On This Day

Thursday, July 10, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 55 30 .647 --
Yankees 49 37 .570 6.5
Tigers 41 45 .477 14.5
Blue Jays 40 44 .476 14.5
Red Sox 39 48 .448 17.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 44 37 .543 --
White Sox 44 42 .512 2.5
Brewers 39 44 .470 6.0
Twins 38 48 .442 8.5
Royals 36 47 .434 9.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 50 38 .568 --
Angels 45 42 .517 4.5
Rangers 43 43 .500 6.0
Athletics 37 53 .411 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 57 31 .648 --
Marlins 51 36 .586 5.5
Mets 49 38 .563 7.5
Expos 47 39 .547 9.0
Phillies 24 62 .279 32.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 44 45 .494 --
Pirates 43 44 .494 0.0
Cardinals 42 45 .483 1.0
Reds 38 48 .442 4.5
Cubs 37 51 .420 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 51 37 .580 --
Dodgers 46 42 .523 5.0
Rockies 43 46 .483 8.5
Padres 39 49 .443 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Craig Biggio 4
1 Joey Cora 4
1 Gary Gaetti 4
1 Derek Jeter 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Caminiti 2
1 Gary Gaetti 2
3 Manny Alexander 1
3 Joe Carter 1
3 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 6
2 Joe Carter 5
2 Juan Gonzalez 5
2 Chipper Jones 5
5 12 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rich Becker 2
1 Chuck Knoblauch 2
3 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
3 Barry Bonds 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kevin Foster 1.29
2 Chan Ho Park 1.25
3 Hideki Irabu 1.00
3 Tony Saunders 1.00
3 Allen Watson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 1
1 Alan Benes 1
1 Vaughn Eshelman 1
1 Hideki Irabu 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Foster 9
1 Hideki Irabu 9
3 Matt Beech 8
3 Tony Saunders 8
3 Allen Watson 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 Rich DeLucia 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .401
2 Tony Gwynn .393
3 Frank Thomas .370
4 Sandy Alomar .369
5 Mike Piazza .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 31
2 Ken Griffey 30
3 Tino Martinez 29
4 Larry Walker 26
5 2 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 85
1 Ken Griffey 85
3 Tino Martinez 81
4 Jeff Bagwell 78
5 2 tied 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 44
2 Deion Sanders 41
3 Otis Nixon 38
4 Chuck Knoblauch 36
5 Tony Womack 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.69
2 Pedro Martinez 1.74
3 Darryl Kile 2.04
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 Alan Benes 142

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 29
2 Randy Myers 27
2 Mariano Rivera 27
4 Robb Nen 24
5 2 tied 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Lieberthal .485
2 Juan Gonzalez .468
3 Mark Grace .429
4 Brian Hunter .426
5 Wally Joyner .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 J. T. Snow 8
2 Juan Gonzalez 7
3 Jose Cruz 5
3 Steve Finley 5
3 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 20
2 Tony Gwynn 17
2 Eric Karros 17
4 Mark Grace 15
4 Bobby Higginson 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 11
2 Deion Sanders 9
3 Damion Easley 6
3 Chuck Knoblauch 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Pettitte 0.00
2 Greg Maddux 0.50
3 Roger Clemens 0.73
4 Bobby Witt 1.13
5 2 tied 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Juden 3
1 Jamie Moyer 3
1 Brad Radke 3
4 Andy Ashby 2
4 33 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Juden 31
2 Darryl Kile 28
3 Roger Clemens 27
4 Chuck Finley 25
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 5
1 Todd Jones 5
1 Mark Wohlers 5
4 Rod Beck 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edgardo Alfonzo .416
2 Dale Sveum .391
3 Manny Ramirez .389
4 Mark Grace .388
5 Carl Everett .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Karros 12
2 Juan Gonzalez 11
2 J. T. Snow 11
4 Chipper Jones 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 37
2 Chipper Jones 35
3 Eric Karros 30
4 Jeff King 27
5 4 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 17
2 Delino DeShields 13
3 Otis Nixon 11
3 Deion Sanders 11
5 Tony Womack 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilson Alvarez 0.74
2 Tom Glavine 1.50
3 Randy Johnson 1.62
4 Kevin Brown 1.67
5 Pedro Martinez 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brad Radke 6
2 Jeff Juden 5
2 Mike Stanton 5
4 Wilson Alvarez 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 56
2 Alan Benes 52
2 Roger Clemens 52
4 David Cone 49
4 Chuck Finley 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 10
2 Roberto Hernandez 9
3 Randy Myers 8
3 Robb Nen 8
3 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .386
2 Larry Walker .373
3 Frank Thomas .361
4 Alex Rodriguez .349
5 Paul Molitor .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 56
2 Mark McGwire 55
3 Andres Galarraga 47
4 Juan Gonzalez 46
4 Jim Thome 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 165
2 Andres Galarraga 160
3 Albert Belle 144
3 Juan Gonzalez 144
5 Tino Martinez 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 72
2 Chuck Knoblauch 64
3 Tom Goodwin 60
4 Brian Hunter 59
5 Kenny Lofton 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.31
2 Roger Clemens 2.34
3 Greg Maddux 2.41
4 Pedro Martinez 2.62
5 David Cone 2.81

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 279
2 Roger Clemens 263
3 Pedro Martinez 253
4 John Smoltz 239
5 Hideo Nomo 232

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 47
2 Robb Nen 42
3 Mark Wohlers 41
3 Todd Worrell 41
5 2 tied 40