On This Day

Saturday, August 9, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 71 41 .634 --
Yankees 67 47 .588 5.0
Red Sox 57 60 .487 16.5
Blue Jays 55 59 .482 17.0
Tigers 54 60 .474 18.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 58 54 .518 --
Brewers 55 58 .487 3.5
White Sox 55 59 .482 4.0
Twins 51 64 .443 8.5
Royals 48 65 .425 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 66 50 .569 --
Mariners 65 50 .565 0.5
Rangers 54 62 .466 12.0
Athletics 46 71 .393 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 74 44 .627 --
Marlins 67 48 .583 5.5
Mets 65 50 .565 7.5
Expos 59 55 .518 13.0
Phillies 39 75 .342 33.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 62 55 .530 --
Pirates 57 60 .487 5.0
Cardinals 53 63 .457 8.5
Reds 49 65 .430 11.5
Cubs 47 70 .402 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 65 52 .556 --
Dodgers 63 53 .543 1.5
Rockies 56 62 .475 9.5
Padres 55 61 .474 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 David Justice 4
2 Tony Clark 3
2 Craig Counsell 3
2 Steve Finley 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Bagwell 2
1 David Justice 2
1 Larry Walker 2
4 Mark Bellhorn 1
4 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Bagwell 4
1 Robin Ventura 4
3 Will Clark 3
3 Larry Walker 3
5 16 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
2 Brady Anderson 1
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Rico Brogna 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Kamieniecki 2.33
2 Shawn Estes 1.67
3 Ken Cloude 1.50
4 Pedro Martinez 1.33
5 John Smoltz 1.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Terry Clark 1
1 Will Cunnane 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 James Baldwin 10
1 Shawn Estes 10
3 John Smoltz 9
4 Pedro Martinez 8
5 5 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Matt Karchner 1
1 7 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .389
2 Tony Gwynn .383
3 Reggie Jefferson .364
4 Mike Piazza .356
5 Frank Thomas .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tino Martinez 37
2 Ken Griffey 35
2 Mark McGwire 35
2 Larry Walker 35
5 Jeff Bagwell 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 107
2 Ken Griffey 104
3 Tino Martinez 103
4 Jeff Bagwell 102
5 Larry Walker 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 56
2 Deion Sanders 55
3 Otis Nixon 47
4 Chuck Knoblauch 44
4 Tony Womack 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.69
2 Pedro Martinez 1.72
3 Darryl Kile 2.16
4 Randy Johnson 2.35
5 Greg Maddux 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 17
2 Randy Johnson 16
2 Denny Neagle 16
2 Brad Radke 16
5 2 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 243
2 Curt Schilling 224
3 David Cone 207
3 Pedro Martinez 207
5 Roger Clemens 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 35
2 Rod Beck 33
2 Randy Myers 33
4 John Franco 29
5 2 tied 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .515
2 Reggie Jefferson .455
3 Quinton McCracken .452
4 Moises Alou .429
5 Tim Bogar .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Moises Alou 6
1 Jeromy Burnitz 6
1 J. T. Snow 6
1 Larry Walker 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Moises Alou 17
2 J. T. Snow 16
3 Craig Biggio 15
3 Mo Vaughn 15
3 Rondell White 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 9
2 Brian Hunter 8
2 Omar Vizquel 8
4 Rickey Henderson 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny Neagle 0.00
2 Pedro Martinez 0.67
3 Jose Mesa 0.71
4 Darren Dreifort 0.75
5 Brad Rigby 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Fassero 3
1 Alex Fernandez 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 Tyler Green 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 34
2 Curt Schilling 33
3 Pedro Martinez 31
4 Roger Clemens 29
5 John Smoltz 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 6
2 Mike Fetters 5
2 Todd Jones 5
2 Troy Percival 5
2 Mariano Rivera 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Jefferson .421
2 Jason Kendall .376
3 Charles Johnson .370
4 Tim Salmon .366
5 Troy O'Leary .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Nilsson 13
2 Larry Walker 10
3 Jeromy Burnitz 9
3 Charles Johnson 9
3 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Salmon 33
2 Paul O'Neill 31
3 Frank Thomas 30
4 Larry Walker 29
5 Dave Nilsson 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
1 Deion Sanders 14
3 Brian Hunter 12
3 Eric Young 12
5 Tony Womack 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brad Radke 1.33
2 Livan Hernandez 1.35
3 Mike Hampton 1.44
3 Jose Mesa 1.44
5 Pedro Martinez 1.65

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 75
2 Curt Schilling 65
3 Roger Clemens 62
4 John Smoltz 57
5 Pedro Martinez 53

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 11
2 Todd Jones 10
3 Dennis Eckersley 9
3 John Franco 9
3 Troy Percival 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .381
2 Larry Walker .369
3 Reggie Jefferson .361
4 Frank Thomas .348
5 Mike Piazza .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 50
2 Mark McGwire 48
3 Tino Martinez 47
4 Andres Galarraga 46
4 Jim Thome 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 155
2 Ken Griffey 152
3 Tino Martinez 140
4 Frank Thomas 135
5 Jeff Bagwell 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 68
1 Otis Nixon 68
3 Chuck Knoblauch 60
4 Deion Sanders 55
5 Tom Goodwin 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.81
2 Pedro Martinez 1.99
3 Greg Maddux 2.32
4 Randy Johnson 2.45
5 Kevin Brown 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 23
2 Scott Erickson 20
2 Greg Maddux 20
2 Denny Neagle 20
2 Brad Radke 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 312
2 Roger Clemens 291
3 Pedro Martinez 272
4 Randy Johnson 266
5 David Cone 241

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 46
2 Trevor Hoffman 43
2 Randy Myers 43
2 Todd Worrell 43
5 Robb Nen 42