On This Day

Wednesday, April 22, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 12 5 .706 --
Red Sox 14 6 .700 -0.5
Orioles 12 8 .600 1.5
Devil Rays 10 8 .556 2.5
Blue Jays 8 12 .400 5.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 12 7 .632 --
Royals 9 12 .429 4.0
Twins 8 12 .400 4.5
White Sox 7 11 .389 4.5
Tigers 4 14 .222 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 13 5 .722 --
Mariners 10 11 .476 4.5
Angels 9 10 .474 4.5
Athletics 6 13 .316 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 13 7 .650 --
Mets 12 7 .632 0.5
Phillies 8 10 .444 4.0
Expos 6 13 .316 6.5
Marlins 6 14 .300 7.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 13 6 .684 --
Cardinals 13 7 .650 0.5
Cubs 12 8 .600 1.5
Astros 11 10 .524 3.0
Reds 9 11 .450 4.5
Pirates 8 12 .400 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 15 4 .789 --
Giants 10 10 .500 5.5
Dodgers 9 10 .474 6.0
Rockies 7 14 .333 9.0
D'backs 6 15 .286 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Derek Bell 4
1 Joey Cora 4
1 Rob Ducey 4
4 Scott Brosius 3
4 17 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Piazza 2
2 Rich Becker 1
2 Derek Bell 1
2 Mike Bordick 1
2 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Scott Brosius 5
2 Rob Ducey 4
2 Mike Piazza 4
4 Darin Erstad 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Damon Buford 2
2 Kimera Bartee 1
2 Scott Brosius 1
2 Will Clark 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jose Silva 1.33
2 Kevin Tapani 1.00
2 John Thomson 1.00
4 Mike Oquist 0.88
5 Andy Pettitte 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Boehringer 1
1 Dennis Cook 1
1 Jim Corsi 1
1 Jeff Fassero 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Silva 8
1 John Thomson 8
3 Scott Erickson 7
3 Pedro Martinez 7
3 Mike Oquist 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Rich Loiselle 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .418
2 Hal Morris .418
3 Dante Bichette .413
4 Pat Meares .409
5 Ray Lankford .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chipper Jones 9
1 Mark McGwire 9
3 Ken Griffey 8
3 Alex Rodriguez 8
5 8 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chipper Jones 26
1 Mark McGwire 26
3 Vinny Castilla 24
4 Juan Gonzalez 23
4 Ken Griffey 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 11
2 Brian Hunter 10
3 Craig Biggio 7
3 Derek Jeter 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 0.90
2 Aaron Sele 1.16
3 Greg Maddux 1.35
4 Al Leiter 1.44
5 Curt Schilling 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Hampton 4
1 Rick Helling 4
1 Aaron Sele 4
4 Wilson Alvarez 3
4 17 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 52
2 Pedro Martinez 51
3 Randy Johnson 39
4 Chuck Finley 35
4 Kevin Millwood 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 7
1 Michael Jackson 7
3 Doug Jones 6
3 Jeff Shaw 6
5 4 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Morris .528
2 Jim Thome .462
3 Delino DeShields .439
4 Shane Mack .435
5 2 tied .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Piazza 7
2 Andres Galarraga 6
2 Alex Rodriguez 6
4 Jose Canseco 5
4 9 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 20
1 Mike Piazza 20
3 Andres Galarraga 18
4 Vinny Castilla 16
4 Lee Stevens 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 6
2 Derek Bell 5
2 Ray Durham 5
2 Alex Gonzalez 5
2 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Leiter 0.00
2 Aaron Sele 0.69
3 Mike Trombley 0.71
4 Wilson Alvarez 1.20
5 Andy Pettitte 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Boehringer 3
1 Tom Gordon 3
1 Mike Hampton 3
1 Rick Helling 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 31
2 Kevin Millwood 29
3 Curt Schilling 28
4 Randy Johnson 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Ayala 4
1 Jeff Brantley 4
1 Trevor Hoffman 4
1 Mike Stanton 4
1 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .363
2 Mike Piazza .359
3 Larry Walker .355
4 Frank Thomas .346
5 Mo Vaughn .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 61
2 Ken Griffey 55
3 Juan Gonzalez 46
4 Andres Galarraga 45
4 Mike Piazza 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 154
2 Andres Galarraga 148
3 Ken Griffey 145
4 Tino Martinez 142
5 Mike Piazza 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 74
2 Tony Womack 60
3 Chuck Knoblauch 58
4 Delino DeShields 57
4 Otis Nixon 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.93
2 Greg Maddux 2.11
3 Roger Clemens 2.36
4 Curt Schilling 2.78
5 Randy Johnson 2.78

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 343
2 Curt Schilling 334
3 Randy Johnson 300
4 Roger Clemens 288
5 Mike Mussina 235

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 45
2 Randy Myers 41
3 Trevor Hoffman 39
4 Doug Jones 38
4 Mariano Rivera 38