On This Day

Friday, May 22, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 31 10 .756 --
Red Sox 29 16 .644 4.0
Blue Jays 23 24 .489 11.0
Devil Rays 21 25 .457 12.5
Orioles 20 27 .426 14.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 27 19 .587 --
Tigers 18 25 .419 7.5
Twins 19 27 .413 8.0
White Sox 18 26 .409 8.0
Royals 16 30 .348 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 30 16 .652 --
Angels 25 21 .543 5.0
Mariners 21 26 .447 9.5
Athletics 20 26 .435 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 35 13 .729 --
Mets 24 20 .545 9.0
Phillies 22 23 .489 11.5
Expos 16 30 .348 18.0
Marlins 16 32 .333 19.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 29 18 .617 --
Cubs 27 20 .574 2.0
Cardinals 24 22 .522 4.5
Brewers 23 23 .500 5.5
Pirates 23 26 .469 7.0
Reds 22 26 .458 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 31 17 .646 --
Giants 27 21 .563 4.0
Dodgers 23 24 .489 7.5
Rockies 20 28 .417 11.0
D'backs 14 33 .298 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Higginson 4
2 Craig Biggio 3
2 Rob Ducey 3
2 Todd Dunwoody 3
2 17 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Craig Biggio 2
1 Greg Vaughn 2
3 Miguel Cairo 1
3 Jeff Conine 1
3 29 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 5
2 Craig Biggio 4
2 Shane Mack 4
2 Scott Rolen 4
2 Greg Vaughn 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brad Ausmus 1
1 Justin Baughman 1
1 Derek Bell 1
1 Vinny Castilla 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Reed 1.80
2 Greg Maddux 1.40
3 Mark Clark 1.17
4 Darren Dreifort 1.00
4 Mark Gardner 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Burba 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Darren Dreifort 1
1 Wayne Gomes 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Reed 9
2 Mark Clark 7
2 Greg Maddux 7
4 Darren Dreifort 6
4 Javier Vazquez 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jerry Dipoto 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .388
2 Walt Weiss .374
3 Tony Gwynn .372
4 Bill Mueller .365
5 Brian Jordan .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 21
2 Alex Rodriguez 18
3 Vinny Castilla 17
3 Ken Griffey 17
5 2 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 59
2 Mark McGwire 54
3 Vinny Castilla 45
4 Andres Galarraga 41
4 Chipper Jones 41

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 19
1 Tom Goodwin 19
3 Eric Young 18
4 Tony Womack 17
5 Rickey Henderson 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.74
2 Al Leiter 1.75
3 Curt Schilling 1.99
4 Greg Maddux 2.03
5 Tom Glavine 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Helling 7
1 Ken Hill 7
1 Jason Schmidt 7
1 Aaron Sele 7
5 12 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 106
2 Pedro Martinez 88
3 Randy Johnson 75
4 Todd Stottlemyre 74
5 Chuck Finley 73

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 18
2 Rod Beck 14
2 Trevor Hoffman 14
2 Jeff Shaw 14
5 John Wetteland 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Larkin .451
2 Brian Jordan .429
3 Mike Blowers .417
3 Jose Guillen .417
5 Neifi Perez .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 9
2 Greg Vaughn 8
3 Jose Canseco 7
3 Alex Rodriguez 7
5 Mark Grace 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Damion Easley 23
2 Mark Grace 20
2 Greg Vaughn 20
4 Juan Gonzalez 18
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 8
2 Jose Canseco 7
2 Edgar Renteria 7
4 Barry Larkin 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Darwin 0.00
2 Jimmy Haynes 0.54
3 Bartolo Colon 0.56
4 Aaron Sele 0.66
5 2 tied 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 Rick Reed 3
1 Jason Schmidt 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Todd Stottlemyre 29
2 Chuck Finley 26
3 Pedro Martinez 22
4 Shane Reynolds 21
4 Kerry Wood 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 6
1 Roberto Hernandez 6
1 Trevor Hoffman 6
1 Mark Leiter 6
1 John Wetteland 6

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Jordan .418
2 Tony Gwynn .417
3 Bill Mueller .408
4 Jose Guillen .388
5 Derek Jeter .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 12
2 Vinny Castilla 10
2 Alex Rodriguez 10
2 Greg Vaughn 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 37
2 Damion Easley 33
3 Greg Vaughn 29
4 Albert Belle 28
4 Mark McGwire 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 13
2 Craig Biggio 12
2 Rickey Henderson 12
4 Eric Young 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hideki Irabu 1.30
2 Donovan Osborne 1.40
3 Rick Reed 1.70
4 Mike Hampton 1.96
5 Sean Bergman 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Wakefield 6
2 Jason Schmidt 5
3 Rolando Arrojo 4
3 David Cone 4
3 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 54
2 Kerry Wood 52
3 Chuck Finley 44
3 Pedro Martinez 44
5 2 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 14
2 Trevor Hoffman 9
2 Mark Leiter 9
2 Troy Percival 9
2 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .370
2 Mike Piazza .352
3 Larry Walker .349
4 Wally Joyner .335
5 Roberto Alomar .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 65
2 Ken Griffey 53
3 Juan Gonzalez 49
4 Andres Galarraga 47
5 Vinny Castilla 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 169
2 Mark McGwire 145
3 Mike Piazza 141
4 Andres Galarraga 140
5 Ken Griffey 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 65
2 Tony Womack 62
3 Craig Biggio 61
4 Rickey Henderson 58
5 Delino DeShields 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.00
2 Greg Maddux 2.36
3 Roger Clemens 2.41
4 Curt Schilling 2.62
5 Mike Mussina 2.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 346
2 Pedro Martinez 337
3 Randy Johnson 295
4 Roger Clemens 274
5 Hideo Nomo 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 51
2 Trevor Hoffman 44
3 Randy Myers 40
4 Troy Percival 38
4 Mariano Rivera 38