On This Day

Saturday, August 30, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 85 47 .644 --
Yankees 78 55 .586 7.5
Red Sox 67 69 .493 20.0
Blue Jays 65 69 .485 21.0
Tigers 62 72 .463 24.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 69 62 .527 --
Brewers 67 67 .500 3.5
White Sox 67 68 .496 4.0
Royals 55 77 .417 14.5
Twins 55 78 .414 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 74 62 .544 --
Angels 73 63 .537 1.0
Rangers 64 72 .471 10.0
Athletics 53 83 .390 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 84 51 .622 --
Marlins 79 55 .590 4.5
Mets 72 62 .537 11.5
Expos 67 67 .500 16.5
Phillies 50 81 .382 32.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 70 65 .519 --
Pirates 68 68 .500 2.5
Cardinals 62 73 .459 8.0
Reds 59 74 .444 10.0
Cubs 55 81 .404 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 78 59 .569 --
Giants 75 61 .551 2.5
Rockies 67 70 .489 11.0
Padres 64 73 .467 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Edgardo Alfonzo 4
1 Shane Halter 4
1 Fred McGriff 4
1 Mark Smith 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 2
1 J. T. Snow 2
3 Brady Anderson 1
3 Jeff Bagwell 1
3 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jermaine Dye 5
1 Fred McGriff 5
3 Bernard Gilkey 4
3 Shane Halter 4
3 J. T. Snow 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Bagwell 1
1 Andres Galarraga 1
1 Bernard Gilkey 1
1 Dave Hollins 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Alex Fernandez 1.75
2 Pedro Martinez 1.67
3 Ramon Martinez 1.40
4 Jon Lieber 1.17
5 Andy Ashby 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 1
1 Matt Beech 1
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Jason Bere 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 10
2 David Wells 8
3 Andy Ashby 7
3 Matt Beech 7
3 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Darren Dreifort 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .379
2 Larry Walker .375
3 Mike Piazza .354
4 Kenny Lofton .351
5 Frank Thomas .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 43
1 Mark McGwire 43
3 Tino Martinez 41
4 Larry Walker 38
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 125
2 Andres Galarraga 123
3 Ken Griffey 121
4 Jeff Bagwell 113
5 Tim Salmon 108

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.63
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 Shawn Estes 18
2 Denny Neagle 18
4 Alex Fernandez 17
4 4 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 264
1 Curt Schilling 264
3 Pedro Martinez 255
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 3 tied 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edgardo Alfonzo .438
2 Ken Caminiti .436
3 Bernard Gilkey .432
4 David Justice .429
5 Bobby Higginson .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vinny Castilla 7
1 Chili Davis 7
1 David Justice 7
1 Rafael Palmeiro 7
5 Mike Piazza 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Piazza 17
2 Albert Belle 16
3 Chili Davis 15
3 Rusty Greer 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 8
2 Edgar Renteria 7
2 Eric Young 7
4 Derek Bell 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Ayala 0.69
2 Cory Lidle 0.71
3 Dustin Hermanson 1.00
4 Pedro Martinez 1.11
5 Jose Mercedes 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jason Bere 3
1 Shawn Estes 3
1 Scott Karl 3
1 Arthur Rhodes 3
1 Tim Wakefield 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 36
2 John Smoltz 32
3 Mike Mussina 27
4 Hideo Nomo 24
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Matt Karchner 6
2 Jerry Dipoto 5
2 Doug Jones 5
2 Randy Myers 5
2 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chris Stynes .410
2 Bernie Williams .391
3 David Justice .388
4 John Valentin .385
5 Nomar Garciaparra .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chili Davis 12
2 Ken Griffey 11
2 David Justice 11
4 Juan Gonzalez 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Justice 28
1 J. T. Snow 28
3 Chili Davis 27
3 Mike Piazza 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 16
2 Craig Biggio 12
2 Chuck Knoblauch 12
4 Brian Hunter 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.09
2 Curt Schilling 1.36
3 Kevin Brown 1.40
4 John Smoltz 1.48
5 Denny Neagle 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Fernandez 5
2 Willie Blair 4
2 Roger Clemens 4
2 Shawn Estes 4
2 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 66
2 Curt Schilling 63
3 John Smoltz 59
4 Roger Clemens 54
5 Hideo Nomo 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Matt Karchner 11
2 Randy Myers 10
3 Jerry Dipoto 9
3 Rich Loiselle 9
5 2 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .376
2 Larry Walker .367
3 Frank Thomas .351
4 Reggie Jefferson .347
5 Mike Piazza .346

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 146
3 Tino Martinez 142
4 Frank Thomas 134
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 2.49
5 Kevin Brown 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 22
2 Alex Fernandez 21
3 Scott Erickson 20
3 Denny Neagle 20
3 Brad Radke 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 312
2 Pedro Martinez 294
3 Roger Clemens 291
4 Randy Johnson 264
5 John Smoltz 252

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 45
2 Todd Worrell 41
3 Trevor Hoffman 40
4 Rod Beck 39
4 Mariano Rivera 39