On This Day

Thursday, September 11, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 89 54 .622 --
Yankees 82 62 .569 7.5
Tigers 71 75 .486 19.5
Red Sox 70 75 .483 20.0
Blue Jays 70 76 .479 20.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 76 65 .539 --
Brewers 72 72 .500 5.5
White Sox 72 74 .493 6.5
Royals 59 84 .413 18.0
Twins 59 85 .410 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 81 66 .551 --
Angels 75 71 .514 5.5
Rangers 68 78 .466 12.5
Athletics 60 87 .408 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 91 54 .628 --
Marlins 84 60 .583 6.5
Mets 79 66 .545 12.0
Expos 73 72 .503 18.0
Phillies 58 85 .406 32.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 73 72 .503 --
Pirates 70 76 .479 3.5
Cardinals 67 78 .462 6.0
Reds 65 79 .451 7.5
Cubs 61 85 .418 12.5

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 81 65 .555 --
Giants 81 65 .555 0.0
Rockies 74 72 .507 7.0
Padres 69 77 .473 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Olerud 4
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 3
2 Garret Anderson 3
2 Chad Curtis 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ivan Rodriguez 3
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
2 Pat Borders 1
2 Brian Giles 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Olerud 5
1 Ivan Rodriguez 5
3 Edgardo Alfonzo 3
3 Brian Giles 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Baerga 1
1 Chad Curtis 1
1 Darin Erstad 1
1 Brian Hunter 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Reed 1.00
2 Brad Radke 0.88
3 Jeff Fassero 0.86
4 Kevin Appier 0.78
5 Jimmy Key 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 Keith Foulke 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 T. J. Mathews 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Reed 9
2 Kevin Appier 7
2 Brad Radke 7
4 Jeff Fassero 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Matt Karchner 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .371
2 Tony Gwynn .369
3 Frank Thomas .356
4 Mike Piazza .355
5 Kenny Lofton .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 50
1 Mark McGwire 50
3 Larry Walker 43
4 Tino Martinez 41
5 Vinny Castilla 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 135
2 Tino Martinez 129
3 Andres Galarraga 126
4 Jeff Bagwell 120
5 Tim Salmon 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 67
2 Chuck Knoblauch 57
3 Deion Sanders 56
4 Otis Nixon 55
5 Tony Womack 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.81
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 296
2 Pedro Martinez 274
3 Randy Johnson 264
4 Roger Clemens 258
5 John Smoltz 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 41
1 Mariano Rivera 41
3 Rod Beck 36
3 John Franco 36
5 3 tied 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andres Galarraga .447
2 Mark Grace .442
3 Paul Molitor .432
4 Todd Zeile .425
5 Brent Mayne .424

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 15
2 Fred McGriff 14
2 Mark McGwire 14
4 Jeff King 13
5 10 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Edgar Renteria 8
2 Craig Biggio 6
2 Rickey Henderson 6
2 Chuck Knoblauch 6
2 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny Neagle 0.78
2 Andy Pettitte 1.17
3 Ken Hill 1.17
4 Jamie Moyer 1.33
5 Andy Ashby 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Astacio 3
1 Willie Blair 3
1 Brian Moehler 3
1 Denny Neagle 3
1 Kevin Tapani 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 32
2 Pedro Martinez 29
3 Roger Clemens 28
4 Shawn Estes 24
5 John Smoltz 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 7
2 Ricky Bottalico 4
2 Dennis Eckersley 4
2 John Franco 4
2 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Caminiti .396
2 Ellis Burks .376
3 Edgardo Alfonzo .376
4 Frank Thomas .374
5 John Valentin .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 15
2 Ken Griffey 14
3 Chili Davis 11
4 Vinny Castilla 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 28
1 Mark McGwire 28
1 Matt Williams 28
4 Mike Piazza 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 16
2 Rickey Henderson 14
3 Chuck Knoblauch 13
4 Edgar Renteria 12
5 Brian Hunter 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny Neagle 1.60
2 Andy Pettitte 1.73
3 Kevin Brown 2.13
4 Pedro Martinez 2.14
4 Curt Schilling 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Blair 5
2 Matt Beech 4
2 Jason Bere 4
2 Mark Clark 4
2 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 67
2 Curt Schilling 64
3 Roger Clemens 56
4 John Smoltz 55
5 Mike Mussina 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 12
2 Matt Karchner 10
3 Doug Jones 9
3 Jose Mesa 9
5 9 tied 7