On This Day

Saturday, September 6, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 88 51 .633 --
Yankees 79 61 .564 9.5
Tigers 68 73 .482 21.0
Red Sox 68 74 .479 21.5
Blue Jays 67 74 .475 22.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 74 63 .540 --
Brewers 71 69 .507 4.5
White Sox 69 72 .489 7.0
Royals 57 82 .410 18.0
Twins 57 83 .407 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 79 63 .556 --
Angels 74 68 .521 5.0
Rangers 67 75 .472 12.0
Athletics 56 86 .394 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 88 54 .620 --
Marlins 83 57 .593 4.0
Mets 76 64 .543 11.0
Expos 71 70 .504 16.5
Phillies 55 83 .399 31.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 72 70 .507 --
Pirates 70 73 .490 2.5
Cardinals 66 76 .465 6.0
Reds 63 77 .450 8.0
Cubs 59 83 .415 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 80 62 .563 --
Giants 78 64 .549 2.0
Rockies 72 71 .503 8.5
Padres 67 76 .469 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Delino DeShields 6
2 Ellis Burks 4
2 Gary Disarcina 4
2 Phil Plantier 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cliff Floyd 2
1 Matt Williams 2
3 Jeff Bagwell 1
3 Geronimo Berroa 1
3 36 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cliff Floyd 4
1 Bobby Higginson 4
1 Scott Spiezio 4
4 Wil Cordero 3
4 10 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 4
2 Craig Biggio 2
2 Ray Lankford 2
2 Scott Rolen 2
2 Larry Walker 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wilson Alvarez 1.50
2 Jeff Fassero 1.33
3 Greg Maddux 1.25
4 Curt Schilling 1.11
5 Rick Reed 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bartolo Colon 1
1 Francisco Cordova 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Scott Erickson 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilson Alvarez 12
2 Curt Schilling 10
3 Jeff Fassero 8
4 Miguel Batista 6
4 Pat Hentgen 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Adams 1
1 Kelvim Escobar 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .375
2 Tony Gwynn .371
3 Frank Thomas .357
4 Mike Piazza .356
5 Kenny Lofton .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 49
2 Mark McGwire 47
3 Larry Walker 42
4 Tino Martinez 41
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 132
2 Tino Martinez 127
3 Andres Galarraga 126
4 Jeff Bagwell 116
5 Tim Salmon 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 66
2 Deion Sanders 56
3 Chuck Knoblauch 55
4 Otis Nixon 52
5 Tony Womack 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.78
2 Roger Clemens 1.92
3 Greg Maddux 2.31
4 Randy Johnson 2.32
5 Darryl Kile 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 20
2 Denny Neagle 19
3 Shawn Estes 18
3 Greg Maddux 18
3 Brad Radke 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 290
2 Pedro Martinez 266
3 Randy Johnson 264
4 Roger Clemens 244
5 David Cone 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 41
2 Mariano Rivera 40
3 Rod Beck 35
3 John Franco 35
5 Todd Worrell 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Caminiti .490
2 Mike Piazza .457
3 Dave Nilsson .450
4 Todd Zeile .440
5 Bernard Gilkey .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 9
2 Vinny Castilla 6
2 Butch Huskey 6
2 Mark McGwire 6
2 Larry Walker 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 18
2 Mike Piazza 17
2 Matt Williams 17
4 Vinny Castilla 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 9
2 Edgar Renteria 8
3 Chuck Knoblauch 7
3 Alex Rodriguez 7
5 6 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 0.64
2 Jose Mercedes 1.06
3 Mike Grace 1.13
4 Kevin Brown 1.57
4 Denny Neagle 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ramon Martinez 3
1 Denny Neagle 3
1 Kevin Tapani 3
4 Joel Adamson 2
4 36 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 36
2 Pedro Martinez 34
3 Mike Mussina 30
4 Mark Leiter 28
5 John Smoltz 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 7
2 Matt Karchner 5
3 Ricky Bottalico 4
3 John Franco 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Justice .417
2 Ken Caminiti .390
3 Chris Stynes .369
4 Bobby Higginson .366
5 Bernie Williams .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 16
2 Mark McGwire 13
3 Chili Davis 11
3 David Justice 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 30
1 David Justice 30
3 Matt Williams 28
4 Mike Piazza 27
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 16
2 Craig Biggio 15
3 Brian Hunter 12
3 Chuck Knoblauch 12
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.42
2 Denny Neagle 1.58
3 Andy Pettitte 1.69
4 Justin Thompson 1.75
5 Rick Helling 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Fassero 5
2 James Baldwin 4
2 Matt Beech 4
2 Willie Blair 4
2 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 67
2 Curt Schilling 66
3 John Smoltz 54
4 Roger Clemens 52
5 Mike Mussina 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Matt Karchner 11
1 Jeff Shaw 11
3 Randy Myers 9
4 Jerry Dipoto 8
4 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .370
2 Tony Gwynn .369
3 Frank Thomas .355
4 Mike Piazza .346
5 Reggie Jefferson .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 55
2 Mark McGwire 53
3 Andres Galarraga 43
4 Tino Martinez 42
4 Larry Walker 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 150
2 Andres Galarraga 149
3 Tino Martinez 138
4 Tony Clark 131
4 Frank Thomas 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 70
2 Chuck Knoblauch 62
3 Deion Sanders 56
4 Otis Nixon 55
5 Tony Womack 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.75
2 Roger Clemens 2.12
3 Randy Johnson 2.32
4 Greg Maddux 2.46
5 Darryl Kile 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 22
2 Alex Fernandez 21
2 Denny Neagle 21
2 Brad Radke 21
5 Greg Maddux 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 325
2 Roger Clemens 294
2 Pedro Martinez 294
4 Randy Johnson 264
5 John Smoltz 247

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 45
2 Trevor Hoffman 41
3 Mariano Rivera 40
3 Todd Worrell 40
5 Rod Beck 39