On This Day

Friday, May 2, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 18 7 .720 --
Red Sox 14 12 .538 4.5
Yankees 15 13 .536 4.5
Blue Jays 11 14 .440 7.0
Tigers 11 16 .407 8.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 12 12 .500 --
Indians 13 13 .500 0.0
Royals 12 13 .480 0.5
Twins 12 16 .429 2.0
White Sox 8 17 .320 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 17 11 .607 --
Rangers 14 11 .560 1.5
Angels 12 12 .500 3.0
Athletics 13 15 .464 4.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 20 7 .741 --
Marlins 15 12 .556 5.0
Expos 14 12 .538 5.5
Mets 13 15 .464 7.5
Phillies 9 17 .346 10.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 16 12 .571 --
Pirates 14 13 .519 1.5
Cardinals 12 15 .444 3.5
Reds 8 19 .296 7.5
Cubs 6 21 .222 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rockies 18 8 .692 --
Giants 17 9 .654 1.0
Dodgers 15 11 .577 3.0
Padres 10 16 .385 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ivan Rodriguez 4
2 Delino DeShields 3
2 Greg Gagne 3
2 Tony Gwynn 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Jeff Bagwell 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Rico Brogna 1
1 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Brogna 4
2 Mike Bordick 3
2 Dave Clark 3
2 Ken Griffey 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Gwynn 2
1 Quilvio Veras 2
1 Larry Walker 2
4 Jermaine Allensworth 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Johnson 2.75
2 Pete Schourek 2.00
3 Brad Radke 1.60
4 Jimmy Key 1.00
4 Robert Person 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 David Cone 1
1 Butch Henry 1
1 Randy Johnson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 11
2 Brad Radke 8
2 Pete Schourek 8
4 David Cone 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Rich Loiselle 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .433
2 Jeff Blauser .402
2 David Justice .402
4 Michael Tucker .395
5 Tony Gwynn .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 14
2 Mark McGwire 11
2 Larry Walker 11
4 Tino Martinez 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 36
2 Ken Griffey 33
3 Moises Alou 30
4 Larry Walker 29
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 19
2 Luis Castillo 11
2 Brian Hunter 11
2 Chuck Knoblauch 11
2 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.31
2 Rick Reed 1.03
3 Greg Maddux 1.38
4 Tom Glavine 1.64
5 Roger Clemens 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jimmy Key 5
1 Andy Pettitte 5
1 Bobby Witt 5
4 Roger Clemens 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 55
2 Randy Johnson 50
3 Curt Schilling 49
4 Shane Reynolds 45
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 11
1 Randy Myers 11
3 Mariano Rivera 9
4 Norm Charlton 7
4 4 others tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Justice .488
2 Eric Davis .485
3 Bernie Williams .460
4 Michael Tucker .436
5 Brad Ausmus .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 7
2 Moises Alou 6
2 Eric Davis 6
2 Ken Griffey 6
2 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 22
2 Moises Alou 19
3 Matt Williams 16
4 Ken Griffey 15
4 David Justice 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 9
2 Deion Sanders 7
3 Damon Buford 6
4 Manny Alexander 5
4 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.00
2 Wilson Alvarez 0.57
3 Mark Petkovsek 0.73
4 Bill Swift 0.75
5 Greg Maddux 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clark 3
1 David Cone 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 Pedro Martinez 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 27
2 Randy Johnson 25
3 David Cone 23
3 Ramon Martinez 23
5 Hideo Nomo 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 6
2 John Franco 5
3 Dennis Eckersley 4
3 Randy Myers 4
3 Bruce Ruffin 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .358
2 Tony Gwynn .355
3 Frank Thomas .340
4 Lance Johnson .336
5 Paul Molitor .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 60
2 Ken Griffey 55
3 Vinny Castilla 45
3 Andres Galarraga 45
5 Mo Vaughn 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 155
2 Andres Galarraga 154
3 Dante Bichette 143
4 Rafael Palmeiro 142
5 Albert Belle 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 68
2 Tom Goodwin 60
3 Otis Nixon 56
3 Eric Young 56
5 2 tied 52

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 22
1 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 235
2 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