On This Day

Saturday, September 13, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 90 55 .621 --
Yankees 83 63 .568 7.5
Red Sox 72 75 .490 19.0
Tigers 72 76 .486 19.5
Blue Jays 71 77 .480 20.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 77 66 .538 --
White Sox 73 75 .493 6.5
Brewers 72 74 .493 6.5
Royals 60 85 .414 18.0
Twins 59 87 .404 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 82 67 .550 --
Angels 76 72 .514 5.5
Rangers 70 78 .473 11.5
Athletics 61 88 .409 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 91 56 .619 --
Marlins 85 61 .582 5.5
Mets 80 67 .544 11.0
Expos 74 73 .503 17.0
Phillies 59 87 .404 31.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 75 72 .510 --
Pirates 71 77 .480 4.5
Cardinals 68 79 .463 7.0
Reds 67 80 .456 8.0
Cubs 62 86 .419 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 82 66 .554 --
Dodgers 81 67 .547 1.0
Rockies 76 72 .514 6.0
Padres 70 78 .473 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sandy Alomar 3
1 Garret Anderson 3
1 Dante Bichette 3
1 Jeff Blauser 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 2
1 Fernando Tatis 2
1 Devon White 2
4 Sandy Alomar 1
4 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Everett 4
2 Moises Alou 3
2 Vinny Castilla 3
2 Bernard Gilkey 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Bagwell 1
1 Kimera Bartee 1
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 Jeff Blauser 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Johnson 4.00
2 Mike Mussina 2.25
3 Mike Grace 1.67
4 Darryl Kile 1.62
5 Jason Dickson 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Dave Burba 1
1 Todd Erdos 1
1 Kelvim Escobar 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Darryl Kile 13
2 Mike Grace 10
3 Mike Mussina 9
4 Jason Dickson 8
4 Randy Johnson 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Adams 1
1 Brian Bevil 1
1 Mike DeJean 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .367
2 Tony Gwynn .366
3 Mike Piazza .356
4 Frank Thomas .352
5 Kenny Lofton .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 50
1 Mark McGwire 50
3 Larry Walker 43
4 Tino Martinez 41
5 2 tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 135
2 Tino Martinez 131
3 Andres Galarraga 128
4 Jeff Bagwell 120
5 Tim Salmon 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 68
2 Chuck Knoblauch 58
3 Otis Nixon 56
3 Deion Sanders 56
5 Tony Womack 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.81
2 Roger Clemens 2.02
3 Greg Maddux 2.22
4 Randy Johnson 2.25
5 Darryl Kile 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 21
2 Denny Neagle 20
3 Shawn Estes 18
3 Darryl Kile 18
3 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 296
2 Pedro Martinez 274
3 Randy Johnson 272
4 Roger Clemens 263
5 John Smoltz 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 41
1 Mariano Rivera 41
3 Rod Beck 37
4 John Franco 36
4 Jeff Shaw 36

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brent Mayne .455
2 Wade Boggs .441
3 Walt Weiss .421
4 Moises Alou .413
5 2 tied .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 7
1 Mark McGwire 7
3 Juan Gonzalez 5
3 Willie Greene 5
3 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Coomer 15
2 Ken Griffey 14
3 Dante Bichette 13
3 Vinny Castilla 13
3 5 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 7
1 Rickey Henderson 7
1 Chuck Knoblauch 7
4 Edgar Renteria 6
4 Tony Womack 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Burba 1.00
2 Andy Pettitte 1.17
3 Greg Maddux 1.23
3 Denny Neagle 1.23
3 Ken Hill 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Burba 3
1 Darren Holmes 3
1 Brian Moehler 3
1 Kirk Rueter 3
1 Kevin Tapani 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 32
2 Pedro Martinez 29
3 Roger Clemens 26
4 Shawn Estes 24
4 Darryl Kile 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 8
2 Ricky Bottalico 4
2 Dennis Eckersley 4
2 John Franco 4
2 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Caminiti .415
2 Bernard Gilkey .393
3 Mike Piazza .381
4 Edgar Martinez .379
5 Edgardo Alfonzo .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 13
2 Mark McGwire 12
3 Vinny Castilla 10
3 Chili Davis 10
3 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Piazza 29
1 Matt Williams 29
3 Dante Bichette 27
3 Ken Griffey 27
5 Vinny Castilla 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 15
1 Rickey Henderson 15
3 Chuck Knoblauch 13
4 Edgar Renteria 12
5 Eric Young 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dustin Hermanson 1.38
2 Andy Pettitte 1.73
3 Greg Maddux 1.88
4 Kevin Brown 1.91
5 Denny Neagle 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Wakefield 5
2 Jason Bere 4
2 Willie Blair 4
2 Kevin Brown 4
2 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 67
2 Curt Schilling 64
3 Roger Clemens 48
4 John Smoltz 46
5 Mike Mussina 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 13
2 Matt Karchner 10
3 Jerry Dipoto 8
3 Doug Jones 8
3 2 others tied 8