On This Day

Wednesday, September 10, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 89 53 .627 --
Yankees 81 62 .566 8.5
Tigers 70 75 .483 20.5
Red Sox 70 75 .483 20.5
Blue Jays 70 75 .483 20.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 76 64 .543 --
Brewers 72 72 .500 6.0
White Sox 71 74 .490 7.5
Twins 59 84 .413 18.5
Royals 58 84 .408 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 81 65 .555 --
Angels 75 70 .517 5.5
Rangers 67 78 .462 13.5
Athletics 59 87 .404 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 91 54 .628 --
Marlins 84 60 .583 6.5
Mets 78 66 .542 12.5
Expos 73 71 .507 17.5
Phillies 58 84 .408 31.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 73 72 .503 --
Pirates 70 76 .479 3.5
Cardinals 67 78 .462 6.0
Reds 65 79 .451 7.5
Cubs 61 85 .418 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 81 65 .555 --
Giants 80 65 .552 0.5
Rockies 74 72 .507 7.0
Padres 69 77 .473 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alex Ochoa 4
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 3
2 Jeff Bagwell 3
2 Ellis Burks 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 1
1 Dante Bichette 1
1 Wade Boggs 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 4
2 Rich Amaral 3
2 Jeff Bagwell 3
2 Barry Bonds 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Edgar Renteria 2
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Ellis Burks 1
2 Delino DeShields 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Oquist 3.33
2 Tom Glavine 1.75
3 Pete Smith 1.17
4 Pedro Martinez 1.14
5 Shawn Estes 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Jason Bere 1
1 Brian Bohanon 1
1 Jim Bruske 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Shawn Estes 10
1 Mike Oquist 10
3 Pedro Martinez 8
4 Tom Glavine 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Adams 1
1 Jerry Dipoto 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Chuck McElroy 1
1 Ugueth Urbina 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .371
2 Tony Gwynn .369
3 Frank Thomas .356
4 Mike Piazza .355
5 Kenny Lofton .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 50
1 Mark McGwire 50
3 Larry Walker 43
4 Tino Martinez 41
5 Vinny Castilla 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 134
2 Tino Martinez 128
3 Andres Galarraga 126
4 Jeff Bagwell 120
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 1.81
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 274
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 .488
2 Todd Zeile .442
3 Otis Nixon .433
4 Ken Caminiti .432
4 Paul Molitor .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 9
2 Ken Griffey 7
3 Larry Walker 6
4 Willie Greene 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Piazza 17
1 Matt Williams 17
3 Dante Bichette 14
3 Willie Greene 14
3 4 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 8
1 Edgar Renteria 8
3 Otis Nixon 7
4 Rickey Henderson 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny Neagle 0.78
2 Ken Hill 1.17
3 Charles Nagy 1.20
4 Jamie Moyer 1.33
5 Rick Reed 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Astacio 3
1 Willie Blair 3
1 Denny Neagle 3
1 Kevin Tapani 3
5 35 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 36
2 Pedro Martinez 29
3 Roger Clemens 28
4 Shawn Estes 24
5 John Smoltz 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 7
2 Ricky Bottalico 4
2 Dennis Eckersley 4
2 Doug Jones 4
2 Jose Mesa 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Caminiti .400
2 David Justice .389
3 Bernard Gilkey .379
4 John Valentin .379
5 Ellis Burks .376

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 29
2 Mark McGwire 28
2 Matt Williams 28
4 Mike Piazza 27
5 Dante Bichette 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 16
2 Rickey Henderson 14
3 Chuck Knoblauch 12
3 Edgar Renteria 12
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dustin Hermanson 1.17
2 Denny Neagle 1.60
3 Andy Pettitte 1.69
4 Kevin Brown 1.80
5 Greg Maddux 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Blair 5
1 Jamie Moyer 5
3 Matt Beech 4
3 Jason Bere 4
3 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 67
2 Curt Schilling 58
3 Roger Clemens 56
4 John Smoltz 55
5 Mike Mussina 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 12
2 Doug Jones 9
2 Matt Karchner 9
2 Jose Mesa 9
5 8 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .370
2 Tony Gwynn .366
3 Frank Thomas .357
4 Reggie Jefferson .346
5 Kenny Lofton .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 56
2 Mark McGwire 54
3 Frank Thomas 43
3 Larry Walker 43
5 4 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 1.75
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 293
4 Randy Johnson 264
5 John Smoltz 244

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 44
2 Mariano Rivera 41
3 Trevor Hoffman 39
4 Rod Beck 38
4 3 others tied 38