On This Day

Thursday, April 9, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 7 1 .875 --
Devil Rays 4 3 .571 2.5
Yankees 3 4 .429 3.5
Red Sox 3 5 .375 4.0
Blue Jays 3 5 .375 4.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 6 1 .857 --
Twins 4 4 .500 2.5
White Sox 3 4 .429 3.0
Royals 3 5 .375 3.5
Tigers 2 5 .286 4.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 5 3 .625 --
Rangers 4 3 .571 0.5
Mariners 3 5 .375 2.0
Athletics 2 4 .333 2.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 5 3 .625 --
Braves 5 3 .625 0.0
Phillies 4 3 .571 0.5
Expos 1 7 .125 4.0
Marlins 1 8 .111 4.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 7 2 .778 --
Cardinals 6 2 .750 0.5
Brewers 6 2 .750 0.5
Astros 6 4 .600 1.5
Pirates 4 5 .444 3.0
Reds 3 6 .333 4.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 7 2 .778 --
Giants 5 4 .556 2.0
Rockies 4 6 .400 3.5
Dodgers 3 5 .375 3.5
D'backs 2 7 .222 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Lansing 4
1 Rondell White 4
3 Dante Bichette 3
3 Mark Grace 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Klesko 2
1 Mike Piazza 2
3 Derek Bell 1
3 Jeromy Burnitz 1
3 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Piazza 6
2 Orlando Merced 5
3 Tom Lampkin 4
4 Jeromy Burnitz 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Yamil Benitez 1
1 Dante Bichette 1
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 Johnny Damon 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jon Lieber 0.89
2 Kevin Millwood 0.78
3 Aaron Sele 0.71
4 Brad Radke 0.57
5 2 tied 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sean Bergman 1
1 Brian Boehringer 1
1 Mike Busby 1
1 Jimmy Key 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jon Lieber 8
2 Kevin Millwood 7
3 Aaron Sele 5
3 Jeff Suppan 5
3 Steve Trachsel 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 C. J. Nitkowski 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .522
2 Dante Bichette .500
3 Quinton McCracken .485
3 David Segui .485
5 Fernando Vina .459

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ellis Burks 5
1 Jeromy Burnitz 5
3 Cliff Floyd 4
3 Shawn Green 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeromy Burnitz 16
1 Mark McGwire 16
3 Derek Bell 15
4 Ellis Burks 14
5 Dante Bichette 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 6
1 Brian Hunter 6
3 Eric Young 5
4 Craig Biggio 4
4 7 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Hill 0.00
1 Bartolo Colon 0.00
1 Rick Helling 0.00
1 John Johnstone 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 6 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 5
2 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 .374
2 Larry Walker .360
3 Mike Piazza .355
4 Frank Thomas .349
5 Kenny Lofton .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 60
2 Ken Griffey 53
3 Jeff Bagwell 46
4 Juan Gonzalez 44
5 Larry Walker 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 144
2 Juan Gonzalez 143
3 Andres Galarraga 141
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 2 tied 54

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 21
1 Denny Neagle 21
1 Brad Radke 21
4 Randy Johnson 20
4 Darryl Kile 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 Rod Beck 38
4 Trevor Hoffman 38