On This Day

Friday, May 30, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 35 15 .700 --
Yankees 28 25 .528 8.5
Blue Jays 25 25 .500 10.0
Tigers 24 27 .471 11.5
Red Sox 22 28 .440 13.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 27 23 .540 --
Brewers 24 25 .490 2.5
White Sox 23 27 .460 4.0
Royals 23 27 .460 4.0
Twins 23 30 .434 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 28 23 .549 --
Angels 27 24 .529 1.0
Mariners 27 26 .509 2.0
Athletics 22 33 .400 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 36 16 .692 --
Marlins 31 20 .608 4.5
Mets 29 23 .558 7.0
Expos 27 24 .529 8.5
Phillies 19 33 .365 17.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 26 26 .500 --
Astros 26 27 .491 0.5
Cardinals 23 28 .451 2.5
Cubs 20 32 .385 6.0
Reds 20 33 .377 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 30 21 .588 --
Rockies 28 24 .538 2.5
Dodgers 26 25 .510 4.0
Padres 21 30 .412 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mo Vaughn 4
2 Roberto Alomar 3
2 Ruben Amaro 3
2 Jeff Branson 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mo Vaughn 3
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 Joe Carter 1
2 Jeff Cirillo 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Cirillo 4
1 Kevin Young 4
3 Jose Canseco 3
3 Wil Cordero 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brady Anderson 1
1 Adrian Brown 1
1 Russ Davis 1
1 Delino DeShields 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Mussina 10.00
2 Cal Eldred 2.00
3 Will Cunnane 1.00
3 Felipe Lira 1.00
3 Jason Schmidt 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Will Cunnane 1
1 Cal Eldred 1
1 Chris Hammond 1
1 Mark Hutton 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Mussina 10
2 Jeff Fassero 9
3 Cal Eldred 8
3 Felipe Lira 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Hipolito Pichardo 1
1 Tim Worrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .408
2 Tony Gwynn .408
3 David Justice .384
4 Jeff Blauser .370
5 Frank Thomas .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 24
2 Tino Martinez 20
3 Mark McGwire 19
4 Tony Clark 17
5 Jeff Bagwell 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 62
2 Tino Martinez 56
3 Jeff Bagwell 51
3 Andres Galarraga 51
5 Tony Clark 49

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 29
2 Brian Hunter 26
3 Chuck Knoblauch 25
4 Otis Nixon 21
5 Tom Goodwin 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.36
2 Greg Maddux 1.57
3 Rick Reed 1.70
4 Francisco Cordova 1.72
5 Roger Clemens 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 9
1 Bobby Jones 9
1 Jimmy Key 9
4 Scott Erickson 8
4 Pedro Martinez 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 97
2 Randy Johnson 96
3 Curt Schilling 93
4 Hideo Nomo 80
5 Alan Benes 77

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 16
1 Randy Myers 16
3 Mariano Rivera 15
4 John Franco 14
4 Todd Worrell 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .566
2 Rich Becker .500
2 Terry Steinbach .500
2 Frank Thomas .500
5 Joey Cora .483

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Buhner 7
1 Sammy Sosa 7
3 Jeff Bagwell 6
3 Andres Galarraga 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jay Buhner 19
2 Albert Belle 17
2 Sammy Sosa 17
4 Jeff Bagwell 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 8
2 Delino DeShields 7
2 Chuck Knoblauch 7
4 Curtis Goodwin 6
4 Deion Sanders 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Appier 0.53
2 Dave Burba 0.90
2 Garrett Stephenson 0.90
4 Roger Clemens 1.23
5 Bobby Jones 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Kevin Foster 3
1 Bobby Jones 3
1 Darryl Kile 3
5 39 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 33
2 David Cone 28
3 Alan Benes 25
3 Hideo Nomo 25
3 Curt Schilling 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Adams 5
1 Rick Aguilera 5
3 Ricky Bottalico 4
3 Steve Reed 4
3 Jeff Shaw 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joey Cora .457
2 Tony Gwynn .430
3 Frank Thomas .422
4 David Justice .393
5 2 tied .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tino Martinez 12
2 Ken Griffey 11
3 Mark McGwire 10
3 Sammy Sosa 10
5 7 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 33
2 Albert Belle 32
2 Ken Griffey 32
4 Juan Gonzalez 31
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 15
2 Chuck Knoblauch 14
3 Tom Goodwin 12
3 Otis Nixon 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Garrett Stephenson 1.33
2 Bobby Jones 1.37
3 Pat Hentgen 1.50
3 Francisco Cordova 1.50
5 Ismael Valdez 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 6
1 Bobby Jones 6
3 Scott Erickson 5
3 Mark Gardner 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 57
2 Roger Clemens 54
3 Curt Schilling 53
4 Pedro Martinez 50
5 David Cone 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 9
2 Mariano Rivera 8
2 Todd Worrell 8
4 Rick Aguilera 7
4 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .374
2 Frank Thomas .362
3 Alex Rodriguez .343
4 Joey Cora .337
5 Paul Molitor .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 60
2 Ken Griffey 56
3 Juan Gonzalez 50
4 Vinny Castilla 48
5 Andres Galarraga 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 161
2 Andres Galarraga 155
3 Juan Gonzalez 145
4 Albert Belle 141
4 Dante Bichette 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 64
2 Kenny Lofton 62
2 Otis Nixon 62
4 Tom Goodwin 61
5 2 tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.87
2 Greg Maddux 2.26
3 Roger Clemens 2.86
4 Pat Hentgen 2.89
5 Ismael Valdez 3.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Hentgen 21
2 Jimmy Key 20
2 Andy Pettitte 20
4 Andy Benes 19
4 5 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 247
2 John Smoltz 246
3 Roger Clemens 242
4 Hideo Nomo 238
5 Pedro Martinez 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 45
2 Todd Worrell 43
3 Mark Wohlers 41
4 Trevor Hoffman 39
5 3 tied 37