On This Day

Thursday, May 1, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 17 7 .708 --
Red Sox 13 12 .520 4.5
Yankees 14 13 .519 4.5
Blue Jays 11 13 .458 6.0
Tigers 11 16 .407 7.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 12 11 .522 --
Royals 12 12 .500 0.5
Indians 13 13 .500 0.5
Twins 11 16 .407 3.0
White Sox 8 17 .320 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 16 11 .593 --
Rangers 14 10 .583 0.5
Angels 12 12 .500 2.5
Athletics 13 14 .481 3.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 20 6 .769 --
Marlins 15 11 .577 5.0
Expos 13 12 .520 6.5
Mets 12 15 .444 8.5
Phillies 8 17 .320 11.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 15 12 .556 --
Pirates 13 13 .500 1.5
Cardinals 12 14 .462 2.5
Reds 7 19 .269 7.5
Cubs 6 20 .231 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rockies 18 7 .720 --
Giants 17 8 .680 1.0
Dodgers 14 11 .560 4.0
Padres 10 15 .400 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Derrick May 4
2 Jay Bell 3
2 John Flaherty 3
2 Tony Gwynn 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Flaherty 2
1 David Justice 2
3 Dante Bichette 1
3 Ken Caminiti 1
3 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jay Bell 3
1 David Justice 3
1 Jose Offerman 3
1 Greg Vaughn 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 2
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
2 Vinny Castilla 1
2 Carlos Garcia 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Curt Schilling 2.25
2 Pedro Martinez 1.80
3 Scott Erickson 1.40
4 Jack McDowell 1.12
5 Matt Morris 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 1
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 Steve Cooke 1
1 Scott Erickson 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 9
1 Jack McDowell 9
1 Curt Schilling 9
4 Scott Erickson 7
5 Steve Cooke 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Steve Reed 1
1 Ricardo Rincon 1
1 Mark Wohlers 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .441
2 Michael Tucker .410
3 David Justice .402
4 Bip Roberts .398
5 Jeff Blauser .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 13
2 Mark McGwire 11
2 Larry Walker 11
4 Vinny Castilla 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 34
2 Moises Alou 30
2 Ken Griffey 30
4 Larry Walker 29
5 Tony Clark 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 19
2 Luis Castillo 11
2 Brian Hunter 11
2 Chuck Knoblauch 11
2 Kenny Lofton 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.31
2 Rick Reed 1.03
3 Greg Maddux 1.13
4 Tom Glavine 1.64
5 Roger Clemens 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 5
1 Bobby Witt 5
3 Roger Clemens 4
3 Jason Dickson 4
3 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 49
1 Curt Schilling 49
3 Alan Benes 42
3 Hideo Nomo 42
5 3 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 11
1 Randy Myers 11
3 Mariano Rivera 8
4 Norm Charlton 7
4 3 others tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Michael Tucker .472
2 David Justice .457
3 Dan Wilson .452
4 Bernie Williams .442
5 Bip Roberts .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 7
2 Moises Alou 6
2 Ken Griffey 6
2 David Justice 6
2 Matt Williams 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 20
2 Moises Alou 19
3 Matt Williams 16
4 David Justice 15
5 Ken Griffey 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 8
1 Tony Womack 8
3 Damon Buford 6
3 Otis Nixon 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.00
2 Wilson Alvarez 0.57
3 Bill Swift 0.75
4 Rick Reed 1.06
5 Darren Oliver 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clark 3
1 Pedro Martinez 3
1 Charles Nagy 3
1 Denny Neagle 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 27
2 Hideo Nomo 22
3 Alan Benes 21
3 Dave Burba 21
3 Mark Gardner 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 5
1 Mariano Rivera 5
3 Norm Charlton 4
3 Dennis Eckersley 4
3 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .359
2 Tony Gwynn .351
3 Frank Thomas .338
4 Lance Johnson .336
5 Paul Molitor .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 61
2 Ken Griffey 54
3 Vinny Castilla 45
3 Andres Galarraga 45
5 Albert Belle 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 153
2 Ken Griffey 152
3 Dante Bichette 143
4 Rafael Palmeiro 142
5 Albert Belle 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 69
2 Tom Goodwin 61
3 Otis Nixon 55
3 Eric Young 55
5 Lance Johnson 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.80
2 Greg Maddux 2.61
3 Tom Glavine 2.69
4 Andy Ashby 2.76
5 John Smoltz 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 23
2 John Smoltz 22
3 Mike Mussina 19
4 Andy Benes 18
4 6 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 263
2 Roger Clemens 248
3 Hideo Nomo 235
4 Curt Schilling 231
5 Jeff Fassero 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 44
1 Todd Worrell 44
3 Rod Beck 41
4 Trevor Hoffman 40
4 Mark Wohlers 40