On This Day

Monday, September 8, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 88 53 .624 --
Yankees 80 61 .567 8.0
Tigers 69 74 .483 20.0
Red Sox 69 74 .483 20.0
Blue Jays 69 74 .483 20.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 76 63 .547 --
Brewers 72 70 .507 5.5
White Sox 69 74 .483 9.0
Twins 59 83 .415 18.5
Royals 58 83 .411 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 79 65 .549 --
Angels 75 69 .521 4.0
Rangers 67 77 .465 12.0
Athletics 57 87 .396 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 89 54 .622 --
Marlins 84 58 .592 4.5
Mets 77 65 .542 11.5
Expos 71 71 .500 17.5
Phillies 57 83 .407 30.5

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 78 .451 7.5
Cubs 60 84 .417 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 81 63 .563 --
Giants 79 64 .552 1.5
Rockies 73 71 .507 8.0
Padres 67 77 .465 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brent Brede 4
1 Ron Coomer 4
1 Johnny Damon 4
4 Jay Bell 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darin Erstad 2
1 Frank Thomas 2
3 Moises Alou 1
3 Harold Baines 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 5
1 Darin Erstad 5
3 Moises Alou 3
3 Jeff Cirillo 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Manny Alexander 1
1 Jeromy Burnitz 1
1 Julio Franco 1
1 Mark Loretta 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Clark 1.50
2 Willie Blair 1.00
3 Mike Grace 0.83
4 Jason Isringhausen 0.82
5 Brett Tomko 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Willie Blair 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Mark Clark 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jason Isringhausen 9
2 Willie Blair 7
2 Brett Tomko 7
4 Mark Clark 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kelvim Escobar 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Jose Mesa 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .375
2 Tony Gwynn .369
3 Mike Piazza .358
4 Frank Thomas .356
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
4 Tim Salmon 116

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 Bernard Gilkey .488
2 Dave Nilsson .459
3 Mike Piazza .451
4 Ken Caminiti .447
5 Brent Brede .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 9
2 Mark McGwire 7
3 Larry Walker 6
4 Vinny Castilla 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 18
1 Mike Piazza 18
1 Matt Williams 18
4 J. T. Snow 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny Neagle 0.78
2 Ken Hill 1.17
3 Greg Maddux 1.64
4 Carlos Perez 1.69
5 Ramon Garcia 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Astacio 3
1 Willie Blair 3
1 Mike Grace 3
1 Ramon Martinez 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 36
2 Pedro Martinez 34
3 Roger Clemens 28
3 Mark Leiter 28
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 8
2 Ricky Bottalico 5
3 Doug Jones 4
3 Matt Karchner 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Justice .416
2 Ken Caminiti .379
3 Ellis Burks .376
4 Frank Thomas .366
5 John Valentin .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 15
2 Mark McGwire 13
3 Chili Davis 11
3 David Justice 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 30
2 David Justice 29
3 Matt Williams 28
4 Chili Davis 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 11
4 Edgar Renteria 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dustin Hermanson 1.17
2 Denny Neagle 1.60
3 Andy Pettitte 1.69
4 Justin Thompson 1.75
5 2 tied 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Blair 5
2 James Baldwin 4
2 Matt Beech 4
2 Mark Clark 4
2 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 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 12
2 Matt Karchner 11
3 Jose Mesa 10
4 Doug Jones 9
5 Randy Myers 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .374
2 Tony Gwynn .366
3 Frank Thomas .356
4 Mike Piazza .348
5 Reggie Jefferson .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 56
2 Mark McGwire 52
3 Frank Thomas 43
4 Andres Galarraga 42
4 3 others tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 152
2 Andres Galarraga 146
3 Tino Martinez 137
4 Frank Thomas 134
5 Tony Clark 133

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 1.97
3 Randy Johnson 2.32
4 Greg Maddux 2.46
5 Darryl Kile 2.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 325
2 Roger Clemens 300
3 Pedro Martinez 294
4 Randy Johnson 264
5 David Cone 235

Saves

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