On This Day

Thursday, August 14, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 73 42 .635 --
Yankees 71 48 .597 4.0
Blue Jays 58 60 .492 16.5
Red Sox 59 63 .484 17.5
Tigers 56 64 .467 19.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 61 56 .521 --
White Sox 58 60 .492 3.5
Brewers 57 61 .483 4.5
Twins 51 69 .425 11.5
Royals 49 68 .419 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 66 52 .559 --
Angels 67 53 .558 0.0
Rangers 58 62 .483 9.0
Athletics 49 73 .402 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 75 47 .615 --
Marlins 69 50 .580 4.5
Mets 67 53 .558 7.0
Expos 60 59 .504 13.5
Phillies 42 75 .359 30.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 65 56 .537 --
Pirates 59 61 .492 5.5
Cardinals 54 66 .450 10.5
Reds 52 67 .437 12.0
Cubs 49 73 .402 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 68 54 .557 --
Dodgers 66 55 .545 1.5
Padres 58 63 .479 9.5
Rockies 57 64 .471 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chili Davis 4
1 Tim Raines 4
3 Luis Alicea 3
3 Jason Giambi 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chili Davis 2
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Delino DeShields 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edgardo Alfonzo 4
1 Chili Davis 4
1 David Justice 4
1 Tino Martinez 4
1 John Valentin 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Alicea 1
1 Rickey Henderson 1
1 Brian Hunter 1
1 Pat Kelly 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pedro Martinez 1.33
2 Shawn Estes 1.25
3 Ismael Valdez 1.00
4 Andy Ashby 0.83
5 Carlos Castillo 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shawn Estes 1
1 Buddy Groom 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Bobby Jones 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 12
2 Shawn Estes 10
3 Kevin Tapani 7
3 David Wells 7
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Scott Radinsky 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .383
2 Larry Walker .377
3 Reggie Jefferson .358
4 Mike Piazza .349
5 Frank Thomas .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tino Martinez 39
2 Mark McGwire 38
3 Ken Griffey 37
4 Larry Walker 35
5 Jeff Bagwell 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 113
2 Andres Galarraga 112
3 Ken Griffey 108
4 Jeff Bagwell 105
5 Tony Gwynn 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 61
2 Deion Sanders 55
3 Otis Nixon 47
4 Chuck Knoblauch 45
5 Tony Womack 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.66
2 Pedro Martinez 1.70
3 Greg Maddux 2.31
4 Darryl Kile 2.31
5 Randy Johnson 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 18
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 Pedro Martinez 219
4 Roger Clemens 215
5 David Cone 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 37
2 Randy Myers 34
3 Rod Beck 33
4 John Franco 30
4 Robb Nen 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Leyritz .538
2 Bernie Williams .426
3 Omar Vizquel .411
4 Robin Ventura .410
5 Alex Gonzalez .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 6
1 Manny Ramirez 6
1 Reggie Sanders 6
1 Larry Walker 6
5 8 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 16
1 J. T. Snow 16
3 Tino Martinez 14
4 Craig Biggio 13
4 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Curt Schilling 0.38
2 Denny Neagle 0.41
3 Doug Drabek 0.60
4 Brad Rigby 0.64
5 Pedro Martinez 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Fernandez 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Dustin Hermanson 3
1 T. J. Mathews 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 32
2 Curt Schilling 31
3 Pedro Martinez 30
4 John Smoltz 27
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 6
2 Todd Jones 5
2 Matt Karchner 5
2 Rich Loiselle 5
2 Troy Percival 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kevin Young .394
2 Jim Leyritz .383
3 Reggie Jefferson .383
4 Chad Curtis .376
5 Wade Boggs .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Nilsson 11
2 Jeromy Burnitz 9
2 Tino Martinez 9
2 Reggie Sanders 9
2 Larry Walker 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul O'Neill 32
2 Tino Martinez 31
2 Tim Salmon 31
4 J. T. Snow 28
5 Dave Nilsson 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 16
2 Brian Hunter 13
3 Deion Sanders 11
3 Tony Womack 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny Neagle 0.99
2 Livan Hernandez 1.35
3 Curt Schilling 1.50
4 Doug Drabek 1.64
5 Roger Clemens 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Finley 6
2 Willie Blair 5
2 Alex Fernandez 5
2 Mike Hampton 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 63
2 Randy Johnson 61
3 John Smoltz 60
4 Roger Clemens 59
5 Pedro Martinez 56

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 10
2 Todd Jones 9
3 Dennis Eckersley 8
3 Rich Loiselle 8
3 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .381
2 Reggie Jefferson .360
3 Larry Walker .360
4 Frank Thomas .347
5 Mike Piazza .342

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 155
2 Ken Griffey 149
3 Tino Martinez 143
4 Frank Thomas 136
5 2 tied 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 73
2 Otis Nixon 65
3 Chuck Knoblauch 60
4 Deion Sanders 55
5 Tom Goodwin 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.83
2 Pedro Martinez 1.87
3 Greg Maddux 2.37
4 Randy Johnson 2.55
5 Kevin Brown 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 23
2 Scott Erickson 21
3 Alex Fernandez 20
3 Denny Neagle 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 315
2 Roger Clemens 296
3 Pedro Martinez 280
4 Randy Johnson 255
5 David Cone 248

Saves

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