On This Day

Wednesday, July 2, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 53 27 .663 --
Yankees 46 35 .568 7.5
Blue Jays 38 41 .481 14.5
Tigers 38 42 .475 15.0
Red Sox 37 45 .451 17.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 41 36 .532 --
White Sox 40 41 .494 3.0
Brewers 37 42 .468 5.0
Royals 36 43 .456 6.0
Twins 35 46 .432 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 48 35 .578 --
Angels 42 40 .512 5.5
Rangers 40 41 .494 7.0
Athletics 36 49 .424 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 54 29 .651 --
Marlins 49 33 .598 4.5
Expos 46 36 .561 7.5
Mets 45 37 .549 8.5
Phillies 23 58 .284 30.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 41 41 .500 --
Astros 41 43 .488 1.0
Pirates 39 43 .476 2.0
Reds 36 46 .439 5.0
Cubs 34 49 .410 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 47 36 .566 --
Rockies 43 41 .512 4.5
Dodgers 41 42 .494 6.0
Padres 37 46 .446 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carlos Garcia 4
1 Tony Phillips 4
3 Edgardo Alfonzo 3
3 Roberto Alomar 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Scott Rolen 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Ruben Amaro 1
2 Tony Batista 1
2 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 4
1 Rickey Henderson 4
3 Edgardo Alfonzo 3
3 Roberto Alomar 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Archi Cianfrocco 2
1 Brian Hunter 2
3 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
3 Roberto Alomar 1
3 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Greg Maddux 2.67
2 Jason Schmidt 1.67
3 John Burkett 1.40
4 Alan Benes 1.25
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Blair 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 John Burkett 1
1 Kevin Foster 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Alan Benes 10
1 Jason Schmidt 10
3 Greg Maddux 8
3 Robert Person 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Buddy Groom 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 Mel Rojas 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .400
2 Larry Walker .397
3 Sandy Alomar .375
4 Frank Thomas .373
5 Mike Piazza .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 30
2 Ken Griffey 29
3 Tino Martinez 28
4 Larry Walker 25
5 3 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 84
2 Ken Griffey 82
3 Tino Martinez 76
4 Jeff Bagwell 74
5 Tony Clark 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 41
2 Deion Sanders 38
3 Otis Nixon 36
4 Chuck Knoblauch 32
5 2 tied 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.54
2 Roger Clemens 1.81
3 Randy Johnson 2.18
4 Darryl Kile 2.23
5 Greg Maddux 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 12
1 Bobby Jones 12
1 Denny Neagle 12
4 Scott Erickson 11
4 4 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 164
2 David Cone 153
3 Curt Schilling 151
4 Pedro Martinez 145
5 Alan Benes 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 26
1 Randy Myers 26
1 Mariano Rivera 26
4 Robb Nen 24
5 3 tied 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Clark .440
2 Mark Grace .426
3 Tony Gwynn .422
4 Rafael Bournigal .421
5 2 tied .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 7
1 Steve Finley 7
1 Tino Martinez 7
4 Damion Easley 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Gwynn 20
2 Tony Clark 17
3 Jeff King 16
4 Joe Carter 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 12
2 Deion Sanders 8
3 Delino DeShields 7
3 Curtis Goodwin 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilson Alvarez 0.00
2 Steve Cooke 0.43
3 Allen Watson 0.64
4 Roger Clemens 0.79
5 Jason Schmidt 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 3
1 Jeff D'Amico 3
1 Shawn Estes 3
1 Alex Fernandez 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 33
1 Pedro Martinez 33
3 Randy Johnson 32
3 Curt Schilling 32
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 6
2 Dennis Eckersley 5
2 Roberto Hernandez 5
2 Trevor Hoffman 5
2 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sandy Alomar .422
2 Mike Piazza .416
3 Edgardo Alfonzo .400
4 Wally Joyner .390
5 John Valentin .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Thome 12
2 Barry Bonds 11
2 Eric Karros 11
4 Mark McGwire 10
4 Larry Walker 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chipper Jones 30
2 Andres Galarraga 29
3 Juan Gonzalez 28
3 Eric Karros 28
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 15
1 Otis Nixon 15
3 Brian Hunter 14
4 Tony Womack 12
5 Tom Goodwin 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilson Alvarez 0.83
2 Randy Johnson 0.92
3 Alan Benes 1.59
4 Roger Clemens 1.74
5 Pedro Martinez 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Juden 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 Denny Neagle 5
1 Brad Radke 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 72
2 Randy Johnson 68
3 Curt Schilling 58
4 David Cone 56
5 Alan Benes 53

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 11
1 Mariano Rivera 11
3 Rod Beck 9
3 Roberto Hernandez 9
3 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .390
2 Frank Thomas .364
3 Alex Rodriguez .346
4 Paul Molitor .343
5 Rusty Greer .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 57
2 Ken Griffey 55
3 Andres Galarraga 47
3 Juan Gonzalez 47
5 Jim Thome 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 162
2 Andres Galarraga 159
3 Albert Belle 144
4 Juan Gonzalez 142
5 Tino Martinez 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 73
2 Tom Goodwin 65
3 Chuck Knoblauch 63
4 Brian Hunter 56
5 Kenny Lofton 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.31
2 Greg Maddux 2.47
3 Roger Clemens 2.48
4 Pedro Martinez 2.63
5 Pat Hentgen 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Hentgen 21
2 Scott Erickson 20
2 Denny Neagle 20
4 Andy Benes 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 275
2 Roger Clemens 258
3 Pedro Martinez 248
4 Hideo Nomo 235
5 John Smoltz 234

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 44
2 Robb Nen 43
3 Trevor Hoffman 41
3 Randy Myers 41
5 2 tied 40