On This Day

Sunday, May 11, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 23 11 .676 --
Yankees 21 16 .568 3.5
Blue Jays 19 15 .559 4.0
Red Sox 15 20 .429 8.5
Tigers 15 21 .417 9.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 18 14 .563 --
Indians 17 17 .500 2.0
Royals 17 17 .500 2.0
White Sox 14 19 .424 4.5
Twins 14 23 .378 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 21 14 .600 --
Rangers 19 14 .576 1.0
Angels 14 19 .424 6.0
Athletics 15 22 .405 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 25 11 .694 --
Marlins 20 16 .556 5.0
Expos 18 16 .529 6.0
Mets 19 18 .514 6.5
Phillies 13 22 .371 11.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 20 17 .541 --
Pirates 19 17 .528 0.5
Cardinals 16 20 .444 3.5
Reds 11 24 .314 8.0
Cubs 10 25 .286 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 21 13 .618 --
Rockies 21 14 .600 0.5
Dodgers 20 14 .588 1.0
Padres 14 20 .412 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Alomar 3
1 Albert Belle 3
1 Archi Cianfrocco 3
1 Tony Clark 3
1 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Clark 2
1 Dan Wilson 2
3 Albert Belle 1
3 Jeff Blauser 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 B. J. Surhoff 6
2 Albert Belle 5
3 Tony Clark 3
3 Damon Mashore 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 2
1 Ken Caminiti 2
1 Omar Vizquel 2
4 Barry Bonds 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Curt Schilling 3.00
2 Wilson Alvarez 1.33
3 Justin Thompson 1.00
3 David Wells 1.00
5 Hideo Nomo 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 1
1 Omar Daal 1
1 Scott Erickson 1
1 Alex Fernandez 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilson Alvarez 12
1 Curt Schilling 12
3 Hideo Nomo 7
3 Jeff Shaw 7
3 John Thomson 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Doug Henry 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Blauser .402
2 Larry Walker .402
3 Bip Roberts .389
4 Eric Young .371
5 Kenny Lofton .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 15
2 Tino Martinez 14
3 Tony Clark 13
3 Larry Walker 13
5 2 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 43
2 Ken Griffey 41
3 Tony Clark 39
4 Larry Walker 37
5 Moises Alou 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 23
2 Chuck Knoblauch 17
3 Brian Hunter 16
4 Otis Nixon 15
5 3 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.50
2 Rick Reed 1.48
3 Francisco Cordova 1.53
4 Greg Maddux 1.54
5 Kevin Brown 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 6
1 Scott Erickson 6
1 Bobby Jones 6
1 Jimmy Key 6
1 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 68
2 David Cone 63
3 Randy Johnson 60
4 Hideo Nomo 55
5 Kevin Brown 54

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 13
1 Mariano Rivera 13
3 Rod Beck 12
4 John Franco 10
4 Todd Worrell 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Thomas .471
2 Jeff Blauser .455
3 B. J. Surhoff .426
4 Joey Cora .425
5 Julio Franco .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Clark 6
1 David Justice 6
1 Tino Martinez 6
4 Todd Hundley 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Hundley 17
2 Andres Galarraga 16
3 Tony Clark 15
3 David Justice 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 9
2 Raul Mondesi 6
2 Otis Nixon 6
4 Royce Clayton 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Lima 0.00
2 Kirk Rueter 0.43
3 Pedro Martinez 0.56
4 Ismael Valdez 0.59
5 Jimmy Key 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Mark Gardner 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 31
2 Randy Johnson 30
3 Curt Schilling 28
4 Kevin Brown 27
5 Hideo Nomo 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 7
1 Mariano Rivera 7
3 Doug Jones 4
3 Randy Myers 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bip Roberts .410
2 Ray Lankford .403
3 Frank Thomas .396
4 Jeff Blauser .392
5 Kenny Lofton .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tino Martinez 11
2 Tony Clark 10
2 Mark McGwire 10
4 Jeff Bagwell 9
4 4 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 34
2 Tony Clark 29
2 Ken Griffey 29
4 Moises Alou 28
5 Jeff Bagwell 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 18
2 Chuck Knoblauch 14
3 Otis Nixon 12
4 Kenny Lofton 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.50
2 Greg Maddux 1.10
3 Ismael Valdez 1.47
4 Francisco Cordova 1.58
5 Kevin Appier 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny Neagle 6
2 Scott Erickson 5
2 Jimmy Key 5
2 Pedro Martinez 5
2 Bobby Witt 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 52
2 Curt Schilling 50
3 David Cone 46
4 Pedro Martinez 42
4 Hideo Nomo 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 11
2 Randy Myers 9
3 John Franco 8
4 Rod Beck 7
4 4 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .356
2 Frank Thomas .351
3 Tony Gwynn .346
4 Rusty Greer .336
5 Lance Johnson .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 60
2 Ken Griffey 54
3 Vinny Castilla 45
4 Andres Galarraga 44
5 2 tied 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 159
2 Andres Galarraga 153
3 Dante Bichette 146
4 Albert Belle 141
5 Rafael Palmeiro 140

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 64
2 Otis Nixon 60
3 Chuck Knoblauch 57
4 Tom Goodwin 55
5 Eric Young 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.80
2 Greg Maddux 2.39
3 Tom Glavine 2.86
4 Andy Ashby 2.86
5 Jose Rosado 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 22
2 John Smoltz 21
3 Andy Benes 19
3 Pat Hentgen 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 260
2 Curt Schilling 250
3 Roger Clemens 249
4 Hideo Nomo 243
5 Shane Reynolds 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 47
2 John Wetteland 45
3 Trevor Hoffman 42
3 Mark Wohlers 42
5 Rod Beck 39