On This Day

Thursday, May 14, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 26 8 .765 --
Red Sox 24 15 .615 4.5
Orioles 20 19 .513 8.5
Blue Jays 18 21 .462 10.5
Devil Rays 16 22 .421 12.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 21 18 .538 --
Twins 17 22 .436 4.0
White Sox 16 21 .432 4.0
Royals 16 23 .410 5.0
Tigers 12 23 .343 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 25 14 .641 --
Angels 20 18 .526 4.5
Mariners 19 20 .487 6.0
Athletics 16 22 .421 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 30 11 .732 --
Mets 19 17 .528 8.5
Phillies 20 18 .526 8.5
Expos 14 25 .359 15.0
Marlins 13 28 .317 17.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 25 14 .641 --
Cubs 23 17 .575 2.5
Brewers 20 18 .526 4.5
Cardinals 19 19 .500 5.5
Reds 20 20 .500 5.5
Pirates 19 21 .475 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 26 14 .650 --
Giants 23 18 .561 3.5
Dodgers 19 21 .475 7.0
Rockies 17 24 .415 9.5
D'backs 9 31 .225 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vinny Castilla 5
2 Dante Bichette 4
2 Mark Grace 4
2 Neifi Perez 4
2 Ed Taubensee 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Grace 2
1 Rusty Greer 2
1 Greg Norton 2
4 Jermaine Allensworth 1
4 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Greer 6
2 Tony Gwynn 5
3 Johnny Damon 4
3 Bobby Higginson 4
3 Henry Rodriguez 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Canseco 2
1 Johnny Damon 2
1 Darryl Hamilton 2
1 Barry Larkin 2
1 Juan Samuel 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Woody Williams 1.67
2 Pedro Martinez 1.57
3 Mark Portugal 1.33
4 Omar Daal 1.20
4 Sterling Hitchcock 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Brian Boehringer 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Shawn Estes 1
1 13 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 11
2 Chuck Finley 9
2 Hideo Nomo 9
4 Cal Eldred 8
5 Randy Johnson 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .400
2 Hal Morris .395
3 Tony Gwynn .377
4 Dante Bichette .376
5 Walt Weiss .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vinny Castilla 16
2 Andres Galarraga 15
2 Ken Griffey 15
2 Mark McGwire 15
5 Alex Rodriguez 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 49
2 Mark McGwire 44
3 Vinny Castilla 41
4 Chipper Jones 38
5 Andres Galarraga 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 15
1 Tom Goodwin 15
1 Eric Young 15
4 Tony Womack 14
5 Brian Hunter 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Leiter 1.39
2 Pedro Martinez 1.79
3 Curt Schilling 1.96
4 Greg Maddux 2.08
5 Francisco Cordova 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Hampton 6
1 Rick Helling 6
1 Ken Hill 6
1 Jose Lima 6
1 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 96
2 Pedro Martinez 83
3 Randy Johnson 73
4 Chuck Finley 65
5 3 tied 58

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 14
2 Jeff Shaw 13
3 Rod Beck 12
4 Trevor Hoffman 11
4 2 others tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Guillen .460
2 Ed Taubensee .409
3 Matt Stairs .405
4 Bobby Higginson .404
5 Paul O'Neill .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andres Galarraga 6
1 Ken Griffey 6
1 Troy O'Leary 6
1 Michael Tucker 6
1 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul O'Neill 17
2 Javy Lopez 16
3 Mark Grace 15
3 Edgar Martinez 15
3 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shannon Stewart 7
1 Tony Womack 7
1 Eric Young 7
4 Jose Canseco 6
4 Barry Larkin 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.41
2 Jeff Fassero 0.55
3 Rolando Arrojo 0.69
4 Pat Rapp 0.77
5 Kerry Wood 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rolando Arrojo 3
1 Danny Darwin 3
1 Darryl Kile 3
1 Greg Maddux 3
1 Kerry Wood 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kerry Wood 42
2 Curt Schilling 31
3 Pedro Martinez 26
4 Randy Johnson 25
5 Jesus Sanchez 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Leiter 6
1 Jeff Shaw 6
3 Tom Gordon 5
3 Trevor Hoffman 5
3 John Wetteland 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Morris .405
2 Ivan Rodriguez .400
2 Todd Walker .400
4 Brian Jordan .393
5 Tony Gwynn .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vinny Castilla 12
2 Mark McGwire 11
3 Andres Galarraga 10
3 Troy O'Leary 10
3 Greg Vaughn 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 33
2 Vinny Castilla 28
3 Mark McGwire 27
4 Javy Lopez 26
4 Tino Martinez 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 11
2 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Barry Larkin 10
2 Shannon Stewart 10
2 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Leiter 0.79
2 Hideki Irabu 0.99
3 Rolando Arrojo 1.35
4 Mike Hampton 1.39
5 Rick Reed 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 Kenny Rogers 5
4 Rolando Arrojo 4
4 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 62
2 Pedro Martinez 51
2 Kerry Wood 51
4 Chuck Finley 44
5 Roger Clemens 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 11
2 Jeff Shaw 10
3 John Wetteland 9
4 Bobby Ayala 8
4 3 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .376
2 Larry Walker .353
3 Mike Piazza .351
4 Frank Thomas .331
5 Ivan Rodriguez .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 61
2 Ken Griffey 55
3 Andres Galarraga 49
3 Juan Gonzalez 49
5 Vinny Castilla 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 166
2 Andres Galarraga 144
3 Mark McGwire 140
4 Mike Piazza 138
5 Ken Griffey 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 71
2 Tony Womack 61
3 Craig Biggio 57
4 Tom Goodwin 56
5 Delino DeShields 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.07
2 Roger Clemens 2.07
3 Greg Maddux 2.30
4 Curt Schilling 2.62
5 Kevin Brown 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Darryl Kile 22
2 Brad Radke 21
3 Greg Maddux 20
4 Roger Clemens 19
4 Mike Hampton 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 347
2 Pedro Martinez 339
3 Randy Johnson 301
4 Roger Clemens 285
5 Hideo Nomo 234

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 52
2 Trevor Hoffman 42
3 Randy Myers 41
4 Doug Jones 37
4 2 others tied 37