On This Day

Saturday, May 16, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 27 9 .750 --
Red Sox 26 15 .634 3.5
Orioles 20 21 .488 9.5
Blue Jays 19 22 .463 10.5
Devil Rays 18 22 .450 11.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 23 18 .561 --
Twins 18 23 .439 5.0
White Sox 17 22 .436 5.0
Royals 16 25 .390 7.0
Tigers 13 24 .351 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 25 16 .610 --
Angels 21 19 .525 3.5
Mariners 20 21 .488 5.0
Athletics 17 23 .425 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 31 12 .721 --
Mets 20 18 .526 8.5
Phillies 20 20 .500 9.5
Expos 15 26 .366 15.0
Marlins 14 29 .326 17.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 26 15 .634 --
Cubs 24 18 .571 2.5
Brewers 22 18 .550 3.5
Cardinals 20 20 .500 5.5
Reds 21 21 .500 5.5
Pirates 20 22 .476 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 28 14 .667 --
Giants 24 19 .558 4.5
Dodgers 20 22 .476 8.0
Rockies 17 26 .395 11.5
D'backs 10 32 .238 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ben Grieve 4
1 Derek Jeter 4
3 Mike Blowers 3
3 Wil Cordero 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 2
2 Craig Biggio 1
2 Bobby Bonilla 1
2 Bret Boone 1
2 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Giles 4
1 Geoff Jenkins 4
1 Alex Rodriguez 4
1 Mark Whiten 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Manny Alexander 2
2 Brad Ausmus 1
2 Derek Bell 1
2 Craig Biggio 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rolando Arrojo 1.25
2 Jeff Fassero 1.00
2 Mike Remlinger 1.00
2 Todd Stottlemyre 1.00
5 Livan Hernandez 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rolando Arrojo 1
1 Steve Avery 1
1 Dave Burba 1
1 Mark Clark 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Livan Hernandez 9
1 Todd Stottlemyre 9
3 Scott Sullivan 7
3 Bobby Witt 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Morris .395
2 Ivan Rodriguez .383
3 Ed Taubensee .379
4 Dante Bichette .376
5 Walt Weiss .371

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 50
2 Mark McGwire 45
3 Vinny Castilla 42
4 Chipper Jones 39
5 2 tied 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 17
2 Craig Biggio 16
2 Eric Young 16
4 Tony Womack 14
5 3 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Leiter 1.39
2 Pedro Martinez 1.79
3 Curt Schilling 1.96
4 Greg Maddux 2.00
5 Roger Clemens 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rolando Arrojo 6
1 Mike Hampton 6
1 Rick Helling 6
1 Ken Hill 6
1 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 96
2 Pedro Martinez 83
3 Randy Johnson 73
4 Todd Stottlemyre 67
5 Chuck Finley 65

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 15
2 Rod Beck 13
2 Jeff Shaw 13
4 Trevor Hoffman 12
5 4 tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Guillen .489
2 Derek Jeter .473
3 Scott Brosius .442
4 Ed Taubensee .438
5 Brian Jordan .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 7
2 Greg Vaughn 6
3 Vinny Castilla 5
3 Andres Galarraga 5
3 7 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Derek Jeter 17
2 Albert Belle 16
2 Greg Vaughn 16
4 Paul O'Neill 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Larkin 7
1 Shannon Stewart 7
3 Jose Canseco 6
3 Rondell White 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Rapp 0.00
2 Roger Clemens 0.41
3 Kerry Wood 0.56
4 Hideki Irabu 0.64
5 Jeff Fassero 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rolando Arrojo 3
1 Danny Darwin 3
1 Jeff Fassero 3
1 Ramiro Mendoza 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kerry Wood 33
2 Curt Schilling 31
3 Pedro Martinez 26
4 Randy Johnson 25
4 Todd Stottlemyre 25

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 Tony Gwynn .404
2 Jose Guillen .400
3 Ed Taubensee .398
4 Derek Jeter .393
4 Todd Walker .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vinny Castilla 11
1 Alex Rodriguez 11
3 Andres Galarraga 10
4 Albert Belle 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 33
2 Albert Belle 28
3 Vinny Castilla 26
3 Javy Lopez 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 12
1 Shannon Stewart 12
3 Barry Larkin 11
3 Eric Young 11
5 Tony Womack 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hideki Irabu 0.99
1 Al Leiter 0.99
3 Rolando Arrojo 1.20
4 Mike Hampton 1.39
5 Roger Clemens 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rolando Arrojo 5
1 David Cone 5
1 Jeff Fassero 5
1 Kenny Rogers 5
1 Tim Wakefield 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 55
2 Pedro Martinez 51
2 Kerry Wood 51
4 Todd Stottlemyre 48
5 Chuck Finley 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 12
2 Trevor Hoffman 9
2 Troy Percival 9
2 Jeff Shaw 9
2 John Wetteland 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .376
2 Mike Piazza .353
3 Larry Walker .351
4 Frank Thomas .333
5 Roberto Alomar .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 61
2 Ken Griffey 53
3 Andres Galarraga 49
4 Juan Gonzalez 48
5 Vinny Castilla 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 164
2 Andres Galarraga 142
3 Mark McGwire 139
3 Mike Piazza 139
5 Ken Griffey 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 69
2 Tony Womack 60
3 Craig Biggio 58
4 Delino DeShields 56
5 Rickey Henderson 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.07
2 Roger Clemens 2.07
3 Greg Maddux 2.28
4 Curt Schilling 2.62
5 Kevin Brown 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Darryl Kile 21
1 Brad Radke 21
3 Greg Maddux 20
4 Roger Clemens 19
4 2 others tied 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 43
3 Randy Myers 41
4 Doug Jones 38
4 Troy Percival 38