On This Day

Tuesday, July 29, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 65 38 .631 --
Yankees 60 44 .577 5.5
Blue Jays 50 54 .481 15.5
Red Sox 50 56 .472 16.5
Tigers 48 55 .466 17.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 54 47 .535 --
Brewers 52 52 .500 3.5
White Sox 51 53 .490 4.5
Twins 47 58 .448 9.0
Royals 43 59 .422 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 60 45 .571 --
Angels 59 47 .557 1.5
Rangers 50 55 .476 10.0
Athletics 42 66 .389 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 68 39 .636 --
Marlins 59 45 .567 7.5
Mets 59 46 .562 8.0
Expos 54 50 .519 12.5
Phillies 32 72 .308 34.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 58 49 .542 --
Pirates 52 55 .486 6.0
Cardinals 51 54 .486 6.0
Reds 45 59 .433 11.5
Cubs 43 64 .402 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 59 48 .551 --
Dodgers 58 49 .542 1.0
Padres 52 55 .486 7.0
Rockies 50 57 .467 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Todd Dunn 4
2 Craig Biggio 3
2 Barry Bonds 3
2 Bobby Bonilla 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Moises Alou 2
1 Marty Cordova 2
1 Jack Howell 2
4 Jay Bell 1
4 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Marty Cordova 4
1 Jack Howell 4
1 Mark Lewis 4
1 Paul O'Neill 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rico Brogna 1
1 Scott Brosius 1
1 Todd Dunn 1
1 Shawon Dunston 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pedro Martinez 2.17
2 Chuck Finley 1.80
3 Jose Mercedes 1.33
4 Woody Williams 1.17
5 Shawn Estes 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 Willie Blair 1
1 Shawn Estes 1
1 Alex Fernandez 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 13
2 Chuck Finley 9
2 Randy Johnson 9
4 Shawn Estes 7
4 4 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Fetters 2
2 Rod Beck 1
2 Ricky Bottalico 1
2 Randy Myers 1
2 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .390
2 Larry Walker .382
3 Mike Piazza .363
4 Frank Thomas .362
5 Kenny Lofton .345

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 94

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 1.80
3 Darryl Kile 1.94
4 Greg Maddux 2.33
5 Randy Johnson 2.40

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 218
2 Curt Schilling 201
3 David Cone 189
3 Pedro Martinez 189
5 Roger Clemens 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 32
2 Mariano Rivera 31
3 Randy Myers 29
4 John Franco 27
5 4 tied 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .455
2 Wade Boggs .452
3 Paul O'Neill .421
4 Kevin Young .418
5 Mike Piazza .417

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul O'Neill 20
1 Tim Salmon 20
3 Barry Bonds 19
4 Kevin Young 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 8
2 Jeff Bagwell 7
2 Rickey Henderson 7
2 Otis Nixon 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Suppan 0.66
2 Roger Clemens 0.72
3 Bob Wells 0.75
4 Pedro Astacio 0.79
5 Matt Morris 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Finley 4
1 Scott Karl 4
3 Willie Blair 3
3 Mike Hampton 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 36
2 Chuck Finley 34
3 Curt Schilling 32
4 Roger Clemens 27
5 Pedro Martinez 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 6
1 Trevor Hoffman 6
1 Heathcliff Slocumb 6
4 Mike Fetters 5
5 7 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Troy O'Leary .407
2 Mike Lieberthal .388
3 Tony Gwynn .383
4 Hal Morris .383
5 Reggie Jefferson .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Nilsson 10
1 Rafael Palmeiro 10
3 Barry Bonds 9
3 Bobby Higginson 9
3 Eric Karros 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Gwynn 31
1 Tim Salmon 31
3 Eric Karros 30
3 Frank Thomas 30
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 14
2 Deion Sanders 13
3 Otis Nixon 11
4 Jeff Bagwell 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.89
2 Darryl Kile 1.44
3 Brad Radke 1.62
4 Greg Maddux 1.66
5 Tim Wakefield 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Finley 7
2 Willie Blair 6
3 Mike Hampton 5
3 Darryl Kile 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 61
1 Randy Johnson 61
3 Chuck Finley 58
4 Pedro Martinez 54
5 2 tied 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 11
2 Trevor Hoffman 10
2 Todd Worrell 10
4 John Franco 9
4 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .385
2 Larry Walker .361
3 Frank Thomas .357
4 Reggie Jefferson .353
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
5 Jim Thome 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 153
2 Andres Galarraga 152
3 Frank Thomas 138
4 Juan Gonzalez 136
4 Tino Martinez 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 70
2 Brian Hunter 66
3 Chuck Knoblauch 63
4 Tom Goodwin 55
5 Delino DeShields 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.91
2 Pedro Martinez 2.16
3 Greg Maddux 2.31
4 Randy Johnson 2.48
5 David Cone 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 22
2 Scott Erickson 21
3 Greg Maddux 20
4 Mike Mussina 19
4 Brad Radke 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 299
2 Roger Clemens 276
3 Pedro Martinez 262
4 Randy Johnson 245
5 Hideo Nomo 231

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 46
2 Trevor Hoffman 45
3 Todd Worrell 44
4 Randy Myers 41
4 Robb Nen 41