On This Day

Wednesday, May 21, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 30 13 .698 --
Yankees 25 20 .556 6.0
Blue Jays 23 19 .548 6.5
Tigers 19 25 .432 11.5
Red Sox 16 26 .381 13.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 22 20 .524 --
Brewers 20 21 .488 1.5
White Sox 20 22 .476 2.0
Royals 20 22 .476 2.0
Twins 18 27 .400 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 24 18 .571 --
Angels 23 20 .535 1.5
Mariners 24 21 .533 1.5
Athletics 18 28 .391 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 32 13 .711 --
Marlins 27 17 .614 4.5
Expos 24 19 .558 7.0
Mets 24 21 .533 8.0
Phillies 17 27 .386 14.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 24 22 .522 --
Pirates 22 22 .500 1.0
Cardinals 18 26 .409 5.0
Cubs 16 28 .364 7.0
Reds 14 30 .318 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 25 18 .581 --
Rockies 24 20 .545 1.5
Dodgers 23 20 .535 2.0
Padres 18 25 .419 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Disarcina 4
1 Bill Spiers 4
3 Garret Anderson 3
3 Jim Edmonds 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Thomas 2
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Albert Belle 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 5
2 Ellis Burks 4
2 Gary Disarcina 4
4 Geronimo Berroa 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 3
2 Mike Cameron 2
2 Darin Erstad 2
4 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
4 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 1.71
2 Alan Benes 1.29
2 Justin Thompson 1.29
4 Mike Morgan 1.00
4 Chan Ho Park 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clark 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 Scott Erickson 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 12
2 Alan Benes 9
2 Justin Thompson 9
4 Chan Ho Park 8
4 Dave Telgheder 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Rich Loiselle 1
1 Greg McMichael 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .406
2 Tony Gwynn .379
3 Frank Thomas .378
4 Jeff Blauser .373
5 David Justice .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 20
2 Tino Martinez 17
3 Tony Clark 16
4 Jeff Bagwell 15
5 2 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 55
2 Tino Martinez 51
3 Tony Clark 46
4 Jeff Bagwell 44
4 Larry Walker 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 27
2 Brian Hunter 23
3 Chuck Knoblauch 20
4 Otis Nixon 18
5 2 tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.20
2 Greg Maddux 1.44
3 Francisco Cordova 1.62
4 Rick Reed 1.72
5 Jimmy Key 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 8
1 Scott Erickson 8
1 Jimmy Key 8
4 Bobby Jones 7
4 3 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 79
2 David Cone 78
3 Alan Benes 72
4 Randy Johnson 71
5 Roger Clemens 69

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 15
1 Randy Myers 15
3 Mariano Rivera 14
4 John Franco 12
4 Todd Worrell 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Thomas .477
2 Joey Cora .475
3 Garret Anderson .436
4 Mark Grace .426
5 Sammy Sosa .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Clark 7
1 Frank Thomas 7
3 Jeff Bagwell 6
3 Jim Edmonds 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 21
2 Ken Griffey 20
3 Sammy Sosa 19
4 Juan Gonzalez 17
5 Albert Belle 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 10
2 Tom Goodwin 7
2 Otis Nixon 7
2 Deion Sanders 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Hentgen 0.00
2 Bobby Jones 0.56
3 Darryl Kile 0.82
4 Jimmy Key 0.93
5 Alan Benes 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 30
2 Alan Benes 24
2 Greg Maddux 24
4 Kevin Brown 23
4 3 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 5
1 John Franco 5
1 Doug Jones 5
1 Mariano Rivera 5
5 Roberto Hernandez 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Thomas .459
2 Joey Cora .440
3 B. J. Surhoff .398
4 Ray Lankford .379
5 3 tied .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Bagwell 12
1 Matt Williams 12
3 Ken Griffey 11
4 Tino Martinez 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 34
2 Sammy Sosa 33
3 Tino Martinez 31
4 Jeff Bagwell 30
4 Frank Thomas 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 13
1 Otis Nixon 13
3 Chuck Knoblauch 12
3 Deion Sanders 12
5 Tony Womack 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.32
2 Jack McDowell 1.33
3 Francisco Cordova 1.35
4 Pedro Martinez 1.38
5 Pat Hentgen 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 6
2 Roger Clemens 5
2 David Cone 5
2 Jimmy Key 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 50
2 Roger Clemens 49
3 David Cone 46
3 Randy Johnson 46
5 Alan Benes 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 10
2 John Franco 9
3 Randy Myers 8
4 Ricky Bottalico 7
4 3 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Thomas .362
2 Tony Gwynn .357
3 Alex Rodriguez .349
4 Lance Johnson .335
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 60
2 Ken Griffey 59
3 Vinny Castilla 47
3 Andres Galarraga 47
5 Juan Gonzalez 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 171
2 Andres Galarraga 154
3 Dante Bichette 142
4 Tino Martinez 139
5 Albert Belle 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 60
1 Chuck Knoblauch 60
3 Kenny Lofton 59
3 Otis Nixon 59
5 Eric Young 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.86
2 Greg Maddux 2.18
3 Pat Hentgen 2.80
4 Tom Glavine 2.91
5 Hideo Nomo 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Hentgen 21
1 Andy Pettitte 21
3 John Smoltz 20
4 Andy Benes 19
4 4 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 253
2 Roger Clemens 248
2 Curt Schilling 248
4 Hideo Nomo 239
5 Shane Reynolds 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 46
1 Todd Worrell 46
3 Trevor Hoffman 42
4 Mark Wohlers 41
5 Rod Beck 39