On This Day

Saturday, May 10, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 22 11 .667 --
Yankees 20 16 .556 3.5
Blue Jays 18 15 .545 4.0
Red Sox 15 19 .441 7.5
Tigers 14 21 .400 9.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 17 14 .548 --
Indians 17 16 .515 1.0
Royals 17 16 .515 1.0
White Sox 13 19 .406 4.5
Twins 14 22 .389 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 21 13 .618 --
Rangers 18 14 .563 2.0
Angels 14 18 .438 6.0
Athletics 15 21 .417 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 24 11 .686 --
Marlins 19 16 .543 5.0
Expos 17 16 .515 6.0
Mets 18 18 .500 6.5
Phillies 12 22 .353 11.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 20 16 .556 --
Pirates 19 16 .543 0.5
Cardinals 16 19 .457 3.5
Reds 11 23 .324 8.0
Cubs 10 24 .294 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rockies 21 13 .618 --
Dodgers 20 13 .606 0.5
Giants 20 13 .606 0.5
Padres 13 20 .394 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Martinez 4
2 Carlos Baerga 3
2 Damon Buford 3
2 Darren Daulton 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Benito Santiago 2
2 Jason Bates 1
2 Tony Batista 1
2 Craig Biggio 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 6
2 Jeff Blauser 4
2 Jose Canseco 4
2 Benito Santiago 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 2
1 Bernie Williams 2
3 Brady Anderson 1
3 Geronimo Berroa 1
3 22 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kirk Rueter 2.00
2 Roger Clemens 1.75
3 Denny Neagle 1.12
4 Scott Kamieniecki 1.00
5 Omar Olivares 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Sterling Hitchcock 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 14
2 Denny Neagle 9
3 Kirk Rueter 8
4 Scott Kamieniecki 7
4 Omar Olivares 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Crabtree 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 Billy Wagner 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Blauser .407
2 Larry Walker .406
3 Bip Roberts .389
4 Eric Young .367
5 David Justice .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 15
2 Tino Martinez 14
3 Larry Walker 13
4 David Justice 12
4 Mark McGwire 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 43
2 Ken Griffey 40
3 Larry Walker 37
4 Tony Clark 36
5 3 tied 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 22
2 Chuck Knoblauch 17
3 Brian Hunter 16
4 Otis Nixon 15
5 3 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.50
2 Rick Reed 1.50
3 Francisco Cordova 1.53
4 Greg Maddux 1.54
5 Kevin Brown 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 6
1 Bobby Jones 6
1 Jimmy Key 6
1 Denny Neagle 6
1 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 63
2 Randy Johnson 60
3 Curt Schilling 56
4 Kevin Brown 54
5 2 tied 53

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 13
2 Rod Beck 12
2 Mariano Rivera 12
4 Todd Worrell 10
5 2 tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eric Davis .514
2 Jeff Blauser .463
3 Julio Franco .439
4 Joey Cora .425
5 Tino Martinez .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tino Martinez 7
2 David Justice 6
3 Roberto Alomar 5
3 Eric Davis 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Hundley 17
2 Andres Galarraga 16
3 David Justice 15
3 Tino Martinez 15
3 Cal Ripken 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 9
2 Otis Nixon 7
2 Tony Womack 7
4 Raul Mondesi 6
4 Deion Sanders 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.39
2 Kirk Rueter 0.43
3 Tim Belcher 0.72
4 Francisco Cordova 0.93
5 2 tied 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 David Cone 3
1 Bobby Jones 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 31
2 Randy Johnson 30
3 Pedro Martinez 29
4 Kevin Brown 27
5 David Cone 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 7
2 John Franco 6
3 Randy Myers 4
3 Todd Worrell 4
5 7 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bip Roberts .410
2 Kenny Lofton .398
3 Michael Tucker .388
4 Larry Walker .383
5 Eric Young .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tino Martinez 11
2 Jeff Bagwell 10
2 Mark McGwire 10
4 Ken Griffey 9
4 David Justice 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 34
2 Jeff Bagwell 28
2 Ken Griffey 28
4 Moises Alou 27
5 Tony Clark 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 17
2 Chuck Knoblauch 15
3 Otis Nixon 12
4 Kenny Lofton 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.50
2 Greg Maddux 1.10
3 Ismael Valdez 1.47
4 Francisco Cordova 1.58
5 Kevin Appier 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny Neagle 6
1 Bobby Witt 6
3 Jimmy Key 5
3 Pedro Martinez 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 52
2 David Cone 46
3 Pedro Martinez 42
4 Kevin Brown 41
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 10
2 Randy Myers 9
3 Rod Beck 7
3 Norm Charlton 7
3 4 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .355
2 Frank Thomas .350
3 Tony Gwynn .348
4 Rusty Greer .335
5 Paul Molitor .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 60
2 Ken Griffey 56
3 Vinny Castilla 45
3 Andres Galarraga 45
5 2 tied 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 161
2 Andres Galarraga 155
3 Dante Bichette 146
4 Rafael Palmeiro 141
5 2 tied 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 65
2 Otis Nixon 60
3 Chuck Knoblauch 57
4 Tom Goodwin 56
5 Eric Young 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.80
2 Greg Maddux 2.39
3 Tom Glavine 2.86
4 Jose Rosado 2.88
5 John Smoltz 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 22
2 John Smoltz 21
3 Andy Benes 19
3 Pat Hentgen 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 262
2 Roger Clemens 249
3 Curt Schilling 238
4 Hideo Nomo 236
5 Jeff Fassero 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 47
2 John Wetteland 44
3 Trevor Hoffman 42
3 Mark Wohlers 42
5 Rod Beck 40