On This Day

Sunday, August 10, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 72 41 .637 --
Yankees 68 47 .591 5.0
Red Sox 58 60 .492 16.5
Tigers 55 60 .478 18.0
Blue Jays 55 60 .478 18.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 58 55 .513 --
White Sox 56 59 .487 3.0
Brewers 56 59 .487 3.0
Twins 51 65 .440 8.5
Royals 48 66 .421 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 66 51 .564 --
Mariners 65 51 .560 0.5
Rangers 55 62 .470 11.0
Athletics 47 72 .395 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 74 45 .622 --
Marlins 68 48 .586 4.5
Mets 65 51 .560 7.5
Expos 59 56 .513 13.0
Phillies 40 75 .348 32.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 63 55 .534 --
Pirates 57 61 .483 6.0
Cardinals 53 64 .453 9.5
Reds 50 65 .435 11.5
Cubs 47 71 .398 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 66 52 .559 --
Dodgers 63 54 .538 2.5
Rockies 57 62 .479 9.5
Padres 56 61 .479 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff Cirillo 5
2 Chris Stynes 4
2 Jose Valentin 4
4 Brad Ausmus 3
4 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brian Lesher 2
1 Warren Newson 2
1 John Olerud 2
4 Brady Anderson 1
4 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Banks 5
2 Chad Curtis 4
3 Chuck Carr 3
3 Jeff Cirillo 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 3
2 Brad Ausmus 1
2 Mark Bellhorn 1
2 Jeromy Burnitz 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doug Drabek 2.33
2 Curt Schilling 2.00
3 Mike Remlinger 1.50
4 Robert Person 0.75
5 Darryl Kile 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Doug Bochtler 1
1 Jim Corsi 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Remlinger 9
2 Darryl Kile 8
2 Curt Schilling 8
4 Doug Drabek 7
5 Jason Schmidt 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jerry Dipoto 1
1 Doug Henry 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Matt Karchner 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .384
2 Tony Gwynn .383
3 Reggie Jefferson .359
4 Mike Piazza .355
5 Frank Thomas .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tino Martinez 37
2 Ken Griffey 36
3 Mark McGwire 35
3 Larry Walker 35
5 Jeff Bagwell 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 109
2 Ken Griffey 105
3 Tino Martinez 104
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 2.31
4 Randy Johnson 2.35
5 Greg Maddux 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 17
2 Randy Johnson 16
2 Darryl Kile 16
2 Denny Neagle 16
2 Brad Radke 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 243
2 Curt Schilling 232
3 David Cone 207
3 Pedro Martinez 207
5 Roger Clemens 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 36
2 Randy Myers 34
3 Rod Beck 33
4 John Franco 29
4 Robb Nen 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .514
2 Quinton McCracken .483
3 Tim Bogar .457
4 Ryne Sandberg .441
5 Nomar Garciaparra .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Moises Alou 6
1 Jeromy Burnitz 6
1 Reggie Sanders 6
1 J. T. Snow 6
1 Larry Walker 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 J. T. Snow 18
2 Moises Alou 17
3 Nomar Garciaparra 16
4 Craig Biggio 15
4 Chipper Jones 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny Neagle 0.00
2 Curt Schilling 0.38
3 Pedro Martinez 0.67
4 Jose Mesa 0.73
5 Brad Rigby 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Drabek 3
1 Jeff Fassero 3
1 Alex Fernandez 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 6
1 Mariano Rivera 6
3 Todd Jones 5
3 Troy Percival 5
5 7 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Jefferson .392
2 Jason Kendall .382
3 Paul O'Neill .378
4 Charles Johnson .366
5 Tim Salmon .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Nilsson 13
2 Jeromy Burnitz 9
2 Charles Johnson 9
2 Reggie Sanders 9
2 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Salmon 34
2 Paul O'Neill 30
3 Dave Nilsson 28
4 J. T. Snow 27
4 Frank Thomas 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
2 Deion Sanders 14
3 Brian Hunter 12
3 Eric Young 12
5 Tony Womack 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brad Radke 1.15
2 Livan Hernandez 1.35
3 Mike Hampton 1.44
4 Curt Schilling 1.50
5 Pedro Martinez 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Finley 7
2 Willie Blair 5
2 Alex Fernandez 5
2 Mike Hampton 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 75
2 Curt Schilling 73
3 Roger Clemens 62
4 Pedro Martinez 53
5 John Smoltz 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 12
2 Todd Jones 10
3 Troy Percival 9
3 Mariano Rivera 9
5 6 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .380
2 Larry Walker .365
3 Reggie Jefferson .356
4 Mike Piazza .347
5 Frank Thomas .347

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 155
2 Ken Griffey 150
3 Tino Martinez 140
4 Frank Thomas 135
5 Jeff Bagwell 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 68
1 Otis Nixon 68
3 Chuck Knoblauch 60
4 Deion Sanders 55
5 Tom Goodwin 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.81
2 Pedro Martinez 1.99
3 Greg Maddux 2.32
4 Randy Johnson 2.49
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 320
2 Roger Clemens 291
3 Pedro Martinez 272
4 Randy Johnson 263
5 David Cone 241

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 45
2 Randy Myers 44
3 Trevor Hoffman 43
3 Robb Nen 43
3 Todd Worrell 43