On This Day

Monday, May 25, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 34 10 .773 --
Red Sox 29 19 .604 7.0
Blue Jays 26 24 .520 11.0
Devil Rays 22 27 .449 14.5
Orioles 22 28 .440 15.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 28 21 .571 --
Twins 22 27 .449 6.0
Tigers 19 27 .413 7.5
White Sox 19 28 .404 8.0
Royals 18 31 .367 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 31 18 .633 --
Angels 25 24 .510 6.0
Mariners 23 27 .460 8.5
Athletics 21 28 .429 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 37 14 .725 --
Mets 26 20 .565 8.5
Phillies 23 25 .479 12.5
Expos 18 31 .367 18.0
Marlins 17 33 .340 19.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 31 19 .620 --
Cubs 28 22 .560 3.0
Cardinals 25 24 .510 5.5
Brewers 23 25 .479 7.0
Pirates 24 27 .471 7.5
Reds 23 28 .451 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 31 20 .608 --
Giants 29 22 .569 2.0
Dodgers 25 25 .500 5.5
Rockies 22 29 .431 9.0
D'backs 16 34 .320 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Andruw Jones 4
1 Keith Lockhart 4
1 Mickey Morandini 4
1 Paul O'Neill 4
5 14 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Damion Easley 2
1 Mike Macfarlane 2
1 Sammy Sosa 2
4 Brady Anderson 1
4 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Garret Anderson 4
1 Russ Davis 4
1 Sammy Sosa 4
1 Bernie Williams 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brad Ausmus 1
1 Mike Cameron 1
1 Royce Clayton 1
1 Joey Cora 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Orel Hershiser 1.40
2 Mike Oquist 1.20
3 Kevin Millwood 1.00
3 John Thomson 1.00
5 Omar Daal 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Jim Bruske 1
1 Wayne Gomes 1
1 Pat Hentgen 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 8
1 Hideo Nomo 8
3 Tim Belcher 7
3 Orel Hershiser 7
5 6 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 Gregg Olson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .389
2 Brian Jordan .377
3 Hal Morris .377
4 Walt Weiss .374
5 Tony Gwynn .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 25
2 Alex Rodriguez 19
3 Ken Griffey 18
4 Jose Canseco 17
4 2 others tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 61
1 Mark McGwire 61
3 Vinny Castilla 47
4 Andres Galarraga 44
5 Ken Griffey 43

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hideki Irabu 1.13
2 Al Leiter 1.49
3 Curt Schilling 2.00
4 Tom Glavine 2.01
5 Greg Maddux 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Aaron Sele 8
2 Tom Glavine 7
2 Rick Helling 7
2 Pat Hentgen 7
2 3 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 117
2 Pedro Martinez 96
3 Randy Johnson 90
4 Chuck Finley 78
5 Todd Stottlemyre 74

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Jordan .453
2 Mickey Morandini .444
3 Walt Weiss .433
4 Moises Alou .415
5 Derek Jeter .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 12
2 Damion Easley 8
2 Greg Vaughn 8
4 Jose Canseco 7
4 Alex Rodriguez 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Damion Easley 24
2 Mark McGwire 21
3 Greg Vaughn 19
3 Bernie Williams 19
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Edgar Renteria 7
2 Rickey Henderson 6
3 Jose Canseco 5
3 Tom Goodwin 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny Neagle 0.61
2 Greg Swindell 0.73
3 Hideki Irabu 0.81
4 Woody Williams 0.82
5 Tom Glavine 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 Bobby Jones 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Todd Stottlemyre 29
2 Curt Schilling 27
2 Kerry Wood 27
4 David Wells 25
5 3 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 6
1 Billy Wagner 6
3 Rod Beck 5
3 Trevor Hoffman 5
3 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Jordan .438
2 Jose Guillen .404
3 Derek Jeter .400
4 Tony Gwynn .389
5 Bill Mueller .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 16
2 Alex Rodriguez 11
2 Greg Vaughn 11
4 Ken Griffey 10
5 6 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 37
2 Damion Easley 34
3 Mark McGwire 33
4 Greg Vaughn 31
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 14
2 Rickey Henderson 12
3 Edgar Renteria 11
3 Shannon Stewart 11
3 Eric Young 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hideki Irabu 0.98
2 Kerry Wood 1.29
3 Al Leiter 1.53
4 Rick Reed 1.70
5 Denny Neagle 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Wakefield 5
2 Rolando Arrojo 4
2 David Cone 4
2 Tom Glavine 4
2 19 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 65
2 Kerry Wood 56
3 Randy Johnson 51
4 Pedro Martinez 45
5 Roger Clemens 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 12
2 Robb Nen 9
2 Mariano Rivera 9
2 Billy Wagner 9
2 John Wetteland 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .361
2 Mike Piazza .349
3 Larry Walker .347
4 Roberto Alomar .337
5 Wally Joyner .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 68
2 Ken Griffey 53
3 Andres Galarraga 48
3 Juan Gonzalez 48
5 2 tied 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 166
2 Mark McGwire 147
3 Andres Galarraga 141
3 Mike Piazza 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 59
5 Delino DeShields 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.22
2 Greg Maddux 2.36
3 Roger Clemens 2.40
4 Curt Schilling 2.59
5 Tom Glavine 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brad Radke 23
2 Greg Maddux 20
3 Mike Hampton 19
3 Darryl Kile 19
3 Denny Neagle 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 354
2 Pedro Martinez 333
3 Randy Johnson 300
4 Roger Clemens 283
5 Hideo Nomo 230

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 51
2 Trevor Hoffman 44
3 Randy Myers 41
4 Mariano Rivera 38
5 2 tied 37