On This Day

Saturday, July 12, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 55 32 .632 --
Yankees 51 37 .580 4.5
Blue Jays 42 44 .488 12.5
Tigers 41 47 .466 14.5
Red Sox 39 50 .438 17.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 46 37 .554 --
White Sox 46 42 .523 2.5
Brewers 41 44 .482 6.0
Twins 38 50 .432 10.5
Royals 36 49 .424 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 51 39 .567 --
Angels 47 42 .528 3.5
Rangers 44 44 .500 6.0
Athletics 37 55 .402 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 58 32 .644 --
Marlins 51 37 .580 6.0
Mets 50 39 .562 7.5
Expos 48 40 .545 9.0
Phillies 25 62 .287 31.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 45 46 .495 --
Pirates 44 45 .494 0.0
Cardinals 43 46 .483 1.0
Reds 39 49 .443 4.5
Cubs 38 52 .422 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 52 38 .578 --
Dodgers 47 43 .522 5.0
Rockies 44 47 .484 8.5
Padres 40 50 .444 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dante Bichette 4
1 Bip Roberts 4
3 Jose Canseco 3
3 Jorge Fabregas 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dante Bichette 1
1 Chili Davis 1
1 Shawon Dunston 1
1 Jorge Fabregas 1
1 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Hollandsworth 3
1 Jeff Kent 3
1 Jeff King 3
1 Ryan Klesko 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sammy Sosa 2
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
2 Garret Anderson 1
2 Tilson Brito 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Francisco Cordova 5.00
2 Roger Clemens 4.00
3 Aaron Sele 2.20
4 Andy Benes 1.71
5 David Cone 1.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Burkett 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 David Cone 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 16
2 Andy Benes 12
3 Aaron Sele 11
4 David Cone 10
4 Francisco Cordova 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .402
2 Tony Gwynn .402
3 Frank Thomas .376
4 Sandy Alomar .365
5 Mike Piazza .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 31
2 Ken Griffey 30
2 Tino Martinez 30
4 Larry Walker 26
5 Jim Thome 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 86
2 Ken Griffey 85
3 Tino Martinez 82
4 Jeff Bagwell 80
5 Tony Gwynn 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 45
2 Deion Sanders 41
3 Otis Nixon 38
4 Chuck Knoblauch 36
5 Tony Womack 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.66
2 Pedro Martinez 1.74
3 Darryl Kile 2.04
4 Randy Johnson 2.20
5 Greg Maddux 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 14
2 Shawn Estes 12
2 Randy Johnson 12
2 Bobby Jones 12
2 3 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 170
2 Curt Schilling 169
3 Randy Johnson 168
4 Roger Clemens 156
5 Pedro Martinez 154

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 29
1 Mariano Rivera 29
3 Randy Myers 27
4 Robb Nen 24
5 3 tied 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Scott Rolen .475
2 Tony Gwynn .438
3 Wally Joyner .436
4 Brian Hunter .423
5 Terry Steinbach .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 7
2 Jeff Kent 6
2 J. T. Snow 6
4 Jose Cruz 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 21
2 Eric Karros 16
3 Tony Gwynn 15
3 Bobby Higginson 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 9
2 Brian Hunter 8
3 Damion Easley 6
3 Chuck Knoblauch 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Pettitte 0.00
2 Frankie Rodriguez 0.64
3 Jose Mesa 0.71
3 Chan Ho Park 0.71
5 Chuck Finley 0.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 Geremi Gonzalez 3
1 Brad Radke 3
4 Wilson Alvarez 2
4 35 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 34
2 Curt Schilling 30
3 Andy Benes 29
4 Darryl Kile 28
5 Jeff Juden 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 5
1 Doug Jones 5
1 Mark Wohlers 5
1 Todd Worrell 5
5 5 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .400
2 Edgardo Alfonzo .395
3 Manny Ramirez .391
4 Wally Joyner .387
5 John Valentin .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Karros 11
1 J. T. Snow 11
3 Steve Finley 10
4 Barry Bonds 9
4 4 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 36
2 Chipper Jones 30
2 Eric Karros 30
4 Jeff King 29
5 Tony Gwynn 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 18
2 Delino DeShields 13
3 Otis Nixon 11
3 Deion Sanders 11
5 Tony Womack 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilson Alvarez 1.03
2 Roger Clemens 1.11
3 Alan Benes 1.37
4 Randy Johnson 1.62
5 Pedro Martinez 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brad Radke 6
2 Wilson Alvarez 5
2 Jeff Juden 5
2 Greg Maddux 5
5 7 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 63
2 David Cone 59
3 Curt Schilling 58
4 Pedro Martinez 56
5 Andy Benes 53

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 10
1 Roberto Hernandez 10
3 Mariano Rivera 9
4 Dennis Eckersley 8
4 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .392
2 Larry Walker .375
3 Frank Thomas .365
4 Alex Rodriguez .344
5 Rusty Greer .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 56
2 Mark McGwire 54
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 161
3 Juan Gonzalez 145
4 Albert Belle 140
5 Tino Martinez 135

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.33
2 Kevin Brown 2.44
3 Greg Maddux 2.46
4 Pedro Martinez 2.62
5 David Cone 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Hentgen 21
2 Roger Clemens 20
3 Scott Erickson 19
3 Bobby Witt 19
5 9 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 280
2 Roger Clemens 269
3 Pedro Martinez 253
4 Hideo Nomo 239
4 John Smoltz 239

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 47
2 Mark Wohlers 42
2 Todd Worrell 42
4 Trevor Hoffman 41
4 Robb Nen 41