On This Day

Friday, May 8, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 23 6 .793 --
Red Sox 22 11 .667 3.0
Orioles 17 16 .515 8.0
Blue Jays 15 19 .441 10.5
Devil Rays 13 19 .406 11.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 20 13 .606 --
Royals 14 20 .412 6.5
White Sox 13 19 .406 6.5
Twins 13 20 .394 7.0
Tigers 9 21 .300 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 20 13 .606 --
Angels 18 15 .545 2.0
Mariners 17 17 .500 3.5
Athletics 14 19 .424 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 24 11 .686 --
Mets 18 14 .563 4.5
Phillies 16 17 .485 7.0
Expos 12 21 .364 11.0
Marlins 12 23 .343 12.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 20 13 .606 --
Brewers 19 13 .594 0.5
Cubs 18 15 .545 2.0
Cardinals 17 17 .500 3.5
Reds 17 17 .500 3.5
Pirates 15 19 .441 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 23 11 .676 --
Giants 18 16 .529 5.0
Dodgers 17 17 .500 6.0
Rockies 16 19 .457 7.5
D'backs 8 27 .229 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Grudzielanek 5
2 Charlie Hayes 4
3 Bobby Bonilla 3
3 Ellis Burks 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Troy O'Leary 2
2 David Bell 1
2 Bobby Bonilla 1
2 Rico Brogna 1
2 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Troy O'Leary 4
1 Todd Zeile 4
3 Jose Canseco 3
3 Cliff Floyd 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Canseco 2
1 Chuck Knoblauch 2
1 Rondell White 2
4 Bobby Abreu 1
4 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tyler Green 1.67
2 Brett Tomko 1.50
3 Jon Lieber 1.29
4 Jesus Sanchez 1.00
5 2 tied 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 1
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 Stan Belinda 1
1 Tyler Green 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tyler Green 10
1 Jesus Sanchez 10
3 Jon Lieber 9
3 Brett Tomko 9
5 Rick Helling 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jerry Dipoto 1
1 Rich Garces 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .418
2 Hal Morris .395
3 Derek Bell .388
4 Tony Gwynn .385
5 David Segui .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vinny Castilla 14
1 Ken Griffey 14
3 Mark McGwire 13
4 Andres Galarraga 12
5 3 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 42
2 Mark McGwire 40
3 Vinny Castilla 37
4 David Justice 34
4 Tino Martinez 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 15
2 Tom Goodwin 14
3 Tony Womack 12
3 Eric Young 12
5 3 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 Andy Ashby 5
2 Mike Hampton 5
2 Ken Hill 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 90
2 Randy Johnson 66
2 Pedro Martinez 66
4 Ramon Martinez 51
5 Chuck Finley 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 12
1 Jeff Shaw 12
3 Michael Jackson 10
3 Doug Jones 10
5 3 tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .500
2 Andres Galarraga .434
3 Brian Jordan .425
4 Jose Guillen .421
5 Darren Lewis .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vinny Castilla 6
1 Ken Griffey 6
1 Michael Tucker 6
4 Albert Belle 5
4 7 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 19
2 Javy Lopez 18
3 Moises Alou 16
3 Albert Belle 16
5 6 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 8
1 Tony Womack 8
3 Shannon Stewart 6
4 Jose Canseco 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Shawn Estes 0.00
2 Roger Clemens 0.43
3 Al Leiter 0.73
4 Pete Harnisch 1.13
5 Hideki Irabu 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 Darryl Kile 3
1 Jose Lima 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 38
2 Kerry Wood 31
3 Randy Johnson 27
4 Rick Helling 24
5 Ramon Martinez 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 7
2 Jeff Shaw 6
3 Randy Myers 5
3 Troy Percival 5
3 Mariano Rivera 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Morris .449
2 Jim Thome .422
3 Ivan Rodriguez .404
4 Todd Walker .400
5 Ed Taubensee .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vinny Castilla 11
1 Andres Galarraga 11
1 Ken Griffey 11
4 Mark McGwire 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 33
2 Juan Gonzalez 32
3 Vinny Castilla 29
4 Andres Galarraga 28
4 Mike Piazza 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 12
2 Tony Womack 11
3 Tom Goodwin 9
3 Shannon Stewart 9
3 Chris Stynes 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Leiter 0.34
2 Hideki Irabu 1.42
3 Brian Meadows 1.69
4 Derek Lowe 1.80
5 Mike Hampton 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 5
1 Rick Helling 5
1 Andy Pettitte 5
1 Kenny Rogers 5
1 Mike Sirotka 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 66
2 Randy Johnson 49
3 Pedro Martinez 46
4 Kerry Wood 45
5 Ramon Martinez 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 10
2 Jeff Shaw 9
3 Trevor Hoffman 8
3 Troy Percival 8
5 5 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .376
2 Mike Piazza .350
3 Larry Walker .349
4 Frank Thomas .334
5 Mo Vaughn .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 59
2 Ken Griffey 56
3 Juan Gonzalez 49
4 Andres Galarraga 46
5 2 tied 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 168
2 Ken Griffey 144
3 Andres Galarraga 140
4 Mark McGwire 137
5 Mike Piazza 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 71
2 Tony Womack 61
3 Craig Biggio 59
4 Chuck Knoblauch 57
5 Tom Goodwin 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.11
2 Roger Clemens 2.18
3 Greg Maddux 2.31
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 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 353
2 Pedro Martinez 329
3 Randy Johnson 307
4 Roger Clemens 290
5 Hideo Nomo 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 51
2 Trevor Hoffman 41
3 Doug Jones 40
3 Randy Myers 40
5 Mariano Rivera 38