On This Day

Thursday, May 15, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 25 13 .658 --
Yankees 24 16 .600 2.0
Blue Jays 20 17 .541 4.5
Tigers 16 23 .410 9.5
Red Sox 15 22 .405 9.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 20 17 .541 --
Brewers 19 17 .528 0.5
Indians 18 19 .486 2.0
White Sox 15 22 .405 5.0
Twins 15 25 .375 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 23 16 .590 --
Rangers 21 16 .568 1.0
Angels 18 19 .486 4.0
Athletics 17 24 .415 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 26 13 .667 --
Marlins 23 16 .590 3.0
Expos 21 16 .568 4.0
Mets 20 19 .513 6.0
Phillies 14 24 .368 11.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 21 18 .538 --
Astros 21 19 .525 0.5
Cardinals 17 21 .447 3.5
Cubs 12 26 .316 8.5
Reds 11 27 .289 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 23 14 .622 --
Dodgers 22 15 .595 1.0
Rockies 22 16 .579 1.5
Padres 14 23 .378 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Durham 3
1 Mark Grace 3
1 Matt Mieske 3
1 Melvin Nieves 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Clark 1
1 Johnny Damon 1
1 Kevin Elster 1
1 Cecil Fielder 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Clark 3
1 Cecil Fielder 3
1 Pat Lennon 3
1 Melvin Nieves 3
1 Rondell White 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 2
1 Brian Hunter 2
3 Barry Bonds 1
3 Ray Durham 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Castillo 1.33
2 Dustin Hermanson 1.00
2 Ismael Valdez 1.00
4 Sterling Hitchcock 0.71
5 Kevin Appier 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Castillo 1
1 Francisco Cordova 1
1 Jason Dickson 1
1 Kenny Rogers 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Castillo 8
1 Dustin Hermanson 8
3 Kevin Appier 5
3 Francisco Cordova 5
3 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Mike James 1
1 Ricardo Rincon 1
1 Billy Taylor 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .407
2 Jeff Blauser .395
3 Bip Roberts .387
4 David Justice .365
5 Julio Franco .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 18
2 Tino Martinez 16
3 Tony Clark 14
4 Mark McGwire 13
4 Larry Walker 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 47
1 Tino Martinez 47
3 Tony Clark 42
4 Larry Walker 41
5 Moises Alou 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 23
2 Brian Hunter 18
2 Chuck Knoblauch 18
4 Otis Nixon 17
5 3 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.79
2 Rick Reed 1.27
3 Francisco Cordova 1.47
4 Greg Maddux 1.57
5 Tim Belcher 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jimmy Key 7
2 Roger Clemens 6
2 Jason Dickson 6
2 Scott Erickson 6
2 5 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 69
2 Curt Schilling 68
3 Randy Johnson 63
4 Kevin Brown 61
5 Kevin Appier 57

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 14
2 Rod Beck 13
2 Randy Myers 13
4 Todd Worrell 12
5 John Franco 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Goodwin .449
2 Will Clark .435
2 Joey Cora .435
4 Tony Womack .426
5 John Valentin .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tino Martinez 7
2 Tony Clark 6
3 Ken Griffey 5
3 Butch Huskey 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 B. J. Surhoff 19
2 Juan Gonzalez 17
2 Ken Griffey 17
4 Jay Bell 16
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 8
2 Brian Hunter 7
2 Chuck Knoblauch 7
4 Tom Goodwin 6
4 Tony Womack 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Hentgen 0.00
1 Kirk Rueter 0.00
1 Mike DeJean 0.00
4 Tim Belcher 0.36
5 Darryl Kile 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 3
1 David Cone 3
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 28
2 Kevin Brown 27
3 Pedro Martinez 26
4 Roger Clemens 24
4 Randy Johnson 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 6
2 John Franco 5
2 Todd Worrell 5
4 Roberto Hernandez 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 B. J. Surhoff .420
2 Eric Davis .412
3 Ray Lankford .400
4 Bip Roberts .395
5 Jeff Blauser .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tino Martinez 13
2 Ken Griffey 12
3 Tony Clark 11
4 Mark McGwire 10
4 Matt Williams 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 37
2 Ken Griffey 34
3 Tony Clark 31
4 David Justice 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 15
2 Otis Nixon 14
3 Deion Sanders 13
4 Tony Womack 12
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.79
2 Tim Belcher 0.92
3 Francisco Cordova 1.10
4 Ismael Valdez 1.43
5 Greg Maddux 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 6
2 David Cone 5
2 Jimmy Key 5
2 Denny Neagle 5
2 Bobby Witt 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 49
2 Randy Johnson 48
3 Curt Schilling 45
4 Kevin Brown 43
5 David Cone 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 11
2 John Franco 9
2 Todd Worrell 9
4 Norm Charlton 8
4 Randy Myers 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .353
2 Tony Gwynn .348
3 Frank Thomas .347
4 Lance Johnson .340
5 Julio Franco .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 61
2 Ken Griffey 57
3 Vinny Castilla 45
3 Juan Gonzalez 45
5 Andres Galarraga 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 165
2 Andres Galarraga 156
3 Dante Bichette 145
4 Albert Belle 143
5 Tino Martinez 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 62
2 Otis Nixon 61
3 Tom Goodwin 59
4 Chuck Knoblauch 58
5 Eric Young 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.84
2 Greg Maddux 2.27
3 Pat Hentgen 2.93
4 Jose Rosado 2.93
5 Tom Glavine 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 22
2 Pat Hentgen 20
2 John Smoltz 20
4 Andy Benes 19
4 Kevin Brown 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 253
2 Roger Clemens 242
3 Curt Schilling 240
4 Hideo Nomo 237
5 Pedro Martinez 217

Saves

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