On This Day

Thursday, July 3, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 54 27 .667 --
Yankees 47 35 .573 7.5
Blue Jays 38 42 .475 15.5
Tigers 38 43 .469 16.0
Red Sox 38 45 .458 17.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 41 36 .532 --
White Sox 40 42 .488 3.5
Brewers 37 43 .463 5.5
Royals 36 43 .456 6.0
Twins 36 46 .439 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 48 36 .571 --
Angels 42 41 .506 5.5
Rangers 41 41 .500 6.0
Athletics 36 50 .419 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 55 29 .655 --
Marlins 50 33 .602 4.5
Expos 46 37 .554 8.5
Mets 45 38 .542 9.5
Phillies 23 59 .280 31.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 41 42 .494 --
Astros 41 44 .482 1.0
Pirates 40 43 .482 1.0
Reds 37 46 .446 4.0
Cubs 35 49 .417 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 48 36 .571 --
Rockies 43 42 .506 5.5
Dodgers 42 42 .500 6.0
Padres 38 46 .452 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Damon Berryhill 3
1 Jeff Conine 3
1 Marty Cordova 3
1 Gary Gaetti 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Finley 2
1 J. T. Snow 2
3 Rich Becker 1
3 Mark Bellhorn 1
3 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Finley 5
2 Kurt Abbott 4
2 Jeffrey Hammonds 4
2 Andruw Jones 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Rodriguez 2
2 Brady Anderson 1
2 Roger Cedeno 1
2 Marty Cordova 1
2 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ramon Garcia 1.00
2 Aaron Sele 0.86
2 John Smiley 0.86
4 Curt Schilling 0.80
5 Doug Creek 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rich Batchelor 1
1 Doug Creek 1
1 Geremi Gonzalez 1
1 Livan Hernandez 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 8
2 Doug Creek 7
2 Ramon Garcia 7
4 Jeff D'Amico 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Rich Loiselle 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .399
2 Larry Walker .397
3 Sandy Alomar .375
4 Frank Thomas .371
5 Mike Piazza .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 30
2 Ken Griffey 29
3 Tino Martinez 28
4 Larry Walker 25
5 4 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 39
3 Otis Nixon 36
4 Chuck Knoblauch 33
5 Tony Womack 32

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 Jimmy Key 12
1 Denny Neagle 12
5 4 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 164
2 Curt Schilling 159
3 David Cone 153
4 Pedro Martinez 145
5 Alan Benes 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 27
1 Mariano Rivera 27
3 Randy Myers 26
4 Robb Nen 24
5 3 tied 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .435
2 Rafael Bournigal .432
3 Doug Glanville .419
4 Orlando Merced .418
5 Matt Stairs .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Finley 9
2 Barry Bonds 8
2 J. T. Snow 8
4 Tino Martinez 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Gwynn 20
2 Tony Clark 16
2 Chipper Jones 16
2 J. T. Snow 16
5 5 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 11
2 Deion Sanders 9
3 Tony Womack 8
4 Delino DeShields 7
4 Curtis Goodwin 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilson Alvarez 0.00
2 Steve Cooke 0.43
3 Roger Clemens 0.79
4 Jason Schmidt 1.08
5 Alan Benes 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shawn Estes 3
1 Alex Fernandez 3
1 Geremi Gonzalez 3
1 Jeff Juden 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 33
1 Curt Schilling 33
3 Randy Johnson 32
4 Jeff Juden 26
4 Mike Mussina 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 6
1 Robb Nen 6
3 Dennis Eckersley 5
3 Roberto Hernandez 5
3 4 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sandy Alomar .422
2 Mike Piazza .419
3 Edgardo Alfonzo .395
4 Wally Joyner .385
5 Tony Gwynn .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 12
1 Jim Thome 12
3 Steve Finley 11
3 Eric Karros 11
3 J. T. Snow 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chipper Jones 29
2 Steve Finley 28
2 Juan Gonzalez 28
2 Eric Karros 28
5 4 tied 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilson Alvarez 0.24
2 Randy Johnson 1.13
3 Alan Benes 1.59
4 Roger Clemens 1.74
5 Pedro Martinez 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brad Radke 6
2 Jeff Juden 5
2 Greg Maddux 5
2 Denny Neagle 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 72
2 Curt Schilling 66
3 Randy Johnson 59
4 David Cone 56
5 Alan Benes 53

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 11
2 Rod Beck 10
2 Robb Nen 10
2 Jeff Shaw 10
5 Randy Myers 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .390
2 Frank Thomas .364
3 Alex Rodriguez .346
4 Paul Molitor .342
5 Manny Ramirez .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 56
2 Ken Griffey 55
3 Andres Galarraga 47
4 Jay Buhner 45
4 2 others tied 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 162
2 Andres Galarraga 159
3 Albert Belle 145
4 Juan Gonzalez 137
5 2 tied 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 72
2 Tom Goodwin 65
3 Chuck Knoblauch 64
4 Brian Hunter 56
5 Kenny Lofton 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.31
2 Greg Maddux 2.39
3 Roger Clemens 2.48
4 Pedro Martinez 2.63
5 Pat Hentgen 2.77

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 283
2 Roger Clemens 258
3 Pedro Martinez 248
4 Hideo Nomo 241
5 John Smoltz 237

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 45
2 Robb Nen 43
3 Trevor Hoffman 42
4 Randy Myers 41
5 2 tied 40