On This Day

Thursday, September 18, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 93 59 .612 --
Yankees 88 64 .579 5.0
Tigers 75 77 .493 18.0
Red Sox 75 78 .490 18.5
Blue Jays 71 81 .467 22.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 82 68 .547 --
White Sox 75 77 .493 8.0
Brewers 74 76 .493 8.0
Royals 61 89 .407 21.0
Twins 61 90 .404 21.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 85 68 .556 --
Angels 79 74 .516 6.0
Rangers 72 81 .471 13.0
Athletics 62 91 .405 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 95 57 .625 --
Marlins 89 63 .586 6.0
Mets 82 71 .536 13.5
Expos 75 77 .493 20.0
Phillies 62 91 .405 33.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 77 75 .507 --
Pirates 74 79 .484 3.5
Cardinals 70 82 .461 7.0
Reds 70 82 .461 7.0
Cubs 65 88 .425 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 84 69 .549 --
Giants 84 69 .549 0.0
Rockies 78 75 .510 6.0
Padres 73 80 .477 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Durham 4
2 Miguel Cairo 3
2 Delino DeShields 3
2 Damion Easley 3
2 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roberto Kelly 2
2 Jay Bell 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Mike Bordick 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Kelly 4
1 Phil Nevin 4
1 Robin Ventura 4
4 Barry Bonds 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 2
2 Luis Alicea 1
2 Craig Biggio 1
2 Mike Cameron 1
2 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Francisco Cordova 1.33
2 Roger Clemens 1.25
3 Orel Hershiser 0.80
4 Terry Mulholland 0.75
5 2 tied 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Paul Byrd 1
1 Francisco Cordova 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 10
2 Terry Mulholland 6
3 Randy Johnson 5
3 Mike Mussina 5
3 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Ayala 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Dan Miceli 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .372
2 Tony Gwynn .365
3 Mike Piazza .357
4 Frank Thomas .350
5 Wally Joyner .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 53
2 Ken Griffey 52
3 Larry Walker 48
4 Tino Martinez 42
5 Jeff Bagwell 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 140
2 Tino Martinez 137
3 Andres Galarraga 133
4 Jeff Bagwell 127
5 Larry Walker 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 70
2 Chuck Knoblauch 59
3 Otis Nixon 57
4 Deion Sanders 56
5 Tony Womack 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.91
2 Roger Clemens 2.00
3 Greg Maddux 2.20
4 Randy Johnson 2.26
5 Darryl Kile 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 21
2 Denny Neagle 20
3 Greg Maddux 19
3 Brad Radke 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 305
2 Pedro Martinez 284
3 Randy Johnson 277
4 Roger Clemens 273
5 John Smoltz 226

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 43
1 Mariano Rivera 43
3 Jeff Shaw 39
4 Rod Beck 37
5 2 tied 36

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .486
2 Jeff Frye .477
3 Harold Baines .424
4 Turner Ward .419
5 Wade Boggs .417

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Higginson 15
1 Larry Walker 15
3 Mike Piazza 14
3 Tim Salmon 14
3 Bernie Williams 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 7
1 Rickey Henderson 7
1 Tony Womack 7
4 Brian Hunter 6
4 Jason McDonald 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Ayala 0.00
2 Greg Maddux 0.43
3 Dave Mlicki 0.54
4 Andy Pettitte 0.56
5 Butch Henry 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Mike Morgan 3
1 Kirk Rueter 3
1 Kevin Tapani 3
1 Jaret Wright 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 29
1 Pedro Martinez 29
3 Wilson Alvarez 27
4 Shawn Estes 25
4 Curt Schilling 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 9
2 Jose Mesa 6
3 Ricky Bottalico 5
3 Tom Gordon 5
5 3 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Caminiti .402
2 Mike Piazza .394
3 Frank Thomas .388
4 Jay Bell .365
5 Todd Zeile .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 14
2 Ken Griffey 12
2 Larry Walker 12
4 Butch Huskey 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Piazza 32
2 Matt Williams 27
3 Ken Griffey 26
3 Fred McGriff 26
3 Sammy Sosa 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 15
2 Rickey Henderson 14
3 Eric Young 12
4 Chuck Knoblauch 11
4 Edgar Renteria 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Pettitte 0.94
2 Greg Maddux 1.47
3 Dustin Hermanson 1.71
4 Kevin Brown 1.71
5 Jose Mercedes 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Tapani 5
1 Jaret Wright 5
3 Pedro Astacio 4
3 James Baldwin 4
3 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 65
2 Curt Schilling 63
3 John Smoltz 54
4 Roger Clemens 47
5 2 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 15
2 Jose Mesa 10
3 Tom Gordon 9
3 Matt Karchner 9
5 2 tied 8