On This Day

Wednesday, July 23, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 61 37 .622 --
Yankees 58 41 .586 3.5
Blue Jays 47 49 .490 13.0
Tigers 47 52 .475 14.5
Red Sox 46 54 .460 16.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 52 42 .553 --
White Sox 50 49 .505 4.5
Brewers 45 51 .469 8.0
Twins 45 53 .459 9.0
Royals 39 56 .411 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 56 44 .560 --
Angels 54 45 .545 1.5
Rangers 47 52 .475 8.5
Athletics 41 61 .402 16.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 64 38 .627 --
Marlins 57 42 .576 5.5
Mets 57 43 .570 6.0
Expos 52 46 .531 10.0
Phillies 29 69 .296 33.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 53 48 .525 --
Pirates 49 51 .490 3.5
Cardinals 48 52 .480 4.5
Reds 43 56 .434 9.0
Cubs 43 58 .426 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 57 44 .564 --
Dodgers 53 48 .525 4.0
Padres 49 52 .485 8.0
Rockies 46 55 .455 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Alomar 4
1 Bill Mueller 4
3 Ruben Amaro 3
3 Harold Baines 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Danny Bautista 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Bobby Bonilla 1
1 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Mueller 5
2 Barry Bonds 4
2 Joe Carter 4
2 Ozzie Guillen 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Manny Alexander 1
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Brad Ausmus 1
1 Jeff Bagwell 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kevin Tapani 1.80
2 Roger Clemens 0.78
2 Kevin Millwood 0.78
4 Tim Wakefield 0.60
5 Bartolo Colon 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Willie Blair 1
1 Brian Bohanon 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Tapani 9
2 Roger Clemens 7
2 Kevin Millwood 7
4 Tim Wakefield 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Mark Holzemer 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Mel Rojas 1
1 Billy Taylor 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .392
2 Tony Gwynn .390
3 Frank Thomas .370
4 Mike Piazza .356
5 Reggie Jefferson .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 34
2 Tino Martinez 33
3 Ken Griffey 30
4 Larry Walker 29
5 Vinny Castilla 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 94
2 Andres Galarraga 93
3 Ken Griffey 90
4 Jeff Bagwell 89
5 Tony Gwynn 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 48
2 Deion Sanders 46
3 Otis Nixon 44
4 Chuck Knoblauch 39
5 Tony Womack 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.54
2 Pedro Martinez 1.67
3 Darryl Kile 1.99
4 Randy Johnson 2.33
5 Greg Maddux 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 16
2 Greg Maddux 14
3 Shawn Estes 13
3 Randy Johnson 13
3 4 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 198
2 Curt Schilling 191
3 David Cone 185
4 Roger Clemens 173
5 Pedro Martinez 172

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 31
2 Mariano Rivera 30
3 Randy Myers 27
4 John Franco 26
5 2 tied 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul O'Neill .482
2 Wade Boggs .471
2 Charles Johnson .471
4 Mike Lansing .438
4 Tim Salmon .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 6
1 Gary Gaetti 6
1 Dave Nilsson 6
1 Frank Thomas 6
5 8 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 24
2 Tony Gwynn 17
2 Paul O'Neill 17
4 Barry Bonds 16
4 3 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 7
2 Delino DeShields 6
2 Dave Martinez 6
2 Paul O'Neill 6
2 Pokey Reese 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.72
2 Darryl Kile 1.04
3 Mike Hampton 1.08
4 David Wells 1.10
5 Pedro Martinez 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Blair 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 David Cone 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 33
2 Curt Schilling 32
3 Randy Johnson 30
4 Kevin Foster 28
5 Andy Benes 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 6
1 Trevor Hoffman 6
3 Dennis Eckersley 5
3 Roberto Hernandez 5
3 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul O'Neill .400
2 Mike Lansing .388
3 Mark Grace .385
4 Tony Gwynn .382
5 Troy O'Leary .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Finley 11
1 Tino Martinez 11
3 Barry Bonds 10
4 Vinny Castilla 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Gwynn 35
2 Frank Thomas 32
3 Juan Gonzalez 31
3 Tino Martinez 31
5 Eric Karros 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 16
2 Deion Sanders 15
3 Otis Nixon 13
4 Tony Womack 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.72
2 Darryl Kile 1.47
3 Greg Maddux 1.54
4 Pedro Martinez 1.76
5 Steve Cooke 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brad Radke 6
2 Willie Blair 5
2 Roger Clemens 5
2 Chuck Finley 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 65
2 Roger Clemens 60
2 Randy Johnson 60
4 David Cone 54
5 2 tied 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 10
1 Todd Jones 10
3 Dennis Eckersley 9
3 Roberto Hernandez 9
3 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .385
2 Larry Walker .369
3 Frank Thomas .362
4 Reggie Jefferson .344
5 Paul Molitor .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 52
2 Ken Griffey 51
3 Andres Galarraga 47
4 Vinny Castilla 46
5 Jim Thome 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 161
2 Ken Griffey 151
3 Tino Martinez 143
4 Frank Thomas 136
5 2 tied 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 71
2 Chuck Knoblauch 65
3 Brian Hunter 63
4 Tom Goodwin 55
5 Delino DeShields 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.98
2 Pedro Martinez 2.38
3 Greg Maddux 2.42
4 Randy Johnson 2.42
5 Kevin Brown 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 22
2 Scott Erickson 20
2 Pat Hentgen 20
4 Greg Maddux 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 292
2 Roger Clemens 269
3 Pedro Martinez 261
4 John Smoltz 235
5 Hideo Nomo 234

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 48
2 Trevor Hoffman 43
2 Todd Worrell 43
4 Robb Nen 41
4 Mark Wohlers 41