On This Day

Saturday, August 16, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 75 43 .636 --
Yankees 72 49 .595 4.5
Red Sox 61 63 .492 17.0
Blue Jays 58 62 .483 18.0
Tigers 56 66 .459 21.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 63 56 .529 --
White Sox 58 62 .483 5.5
Brewers 58 62 .483 5.5
Royals 51 68 .429 12.0
Twins 51 71 .418 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 68 53 .562 --
Angels 68 54 .557 0.5
Rangers 59 63 .484 9.5
Athletics 50 74 .403 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 76 48 .613 --
Marlins 70 51 .579 4.5
Mets 67 55 .549 8.0
Expos 61 60 .504 13.5
Phillies 44 75 .370 29.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 65 58 .528 --
Pirates 60 62 .492 4.5
Cardinals 55 67 .451 9.5
Reds 53 68 .438 11.0
Cubs 49 75 .395 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 69 55 .556 --
Dodgers 67 56 .545 1.5
Padres 60 63 .488 8.5
Rockies 59 64 .480 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bernard Gilkey 4
1 Bobby Higginson 4
3 Jeff Frye 3
3 Juan Gonzalez 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Bobby Bonilla 1
1 Jay Buhner 1
1 Ellis Burks 1
1 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 B. J. Surhoff 6
2 Jose Guillen 5
3 Edgar Martinez 4
3 Matt Williams 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Alicea 1
1 Jermaine Allensworth 1
1 Rico Brogna 1
1 Mike Cameron 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Hentgen 2.00
2 Dustin Hermanson 1.33
2 Chan Ho Park 1.33
4 Kevin Appier 0.88
5 Matt Morris 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 Bobby Ayala 1
1 Francisco Cordova 1
1 Dustin Hermanson 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Hentgen 8
1 Dustin Hermanson 8
1 Chan Ho Park 8
4 Kevin Appier 7
4 Matt Morris 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Jerry Dipoto 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .382
2 Larry Walker .380
3 Reggie Jefferson .356
4 Mike Piazza .347
5 Frank Thomas .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tino Martinez 39
1 Mark McGwire 39
3 Ken Griffey 38
4 Larry Walker 36
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 115
2 Andres Galarraga 113
3 Ken Griffey 111
4 Jeff Bagwell 105
5 Larry Walker 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 61
2 Deion Sanders 56
3 Chuck Knoblauch 48
4 Otis Nixon 47
5 Tony Womack 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.66
2 Pedro Martinez 1.70
3 Darryl Kile 2.32
4 Greg Maddux 2.38
5 Randy Johnson 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 18
2 Randy Johnson 16
2 Darryl Kile 16
2 Greg Maddux 16
2 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 256
2 Curt Schilling 242
3 Pedro Martinez 219
4 Roger Clemens 215
5 David Cone 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 38
2 Randy Myers 36
3 Rod Beck 33
4 John Franco 30
4 Robb Nen 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Leyritz .481
2 Cal Ripken .436
3 Chuck Carr .433
4 Bernie Williams .431
5 Alex Gonzalez .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 6
1 Ken Griffey 6
3 Jeff Bagwell 5
3 Ken Caminiti 5
3 10 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 16
1 Eduardo Perez 16
1 J. T. Snow 16
4 Tino Martinez 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 8
1 Brian Hunter 8
1 Deion Sanders 8
4 Chuck Knoblauch 7
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Curt Schilling 0.39
2 Denny Neagle 0.41
3 Kevin Brown 0.64
4 Pedro Martinez 1.08
5 John Thomson 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Fernandez 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 Dustin Hermanson 3
1 Mike Remlinger 3
1 David Wells 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 38
2 Roger Clemens 32
3 Pedro Martinez 30
3 Curt Schilling 30
5 John Smoltz 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 7
2 Randy Myers 6
2 Troy Percival 6
4 Jeff Montgomery 5
5 7 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Frye .389
2 Reggie Jefferson .374
3 Vinny Castilla .373
4 Omar Vizquel .364
5 John Valentin .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Walker 10
2 Dave Nilsson 9
2 Reggie Sanders 9
4 Jeff Bagwell 8
4 9 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul O'Neill 31
2 Tim Salmon 30
3 J. T. Snow 28
4 Ken Griffey 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 16
2 Brian Hunter 13
3 Chuck Knoblauch 11
3 Deion Sanders 11
5 Omar Vizquel 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny Neagle 0.99
2 Roger Clemens 1.65
3 Curt Schilling 1.72
4 Brad Rigby 1.80
5 Scott Erickson 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Finley 6
2 Willie Blair 5
2 Alex Fernandez 5
2 Chan Ho Park 5
2 David Wells 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 74
2 Curt Schilling 66
3 Roger Clemens 59
4 Pedro Martinez 56
5 John Smoltz 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 9
1 Todd Jones 9
1 Randy Myers 9
1 Mariano Rivera 9
5 Ricky Bottalico 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .380
2 Larry Walker .364
3 Reggie Jefferson .359
4 Frank Thomas .342
5 Mike Piazza .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 51
2 Mark McGwire 49
3 Jim Thome 47
4 Tino Martinez 46
5 Andres Galarraga 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 155
2 Ken Griffey 152
3 Tino Martinez 144
4 Juan Gonzalez 137
5 Frank Thomas 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 70
2 Chuck Knoblauch 62
3 Otis Nixon 61
4 Deion Sanders 56
5 Tom Goodwin 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.83
2 Pedro Martinez 1.87
3 Greg Maddux 2.43
4 Randy Johnson 2.58
5 Kevin Brown 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 23
2 Scott Erickson 21
3 Alex Fernandez 20
3 Greg Maddux 20
3 Denny Neagle 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 313
2 Roger Clemens 296
3 Pedro Martinez 280
4 Randy Johnson 268
5 David Cone 248

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 44
1 Randy Myers 44
3 Trevor Hoffman 43
4 Todd Worrell 42
5 Robb Nen 41