On This Day

Thursday, April 10, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 5 2 .714 --
Blue Jays 4 3 .571 1.0
Red Sox 4 4 .500 1.5
Yankees 4 4 .500 1.5
Tigers 4 5 .444 2.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 5 4 .556 --
Brewers 3 3 .500 0.5
Indians 4 4 .500 0.5
Royals 3 4 .429 1.0
White Sox 2 5 .286 2.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 5 3 .625 --
Rangers 3 3 .500 1.0
Mariners 4 4 .500 1.0
Angels 3 5 .375 2.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Marlins 7 1 .875 --
Braves 6 3 .667 1.5
Expos 3 4 .429 3.5
Phillies 3 6 .333 4.5
Mets 3 6 .333 4.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 6 3 .667 --
Pirates 4 4 .500 1.5
Reds 3 5 .375 2.5
Cardinals 1 6 .143 4.0
Cubs 0 8 .000 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rockies 6 2 .750 --
Dodgers 6 3 .667 0.5
Giants 5 3 .625 1.0
Padres 5 4 .556 1.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Molitor 4
2 Jeff Bagwell 3
2 Kenny Lofton 3
2 Michael Tucker 3
5 12 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Bagwell 1
1 Ron Coomer 1
1 Fred McGriff 1
1 Bill Spiers 1
1 Bubba Trammell 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bubba Trammell 3
2 Jeff Bagwell 2
2 Ron Coomer 2
2 Paul Molitor 2
2 Bill Spiers 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Devon White 2
2 Bobby Abreu 1
2 Brad Ausmus 1
2 Luis Castillo 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Alex Fernandez 8.00
2 Bobby Witt 1.25
3 James Baldwin 0.57
4 Scott Karl 0.50
4 John Smoltz 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Aldred 1
1 Alex Fernandez 1
1 Juan Guzman 1
1 Chris Holt 1
1 Bobby Witt 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Alex Fernandez 8
2 John Smoltz 5
2 Bobby Witt 5
4 James Baldwin 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hudek 1
1 John Wetteland 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Whiten .579
2 Sandy Alomar .538
3 Brady Anderson .520
4 Derek Jeter .486
5 Paul O'Neill .485

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 6
1 Larry Walker 6
3 Sandy Alomar 5
4 Geronimo Berroa 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sandy Alomar 13
1 Larry Walker 13
3 Ken Griffey 12
4 Reggie Sanders 11
5 3 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 6
2 Lance Johnson 5
2 Deion Sanders 5
4 Jeromy Burnitz 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reed 0.00
1 Dave Telgheder 0.00
1 Bobby Witt 0.00
1 Glendon Rusch 0.00
5 Curt Schilling 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Acre 2
1 Kevin Brown 2
1 Tom Candiotti 2
1 Roger Clemens 2
1 12 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilson Alvarez 20
2 Jaime Navarro 19
3 Curt Schilling 18
4 David Cone 17
5 Roger Clemens 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 5
2 John Ericks 4
2 Randy Myers 4
2 Billy Taylor 4
5 6 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .362
2 Tony Gwynn .344
3 Frank Thomas .344
4 Paul Molitor .340
5 Chuck Knoblauch .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 54
2 Ken Griffey 53
3 Brady Anderson 51
4 Andres Galarraga 49
5 Albert Belle 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 156
2 Albert Belle 149
3 Ken Griffey 147
4 Dante Bichette 146
4 Rafael Palmeiro 146

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 71
2 Tom Goodwin 62
3 Eric Young 56
4 Lance Johnson 55
5 Otis Nixon 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.90
2 Greg Maddux 2.73
3 Juan Guzman 2.83
4 John Smoltz 2.88
5 Tom Glavine 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 24
2 Andy Pettitte 21
3 Kevin Brown 19
4 Andy Benes 18
4 Pat Hentgen 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 275
2 Roger Clemens 263
3 Hideo Nomo 239
4 Darryl Kile 222
5 Jeff Fassero 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 45
2 John Wetteland 44
3 Jeff Brantley 43
4 Trevor Hoffman 42
5 Mark Wohlers 41