On This Day

Tuesday, May 19, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 29 9 .763 --
Red Sox 27 16 .628 4.5
Blue Jays 21 23 .477 11.0
Devil Rays 20 23 .465 11.5
Orioles 20 24 .455 12.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 24 19 .558 --
Twins 19 24 .442 5.0
White Sox 18 24 .429 5.5
Tigers 15 25 .375 7.5
Royals 16 27 .372 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 27 16 .628 --
Angels 22 21 .512 5.0
Mariners 21 23 .477 6.5
Athletics 19 24 .442 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 32 13 .711 --
Mets 22 19 .537 8.0
Phillies 20 22 .476 10.5
Expos 16 27 .372 15.0
Marlins 15 30 .333 17.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 27 17 .614 --
Cubs 26 18 .591 1.0
Brewers 23 20 .535 3.5
Cardinals 22 21 .512 4.5
Pirates 21 24 .467 6.5
Reds 21 24 .467 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 29 15 .659 --
Giants 25 20 .556 4.5
Dodgers 21 23 .477 8.0
Rockies 19 26 .422 10.5
D'backs 12 32 .273 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul O'Neill 4
1 Jim Thome 4
3 Sandy Alomar 3
3 Barry Bonds 3
3 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 3
2 Jon Nunnally 2
2 John Valentin 2
4 Jeromy Burnitz 1
4 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 6
2 Jeromy Burnitz 4
2 Mark McLemore 4
2 Jim Thome 4
2 John Valentin 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brady Anderson 1
1 Rich Becker 1
1 Mark Bellhorn 1
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chuck Finley 1.33
2 Woody Williams 1.20
3 Jose Silva 0.80
4 Steve Trachsel 0.75
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jason Bere 1
1 Brian Bohanon 1
1 John Frascatore 1
1 Shigetoshi Hasegawa 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Finley 8
2 Jason Bere 6
2 Kenny Rogers 6
2 Steve Trachsel 6
2 Woody Williams 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Acevedo 1
1 Rod Beck 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Xavier Hernandez 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Morris .395
2 Ivan Rodriguez .384
3 Brian Jordan .379
4 Tony Gwynn .373
5 Dante Bichette .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 20
2 Vinny Castilla 17
3 Ken Griffey 16
3 Alex Rodriguez 16
5 Andres Galarraga 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 52
2 Juan Gonzalez 50
3 Vinny Castilla 45
4 Chipper Jones 39
5 2 tied 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 18
1 Eric Young 18
3 Tom Goodwin 17
4 Tony Womack 16
5 Rickey Henderson 15

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 Tom Glavine 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Helling 7
1 Aaron Sele 7
3 Rolando Arrojo 6
3 Tom Glavine 6
3 5 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 106
2 Pedro Martinez 83
3 Randy Johnson 75
4 Chuck Finley 73
5 Todd Stottlemyre 67

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 16
2 Rod Beck 14
3 Trevor Hoffman 13
3 Jeff Shaw 13
5 John Wetteland 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Derek Jeter .463
2 Brian Jordan .452
3 Jose Guillen .444
4 Fernando Tatis .421
5 Matt Stairs .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 8
2 Alex Rodriguez 6
3 Jose Canseco 5
3 Eric Davis 5
3 7 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark Grace 18
2 Raul Mondesi 15
3 Damion Easley 14
3 Juan Gonzalez 14
3 4 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Canseco 7
1 Rickey Henderson 7
1 Tony Womack 7
4 Darryl Hamilton 6
4 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Darwin 0.00
2 Kerry Wood 0.41
3 Mike Morgan 0.57
4 Sean Bergman 0.61
5 Hideki Irabu 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rolando Arrojo 3
1 Jeff Fassero 3
1 Carlos Perez 3
1 Jason Schmidt 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kerry Wood 41
2 Curt Schilling 28
3 Chuck Finley 26
4 Todd Stottlemyre 25
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 5
1 Tom Gordon 5
1 Roberto Hernandez 5
1 Trevor Hoffman 5
1 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Jordan .442
2 Tony Gwynn .427
3 Jose Guillen .388
4 Ivan Rodriguez .375
5 Jim Thome .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 12
2 Vinny Castilla 11
3 Andres Galarraga 10
3 Alex Rodriguez 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 32
2 Albert Belle 28
2 Mark McGwire 28
4 Vinny Castilla 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 12
2 Craig Biggio 11
2 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Shannon Stewart 11
2 Eric Young 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hideki Irabu 0.99
2 Sean Bergman 1.04
3 Rolando Arrojo 1.20
4 Donovan Osborne 1.40
5 Mike Hampton 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rolando Arrojo 5
1 Tim Wakefield 5
3 David Cone 4
3 Jeff Fassero 4
3 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 65
2 Kerry Wood 52
3 Chuck Finley 44
4 Todd Stottlemyre 43
5 Roger Clemens 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 13
2 Rod Beck 9
2 Troy Percival 9
2 John Wetteland 9
5 3 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .370
2 Mike Piazza .353
3 Larry Walker .349
4 Roberto Alomar .335
5 Wally Joyner .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 64
2 Ken Griffey 53
3 Andres Galarraga 47
3 Juan Gonzalez 47
5 Vinny Castilla 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 161
2 Mark McGwire 144
3 Andres Galarraga 141
4 Mike Piazza 140
5 Ken Griffey 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 70
2 Tony Womack 62
3 Craig Biggio 60
4 Rickey Henderson 57
5 Delino DeShields 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.02
2 Greg Maddux 2.35
3 Roger Clemens 2.37
4 Curt Schilling 2.62
5 Mike Mussina 2.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 346
2 Pedro Martinez 332
3 Randy Johnson 295
4 Roger Clemens 286
5 John Smoltz 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 51
2 Trevor Hoffman 43
3 Randy Myers 42
4 Doug Jones 38
4 Troy Percival 38