On This Day

Sunday, June 15, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 45 19 .703 --
Yankees 37 29 .561 9.0
Blue Jays 31 32 .492 13.5
Tigers 29 35 .453 16.0
Red Sox 28 38 .424 18.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 34 29 .540 --
Royals 31 33 .484 3.5
Brewers 30 34 .469 4.5
White Sox 30 35 .462 5.0
Twins 30 36 .455 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 38 29 .567 --
Rangers 35 30 .538 2.0
Angels 34 32 .515 3.5
Athletics 28 41 .406 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 42 25 .627 --
Marlins 39 27 .591 2.5
Expos 38 28 .576 3.5
Mets 36 30 .545 5.5
Phillies 22 43 .338 19.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 33 35 .485 --
Pirates 32 34 .485 0.0
Cardinals 31 35 .470 1.0
Reds 27 39 .409 5.0
Cubs 27 40 .403 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 38 29 .567 --
Rockies 36 32 .529 2.5
Dodgers 32 35 .478 6.0
Padres 29 38 .433 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jorge Fabregas 4
1 Ozzie Guillen 4
1 Jose Offerman 4
1 Paul O'Neill 4
1 Edgar Renteria 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Albert Belle 1
1 Jeff Blauser 1
1 Brant Brown 1
1 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jorge Fabregas 5
1 Matt Stairs 5
3 Moises Alou 4
3 Alex Gonzalez 4
3 Omar Vizquel 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jason McDonald 2
2 Moises Alou 1
2 Garret Anderson 1
2 Mark Bellhorn 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Todd Stottlemyre 1.33
2 Jeff Juden 1.00
3 Ariel Prieto 0.92
4 Frank Castillo 0.88
5 Livan Hernandez 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 Frank Castillo 1
1 Tony Castillo 1
1 Vaughn Eshelman 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ariel Prieto 11
2 Jason Dickson 8
2 Jeff Juden 8
2 Todd Stottlemyre 8
5 Frank Castillo 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Carlos Castillo 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .417
2 Tony Gwynn .396
3 Frank Thomas .391
4 Sandy Alomar .370
5 Mike Piazza .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 27
2 Mark McGwire 24
3 Tino Martinez 21
4 Jeff Bagwell 20
4 2 others tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 72
2 Andres Galarraga 71
3 Jeff Bagwell 64
4 Tino Martinez 61
5 Albert Belle 60

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 30
2 Chuck Knoblauch 28
2 Otis Nixon 28
4 Tom Goodwin 27
4 Brian Hunter 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.60
2 Roger Clemens 1.94
3 Darryl Kile 2.10
4 Francisco Cordova 2.15
5 David Cone 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 11
1 Bobby Jones 11
1 Jimmy Key 11
4 Randy Johnson 10
5 3 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 132
2 David Cone 120
3 Curt Schilling 119
4 Pedro Martinez 112
5 Hideo Nomo 103

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 23
2 Rod Beck 21
2 Mariano Rivera 21
4 John Franco 17
4 Robb Nen 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Piazza .491
2 Mark Loretta .479
3 Sandy Alomar .462
4 Larry Walker .458
5 Ryan McGuire .441

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Thome 8
2 Eric Karros 6
2 Jeff King 6
2 Ray Lankford 6
2 Mo Vaughn 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Thome 18
2 Moises Alou 16
2 Andres Galarraga 16
4 Chili Davis 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 8
2 Otis Nixon 7
3 Adrian Brown 5
3 Delino DeShields 5
3 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 0.36
2 Carlos Perez 0.71
3 Sean Bergman 0.73
4 Pete Smith 0.75
5 David Wells 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 Matt Morris 3
1 Carlos Perez 3
1 Jose Rosado 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 39
2 Randy Johnson 36
3 Andy Benes 29
4 Curt Schilling 26
5 Justin Thompson 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 6
1 Mariano Rivera 6
3 Jeff Shaw 5
4 Bobby Ayala 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Thomas .507
2 Tony Gwynn .453
3 Larry Walker .433
4 Mike Piazza .431
5 Jason Giambi .427

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Buhner 11
1 Andres Galarraga 11
1 Mark McGwire 11
1 Jim Thome 11
1 Mo Vaughn 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 36
2 Albert Belle 31
2 Jay Buhner 31
4 Ray Lankford 30
5 3 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 13
2 Delino DeShields 12
3 Otis Nixon 11
4 Chuck Knoblauch 10
4 Tony Womack 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Justin Thompson 1.59
2 Roger Clemens 1.80
2 Randy Johnson 1.80
4 Kent Mercker 1.86
5 David Cone 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 5
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 Bobby Jones 5
4 Kevin Foster 4
4 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 69
2 Pedro Martinez 63
3 Andy Benes 53
4 David Cone 51
4 Curt Schilling 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 10
2 Jeff Shaw 9
3 Rick Aguilera 8
3 Rod Beck 8
5 3 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .384
2 Frank Thomas .369
3 Reggie Jefferson .347
4 Alex Rodriguez .343
5 Mike Piazza .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 58
2 Ken Griffey 54
3 Juan Gonzalez 50
4 Vinny Castilla 48
4 Andres Galarraga 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 161
2 Ken Griffey 155
3 Albert Belle 144
4 Juan Gonzalez 143
5 Jim Thome 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 69
2 Tom Goodwin 67
3 Kenny Lofton 61
4 Chuck Knoblauch 60
5 Eric Young 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.18
2 Greg Maddux 2.23
3 Roger Clemens 2.73
4 Pat Hentgen 2.76
5 Tom Glavine 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Hentgen 21
2 Andy Benes 20
2 Jimmy Key 20
4 Kevin Brown 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 258
2 Hideo Nomo 245
3 Roger Clemens 236
3 John Smoltz 236
5 Pedro Martinez 233

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 41
1 Trevor Hoffman 41
1 Randy Myers 41
1 John Wetteland 41
1 Todd Worrell 41