On This Day

Sunday, May 3, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 20 6 .769 --
Red Sox 20 9 .690 1.5
Orioles 16 14 .533 6.0
Blue Jays 12 17 .414 9.5
Devil Rays 12 17 .414 9.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 17 12 .586 --
Twins 12 18 .400 5.5
Royals 12 18 .400 5.5
White Sox 11 17 .393 5.5
Tigers 7 20 .259 9.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 19 10 .655 --
Angels 17 12 .586 2.0
Mariners 14 16 .467 5.5
Athletics 13 16 .448 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 20 10 .667 --
Mets 14 13 .519 4.5
Phillies 13 15 .464 6.0
Marlins 11 19 .367 9.0
Expos 10 18 .357 9.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 19 11 .633 --
Brewers 17 11 .607 1.0
Cardinals 17 13 .567 2.0
Cubs 16 14 .533 3.0
Reds 14 15 .483 4.5
Pirates 12 18 .400 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 20 9 .690 --
Dodgers 16 13 .552 4.0
Giants 15 15 .500 5.5
Rockies 13 17 .433 7.5
D'backs 7 23 .233 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rich Aurilia 4
1 Magglio Ordonez 4
1 Paul Sorrento 4
4 David Bell 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rich Aurilia 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Albert Belle 1
2 Vinny Castilla 1
2 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 6
1 Paul Sorrento 6
3 Sandy Alomar 4
3 Rich Aurilia 4
3 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 Tim Bogar 1
1 Homer Bush 1
1 Jose Canseco 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Woody Williams 2.00
2 Dustin Hermanson 1.50
3 Pedro Martinez 1.29
4 Chan Ho Park 1.00
5 2 tied 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jason Bere 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Wayne Gomes 1
1 Dustin Hermanson 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 11
2 Pedro Martinez 9
3 Andy Ashby 8
3 Pedro Astacio 8
5 Jesus Sanchez 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Mark Leiter 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .453
2 Walt Weiss .418
3 Derek Bell .412
4 Hal Morris .405
5 Todd Walker .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vinny Castilla 13
2 Ken Griffey 12
2 Mark McGwire 12
4 Andres Galarraga 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 38
2 Juan Gonzalez 36
3 Vinny Castilla 35
4 Tino Martinez 33
5 2 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 14
1 Tom Goodwin 14
3 Eric Young 12
4 Brian Hunter 11
4 Kenny Lofton 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Leiter 1.15
2 Chuck Finley 1.79
3 Curt Schilling 1.80
4 Pedro Martinez 1.97
5 Francisco Cordova 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Helling 6
2 Mike Hampton 5
2 Ken Hill 5
2 Andy Pettitte 5
2 Aaron Sele 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 78
2 Pedro Martinez 66
3 Randy Johnson 59
4 Chuck Finley 47
5 Ramon Martinez 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 11
2 Michael Jackson 10
3 Rod Beck 9
3 Doug Jones 9
3 Jeff Shaw 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .510
2 Derek Bell .481
3 Jim Thome .471
4 Tony Gwynn .463
5 Todd Walker .450

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vinny Castilla 7
2 Javy Lopez 6
2 Michael Tucker 6
4 Albert Belle 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 18
1 Juan Gonzalez 18
3 Vinny Castilla 17
4 Moises Alou 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 7
2 Royce Clayton 5
2 Kenny Lofton 5
2 Shannon Stewart 5
2 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Leiter 0.00
2 Francisco Cordova 1.13
3 Jose Lima 1.32
4 Hideki Irabu 1.35
5 2 tied 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Helling 3
1 Ken Hill 3
1 T. J. Mathews 3
1 Andy Pettitte 3
1 Jay Powell 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 37
2 Aaron Sele 24
3 Randy Johnson 23
4 Pedro Martinez 22
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 8
2 Troy Percival 6
3 Billy Taylor 5
4 Rod Beck 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .444
2 Hal Morris .426
3 Derek Bell .415
4 Todd Walker .405
5 Walt Weiss .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 11
2 Vinny Castilla 10
2 Mark McGwire 10
2 Alex Rodriguez 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 33
2 Juan Gonzalez 31
2 David Justice 31
2 Mark McGwire 31
5 Jeff King 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 13
2 Eric Young 12
3 Craig Biggio 11
4 Brian Hunter 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Leiter 0.36
2 Chuck Finley 1.87
3 Tom Glavine 1.91
4 Mike Hampton 2.01
5 Andy Ashby 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Helling 6
2 Mike Hampton 5
2 Andy Pettitte 5
4 Andy Ashby 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 69
2 Pedro Martinez 55
3 Randy Johnson 52
4 Chuck Finley 40
4 Ramon Martinez 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 9
1 Doug Jones 9
3 Rod Beck 8
3 Michael Jackson 8
3 Jeff Shaw 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .366
2 Mike Piazza .354
3 Larry Walker .352
4 Frank Thomas .339
5 Wally Joyner .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 59
2 Ken Griffey 54
3 Juan Gonzalez 49
4 Andres Galarraga 46
5 Vinny Castilla 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 167
2 Ken Griffey 143
3 Andres Galarraga 142
4 Tino Martinez 138
5 2 tied 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 74
2 Craig Biggio 59
3 Chuck Knoblauch 58
3 Tony Womack 58
5 Delino DeShields 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.09
2 Roger Clemens 2.20
3 Greg Maddux 2.38
4 Curt Schilling 2.53
5 Denny Neagle 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Darryl Kile 21
1 Brad Radke 21
3 Roger Clemens 20
4 Mike Hampton 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 348
2 Pedro Martinez 339
3 Randy Johnson 300
4 Roger Clemens 294
5 Hideo Nomo 230

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 48
2 Trevor Hoffman 42
3 Doug Jones 40
3 Randy Myers 40
5 Mariano Rivera 38