On This Day

Saturday, September 27, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 97 64 .602 --
Yankees 95 66 .590 2.0
Tigers 79 82 .491 18.0
Red Sox 78 83 .484 19.0
Blue Jays 75 86 .466 22.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 86 74 .538 --
White Sox 79 81 .494 7.0
Brewers 78 82 .488 8.0
Royals 67 93 .419 19.0
Twins 67 94 .416 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 90 71 .559 --
Angels 84 77 .522 6.0
Rangers 76 85 .472 14.0
Athletics 64 97 .398 26.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 101 60 .627 --
Marlins 92 69 .571 9.0
Mets 87 74 .540 14.0
Expos 78 83 .484 23.0
Phillies 67 94 .416 34.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 84 77 .522 --
Pirates 78 83 .484 6.0
Reds 75 86 .466 9.0
Cardinals 72 89 .447 12.0
Cubs 68 93 .422 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 90 71 .559 --
Dodgers 88 73 .547 2.0
Rockies 82 79 .509 8.0
Padres 75 86 .466 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Todd Walker 7
2 Marty Cordova 4
2 Eric Davis 4
2 Matt Lawton 4
2 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 2
1 Scott Rolen 2
3 Roberto Alomar 1
3 Jeromy Burnitz 1
3 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff King 5
2 Bobby Bonilla 4
2 Robert Eenhoorn 4
2 Willie McGee 4
2 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jay Bell 2
1 Willie McGee 2
1 Luis Ordaz 2
1 Todd Walker 2
5 24 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Smoltz 2.00
2 Wilson Alvarez 1.80
3 Jaret Wright 1.50
4 Rick Reed 1.20
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Wilson Alvarez 1
1 Ricky Bones 1
1 Bartolo Colon 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilson Alvarez 9
2 Tyler Green 8
2 John Smoltz 8
4 Frank Castillo 6
4 5 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Gregg Olson 1
1 Anthony Telford 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .372
2 Larry Walker .366
3 Mike Piazza .360
4 Frank Thomas .350
5 Kenny Lofton .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 57
2 Ken Griffey 56
3 Larry Walker 49
4 Tino Martinez 44
5 Jeff Bagwell 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 147
2 Tino Martinez 141
3 Andres Galarraga 140
4 Jeff Bagwell 135
5 Juan Gonzalez 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 74
2 Chuck Knoblauch 60
2 Tony Womack 60
4 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 2.28
5 Darryl Kile 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 21
2 Randy Johnson 20
2 Denny Neagle 20
2 Brad Radke 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 319
2 Pedro Martinez 305
3 Randy Johnson 291
4 Roger Clemens 284
5 John Smoltz 241

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 45
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 .492
2 Tim Raines .439
3 Tony Gwynn .438
4 Ray Durham .414
4 Jeff Frye .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 7
1 Juan Gonzalez 7
1 Mark McGwire 7
4 Jay Buhner 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff King 21
2 Juan Gonzalez 20
3 Roberto Alomar 17
4 Lee Stevens 16
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 9
2 Delino DeShields 8
2 Tony Womack 8
4 Barry Bonds 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Wickman 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 Randy Johnson 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 31
2 Randy Johnson 27
3 Hideo Nomo 26
4 Jimmy Haynes 25
5 Andy Pettitte 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 7
2 Tom Gordon 5
3 Ricky Bottalico 4
3 Trevor Hoffman 4
3 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .500
2 Harold Baines .397
3 Shawon Dunston .396
4 Turner Ward .380
5 Mike Piazza .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 16
2 Ken Griffey 13
3 Larry Walker 12
4 Barry Bonds 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff King 35
2 Juan Gonzalez 27
2 Ken Griffey 27
2 Larry Walker 27
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 15
2 Tony Womack 14
3 Brian Hunter 12
4 Barry Bonds 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Hill 1.37
2 Dave Mlicki 1.42
3 Butch Henry 1.48
4 Greg Maddux 1.50
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 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 60
2 Curt Schilling 55
3 Roger Clemens 54
4 Jimmy Haynes 46
4 John Smoltz 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 15
2 Ricky Bottalico 8
2 Doug Jones 8
4 Tom Gordon 7
4 3 others tied 7