On This Day

Wednesday, July 16, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 57 34 .626 --
Yankees 53 39 .576 4.5
Blue Jays 43 47 .478 13.5
Tigers 43 49 .467 14.5
Red Sox 41 52 .441 17.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 49 38 .563 --
White Sox 47 45 .511 4.5
Brewers 43 46 .483 7.0
Twins 40 52 .435 11.5
Royals 37 52 .416 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 53 41 .564 --
Angels 51 42 .548 1.5
Rangers 46 46 .500 6.0
Athletics 39 57 .406 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 60 34 .638 --
Marlins 54 38 .587 5.0
Mets 51 42 .548 8.5
Expos 50 42 .543 9.0
Phillies 27 64 .297 31.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 47 46 .505 --
Astros 48 47 .505 0.0
Cardinals 45 48 .484 2.0
Reds 41 51 .446 5.5
Cubs 39 55 .415 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 53 41 .564 --
Dodgers 50 44 .532 3.0
Rockies 44 51 .463 9.5
Padres 43 51 .457 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Will Clark 3
1 Joey Cora 3
1 Russ Davis 3
1 Mike Difelice 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Todd Greene 2
1 Tino Martinez 2
1 Mark McGwire 2
4 Tim Bogar 1
4 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 5
2 Mark McGwire 4
3 Jeff Bagwell 3
3 Will Clark 3
3 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 2
1 Bip Roberts 2
3 Luis Alicea 1
3 Jeff Bagwell 1
3 22 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kevin Brown 4.00
2 Curt Schilling 1.75
3 Mike Hampton 1.50
4 Jaret Wright 1.20
5 Chuck Finley 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Avery 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Jim Bruske 1
1 Dave Burba 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Burba 10
2 Kevin Brown 8
2 Chuck Finley 8
4 Jim Bullinger 7
4 4 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Troy Percival 1
1 Mel Rojas 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .404
2 Tony Gwynn .397
3 Frank Thomas .376
4 Sandy Alomar .363
5 Mike Piazza .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 34
2 Tino Martinez 33
3 Ken Griffey 30
4 Jim Thome 26
4 Larry Walker 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 91
2 Tino Martinez 90
3 Jeff Bagwell 85
3 Ken Griffey 85
5 Tony Gwynn 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 48
2 Deion Sanders 45
3 Otis Nixon 39
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 Curt Schilling 176
3 David Cone 170
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 5 tied 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Lieberthal .455
2 Ryan Klesko .441
3 Darryl Hamilton .436
4 Will Clark .421
5 Larry Walker .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Lankford 6
2 Gary Gaetti 5
2 Jeffrey Hammonds 5
2 Tino Martinez 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 20
2 Juan Gonzalez 16
2 Ray Lankford 16
2 Mark McGwire 16
5 Mike Piazza 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 9
2 Deion Sanders 8
3 Alex Rodriguez 6
4 Roger Cedeno 5
4 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Mesa 0.00
2 Roger Clemens 0.53
3 John Burkett 1.06
4 David Cone 1.26
5 2 tied 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Blair 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 Geremi Gonzalez 3
1 Mike Hampton 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 26
1 Jeff Fassero 26
1 Chuck Finley 26
4 Darryl Kile 25
4 Curt Schilling 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 6
2 Trevor Hoffman 5
2 Rich Loiselle 5
2 Mark Wohlers 5
5 6 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .398
2 Wally Joyner .395
3 Manny Ramirez .378
4 Larry Walker .371
5 Chipper Jones .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tino Martinez 12
2 Barry Bonds 11
2 Steve Finley 11
4 Mark McGwire 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 35
2 Tony Gwynn 32
3 Tino Martinez 29
3 Mark McGwire 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 21
2 Delino DeShields 15
2 Deion Sanders 15
4 Tony Womack 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.11
2 Steve Cooke 1.29
3 Pedro Martinez 1.67
4 Alan Benes 1.80
5 Randy Johnson 1.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 63
2 Curt Schilling 57
3 Chuck Finley 54
4 Pedro Martinez 51
5 2 tied 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 10
1 Trevor Hoffman 10
1 Mark Wohlers 10
4 Rod Beck 8
4 6 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .389
2 Larry Walker .378
3 Frank Thomas .365
4 Alex Rodriguez .338
5 Paul Molitor .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 56
2 Ken Griffey 55
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 141
3 Tino Martinez 141
5 Albert Belle 140

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 70
2 Chuck Knoblauch 65
3 Brian Hunter 63
4 Tom Goodwin 59
5 Delino DeShields 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.31
2 Randy Johnson 2.33
3 Roger Clemens 2.33
4 Pedro Martinez 2.40
5 Greg Maddux 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 20
1 Pat Hentgen 20
3 Kevin Brown 19
3 Scott Erickson 19
3 Bobby Witt 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 287
2 Roger Clemens 269
3 Pedro Martinez 256
4 Hideo Nomo 236
5 John Smoltz 234

Saves

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