On This Day

Tuesday, September 9, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 89 53 .627 --
Yankees 81 61 .570 8.0
Tigers 70 74 .486 20.0
Blue Jays 70 74 .486 20.0
Red Sox 69 75 .479 21.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 76 64 .543 --
Brewers 72 71 .503 5.5
White Sox 70 74 .486 8.0
Twins 59 84 .413 18.5
Royals 58 84 .408 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 80 65 .552 --
Angels 75 70 .517 5.0
Rangers 67 78 .462 13.0
Athletics 58 87 .400 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 90 54 .625 --
Marlins 84 59 .587 5.5
Mets 77 66 .538 12.5
Expos 72 71 .503 17.5
Phillies 58 83 .411 30.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 73 71 .507 --
Pirates 70 75 .483 3.5
Cardinals 67 77 .465 6.0
Reds 65 78 .455 7.5
Cubs 60 85 .414 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 81 64 .559 --
Giants 79 65 .549 1.5
Rockies 73 72 .503 8.0
Padres 68 77 .469 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Andres Galarraga 4
2 Roberto Alomar 3
2 Wade Boggs 3
2 Steve Finley 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 1
1 Derek Bell 1
1 Geronimo Berroa 1
1 Dante Bichette 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Derek Bell 3
1 Dante Bichette 3
1 Bill Spiers 3
1 Chris Stynes 3
5 17 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jason McDonald 2
1 Otis Nixon 2
3 Ken Caminiti 1
3 Gary Disarcina 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Sanders 4.00
2 Dave Mlicki 2.67
3 John Smoltz 2.00
4 Ken Hill 1.67
5 Jimmy Haynes 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Manny Aybar 1
1 Willie Banks 1
1 Chris Carpenter 1
1 Scott Eyre 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Hill 10
1 John Smoltz 10
3 Tyler Green 9
3 Jimmy Haynes 9
5 3 tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Tony Castillo 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .372
2 Tony Gwynn .368
3 Mike Piazza .357
4 Frank Thomas .354
5 Kenny Lofton .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 50
2 Mark McGwire 49
3 Larry Walker 42
4 Tino Martinez 41
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 134
2 Tino Martinez 128
3 Andres Galarraga 126
4 Jeff Bagwell 117
5 Tim Salmon 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 66
2 Chuck Knoblauch 56
2 Deion Sanders 56
4 Otis Nixon 55
5 Tony Womack 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.78
2 Roger Clemens 1.85
3 Greg Maddux 2.31
4 Randy Johnson 2.32
5 Darryl Kile 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 21
2 Denny Neagle 20
3 Shawn Estes 18
3 Greg Maddux 18
3 Brad Radke 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 290
2 Pedro Martinez 266
3 Randy Johnson 264
4 Roger Clemens 258
5 John Smoltz 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 41
1 Mariano Rivera 41
3 Rod Beck 35
3 John Franco 35
5 3 tied 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernard Gilkey .500
1 Dave Nilsson .500
3 Ken Caminiti .458
4 Otis Nixon .450
5 Andres Galarraga .440

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 8
2 Ken Griffey 7
3 Vinny Castilla 5
3 Willie Greene 5
3 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Piazza 18
1 Matt Williams 18
3 J. T. Snow 16
4 Vinny Castilla 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 8
1 Edgar Renteria 8
3 Rickey Henderson 7
3 Chuck Knoblauch 7
3 Otis Nixon 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny Neagle 0.78
2 Ken Hill 1.17
3 Andy Ashby 1.59
4 Greg Maddux 1.64
5 Chris Carpenter 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Astacio 3
1 Willie Blair 3
1 Mike Grace 3
1 Denny Neagle 3
5 35 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 36
2 Roger Clemens 28
3 John Smoltz 23
4 Dave Mlicki 22
5 4 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 7
2 Ricky Bottalico 5
3 Dennis Eckersley 4
3 Doug Jones 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Justice .404
2 Ken Caminiti .394
3 John Valentin .379
4 Jon Nunnally .376
5 Frank Thomas .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 15
2 Mark McGwire 14
3 Chili Davis 11
4 Rafael Palmeiro 10
4 Tim Salmon 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 30
2 Matt Williams 28
3 Chili Davis 27
3 David Justice 27
3 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
2 Craig Biggio 16
3 Chuck Knoblauch 12
4 Edgar Renteria 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dustin Hermanson 1.17
2 Denny Neagle 1.60
3 Andy Pettitte 1.69
4 Justin Thompson 1.75
5 Kevin Brown 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Blair 5
2 Matt Beech 4
2 Mark Clark 4
2 Roger Clemens 4
2 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 66
2 Pedro Martinez 59
3 Roger Clemens 56
4 John Smoltz 55
5 Mike Mussina 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 12
2 Matt Karchner 10
3 Doug Jones 9
3 Jose Mesa 9
5 Randy Myers 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .371
2 Tony Gwynn .365
3 Frank Thomas .355
4 Reggie Jefferson .345
5 Mike Piazza .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 56
2 Mark McGwire 53
3 Frank Thomas 43
4 Andres Galarraga 42
4 3 others tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 151
2 Andres Galarraga 144
3 Tino Martinez 138
4 Tony Clark 133
4 Frank Thomas 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 70
2 Chuck Knoblauch 63
3 Otis Nixon 58
4 Deion Sanders 56
5 Tony Womack 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.72
2 Roger Clemens 1.97
3 Randy Johnson 2.32
4 Greg Maddux 2.36
5 Darryl Kile 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 23
2 Denny Neagle 22
3 Alex Fernandez 20
3 Greg Maddux 20
3 Brad Radke 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 325
2 Roger Clemens 300
3 Pedro Martinez 285
4 Randy Johnson 264
5 John Smoltz 244

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 45
2 Mariano Rivera 41
3 Trevor Hoffman 40
4 Rod Beck 38
4 3 others tied 38