On This Day

Monday, September 15, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 91 57 .615 --
Yankees 85 63 .574 6.0
Tigers 74 76 .493 18.0
Red Sox 73 76 .490 18.5
Blue Jays 71 79 .473 21.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 79 67 .541 --
Brewers 73 75 .493 7.0
White Sox 73 77 .487 8.0
Royals 61 86 .415 18.5
Twins 60 88 .405 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 84 67 .556 --
Angels 78 72 .520 5.5
Rangers 70 80 .467 13.5
Athletics 61 90 .404 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 92 57 .617 --
Marlins 86 62 .581 5.5
Mets 82 68 .547 10.5
Expos 74 75 .497 18.0
Phillies 60 89 .403 32.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 75 74 .503 --
Pirates 72 78 .480 3.5
Cardinals 69 80 .463 6.0
Reds 69 80 .463 6.0
Cubs 63 87 .420 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 83 67 .553 --
Giants 82 68 .547 1.0
Rockies 78 72 .520 5.0
Padres 71 79 .473 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Butch Huskey 5
2 Geronimo Berroa 4
2 Rod Myers 4
2 Jose Offerman 4
2 Omar Vizquel 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bernard Gilkey 2
1 Ken Griffey 2
1 Butch Huskey 2
4 Jeff Abbott 1
4 32 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff King 4
1 Jose Offerman 4
3 Garret Anderson 3
3 Jeromy Burnitz 3
3 10 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 2
1 Darrin Jackson 2
1 Al Martin 2
1 Omar Vizquel 2
5 17 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Darrin Winston 5.00
2 Ismael Valdez 1.33
3 Tom Glavine 1.17
4 Ken Cloude 1.14
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Ken Cloude 1
1 Cal Eldred 1
1 Mike Harkey 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 10
2 Ken Cloude 8
2 Ismael Valdez 8
4 Shawn Estes 7
4 Tom Glavine 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Darren Dreifort 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .370
2 Tony Gwynn .366
3 Mike Piazza .357
4 Frank Thomas .351
5 Kenny Lofton .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 52
2 Mark McGwire 51
3 Larry Walker 44
4 Tino Martinez 42
5 Jim Thome 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 139
2 Tino Martinez 137
3 Andres Galarraga 130
4 Jeff Bagwell 122
5 2 tied 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 70
2 Chuck Knoblauch 58
3 Otis Nixon 57
4 Deion Sanders 56
5 Tony Womack 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.91
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 284
3 Randy Johnson 272
4 Roger Clemens 263
5 John Smoltz 226

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 42
2 Mariano Rivera 41
3 Jeff Shaw 38
4 Rod Beck 37
5 John Franco 36

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .429
2 Jay Bell .420
3 Jason McDonald .409
3 Mike Piazza .409
5 Todd Zeile .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 8
1 Mark McGwire 8
3 Juan Gonzalez 6
3 Butch Huskey 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 17
2 Bobby Higginson 16
3 Scott Spiezio 15
4 Ron Coomer 14
4 Ben Grieve 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 7
2 Brian Hunter 6
2 Chuck Knoblauch 6
2 Tony Womack 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Carpenter 0.90
2 Dan Serafini 0.98
3 Dave Burba 1.00
4 Butch Henry 1.06
5 Dave Mlicki 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Astacio 3
1 Dave Burba 3
1 Mark Clark 3
1 Brian Moehler 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 32
2 Pedro Martinez 29
3 Roger Clemens 26
4 Shawn Estes 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 10
2 Todd Jones 5
2 Jose Mesa 5
4 Terry Adams 4
4 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Caminiti .404
2 Mike Piazza .398
3 Bernard Gilkey .392
4 Edgar Martinez .375
5 Frank Thomas .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 14
2 Mark McGwire 12
3 Juan Gonzalez 10
3 Rafael Palmeiro 10
3 Tim Salmon 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 29
1 Mike Piazza 29
3 Matt Williams 28
4 Dante Bichette 27
5 4 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 16
2 Rickey Henderson 13
3 Edgar Renteria 12
4 Chuck Knoblauch 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dustin Hermanson 1.38
2 Jose Mercedes 1.73
2 Andy Pettitte 1.73
4 Greg Maddux 1.88
5 Kevin Brown 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Wakefield 5
2 Pedro Astacio 4
2 Jason Bere 4
2 Willie Blair 4
2 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 65
2 Curt Schilling 54
2 John Smoltz 54
4 Roger Clemens 48
5 Mike Mussina 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 14
2 Matt Karchner 10
3 Doug Jones 9
3 Jose Mesa 9
5 4 tied 8