On This Day

Sunday, July 6, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 55 30 .647 --
Yankees 48 37 .565 7.0
Tigers 41 44 .482 14.0
Blue Jays 40 43 .482 14.0
Red Sox 38 48 .442 17.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 44 36 .550 --
White Sox 43 42 .506 3.5
Brewers 39 44 .470 6.5
Royals 36 46 .439 9.0
Twins 37 48 .435 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 49 38 .563 --
Angels 44 42 .512 4.5
Rangers 43 42 .506 5.0
Athletics 37 52 .416 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 57 30 .655 --
Marlins 50 36 .581 6.5
Mets 48 38 .558 8.5
Expos 47 39 .547 9.5
Phillies 24 61 .282 32.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 43 43 .500 --
Astros 43 45 .489 1.0
Cardinals 41 45 .477 2.0
Reds 38 48 .442 5.0
Cubs 37 50 .425 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 51 36 .586 --
Dodgers 45 42 .517 6.0
Rockies 43 45 .489 8.5
Padres 38 49 .437 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Domingo Cedeno 3
1 Delino DeShields 3
1 Darin Erstad 3
1 Mark Grudzielanek 3
1 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Bagwell 2
2 Tony Batista 1
2 Damon Berryhill 1
2 Geronimo Berroa 1
2 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Hollins 5
2 Jeff Bagwell 4
2 Tony Batista 4
2 Mark Grace 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chipper Jones 3
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Brett Butler 1
2 Mike Cameron 1
2 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 2.00
2 Chuck Finley 1.86
3 Jeff Juden 1.57
4 Mark Gardner 1.50
5 Ben McDonald 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Acevedo 1
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Willie Blair 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Finley 13
2 Jeff Juden 11
3 Roger Clemens 10
4 Mark Gardner 9
5 2 tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Mel Rojas 1
1 Billy Taylor 1
1 Todd Worrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .398
2 Tony Gwynn .394
3 Sandy Alomar .375
4 Frank Thomas .368
5 Mike Piazza .357

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 44
2 Deion Sanders 41
3 Otis Nixon 37
4 Chuck Knoblauch 34
5 Tony Womack 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.69
2 Pedro Martinez 1.74
3 Darryl Kile 2.17
4 Randy Johnson 2.20
5 Greg Maddux 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 13
2 Shawn Estes 12
2 Randy Johnson 12
2 Bobby Jones 12
2 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 Roger Clemens 140

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Thome .433
2 Rafael Bournigal .424
3 Mark Grace .422
4 Joe Girardi .417
5 Juan Gonzalez .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Finley 8
1 J. T. Snow 8
3 Jeffrey Hammonds 7
4 Juan Gonzalez 6
4 7 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Gwynn 21
2 Juan Gonzalez 19
2 Chipper Jones 19
4 Eric Karros 18
5 J. T. Snow 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 13
2 Deion Sanders 10
3 Curtis Goodwin 7
3 Otis Nixon 7
5 6 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Pettitte 0.43
2 Roger Clemens 0.73
3 Steve Cooke 0.82
4 Ismael Valdez 0.84
5 Wilson Alvarez 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shawn Estes 3
1 Geremi Gonzalez 3
1 Jeff Juden 3
1 Jon Lieber 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Finley 35
1 Mike Mussina 35
3 Curt Schilling 33
4 Jeff Juden 31
5 2 tied 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 6
1 Robb Nen 6
3 Dennis Eckersley 5
3 Roberto Hernandez 5
3 6 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sandy Alomar .425
2 Dale Sveum .406
3 Carl Everett .396
4 Mike Piazza .395
5 Edgardo Alfonzo .383

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 34
2 Chipper Jones 31
2 Eric Karros 31
4 Tony Gwynn 28
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 17
2 Delino DeShields 15
2 Otis Nixon 15
4 Deion Sanders 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilson Alvarez 0.60
2 Arthur Rhodes 0.69
3 Jerry Dipoto 0.72
4 Randy Johnson 1.34
5 Roger Clemens 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Juden 6
1 Brad Radke 6
3 Greg Maddux 5
3 Mike Stanton 5
3 Brett Tomko 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 69
2 Randy Johnson 63
3 Roger Clemens 60
4 Curt Schilling 59
5 David Cone 58

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .387
2 Larry Walker .371
3 Frank Thomas .356
4 Manny Ramirez .344
5 Alex Rodriguez .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 57
2 Ken Griffey 56
3 Andres Galarraga 47
3 Jim Thome 47
5 Juan Gonzalez 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 164
2 Andres Galarraga 159
3 Albert Belle 144
4 Juan Gonzalez 140
5 Tino Martinez 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 71
2 Tom Goodwin 64
3 Chuck Knoblauch 62
4 Brian Hunter 59
5 Kenny Lofton 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.31
2 Greg Maddux 2.39
3 Roger Clemens 2.39
4 Pedro Martinez 2.62
5 David Cone 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Hentgen 21
2 Roger Clemens 20
2 Jimmy Key 20
4 Scott Erickson 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 279
2 Roger Clemens 268
3 Pedro Martinez 253
4 John Smoltz 233
5 Hideo Nomo 232

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 47
2 Robb Nen 43
3 Todd Worrell 42
4 Trevor Hoffman 41
4 2 others tied 41