On This Day

Friday, September 26, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 96 64 .600 --
Yankees 94 66 .588 2.0
Tigers 79 81 .494 17.0
Red Sox 78 82 .488 18.0
Blue Jays 74 86 .463 22.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 85 73 .538 --
White Sox 79 80 .497 6.5
Brewers 78 81 .491 7.5
Twins 66 93 .415 19.5
Royals 66 93 .415 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 89 71 .556 --
Angels 83 77 .519 6.0
Rangers 76 84 .475 13.0
Athletics 64 96 .400 25.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 101 59 .631 --
Marlins 92 68 .575 9.0
Mets 86 74 .538 15.0
Expos 77 83 .481 24.0
Phillies 66 94 .413 35.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 83 77 .519 --
Pirates 78 82 .488 5.0
Reds 75 85 .469 8.0
Cardinals 71 89 .444 12.0
Cubs 68 92 .425 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 89 71 .556 --
Dodgers 87 73 .544 2.0
Rockies 82 78 .513 7.0
Padres 75 85 .469 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Albert Belle 3
1 Marty Cordova 3
1 Wil Cordero 3
1 Tom Goodwin 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sandy Alomar 2
1 Raul Mondesi 2
3 Harold Baines 1
3 Rafael Belliard 1
3 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sandy Alomar 4
1 Jeff Kent 4
1 Jon Nunnally 4
1 Lee Stevens 4
1 Bernie Williams 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gerald Williams 2
1 Tony Womack 2
3 Kimera Bartee 1
3 Jay Bell 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Morgan 1.75
2 Curt Schilling 1.50
3 Mike Oquist 1.29
4 Justin Thompson 1.17
5 Andy Pettitte 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shawn Estes 1
1 Ramon Garcia 1
1 Pete Harnisch 1
1 Rick Helling 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Oquist 9
2 Mike Morgan 7
2 Justin Thompson 7
4 Rick Helling 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 1
1 T. J. Mathews 1
1 Billy Wagner 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .372
2 Larry Walker .366
3 Mike Piazza .359
4 Frank Thomas .352
5 Kenny Lofton .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 55
1 Mark McGwire 55
3 Larry Walker 49
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 140
4 Jeff Bagwell 134
5 Juan Gonzalez 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 74
2 Tony Womack 60
3 Chuck Knoblauch 59
3 Otis Nixon 59
5 Deion Sanders 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.90
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 Shawn Estes 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 319
2 Pedro Martinez 305
3 Randy Johnson 288
4 Roger Clemens 284
5 2 tied 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 .475
2 Tim Raines .452
3 Jeff Blauser .429
4 Joe Randa .413
5 Ray Durham .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 8
2 Barry Bonds 7
3 Jay Buhner 6
3 Larry Walker 6
5 8 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 21
2 Jeff King 17
3 Lee Stevens 16
3 Larry Walker 16
3 Bernie Williams 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 9
2 Tony Womack 8
3 Delino DeShields 7
3 Brian Hunter 7
5 Tom Goodwin 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Ayala 0.00
2 Chad Ogea 0.50
3 Carlos Perez 0.63
4 Kevin Millwood 0.64
5 Dave Mlicki 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Dave Burba 3
1 Ramon Garcia 3
1 Pep Harris 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 31
2 Roger Clemens 26
2 Hideo Nomo 26
4 Jimmy Haynes 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 8
2 Tom Gordon 6
3 Ricky Bottalico 4
3 Trevor Hoffman 4
3 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Piazza .387
2 Todd Zeile .384
3 Turner Ward .384
4 Shawon Dunston .383
4 Bernard Gilkey .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 14
2 Ken Griffey 12
2 Larry Walker 12
4 Barry Bonds 10
4 Juan Gonzalez 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Piazza 32
2 Jeff King 30
3 Juan Gonzalez 27
3 Larry Walker 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 17
2 Tony Womack 14
3 Brian Hunter 12
4 Otis Nixon 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Hill 1.37
2 Dave Mlicki 1.42
3 Greg Maddux 1.43
4 Butch Henry 1.48
5 Carlos Perez 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Tapani 6
2 Pedro Astacio 5
2 Dave Burba 5
4 Kevin Brown 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 65
2 Pedro Martinez 60
3 Roger Clemens 54
4 Jimmy Haynes 46
5 Pedro Astacio 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 15
2 Ricky Bottalico 8
2 Tom Gordon 8
2 Doug Jones 8
5 3 tied 7