On This Day

Tuesday, September 2, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 85 50 .630 --
Yankees 79 57 .581 6.5
Red Sox 67 72 .482 20.0
Blue Jays 65 72 .474 21.0
Tigers 64 73 .467 22.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 71 63 .530 --
Brewers 70 67 .511 2.5
White Sox 69 69 .500 4.0
Twins 57 79 .419 15.0
Royals 56 79 .415 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 76 62 .551 --
Angels 74 65 .532 2.5
Rangers 65 73 .471 11.0
Athletics 53 85 .384 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 86 52 .623 --
Marlins 82 55 .599 3.5
Mets 75 62 .547 10.5
Expos 69 68 .504 16.5
Phillies 52 82 .388 32.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 70 68 .507 --
Pirates 69 70 .496 1.5
Cardinals 64 74 .464 6.0
Reds 60 76 .441 9.0
Cubs 56 83 .403 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 78 61 .561 --
Giants 76 62 .551 1.5
Rockies 70 70 .500 8.5
Padres 65 74 .468 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Juan Gonzalez 4
1 Gregg Jefferies 4
1 Lee Stevens 4
1 Walt Weiss 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Cruz 2
1 Shawon Dunston 2
1 Ron Gant 2
1 Henry Rodriguez 2
5 20 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shawon Dunston 4
2 Jose Cruz 3
2 Juan Gonzalez 3
2 Tyler Houston 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Raul Mondesi 2
2 Moises Alou 1
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Delino DeShields 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Denny Neagle 1.75
2 Mike Mussina 1.50
3 Darryl Kile 1.17
4 Pedro Astacio 1.00
5 Andy Benes 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Acevedo 1
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Dave Burba 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Mussina 9
2 Pedro Astacio 7
2 Roger Clemens 7
2 Darryl Kile 7
2 Denny Neagle 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Rich Loiselle 1
1 Mike Munoz 1
1 Jeff Shaw 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .377
2 Tony Gwynn .376
3 Mike Piazza .355
4 Frank Thomas .351
5 Kenny Lofton .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 46
2 Mark McGwire 44
3 Tino Martinez 41
3 Larry Walker 41
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 126
2 Tino Martinez 125
3 Andres Galarraga 123
4 Jeff Bagwell 114
5 Larry Walker 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 64
2 Deion Sanders 56
3 Chuck Knoblauch 53
4 Otis Nixon 52
5 Tony Womack 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.63
2 Roger Clemens 1.92
3 Randy Johnson 2.32
4 Greg Maddux 2.39
5 Darryl Kile 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 20
2 Denny Neagle 19
3 Shawn Estes 18
3 Brad Radke 18
5 4 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 280
2 Randy Johnson 264
3 Pedro Martinez 255
4 Roger Clemens 244
5 David Cone 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 40
1 Mariano Rivera 40
3 Rod Beck 34
3 John Franco 34
5 Todd Worrell 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Caminiti .455
2 Frank Thomas .429
3 Mike Piazza .413
4 Derek Bell .410
5 Willie McGee .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chili Davis 7
1 Rafael Palmeiro 7
3 Vinny Castilla 6
3 Jose Cruz 6
3 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Piazza 18
2 Albert Belle 17
3 Rafael Palmeiro 16
3 Sammy Sosa 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 8
2 Rickey Henderson 7
2 Edgar Renteria 7
2 Alex Rodriguez 7
2 Eric Young 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cory Lidle 0.71
2 Pedro Martinez 1.11
3 Mike Grace 1.13
4 Jose Mercedes 1.21
4 Andy Pettitte 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 3
1 Jason Bere 3
1 Shawn Estes 3
1 Livan Hernandez 3
1 Denny Neagle 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 38
2 Pedro Martinez 36
3 John Smoltz 32
4 Mike Mussina 30
5 Pedro Astacio 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Matt Karchner 7
2 Doug Jones 5
2 Rich Loiselle 5
2 Jeff Shaw 5
2 Ugueth Urbina 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chris Stynes .406
2 David Justice .404
3 Bernie Williams .373
4 Ken Caminiti .373
5 John Valentin .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 13
2 Chili Davis 11
2 David Justice 11
4 Jose Cruz 10
4 4 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 J. T. Snow 32
2 David Justice 29
2 Mike Piazza 29
4 Sammy Sosa 28
5 Juan Gonzalez 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 15
2 Rickey Henderson 14
3 Chuck Knoblauch 12
4 Brian Hunter 11
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.09
2 Curt Schilling 1.39
3 Kevin Brown 1.40
4 John Smoltz 1.48
5 Denny Neagle 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Fernandez 5
2 James Baldwin 4
2 Willie Blair 4
2 Mark Clark 4
2 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 68
2 Pedro Martinez 66
3 John Smoltz 59
4 Roger Clemens 52
5 Mike Mussina 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Matt Karchner 12
2 Randy Myers 10
3 Jerry Dipoto 9
3 Mariano Rivera 9
5 4 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .375
2 Larry Walker .369
3 Frank Thomas .351
4 Reggie Jefferson .346
5 Mike Piazza .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 54
2 Mark McGwire 50
3 Tino Martinez 44
4 Andres Galarraga 43
5 Jim Thome 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 151
2 Andres Galarraga 146
3 Tino Martinez 140
4 Frank Thomas 131
5 2 tied 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 71
2 Chuck Knoblauch 60
3 Otis Nixon 57
4 Deion Sanders 56
5 Delino DeShields 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.64
2 Roger Clemens 2.17
3 Randy Johnson 2.32
4 Greg Maddux 2.54
5 Kevin Brown 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 22
2 Alex Fernandez 21
2 Denny Neagle 21
2 Brad Radke 21
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 322
2 Roger Clemens 298
3 Pedro Martinez 294
4 Randy Johnson 264
5 David Cone 249

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 45
2 Trevor Hoffman 41
3 Mariano Rivera 40
3 Todd Worrell 40
5 2 tied 38