On This Day

Sunday, August 3, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 69 39 .639 --
Yankees 63 45 .583 6.0
Tigers 51 57 .472 18.0
Blue Jays 51 57 .472 18.0
Red Sox 52 59 .468 18.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 56 49 .533 --
Brewers 54 54 .500 3.5
White Sox 53 56 .486 5.0
Twins 49 60 .450 9.0
Royals 46 61 .430 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 63 48 .568 --
Mariners 62 48 .564 0.5
Rangers 51 58 .468 11.0
Athletics 43 70 .381 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 70 42 .625 --
Marlins 63 46 .578 5.5
Mets 61 48 .560 7.5
Expos 57 52 .523 11.5
Phillies 35 73 .324 33.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 61 50 .550 --
Pirates 55 56 .495 6.0
Cardinals 52 58 .473 8.5
Reds 46 62 .426 13.5
Cubs 45 67 .402 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 61 50 .550 --
Dodgers 60 51 .541 1.0
Padres 53 58 .477 8.0
Rockies 52 60 .464 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Barron 4
1 Tom Goodwin 4
1 Devon White 4
1 Tony Womack 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brian Giles 2
1 Reggie Jefferson 2
1 Mike Macfarlane 2
1 Raul Mondesi 2
1 Bernie Williams 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bernie Williams 4
2 Brian Giles 3
2 Mike Macfarlane 3
2 Kevin Sefcik 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 2
2 Craig Biggio 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Rafael Bournigal 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pedro Martinez 1.67
2 Ismael Valdez 1.33
3 Shane Reynolds 1.20
4 Brian Bohanon 1.00
4 4 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Blair 1
1 Ricky Bones 1
1 Shawn Boskie 1
1 Alex Fernandez 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Alex Fernandez 10
1 Pedro Martinez 10
3 Ismael Valdez 8
4 Jon Lieber 7
5 8 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Troy Percival 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .393
2 Tony Gwynn .389
3 Reggie Jefferson .363
4 Frank Thomas .355
5 Mike Piazza .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tino Martinez 36
2 Mark McGwire 34
3 Ken Griffey 33
3 Larry Walker 33
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 102
1 Ken Griffey 102
3 Tino Martinez 100
4 Jeff Bagwell 96
4 Tony Gwynn 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 53
2 Deion Sanders 50
3 Otis Nixon 45
4 Chuck Knoblauch 43
5 Tony Womack 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.76
2 Roger Clemens 1.78
3 Darryl Kile 2.05
4 Greg Maddux 2.28
5 Jimmy Key 2.48

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 224
2 Curt Schilling 212
3 David Cone 199
3 Pedro Martinez 199
5 Roger Clemens 192

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 33
2 Mariano Rivera 32
3 Randy Myers 31
4 John Franco 28
5 4 tied 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .481
2 Rondell White .468
3 Raul Mondesi .436
4 Reggie Jefferson .419
5 Kevin Young .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Raul Mondesi 6
1 Dave Nilsson 6
1 Reggie Sanders 6
1 Larry Walker 6
5 7 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Salmon 21
2 Garret Anderson 17
3 Dante Bichette 16
3 Kevin Young 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 8
2 Stan Javier 7
2 Omar Vizquel 7
4 Jeff Bagwell 5
4 9 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Erickson 0.40
2 Pedro Astacio 0.59
3 Matt Morris 0.83
4 Jimmy Key 0.90
5 Brad Radke 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Finley 4
2 Tim Belcher 3
2 Willie Blair 3
2 Alex Fernandez 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 36
2 Chuck Finley 30
3 John Smoltz 28
4 Pedro Martinez 27
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 5
2 Ricky Bottalico 4
2 Dennis Eckersley 4
2 Kelvim Escobar 4
2 7 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Jefferson .426
2 Tim Salmon .385
3 Barry Bonds .381
4 Larry Walker .380
5 Troy O'Leary .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Nilsson 10
2 Frank Thomas 9
3 Barry Bonds 8
3 Tino Martinez 8
3 5 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Salmon 35
2 Frank Thomas 32
3 Paul O'Neill 28
4 Tony Gwynn 26
4 Kevin Young 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Brian Hunter 12
3 Deion Sanders 11
4 Jeff Bagwell 10
4 3 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brad Radke 1.38
1 Jose Mesa 1.38
3 Tony Saunders 1.44
4 Darryl Kile 1.59
5 Roger Clemens 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Finley 7
2 Willie Blair 6
2 Darryl Kile 6
4 Mike Hampton 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 62
2 Randy Johnson 60
3 Chuck Finley 56
4 Pedro Martinez 54
5 Curt Schilling 53

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 10
2 Dennis Eckersley 9
2 John Franco 9
2 Trevor Hoffman 9
2 Todd Worrell 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .384
2 Larry Walker .371
3 Reggie Jefferson .352
4 Frank Thomas .349
5 Mike Piazza .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 48
1 Mark McGwire 48
3 Andres Galarraga 46
3 Tino Martinez 46
3 Jim Thome 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 156
2 Ken Griffey 151
3 Tino Martinez 139
4 Jeff Bagwell 135
4 Frank Thomas 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 68
1 Otis Nixon 68
3 Chuck Knoblauch 65
4 Tom Goodwin 54
5 Deion Sanders 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.87
2 Pedro Martinez 2.19
3 Greg Maddux 2.31
4 Randy Johnson 2.55
5 Kevin Brown 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 22
2 Scott Erickson 21
3 Greg Maddux 20
3 Brad Radke 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 310
2 Roger Clemens 281
3 Pedro Martinez 265
4 Randy Johnson 251
5 Hideo Nomo 236

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 47
2 Todd Worrell 44
3 Trevor Hoffman 43
4 Randy Myers 42
4 Robb Nen 42