On This Day

Thursday, April 30, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 17 6 .739 --
Red Sox 18 8 .692 0.5
Orioles 14 13 .519 5.0
Devil Rays 12 14 .462 6.5
Blue Jays 10 16 .385 8.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 14 12 .538 --
Royals 12 15 .444 2.5
Twins 11 16 .407 3.5
White Sox 10 15 .400 3.5
Tigers 6 18 .250 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 18 8 .692 --
Angels 15 11 .577 3.0
Athletics 12 14 .462 6.0
Mariners 12 15 .444 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 18 9 .667 --
Mets 13 12 .520 4.0
Phillies 12 13 .480 5.0
Marlins 9 18 .333 9.0
Expos 7 18 .280 10.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 16 9 .640 --
Astros 17 10 .630 0.0
Cardinals 16 11 .593 1.0
Cubs 14 13 .519 3.0
Reds 12 14 .462 4.5
Pirates 11 16 .407 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 19 7 .731 --
Dodgers 14 12 .538 5.0
Giants 14 13 .519 5.5
Rockies 12 16 .429 8.0
D'backs 7 20 .259 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eric Karros 4
1 Paul O'Neill 4
3 Brant Brown 3
3 Damion Easley 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 2
2 Kurt Abbott 1
2 Ellis Burks 1
2 Joe Carter 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Damion Easley 4
1 Eric Karros 4
1 Mickey Morandini 4
4 Dave Hollins 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 3
2 Rich Amaral 1
2 Rich Butler 1
2 Royce Clayton 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Denny Neagle 1.67
2 Kerry Wood 1.29
3 Rolando Arrojo 1.00
3 Jimmy Key 1.00
3 David Wells 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rolando Arrojo 1
1 Brad Clontz 1
1 Ken Hill 1
1 Jimmy Key 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Denny Neagle 10
2 Kerry Wood 9
3 Darryl Kile 8
4 Brian Moehler 6
4 David Wells 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Billy Taylor 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .442
2 Walt Weiss .435
3 Hal Morris .427
4 Dante Bichette .415
5 Derek Bell .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vinny Castilla 11
1 Ken Griffey 11
1 Mark McGwire 11
4 Andres Galarraga 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 36
1 Mark McGwire 36
3 Vinny Castilla 33
4 Chipper Jones 29
4 2 others tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 13
2 Tom Goodwin 12
3 Brian Hunter 11
3 Eric Young 11
5 Kenny Lofton 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 1.06
2 Al Leiter 1.15
3 Chuck Finley 1.54
4 Cal Eldred 1.67
5 Curt Schilling 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Helling 5
1 Ken Hill 5
1 Aaron Sele 5
4 Andy Ashby 4
4 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 65
2 Pedro Martinez 57
3 Randy Johnson 48
4 Chuck Finley 44
5 Hideo Nomo 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 9
1 Michael Jackson 9
3 Rod Beck 8
3 Doug Jones 8
5 4 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Derek Bell .480
2 Todd Walker .471
3 Delino DeShields .468
4 Ivan Rodriguez .458
5 Hal Morris .440

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vinny Castilla 6
1 Javy Lopez 6
3 Albert Belle 5
3 Andres Galarraga 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dean Palmer 20
2 Juan Gonzalez 19
3 Moises Alou 18
4 Vinny Castilla 17
4 Tino Martinez 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 9
2 Ray Durham 6
2 Eric Young 6
4 Darin Erstad 5
4 Jose Valentin 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Leiter 0.00
2 Brad Radke 0.67
2 Kirk Rueter 0.67
4 Bret Saberhagen 0.75
5 Andy Pettitte 0.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 3
1 Ken Hill 3
1 T. J. Mathews 3
1 Andy Pettitte 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 25
2 Curt Schilling 24
3 Chuck Finley 23
4 Roger Clemens 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 6
2 Troy Percival 5
2 Billy Taylor 5
4 Bobby Ayala 4
4 6 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .368
2 Mike Piazza .360
3 Larry Walker .353
4 Frank Thomas .340
5 Mo Vaughn .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 60
2 Ken Griffey 54
3 Juan Gonzalez 49
4 Andres Galarraga 47
5 Mike Piazza 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 167
2 Andres Galarraga 147
3 Ken Griffey 144
4 Mike Piazza 140
5 2 tied 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 74
2 Tony Womack 60
3 Craig Biggio 58
4 Delino DeShields 56
4 Chuck Knoblauch 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.08
2 Roger Clemens 2.19
3 Greg Maddux 2.38
4 Curt Schilling 2.63
5 Kevin Brown 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brad Radke 22
2 Darryl Kile 21
3 Roger Clemens 20
3 Denny Neagle 20
5 5 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 344
2 Pedro Martinez 339
3 Randy Johnson 300
4 Roger Clemens 294
5 Hideo Nomo 238

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 46
2 Trevor Hoffman 41
3 Randy Myers 40
4 Doug Jones 39
4 Mariano Rivera 39