On This Day

Thursday, August 7, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 70 40 .636 --
Yankees 66 46 .589 5.0
Red Sox 56 59 .487 16.5
Blue Jays 54 58 .482 17.0
Tigers 53 59 .473 18.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 57 52 .523 --
Brewers 55 57 .491 3.5
White Sox 54 58 .482 4.5
Twins 50 63 .442 9.0
Royals 47 64 .423 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 65 49 .570 --
Mariners 64 49 .566 0.5
Rangers 52 61 .460 12.5
Athletics 45 71 .388 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 73 43 .629 --
Marlins 66 47 .584 5.5
Mets 64 49 .566 7.5
Expos 58 54 .518 13.0
Phillies 38 74 .339 33.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 61 54 .530 --
Pirates 57 58 .496 4.0
Cardinals 52 62 .456 8.5
Reds 48 64 .429 11.5
Cubs 46 69 .400 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 64 51 .557 --
Dodgers 62 52 .544 1.5
Padres 54 60 .474 9.5
Rockies 54 62 .466 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carlos Baerga 4
1 Mike Piazza 4
1 Jose Vidro 4
4 Eric Karros 3
4 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Baerga 1
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 Mike Blowers 1
1 Darren Daulton 1
1 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Baerga 4
2 Willie Greene 3
2 Rex Hudler 3
2 Mike Piazza 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 3
2 Rich Becker 2
2 Deion Sanders 2
4 Derek Bell 1
4 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 David Cone 1.60
2 Roger Clemens 1.25
3 Denny Neagle 1.17
4 Glenn Dishman 1.14
5 Todd Stottlemyre 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Brewer 1
1 Mark Clark 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 David Cone 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 10
1 Todd Stottlemyre 10
3 Hideo Nomo 9
4 David Cone 8
4 Glenn Dishman 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Corsi 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 Heathcliff Slocumb 1
1 Mark Wohlers 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .385
2 Tony Gwynn .384
3 Mike Piazza .364
4 Reggie Jefferson .363
5 Frank Thomas .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tino Martinez 37
2 Ken Griffey 34
2 Mark McGwire 34
4 Larry Walker 33
5 Jim Thome 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 104
2 Ken Griffey 103
3 Tino Martinez 102
4 Jeff Bagwell 98
5 Tony Gwynn 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 54
1 Deion Sanders 54
3 Otis Nixon 46
4 Tony Womack 44
5 Chuck Knoblauch 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.69
2 Pedro Martinez 1.76
3 Darryl Kile 2.16
4 Greg Maddux 2.36
5 Randy Johnson 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 17
2 Denny Neagle 16
2 Brad Radke 16
4 Randy Johnson 15
4 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 224
1 Curt Schilling 224
3 David Cone 207
4 Roger Clemens 202
5 Pedro Martinez 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 34
2 Rod Beck 33
3 Randy Myers 32
4 John Franco 29
5 5 tied 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rondell White .433
2 Raul Mondesi .431
3 Quinton McCracken .429
4 Mike Piazza .422
5 Reggie Jefferson .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeromy Burnitz 7
1 Dave Nilsson 7
3 Moises Alou 6
3 Mike Piazza 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Moises Alou 16
1 Craig Biggio 16
1 Dave Nilsson 16
1 Tim Salmon 16
1 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 8
2 Rickey Henderson 7
2 Omar Vizquel 7
4 Brian Hunter 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny Neagle 0.00
1 Bob Wickman 0.00
3 Doug Drabek 0.90
4 Dennis Springer 1.06
5 Scott Erickson 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Fassero 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 Livan Hernandez 3
1 Scott Karl 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 33
2 Roger Clemens 29
2 John Smoltz 29
4 Pedro Martinez 27
5 Randy Johnson 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Fetters 5
1 Randy Myers 5
1 Troy Percival 5
4 Ricky Bottalico 4
4 8 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Jefferson .418
2 Charles Johnson .397
3 Mike Piazza .390
4 Wade Boggs .386
5 Tim Salmon .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Nilsson 13
2 Jeromy Burnitz 9
2 Tino Martinez 9
2 Mike Piazza 9
2 Frank Thomas 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Salmon 32
2 Paul O'Neill 30
2 Frank Thomas 30
4 Dave Nilsson 27
5 Mike Piazza 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 13
2 Rickey Henderson 12
3 Tony Womack 11
3 Eric Young 11
5 Brian Hunter 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Livan Hernandez 0.96
2 Brad Radke 1.17
3 Mike Hampton 1.44
4 Roger Clemens 1.69
5 Greg Swindell 1.78

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 65
2 Roger Clemens 62
3 Randy Johnson 56
4 John Smoltz 48
5 David Cone 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 10
2 Dennis Eckersley 9
2 John Franco 9
2 Todd Jones 9
5 3 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .381
2 Larry Walker .366
3 Reggie Jefferson .357
4 Mike Piazza .351
5 Frank Thomas .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 49
2 Tino Martinez 47
2 Mark McGwire 47
4 Andres Galarraga 46
4 Jim Thome 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 155
2 Ken Griffey 151
3 Tino Martinez 141
4 Frank Thomas 135
5 Jeff Bagwell 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 68
2 Otis Nixon 67
3 Chuck Knoblauch 62
4 Tom Goodwin 54
4 Deion Sanders 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.81
2 Pedro Martinez 2.19
3 Greg Maddux 2.36
4 Randy Johnson 2.58
5 Kevin Brown 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 23
2 Scott Erickson 21
3 Greg Maddux 20
3 Denny Neagle 20
3 Brad Radke 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 312
2 Roger Clemens 291
3 Pedro Martinez 265
4 Randy Johnson 247
5 David Cone 241

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 47
2 Randy Myers 43
2 Todd Worrell 43
4 Trevor Hoffman 42
5 Robb Nen 41