On This Day

Sunday, September 21, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 94 61 .606 --
Yankees 90 65 .581 4.0
Tigers 77 78 .497 17.0
Red Sox 76 80 .487 18.5
Blue Jays 72 83 .465 22.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 83 71 .539 --
White Sox 77 78 .497 6.5
Brewers 75 78 .490 7.5
Royals 64 90 .416 19.0
Twins 63 91 .409 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 87 69 .558 --
Angels 82 74 .526 5.0
Rangers 72 84 .462 15.0
Athletics 63 93 .404 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 97 58 .626 --
Marlins 90 65 .581 7.0
Mets 84 72 .538 13.5
Expos 76 79 .490 21.0
Phillies 64 92 .410 33.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 79 76 .510 --
Pirates 76 80 .487 3.5
Cardinals 71 84 .458 8.0
Reds 71 84 .458 8.0
Cubs 66 90 .423 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 86 70 .551 --
Dodgers 84 72 .538 2.0
Rockies 81 75 .519 5.0
Padres 74 82 .474 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Garret Anderson 4
1 Dan Wilson 4
3 Derek Bell 3
3 Wil Cordero 3
3 18 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Buhner 2
1 Damion Easley 2
1 Rondell White 2
4 Barry Bonds 1
4 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Damion Easley 6
2 Jay Buhner 3
2 Vinny Castilla 3
2 Mark Grace 3
2 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 2
2 Luis Alicea 1
2 Jay Bell 1
2 Craig Biggio 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kevin Appier 2.00
1 Jon Lieber 2.00
3 Brad Radke 1.50
4 Kevin Tapani 1.33
5 Justin Thompson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Brian Bevil 1
1 Brian Boehringer 1
1 Frank Castillo 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Appier 10
1 Jon Lieber 10
3 Brad Radke 9
4 Curt Schilling 8
4 Kevin Tapani 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Troy Percival 1
1 Mel Rojas 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .369
2 Larry Walker .367
3 Mike Piazza .357
4 Frank Thomas .352
5 Manny Ramirez .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 54
2 Ken Griffey 53
3 Larry Walker 48
4 Tino Martinez 43
5 Jeff Bagwell 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 143
2 Tino Martinez 138
3 Andres Galarraga 134
4 Jeff Bagwell 130
5 Larry Walker 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 71
2 Chuck Knoblauch 59
3 Otis Nixon 58
4 Deion Sanders 56
4 Tony Womack 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.92
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
2 Brad Radke 20
4 Greg Maddux 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 313
2 Pedro Martinez 296
3 Randy Johnson 277
4 Roger Clemens 273
5 John Smoltz 233

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 43
1 Mariano Rivera 43
3 Jeff Shaw 40
4 Rod Beck 37
5 3 tied 36

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .500
2 Jeff Frye .469
3 Wade Boggs .438
4 Turner Ward .419
5 Javy Lopez .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 7
2 Jay Buhner 6
2 Ray Lankford 6
2 Larry Walker 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Vaughn 16
2 Mike Piazza 15
2 Bernie Williams 15
4 Jeff Bagwell 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 7
2 Otis Nixon 6
3 Royce Clayton 5
3 Rickey Henderson 5
3 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Ayala 0.00
2 Butch Henry 0.46
3 Livan Hernandez 0.64
3 Greg Maddux 0.64
5 Marc Valdes 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Astacio 3
1 Willie Banks 3
1 Rod Beck 3
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 30
2 Roger Clemens 29
3 Jimmy Haynes 27
4 Pedro Astacio 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 8
2 Tom Gordon 6
3 Ricky Bottalico 5
3 Jose Mesa 5
5 2 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Turner Ward .408
2 Ken Caminiti .404
3 Mike Piazza .398
4 Brent Mayne .382
5 Ryan Klesko .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 15
2 Ken Griffey 13
3 Larry Walker 12
4 Butch Huskey 10
5 5 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Piazza 33
2 Ken Griffey 29
3 Vinny Castilla 27
4 Fred McGriff 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 16
2 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Edgar Renteria 12
4 Chuck Knoblauch 11
4 3 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.47
2 Andy Pettitte 1.69
3 Dustin Hermanson 1.71
4 Kevin Brown 1.71
5 Ken Hill 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Tapani 6
2 Pedro Astacio 5
2 Jaret Wright 5
4 Kevin Brown 4
4 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 71
2 Pedro Martinez 64
3 Pedro Astacio 50
3 John Smoltz 50
5 Roger Clemens 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 15
2 Ricky Bottalico 9
2 Tom Gordon 9
2 Jose Mesa 9
5 6 tied 7