On This Day

Sunday, August 31, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 85 48 .639 --
Yankees 79 55 .590 6.5
Red Sox 67 70 .489 20.0
Blue Jays 65 70 .481 21.0
Tigers 63 72 .467 23.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 70 62 .530 --
Brewers 68 67 .504 3.5
White Sox 68 68 .500 4.0
Twins 56 78 .418 15.0
Royals 55 78 .414 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 75 62 .547 --
Angels 74 63 .540 1.0
Rangers 64 73 .467 11.0
Athletics 53 84 .387 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 85 51 .625 --
Marlins 80 55 .593 4.5
Mets 73 62 .541 11.5
Expos 67 68 .496 17.5
Phillies 50 82 .379 33.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 70 66 .515 --
Pirates 68 69 .496 2.5
Cardinals 63 73 .463 7.0
Reds 59 75 .440 10.0
Cubs 55 82 .401 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 78 60 .565 --
Giants 75 62 .547 2.5
Rockies 68 70 .493 10.0
Padres 65 73 .471 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Damon Buford 4
2 Albert Belle 3
2 Yamil Benitez 3
2 Deivi Cruz 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Stairs 2
1 Mo Vaughn 2
1 Larry Walker 2
4 Yamil Benitez 1
4 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andruw Jones 5
2 Angelo Encarnacion 4
2 Larry Walker 4
4 Dave Clark 3
4 Matt Stairs 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 3
2 Barry Bonds 2
3 Marvin Benard 1
3 Damon Buford 1
3 21 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Livan Hernandez 1.14
2 Mark Leiter 1.00
2 Justin Thompson 1.00
4 Tom Candiotti 0.83
5 Jamie Moyer 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 Livan Hernandez 1
1 Sterling Hitchcock 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Leiter 9
2 Livan Hernandez 8
3 Justin Thompson 7
4 James Baldwin 6
5 7 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Bobby Ayala 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .378
2 Tony Gwynn .378
3 Mike Piazza .352
4 Frank Thomas .352
5 Kenny Lofton .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 44
2 Mark McGwire 43
3 Tino Martinez 41
4 Larry Walker 40
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 125
2 Andres Galarraga 123
3 Ken Griffey 122
4 Jeff Bagwell 113
5 2 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 64
2 Deion Sanders 56
3 Chuck Knoblauch 52
3 Otis Nixon 52
5 Tony Womack 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.63
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 Shawn Estes 18
2 Denny Neagle 18
2 Brad Radke 18
5 4 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 264
1 Curt Schilling 264
3 Pedro Martinez 255
4 Roger Clemens 237
5 David Cone 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 40
1 Mariano Rivera 40
3 Rod Beck 34
4 John Franco 33
4 Todd Worrell 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Caminiti .436
2 Derek Bell .421
2 Vinny Castilla .421
4 Kenny Lofton .420
5 Edgardo Alfonzo .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vinny Castilla 7
1 Chili Davis 7
1 David Justice 7
1 Rafael Palmeiro 7
5 Ken Griffey 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 18
2 Mike Piazza 16
3 Chili Davis 15
3 Rusty Greer 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 11
2 Edgar Renteria 7
2 Alex Rodriguez 7
2 Eric Young 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cory Lidle 0.71
2 Pedro Martinez 1.11
3 Jose Mercedes 1.21
3 Andy Pettitte 1.21
5 Steve Trachsel 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 3
1 Jason Bere 3
1 Shawn Estes 3
1 Livan Hernandez 3
1 Scott Karl 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 36
2 John Smoltz 32
3 Mike Mussina 27
4 Hideo Nomo 24
5 Mark Leiter 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Matt Karchner 7
2 Doug Jones 5
3 Jerry Dipoto 4
3 Dennis Eckersley 4
3 7 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chris Stynes .409
2 Bernie Williams .395
3 David Justice .385
4 Ken Caminiti .376
5 Nomar Garciaparra .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chili Davis 12
1 Ken Griffey 12
3 David Justice 11
4 Juan Gonzalez 10
4 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Justice 28
1 J. T. Snow 28
3 Mike Piazza 27
4 Chili Davis 26
4 3 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 16
2 Craig Biggio 15
3 Chuck Knoblauch 12
4 Brian Hunter 11
4 Omar Vizquel 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.09
2 Kevin Brown 1.40
3 Curt Schilling 1.45
4 John Smoltz 1.48
5 Denny Neagle 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Fernandez 5
2 James Baldwin 4
2 Willie Blair 4
2 Roger Clemens 4
2 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 66
2 John Smoltz 59
3 Roger Clemens 54
4 Curt Schilling 52
5 Hideo Nomo 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Matt Karchner 11
2 Randy Myers 10
3 Jerry Dipoto 9
3 Troy Percival 9
3 Mariano Rivera 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .376
2 Larry Walker .370
3 Frank Thomas .350
4 Reggie Jefferson .345
5 Kenny Lofton .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 53
2 Mark McGwire 50
3 Tino Martinez 44
4 Andres Galarraga 43
5 2 tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 149
2 Andres Galarraga 146
3 Tino Martinez 140
4 Frank Thomas 131
5 2 tied 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 71
2 Chuck Knoblauch 59
2 Otis Nixon 59
4 Deion Sanders 56
5 Tom Goodwin 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.64
2 Roger Clemens 2.02
3 Randy Johnson 2.32
4 Greg Maddux 2.49
5 Kevin Brown 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 22
2 Alex Fernandez 21
2 Brad Radke 21
4 Scott Erickson 20
4 Denny Neagle 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 312
2 Pedro Martinez 294
3 Roger Clemens 291
4 Randy Johnson 264
5 John Smoltz 252

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 45
2 Trevor Hoffman 41
3 Mariano Rivera 40
3 Todd Worrell 40
5 3 tied 38