On This Day

Tuesday, April 22, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 12 4 .750 --
Red Sox 10 8 .556 3.0
Blue Jays 9 8 .529 3.5
Tigers 9 11 .450 5.0
Yankees 9 11 .450 5.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 11 8 .579 --
Brewers 8 7 .533 1.0
Indians 8 10 .444 2.5
Royals 7 10 .412 3.0
White Sox 5 14 .263 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 13 7 .650 --
Rangers 8 8 .500 3.0
Athletics 9 10 .474 3.5
Angels 8 10 .444 4.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 14 4 .778 --
Marlins 10 8 .556 4.0
Expos 8 9 .471 5.5
Mets 7 12 .368 7.5
Phillies 6 12 .333 8.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 12 7 .632 --
Pirates 8 9 .471 3.0
Cardinals 7 11 .389 4.5
Reds 6 13 .316 6.0
Cubs 2 15 .118 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 13 4 .765 --
Rockies 12 5 .706 1.0
Dodgers 10 7 .588 3.0
Padres 9 8 .529 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Nomar Garciaparra 4
1 Larry Walker 4
3 Moises Alou 3
3 Jeff Bagwell 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Moises Alou 2
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Ellis Burks 1
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Moises Alou 4
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 3
2 Ron Coomer 3
2 Carlos Garcia 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Lankford 2
1 Otis Nixon 2
1 Omar Vizquel 2
4 Luis Alicea 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Greg Maddux 1.60
2 Jeff Fassero 1.17
2 Brad Radke 1.17
4 Mike Mussina 0.88
5 Dustin Hermanson 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Avery 1
1 Roger Bailey 1
1 Jeff Fassero 1
1 John Frascatore 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Greg Maddux 8
2 Jeff Fassero 7
2 Mike Mussina 7
2 Brad Radke 7
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Butch Henry 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Dan Plesac 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .507
2 Kenny Lofton .446
3 Sandy Alomar .431
4 Tony Gwynn .408
5 Paul O'Neill .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 9
1 Larry Walker 9
3 Vinny Castilla 7
3 Tony Clark 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 25
1 Larry Walker 25
3 Tony Clark 23
4 Tino Martinez 22
5 Jeff Kent 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 15
2 Brian Hunter 10
3 Kenny Lofton 9
4 Luis Castillo 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.42
2 Kevin Brown 0.96
3 Esteban Loaiza 1.33
4 Greg Maddux 1.33
4 Rick Reed 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Fassero 4
1 Andy Pettitte 4
3 Roger Bailey 3
3 Dave Burba 3
3 13 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 40
2 Curt Schilling 37
3 Shane Reynolds 36
4 Randy Johnson 30
5 2 tied 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 10
2 Randy Myers 8
3 Norm Charlton 6
3 John Ericks 6
5 5 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .360
2 Tony Gwynn .348
3 Paul Molitor .339
4 Chuck Knoblauch .334
5 Lance Johnson .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 59
2 Ken Griffey 50
3 Andres Galarraga 45
4 Brady Anderson 44
4 4 others tied 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 149
2 Ken Griffey 148
3 Albert Belle 145
3 Rafael Palmeiro 145
5 Dante Bichette 143

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 71
2 Tom Goodwin 60
3 Eric Young 59
4 Otis Nixon 57
5 Lance Johnson 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.60
2 Greg Maddux 2.60
3 Tom Glavine 2.61
4 Andy Ashby 2.97
5 John Smoltz 3.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 23
2 Andy Pettitte 22
3 Mike Mussina 19
4 Kevin Brown 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 267
2 Roger Clemens 250
3 Hideo Nomo 232
4 Jeff Fassero 226
5 Darryl Kile 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 46
2 John Wetteland 45
3 Trevor Hoffman 42
4 Rod Beck 41
5 2 tied 39