On This Day

Friday, September 12, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 89 55 .618 --
Yankees 83 62 .572 6.5
Tigers 72 75 .490 18.5
Red Sox 71 75 .486 19.0
Blue Jays 70 77 .476 20.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 77 65 .542 --
Brewers 72 73 .497 6.5
White Sox 72 75 .490 7.5
Royals 59 85 .410 19.0
Twins 59 86 .407 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 82 66 .554 --
Angels 76 71 .517 5.5
Rangers 69 78 .469 12.5
Athletics 60 88 .405 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 91 55 .623 --
Marlins 84 61 .579 6.5
Mets 79 67 .541 12.0
Expos 74 72 .507 17.0
Phillies 59 86 .407 31.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 74 72 .507 --
Pirates 71 76 .483 3.5
Cardinals 68 78 .466 6.0
Reds 66 80 .452 8.0
Cubs 61 86 .415 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 82 65 .558 --
Dodgers 81 66 .551 1.0
Rockies 75 72 .510 7.0
Padres 69 78 .469 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Barron 5
2 Travis Fryman 4
2 Bernie Williams 4
4 Ruben Amaro 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nomar Garciaparra 2
2 Derek Bell 1
2 Yamil Benitez 1
2 Ron Coomer 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Derek Bell 4
2 Wade Boggs 3
2 Bobby Estalella 3
2 Ricky Gutierrez 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rico Brogna 1
1 Jeromy Burnitz 1
1 Chad Curtis 1
1 Juan Encarnacion 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobby Jones 1.75
2 Shane Reynolds 1.57
3 Greg Keagle 1.50
4 Mike Remlinger 1.14
5 4 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Ayala 1
1 Pep Harris 1
1 Greg Keagle 1
1 Mark Leiter 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Shane Reynolds 11
2 Greg Keagle 9
3 Mike Remlinger 8
3 Garrett Stephenson 8
5 5 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Jerry Dipoto 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .370
2 Tony Gwynn .366
3 Mike Piazza .356
4 Frank Thomas .354
5 Kenny Lofton .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 50
1 Mark McGwire 50
3 Larry Walker 43
4 Tino Martinez 41
5 2 tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 135
2 Tino Martinez 131
3 Andres Galarraga 128
4 Jeff Bagwell 120
5 Tim Salmon 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 68
2 Chuck Knoblauch 57
3 Deion Sanders 56
4 Otis Nixon 55
5 Tony Womack 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.81
2 Roger Clemens 2.02
3 Greg Maddux 2.22
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 296
2 Pedro Martinez 274
3 Randy Johnson 264
4 Roger Clemens 263
5 John Smoltz 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 41
1 Mariano Rivera 41
3 Rod Beck 37
4 John Franco 36
5 2 tied 35

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brent Mayne .471
2 Wade Boggs .436
3 Andres Galarraga .426
4 Paul Molitor .422
5 Edgar Martinez .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 8
2 Ken Griffey 7
3 Larry Walker 6
4 Willie Greene 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 15
2 Fred McGriff 14
3 Ron Coomer 13
3 Willie Greene 13
3 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Edgar Renteria 7
2 Craig Biggio 6
2 Rickey Henderson 6
2 Brian Hunter 6
2 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny Neagle 0.00
2 Andy Pettitte 1.17
3 Ken Hill 1.17
4 Greg Maddux 1.23
5 Bobby Jones 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Blair 3
1 Brian Moehler 3
1 Kirk Rueter 3
1 Kevin Tapani 3
5 34 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 32
2 Pedro Martinez 29
3 Roger Clemens 26
4 Shawn Estes 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 8
2 Dennis Eckersley 5
3 Ricky Bottalico 4
3 John Franco 4
3 5 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Caminiti .400
2 Edgardo Alfonzo .382
3 Edgar Martinez .380
4 Brent Mayne .380
5 John Valentin .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 14
2 Ken Griffey 13
3 Chili Davis 11
4 Vinny Castilla 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Piazza 29
1 Matt Williams 29
3 Ken Griffey 27
4 Dante Bichette 26
5 2 tied 25

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 Denny Neagle 1.67
2 Andy Pettitte 1.73
3 Greg Maddux 1.88
4 Kevin Brown 2.13
5 2 tied 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Blair 5
2 Jason Bere 4
2 Shawn Estes 4
2 Jeff Fassero 4
2 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 67
2 Curt Schilling 64
3 John Smoltz 55
4 Roger Clemens 48
5 Mike Mussina 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 13
2 Matt Karchner 10
3 Jerry Dipoto 8
3 Doug Jones 8
3 2 others tied 8