On This Day

Friday, April 3, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 3 1 .750 --
Red Sox 2 1 .667 0.5
Devil Rays 2 2 .500 1.0
Blue Jays 1 2 .333 1.5
Yankees 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 3 0 1.000 --
White Sox 2 1 .667 1.0
Royals 2 2 .500 1.5
Twins 1 2 .333 2.0
Tigers 1 3 .250 2.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 2 1 .667 --
Angels 2 1 .667 0.0
Mariners 1 2 .333 1.0
Athletics 0 2 .000 1.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 2 1 .667 --
Braves 2 1 .667 0.0
Phillies 1 2 .333 1.0
Marlins 1 3 .250 1.5
Expos 0 3 .000 2.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 3 1 .750 --
Pirates 2 1 .667 0.5
Cardinals 2 1 .667 0.5
Brewers 2 1 .667 0.5
Reds 2 2 .500 1.0
Astros 2 2 .500 1.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 3 1 .750 --
Padres 3 1 .750 0.0
Rockies 3 1 .750 0.0
Dodgers 0 3 .000 2.5
D'backs 0 4 .000 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chipper Jones 4
1 Dean Palmer 4
1 Robin Ventura 4
4 Derek Bell 3
4 17 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Valentin 3
2 Brian Giles 2
3 Jeff Bagwell 1
3 Derek Bell 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Derek Bell 6
2 Greg Myers 5
2 Jose Valentin 5
4 Frank Thomas 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Royce Clayton 3
2 Tom Goodwin 2
2 Brian McRae 2
2 Ivan Rodriguez 2
2 Chris Stynes 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hideo Nomo 1.50
2 Eric Ludwick 1.40
3 Steve Trachsel 1.17
4 Mark Gardner 1.14
5 David Weathers 1.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Dave Burba 1
1 Ken Cloude 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 9
1 David Weathers 9
3 Mark Gardner 8
4 Juan Guzman 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Jeff Shaw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Fielder .625
2 Chipper Jones .615
3 Robin Ventura .583
4 Dante Bichette .556
4 Gary Sheffield .556

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vinny Castilla 3
1 Cliff Floyd 3
1 Mark McGwire 3
1 David Segui 3
1 Jose Valentin 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Javier 9
1 Mark McGwire 9
3 Derek Bell 8
3 Jeff Kent 8
5 5 tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Royce Clayton 4
2 Craig Biggio 3
2 Johnny Damon 3
2 Tom Goodwin 3
2 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Helling 0.00
1 Curt Schilling 0.00
1 John Thomson 0.00
1 Tim Belcher 0.00
1 15 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Acevedo 1
1 Rolando Arrojo 1
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 James Baldwin 1
1 46 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Clark 11
1 Pedro Martinez 11
1 Mike Mussina 11
4 Hideo Nomo 9
4 2 others tied 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 2
1 Tom Gordon 2
1 Michael Jackson 2
1 Jeff Shaw 2
5 10 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .371
2 Larry Walker .369
3 Mike Piazza .360
4 Frank Thomas .348
5 Kenny Lofton .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 61
2 Ken Griffey 56
3 Larry Walker 48
4 Jeff Bagwell 44
5 Juan Gonzalez 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 147
2 Andres Galarraga 139
3 Jeff Bagwell 137
3 Juan Gonzalez 137
5 Tino Martinez 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 75
2 Chuck Knoblauch 63
3 Otis Nixon 59
3 Tony Womack 59
5 Delino DeShields 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.85
2 Roger Clemens 2.06
3 Greg Maddux 2.08
4 Randy Johnson 2.43
5 Darryl Kile 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 21
1 Denny Neagle 21
3 Randy Johnson 20
3 Darryl Kile 20
3 Brad Radke 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 317
2 Pedro Martinez 316
3 Randy Johnson 298
4 Roger Clemens 286
5 John Smoltz 235

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 45
2 Mariano Rivera 43
2 Jeff Shaw 43
4 Rod Beck 39
5 Trevor Hoffman 38