On This Day

Monday, August 11, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 72 41 .637 --
Yankees 69 47 .595 4.5
Red Sox 58 61 .487 17.0
Blue Jays 56 60 .483 17.5
Tigers 55 61 .474 18.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 58 55 .513 --
White Sox 56 59 .487 3.0
Brewers 56 60 .483 3.5
Twins 51 66 .436 9.0
Royals 48 66 .421 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 66 51 .564 --
Angels 66 51 .564 0.0
Rangers 56 62 .475 10.5
Athletics 47 72 .395 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 75 45 .625 --
Marlins 68 49 .581 5.5
Mets 65 52 .556 8.5
Expos 60 56 .517 13.0
Phillies 40 75 .348 32.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 64 55 .538 --
Pirates 57 61 .483 6.5
Cardinals 53 64 .453 10.0
Reds 51 65 .440 11.5
Cubs 47 72 .395 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 66 53 .555 --
Dodgers 64 54 .542 1.5
Rockies 57 62 .479 9.0
Padres 56 62 .475 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chad Curtis 5
2 Domingo Cedeno 3
2 Benji Gil 3
2 Willie Greene 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Bagwell 1
1 Jay Buhner 1
1 Ken Caminiti 1
1 Joe Carter 1
1 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jay Buhner 4
1 Tino Martinez 4
1 Benito Santiago 4
4 Benji Gil 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Travis Fryman 1
1 Nomar Garciaparra 1
1 Chris Gomez 1
1 Alex Gonzalez 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jamie Moyer 1.50
2 Chan Ho Park 1.40
3 Greg Maddux 1.17
4 Andy Pettitte 1.12
5 Miguel Batista 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ramon Garcia 1
1 Pat Hentgen 1
1 Dustin Hermanson 1
1 Kent Mercker 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Pettitte 9
2 Miguel Batista 7
2 Greg Maddux 7
2 Chan Ho Park 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .384
2 Tony Gwynn .383
3 Reggie Jefferson .359
4 Mike Piazza .354
5 Frank Thomas .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tino Martinez 38
2 Ken Griffey 36
3 Mark McGwire 35
3 Larry Walker 35
5 Jeff Bagwell 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 109
2 Tino Martinez 108
3 Ken Griffey 107
4 Jeff Bagwell 104
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 Greg Maddux 2.31
4 Darryl Kile 2.31
5 Randy Johnson 2.35

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 .500
2 Jim Leyritz .433
3 Quinton McCracken .423
4 Tim Bogar .421
5 Ryne Sandberg .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Sanders 6
1 Larry Walker 6
3 Jeff Bagwell 5
3 Jeromy Burnitz 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Craig Biggio 17
2 Moises Alou 15
2 Chipper Jones 15
4 Andres Galarraga 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
2 Deion Sanders 7
2 Omar Vizquel 7
4 Tom Goodwin 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny Neagle 0.00
2 Curt Schilling 0.38
3 Brett Tomko 0.64
4 Pedro Martinez 0.67
5 Brad Rigby 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Drabek 3
1 Alex Fernandez 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 Tyler Green 3
1 8 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 4 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Jefferson .387
2 Chad Curtis .379
3 Paul O'Neill .375
4 Jason Kendall .372
5 Mike Lansing .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Nilsson 13
2 Jeromy Burnitz 9
2 Reggie Sanders 9
2 Larry Walker 9
5 10 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Salmon 33
2 Paul O'Neill 30
3 Dave Nilsson 29
4 J. T. Snow 27
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 16
2 Deion Sanders 14
3 Brian Hunter 12
4 Tony Womack 11
4 Eric Young 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brad Radke 1.15
2 Livan Hernandez 1.35
3 Curt Schilling 1.50
4 Pedro Martinez 1.65
5 Roger Clemens 1.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 75
2 Curt Schilling 63
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
4 Dennis Eckersley 8
4 5 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .380
2 Larry Walker .365
3 Reggie Jefferson .359
4 Mike Piazza .347
5 Frank Thomas .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 50
2 Mark McGwire 48
3 Tino Martinez 47
4 Jim Thome 45
5 Andres Galarraga 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 152
2 Ken Griffey 149
3 Tino Martinez 142
4 Jeff Bagwell 135
5 2 tied 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 68
1 Otis Nixon 68
3 Chuck Knoblauch 59
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 2.28
4 Randy Johnson 2.49
5 Kevin Brown 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 23
2 Scott Erickson 20
2 Pat Hentgen 20
2 Greg Maddux 20
2 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 315
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
4 Robb Nen 42
4 Todd Worrell 42