On This Day

Monday, May 12, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 24 11 .686 --
Yankees 21 16 .568 4.0
Blue Jays 19 16 .543 5.0
Red Sox 15 20 .429 9.0
Tigers 15 21 .417 9.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 19 14 .576 --
Royals 17 17 .500 2.5
Indians 17 18 .486 3.0
White Sox 14 20 .412 5.5
Twins 15 23 .395 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 20 14 .588 --
Mariners 21 15 .583 0.0
Angels 15 19 .441 5.0
Athletics 15 23 .395 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 26 11 .703 --
Marlins 21 16 .568 5.0
Expos 18 16 .529 6.5
Mets 19 18 .514 7.0
Phillies 13 23 .361 12.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 20 18 .526 --
Pirates 19 18 .514 0.5
Cardinals 16 20 .444 3.0
Reds 11 24 .314 7.5
Cubs 10 25 .286 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 21 13 .618 --
Rockies 22 14 .611 0.0
Dodgers 20 14 .588 1.0
Padres 14 20 .412 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Greg Colbrunn 4
1 Greg Myers 4
1 Chris Snopek 4
4 Moises Alou 3
4 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Will Clark 2
2 Derek Bell 1
2 Dante Bichette 1
2 Jay Buhner 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 4
1 Jim Leyritz 4
3 Garret Anderson 3
3 Darin Erstad 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonilla 1
1 Dave Hollins 1
1 Quinton McCracken 1
1 Mickey Morandini 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Greg Maddux 1.17
2 Jack McDowell 1.00
3 Brad Radke 0.78
4 Pat Rapp 0.75
5 Steve Karsay 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Burkett 1
1 Jeff D'Amico 1
1 Mike DeJean 1
1 Rich DeLucia 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Greg Maddux 7
1 Brad Radke 7
3 Chris Carpenter 5
4 Jeff D'Amico 4
4 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 John Wetteland 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .404
2 Jeff Blauser .398
3 Bip Roberts .389
4 Eric Young .367
5 Julio Franco .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 16
2 Tino Martinez 14
3 Tony Clark 13
3 Larry Walker 13
5 2 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 43
1 Tino Martinez 43
3 Tony Clark 39
3 Larry Walker 39
5 2 tied 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 23
2 Chuck Knoblauch 17
3 Brian Hunter 16
4 Otis Nixon 15
5 Tony Womack 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.50
2 Rick Reed 1.48
3 Francisco Cordova 1.53
4 Greg Maddux 1.57
5 Kevin Brown 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jimmy Key 7
2 Roger Clemens 6
2 Scott Erickson 6
2 Bobby Jones 6
2 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 68
2 David Cone 63
3 Randy Johnson 60
4 Hideo Nomo 55
4 Shane Reynolds 55

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 Tino Martinez .440
2 Joey Cora .439
3 Julio Franco .432
4 Frank Thomas .429
5 Jeff Blauser .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Justice 6
1 Tino Martinez 6
3 Tony Clark 5
3 Todd Hundley 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Hundley 17
2 Andres Galarraga 16
2 B. J. Surhoff 16
4 David Justice 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 9
2 Raul Mondesi 6
2 Otis Nixon 6
2 Tony Womack 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kirk Rueter 0.43
2 Pedro Astacio 0.56
2 Tim Belcher 0.56
2 Pedro Martinez 0.56
5 Ismael Valdez 0.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Mark Gardner 3
1 Bobby Jones 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 31
2 Curt Schilling 28
3 Kevin Brown 27
4 Randy Johnson 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 7
2 John Franco 6
3 Doug Jones 5
4 Randy Myers 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bip Roberts .410
2 Ray Lankford .403
3 Jeff Blauser .388
4 Bernie Williams .386
5 Kenny Lofton .385

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 34
2 Ken Griffey 31
3 Tony Clark 29
4 Jeff Bagwell 27
5 Larry Walker 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 18
2 Chuck Knoblauch 14
3 Otis Nixon 12
4 Kenny Lofton 11
4 Tony Womack 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.50
2 Francisco Cordova 1.09
3 Greg Maddux 1.19
4 Ismael Valdez 1.47
5 Kevin Appier 1.65

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 45
1 Curt Schilling 45
3 Pedro Martinez 42
3 Hideo Nomo 42
5 Kevin Brown 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 11
2 Randy Myers 9
3 John Franco 8
3 John Wetteland 8
5 2 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .357
2 Frank Thomas .351
3 Tony Gwynn .346
4 Lance Johnson .337
5 Eric Young .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 60
2 Ken Griffey 55
3 Vinny Castilla 45
4 Andres Galarraga 44
5 2 tied 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 161
2 Andres Galarraga 154
3 Dante Bichette 150
4 Albert Belle 143
5 Rafael Palmeiro 140

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 62
2 Otis Nixon 59
3 Chuck Knoblauch 57
4 Tom Goodwin 55
5 Eric Young 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.80
2 Greg Maddux 2.38
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 5 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 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 46
1 Todd Worrell 46
3 Trevor Hoffman 42
3 Mark Wohlers 42
5 Rod Beck 39