On This Day

Tuesday, August 12, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 73 41 .640 --
Yankees 69 48 .590 5.5
Blue Jays 57 60 .487 17.5
Red Sox 58 62 .483 18.0
Tigers 55 62 .470 19.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 59 55 .518 --
White Sox 57 59 .491 3.0
Brewers 57 60 .487 3.5
Twins 51 67 .432 10.0
Royals 49 66 .426 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 66 52 .559 --
Angels 66 52 .559 0.0
Rangers 57 62 .479 9.5
Athletics 47 73 .392 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 75 46 .620 --
Marlins 68 50 .576 5.5
Mets 65 53 .551 8.5
Expos 60 57 .513 13.0
Phillies 41 75 .353 31.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 65 55 .542 --
Pirates 58 61 .487 6.5
Cardinals 54 64 .458 10.0
Reds 51 66 .436 12.5
Cubs 48 72 .400 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 67 53 .558 --
Dodgers 64 55 .538 2.5
Padres 57 62 .479 9.5
Rockies 57 63 .475 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fernando Tatis 4
2 Brad Ausmus 3
2 Jay Bell 3
2 Albert Belle 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 2
2 Tim Bogar 1
2 Jacob Brumfield 1
2 Chuck Carr 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dean Palmer 4
1 Fernando Tatis 4
3 Albert Belle 3
3 Jacob Brumfield 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 2
1 Raul Mondesi 2
1 Bip Roberts 2
1 Gerald Williams 2
5 16 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Erickson 2.00
2 Matt Beech 1.50
3 Roger Clemens 1.44
4 Steve Woodard 1.20
5 Jeff Fassero 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 1
1 Matt Beech 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Doug Bochtler 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 13
2 Jeff Fassero 10
3 Wilson Alvarez 9
4 Scott Erickson 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Adams 1
1 Tony Castillo 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .383
2 Larry Walker .381
3 Reggie Jefferson .360
4 Mike Piazza .351
5 Frank Thomas .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tino Martinez 38
2 Ken Griffey 37
3 Mark McGwire 36
4 Larry Walker 35
5 Jeff Bagwell 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 109
2 Ken Griffey 108
2 Tino Martinez 108
4 Jeff Bagwell 104
5 Larry Walker 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 58
2 Deion Sanders 55
3 Otis Nixon 47
4 Chuck Knoblauch 45
5 Tony Womack 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.66
2 Pedro Martinez 1.72
3 Greg Maddux 2.31
4 Darryl Kile 2.31
5 Randy Johnson 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 18
2 Randy Johnson 16
2 Darryl Kile 16
2 Denny Neagle 16
2 Brad Radke 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 243
2 Curt Schilling 232
3 Roger Clemens 215
4 David Cone 214
5 Pedro Martinez 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 36
2 Randy Myers 34
3 Rod Beck 33
4 John Franco 29
4 2 others tied 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .500
2 Quinton McCracken .423
3 Chuck Carr .414
4 Omar Vizquel .408
5 Ryne Sandberg .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Sanders 6
1 Larry Walker 6
3 Jeromy Burnitz 5
3 Ken Griffey 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Craig Biggio 18
2 Moises Alou 15
2 J. T. Snow 15
4 Chipper Jones 14
4 Mo Vaughn 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
2 Omar Vizquel 8
3 Brian Hunter 7
3 Deion Sanders 7
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Curt Schilling 0.38
2 Denny Neagle 0.41
3 Brad Rigby 0.64
4 Pedro Martinez 0.67
5 Scott Erickson 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Drabek 3
1 Alex Fernandez 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 Tyler Green 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 34
2 Roger Clemens 32
3 Pedro Martinez 31
3 Curt Schilling 31
5 John Smoltz 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 6
1 Mariano Rivera 6
3 Todd Jones 5
3 Troy Percival 5
5 5 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Jefferson .404
2 Chad Curtis .384
3 Mike Lansing .380
4 Kevin Young .378
5 Jason Kendall .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Nilsson 12
2 Jeromy Burnitz 9
2 Reggie Sanders 9
2 Larry Walker 9
5 9 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Salmon 32
2 Paul O'Neill 29
3 Dave Nilsson 28
3 J. T. Snow 28
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 16
2 Deion Sanders 14
3 Brian Hunter 13
4 Tony Womack 11
4 Eric Young 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brad Radke 1.15
2 Livan Hernandez 1.35
3 Curt Schilling 1.50
4 Roger Clemens 1.65
4 Pedro Martinez 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Finley 6
2 Willie Blair 5
2 Alex Fernandez 5
2 Mike Hampton 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 75
2 Curt Schilling 63
3 Roger Clemens 59
4 Pedro Martinez 53
5 John Smoltz 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 12
2 Todd Jones 10
3 Rich Loiselle 9
4 Dennis Eckersley 8
4 3 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .379
2 Reggie Jefferson .363
3 Larry Walker .362
4 Mike Piazza .344
5 Frank Thomas .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 50
2 Mark McGwire 49
3 Tino Martinez 47
4 Andres Galarraga 44
4 Jim Thome 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 152
2 Ken Griffey 149
3 Tino Martinez 140
4 Jeff Bagwell 133
4 Frank Thomas 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 70
2 Otis Nixon 68
3 Chuck Knoblauch 60
4 Deion Sanders 55
5 Tom Goodwin 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.83
2 Pedro Martinez 1.99
3 Greg Maddux 2.28
4 Randy Johnson 2.49
5 Kevin Brown 2.55

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 315
2 Roger Clemens 296
3 Pedro Martinez 272
4 Randy Johnson 263
5 David Cone 248

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 45
2 Randy Myers 44
3 Trevor Hoffman 43
4 Robb Nen 42
4 Todd Worrell 42