On This Day

Thursday, May 7, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 22 6 .786 --
Red Sox 21 11 .656 3.0
Orioles 16 16 .500 8.0
Blue Jays 15 18 .455 9.5
Devil Rays 13 18 .419 10.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 20 12 .625 --
Royals 14 19 .424 6.5
Twins 13 19 .406 7.0
White Sox 12 19 .387 7.5
Tigers 9 20 .310 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 19 13 .594 --
Angels 17 15 .531 2.0
Mariners 16 17 .485 3.5
Athletics 14 18 .438 5.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 24 10 .706 --
Mets 17 14 .548 5.5
Phillies 15 17 .469 8.0
Expos 12 20 .375 11.0
Marlins 11 23 .324 13.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 20 12 .625 --
Brewers 18 13 .581 1.5
Cubs 17 15 .531 3.0
Cardinals 17 16 .515 3.5
Reds 16 17 .485 4.5
Pirates 15 18 .455 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 22 11 .667 --
Giants 18 15 .545 4.0
Dodgers 17 16 .515 5.0
Rockies 15 19 .441 7.5
D'backs 8 26 .235 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carlos Delgado 5
2 David Bell 3
2 Shawn Green 3
2 Willie Greene 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Abreu 1
1 Bret Boone 1
1 Will Clark 1
1 Carlos Delgado 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Delgado 4
1 Omar Vizquel 4
3 Ben Grieve 3
3 Jason Kendall 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gregg Jefferies 1
1 Barry Larkin 1
1 Jose Offerman 1
1 Gary Sheffield 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Curt Schilling 2.00
2 Masato Yoshii 1.50
3 Bartolo Colon 1.00
4 John Smoltz 0.88
5 Ramon Martinez 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Bartolo Colon 1
1 Elmer Dessens 1
1 Ramon Martinez 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 12
2 Bartolo Colon 7
2 Ramon Martinez 7
2 John Smoltz 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Mark Leiter 1
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .424
2 Hal Morris .395
3 Derek Bell .391
4 Tony Gwynn .390
5 Walt Weiss .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vinny Castilla 14
2 Ken Griffey 13
3 Mark McGwire 12
4 Andres Galarraga 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 41
2 Mark McGwire 38
3 Vinny Castilla 37
4 Tino Martinez 34
5 David Justice 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 14
1 Tom Goodwin 14
3 Tony Womack 12
3 Eric Young 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Leiter 1.21
2 Curt Schilling 1.74
3 Chuck Finley 1.79
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 90
2 Pedro Martinez 66
3 Randy Johnson 59
4 Ramon Martinez 51
5 Chuck Finley 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 12
2 Jeff Shaw 11
3 Michael Jackson 10
4 Rod Beck 9
4 Doug Jones 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .489
2 Andres Galarraga .434
3 Todd Walker .432
4 Ivan Rodriguez .431
5 Brian Jordan .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vinny Castilla 7
2 Michael Tucker 6
3 Albert Belle 5
3 Barry Bonds 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 18
1 Javy Lopez 18
3 Albert Belle 17
4 Moises Alou 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 8
2 Craig Biggio 7
3 Shannon Stewart 6
4 Royce Clayton 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.43
2 Al Leiter 0.73
3 Rick Reed 1.13
4 Donovan Osborne 1.35
5 2 tied 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 3
1 Darryl Kile 3
1 Jose Lima 3
1 Kenny Rogers 3
1 Tim Wakefield 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 38
2 Kerry Wood 31
3 Ramon Martinez 22
3 Hideo Nomo 22
5 Roger Clemens 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 7
2 Randy Myers 5
2 Mariano Rivera 5
2 Jeff Shaw 5
5 2 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Morris .437
2 Jim Thome .419
3 Ivan Rodriguez .410
4 Todd Walker .395
5 Tino Martinez .384

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 34
2 Juan Gonzalez 31
3 Vinny Castilla 29
4 Mike Piazza 28
5 Andres Galarraga 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Leiter 0.57
2 Brian Meadows 1.69
3 Derek Lowe 1.80
4 Andy Pettitte 1.89
5 Tom Glavine 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Helling 5
1 Andy Pettitte 5
1 Kenny Rogers 5
4 Andy Ashby 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 66
2 Pedro Martinez 46
3 Kerry Wood 45
4 Randy Johnson 42
5 Ramon Martinez 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 10
2 Jeff Shaw 8
3 Trevor Hoffman 7
3 Doug Jones 7
3 4 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .376
2 Larry Walker .351
3 Mike Piazza .348
4 Frank Thomas .335
5 Wally Joyner .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 58
2 Ken Griffey 55
3 Juan Gonzalez 49
4 Andres Galarraga 47
5 2 tied 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 168
2 Ken Griffey 143
3 Andres Galarraga 141
4 Mike Piazza 136
5 Mark McGwire 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 72
2 Tony Womack 61
3 Craig Biggio 58
4 Delino DeShields 56
4 Tom Goodwin 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.11
2 Roger Clemens 2.18
3 Greg Maddux 2.32
4 Curt Schilling 2.53
5 Kevin Brown 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Darryl Kile 21
1 Brad Radke 21
3 Roger Clemens 20
3 Greg Maddux 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 353
2 Pedro Martinez 329
3 Randy Johnson 300
4 Roger Clemens 290
5 Hideo Nomo 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 50
2 Trevor Hoffman 41
2 Randy Myers 41
4 Doug Jones 40
5 Mariano Rivera 39