On This Day

Monday, September 22, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 94 62 .603 --
Yankees 91 65 .583 3.0
Tigers 78 78 .500 16.0
Red Sox 76 80 .487 18.0
Blue Jays 72 84 .462 22.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 83 71 .539 --
White Sox 77 78 .497 6.5
Brewers 75 79 .487 8.0
Royals 64 90 .416 19.0
Twins 64 91 .413 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 88 69 .561 --
Angels 82 74 .526 5.5
Rangers 72 84 .462 15.5
Athletics 63 94 .401 25.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 98 58 .628 --
Marlins 90 66 .577 8.0
Mets 85 72 .541 13.5
Expos 76 80 .487 22.0
Phillies 64 92 .410 34.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 80 76 .513 --
Pirates 77 80 .490 3.5
Cardinals 71 85 .455 9.0
Reds 71 85 .455 9.0
Cubs 66 90 .423 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 87 70 .554 --
Dodgers 84 72 .538 2.5
Rockies 81 75 .519 5.5
Padres 74 83 .471 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Gwynn 4
2 Brian Hunter 3
2 Kenny Lofton 3
2 Fred McGriff 3
2 Tim Raines 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 2
2 Carlos Baerga 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Joey Cora 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Damian Miller 4
2 Carlos Baerga 3
2 Darryl Hamilton 3
2 J. T. Snow 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Bagwell 2
2 Brady Anderson 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Steve Finley 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jeff D'Amico 1.00
1 Kirk Rueter 1.00
3 David Wells 0.88
4 Travis Miller 0.83
5 Scott Erickson 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cather 1
1 Jeff Fassero 1
1 Eddie Gaillard 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kirk Rueter 8
2 Jeff D'Amico 7
2 David Wells 7
4 Scott Erickson 6
4 Jeff Fassero 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Rich Loiselle 1
1 Heathcliff Slocumb 1
1 Billy Wagner 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .373
2 Larry Walker .367
3 Mike Piazza .357
4 Frank Thomas .352
5 Kenny Lofton .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 55
2 Mark McGwire 54
3 Larry Walker 48
4 Tino Martinez 43
5 Jeff Bagwell 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 145
2 Tino Martinez 139
3 Andres Galarraga 134
4 Jeff Bagwell 131
5 Larry Walker 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 72
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 .490
2 Jeff Frye .467
3 Garret Anderson .453
4 Tony Gwynn .417
5 Javy Lopez .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 6
1 Jay Buhner 6
1 Mark McGwire 6
1 Larry Walker 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Vaughn 17
2 Jeff Bagwell 15
3 Damion Easley 14
3 Larry Walker 14
3 Bernie Williams 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 6
1 Brian Hunter 6
3 Jeff Bagwell 5
3 Barry Bonds 5
3 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Butch Henry 0.00
1 Bobby Ayala 0.00
1 Steve Trachsel 0.00
4 Roger Pavlik 1.00
5 Tom Glavine 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Banks 3
1 Rod Beck 3
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Pep Harris 3
1 Kevin Tapani 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 30
2 Jimmy Haynes 27
3 Hideo Nomo 25
3 John Smoltz 25
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 7
2 Tom Gordon 6
3 Ricky Bottalico 4
3 Jerry Dipoto 4
3 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Turner Ward .405
2 Mike Piazza .404
3 Ken Caminiti .400
4 Todd Zeile .387
5 Bernard Gilkey .379

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Piazza 32
2 Ken Griffey 31
3 Ken Caminiti 27
3 Vinny Castilla 27
5 Matt Williams 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Butch Henry 1.42
2 Greg Maddux 1.43
3 Andy Pettitte 1.69
4 Kevin Brown 1.71
5 Ken Hill 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Tapani 6
2 Pedro Astacio 5
3 Kevin Brown 4
3 Dave Burba 4
3 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 64
2 Curt Schilling 59
3 Pedro Astacio 50
3 John Smoltz 50
5 Mike Mussina 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 15
2 Ricky Bottalico 9
2 Tom Gordon 9
4 Jose Mesa 8
5 6 tied 7