On This Day

Sunday, September 7, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 88 52 .629 --
Yankees 80 61 .567 8.5
Red Sox 69 74 .483 20.5
Tigers 68 74 .479 21.0
Blue Jays 68 74 .479 21.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 75 63 .543 --
Brewers 71 70 .504 5.5
White Sox 69 73 .486 8.0
Twins 58 83 .411 18.5
Royals 57 83 .407 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 79 64 .552 --
Angels 75 68 .524 4.0
Rangers 67 76 .469 12.0
Athletics 57 86 .399 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 89 54 .622 --
Marlins 83 58 .589 5.0
Mets 77 64 .546 11.0
Expos 71 71 .500 17.5
Phillies 56 83 .403 31.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 72 71 .503 --
Pirates 70 74 .486 2.5
Cardinals 66 77 .462 6.0
Reds 64 77 .454 7.0
Cubs 59 84 .413 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 81 62 .566 --
Giants 79 64 .552 2.0
Rockies 73 71 .507 8.5
Padres 67 77 .465 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeffrey Hammonds 4
2 Bret Boone 3
2 Lenny Harris 3
2 Todd Hundley 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Valentin 2
2 Yamil Benitez 1
2 Rico Brogna 1
2 Tony Clark 1
2 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Troy O'Leary 4
1 Todd Zeile 4
3 Rich Becker 3
3 Jon Nunnally 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 3
2 Carl Everett 2
3 Garret Anderson 1
3 Rich Becker 1
3 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 7.00
2 Dave Burba 1.50
3 Joey Hamilton 1.29
4 Dustin Hermanson 1.17
4 Garrett Stephenson 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 Dave Burba 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 14
2 Joey Hamilton 9
3 Shigetoshi Hasegawa 8
4 Tom Candiotti 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Jose Mesa 1
1 Jeff Shaw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .375
2 Tony Gwynn .369
3 Mike Piazza .359
4 Frank Thomas .354
5 Kenny Lofton .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 50
2 Mark McGwire 48
3 Larry Walker 42
4 Tino Martinez 41
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 134
2 Tino Martinez 127
3 Andres Galarraga 126
4 Jeff Bagwell 116
5 Tim Salmon 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 66
2 Chuck Knoblauch 56
2 Deion Sanders 56
4 Otis Nixon 53
5 Tony Womack 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.78
2 Roger Clemens 1.85
3 Greg Maddux 2.31
4 Randy Johnson 2.32
5 Darryl Kile 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 21
2 Denny Neagle 20
3 Shawn Estes 18
3 Greg Maddux 18
3 Brad Radke 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 290
2 Pedro Martinez 266
3 Randy Johnson 264
4 Roger Clemens 258
5 David Cone 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 41
2 Mariano Rivera 40
3 Rod Beck 35
3 John Franco 35
5 Todd Worrell 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Nilsson .474
2 Mike Piazza .458
3 Bernard Gilkey .452
4 Ken Caminiti .431
4 Todd Zeile .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 9
2 Mark McGwire 7
3 Butch Huskey 6
3 Larry Walker 6
5 7 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 18
1 Matt Williams 18
3 Mike Piazza 17
4 Fred McGriff 16
5 J. T. Snow 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 9
1 Edgar Renteria 9
3 Rickey Henderson 8
4 Chuck Knoblauch 7
4 Eric Young 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Belinda 0.71
2 Denny Neagle 0.78
3 Jose Mercedes 1.06
4 Mike Grace 1.13
5 Greg Maddux 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Astacio 3
1 Ramon Martinez 3
1 Denny Neagle 3
1 Kevin Tapani 3
5 34 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 36
2 Pedro Martinez 34
3 Roger Clemens 28
3 Mark Leiter 28
5 John Smoltz 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 8
2 Ricky Bottalico 5
2 Matt Karchner 5
4 Trevor Hoffman 4
4 Ugueth Urbina 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Justice .412
2 Ken Caminiti .377
3 Ellis Burks .375
4 Bobby Higginson .368
5 Chris Stynes .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 16
2 Mark McGwire 14
3 David Justice 11
4 Chili Davis 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 31
2 David Justice 30
3 Matt Williams 29
4 Mark McGwire 27
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 19
2 Craig Biggio 16
3 Chuck Knoblauch 13
4 Brian Hunter 12
5 Edgar Renteria 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dustin Hermanson 1.17
2 Kevin Brown 1.42
3 Denny Neagle 1.60
4 Andy Pettitte 1.69
5 Justin Thompson 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 4
1 Matt Beech 4
1 Willie Blair 4
1 Roger Clemens 4
1 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 67
2 Curt Schilling 66
3 Roger Clemens 56
4 John Smoltz 54
5 Mike Mussina 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 12
2 Matt Karchner 11
3 Jose Mesa 9
3 Randy Myers 9
5 2 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .372
2 Tony Gwynn .366
3 Frank Thomas .354
4 Mike Piazza .348
5 Reggie Jefferson .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 56
2 Mark McGwire 53
3 Andres Galarraga 43
4 Tino Martinez 42
4 2 others tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 152
2 Andres Galarraga 149
3 Tino Martinez 137
4 Tony Clark 133
5 Frank Thomas 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 70
2 Chuck Knoblauch 63
3 Otis Nixon 56
3 Deion Sanders 56
5 Tony Womack 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.75
2 Roger Clemens 2.05
3 Randy Johnson 2.32
4 Greg Maddux 2.46
5 Darryl Kile 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 23
2 Denny Neagle 22
3 Alex Fernandez 21
4 Greg Maddux 20
4 Brad Radke 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 325
2 Roger Clemens 308
3 Pedro Martinez 294
4 Randy Johnson 264
5 John Smoltz 247

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 45
2 Trevor Hoffman 41
3 Mariano Rivera 40
4 Todd Worrell 39
5 Rod Beck 38