On This Day

Sunday, May 31, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 37 13 .740 --
Red Sox 31 22 .585 7.5
Blue Jays 28 27 .509 11.5
Orioles 25 30 .455 14.5
Devil Rays 24 30 .444 15.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 32 22 .593 --
Twins 24 29 .453 7.5
White Sox 22 31 .415 9.5
Tigers 21 30 .412 9.5
Royals 21 32 .396 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 33 21 .611 --
Angels 27 26 .509 5.5
Mariners 26 29 .473 7.5
Athletics 22 31 .415 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 39 18 .684 --
Mets 31 20 .608 5.0
Phillies 25 28 .472 12.0
Expos 20 35 .364 18.0
Marlins 17 38 .309 21.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 33 22 .600 --
Cubs 31 24 .564 2.0
Brewers 28 25 .528 4.0
Cardinals 28 26 .519 4.5
Reds 27 30 .474 7.0
Pirates 26 30 .464 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 35 21 .625 --
Giants 33 24 .579 2.5
Dodgers 27 29 .482 8.0
Rockies 24 32 .429 11.0
D'backs 17 39 .304 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Edgardo Alfonzo 4
1 Mike Caruso 4
1 Joey Cora 4
1 Bernie Williams 4
5 22 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Moises Alou 2
1 Bret Boone 2
1 Juan Gonzalez 2
1 Brian Johnson 2
5 35 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 5
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 4
2 Moises Alou 4
2 Bret Boone 4
2 Raul Mondesi 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Vizquel 2
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Justin Baughman 1
2 Yamil Benitez 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kevin Brown 1.00
2 Kirk Rueter 0.71
3 Miguel Batista 0.67
3 Denny Neagle 0.67
5 Scott Erickson 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Francisco Cordova 1
1 Jason Dickson 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 8
1 Scott Erickson 8
1 Denny Neagle 8
4 Manny Aybar 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Jose Mesa 1
1 Danny Patterson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .381
2 Brian Jordan .372
3 John Olerud .371
4 Todd Walker .367
5 Tony Gwynn .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 27
2 Alex Rodriguez 20
3 Vinny Castilla 19
3 Andres Galarraga 19
3 Ken Griffey 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 71
2 Mark McGwire 68
3 Vinny Castilla 51
4 Andres Galarraga 50
5 Moises Alou 49

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 22
2 Tom Goodwin 21
3 Craig Biggio 20
3 Tony Womack 20
5 Rickey Henderson 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hideki Irabu 1.48
2 Al Leiter 1.74
3 Greg Maddux 1.83
4 Tom Glavine 2.16
5 Francisco Cordova 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Aaron Sele 8
2 Rolando Arrojo 7
2 David Cone 7
2 Tom Glavine 7
2 13 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 119
2 Pedro Martinez 102
3 Randy Johnson 100
4 Chuck Finley 88
5 Kerry Wood 85

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 19
2 Jeff Shaw 16
3 Rod Beck 15
3 Trevor Hoffman 15
5 4 tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .482
2 Travis Fryman .447
3 Mickey Morandini .444
4 Carlos Baerga .429
4 Brian Jordan .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 11
2 Damion Easley 8
3 Juan Gonzalez 7
4 Raul Mondesi 6
4 Rondell White 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 23
2 Damion Easley 21
2 Juan Gonzalez 21
4 Mike Blowers 18
4 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Edgar Renteria 9
2 Rickey Henderson 7
3 Omar Vizquel 6
3 Tony Womack 6
3 Eric Young 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Darren Dreifort 0.60
2 Orel Hershiser 0.86
3 Shane Reynolds 1.06
4 Greg Maddux 1.10
5 Chuck Finley 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 Charles Nagy 3
1 Carlos Perez 3
1 Brad Radke 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bartolo Colon 27
1 Randy Johnson 27
1 Kerry Wood 27
4 Scott Erickson 25
5 4 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 6
2 Jerry Dipoto 5
2 Gregg Olson 5
4 John Franco 4
4 5 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Jordan .424
2 Bernie Williams .402
3 Scott Brosius .396
4 John Olerud .382
5 Barry Bonds .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 16
2 Greg Vaughn 12
3 Alex Rodriguez 11
4 Damion Easley 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 35
2 Damion Easley 34
3 Paul O'Neill 33
4 Mark McGwire 32
4 Greg Vaughn 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 13
2 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Edgar Renteria 12
4 Jose Canseco 11
4 Eric Young 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.86
2 Greg Maddux 1.25
3 Hideki Irabu 1.44
4 Rick Reed 1.49
5 Kerry Wood 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 Carlos Perez 5
1 Rick Reed 5
5 19 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kerry Wood 60
2 Curt Schilling 54
3 Randy Johnson 52
4 Roger Clemens 45
4 Pedro Martinez 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 10
1 Robb Nen 10
3 Mark Leiter 9
3 Jeff Shaw 9
5 5 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .355
2 Mike Piazza .354
3 Larry Walker .341
4 Roberto Alomar .341
5 Bernie Williams .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 66
2 Ken Griffey 51
3 Juan Gonzalez 50
4 Andres Galarraga 47
5 2 tied 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 171
2 Mark McGwire 147
3 Andres Galarraga 139
3 Mike Piazza 139
5 Ken Griffey 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 64
2 Craig Biggio 62
2 Tony Womack 62
4 Rickey Henderson 61
5 Eric Young 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.27
2 Pedro Martinez 2.28
3 Roger Clemens 2.51
4 Tom Glavine 2.74
5 Kevin Brown 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brad Radke 23
2 Mike Hampton 20
2 Greg Maddux 20
2 Denny Neagle 20
5 5 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 345
2 Pedro Martinez 334
3 Randy Johnson 295
4 Roger Clemens 285
5 Hideo Nomo 226

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 51
2 Trevor Hoffman 45
3 Randy Myers 42
4 Troy Percival 39
5 Mariano Rivera 38