley 1
1 Ugueth Urbina 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .382
2 Larry Walker .375
3 Frank Thomas .353
4 Mike Piazza .353
5 Kenny Lofton .351

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 124
2 Ken Griffey 120
3 Andres Galarraga 115
4 Jeff Bagwell 108
5 Tim Salmon 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 62
2 Deion Sanders 56
3 Chuck Knoblauch 51
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 .468
3 Bill Mueller .450
4 Joe Girardi .447
5 Bobby Higginson .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chili Davis 8
2 Ken Griffey 7
2 David Justice 7
4 Albert Belle 6
4 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 19
1 David Justice 19
3 Chili Davis 16
3 Juan Gonzalez 16
3 Tino Martinez 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 8
1 Rickey Henderson 8
3 Chuck Knoblauch 7
3 Chris Stynes 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Fetters 0.73
2 Pedro Martinez 0.81
3 Rick Helling 0.96
4 Kevin Brown 1.06
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 2 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 Matt Karchner 6
1 Randy Myers 6
1 Todd Worrell 6
4 Terry Adams 5
4 4 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .392
2 Craig Counsell .389
3 David Justice .388
4 Nomar Garciaparra .381
5 Raul Mondesi .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 11
2 Chili Davis 10
2 Juan Gonzalez 10
2 David Justice 10
5 6 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Justice 29
2 Moises Alou 28
3 Tino Martinez 27
3 Paul O'Neill 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
2 Brian Hunter 13
3 Chuck Knoblauch 12
3 Omar Vizquel 12
5 Craig Biggio 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.73
2 Curt Schilling 1.12
3 Denny Neagle 1.18
4 Scott Erickson 1.47
5 Kevin Brown 1.80

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 John Smoltz 60
3 Roger Clemens 57
4 Randy Johnson 55
5 Curt Schilling 53

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 12
2 Matt Karchner 10
3 Mariano Rivera 9
3 Todd Worrell 9
5 2 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .381
2 Larry Walker .370
3 Frank Thomas .350
4 Reggie Jefferson .348
5 Mike Piazza .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 52
2 Mark McGwire 49
3 Tino Martinez 46
3 Jim Thome 46
5 2 tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 148
2 Andres Galarraga 144
2 Tino Martinez 144
4 Frank Thomas 132
5 Juan Gonzalez 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 69
2 Chuck Knoblauch 59
3 Otis Nixon 58
4 Deion Sanders 56
5 Delino DeShields 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 Trevor Hoffman 42
2 Todd Worrell 42
4 Rod Beck 41
5 Robb Nen 40