On This Day

Saturday, May 23, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 32 10 .762 --
Red Sox 29 17 .630 5.0
Blue Jays 24 24 .500 11.0
Devil Rays 22 25 .468 12.5
Orioles 21 27 .438 14.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 27 20 .574 --
Twins 20 27 .426 7.0
White Sox 19 26 .422 7.0
Tigers 18 26 .409 7.5
Royals 16 31 .340 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 31 16 .660 --
Angels 25 22 .532 6.0
Mariners 21 27 .438 10.5
Athletics 20 27 .426 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 35 14 .714 --
Mets 25 20 .556 8.0
Phillies 22 24 .478 11.5
Expos 17 30 .362 17.0
Marlins 16 33 .327 19.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 30 18 .625 --
Cubs 28 20 .583 2.0
Cardinals 25 22 .532 4.5
Brewers 23 24 .489 6.5
Pirates 24 26 .480 7.0
Reds 23 26 .469 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 31 18 .633 --
Giants 27 22 .551 4.0
Dodgers 24 24 .500 6.5
Rockies 20 29 .408 11.0
D'backs 14 34 .292 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chipper Jones 4
1 Brian Jordan 4
3 Manny Alexander 3
3 Justin Baughman 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 2
1 Mike Stanley 2
3 Manny Alexander 1
3 Sean Berry 1
3 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeffrey Hammonds 4
1 Chuck Knoblauch 4
1 Mark McGwire 4
1 J. T. Snow 4
5 10 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Manny Alexander 1
1 Darren Bragg 1
1 Scott Brosius 1
1 Jose Cruz 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ramon Martinez 3.00
2 Doug Drabek 2.25
3 Ken Cloude 2.20
4 Carl Pavano 2.00
5 Curt Schilling 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 LaTroy Hawkins 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Cloude 11
1 Curt Schilling 11
3 Roger Clemens 9
3 Doug Drabek 9
3 Aaron Sele 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Curtis King 1
1 Ricardo Rincon 1
1 Greg Swindell 1
1 Billy Wagner 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .385
2 Brian Jordan .377
3 Walt Weiss .374
4 Tony Gwynn .365
5 Ed Taubensee .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 23
2 Alex Rodriguez 18
3 Vinny Castilla 17
3 Andres Galarraga 17
3 Ken Griffey 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 59
2 Mark McGwire 58
3 Vinny Castilla 45
4 Andres Galarraga 42
4 Chipper Jones 42

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 Al Leiter 1.49
2 Pedro Martinez 1.74
3 Curt Schilling 2.00
4 Greg Maddux 2.03
5 Tom Glavine 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Aaron Sele 8
2 Rick Helling 7
2 Ken Hill 7
2 Jason Schmidt 7
5 15 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 117
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 Brian Jordan .453
2 Barry Larkin .420
3 Mike Blowers .417
4 Scott Brosius .405
5 Ben Grieve .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 10
2 Greg Vaughn 8
3 Alex Rodriguez 7
4 Jose Canseco 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Damion Easley 22
2 Mark Grace 20
3 Greg Vaughn 19
4 Mark McGwire 18
5 Juan Gonzalez 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 8
2 Barry Larkin 6
2 Edgar Renteria 6
2 Eric Young 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Hentgen 0.86
2 Aaron Sele 1.19
3 Woody Williams 1.20
4 Orel Hershiser 1.23
4 Pedro Martinez 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 Jason Schmidt 3
1 Aaron Sele 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Todd Stottlemyre 29
2 Curt Schilling 27
2 Kerry Wood 27
4 Chuck Finley 26
5 David Wells 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 7
2 Tom Gordon 6
3 Rod Beck 5
3 Trevor Hoffman 5
3 4 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Jordan .441
2 Jose Guillen .408
3 Tony Gwynn .394
4 Derek Jeter .382
5 Bill Mueller .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 14
2 Vinny Castilla 10
2 Andres Galarraga 10
2 Alex Rodriguez 10
2 Greg Vaughn 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 36
2 Mark McGwire 32
3 Damion Easley 31
4 Mark Grace 29
4 Greg Vaughn 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 13
2 Craig Biggio 12
2 Rickey Henderson 12
4 Shannon Stewart 11
4 Eric Young 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hideki Irabu 1.30
2 Al Leiter 1.53
3 Rick Reed 1.70
4 Pedro Martinez 1.80
5 Mike Hampton 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Wakefield 6
2 Jason Schmidt 5
3 Rolando Arrojo 4
3 David Cone 4
3 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 65
2 Kerry Wood 58
3 Roger Clemens 44
4 Hideo Nomo 40
4 Todd Stottlemyre 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 13
2 Trevor Hoffman 9
2 Mark Leiter 9
2 Mariano Rivera 9
2 John Wetteland 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .365
2 Mike Piazza .351
3 Larry Walker .350
4 Wally Joyner .337
5 Roberto Alomar .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 67
2 Ken Griffey 53
3 Andres Galarraga 48
4 Juan Gonzalez 47
5 Vinny Castilla 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 164
2 Mark McGwire 148
3 Mike Piazza 142
4 Andres Galarraga 141
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 2.40
4 Curt Schilling 2.59
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 354
2 Pedro Martinez 337
3 Randy Johnson 295
4 Roger Clemens 283
5 John Smoltz 224

Saves

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