On This Day

Thursday, April 16, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 10 4 .714 --
Red Sox 9 5 .643 1.0
Yankees 7 4 .636 1.5
Devil Rays 8 5 .615 1.5
Blue Jays 5 9 .357 5.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 10 3 .769 --
Twins 7 7 .500 3.5
White Sox 6 7 .462 4.0
Royals 6 9 .400 5.0
Tigers 3 10 .231 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 9 4 .692 --
Angels 6 7 .462 3.0
Mariners 5 10 .333 5.0
Athletics 3 10 .231 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 9 5 .643 --
Braves 9 6 .600 0.5
Phillies 7 6 .538 1.5
Expos 4 10 .286 5.0
Marlins 4 11 .267 5.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 9 5 .643 --
Cardinals 9 6 .600 0.5
Cubs 9 6 .600 0.5
Astros 8 8 .500 2.0
Reds 7 8 .467 2.5
Pirates 7 9 .438 3.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 12 3 .800 --
Giants 9 6 .600 3.0
Dodgers 7 7 .500 4.5
Rockies 6 10 .375 6.5
D'backs 3 13 .188 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Devon White 7
2 Fernando Vina 5
3 Fred McGriff 4
4 Jeff Abbott 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Abbott 2
1 Jason Giambi 2
1 Matt Williams 2
4 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
4 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Stairs 5
2 Craig Counsell 4
2 Charles Johnson 4
2 Jeff King 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Bagwell 2
1 Dave Martinez 2
3 Jermaine Allensworth 1
3 Brad Ausmus 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Smoltz 1.75
2 Donovan Osborne 0.83
3 Jack McDowell 0.78
4 Cal Eldred 0.71
5 3 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Mike Hampton 1
1 Livan Hernandez 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Livan Hernandez 8
2 Jack McDowell 7
2 John Smoltz 7
4 Jamie Moyer 6
4 Kevin Tapani 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Ayala 1
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Jim Bruske 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dante Bichette .465
2 Fernando Vina .444
3 Hal Morris .439
4 Chipper Jones .436
5 Pat Meares .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chipper Jones 7
1 Mark McGwire 7
3 Ellis Burks 6
3 Jeromy Burnitz 6
3 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 22
2 Jeromy Burnitz 18
2 Chipper Jones 18
4 Derek Bell 17
4 3 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 9
2 Brian Hunter 8
3 Jeff Bagwell 6
3 Kenny Lofton 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.39
2 Greg Maddux 0.56
3 Chuck Finley 0.77
4 Tom Glavine 0.90
5 Curt Schilling 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Mike Hampton 3
1 Rick Helling 3
1 Aaron Sele 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 41
2 Randy Johnson 36
3 Pedro Martinez 32
4 Mike Mussina 30
5 Kevin Brown 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Michael Jackson 6
2 Rod Beck 5
3 Armando Benitez 4
3 Doug Jones 4
3 3 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .363
2 Mike Piazza .356
3 Larry Walker .351
4 Frank Thomas .345
5 Bernie Williams .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 62
2 Ken Griffey 56
3 Juan Gonzalez 45
4 Jeff Bagwell 44
5 Andres Galarraga 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 149
2 Juan Gonzalez 148
3 Andres Galarraga 144
4 Tino Martinez 142
5 Mark McGwire 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 74
2 Chuck Knoblauch 62
2 Tony Womack 62
4 Otis Nixon 58
5 Delino DeShields 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.78
2 Greg Maddux 2.03
3 Roger Clemens 2.18
4 Randy Johnson 2.62
5 Kevin Brown 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brad Radke 22
2 Roger Clemens 20
2 Darryl Kile 20
2 Denny Neagle 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 337
2 Pedro Martinez 332
3 Randy Johnson 312
4 Roger Clemens 279
5 Mike Mussina 241

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 43
2 Randy Myers 42
3 Mariano Rivera 40
4 Trevor Hoffman 38
5 2 tied 37