On This Day

Sunday, September 28, 1997

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1997 Playoffs

Upcoming Games

September 30, 1997

San Francisco Giants at Florida Marlins

Houston Astros at Atlanta Braves

Cleveland Indians at New York Yankees

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Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 98 64 .605 --
Yankees 96 66 .593 2.0
Tigers 79 83 .488 19.0
Red Sox 78 84 .481 20.0
Blue Jays 76 86 .469 22.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 86 75 .534 --
White Sox 80 81 .497 6.0
Brewers 78 83 .484 8.0
Twins 68 94 .420 18.5
Royals 67 94 .416 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 90 72 .556 --
Angels 84 78 .519 6.0
Rangers 77 85 .475 13.0
Athletics 65 97 .401 25.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 101 61 .623 --
Marlins 92 70 .568 9.0
Mets 88 74 .543 13.0
Expos 78 84 .481 23.0
Phillies 68 94 .420 33.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 84 78 .519 --
Pirates 79 83 .488 5.0
Reds 76 86 .469 8.0
Cardinals 73 89 .451 11.0
Cubs 68 94 .420 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 90 72 .556 --
Dodgers 88 74 .543 2.0
Rockies 83 79 .512 7.0
Padres 76 86 .469 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Neifi Perez 5
2 Aaron Boone 4
2 Mark Loretta 4
4 Dante Bichette 3
4 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dante Bichette 2
1 Mike Piazza 2
1 Jerome Walton 2
4 Bobby Abreu 1
4 29 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Sheffield 5
2 Jeromy Burnitz 4
2 John Olerud 4
2 Mike Piazza 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 2
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Mike Cameron 1
2 Lou Collier 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hideki Irabu 3.00
2 Andy Ashby 2.00
3 Mike Remlinger 1.29
4 John Burkett 1.25
5 3 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Acevedo 1
1 John Burkett 1
1 Jason Christiansen 1
1 Mike DeJean 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Ashby 10
2 Mike Remlinger 9
3 Roger Clemens 8
3 Rick DeHart 8
3 Tony Saunders 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Keith Foulke 1
1 Rich Loiselle 1
1 Terry Mathews 1
1 Billy Taylor 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .372
2 Larry Walker .366
3 Mike Piazza .362
4 Frank Thomas .347
5 Kenny Lofton .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 58
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 62
3 Tony Womack 60
4 Otis Nixon 59
5 Deion Sanders 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.90
2 Roger Clemens 2.05
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 Roger Clemens 292
4 Randy Johnson 291
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 .500
2 Tony Gwynn .442
3 Paul O'Neill .439
4 Tim Raines .422
5 Mike Piazza .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 8
2 Barry Bonds 7
3 Ken Griffey 6
3 Larry Walker 6
5 9 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff King 21
2 Juan Gonzalez 17
2 Mike Piazza 17
4 Roberto Alomar 16
4 3 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 8
1 Delino DeShields 8
1 Tony Womack 8
4 Barry Bonds 6
4 Brian Hunter 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chad Ogea 0.50
2 Carlos Perez 0.63
3 Dave Mlicki 1.02
4 Kevin Tapani 1.13
5 Esteban Loaiza 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ramon Garcia 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 Scott Sullivan 3
1 Kevin Tapani 3
5 41 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 31
2 Roger Clemens 29
3 Hideo Nomo 26
4 Jimmy Haynes 25
5 Andy Pettitte 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 6
2 Ricky Bottalico 5
3 Tom Gordon 4
3 Trevor Hoffman 4
3 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .500
2 Shawon Dunston .395
3 Brent Mayne .386
4 Mike Piazza .383
5 Turner Ward .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 16
2 Ken Griffey 13
3 Larry Walker 12
4 Juan Gonzalez 10
4 Jeff King 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff King 34
2 Mike Piazza 30
3 Ron Coomer 27
3 Ken Griffey 27
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 15
2 Tony Womack 14
3 Barry Bonds 12
3 Brian Hunter 12
5 2 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 Dave Burba 5
3 Pedro Astacio 4
3 Kevin Brown 4
3 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 15
2 Ricky Bottalico 9
3 Doug Jones 8
4 Tom Gordon 7
4 3 others tied 7