On This Day

Friday, September 5, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 87 51 .630 --
Yankees 79 60 .568 8.5
Tigers 67 73 .479 21.0
Red Sox 67 74 .475 21.5
Blue Jays 66 74 .471 22.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 73 63 .537 --
Brewers 71 68 .511 3.5
White Sox 69 71 .493 6.0
Royals 57 81 .413 17.0
Twins 57 82 .410 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 78 63 .553 --
Angels 74 67 .525 4.0
Rangers 67 74 .475 11.0
Athletics 55 86 .390 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 87 54 .617 --
Marlins 83 56 .597 3.0
Mets 76 63 .547 10.0
Expos 71 69 .507 15.5
Phillies 54 83 .394 31.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 72 69 .511 --
Pirates 69 73 .486 3.5
Cardinals 65 75 .464 6.5
Reds 63 76 .453 8.0
Cubs 58 83 .411 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 79 62 .560 --
Giants 77 64 .546 2.0
Rockies 71 70 .504 8.0
Padres 67 75 .472 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark McGwire 4
2 Sandy Alomar 3
2 Brady Anderson 3
2 Jay Bell 3
2 17 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ellis Burks 2
1 Freddy Garcia 2
1 Mark McGwire 2
4 Mike Cameron 1
4 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sandy Alomar 4
1 Mark McGwire 4
1 Mike Stanley 4
4 Ellis Burks 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andres Galarraga 2
2 Jermaine Allensworth 1
2 Brady Anderson 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Ashby 1.60
2 Mark Leiter 1.00
3 Shawn Estes 0.89
4 Woody Williams 0.86
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 1
1 Frank Castillo 1
1 Cal Eldred 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Leiter 10
2 Andy Ashby 8
2 Shawn Estes 8
4 Shane Reynolds 6
4 Woody Williams 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Jeff Shaw 1
1 Billy Taylor 1
1 Todd Worrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .375
2 Tony Gwynn .371
3 Mike Piazza .356
4 Frank Thomas .354
5 Kenny Lofton .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 49
2 Mark McGwire 46
3 Tino Martinez 41
3 Larry Walker 41
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 132
2 Tino Martinez 127
3 Andres Galarraga 124
4 Jeff Bagwell 114
5 Tim Salmon 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 65
2 Deion Sanders 56
3 Chuck Knoblauch 55
4 Otis Nixon 52
5 Tony Womack 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.78
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 Pedro Martinez 266
3 Randy Johnson 264
4 Roger Clemens 244
5 David Cone 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 41
2 Mariano Rivera 40
3 Rod Beck 35
3 John Franco 35
5 Todd Worrell 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Caminiti .472
2 Mike Piazza .444
3 Marquis Grissom .439
4 Deivi Cruz .422
5 Dave Nilsson .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 9
2 Mark McGwire 7
3 Jose Cruz 6
3 Matt Stairs 6
5 14 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Greer 18
1 Ken Griffey 18
3 Mike Piazza 17
4 Ken Caminiti 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Edgar Renteria 8
2 Craig Biggio 7
2 Chuck Knoblauch 7
2 Alex Rodriguez 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 0.64
2 Cory Lidle 0.69
3 Jose Mercedes 1.06
4 Mike Grace 1.13
5 Livan Hernandez 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ramon Martinez 3
1 Denny Neagle 3
1 Kevin Tapani 3
4 Joel Adamson 2
4 35 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 38
2 Pedro Martinez 34
3 Mike Mussina 30
4 Mark Leiter 28
5 John Smoltz 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 7
2 Matt Karchner 5
3 Ricky Bottalico 4
3 John Franco 4
3 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Justice .402
2 Ken Caminiti .387
3 Bernie Williams .375
4 Chris Stynes .374
5 Rey Sanchez .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 16
2 Mark McGwire 12
3 Chili Davis 11
3 David Justice 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 30
2 David Justice 29
3 Carlos Delgado 26
3 Tino Martinez 26
3 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Craig Biggio 13
3 Chuck Knoblauch 12
4 Brian Hunter 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.40
2 Denny Neagle 1.58
3 Curt Schilling 1.60
4 Justin Thompson 1.75
5 Rick Helling 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 4
1 Matt Beech 4
1 Willie Blair 4
1 Mark Clark 4
1 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 67
2 Curt Schilling 56
3 John Smoltz 54
4 Roger Clemens 52
5 Mike Mussina 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Matt Karchner 11
1 Jeff Shaw 11
3 Randy Myers 10
4 Jerry Dipoto 8
4 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .370
2 Tony Gwynn .368
3 Frank Thomas .353
4 Kenny Lofton .347
5 Mike Piazza .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 55
2 Mark McGwire 52
3 Andres Galarraga 43
4 Tino Martinez 42
5 2 tied 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 150
2 Andres Galarraga 147
3 Tino Martinez 138
4 Tony Clark 130
5 2 tied 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 69
2 Chuck Knoblauch 62
3 Deion Sanders 56
4 Otis Nixon 55
5 Delino DeShields 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.75
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 2 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 41
3 Mariano Rivera 40
3 Todd Worrell 40
5 Rod Beck 39