On This Day

Wednesday, April 8, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 6 1 .857 --
Devil Rays 4 3 .571 2.0
Yankees 3 4 .429 3.0
Blue Jays 3 4 .429 3.0
Red Sox 3 5 .375 3.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 6 1 .857 --
White Sox 3 3 .500 2.5
Twins 3 4 .429 3.0
Royals 3 4 .429 3.0
Tigers 2 5 .286 4.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 5 3 .625 --
Rangers 3 3 .500 1.0
Mariners 3 5 .375 2.0
Athletics 2 4 .333 2.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 5 2 .714 --
Phillies 4 3 .571 1.0
Braves 4 3 .571 1.0
Marlins 1 8 .111 5.0
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 5 2 .714 1.0
Astros 5 4 .556 2.0
Pirates 4 4 .500 2.5
Reds 3 5 .375 3.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 6 2 .750 --
Giants 5 3 .625 1.0
Rockies 4 5 .444 2.5
Dodgers 2 5 .286 3.5
D'backs 2 6 .250 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rico Brogna 4
1 Jose Canseco 4
1 Mike Lansing 4
4 Derek Bell 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Russ Davis 2
1 Andres Galarraga 2
3 Derek Bell 1
3 Sean Berry 1
3 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ellis Burks 4
1 Ray Lankford 4
3 Derek Bell 3
3 Sean Berry 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rico Brogna 2
2 Scott Brosius 1
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 Tony Fernandez 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hideo Nomo 1.60
2 Hideki Irabu 1.17
3 Andy Ashby 1.00
3 Denny Neagle 1.00
5 Dave Burba 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Anderson 1
1 Andy Ashby 1
1 Manny Aybar 1
1 Mike Grace 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Denny Neagle 8
1 Hideo Nomo 8
3 Andy Ashby 7
3 Mike Grace 7
3 Hideki Irabu 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Rich Loiselle 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Troy Percival 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .500
1 Ivan Rodriguez .500
3 Quinton McCracken .485
3 David Segui .485
5 Dante Bichette .476

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 16
2 Ellis Burks 14
3 Derek Bell 13
3 Jeromy Burnitz 13
5 6 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 6
2 Tom Goodwin 5
3 Royce Clayton 4
3 Chuck Knoblauch 4
3 4 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
5 Curt Schilling 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clark 2
1 Francisco Cordova 2
1 Scott Erickson 2
1 Ken Hill 2
1 4 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 24
2 Pedro Martinez 20
3 Chuck Finley 17
3 Randy Johnson 17
3 Hideo Nomo 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 4
1 Michael Jackson 4
3 Doug Jones 3
3 Rich Loiselle 3
3 Jeff Shaw 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .372
2 Larry Walker .360
3 Mike Piazza .353
4 Frank Thomas .351
5 Kenny Lofton .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 60
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 140
4 Jeff Bagwell 136
5 Tino Martinez 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 75
2 Chuck Knoblauch 64
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 237

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 44
2 Jeff Shaw 43
3 Mariano Rivera 41
4 Trevor Hoffman 38
5 Rod Beck 37