On This Day

Sunday, May 17, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 28 9 .757 --
Red Sox 27 15 .643 3.5
Orioles 20 22 .476 10.5
Blue Jays 20 22 .476 10.5
Devil Rays 19 22 .463 11.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 23 19 .548 --
Twins 18 24 .429 5.0
White Sox 17 23 .425 5.0
Royals 16 26 .381 7.0
Tigers 14 24 .368 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 26 16 .619 --
Angels 21 20 .512 4.5
Mariners 20 22 .476 6.0
Athletics 18 23 .439 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 31 13 .705 --
Mets 20 19 .513 8.5
Phillies 20 21 .488 9.5
Expos 15 27 .357 15.0
Marlins 14 30 .318 17.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 27 15 .643 --
Cubs 25 18 .581 2.5
Brewers 22 19 .537 4.5
Cardinals 21 20 .512 5.5
Reds 21 22 .488 6.5
Pirates 20 23 .465 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 29 14 .674 --
Giants 25 19 .568 4.5
Dodgers 21 22 .488 8.0
Rockies 18 26 .409 11.5
D'backs 11 32 .256 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brian Jordan 5
2 Bobby Abreu 3
2 Jose Canseco 3
2 Rickey Henderson 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenallen Hill 2
2 Brady Anderson 1
2 Mike Blowers 1
2 Delino DeShields 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Blowers 5
2 Moises Alou 4
2 Jose Hernandez 4
2 Brian Jordan 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Craig Biggio 1
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 David Wells 999.00
2 Sean Bergman 2.00
2 Paul Wagner 2.00
4 Kerry Wood 1.60
5 Aaron Sele 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Sean Bergman 1
1 Bryce Florie 1
1 Mark Gardner 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Wells 11
2 Curt Schilling 10
3 Aaron Sele 9
4 Kerry Wood 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jerry Dipoto 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Morris .395
2 Ivan Rodriguez .383
3 Brian Jordan .378
4 Ed Taubensee .375
5 Dante Bichette .370

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 18
2 Craig Biggio 17
2 Tom Goodwin 17
4 Tony Womack 14
5 3 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Leiter 1.75
2 Pedro Martinez 1.79
3 Curt Schilling 1.99
4 Greg Maddux 2.00
5 Roger Clemens 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Aaron Sele 7
2 Rolando Arrojo 6
2 Mike Hampton 6
2 Rick Helling 6
2 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 106
2 Pedro Martinez 83
3 Randy Johnson 73
4 Todd Stottlemyre 67
5 Kerry Wood 66

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 16
2 Rod Beck 13
2 Trevor Hoffman 13
2 Jeff Shaw 13
5 John Wetteland 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Guillen .479
2 Brian Jordan .476
3 Derek Jeter .472
4 Ed Taubensee .417
5 Bill Mueller .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 6
1 Alex Rodriguez 6
1 Greg Vaughn 6
4 Andres Galarraga 5
4 7 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 16
1 Mark Grace 16
1 Derek Jeter 16
4 Greg Vaughn 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Canseco 7
1 Barry Larkin 7
3 Shannon Stewart 6
3 Rondell White 6
3 Eric Young 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Rapp 0.00
2 Kerry Wood 0.41
3 Mike Morgan 0.57
4 Roger Clemens 0.60
4 Mike Hampton 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rolando Arrojo 3
1 Danny Darwin 3
1 Jeff Fassero 3
1 Ramiro Mendoza 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kerry Wood 41
2 Curt Schilling 28
3 Pedro Martinez 26
4 Randy Johnson 25
4 Todd Stottlemyre 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 6
1 Mark Leiter 6
3 Trevor Hoffman 5
3 Robb Nen 5
3 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Jordan .427
2 Jose Guillen .405
3 Tony Gwynn .404
4 Derek Jeter .391
4 Ed Taubensee .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 11
2 Vinny Castilla 10
2 Andres Galarraga 10
4 Ken Griffey 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 33
2 Albert Belle 28
3 Moises Alou 25
3 Vinny Castilla 25
3 3 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 13
2 Craig Biggio 12
2 Shannon Stewart 12
4 Barry Larkin 11
5 Tony Womack 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hideki Irabu 0.99
2 Sean Bergman 1.04
3 Mike Hampton 1.16
4 Rolando Arrojo 1.20
5 Donovan Osborne 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rolando Arrojo 5
1 David Cone 5
1 Jeff Fassero 5
1 Kenny Rogers 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 65
2 Kerry Wood 59
3 Pedro Martinez 51
4 Chuck Finley 44
5 2 tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 13
2 Trevor Hoffman 10
2 John Wetteland 10
4 Troy Percival 9
4 Jeff Shaw 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .375
2 Mike Piazza .352
3 Larry Walker .349
4 Roberto Alomar .333
5 Frank Thomas .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 Mike Piazza 139
4 Mark McGwire 138
5 Ken Griffey 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 69
2 Tony Womack 60
3 Craig Biggio 59
4 Delino DeShields 56
5 2 tied 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.07
2 Roger Clemens 2.09
3 Greg Maddux 2.35
4 Curt Schilling 2.61
5 Kevin Brown 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Darryl Kile 21
1 Brad Radke 21
3 Greg Maddux 20
4 Mike Hampton 19
4 Denny Neagle 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 357
2 Pedro Martinez 339
3 Randy Johnson 301
4 Roger Clemens 281
5 Hideo Nomo 234

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 51
2 Trevor Hoffman 44
3 Randy Myers 41
4 Doug Jones 38
4 Troy Percival 38