On This Day

Thursday, June 26, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 50 24 .676 --
Yankees 43 32 .573 7.5
Blue Jays 34 39 .466 15.5
Red Sox 35 41 .461 16.0
Tigers 33 41 .446 17.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 38 33 .535 --
White Sox 38 37 .507 2.0
Royals 35 38 .479 4.0
Brewers 35 38 .479 4.0
Twins 34 41 .453 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 45 32 .584 --
Angels 40 36 .526 4.5
Rangers 37 38 .493 7.0
Athletics 32 47 .405 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 49 28 .636 --
Marlins 45 31 .592 3.5
Mets 43 33 .566 5.5
Expos 43 33 .566 5.5
Phillies 23 52 .307 25.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 39 39 .500 --
Cardinals 36 40 .474 2.0
Pirates 35 41 .461 3.0
Reds 32 44 .421 6.0
Cubs 29 48 .377 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 44 33 .571 --
Rockies 41 37 .526 3.5
Dodgers 38 39 .494 6.0
Padres 33 44 .429 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Craig Biggio 3
1 Barry Bonds 3
1 Domingo Cedeno 3
1 Joey Cora 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Cameron 2
2 Rich Aurilia 1
2 Brad Ausmus 1
2 Harold Baines 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Gwynn 4
1 Mark McGwire 4
3 Harold Baines 3
3 Tony Clark 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 4
2 Rickey Henderson 2
3 Jeff Bagwell 1
3 Derek Bell 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 1.29
2 Chris Haney 1.00
2 Jeff Juden 1.00
4 Denny Neagle 0.88
5 James Baldwin 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Sean Bergman 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Mike DeJean 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 9
2 Denny Neagle 7
3 James Baldwin 6
3 Matt Beech 6
3 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Curt Leskanic 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .408
2 Tony Gwynn .399
3 Frank Thomas .386
4 Sandy Alomar .368
5 Mike Piazza .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 29
2 Mark McGwire 28
3 Tino Martinez 26
4 Jeff Bagwell 22
4 Larry Walker 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 81
2 Ken Griffey 79
3 Jeff Bagwell 72
4 Tino Martinez 69
5 Tony Clark 66

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 37
2 Otis Nixon 33
3 Deion Sanders 32
4 Chuck Knoblauch 30
5 2 tied 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.58
2 Roger Clemens 1.79
3 Darryl Kile 2.14
4 David Cone 2.21
5 Randy Johnson 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 12
1 Bobby Jones 12
3 Randy Johnson 11
3 Jimmy Key 11
3 Denny Neagle 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 157
2 David Cone 147
3 Curt Schilling 139
4 Pedro Martinez 135
5 Roger Clemens 122

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 25
1 Randy Myers 25
1 Mariano Rivera 25
4 Robb Nen 21
5 2 tied 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rusty Greer .481
2 Manny Ramirez .452
3 Matt Stairs .441
4 Craig Biggio .438
5 Mike Piazza .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 6
1 Nomar Garciaparra 6
1 Eric Karros 6
1 Jeff King 6
5 8 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff King 19
2 Chipper Jones 16
3 Joe Carter 15
4 Jay Buhner 14
4 5 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 10
2 Delino DeShields 8
3 Otis Nixon 6
3 Tony Womack 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilson Alvarez 0.36
2 Pedro Martinez 1.00
3 Dave Mlicki 1.06
4 Alan Benes 1.10
5 Roger Clemens 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 3
1 Jeff D'Amico 3
1 Jeff Juden 3
1 Brad Radke 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 37
1 Pedro Martinez 37
3 David Cone 36
4 Roger Clemens 29
5 Curt Schilling 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 6
1 Roberto Hernandez 6
3 Randy Myers 5
3 Mariano Rivera 5
5 4 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sandy Alomar .429
2 Larry Walker .421
3 Mike Piazza .421
4 Tony Gwynn .413
5 Rusty Greer .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 12
1 Jim Thome 12
3 Andres Galarraga 10
3 Mo Vaughn 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 32
2 Jay Buhner 28
2 Chipper Jones 28
4 Steve Finley 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 14
1 Otis Nixon 14
3 Tom Goodwin 12
3 Brian Hunter 12
3 Tony Womack 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 0.92
2 Kent Mercker 1.34
3 Wilson Alvarez 1.66
4 Roger Clemens 1.75
5 Brett Tomko 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 Brad Radke 5
3 Alan Benes 4
3 Jeff D'Amico 4
3 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 76
2 Pedro Martinez 67
3 David Cone 62
4 Curt Schilling 57
5 Andy Benes 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 11
2 Rod Beck 10
3 Randy Myers 9
3 Robb Nen 9
5 2 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .392
2 Frank Thomas .370
3 Rusty Greer .347
4 Alex Rodriguez .346
5 Reggie Jefferson .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 56
2 Ken Griffey 55
3 Andres Galarraga 49
4 Juan Gonzalez 46
5 Vinny Castilla 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 167
2 Ken Griffey 159
3 Juan Gonzalez 144
4 Albert Belle 143
5 Jay Buhner 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 74
2 Tom Goodwin 64
3 Chuck Knoblauch 61
4 Kenny Lofton 54
5 Eric Young 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.26
2 Roger Clemens 2.53
3 Greg Maddux 2.55
4 David Cone 2.57
5 Pedro Martinez 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Hentgen 21
2 Jimmy Key 20
3 Andy Benes 19
3 Roger Clemens 19
3 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 271
2 Roger Clemens 257
3 Pedro Martinez 244
4 Hideo Nomo 238
5 John Smoltz 231

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 44
2 Trevor Hoffman 43
3 Randy Myers 42
4 Robb Nen 41
5 Mark Wohlers 40