On This Day

Saturday, July 5, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 55 29 .655 --
Yankees 48 36 .571 7.0
Tigers 40 44 .476 15.0
Blue Jays 39 43 .476 15.0
Red Sox 38 47 .447 17.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 43 36 .544 --
White Sox 42 42 .500 3.5
Brewers 38 44 .463 6.5
Royals 36 45 .444 8.0
Twins 37 47 .440 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 49 37 .570 --
Rangers 43 41 .512 5.0
Angels 43 42 .506 5.5
Athletics 36 52 .409 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 57 29 .663 --
Marlins 50 35 .588 6.5
Mets 47 38 .553 9.5
Expos 46 39 .541 10.5
Phillies 24 60 .286 32.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 42 43 .494 --
Astros 42 45 .483 1.0
Cardinals 41 44 .482 1.0
Reds 38 47 .447 4.0
Cubs 36 50 .419 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 50 36 .581 --
Dodgers 44 42 .512 6.0
Rockies 43 44 .494 7.5
Padres 38 48 .442 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Turner Ward 4
2 Pat Borders 3
2 Domingo Cedeno 3
2 Gary Disarcina 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 2
1 Jeffrey Hammonds 2
3 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
3 Carlos Baerga 1
3 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 6
2 Chipper Jones 4
2 Tony Pena 4
4 Mike Cameron 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Bagwell 3
2 Alex Rodriguez 2
3 Domingo Cedeno 1
3 Roger Cedeno 1
3 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Darryl Kile 2.00
2 Mike Mussina 1.56
3 Ismael Valdez 1.50
4 Darren Holmes 1.14
5 Matt Morris 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clark 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Cal Eldred 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Mussina 14
2 Darryl Kile 12
3 Pedro Martinez 9
3 Matt Morris 9
5 Darren Holmes 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .395
2 Tony Gwynn .394
3 Sandy Alomar .377
4 Frank Thomas .370
5 Mike Piazza .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 31
2 Ken Griffey 30
3 Tino Martinez 28
4 Larry Walker 25
5 Jim Thome 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 84
1 Ken Griffey 84
3 Tino Martinez 78
4 Jeff Bagwell 74
5 Tony Clark 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 43
2 Deion Sanders 40
3 Otis Nixon 36
4 Chuck Knoblauch 33
4 Tony Womack 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.74
2 Roger Clemens 1.81
3 Darryl Kile 2.17
4 Randy Johnson 2.20
5 Greg Maddux 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 12
1 Shawn Estes 12
1 Randy Johnson 12
1 Bobby Jones 12
1 2 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 168
2 David Cone 160
3 Curt Schilling 159
4 Pedro Martinez 154
5 Alan Benes 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 29
2 Randy Myers 27
2 Mariano Rivera 27
4 Robb Nen 24
5 3 tied 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Ramirez .458
2 Matt Stairs .455
3 Jim Thome .441
4 Chipper Jones .431
5 Joe Girardi .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Finley 8
2 Jeffrey Hammonds 7
2 J. T. Snow 7
4 Damion Easley 6
4 7 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 20
1 Tony Gwynn 20
1 Chipper Jones 20
4 Eric Karros 18
5 Tony Clark 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 12
2 Deion Sanders 9
2 Tony Womack 9
4 Delino DeShields 7
4 Curtis Goodwin 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Cooke 0.00
2 Roger Clemens 0.79
3 Ismael Valdez 0.84
4 Wilson Alvarez 0.90
5 Jason Schmidt 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shawn Estes 3
1 Geremi Gonzalez 3
1 Jeff Juden 3
1 Jon Lieber 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Mussina 35
2 Curt Schilling 33
3 Randy Johnson 30
3 Pedro Martinez 30
5 David Cone 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 6
1 Robb Nen 6
1 Mark Wohlers 6
4 Dennis Eckersley 5
4 6 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sandy Alomar .432
2 Edgardo Alfonzo .388
3 Mike Piazza .387
4 Rusty Greer .385
5 Edgar Martinez .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 12
1 Eric Karros 12
3 Juan Gonzalez 11
3 Jim Thome 11
5 3 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 34
2 Chipper Jones 31
2 Eric Karros 31
4 Tony Gwynn 27
4 Jeff King 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 16
2 Delino DeShields 15
2 Otis Nixon 15
4 Tom Goodwin 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilson Alvarez 0.60
2 Jerry Dipoto 0.72
3 Randy Johnson 1.34
4 Alan Benes 1.59
5 Roger Clemens 1.74

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 69
2 Randy Johnson 63
3 Curt Schilling 59
4 David Cone 58
5 Mike Mussina 54

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 12
2 Mariano Rivera 11
3 Jeff Shaw 10
4 Randy Myers 9
4 Robb Nen 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .387
2 Frank Thomas .360
3 Manny Ramirez .345
4 Alex Rodriguez .344
5 Paul Molitor .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 57
2 Ken Griffey 56
3 Andres Galarraga 47
3 Juan Gonzalez 47
3 Jim Thome 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 164
2 Andres Galarraga 159
3 Albert Belle 143
4 Juan Gonzalez 142
5 Tino Martinez 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 71
2 Tom Goodwin 66
3 Chuck Knoblauch 61
4 Brian Hunter 58
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 2.70
5 David Cone 2.81

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 279
2 Roger Clemens 258
3 Pedro Martinez 257
4 Hideo Nomo 241
5 John Smoltz 233

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 47
2 Robb Nen 43
3 Trevor Hoffman 41
3 Randy Myers 41
3 2 others tied 41