On This Day

Friday, July 18, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 57 36 .613 --
Yankees 54 40 .574 3.5
Blue Jays 45 47 .489 11.5
Tigers 44 50 .468 13.5
Red Sox 43 52 .453 15.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 50 39 .562 --
White Sox 48 46 .511 4.5
Brewers 44 47 .484 7.0
Twins 42 52 .447 10.5
Royals 37 54 .407 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 54 42 .563 --
Angels 52 43 .547 1.5
Rangers 46 48 .489 7.0
Athletics 40 58 .408 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 62 34 .646 --
Marlins 55 39 .585 6.0
Mets 53 42 .558 8.5
Expos 51 43 .543 10.0
Phillies 28 65 .301 32.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 49 48 .505 --
Pirates 47 48 .495 1.0
Cardinals 46 49 .484 2.0
Reds 42 52 .447 5.5
Cubs 39 56 .411 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 54 42 .563 --
Dodgers 50 46 .521 4.0
Padres 45 51 .469 9.0
Rockies 44 52 .458 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chili Davis 3
1 Jim Eisenreich 3
1 Jeff Frye 3
1 Luis Gonzalez 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Edgar Renteria 2
2 Albert Belle 1
2 Scott Brosius 1
2 Jeromy Burnitz 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeromy Burnitz 3
1 Jeff Frye 3
1 Mickey Morandini 3
1 Kevin Young 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pokey Reese 2
2 Danny Bautista 1
2 Jay Bell 1
2 Chad Curtis 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobby Jones 3.00
2 Mark Leiter 1.50
3 Denny Neagle 1.40
4 Randy Johnson 1.33
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Willie Blair 1
1 Joe Crawford 1
1 Jeff D'Amico 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 16
2 Mark Leiter 9
2 Pedro Martinez 9
2 Tim Wakefield 9
5 Mike Mussina 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Kelvim Escobar 1
1 Mike Fetters 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .402
2 Tony Gwynn .395
3 Frank Thomas .370
4 Sandy Alomar .356
5 Mike Piazza .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 34
2 Tino Martinez 33
3 Ken Griffey 30
4 Larry Walker 27
5 Jim Thome 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 91
1 Tino Martinez 91
3 Ken Griffey 89
4 Jeff Bagwell 86
5 Tony Gwynn 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 48
2 Deion Sanders 46
3 Otis Nixon 40
4 Chuck Knoblauch 38
5 2 tied 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.62
2 Pedro Martinez 1.67
3 Darryl Kile 2.10
4 Randy Johnson 2.33
5 Greg Maddux 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 15
2 Randy Johnson 13
2 Greg Maddux 13
2 Denny Neagle 13
5 5 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 198
2 David Cone 176
2 Curt Schilling 176
4 Pedro Martinez 172
5 Roger Clemens 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 30
1 Mariano Rivera 30
3 Randy Myers 27
4 Robb Nen 25
5 3 tied 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Jefferson .457
2 Darryl Hamilton .455
3 Mark McGwire .450
4 Larry Walker .442
5 Dan Wilson .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Lankford 6
2 Carlos Delgado 5
2 Gary Gaetti 5
2 Tino Martinez 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 20
2 Eric Karros 16
2 Ray Lankford 16
4 Juan Gonzalez 15
4 Tino Martinez 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 7
1 Deion Sanders 7
3 Delino DeShields 6
3 Pokey Reese 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Mesa 0.00
2 Curt Schilling 0.60
3 Roger Clemens 0.69
4 Tim Wakefield 1.05
5 John Thomson 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Blair 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 Darryl Kile 3
1 Andy Pettitte 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 36
2 Randy Johnson 34
3 Andy Benes 28
4 Pedro Martinez 27
4 Mike Mussina 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Wohlers 6
2 John Franco 5
2 Roberto Hernandez 5
2 Trevor Hoffman 5
2 Todd Worrell 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matt Stairs .413
2 Wally Joyner .393
3 Tony Gwynn .392
4 Reggie Jefferson .388
5 Mark Grace .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Finley 12
1 Tino Martinez 12
3 Barry Bonds 11
4 Eric Karros 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Gwynn 34
2 Eric Karros 31
3 Juan Gonzalez 30
3 Tino Martinez 30
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 19
2 Deion Sanders 16
3 Delino DeShields 13
4 Tony Womack 12
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.74
2 Steve Cooke 1.29
3 Pedro Martinez 1.80
4 Alan Benes 1.96
5 Ismael Valdez 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brad Radke 6
2 Jeff D'Amico 5
2 Geremi Gonzalez 5
2 Darryl Kile 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 66
2 Roger Clemens 61
3 Pedro Martinez 60
4 Curt Schilling 57
5 David Cone 56

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 11
2 Roberto Hernandez 10
2 Mark Wohlers 10
4 Dennis Eckersley 9
5 5 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .388
2 Larry Walker .376
3 Frank Thomas .362
4 Reggie Jefferson .341
5 Paul Molitor .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 55
1 Mark McGwire 55
3 Andres Galarraga 47
4 Jim Thome 46
5 Juan Gonzalez 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 165
2 Andres Galarraga 162
3 Tino Martinez 141
4 Albert Belle 139
5 Juan Gonzalez 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 68
2 Chuck Knoblauch 66
3 Brian Hunter 63
4 Tom Goodwin 59
5 Delino DeShields 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.13
2 Kevin Brown 2.31
3 Pedro Martinez 2.41
4 Randy Johnson 2.42
5 Greg Maddux 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 21
2 Pat Hentgen 20
3 Kevin Brown 19
3 Scott Erickson 19
3 Bobby Witt 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 282
2 Roger Clemens 271
3 Pedro Martinez 265
4 Hideo Nomo 236
5 John Smoltz 234

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 48
2 Trevor Hoffman 44
2 Todd Worrell 44
4 Mark Wohlers 43
5 Robb Nen 42