On This Day

Friday, August 15, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 74 43 .632 --
Yankees 72 48 .600 3.5
Red Sox 60 63 .488 17.0
Blue Jays 58 61 .487 17.0
Tigers 56 65 .463 20.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 62 56 .525 --
White Sox 58 61 .487 4.5
Brewers 57 62 .479 5.5
Royals 50 68 .424 12.0
Twins 51 70 .421 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 68 53 .562 --
Mariners 67 53 .558 0.5
Rangers 58 63 .479 10.0
Athletics 50 73 .407 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 75 48 .610 --
Marlins 70 50 .583 3.5
Mets 67 54 .554 7.0
Expos 60 60 .500 13.5
Phillies 43 75 .364 29.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 65 57 .533 --
Pirates 59 62 .488 5.5
Cardinals 55 66 .455 9.5
Reds 53 67 .442 11.0
Cubs 49 74 .398 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 69 54 .561 --
Dodgers 66 56 .541 2.5
Padres 59 63 .484 9.5
Rockies 58 64 .475 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alex Rodriguez 5
2 Moises Alou 4
2 Jay Buhner 4
4 Edgardo Alfonzo 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rico Brogna 2
1 Mike Cameron 2
3 Barry Bonds 1
3 Jeff Branson 1
3 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Brogna 4
1 Jay Buhner 4
1 Mike Cameron 4
4 Barry Bonds 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 3
2 Quilvio Veras 2
3 Luis Alicea 1
3 Rich Amaral 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Curt Schilling 1.67
2 Randy Johnson 1.62
3 Ken Cloude 1.50
4 Tom Gordon 1.00
4 Sterling Hitchcock 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Frank Castillo 1
1 Ken Cloude 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 13
2 Curt Schilling 10
3 Tom Glavine 7
3 Scott Kamieniecki 7
3 Glendon Rusch 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Troy Percival 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 Jeff Shaw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .381
2 Larry Walker .376
3 Reggie Jefferson .358
4 Mike Piazza .348
5 Frank Thomas .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tino Martinez 39
1 Mark McGwire 39
3 Ken Griffey 38
4 Larry Walker 36
5 Jeff Bagwell 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 114
2 Andres Galarraga 112
3 Ken Griffey 110
4 Jeff Bagwell 105
5 2 tied 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 61
2 Deion Sanders 55
3 Chuck Knoblauch 48
4 Otis Nixon 47
5 Tony Womack 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.66
2 Pedro Martinez 1.70
3 Greg Maddux 2.31
4 Darryl Kile 2.31
5 Randy Johnson 2.40

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 256
2 Curt Schilling 242
3 Pedro Martinez 219
4 Roger Clemens 215
5 David Cone 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 38
2 Randy Myers 35
3 Rod Beck 33
4 John Franco 30
4 Robb Nen 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Leyritz .538
2 Bernie Williams .439
3 Robin Ventura .432
4 Alex Gonzalez .429
5 Omar Vizquel .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 6
1 Ken Griffey 6
1 Manny Ramirez 6
1 Reggie Sanders 6
1 Larry Walker 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 16
1 J. T. Snow 16
3 Tino Martinez 15
4 Jim Thome 14
5 9 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Brian Hunter 8
2 Chuck Knoblauch 8
4 Deion Sanders 7
4 Omar Vizquel 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Curt Schilling 0.39
2 Denny Neagle 0.41
3 Doug Drabek 0.60
4 Brad Rigby 0.64
5 Pedro Martinez 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Fernandez 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 T. J. Mathews 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 38
2 Roger Clemens 32
3 Pedro Martinez 30
3 Curt Schilling 30
5 John Smoltz 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 7
2 Troy Percival 6
3 Randy Myers 5
4 Jerry Dipoto 4
4 6 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Jefferson .383
2 Wade Boggs .375
3 Jeff Frye .370
4 Vinny Castilla .360
5 Raul Mondesi .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Walker 10
2 Dave Nilsson 9
2 Reggie Sanders 9
4 Jeff Bagwell 8
4 9 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul O'Neill 32
2 Tim Salmon 30
3 Tino Martinez 29
4 J. T. Snow 28
5 Ken Griffey 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
2 Brian Hunter 13
3 Chuck Knoblauch 11
3 Deion Sanders 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny Neagle 0.99
2 Curt Schilling 1.45
3 Doug Drabek 1.64
4 Roger Clemens 1.65
5 Brad Rigby 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Finley 7
2 Willie Blair 5
2 Alex Fernandez 5
2 Mike Hampton 5
2 David Wells 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 74
2 Curt Schilling 73
3 Roger Clemens 59
4 Pedro Martinez 56
5 John Smoltz 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 10
2 Todd Jones 9
2 Mariano Rivera 9
4 Randy Myers 8
4 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .379
2 Reggie Jefferson .361
3 Larry Walker .359
4 Frank Thomas .342
5 Mike Piazza .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 51
2 Mark McGwire 49
3 Tino Martinez 46
3 Jim Thome 46
5 Andres Galarraga 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 155
2 Ken Griffey 151
3 Tino Martinez 143
4 Frank Thomas 135
5 Juan Gonzalez 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 70
2 Chuck Knoblauch 62
3 Otis Nixon 61
4 Deion Sanders 55
5 Tom Goodwin 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.83
2 Pedro Martinez 1.87
3 Greg Maddux 2.37
4 Randy Johnson 2.58
5 Kevin Brown 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 23
2 Scott Erickson 21
3 Alex Fernandez 20
3 Denny Neagle 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 325
2 Roger Clemens 296
3 Pedro Martinez 280
4 Randy Johnson 268
5 David Cone 248

Saves

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