On This Day

Thursday, August 28, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 84 46 .646 --
Yankees 78 53 .595 6.5
Red Sox 67 67 .500 19.0
Blue Jays 65 67 .492 20.0
Tigers 61 71 .462 24.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 68 61 .527 --
Brewers 66 66 .500 3.5
White Sox 65 68 .489 5.0
Royals 54 76 .415 14.5
Twins 54 77 .412 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 74 60 .552 --
Angels 72 62 .537 2.0
Rangers 64 70 .478 10.0
Athletics 53 81 .396 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 82 51 .617 --
Marlins 77 55 .583 4.5
Mets 71 61 .538 10.5
Expos 65 67 .492 16.5
Phillies 49 80 .380 31.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 70 63 .526 --
Pirates 67 67 .500 3.5
Cardinals 61 72 .459 9.0
Reds 58 73 .443 11.0
Cubs 54 80 .403 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 76 59 .563 --
Giants 73 61 .545 2.5
Rockies 65 70 .481 11.0
Padres 63 72 .467 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Caminiti 3
1 Royce Clayton 3
1 Tony Eusebio 3
1 John Flaherty 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Jim Edmonds 1
1 Andres Galarraga 1
1 Jeffrey Hammonds 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Flaherty 3
1 Andres Galarraga 3
1 Javy Lopez 3
1 Jeff Reed 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 3
2 Mike Piazza 2
2 Eric Young 2
4 Royce Clayton 1
4 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Mussina 1.67
2 Hideo Nomo 1.50
3 Mark Clark 1.43
4 Jose Rosado 1.40
5 Pedro Astacio 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Terry Adams 1
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Paul Menhart 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Clark 10
1 Mike Mussina 10
3 Pedro Astacio 9
3 Hideo Nomo 9
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Wohlers 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .381
2 Larry Walker .373
3 Mike Piazza .356
4 Frank Thomas .351
5 Kenny Lofton .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 43
2 Mark McGwire 42
3 Tino Martinez 41
4 Larry Walker 37
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 124
2 Andres Galarraga 120
2 Ken Griffey 120
4 Jeff Bagwell 110
5 Tim Salmon 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 62
2 Deion Sanders 56
3 Otis Nixon 52
4 Chuck Knoblauch 51
5 Tony Womack 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.61
2 Roger Clemens 1.73
3 Randy Johnson 2.32
4 Darryl Kile 2.32
5 Greg Maddux 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 20
2 Denny Neagle 18
3 Shawn Estes 17
3 Randy Johnson 17
3 3 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 264
1 Curt Schilling 264
3 Pedro Martinez 245
4 Roger Clemens 237
5 David Cone 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 40
2 Mariano Rivera 39
3 Rod Beck 34
4 Todd Worrell 33
5 2 tied 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Justice .467
2 Edgardo Alfonzo .457
3 Rey Sanchez .442
4 Ken Caminiti .439
5 Dave Magadan .433

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chili Davis 8
2 Vinny Castilla 7
2 David Justice 7
2 Rafael Palmeiro 7
5 6 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chili Davis 17
1 David Justice 17
3 Albert Belle 16
3 Mike Piazza 16
5 6 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 8
1 Rickey Henderson 8
3 Derek Bell 6
3 Chuck Knoblauch 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Fetters 0.73
2 Pedro Martinez 0.81
3 Rick Helling 1.00
3 Dustin Hermanson 1.00
5 Ismael Valdez 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shawn Estes 3
1 Curtis King 3
1 Ismael Valdez 3
1 Tim Wakefield 3
5 29 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 38
2 Curt Schilling 32
3 Mike Mussina 27
4 Hideo Nomo 24
5 John Smoltz 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 6
2 Jerry Dipoto 5
2 Matt Karchner 5
2 Todd Worrell 5
5 6 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chris Stynes .459
2 Bernie Williams .402
3 David Justice .396
4 Dave Magadan .394
5 Nomar Garciaparra .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chili Davis 11
1 Ken Griffey 11
3 Juan Gonzalez 10
3 David Justice 10
3 Reggie Sanders 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul O'Neill 28
2 David Justice 27
2 Tino Martinez 27
4 Moises Alou 26
4 Juan Gonzalez 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
2 Craig Biggio 12
3 Brian Hunter 11
3 Chuck Knoblauch 11
3 Omar Vizquel 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.73
2 Curt Schilling 1.36
3 Kevin Brown 1.40
4 Denny Neagle 1.65
5 Ismael Valdez 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Fernandez 5
1 Tim Wakefield 5
3 Willie Blair 4
3 Roger Clemens 4
3 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 69
2 Curt Schilling 63
3 John Smoltz 60
4 Randy Johnson 55
5 Roger Clemens 54

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 12
2 Matt Karchner 10
3 Jerry Dipoto 9
3 Mariano Rivera 9
5 2 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .379
2 Larry Walker .366
3 Reggie Jefferson .349
4 Frank Thomas .349
5 Mike Piazza .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 52
2 Mark McGwire 50
3 Tino Martinez 45
4 Jim Thome 44
5 Andres Galarraga 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 147
2 Andres Galarraga 145
3 Tino Martinez 141
4 Frank Thomas 132
5 Juan Gonzalez 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 69
2 Otis Nixon 61
3 Chuck Knoblauch 59
4 Deion Sanders 56
5 Tom Goodwin 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.64
2 Roger Clemens 2.02
3 Randy Johnson 2.32
4 Greg Maddux 2.42
5 Kevin Brown 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 22
2 Scott Erickson 20
2 Alex Fernandez 20
2 Greg Maddux 20
2 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 312
2 Pedro Martinez 296
3 Roger Clemens 291
4 Randy Johnson 264
5 David Cone 249

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 45
2 Todd Worrell 42
3 Trevor Hoffman 41
4 Rod Beck 40
5 3 tied 39