On This Day

Tuesday, April 7, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 6 1 .857 --
Devil Rays 4 3 .571 2.0
Red Sox 3 4 .429 3.0
Yankees 2 4 .333 3.5
Blue Jays 2 4 .333 3.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 6 0 1.000 --
White Sox 3 3 .500 3.0
Twins 3 3 .500 3.0
Royals 3 4 .429 3.5
Tigers 2 5 .286 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 4 3 .571 --
Rangers 3 3 .500 0.5
Mariners 3 4 .429 1.0
Athletics 1 4 .200 2.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 5 2 .714 --
Braves 4 2 .667 0.5
Phillies 3 3 .500 1.5
Marlins 1 7 .125 4.5
Expos 0 7 .000 5.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 6 1 .857 --
Cubs 6 2 .750 0.5
Cardinals 4 2 .667 1.5
Astros 4 4 .500 2.5
Pirates 3 4 .429 3.0
Reds 3 4 .429 3.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 5 2 .714 --
Padres 5 2 .714 0.0
Rockies 4 4 .500 1.5
Dodgers 2 4 .333 2.5
D'backs 1 6 .143 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Abreu 4
1 Roberto Alomar 4
3 Alex Arias 3
3 Rafael Belliard 3
3 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ellis Burks 2
1 Chipper Jones 2
1 Darryl Strawberry 2
4 Jeromy Burnitz 1
4 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chipper Jones 5
1 Derrek Lee 5
3 Joe Carter 4
3 Tom Lampkin 4
3 Darryl Strawberry 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Bagwell 1
1 Brant Brown 1
1 Eric Davis 1
1 Luis Gonzalez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Tewksbury 1.50
2 Joey Hamilton 1.17
3 Pedro Astacio 1.00
4 Orel Hershiser 0.86
5 Tom Glavine 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Scott Erickson 1
1 Bryce Florie 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Astacio 7
1 Joey Hamilton 7
3 Orel Hershiser 6
3 Al Leiter 6
3 Tim Wakefield 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Bottenfield 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Todd Jones 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .542
2 Dante Bichette .541
3 Glenallen Hill .500
3 Ivan Rodriguez .500
5 Quinton McCracken .485

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ellis Burks 5
2 Jeromy Burnitz 4
2 Cliff Floyd 4
2 Chipper Jones 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 14
2 Jeromy Burnitz 13
3 Dante Bichette 11
3 Chipper Jones 11
3 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 6
2 Tom Goodwin 5
3 Royce Clayton 4
3 Kenny Lofton 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Hill 0.00
1 Bartolo Colon 0.00
1 Rick Helling 0.00
1 Greg McMichael 0.00
1 5 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clark 2
1 Francisco Cordova 2
1 Scott Erickson 2
1 Ken Hill 2
1 3 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 24
2 Pedro Martinez 20
3 Chuck Finley 17
3 Randy Johnson 17
5 Mike Mussina 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 4
1 Michael Jackson 4
3 Doug Jones 3
3 Jeff Shaw 3
5 5 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .374
2 Larry Walker .363
3 Mike Piazza .354
4 Frank Thomas .351
5 Kenny Lofton .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 61
2 Ken Griffey 54
3 Jeff Bagwell 46
4 Juan Gonzalez 44
5 Larry Walker 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 148
2 Juan Gonzalez 141
3 Andres Galarraga 139
4 Jeff Bagwell 136
5 Tino Martinez 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 76
2 Chuck Knoblauch 65
3 Tony Womack 59
4 Otis Nixon 57
5 Delino DeShields 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.83
2 Greg Maddux 2.12
3 Roger Clemens 2.13
4 Darryl Kile 2.62
5 Randy Johnson 2.63

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 Pedro Martinez 325
1 Curt Schilling 325
3 Randy Johnson 300
4 Roger Clemens 286
5 Hideo Nomo 234

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 43
1 Jeff Shaw 43
3 Mariano Rivera 42
4 Rod Beck 38
5 2 tied 37