On This Day

Monday, June 16, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 45 20 .692 --
Yankees 37 30 .552 9.0
Blue Jays 31 33 .484 13.5
Tigers 29 36 .446 16.0
Red Sox 29 38 .433 17.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 34 30 .531 --
Royals 32 33 .492 2.5
Brewers 31 34 .477 3.5
White Sox 30 36 .455 5.0
Twins 30 37 .448 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 38 29 .567 --
Rangers 35 30 .538 2.0
Angels 34 32 .515 3.5
Athletics 28 41 .406 11.0

Games

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 43 25 .632 --
Marlins 40 27 .597 2.5
Expos 39 28 .582 3.5
Mets 37 30 .552 5.5
Phillies 22 44 .333 20.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 33 34 .493 --
Astros 33 36 .478 1.0
Cardinals 31 36 .463 2.0
Reds 28 39 .418 5.0
Cubs 28 40 .412 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 38 29 .567 --
Rockies 36 32 .529 2.5
Dodgers 32 35 .478 6.0
Padres 29 38 .433 9.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Moises Alou 3
1 Rico Brogna 3
1 Adrian Brown 3
1 Ray Durham 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeromy Burnitz 1
1 Luis Gonzalez 1
1 Chris Hoiles 1
1 Chipper Jones 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff King 3
1 Troy O'Leary 3
1 John Olerud 3
4 Jeff Conine 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 2
1 Sammy Sosa 2
3 Emil Brown 1
3 Jeff Frye 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ben McDonald 2.40
2 Alan Benes 1.57
3 Roger Clemens 1.50
4 Jason Schmidt 1.14
5 Dustin Hermanson 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Kevin Foster 1
1 Dustin Hermanson 1
1 Dave Mlicki 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 12
1 Ben McDonald 12
3 Alan Benes 11
4 Dave Mlicki 8
4 Jason Schmidt 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Loiselle 1
1 Ugueth Urbina 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .417
2 Tony Gwynn .396
3 Frank Thomas .391
4 Sandy Alomar .368
5 Mike Piazza .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 27
2 Mark McGwire 24
3 Tino Martinez 21
4 Jeff Bagwell 20
4 2 others tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 72
2 Andres Galarraga 71
3 Jeff Bagwell 65
4 Albert Belle 61
4 Tino Martinez 61

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.60
2 Roger Clemens 2.03
3 Darryl Kile 2.10
4 Francisco Cordova 2.15
5 David Cone 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 11
1 Bobby Jones 11
1 Jimmy Key 11
4 Randy Johnson 10
4 Denny Neagle 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 132
2 David Cone 120
3 Curt Schilling 119
4 Alan Benes 112
4 Pedro Martinez 112

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 23
2 Rod Beck 21
2 Mariano Rivera 21
4 John Franco 17
4 Robb Nen 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Piazza .472
2 Larry Walker .458
3 Rusty Greer .455
4 Ryan McGuire .447
5 Sandy Alomar .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Thome 8
2 Ray Lankford 6
2 Mo Vaughn 6
4 Eric Karros 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Thome 18
2 Andres Galarraga 16
2 Chipper Jones 16
4 Moises Alou 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 8
2 Delino DeShields 7
2 Otis Nixon 7
4 Omar Vizquel 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 0.36
2 Carlos Perez 0.71
3 Sean Bergman 0.73
4 Pete Smith 0.75
5 Brett Tomko 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 Matt Morris 3
1 Denny Neagle 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 39
2 Randy Johnson 36
3 Andy Benes 29
3 Alan Benes 29
5 Curt Schilling 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 6
1 Mariano Rivera 6
3 Jeff Shaw 5
4 Rod Beck 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Thomas .500
2 Tony Gwynn .447
3 Mike Piazza .438
4 Jason Giambi .427
5 Larry Walker .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Buhner 11
1 Andres Galarraga 11
1 Mark McGwire 11
1 Jim Thome 11
1 Mo Vaughn 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 36
2 Albert Belle 31
3 Ray Lankford 30
4 Jeff Bagwell 29
4 2 others tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 14
1 Tom Goodwin 14
3 Otis Nixon 11
4 Chuck Knoblauch 10
4 Tony Womack 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brett Tomko 1.37
2 Justin Thompson 1.45
3 Randy Johnson 1.80
4 Kent Mercker 1.86
5 David Cone 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 Bobby Jones 5
3 Roger Clemens 4
3 Kevin Foster 4
3 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 69
2 Pedro Martinez 63
3 Andy Benes 53
4 David Cone 51
4 Curt Schilling 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 10
2 Rick Aguilera 8
2 Rod Beck 8
2 Jeff Shaw 8
2 Ugueth Urbina 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .387
2 Frank Thomas .366
3 Reggie Jefferson .348
4 Mike Piazza .343
5 Alex Rodriguez .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 57
2 Ken Griffey 53
3 Juan Gonzalez 50
4 Vinny Castilla 48
4 Andres Galarraga 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 161
2 Ken Griffey 152
3 Albert Belle 143
4 Juan Gonzalez 142
5 3 tied 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 69
2 Tom Goodwin 68
3 Chuck Knoblauch 60
4 Kenny Lofton 59
5 Eric Young 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.21
2 Greg Maddux 2.23
3 Pat Hentgen 2.70
4 Roger Clemens 2.74
5 Tom Glavine 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Hentgen 21
2 Andy Benes 20
2 Kevin Brown 20
2 Jimmy Key 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 258
2 Roger Clemens 248
3 Hideo Nomo 239
4 John Smoltz 236
5 Pedro Martinez 233

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 41
1 Randy Myers 41
1 John Wetteland 41
4 Trevor Hoffman 40
4 2 others tied 40