On This Day

Friday, August 29, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 85 46 .649 --
Yankees 78 54 .591 7.5
Red Sox 67 68 .496 20.0
Blue Jays 65 68 .489 21.0
Tigers 62 71 .466 24.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 69 61 .531 --
Brewers 67 66 .504 3.5
White Sox 66 68 .493 5.0
Royals 54 77 .412 15.5
Twins 54 78 .409 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 74 61 .548 --
Angels 73 62 .541 1.0
Rangers 64 71 .474 10.0
Athletics 53 82 .393 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 83 51 .619 --
Marlins 78 55 .586 4.5
Mets 71 62 .534 11.5
Expos 66 67 .496 16.5
Phillies 49 81 .377 32.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 70 64 .522 --
Pirates 67 68 .496 3.5
Cardinals 62 72 .463 8.0
Reds 59 73 .447 10.0
Cubs 54 81 .400 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 77 59 .566 --
Giants 74 61 .548 2.5
Rockies 66 70 .485 11.0
Padres 63 73 .463 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Edgar Renteria 4
2 Craig Biggio 3
2 Domingo Cedeno 3
2 Delino DeShields 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Bagwell 1
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 Vinny Castilla 1
1 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charles Johnson 4
2 Sandy Alomar 3
2 Greg Colbrunn 3
2 Willie Greene 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 2
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
2 Brady Anderson 1
2 Rich Becker 1
2 22 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Smoltz 1.80
2 Ismael Valdez 1.25
3 Dave Mlicki 0.88
4 Willie Blair 0.80
5 Ken Cloude 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rigo Beltran 1
1 Willie Blair 1
1 Jerry Dipoto 1
1 Keith Foulke 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 9
2 Dave Mlicki 7
3 Tyler Green 6
4 Ken Cloude 5
4 Ismael Valdez 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Matt Karchner 1
1 Troy Percival 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .380
2 Larry Walker .374
3 Mike Piazza .355
4 Kenny Lofton .351
5 Frank Thomas .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 43
1 Mark McGwire 43
3 Tino Martinez 41
4 Larry Walker 38
5 Vinny Castilla 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 125
2 Andres Galarraga 121
2 Ken Griffey 121
4 Jeff Bagwell 112
5 Tim Salmon 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 63
2 Deion Sanders 56
3 Otis Nixon 52
4 Chuck Knoblauch 51
5 Tony Womack 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.61
2 Roger Clemens 1.73
3 Randy Johnson 2.32
4 Darryl Kile 2.32
5 Greg Maddux 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 20
2 Denny Neagle 18
3 Shawn Estes 17
3 Randy Johnson 17
3 3 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 264
1 Curt Schilling 264
3 Pedro Martinez 245
4 Roger Clemens 237
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 2 tied 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Justice .457
2 Ken Caminiti .436
3 Edgardo Alfonzo .435
4 Vinny Castilla .418
5 Mike Piazza .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vinny Castilla 8
2 Rafael Palmeiro 7
3 Ken Caminiti 6
3 Chili Davis 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 16
2 Carlos Delgado 15
2 Rusty Greer 15
2 Edgar Martinez 15
2 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 8
2 Rickey Henderson 7
3 Derek Bell 6
3 Chuck Knoblauch 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.59
2 Jose Mercedes 0.63
3 Bobby Ayala 0.69
4 Dustin Hermanson 1.00
5 Rich Robertson 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Karl 3
1 Curtis King 3
1 Arthur Rhodes 3
1 Tim Wakefield 3
5 33 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 32
1 John Smoltz 32
3 Mike Mussina 27
4 Pedro Martinez 26
5 Hideo Nomo 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Matt Karchner 6
1 Randy Myers 6
3 Jerry Dipoto 5
3 Doug Jones 5
3 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chris Stynes .430
2 Bernie Williams .405
3 David Justice .396
4 John Valentin .384
5 Nomar Garciaparra .381

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Justice 28
1 Tino Martinez 28
3 Travis Fryman 27
4 Chili Davis 25
4 3 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 16
2 Craig Biggio 12
2 Brian Hunter 12
2 Omar Vizquel 12
5 Chuck Knoblauch 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.89
2 Curt Schilling 1.36
3 Kevin Brown 1.40
4 John Smoltz 1.65
5 Denny Neagle 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Blair 4
1 Roger Clemens 4
1 Doug Drabek 4
1 Jeff Fassero 4
1 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 69
2 Curt Schilling 63
3 Pedro Martinez 56
4 Roger Clemens 54
5 Hideo Nomo 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Matt Karchner 11
1 Randy Myers 11
3 Jerry Dipoto 9
4 Rich Loiselle 8
4 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .379
2 Larry Walker .365
3 Frank Thomas .350
4 Mike Piazza .348
5 Reggie Jefferson .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 52
2 Mark McGwire 51
3 Tino Martinez 45
4 Andres Galarraga 43
4 Jim Thome 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 148
2 Andres Galarraga 144
3 Tino Martinez 142
4 Frank Thomas 132
5 Jeff Bagwell 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 70
2 Otis Nixon 60
3 Chuck Knoblauch 59
4 Deion Sanders 56
5 Tom Goodwin 51

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 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 22
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 John Smoltz 252

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 45
2 Todd Worrell 42
3 Trevor Hoffman 40
4 Rod Beck 39
4 2 others tied 39