On This Day

Saturday, August 2, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 68 39 .636 --
Yankees 62 45 .579 6.0
Blue Jays 51 56 .477 17.0
Red Sox 52 58 .473 17.5
Tigers 50 57 .467 18.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 56 48 .538 --
Brewers 54 53 .505 3.5
White Sox 53 55 .491 5.0
Twins 49 59 .454 9.0
Royals 45 61 .425 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 62 48 .564 --
Mariners 61 48 .560 0.5
Rangers 50 58 .463 11.0
Athletics 43 69 .384 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 70 41 .631 --
Marlins 62 46 .574 6.5
Mets 61 47 .565 7.5
Expos 56 52 .519 12.5
Phillies 34 73 .318 34.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 60 50 .545 --
Pirates 54 56 .491 6.0
Cardinals 52 57 .477 7.5
Reds 46 61 .430 12.5
Cubs 44 67 .396 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 60 50 .545 --
Giants 60 50 .545 0.0
Padres 53 57 .482 7.0
Rockies 52 59 .468 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Clark 4
2 Quinton McCracken 3
2 Dean Palmer 3
2 Joe Randa 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dean Palmer 2
1 Ryne Sandberg 2
3 Sandy Alomar 1
3 Brady Anderson 1
3 33 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Sorrento 6
2 Mike Bordick 5
3 Ken Griffey 4
3 Dean Palmer 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 2
1 Omar Vizquel 2
3 Rich Becker 1
3 Joe Carter 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Brett Tomko 2.50
2 Mike Hampton 1.17
2 Denny Neagle 1.17
4 Al Leiter 1.14
5 David Cone 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Doug Brocail 1
1 Francisco Cordova 1
1 Jeff Fassero 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 10
1 Brett Tomko 10
3 Roger Clemens 9
4 Matt Beech 8
4 Al Leiter 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Rich Loiselle 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .390
2 Larry Walker .389
3 Reggie Jefferson .362
4 Frank Thomas .359
5 Mike Piazza .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tino Martinez 36
2 Mark McGwire 34
3 Ken Griffey 33
3 Larry Walker 33
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 102
1 Ken Griffey 102
3 Tino Martinez 100
4 Jeff Bagwell 96
4 Tony Gwynn 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 53
2 Deion Sanders 50
3 Otis Nixon 45
4 Chuck Knoblauch 41
4 Tony Womack 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.78
2 Pedro Martinez 1.80
3 Darryl Kile 2.05
4 Greg Maddux 2.28
5 Randy Johnson 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 16
2 Darryl Kile 15
2 Greg Maddux 15
2 Denny Neagle 15
2 Brad Radke 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 218
2 Curt Schilling 212
3 David Cone 199
4 Roger Clemens 192
5 Pedro Martinez 189

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 33
2 Mariano Rivera 31
3 Randy Myers 30
4 John Franco 28
5 4 tied 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rondell White .457
2 Barry Bonds .451
3 Raul Mondesi .426
4 Kevin Young .418
5 Quilvio Veras .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Nilsson 6
1 Rafael Palmeiro 6
1 Larry Walker 6
4 Moises Alou 5
4 7 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Salmon 22
2 Kevin Young 19
3 Paul O'Neill 18
4 Garret Anderson 17
4 Dante Bichette 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
2 Stan Javier 7
2 Omar Vizquel 7
4 Jeff Bagwell 6
5 10 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Erickson 0.40
2 Pedro Astacio 0.79
3 Matt Morris 0.83
4 Livan Hernandez 0.87
5 Jimmy Key 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 Mike Hampton 3
1 Livan Hernandez 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 36
2 John Smoltz 28
3 Roger Clemens 26
3 Chuck Finley 26
5 Al Leiter 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 5
1 Todd Jones 5
3 Ricky Bottalico 4
3 Kelvim Escobar 4
3 6 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Jefferson .415
2 Troy O'Leary .400
3 Barry Bonds .379
4 Tim Salmon .378
5 Jason Kendall .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Nilsson 10
2 Barry Bonds 9
2 Frank Thomas 9
4 Vinny Castilla 8
4 6 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Salmon 35
2 Frank Thomas 32
3 Paul O'Neill 28
3 Kevin Young 28
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Brian Hunter 12
2 Deion Sanders 12
4 Jeff Bagwell 10
4 3 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Livan Hernandez 1.38
2 Tony Saunders 1.44
3 Brad Radke 1.57
4 Darryl Kile 1.59
5 Roger Clemens 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Finley 6
1 Darryl Kile 6
1 Brad Radke 6
4 Willie Blair 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 62
2 Curt Schilling 61
3 Randy Johnson 54
4 Chuck Finley 52
5 Andy Benes 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 10
2 Dennis Eckersley 9
2 John Franco 9
2 Todd Jones 9
2 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .385
2 Larry Walker .368
3 Reggie Jefferson .356
4 Frank Thomas .353
5 Mike Piazza .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 48
1 Mark McGwire 48
3 Andres Galarraga 47
4 Tino Martinez 46
4 Jim Thome 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 158
2 Ken Griffey 151
3 Tino Martinez 139
4 Frank Thomas 136
5 Jeff Bagwell 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 68
1 Otis Nixon 68
3 Chuck Knoblauch 63
4 Tom Goodwin 54
5 Deion Sanders 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.87
2 Pedro Martinez 2.16
3 Greg Maddux 2.31
4 Randy Johnson 2.48
5 Kevin Brown 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 22
2 Scott Erickson 21
3 Greg Maddux 20
3 Brad Radke 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 310
2 Roger Clemens 281
3 Pedro Martinez 262
4 Randy Johnson 245
5 John Smoltz 238

Saves

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