On This Day

Wednesday, September 24, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 96 62 .608 --
Yankees 92 66 .582 4.0
Tigers 79 79 .500 17.0
Red Sox 77 81 .487 19.0
Blue Jays 72 86 .456 24.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 84 72 .538 --
White Sox 77 80 .490 7.5
Brewers 77 80 .490 7.5
Twins 66 91 .420 18.5
Royals 65 92 .414 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 89 70 .560 --
Angels 83 75 .525 5.5
Rangers 74 84 .468 14.5
Athletics 63 96 .396 26.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 99 59 .627 --
Marlins 92 66 .582 7.0
Mets 86 73 .541 13.5
Expos 76 82 .481 23.0
Phillies 65 93 .411 34.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 81 77 .513 --
Pirates 78 81 .491 3.5
Reds 73 85 .462 8.0
Cardinals 71 87 .449 10.0
Cubs 67 91 .424 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 88 71 .553 --
Dodgers 85 73 .538 2.5
Rockies 82 76 .519 5.5
Padres 75 84 .472 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lance Johnson 4
1 Joe Randa 4
3 Darren Bragg 3
3 Chad Curtis 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bret Boone 1
1 Ellis Burks 1
1 Ken Caminiti 1
1 Marty Cordova 1
1 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Olerud 5
2 Ben Grieve 4
2 Rafael Palmeiro 4
4 Jack Howell 3
4 Jeff Manto 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Damon 2
1 Delino DeShields 2
1 Angelo Encarnacion 2
1 Tom Goodwin 2
5 16 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Mlicki 1.33
2 Bryce Florie 1.00
2 Ken Hill 1.00
2 Al Leiter 1.00
5 Tim Wakefield 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Burba 1
1 Mark Clark 1
1 Joe Crawford 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Cooke 7
1 Jimmy Haynes 7
1 Tim Wakefield 7
4 Dave Burba 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Adams 1
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Mel Rojas 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .374
2 Larry Walker .366
3 Mike Piazza .357
4 Frank Thomas .351
5 Kenny Lofton .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 55
1 Mark McGwire 55
3 Larry Walker 48
4 Tino Martinez 44
5 Jeff Bagwell 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 145
2 Tino Martinez 141
3 Andres Galarraga 138
4 Jeff Bagwell 133
5 Larry Walker 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 72
2 Chuck Knoblauch 59
3 Otis Nixon 58
3 Tony Womack 58
5 Deion Sanders 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.92
2 Roger Clemens 2.04
3 Greg Maddux 2.20
4 Randy Johnson 2.30
5 Darryl Kile 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 21
2 Denny Neagle 20
2 Brad Radke 20
4 Randy Johnson 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 313
2 Pedro Martinez 296
3 Randy Johnson 288
4 Roger Clemens 284
5 John Smoltz 233

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 44
2 Mariano Rivera 43
3 Jeff Shaw 42
4 Rod Beck 37
4 Trevor Hoffman 37

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .463
2 Tony Gwynn .426
3 Dave Hollins .426
4 Jeff Frye .423
5 Tim Raines .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 7
2 Jay Buhner 6
2 Juan Gonzalez 6
2 Mark McGwire 6
2 Larry Walker 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 18
2 Jeff Bagwell 16
2 Larry Walker 16
4 Greg Vaughn 15
5 6 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 7
2 Brian Hunter 6
2 Tony Womack 6
4 Jeff Bagwell 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Butch Henry 0.00
1 Chad Ogea 0.00
3 Carlos Perez 0.63
4 Kevin Millwood 0.64
5 Jamey Wright 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rod Beck 3
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Dave Burba 3
1 Pep Harris 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 30
2 Roger Clemens 26
3 Jimmy Haynes 25
4 Randy Johnson 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 8
2 Tom Gordon 6
3 Terry Adams 4
3 Jerry Dipoto 4
3 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Piazza .398
2 Bernard Gilkey .386
3 Tim Raines .386
4 Todd Zeile .383
5 Ken Caminiti .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 14
1 Mark McGwire 14
3 Larry Walker 12
4 Juan Gonzalez 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Piazza 30
2 Ken Griffey 29
3 Juan Gonzalez 27
3 Jeff King 27
3 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 15
2 Edgar Renteria 13
3 Tony Womack 12
4 Barry Bonds 11
5 4 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Hill 1.37
2 Dave Mlicki 1.42
2 Butch Henry 1.42
4 Greg Maddux 1.43
5 2 tied 1.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 64
2 Curt Schilling 59
3 Roger Clemens 54
4 Mark Leiter 48
5 Jimmy Haynes 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 17
2 Ricky Bottalico 9
3 Tom Gordon 8
4 Trevor Hoffman 7
4 4 others tied 7