On This Day

Monday, July 28, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 64 38 .627 --
Yankees 59 44 .573 5.5
Blue Jays 50 52 .490 14.0
Red Sox 49 56 .467 16.5
Tigers 47 55 .461 17.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 54 46 .540 --
White Sox 51 52 .495 4.5
Brewers 50 52 .490 5.0
Twins 46 58 .442 10.0
Royals 43 58 .426 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 60 44 .577 --
Angels 58 47 .552 2.5
Rangers 50 54 .481 10.0
Athletics 42 65 .393 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 67 39 .632 --
Mets 59 45 .567 7.0
Marlins 58 45 .563 7.5
Expos 53 50 .515 12.5
Phillies 31 72 .301 34.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 57 49 .538 --
Pirates 52 54 .491 5.0
Cardinals 51 53 .490 5.0
Reds 45 58 .437 10.5
Cubs 43 63 .406 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 58 48 .547 --
Dodgers 57 49 .538 1.0
Padres 52 54 .491 6.0
Rockies 50 56 .472 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Yamil Benitez 5
1 Manny Ramirez 5
3 Roberto Alomar 4
3 Jeff King 4
3 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Garret Anderson 1
1 Jeff Bagwell 1
1 Rico Brogna 1
1 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Garret Anderson 4
1 Johnny Damon 4
3 Rico Brogna 3
3 Fred McGriff 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Hollins 2
2 Moises Alou 1
2 Garret Anderson 1
2 Todd Dunn 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Woodard 6.00
2 Roger Clemens 2.00
2 Denny Neagle 2.00
4 Al Leiter 1.83
5 Todd Stottlemyre 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joel Adamson 1
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Stan Belinda 1
1 Pep Harris 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Woodard 12
2 Al Leiter 11
3 Roger Clemens 10
4 Todd Stottlemyre 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Mike Fetters 1
1 Mike Holtz 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .389
2 Larry Walker .383
3 Frank Thomas .366
4 Mike Piazza .364
5 Reggie Jefferson .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tino Martinez 35
2 Mark McGwire 34
3 Ken Griffey 32
4 Larry Walker 29
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 97
1 Tino Martinez 97
3 Andres Galarraga 96
4 Jeff Bagwell 95
5 Tony Gwynn 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 51
2 Deion Sanders 48
3 Otis Nixon 45
4 Tony Womack 41
5 Chuck Knoblauch 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.52
2 Pedro Martinez 1.91
3 Darryl Kile 1.94
4 Randy Johnson 2.28
5 Greg Maddux 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 16
2 Greg Maddux 15
3 Randy Johnson 14
3 Darryl Kile 14
3 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 209
2 Curt Schilling 201
3 David Cone 189
4 Roger Clemens 183
5 Pedro Martinez 176

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 31
2 Mariano Rivera 30
3 Randy Myers 28
4 John Franco 27
5 3 tied 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .462
1 Mike Piazza .462
3 Kevin Young .446
4 Tim Salmon .440
5 Paul O'Neill .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Nilsson 8
2 Rafael Palmeiro 7
3 Barry Bonds 6
3 Vinny Castilla 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Salmon 20
2 Kevin Young 19
3 Dante Bichette 18
3 Barry Bonds 18
5 Dave Nilsson 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 8
2 Jeff Bagwell 7
2 Rickey Henderson 7
2 Otis Nixon 7
2 Deion Sanders 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.72
2 Bob Wells 0.75
3 Matt Morris 0.83
4 Brad Radke 1.08
5 Greg Swindell 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 Mike Hampton 3
1 Scott Karl 3
1 Darryl Kile 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 32
2 Roger Clemens 27
2 Randy Johnson 27
4 Chuck Finley 25
5 Al Leiter 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 7
2 Dennis Eckersley 6
2 Heathcliff Slocumb 6
4 Kelvim Escobar 4
4 6 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Troy O'Leary .389
2 Paul O'Neill .385
3 Reggie Jefferson .384
4 Mike Lieberthal .380
5 2 tied .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Nilsson 10
1 Rafael Palmeiro 10
3 Barry Bonds 9
3 Vinny Castilla 9
3 4 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Gwynn 31
1 Tim Salmon 31
3 Frank Thomas 30
4 Dante Bichette 29
4 Eric Karros 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 16
2 Brian Hunter 14
3 Otis Nixon 12
4 Jeff Bagwell 10
4 3 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.89
2 Darryl Kile 1.44
3 Greg Maddux 1.66
4 Randy Johnson 2.13
5 Chan Ho Park 2.16

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 62
2 Roger Clemens 61
3 Randy Johnson 52
4 Andy Benes 50
5 Chuck Finley 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 11
2 Trevor Hoffman 10
3 John Franco 9
3 Todd Jones 9
3 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .384
2 Larry Walker .362
3 Frank Thomas .359
4 Reggie Jefferson .352
5 Mike Piazza .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 50
2 Mark McGwire 48
3 Andres Galarraga 45
3 Tino Martinez 45
3 Jim Thome 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 153
2 Andres Galarraga 152
3 Frank Thomas 138
4 Tino Martinez 136
5 Jeff Bagwell 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 70
2 Brian Hunter 66
3 Chuck Knoblauch 63
4 Tom Goodwin 56
5 Delino DeShields 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.91
2 Greg Maddux 2.31
3 Randy Johnson 2.37
4 Pedro Martinez 2.38
5 David Cone 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 22
2 Scott Erickson 21
3 Greg Maddux 20
4 Pat Hentgen 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 299
2 Roger Clemens 276
3 Pedro Martinez 259
4 Randy Johnson 236
5 John Smoltz 235

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 46
2 Trevor Hoffman 45
3 Todd Worrell 43
4 Robb Nen 41
5 2 tied 40