On This Day

Thursday, June 12, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 42 19 .689 --
Yankees 36 27 .571 7.0
Blue Jays 29 31 .483 12.5
Tigers 29 32 .475 13.0
Red Sox 26 37 .413 17.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 32 28 .533 --
Royals 29 32 .475 3.5
Brewers 29 32 .475 3.5
White Sox 28 34 .452 5.0
Twins 28 35 .444 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 35 29 .547 --
Angels 34 29 .540 0.5
Rangers 32 30 .516 2.0
Athletics 27 39 .409 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 42 22 .656 --
Marlins 37 26 .587 4.5
Mets 35 28 .556 6.5
Expos 35 28 .556 6.5
Phillies 21 41 .339 20.0

Games

No Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 32 33 .492 --
Pirates 31 32 .492 0.0
Cardinals 30 33 .476 1.0
Reds 26 37 .413 5.0
Cubs 25 39 .391 6.5

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 36 28 .563 --
Rockies 35 30 .538 1.5
Dodgers 31 33 .484 5.0
Padres 28 36 .438 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Edmonds 4
1 Andres Galarraga 4
3 Garret Anderson 3
3 Dante Bichette 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nomar Garciaparra 2
2 Darin Erstad 1
2 John Flaherty 1
2 Rickey Henderson 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nomar Garciaparra 4
2 Jay Buhner 3
2 Vinny Castilla 3
2 Ken Griffey 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Darren Bragg 1
1 Damon Buford 1
1 Rusty Greer 1
1 Raul Mondesi 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hideo Nomo 1.33
2 Dave Telgheder 0.75
3 Brian Anderson 0.71
4 Matt Perisho 0.56
5 Mark Gardner 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Gardner 1
1 Mike James 1
1 Jose Mercedes 1
1 Aaron Sele 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 8
2 Dave Telgheder 6
3 Brian Anderson 5
3 Matt Perisho 5
5 Mark Gardner 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Ayala 1
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Billy Taylor 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .409
2 Tony Gwynn .402
3 Frank Thomas .391
4 Will Clark .370
5 Sandy Alomar .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 26
2 Mark McGwire 24
3 Tino Martinez 21
4 Jeff Bagwell 19
4 Mo Vaughn 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 70
2 Andres Galarraga 69
3 Jeff Bagwell 63
4 Tino Martinez 61
5 Albert Belle 56

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 30
2 Chuck Knoblauch 28
3 Brian Hunter 27
3 Otis Nixon 27
5 Tom Goodwin 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.78
2 Roger Clemens 1.94
3 Francisco Cordova 1.99
4 Greg Maddux 2.01
5 Darryl Kile 2.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 11
1 Bobby Jones 11
3 Jimmy Key 10
4 Scott Erickson 9
4 2 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 120
2 David Cone 111
2 Curt Schilling 111
4 Hideo Nomo 103
5 Alan Benes 101

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 20
1 Randy Myers 20
1 Mariano Rivera 20
4 Robb Nen 17
5 John Franco 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Thomas .472
2 Mike Piazza .464
3 Sandy Alomar .457
4 Jason Giambi .450
5 Rickey Henderson .448

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mo Vaughn 9
2 Jim Thome 7
3 Andres Galarraga 6
3 Ray Lankford 6
3 Ivan Rodriguez 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 20
2 Vinny Castilla 18
3 Steve Finley 16
4 Jeff Bagwell 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 8
1 Otis Nixon 8
3 Adrian Brown 6
3 Tony Womack 6
3 Eric Young 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carlos Perez 0.00
1 Randy Johnson 0.00
3 Andy Benes 0.82
4 David Wells 1.20
5 Brett Tomko 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Matt Morris 3
1 Jose Rosado 3
1 Allen Watson 3
4 Tim Belcher 2
4 32 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 26
2 Pedro Martinez 25
3 Kevin Appier 24
3 Andy Benes 24
3 2 others tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 5
1 Todd Jones 5
1 Mariano Rivera 5
1 Jeff Shaw 5
5 4 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .464
2 Frank Thomas .457
3 Jason Giambi .423
4 Larry Walker .414
5 Sandy Alomar .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 12
1 Frank Thomas 12
3 Jay Buhner 11
3 Jim Thome 11
5 6 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 36
2 Jay Buhner 33
2 Frank Thomas 33
4 Ray Lankford 31
5 Albert Belle 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 17
2 Otis Nixon 12
3 Delino DeShields 11
3 Brian Hunter 11
3 Chuck Knoblauch 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Jones 1.58
2 Darryl Kile 1.60
3 Justin Thompson 1.64
4 Andy Benes 1.67
5 2 tied 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 5
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 Bobby Jones 5
1 Darryl Kile 5
5 5 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 60
2 Pedro Martinez 56
3 Alan Benes 49
4 David Cone 48
4 Hideo Nomo 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 9
2 Rick Aguilera 8
2 Rod Beck 8
2 Robb Nen 8
5 3 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .383
2 Frank Thomas .368
3 Reggie Jefferson .342
4 Alex Rodriguez .341
5 Paul Molitor .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 60
2 Ken Griffey 54
3 Vinny Castilla 50
3 Juan Gonzalez 50
5 Andres Galarraga 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 160
2 Ken Griffey 154
3 Albert Belle 142
3 Juan Gonzalez 142
5 Dante Bichette 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 68
2 Tom Goodwin 66
3 Kenny Lofton 62
4 Chuck Knoblauch 61
5 Eric Young 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.15
2 Kevin Brown 2.18
3 Roger Clemens 2.79
4 Pat Hentgen 2.85
5 Andy Benes 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 20
1 Pat Hentgen 20
3 Kevin Brown 19
3 Scott Erickson 19
3 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 256
2 Roger Clemens 245
2 Hideo Nomo 245
4 John Smoltz 236
5 Pedro Martinez 230

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 41
1 Mark Wohlers 41
1 Todd Worrell 41
4 Rod Beck 40
4 2 others tied 40