On This Day

Monday, May 4, 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
Devil Rays 12 17 .414 9.5
Blue Jays 12 18 .400 10.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 17 12 .586 --
White Sox 12 17 .414 5.0
Twins 12 18 .400 5.5
Royals 12 18 .400 5.5
Tigers 7 20 .259 9.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 19 10 .655 --
Angels 17 13 .567 2.5
Athletics 14 16 .467 5.5
Mariners 14 16 .467 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 21 10 .677 --
Mets 14 14 .500 5.5
Phillies 13 16 .448 7.0
Marlins 11 20 .355 10.0
Expos 10 19 .345 10.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 19 11 .633 --
Brewers 17 12 .586 1.5
Cardinals 17 13 .567 2.0
Cubs 16 14 .533 3.0
Reds 15 15 .500 4.0
Pirates 12 18 .400 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 21 9 .700 --
Dodgers 16 14 .533 5.0
Giants 16 15 .516 5.5
Rockies 14 17 .452 7.5
D'backs 8 23 .258 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Darin Erstad 4
2 Barry Bonds 3
2 Vinny Castilla 3
2 Tony Gwynn 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Bret Boone 1
1 Ellis Burks 1
1 Vinny Castilla 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Lansing 4
1 Andy Sheets 4
3 Todd Helton 3
3 Jeff Kent 3
5 17 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Darin Erstad 2
2 Roger Cedeno 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 Tony Gwynn 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jeff Suppan 1.25
2 Al Leiter 1.20
3 Allen Watson 0.86
4 Shawn Estes 0.80
5 Sterling Hitchcock 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tony Castillo 1
1 Shawn Estes 1
1 Sterling Hitchcock 1
1 Kevin Millwood 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sterling Hitchcock 6
1 Al Leiter 6
1 Allen Watson 6
4 Hideo Nomo 5
4 Jeff Suppan 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Matt Karchner 1
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 1
1 Jeff Shaw 1
1 Don Wengert 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .453
2 Derek Bell .412
3 Hal Morris .405
4 Walt Weiss .398
5 Todd Walker .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vinny Castilla 14
2 Ken Griffey 12
2 Mark McGwire 12
4 Ellis Burks 10
4 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 38
2 Vinny Castilla 37
3 Juan Gonzalez 36
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 1.21
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 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Derek Bell .489
2 Tony Gwynn .489
3 Todd Walker .486
4 Ivan Rodriguez .478
5 Jim Thome .468

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vinny Castilla 7
2 Barry Bonds 5
2 Ken Griffey 5
2 David Justice 5
2 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 17
2 Moises Alou 16
2 David Justice 16
4 Jeff King 15
4 Tino Martinez 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 7
2 Royce Clayton 5
2 Darin Erstad 5
2 Kenny Lofton 5
2 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Key 0.64
2 Al Leiter 0.73
3 Francisco Cordova 1.13
4 Jose Lima 1.32
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 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 37
2 Aaron Sele 24
3 Randy Johnson 23
4 Pedro Martinez 22
4 Hideo Nomo 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 7
2 Troy Percival 6
3 Jeff Shaw 5
3 Billy Taylor 5
5 Mariano Rivera 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .442
2 Hal Morris .433
3 Todd Walker .405
4 Jim Thome .402
5 Derek Bell .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vinny Castilla 11
2 Ken Griffey 10
2 Alex Rodriguez 10
4 Andres Galarraga 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 33
2 Vinny Castilla 30
2 Juan Gonzalez 30
4 David Justice 29
4 Mark McGwire 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 11
1 Tom Goodwin 11
1 Eric Young 11
4 Brian Hunter 10
5 Tony Womack 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Leiter 0.57
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 Mike Hampton 5
1 Rick Helling 5
1 Andy Pettitte 5
1 Kenny Rogers 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 9
1 Doug Jones 9
3 Michael Jackson 8
3 Jeff Shaw 8
5 6 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .369
2 Larry Walker .355
3 Mike Piazza .354
4 Frank Thomas .339
5 Ivan Rodriguez .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 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 167
2 Ken Griffey 142
3 Andres Galarraga 141
4 Tino Martinez 138
5 2 tied 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 72
2 Craig Biggio 58
2 Tony Womack 58
4 Delino DeShields 57
5 2 tied 56

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 235

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 49
2 Trevor Hoffman 41
3 Doug Jones 40
3 Randy Myers 40
5 Mariano Rivera 38