On This Day

Wednesday, September 3, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 85 51 .625 --
Yankees 79 58 .577 6.5
Red Sox 67 73 .479 20.0
Tigers 65 73 .471 21.0
Blue Jays 65 73 .471 21.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 72 63 .533 --
Brewers 70 68 .507 3.5
White Sox 69 70 .496 5.0
Twins 57 80 .416 16.0
Royals 56 80 .412 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 76 63 .547 --
Angels 74 65 .532 2.0
Rangers 66 73 .475 10.0
Athletics 54 85 .388 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 86 53 .619 --
Marlins 83 55 .601 2.5
Mets 76 62 .551 9.5
Expos 70 68 .507 15.5
Phillies 53 82 .393 31.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 71 68 .511 --
Pirates 69 71 .493 2.5
Cardinals 65 74 .468 6.0
Reds 61 76 .445 9.0
Cubs 57 83 .407 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 78 62 .557 --
Giants 76 63 .547 1.5
Rockies 70 70 .500 8.0
Padres 66 74 .471 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 David Bell 3
1 Tony Clark 3
1 Gary Gaetti 3
1 Ben Grieve 3
1 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rich Becker 1
1 Ken Caminiti 1
1 Tony Clark 1
1 Greg Colbrunn 1
1 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Clark 5
1 Ben Grieve 5
3 Brent Mayne 4
4 Mark Grace 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Everett 2
1 Omar Vizquel 2
3 Manny Alexander 1
3 Rich Becker 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carlos Perez 4.00
2 Dave Mlicki 1.40
3 Brett Tomko 0.90
4 Esteban Loaiza 0.83
5 Aaron Sele 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Manny Aybar 1
1 Willie Blair 1
1 Ramon Garcia 1
1 Geremi Gonzalez 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Brett Tomko 9
2 Carlos Perez 8
3 Dave Mlicki 7
4 Scott Eyre 6
4 Brad Rigby 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Jeff Shaw 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .377
2 Tony Gwynn .372
3 Mike Piazza .356
4 Frank Thomas .355
5 Kenny Lofton .346

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 127
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 54
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 John Franco 35
4 Rod Beck 34
5 3 tied 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Caminiti .444
2 Mike Piazza .435
3 Frank Thomas .426
4 Ryne Sandberg .410
5 2 tied .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vinny Castilla 6
1 Jose Cruz 6
1 Ken Griffey 6
1 Rafael Palmeiro 6
1 Matt Stairs 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Piazza 17
2 Albert Belle 16
2 Sammy Sosa 16
4 Rusty Greer 15
4 Rafael Palmeiro 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 8
2 Edgar Renteria 7
2 Alex Rodriguez 7
2 Eric Young 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cory Lidle 0.71
2 Jose Mercedes 1.06
3 Pedro Martinez 1.11
4 Mike Grace 1.13
5 Andy Pettitte 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 3
1 Livan Hernandez 3
1 Denny Neagle 3
4 Joel Adamson 2
4 35 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 38
2 Pedro Martinez 36
3 Mike Mussina 30
4 John Smoltz 25
5 Pedro Astacio 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Matt Karchner 6
2 John Franco 5
2 Doug Jones 5
2 Jeff Shaw 5
2 Ugueth Urbina 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Justice .408
2 Chris Stynes .394
3 Bill Mueller .376
4 Ken Caminiti .373
5 Bernie Williams .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 13
2 Chili Davis 11
2 David Justice 11
4 Jose Cruz 10
4 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Justice 29
1 Mike Piazza 29
1 J. T. Snow 29
4 Sammy Sosa 26
5 6 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 14
1 Rickey Henderson 14
3 Brian Hunter 11
3 Chuck Knoblauch 11
5 Eric Young 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.12
2 Curt Schilling 1.39
3 Kevin Brown 1.40
4 Denny Neagle 1.58
5 Rick Helling 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 4
1 Willie Blair 4
1 Mark Clark 4
1 Roger Clemens 4
1 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 68
2 John Smoltz 63
3 Pedro Martinez 56
4 Roger Clemens 52
5 Mike Mussina 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Matt Karchner 12
2 Jerry Dipoto 9
2 Randy Myers 9
2 Jeff Shaw 9
5 4 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .373
2 Larry Walker .369
3 Frank Thomas .354
4 Reggie Jefferson .346
5 Mike Piazza .345

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 152
2 Andres Galarraga 146
3 Tino Martinez 140
4 Frank Thomas 132
5 Juan Gonzalez 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 70
2 Chuck Knoblauch 61
3 Otis Nixon 57
4 Deion Sanders 56
5 Delino DeShields 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.64
2 Roger Clemens 2.12
3 Randy Johnson 2.32
4 Greg Maddux 2.54
5 Darryl Kile 2.55

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 294
2 Pedro Martinez 294
4 Randy Johnson 264
5 John Smoltz 247

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 45
2 Trevor Hoffman 42
3 Mariano Rivera 40
4 Todd Worrell 39
5 2 tied 38