On This Day

Friday, May 16, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 26 13 .667 --
Yankees 24 17 .585 3.0
Blue Jays 21 17 .553 4.5
Tigers 17 23 .425 9.5
Red Sox 15 23 .395 10.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 20 18 .526 --
Brewers 19 18 .514 0.5
Indians 18 20 .474 2.0
White Sox 16 22 .421 4.0
Twins 16 25 .390 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 22 16 .579 --
Mariners 23 17 .575 0.0
Angels 19 19 .500 3.0
Athletics 17 25 .405 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 27 13 .675 --
Marlins 24 16 .600 3.0
Expos 22 16 .579 4.0
Mets 20 20 .500 7.0
Phillies 14 25 .359 12.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 22 19 .537 --
Pirates 21 19 .525 0.5
Cardinals 17 22 .436 4.0
Cubs 13 26 .333 8.0
Reds 12 27 .308 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 23 15 .605 --
Rockies 23 16 .590 0.5
Dodgers 22 16 .579 1.0
Padres 14 24 .368 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Curtis Goodwin 4
1 Darryl Hamilton 4
1 Brian McRae 4
1 David Segui 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Craig Biggio 2
2 Luis Alicea 1
2 Brad Ausmus 1
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrin Jackson 6
1 Sammy Sosa 6
3 Chris Widger 5
4 Craig Biggio 4
4 Glenallen Hill 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonds 2
1 Royce Clayton 2
1 Michael Tucker 2
1 Jose Vizcaino 2
5 16 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Alan Benes 2.75
2 Chuck Finley 1.17
3 Alex Fernandez 1.14
4 Greg Maddux 1.00
4 Mike Morgan 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Aldred 1
1 Wilson Alvarez 1
1 Joe Borowski 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Alan Benes 11
2 Greg Maddux 9
3 Alex Fernandez 8
4 Chuck Finley 7
4 Chan Ho Park 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 Danny Patterson 1
1 Bruce Ruffin 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .412
2 Jeff Blauser .387
3 Bip Roberts .387
4 Eric Young .365
5 David Justice .362

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 47
1 Tino Martinez 47
3 Larry Walker 43
4 Tony Clark 42
5 Moises Alou 37

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 Greg Maddux 1.36
4 Francisco Cordova 1.47
5 Tim Belcher 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 7
1 Scott Erickson 7
1 Jimmy Key 7
4 Jason Dickson 6
4 5 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 69
2 Curt Schilling 68
3 Alan Benes 63
3 Randy Johnson 63
5 Kevin Brown 61

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joey Cora .440
2 Julio Franco .432
3 Eric Young .431
4 Will Clark .420
5 Tom Goodwin .417

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 Juan Gonzalez 17
1 Ken Griffey 17
1 B. J. Surhoff 17
4 Albert Belle 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 8
2 Brian Hunter 7
2 Chuck Knoblauch 7
4 Tom Goodwin 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Hentgen 0.00
1 Mike DeJean 0.00
3 Tim Belcher 0.36
4 Darryl Kile 0.38
5 2 tied 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 David Cone 3
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 28
2 Kevin Brown 27
3 Randy Johnson 24
4 Pat Hentgen 23
4 John Smiley 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 6
2 John Franco 5
2 Roberto Hernandez 5
2 Todd Worrell 5
5 3 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eric Davis .412
2 Ray Lankford .408
3 B. J. Surhoff .400
4 Bip Roberts .395
5 Eric Young .393

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 36
2 Ken Griffey 33
3 Tony Clark 29
4 David Justice 27
4 Sammy Sosa 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 14
1 Otis Nixon 14
3 Deion Sanders 13
4 Tony Womack 12
5 Brian Hunter 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.69
2 Tim Belcher 0.92
3 Francisco Cordova 1.10
4 Greg Maddux 1.16
5 Rick Reed 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 5
1 David Cone 5
1 Scott Erickson 5
1 Jimmy Key 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 48
2 Curt Schilling 45
3 Pedro Martinez 44
4 Kevin Brown 43
5 Alan Benes 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 11
2 John Franco 9
2 Todd Worrell 9
4 Robb Nen 8
5 2 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .351
2 Frank Thomas .348
3 Tony Gwynn .346
4 Lance Johnson .339
5 Julio Franco .335

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 163
2 Andres Galarraga 156
3 Dante Bichette 145
4 Albert Belle 143
5 Tino Martinez 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 62
2 Otis Nixon 61
3 Tom Goodwin 59
4 Chuck Knoblauch 58
5 Eric Young 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.84
2 Greg Maddux 2.20
3 Tom Glavine 2.93
4 Hideo Nomo 2.95
5 Pat Hentgen 2.95

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 246
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