On This Day

Tuesday, May 12, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 25 7 .781 --
Red Sox 24 13 .649 3.5
Orioles 19 18 .514 8.5
Blue Jays 17 20 .459 10.5
Devil Rays 16 20 .444 11.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 20 17 .541 --
White Sox 15 20 .429 4.0
Twins 15 22 .405 5.0
Royals 14 23 .378 6.0
Tigers 10 23 .303 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 24 13 .649 --
Angels 19 17 .528 4.5
Mariners 19 18 .514 5.0
Athletics 15 21 .417 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 28 11 .718 --
Mets 18 15 .545 7.0
Phillies 19 17 .528 7.5
Expos 13 23 .361 13.5
Marlins 13 26 .333 15.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 24 13 .649 --
Cubs 21 17 .553 3.5
Cardinals 19 17 .528 4.5
Brewers 19 17 .528 4.5
Pirates 18 20 .474 6.5
Reds 18 20 .474 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 24 13 .649 --
Giants 21 17 .553 3.5
Dodgers 18 20 .474 6.5
Rockies 17 22 .436 8.0
D'backs 8 30 .211 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cal Ripken 4
2 Moises Alou 3
2 Rico Brogna 3
2 Shane Halter 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Derek Bell 1
1 Albert Belle 1
1 Dave Berg 1
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sandy Alomar 3
1 Brant Brown 3
1 Mark McGwire 3
1 Raul Mondesi 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Martin 2
2 Marty Cordova 1
2 Gary Disarcina 1
2 Doug Glanville 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 David Wells 1.50
2 John Smoltz 0.86
3 Justin Thompson 0.80
4 Ramon Martinez 0.78
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Terry Adams 1
1 Sean Bergman 1
1 Mike Busby 1
1 Carlos Castillo 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Wells 9
2 Ramon Martinez 7
3 Andy Benes 6
3 Curt Schilling 6
3 John Smoltz 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Bobby Ayala 1
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Mark Leiter 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .396
2 Hal Morris .395
3 David Segui .378
4 Derek Bell .374
5 Tony Gwynn .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andres Galarraga 15
1 Ken Griffey 15
3 Vinny Castilla 14
3 Mark McGwire 14
5 Alex Rodriguez 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 48
2 Mark McGwire 43
3 Vinny Castilla 37
3 Chipper Jones 37
5 2 tied 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 15
1 Tom Goodwin 15
3 Tony Womack 14
3 Eric Young 14
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Leiter 1.39
2 Pedro Martinez 1.88
3 Curt Schilling 1.96
4 Mike Mussina 2.01
5 Greg Maddux 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Helling 6
1 Ken Hill 6
1 Jose Lima 6
1 Kenny Rogers 6
1 Aaron Sele 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 96
2 Pedro Martinez 72
3 Randy Johnson 66
4 Ramon Martinez 58
4 2 others tied 58

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 14
2 Jeff Shaw 12
3 Rod Beck 11
4 Trevor Hoffman 10
4 4 others tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Guillen .465
2 Tony Gwynn .460
3 Jeffrey Hammonds .433
4 Dmitri Young .411
5 Derek Jeter .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 7
2 Andres Galarraga 6
2 Bobby Higginson 6
2 Michael Tucker 6
2 Kevin Young 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 16
1 Paul O'Neill 16
3 Juan Gonzalez 14
3 Gary Sheffield 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 8
2 Shannon Stewart 7
3 Rickey Henderson 6
3 Eric Young 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Mussina 0.00
1 Roger Clemens 0.00
3 Rolando Arrojo 0.69
4 Kerry Wood 0.78
5 Darryl Kile 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rolando Arrojo 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 Darryl Kile 3
1 Jose Lima 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kerry Wood 42
2 Curt Schilling 31
3 Randy Johnson 27
4 Pete Harnisch 21
4 3 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 6
1 Mark Leiter 6
3 Randy Myers 5
3 Jeff Shaw 5
3 John Wetteland 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Morris .427
2 Brian Jordan .400
3 Todd Walker .390
4 Jim Thome .385
5 Tony Gwynn .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 12
2 Vinny Castilla 11
2 Andres Galarraga 11
2 Alex Rodriguez 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 35
2 Vinny Castilla 28
2 Tino Martinez 28
4 Moises Alou 26
4 3 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 11
2 Shannon Stewart 10
2 Tony Womack 10
4 Rickey Henderson 9
4 Eric Young 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Leiter 0.79
2 Mike Hampton 1.72
3 Andy Ashby 1.80
4 Rick Reed 1.89
5 Francisco Cordova 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 Kenny Rogers 5
3 Rolando Arrojo 4
3 Andy Ashby 4
3 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 62
2 Kerry Wood 58
3 Pedro Martinez 40
4 Chuck Finley 39
4 Todd Stottlemyre 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 12
2 Jeff Shaw 9
3 Bobby Ayala 8
3 Trevor Hoffman 8
3 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .376
2 Mike Piazza .352
3 Larry Walker .352
4 Wally Joyner .331
5 Mo Vaughn .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 60
2 Ken Griffey 56
3 Andres Galarraga 49
3 Juan Gonzalez 49
5 2 tied 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 167
2 Andres Galarraga 144
3 Ken Griffey 139
3 Mark McGwire 139
5 Mike Piazza 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 70
2 Tony Womack 62
3 Craig Biggio 57
4 Tom Goodwin 56
5 Delino DeShields 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.09
2 Roger Clemens 2.10
3 Greg Maddux 2.29
4 Curt Schilling 2.62
5 Kevin Brown 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Darryl Kile 22
2 Greg Maddux 21
2 Brad Radke 21
4 Roger Clemens 19
4 Randy Johnson 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 347
2 Pedro Martinez 335
3 Randy Johnson 297
4 Roger Clemens 276
5 Hideo Nomo 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 51
2 Trevor Hoffman 41
2 Randy Myers 41
4 Doug Jones 38
5 Troy Percival 37