On This Day

Sunday, May 4, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 19 8 .704 --
Yankees 16 14 .533 4.5
Red Sox 14 14 .500 5.5
Blue Jays 13 14 .481 6.0
Tigers 12 17 .414 8.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 13 13 .500 --
Indians 14 14 .500 0.0
Royals 13 14 .481 0.5
Twins 12 18 .400 3.0
White Sox 10 18 .357 4.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 18 12 .600 --
Rangers 16 11 .593 0.5
Angels 13 14 .481 3.5
Athletics 14 16 .467 4.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 21 8 .724 --
Marlins 16 13 .552 5.0
Expos 15 13 .536 5.5
Mets 14 16 .467 7.5
Phillies 9 19 .321 11.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 17 13 .567 --
Pirates 15 14 .517 1.5
Cardinals 13 16 .448 3.5
Reds 9 20 .310 7.5
Cubs 7 22 .241 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rockies 20 8 .714 --
Giants 18 10 .643 2.0
Dodgers 16 12 .571 4.0
Padres 11 17 .393 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tino Martinez 4
1 Rondell White 4
3 Joey Cora 3
3 Andres Galarraga 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tino Martinez 2
1 Rondell White 2
3 Roberto Alomar 1
3 Harold Baines 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Alomar 5
2 Tino Martinez 4
2 Larry Walker 4
2 Rondell White 4
2 Dan Wilson 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Davis 2
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Rich Becker 1
2 Delino DeShields 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kevin Brown 2.00
1 Pat Hentgen 2.00
3 Rocky Coppinger 1.29
4 Darryl Kile 0.86
5 Todd Stottlemyre 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Bailey 1
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Willie Blair 1
1 Brian Boehringer 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 10
1 Pat Hentgen 10
3 Rocky Coppinger 9
4 Brian Boehringer 7
4 Cal Eldred 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Brocail 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Mike Johnson 1
1 John Wetteland 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .421
2 Jeff Blauser .409
3 Michael Tucker .391
4 Bip Roberts .385
5 David Justice .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 14
2 Tino Martinez 12
3 Mark McGwire 11
3 Larry Walker 11
5 Vinny Castilla 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 40
2 Ken Griffey 35
3 Larry Walker 33
4 Moises Alou 31
4 Tony Clark 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 20
2 Brian Hunter 13
2 Chuck Knoblauch 13
4 Luis Castillo 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.31
2 Rick Reed 1.07
3 Greg Maddux 1.38
4 Esteban Loaiza 1.49
5 Tom Glavine 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jimmy Key 5
1 Andy Pettitte 5
1 Bobby Witt 5
4 Roger Bailey 4
4 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 55
2 Randy Johnson 50
3 Curt Schilling 49
4 Shane Reynolds 45
5 Kevin Brown 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 11
1 Randy Myers 11
3 Mariano Rivera 9
4 Mark Wohlers 8
4 Todd Worrell 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 B. J. Surhoff .486
2 Eric Davis .475
3 Frank Thomas .439
4 Tino Martinez .431
5 2 tied .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 6
1 Ken Griffey 6
1 Mark McGwire 6
1 Matt Williams 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 21
2 Moises Alou 17
2 Ken Griffey 17
4 Matt Williams 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 7
1 Tony Womack 7
3 Manny Alexander 5
3 Damon Buford 5
3 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.00
2 Jack McDowell 0.69
3 Bill Swift 0.75
4 Greg Maddux 1.00
5 Tim Belcher 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 Pedro Martinez 3
1 Paul Quantrill 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 27
2 Randy Johnson 25
3 David Cone 23
4 Brad Radke 20
4 Curt Schilling 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 5
2 John Franco 4
2 Randy Myers 4
2 Bruce Ruffin 4
5 8 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .356
2 Tony Gwynn .350
3 Frank Thomas .345
4 Rusty Greer .337
5 Lance Johnson .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 60
2 Ken Griffey 55
3 Vinny Castilla 46
4 Andres Galarraga 45
5 Mo Vaughn 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 157
1 Ken Griffey 157
3 Dante Bichette 145
4 Rafael Palmeiro 142
5 Tino Martinez 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 67
2 Tom Goodwin 60
3 Otis Nixon 56
3 Eric Young 56
5 Chuck Knoblauch 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.79
2 Greg Maddux 2.47
3 Tom Glavine 2.64
4 John Smoltz 2.93
5 Pat Hentgen 3.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 22
1 John Smoltz 22
3 Pat Hentgen 19
3 Mike Mussina 19
5 5 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 263
2 Roger Clemens 235
2 Hideo Nomo 235
4 Curt Schilling 231
5 2 tied 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 45
2 John Wetteland 44
3 Rod Beck 41
3 Trevor Hoffman 41
3 Mark Wohlers 41