On This Day

Thursday, August 21, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 80 44 .645 --
Yankees 76 50 .603 5.0
Red Sox 64 64 .500 18.0
Blue Jays 60 66 .476 21.0
Tigers 59 67 .468 22.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 65 59 .524 --
White Sox 63 64 .496 3.5
Brewers 62 64 .492 4.0
Royals 52 72 .419 13.0
Twins 52 73 .416 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 71 56 .559 --
Angels 69 59 .539 2.5
Rangers 60 67 .472 11.0
Athletics 51 77 .398 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 78 49 .614 --
Marlins 73 52 .584 4.0
Mets 68 58 .540 9.5
Expos 62 63 .496 15.0
Phillies 45 77 .369 30.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 67 60 .528 --
Pirates 63 64 .496 4.0
Cardinals 58 68 .460 8.5
Reds 55 69 .444 10.5
Cubs 50 77 .394 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 71 56 .559 --
Dodgers 69 58 .543 2.0
Padres 61 66 .480 10.0
Rockies 61 66 .480 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Bellhorn 4
1 Shannon Stewart 4
3 Ken Caminiti 3
3 Damion Easley 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Baerga 1
1 Jeff Bagwell 1
1 Mark Bellhorn 1
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 3
1 Steve Finley 3
1 Scott Spiezio 3
1 Shannon Stewart 3
1 Todd Zeile 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jermaine Allensworth 1
1 Royce Clayton 1
1 Damion Easley 1
1 Tony Gwynn 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Krivda 1.20
2 Andy Pettitte 0.78
3 Cal Eldred 0.75
4 Jamie Moyer 0.67
4 Chan Ho Park 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Crawford 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 Sterling Hitchcock 1
1 Chris Holt 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Pettitte 7
2 Kevin Appier 6
2 Cal Eldred 6
2 Rick Krivda 6
2 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Matt Karchner 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .378
2 Larry Walker .374
3 Reggie Jefferson .351
4 Frank Thomas .347
5 Kenny Lofton .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 40
1 Tino Martinez 40
3 Mark McGwire 39
4 Larry Walker 36
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 119
2 Ken Griffey 114
3 Andres Galarraga 113
4 Jeff Bagwell 108
5 Tim Salmon 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 61
2 Deion Sanders 56
3 Chuck Knoblauch 48
4 Otis Nixon 47
5 Tony Womack 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.64
2 Roger Clemens 1.78
3 Darryl Kile 2.32
4 Randy Johnson 2.32
5 Greg Maddux 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 19
2 Randy Johnson 17
2 Brad Radke 17
4 Shawn Estes 16
4 4 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 264
2 Curt Schilling 242
3 Pedro Martinez 232
4 Roger Clemens 226
5 David Cone 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 39
2 Randy Myers 38
3 Rod Beck 34
4 John Franco 31
4 3 others tied 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Justice .451
2 Chris Stynes .444
3 John Olerud .417
4 Chuck Carr .415
5 Chili Davis .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 7
2 Chili Davis 6
2 Juan Gonzalez 6
2 David Justice 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Justice 19
2 Tino Martinez 17
3 Juan Gonzalez 15
4 John Valentin 14
5 7 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
2 Brian Hunter 7
3 Craig Biggio 6
3 Delino DeShields 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Helling 0.00
2 Curt Schilling 0.53
3 Pedro Martinez 0.79
4 Randy Johnson 1.17
5 Kevin Brown 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clark 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Alex Fernandez 3
1 Curtis King 3
1 Chan Ho Park 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 40
2 Roger Clemens 34
3 Pedro Martinez 33
4 John Smoltz 29
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Matt Karchner 6
1 Randy Myers 6
1 Mariano Rivera 6
4 Jerry Dipoto 5
4 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .393
2 Chuck Carr .384
3 Bill Mueller .373
4 Nomar Garciaparra .370
5 Troy O'Leary .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 10
2 Rafael Palmeiro 9
2 Mike Piazza 9
2 Reggie Sanders 9
2 Sammy Sosa 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Salmon 32
2 Paul O'Neill 28
3 Tino Martinez 27
3 J. T. Snow 27
3 Mo Vaughn 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
2 Brian Hunter 13
3 Omar Vizquel 12
4 Craig Biggio 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Curt Schilling 1.38
2 Denny Neagle 1.39
3 Brad Rigby 1.44
4 Pedro Martinez 1.54
5 Scott Erickson 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Fernandez 6
2 Willie Blair 5
2 Chuck Finley 5
2 Chan Ho Park 5
5 18 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 66
2 Roger Clemens 60
2 Pedro Martinez 60
4 John Smoltz 58
5 Curt Schilling 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 11
2 Mariano Rivera 9
3 Todd Jones 8
3 Matt Karchner 8
3 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .375
2 Larry Walker .367
3 Reggie Jefferson .355
4 Frank Thomas .344
5 Mike Piazza .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 51
2 Mark McGwire 48
3 Tino Martinez 46
4 Jim Thome 44
5 Andres Galarraga 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 150
2 Ken Griffey 149
3 Tino Martinez 140
4 Frank Thomas 132
5 Jeff Bagwell 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 68
2 Chuck Knoblauch 59
2 Otis Nixon 59
4 Deion Sanders 56
5 Delino DeShields 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.60
2 Roger Clemens 1.98
3 Greg Maddux 2.47
4 Randy Johnson 2.53
5 Darryl Kile 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 23
2 Scott Erickson 20
2 Alex Fernandez 20
2 Greg Maddux 20
2 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 313
2 Roger Clemens 298
3 Pedro Martinez 293
4 Randy Johnson 271
5 David Cone 249

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 45
2 Todd Worrell 44
3 Rod Beck 42
4 Trevor Hoffman 41
4 Robb Nen 41