On This Day

Tuesday, August 5, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 69 40 .633 --
Yankees 65 45 .591 4.5
Red Sox 54 59 .478 17.0
Tigers 52 58 .473 17.5
Blue Jays 52 58 .473 17.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 57 50 .533 --
Brewers 55 55 .500 3.5
White Sox 54 56 .491 4.5
Twins 50 61 .450 9.0
Royals 46 63 .422 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 63 48 .568 --
Angels 64 49 .566 0.0
Rangers 51 60 .459 12.0
Athletics 43 71 .377 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 71 43 .623 --
Marlins 65 46 .586 4.5
Mets 63 48 .568 6.5
Expos 57 53 .518 12.0
Phillies 36 74 .327 33.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 61 52 .540 --
Pirates 56 57 .496 5.0
Cardinals 52 60 .464 8.5
Reds 47 63 .427 12.5
Cubs 45 68 .398 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 63 50 .558 --
Dodgers 61 51 .545 1.5
Padres 53 59 .473 9.5
Rockies 53 61 .465 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Nomar Garciaparra 4
1 Ricky Gutierrez 4
1 Troy O'Leary 4
4 Ellis Burks 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Nilsson 2
1 Troy O'Leary 2
1 Mike Piazza 2
4 Rich Becker 1
4 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Piazza 4
2 Tim Bogar 3
2 Wil Cordero 3
2 Nomar Garciaparra 3
2 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 2
2 Craig Biggio 1
2 Jacob Brumfield 1
2 Royce Clayton 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Curt Schilling 1.71
2 Danny Darwin 1.67
3 Mike Remlinger 0.90
4 Tom Gordon 0.86
5 Jason Schmidt 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 Jason Dickson 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 12
2 Mike Remlinger 9
3 Darryl Kile 7
4 Tom Gordon 6
4 Robert Person 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jerry Dipoto 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Matt Karchner 1
1 Rich Loiselle 1
1 Troy Percival 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .390
2 Larry Walker .385
3 Reggie Jefferson .364
4 Frank Thomas .358
5 Mike Piazza .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tino Martinez 36
2 Mark McGwire 34
3 Ken Griffey 33
3 Larry Walker 33
5 Jim Thome 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 102
1 Ken Griffey 102
3 Tino Martinez 101
4 Jeff Bagwell 97
5 Tony Gwynn 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 54
2 Deion Sanders 52
3 Otis Nixon 45
4 Chuck Knoblauch 43
5 Tony Womack 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.76
2 Roger Clemens 1.78
3 Darryl Kile 2.16
4 Greg Maddux 2.28
5 Randy Johnson 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 16
1 Brad Radke 16
3 Randy Johnson 15
3 Darryl Kile 15
3 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 224
1 Curt Schilling 224
3 David Cone 199
3 Pedro Martinez 199
5 Roger Clemens 192

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 33
1 Mariano Rivera 33
3 Randy Myers 31
4 John Franco 29
5 4 tied 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .451
2 Rondell White .442
3 Tony Gwynn .432
4 Raul Mondesi .431
5 Reggie Jefferson .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Nilsson 8
2 Jeromy Burnitz 7
2 Reggie Sanders 7
4 Nomar Garciaparra 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Salmon 20
2 J. T. Snow 18
3 Kevin Young 16
4 Garret Anderson 15
4 7 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 8
2 Stan Javier 7
2 Omar Vizquel 7
4 Tom Goodwin 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Erickson 0.40
2 Doug Drabek 0.90
3 Chan Ho Park 1.13
4 Brad Radke 1.17
5 Denny Neagle 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 3
1 Willie Blair 3
1 Alex Fernandez 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 33
2 John Smoltz 29
3 Pedro Martinez 27
4 Roger Clemens 26
4 Randy Johnson 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 6
2 Mike Fetters 5
3 Dennis Eckersley 4
3 Kelvim Escobar 4
3 5 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Jefferson .424
2 Jason Kendall .386
3 Barry Bonds .385
4 Troy O'Leary .385
5 Charles Johnson .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Nilsson 13
2 Jeromy Burnitz 9
3 Barry Bonds 8
3 Tino Martinez 8
3 6 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Salmon 32
2 Frank Thomas 31
3 Paul O'Neill 30
4 Barry Bonds 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 12
1 Deion Sanders 12
3 Brian Hunter 11
4 Chuck Knoblauch 10
4 Eric Young 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Livan Hernandez 0.96
2 Brad Radke 1.17
3 Jose Mesa 1.40
4 Roger Clemens 1.69
4 Al Leiter 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Finley 7
2 Willie Blair 6
2 Brad Radke 6
4 Mike Hampton 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 65
2 Roger Clemens 62
3 Chuck Finley 56
3 Randy Johnson 56
5 John Smoltz 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 9
1 John Franco 9
1 Trevor Hoffman 9
1 Todd Jones 9
5 3 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .385
2 Larry Walker .365
3 Reggie Jefferson .352
4 Frank Thomas .351
5 Mike Piazza .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 48
1 Mark McGwire 48
3 Tino Martinez 46
3 Jim Thome 46
5 Andres Galarraga 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 154
2 Ken Griffey 150
3 Tino Martinez 140
4 Frank Thomas 135
5 Jeff Bagwell 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 69
2 Otis Nixon 67
3 Chuck Knoblauch 64
4 Tom Goodwin 55
5 Deion Sanders 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.87
2 Pedro Martinez 2.19
3 Greg Maddux 2.30
4 Randy Johnson 2.55
5 Kevin Brown 2.70

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 322
2 Roger Clemens 281
3 Pedro Martinez 265
4 Randy Johnson 251
5 John Smoltz 235

Saves

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