On This Day

Monday, September 1, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 85 49 .634 --
Yankees 79 56 .585 6.5
Red Sox 67 71 .486 20.0
Blue Jays 65 71 .478 21.0
Tigers 64 72 .471 22.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 71 62 .534 --
Brewers 69 67 .507 3.5
White Sox 69 68 .504 4.0
Twins 57 78 .422 15.0
Royals 56 78 .418 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 76 62 .551 --
Angels 74 64 .536 2.0
Rangers 64 73 .467 11.5
Athletics 53 85 .384 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 85 52 .620 --
Marlins 81 55 .596 3.5
Mets 74 62 .544 10.5
Expos 68 68 .500 16.5
Phillies 51 82 .383 32.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 70 67 .511 --
Pirates 68 70 .493 2.5
Cardinals 63 74 .460 7.0
Reds 59 76 .437 10.0
Cubs 55 83 .399 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 78 60 .565 --
Giants 76 62 .551 2.0
Rockies 69 70 .496 9.5
Padres 65 74 .468 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Griffey 4
2 Derek Bell 3
2 Jay Bell 3
2 Ellis Burks 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Tony Barron 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Devon White 5
2 Steve Finley 4
2 Ken Griffey 4
2 Pat Meares 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Walker 2
2 Jermaine Allensworth 1
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Curt Schilling 2.29
2 Marc Valdes 2.00
3 Mike Remlinger 1.33
4 Butch Henry 1.00
4 Greg Maddux 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joel Adamson 1
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 Tony Castillo 1
1 Jeff Fassero 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 16
2 Greg Maddux 8
2 Mike Remlinger 8
4 Kirk Rueter 7
5 Jason Isringhausen 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Jerry Dipoto 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .377
2 Tony Gwynn .376
3 Mike Piazza .352
4 Frank Thomas .352
5 Kenny Lofton .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 46
2 Mark McGwire 43
3 Tino Martinez 41
4 Larry Walker 40
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 126
2 Tino Martinez 125
3 Andres Galarraga 123
4 Jeff Bagwell 114
5 Larry Walker 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 64
2 Deion Sanders 56
3 Chuck Knoblauch 53
4 Otis Nixon 52
5 Tony Womack 47

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 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 20
2 Shawn Estes 18
2 Denny Neagle 18
2 Brad Radke 18
5 4 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 280
2 Randy Johnson 264
3 Pedro Martinez 255
4 Roger Clemens 237
5 David Cone 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 40
1 Mariano Rivera 40
3 Rod Beck 34
3 John Franco 34
5 Todd Worrell 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Caminiti .455
2 Frank Thomas .442
3 Vinny Castilla .421
4 Rey Sanchez .408
5 Derek Bell .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chili Davis 7
1 David Justice 7
3 Vinny Castilla 6
3 Ken Griffey 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 8
2 Rickey Henderson 7
2 Edgar Renteria 7
2 Alex Rodriguez 7
2 Eric Young 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cory Lidle 0.71
2 Roger Clemens 1.10
3 Pedro Martinez 1.11
4 Kevin Brown 1.20
5 2 tied 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 3
1 Jason Bere 3
1 Shawn Estes 3
1 Livan Hernandez 3
1 Scott Karl 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 38
2 Pedro Martinez 36
3 John Smoltz 32
4 Mike Mussina 27
5 Mark Leiter 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Matt Karchner 7
2 Doug Jones 5
2 Jose Mesa 5
4 Jerry Dipoto 4
4 7 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chris Stynes .413
2 Bernie Williams .395
3 David Justice .390
4 John Valentin .374
5 Ken Caminiti .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 14
2 Chili Davis 12
3 David Justice 11
4 Juan Gonzalez 10
4 Mike Piazza 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 J. T. Snow 32
2 Ken Griffey 28
2 David Justice 28
4 Travis Fryman 27
4 Mike Piazza 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 15
1 Rickey Henderson 15
3 Chuck Knoblauch 12
4 Brian Hunter 11
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.09
2 Kevin Brown 1.22
3 Curt Schilling 1.39
4 John Smoltz 1.48
5 Denny Neagle 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Fassero 5
1 Alex Fernandez 5
3 James Baldwin 4
3 Willie Blair 4
3 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 68
2 Pedro Martinez 66
3 John Smoltz 59
4 Roger Clemens 54
5 Randy Johnson 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Matt Karchner 12
2 Randy Myers 10
3 Jerry Dipoto 9
3 Troy Percival 9
3 Mariano Rivera 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .376
2 Larry Walker .369
3 Frank Thomas .350
4 Reggie Jefferson .346
5 Mike Piazza .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 54
2 Mark McGwire 49
3 Tino Martinez 44
4 Andres Galarraga 43
5 2 tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 151
2 Andres Galarraga 146
3 Tino Martinez 140
4 Jeff Bagwell 130
4 Frank Thomas 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 71
2 Chuck Knoblauch 60
3 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 2.54
5 Ismael Valdez 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 22
2 Alex Fernandez 21
2 Brad Radke 21
4 Denny Neagle 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 322
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 Trevor Hoffman 41
3 Mariano Rivera 40
3 Todd Worrell 40
5 2 tied 38