On This Day

Wednesday, August 27, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 84 45 .651 --
Yankees 78 53 .595 7.0
Red Sox 67 67 .500 19.5
Blue Jays 64 67 .489 21.0
Tigers 61 71 .462 24.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 68 61 .527 --
Brewers 66 66 .500 3.5
White Sox 65 67 .492 4.5
Twins 54 77 .412 15.0
Royals 53 76 .411 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 74 59 .556 --
Angels 72 61 .541 2.0
Rangers 63 70 .474 11.0
Athletics 53 80 .398 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 81 51 .614 --
Marlins 77 54 .588 3.5
Mets 71 61 .538 10.0
Expos 65 66 .496 15.5
Phillies 49 80 .380 30.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 70 62 .530 --
Pirates 67 67 .500 4.0
Cardinals 60 72 .455 10.0
Reds 58 73 .443 11.5
Cubs 53 80 .398 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 75 59 .560 --
Giants 73 60 .549 1.5
Rockies 64 70 .478 11.0
Padres 62 72 .463 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Magadan 5
1 Otis Nixon 5
3 Edgardo Alfonzo 4
3 Dante Bichette 4
3 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Delgado 2
1 Rafael Palmeiro 2
1 Mike Piazza 2
4 Jeff Bagwell 1
4 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Piazza 6
1 Matt Williams 6
3 Edgardo Alfonzo 5
3 Rafael Palmeiro 5
5 3 tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 2
1 Willie McGee 2
1 Alex Rodriguez 2
4 Derek Bell 1
4 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Curt Schilling 1.25
2 Kevin Appier 1.00
2 Scott Erickson 1.00
2 Tony Saunders 1.00
5 2 tied 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Frascatore 1
1 Wayne Gomes 1
1 Pat Hentgen 1
1 John Hudek 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 10
2 Scott Erickson 7
2 Trevor Hoffman 7
4 Kevin Appier 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rigo Beltran 1
1 Jerry Dipoto 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Jose Lima 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .382
2 Larry Walker .375
3 Mike Piazza .356
4 Frank Thomas .351
5 Kenny Lofton .348

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 124
2 Ken Griffey 120
3 Andres Galarraga 117
4 Jeff Bagwell 110
5 Tim Salmon 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 62
2 Deion Sanders 56
3 Chuck Knoblauch 51
4 Otis Nixon 49
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 2.33

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
1 Curt Schilling 264
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 .449
2 John Valentin .443
3 Edgardo Alfonzo .440
4 Bobby Higginson .435
5 Rey Sanchez .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chili Davis 9
2 Vinny Castilla 7
2 David Justice 7
2 Rafael Palmeiro 7
5 8 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chili Davis 18
2 David Justice 17
3 Albert Belle 16
3 Juan Gonzalez 16
3 4 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 10
2 Rickey Henderson 8
3 Derek Bell 7
3 Chris Stynes 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jason Dickson 0.63
2 Mike Fetters 0.73
3 Pedro Martinez 0.81
4 Rick Helling 0.96
5 Dustin Hermanson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shawn Estes 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 Curtis King 3
1 Ismael Valdez 3
1 Tim Wakefield 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 38
2 Curt Schilling 32
2 John Smoltz 32
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 Jerry Dipoto 5
4 Jeff Shaw 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chris Stynes .459
2 Bernie Williams .402
3 Dave Magadan .391
4 David Justice .386
5 Craig Counsell .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chili Davis 11
1 Ken Griffey 11
3 Ken Caminiti 10
3 Juan Gonzalez 10
3 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.73
2 Kevin Brown 1.15
3 Denny Neagle 1.18
4 Curt Schilling 1.36
5 Ismael Valdez 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Fernandez 5
1 Tim Wakefield 5
3 Willie Blair 4
3 Roger Clemens 4
3 17 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 12
2 Matt Karchner 10
3 Jerry Dipoto 9
3 Mariano Rivera 9
3 Todd Worrell 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .381
2 Larry Walker .368
3 Frank Thomas .350
4 Reggie Jefferson .349
5 Mike Piazza .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 52
2 Mark McGwire 49
3 Tino Martinez 46
4 Jim Thome 45
5 3 tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 148
2 Tino Martinez 144
3 Andres Galarraga 143
4 Frank Thomas 132
5 Juan Gonzalez 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 69
2 Chuck Knoblauch 59
2 Otis Nixon 59
4 Deion Sanders 56
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.64
2 Roger Clemens 2.02
3 Randy Johnson 2.32
4 Greg Maddux 2.42
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 312
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 40
4 Robb Nen 40