On This Day

Thursday, September 4, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 86 51 .628 --
Yankees 79 59 .572 7.5
Red Sox 67 73 .479 20.5
Tigers 66 73 .475 21.0
Blue Jays 65 74 .468 22.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 72 63 .533 --
Brewers 70 68 .507 3.5
White Sox 69 70 .496 5.0
Royals 57 80 .416 16.0
Twins 57 81 .413 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 77 63 .550 --
Angels 74 66 .529 3.0
Rangers 67 73 .479 10.0
Athletics 54 86 .386 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 87 53 .621 --
Marlins 83 55 .601 3.0
Mets 76 62 .551 10.0
Expos 70 69 .504 16.5
Phillies 54 82 .397 31.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 72 68 .514 --
Pirates 69 72 .489 3.5
Cardinals 65 74 .468 6.5
Reds 62 76 .449 9.0
Cubs 57 83 .407 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 78 62 .557 --
Giants 76 64 .543 2.0
Rockies 70 70 .500 8.0
Padres 66 75 .468 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff Blauser 4
1 Brent Brede 4
3 Craig Biggio 3
3 Bobby Estalella 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Estalella 3
2 Ken Griffey 2
2 Tim Salmon 2
4 Craig Biggio 1
4 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Estalella 4
1 Tony Gwynn 4
3 Tony Clark 3
3 Jason Giambi 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kimera Bartee 1
1 Damion Easley 1
1 Steve Finley 1
1 Chipper Jones 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Helling 1.50
2 Pedro Martinez 1.38
3 Jimmy Haynes 1.00
4 Mike Morgan 0.86
5 Kevin Millwood 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Matt Beech 1
1 Ken Cloude 1
1 Mike Hampton 1
1 Rick Helling 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Helling 12
2 Pedro Martinez 11
3 Jimmy Haynes 7
4 Kevin Millwood 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Jeff Shaw 1
1 Heathcliff Slocumb 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .377
2 Tony Gwynn .373
3 Mike Piazza .356
4 Frank Thomas .355
5 Kenny Lofton .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 48
2 Mark McGwire 44
3 Tino Martinez 41
3 Larry Walker 41
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 130
2 Tino Martinez 125
3 Andres Galarraga 123
4 Jeff Bagwell 114
5 Tim Salmon 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 64
2 Deion Sanders 56
3 Chuck Knoblauch 54
4 Otis Nixon 52
5 Tony Womack 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.78
2 Roger Clemens 1.92
3 Randy Johnson 2.32
4 Greg Maddux 2.39
5 Darryl Kile 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 20
2 Denny Neagle 19
3 Shawn Estes 18
3 Brad Radke 18
5 4 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 280
2 Pedro Martinez 266
3 Randy Johnson 264
4 Roger Clemens 244
5 David Cone 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 41
2 Mariano Rivera 40
3 John Franco 35
4 Rod Beck 34
5 3 tied 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Caminiti .455
2 Mike Piazza .435
3 Ryne Sandberg .429
4 Marquis Grissom .425
5 Larry Walker .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 8
2 Jose Cruz 6
2 Matt Stairs 6
4 Ken Caminiti 5
4 10 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Greer 18
2 Mike Piazza 17
3 Ken Griffey 16
4 Sammy Sosa 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 7
1 Edgar Renteria 7
1 Alex Rodriguez 7
1 Eric Young 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cory Lidle 0.71
2 Jose Mercedes 1.06
3 Mike Grace 1.13
4 Andy Pettitte 1.21
5 Livan Hernandez 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny Neagle 3
2 Joel Adamson 2
2 Pedro Astacio 2
2 James Baldwin 2
2 34 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 38
2 Pedro Martinez 34
3 Mike Mussina 30
4 John Smoltz 25
5 Pedro Astacio 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Matt Karchner 6
1 Jeff Shaw 6
3 John Franco 5
3 Ugueth Urbina 5
5 5 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Justice .398
2 Chris Stynes .388
3 Bernie Williams .373
4 Kenny Lofton .369
5 Mike Piazza .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 15
2 Chili Davis 11
2 David Justice 11
4 Jose Cruz 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Justice 29
1 Mike Piazza 29
3 Ken Griffey 28
4 Sammy Sosa 26
5 4 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 14
1 Rickey Henderson 14
3 Brian Hunter 11
3 Chuck Knoblauch 11
5 Eric Young 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Curt Schilling 1.39
2 Kevin Brown 1.40
3 Denny Neagle 1.58
4 Pedro Martinez 1.86
5 Rick Helling 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 4
1 Matt Beech 4
1 Willie Blair 4
1 Mark Clark 4
1 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 68
2 Pedro Martinez 67
3 John Smoltz 54
4 Roger Clemens 52
5 Mike Mussina 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Matt Karchner 12
2 Randy Myers 10
2 Jeff Shaw 10
4 Jerry Dipoto 9
5 3 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .375
2 Larry Walker .369
3 Frank Thomas .353
4 Kenny Lofton .350
5 Mike Piazza .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 55
2 Mark McGwire 50
3 Andres Galarraga 43
3 Tino Martinez 43
5 Jim Thome 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 152
2 Andres Galarraga 146
3 Tino Martinez 137
4 Frank Thomas 131
5 Tony Clark 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 68
2 Chuck Knoblauch 61
3 Deion Sanders 56
4 Otis Nixon 55
5 Delino DeShields 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.75
2 Roger Clemens 2.12
3 Randy Johnson 2.32
4 Greg Maddux 2.54
5 Darryl Kile 2.55

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 322
2 Roger Clemens 294
2 Pedro Martinez 294
4 Randy Johnson 264
5 John Smoltz 247

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 46
2 Trevor Hoffman 42
3 Mariano Rivera 40
4 Todd Worrell 39
5 2 tied 38