On This Day

Tuesday, July 15, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 57 33 .633 --
Yankees 52 39 .571 5.5
Blue Jays 43 46 .483 13.5
Tigers 43 48 .473 14.5
Red Sox 40 52 .435 18.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 48 38 .558 --
White Sox 47 44 .516 3.5
Brewers 43 45 .489 6.0
Twins 40 51 .440 10.5
Royals 37 51 .420 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 52 41 .559 --
Angels 50 42 .543 1.5
Rangers 45 46 .495 6.0
Athletics 38 57 .400 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 59 34 .634 --
Marlins 53 38 .582 5.0
Mets 51 41 .554 7.5
Expos 50 41 .549 8.0
Phillies 26 64 .289 31.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 47 45 .511 --
Astros 47 47 .500 1.0
Cardinals 45 47 .489 2.0
Reds 40 51 .440 6.5
Cubs 38 55 .409 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 53 40 .570 --
Dodgers 50 43 .538 3.0
Rockies 44 50 .468 9.5
Padres 42 51 .452 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Marquis Grissom 4
2 Sean Berry 3
2 Barry Bonds 3
2 Darren Bragg 3
2 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 2
1 Ray Lankford 2
1 Dave Nilsson 2
4 Brady Anderson 1
4 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 5
2 Mike Lieberthal 4
2 Mark McGwire 4
2 Lenny Webster 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 3
2 Jermaine Allensworth 1
2 Mark Bellhorn 1
2 Roger Cedeno 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dustin Hermanson 1.80
2 Shawn Boskie 1.75
3 Kevin Foster 1.43
4 Kirk Rueter 1.00
5 Tom Gordon 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alan Benes 1
1 Shawn Boskie 1
1 Jason Christiansen 1
1 Jason Dickson 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Foster 10
2 Dustin Hermanson 9
3 Tom Gordon 8
4 Shawn Boskie 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Rich Loiselle 1
1 Mike Magnante 1
1 Ramiro Mendoza 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .406
2 Tony Gwynn .398
3 Frank Thomas .378
4 Sandy Alomar .363
5 Mike Piazza .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 32
2 Tino Martinez 31
3 Ken Griffey 30
4 Jim Thome 26
4 Larry Walker 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 90
2 Ken Griffey 85
2 Tino Martinez 85
4 Jeff Bagwell 82
5 Tony Gwynn 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 48
2 Deion Sanders 44
3 Otis Nixon 38
4 Chuck Knoblauch 37
5 Tony Womack 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.62
2 Roger Clemens 1.66
3 Darryl Kile 2.10
4 Randy Johnson 2.22
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 5 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 182
2 David Cone 170
3 Curt Schilling 169
4 Pedro Martinez 163
5 Roger Clemens 156

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 29
1 Mariano Rivera 29
3 Randy Myers 27
4 Robb Nen 24
5 4 tied 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Lieberthal .484
2 Ryan Klesko .471
3 Tony Gwynn .434
4 Scott Rolen .415
5 Tim Salmon .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Lankford 6
2 Gary Gaetti 5
2 Juan Gonzalez 5
2 Jeffrey Hammonds 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 17
1 Eric Karros 17
1 Frank Thomas 17
4 Ray Lankford 16
5 Mike Piazza 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 9
1 Deion Sanders 9
3 Alex Rodriguez 6
4 Roger Cedeno 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Pettitte 0.00
1 Jose Mesa 0.00
3 Hideo Nomo 0.64
4 Chuck Finley 0.81
5 John Burkett 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Blair 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 Darryl Kile 3
1 Brad Radke 3
5 32 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 34
2 Jeff Juden 29
3 Todd Stottlemyre 26
4 Darryl Kile 25
5 Chuck Finley 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 7
2 Rich Loiselle 6
3 Todd Jones 5
3 Mark Wohlers 5
5 6 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .398
2 John Valentin .396
3 Larry Walker .392
4 Edgardo Alfonzo .388
5 Mike Lieberthal .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 11
1 Steve Finley 11
3 Tino Martinez 10
3 J. T. Snow 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 36
2 Tony Gwynn 32
3 Eric Karros 29
4 Chipper Jones 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 21
2 Deion Sanders 14
3 Delino DeShields 13
4 Tony Womack 12
5 Otis Nixon 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilson Alvarez 1.00
2 Roger Clemens 1.11
3 Jerry Dipoto 1.44
4 Pedro Martinez 1.67
5 Alan Benes 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brad Radke 6
2 Jeff Juden 5
2 Darryl Kile 5
2 Greg Maddux 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 63
2 Pedro Martinez 51
3 David Cone 50
3 Randy Johnson 50
3 Curt Schilling 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 10
2 Rod Beck 9
2 Trevor Hoffman 9
2 Mariano Rivera 9
2 Mark Wohlers 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .390
2 Larry Walker .379
3 Frank Thomas .366
4 Mike Piazza .338
5 Reggie Jefferson .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 55
2 Mark McGwire 54
3 Andres Galarraga 48
4 Juan Gonzalez 46
4 Jim Thome 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 163
2 Ken Griffey 162
3 Juan Gonzalez 143
4 Albert Belle 140
5 Tino Martinez 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 70
2 Chuck Knoblauch 65
3 Brian Hunter 63
4 Tom Goodwin 59
5 2 tied 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.33
2 Roger Clemens 2.33
3 Kevin Brown 2.40
3 Pedro Martinez 2.40
5 Greg Maddux 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 20
1 Pat Hentgen 20
3 Scott Erickson 19
3 Bobby Witt 19
5 6 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 280
2 Roger Clemens 269
3 Pedro Martinez 256
4 John Smoltz 234
5 Hideo Nomo 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 47
2 Todd Worrell 44
3 Trevor Hoffman 43
4 Mark Wohlers 42
5 Robb Nen 41