On This Day

Tuesday, May 5, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 21 6 .778 --
Red Sox 21 9 .700 1.5
Orioles 16 15 .516 7.0
Blue Jays 13 18 .419 10.0
Devil Rays 12 18 .400 10.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 18 12 .600 --
Royals 13 18 .419 5.5
White Sox 12 18 .400 6.0
Twins 12 19 .387 6.5
Tigers 7 20 .259 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 19 11 .633 --
Angels 17 14 .548 2.5
Mariners 15 16 .484 4.5
Athletics 14 16 .467 5.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 22 10 .688 --
Mets 15 14 .517 5.5
Phillies 13 17 .433 8.0
Expos 11 19 .367 10.0
Marlins 11 21 .344 11.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 20 11 .645 --
Brewers 17 13 .567 2.5
Cardinals 17 14 .548 3.0
Cubs 16 15 .516 4.0
Reds 15 16 .484 5.0
Pirates 13 18 .419 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 22 9 .710 --
Giants 17 15 .531 5.5
Dodgers 16 15 .516 6.0
Rockies 15 17 .469 7.5
D'backs 8 24 .250 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alex Gonzalez 4
1 Shannon Stewart 4
3 Roberto Alomar 3
3 Bret Boone 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Segui 2
2 Bobby Abreu 1
2 Rich Aurilia 1
2 Brad Ausmus 1
2 30 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 5
2 Javy Lopez 4
2 Paul O'Neill 4
4 Garret Anderson 3
4 11 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shannon Stewart 2
1 Tony Womack 2
3 Bobby Abreu 1
3 Brad Ausmus 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jose Lima 1.17
2 Brian Meadows 1.14
2 Dave Mlicki 1.14
4 Jeff Fassero 1.00
5 Tim Wakefield 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 David Cone 1
1 Francisco Cordova 1
1 Jeff Fassero 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Brian Meadows 8
1 Dave Mlicki 8
3 Jose Lima 7
4 Wilson Alvarez 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Rich Loiselle 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 C. J. Nitkowski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .440
2 Hal Morris .403
3 Derek Bell .403
4 Walt Weiss .388
5 Dante Bichette .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vinny Castilla 14
2 Ken Griffey 13
3 Mark McGwire 12
4 Alex Rodriguez 11
5 3 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 David Justice 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 14
1 Tom Goodwin 14
3 Eric Young 12
4 Brian Hunter 11
4 2 others tied 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 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Helling 6
2 Mike Hampton 5
2 Ken Hill 5
2 Jose Lima 5
2 3 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 12
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 Tony Gwynn .489
2 Derek Bell .462
3 Ivan Rodriguez .449
4 Dmitri Young .431
5 Jim Thome .426

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 18
1 Javy Lopez 18
3 Moises Alou 16
3 Cecil Fielder 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 7
1 Tony Womack 7
3 Shannon Stewart 6
4 Royce Clayton 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Leiter 0.73
2 Tim Belcher 1.42
3 Jamie Moyer 1.44
4 John Thomson 1.47
5 Mike Hampton 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 3
1 Rick Helling 3
1 Darryl Kile 3
1 Jose Lima 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 37
2 Aaron Sele 24
3 Pedro Martinez 22
3 Hideo Nomo 22
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 8
2 Troy Percival 5
2 Jeff Shaw 5
4 Randy Myers 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Morris .431
2 Ivan Rodriguez .429
3 Jim Thome .407
4 Derek Bell .398
5 Jermaine Allensworth .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vinny Castilla 11
1 Alex Rodriguez 11
3 Ken Griffey 10
4 Andres Galarraga 9
4 Chipper Jones 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 33
2 Vinny Castilla 30
3 Juan Gonzalez 28
3 David Justice 28
3 Mike Piazza 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 11
1 Tom Goodwin 11
1 Tony Womack 11
1 Eric Young 11
5 Shannon Stewart 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Leiter 0.57
2 Brian Meadows 1.69
3 Derek Lowe 1.80
4 Chuck Finley 1.87
5 Tom Glavine 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Hampton 5
1 Rick Helling 5
1 Andy Pettitte 5
1 Kenny Rogers 5
5 13 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 10
2 Doug Jones 9
3 Michael Jackson 8
4 Trevor Hoffman 7
4 4 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .372
2 Mike Piazza .354
3 Larry Walker .352
4 Frank Thomas .335
5 Wally Joyner .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 59
2 Ken Griffey 55
3 Juan Gonzalez 49
4 Andres Galarraga 46
5 Vinny Castilla 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 166
2 Ken Griffey 142
3 Andres Galarraga 140
4 Mark McGwire 136
4 Mike Piazza 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 72
2 Tony Womack 60
3 Craig Biggio 58
4 Delino DeShields 56
4 2 others 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 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Darryl Kile 21
1 Brad Radke 21
3 Roger Clemens 20
3 Denny Neagle 20
5 2 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
2 Randy Myers 41
4 Doug Jones 40
5 Mariano Rivera 38