On This Day

Tuesday, June 2, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 39 13 .750 --
Red Sox 33 22 .600 7.5
Blue Jays 28 29 .491 13.5
Orioles 27 30 .474 14.5
Devil Rays 25 31 .446 16.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 34 22 .607 --
Twins 25 30 .455 8.5
White Sox 22 33 .400 11.5
Tigers 21 32 .396 11.5
Royals 21 34 .382 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 34 22 .607 --
Angels 29 26 .527 4.5
Mariners 26 31 .456 8.5
Athletics 23 32 .418 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 41 18 .695 --
Mets 31 22 .585 7.0
Phillies 26 29 .473 13.0
Expos 21 36 .368 19.0
Marlins 17 40 .298 23.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 34 22 .607 --
Cubs 33 24 .579 1.5
Cardinals 29 27 .518 5.0
Brewers 28 27 .509 5.5
Pirates 28 30 .483 7.0
Reds 27 32 .458 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 36 22 .621 --
Giants 35 24 .593 1.5
Dodgers 27 30 .474 8.5
Rockies 24 34 .414 12.0
D'backs 19 39 .328 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 David Dellucci 4
1 Brent Gates 4
1 David Justice 4
1 Otis Nixon 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 2
1 Andres Galarraga 2
1 Ken Griffey 2
4 Luis Alicea 1
4 32 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 5
2 Ken Griffey 4
2 Kevin Young 4
4 Luis Alicea 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Offerman 2
2 Bobby Abreu 1
2 Ellis Burks 1
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Brian Meadows 1.67
2 Danny Darwin 1.00
2 David Wells 1.00
4 Carl Pavano 0.67
5 Jarrod Washburn 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Terry Adams 1
1 Brian Anderson 1
1 Steve Avery 1
1 Dave Burba 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Darren Dreifort 8
1 David Wells 8
3 Chris Carpenter 6
3 Curt Schilling 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 Troy Percival 1
1 Ricardo Rincon 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .376
2 John Olerud .370
3 Brian Jordan .367
4 Todd Walker .365
5 Tony Gwynn .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 27
2 Vinny Castilla 21
2 Andres Galarraga 21
2 Ken Griffey 21
2 Alex Rodriguez 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 72
2 Mark McGwire 68
3 Vinny Castilla 56
4 Andres Galarraga 55
5 Ken Griffey 52

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 22
1 Rickey Henderson 22
1 Eric Young 22
4 Craig Biggio 20
4 Tony Womack 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hideki Irabu 1.48
2 Al Leiter 1.74
3 Greg Maddux 1.85
4 Tom Glavine 2.16
5 Masato Yoshii 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rolando Arrojo 8
1 Greg Maddux 8
1 Jason Schmidt 8
1 Aaron Sele 8
1 David Wells 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 125
2 Pedro Martinez 102
3 Randy Johnson 100
4 Chuck Finley 88
4 Todd Stottlemyre 88

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 19
2 Trevor Hoffman 16
2 Troy Percival 16
2 Jeff Shaw 16
5 3 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Morandini .479
2 Barry Bonds .440
3 Mike Caruso .429
3 John Olerud .429
5 Moises Alou .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 10
2 Damion Easley 7
2 Juan Gonzalez 7
2 Rafael Palmeiro 7
2 Sammy Sosa 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 22
1 Mark McGwire 22
3 Paul O'Neill 19
4 Damion Easley 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 8
2 Chuck Knoblauch 6
2 Edgar Renteria 6
2 Omar Vizquel 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 0.50
2 Danny Graves 0.69
3 Orel Hershiser 0.86
4 Jaret Wright 1.14
5 Chuck Finley 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Burba 3
1 Wayne Gomes 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 Greg Maddux 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 27
2 Scott Erickson 25
3 Rolando Arrojo 23
3 Chuck Finley 23
3 Greg Maddux 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 6
1 Gregg Olson 6
3 Troy Percival 5
3 Billy Wagner 5
5 5 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Jordan .402
2 Barry Bonds .396
3 Scott Brosius .385
4 Moises Alou .380
4 John Olerud .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 15
2 Greg Vaughn 12
3 Andres Galarraga 11
3 Alex Rodriguez 11
5 4 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 36
2 Paul O'Neill 33
3 Damion Easley 32
4 Greg Vaughn 31
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Jose Canseco 13
3 Edgar Renteria 12
4 Tony Womack 11
5 Eric Young 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.86
2 Dennis Martinez 0.99
3 Greg Maddux 1.19
4 Hideki Irabu 1.49
4 Rick Reed 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rolando Arrojo 5
1 Dave Burba 5
1 Orel Hershiser 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kerry Wood 60
2 Randy Johnson 52
3 Curt Schilling 47
4 Todd Stottlemyre 46
5 Pedro Martinez 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 11
2 Tom Gordon 9
2 Roberto Hernandez 9
2 Mark Leiter 9
5 5 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .354
2 Mike Piazza .349
3 Roberto Alomar .340
4 Larry Walker .340
5 Bernie Williams .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 65
2 Ken Griffey 53
3 Juan Gonzalez 50
4 Andres Galarraga 48
5 Vinny Castilla 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 172
2 Mark McGwire 146
3 Andres Galarraga 140
3 Mike Piazza 140
5 Ken Griffey 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 64
2 Brian Hunter 63
3 Craig Biggio 62
4 Tony Womack 61
5 Eric Young 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.26
2 Pedro Martinez 2.28
3 Roger Clemens 2.51
4 Kevin Brown 2.61
5 Tom Glavine 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brad Radke 23
2 Greg Maddux 21
3 Mike Hampton 20
3 Denny Neagle 20
5 David Wells 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 351
2 Pedro Martinez 334
3 Randy Johnson 295
4 Roger Clemens 281
5 Hideo Nomo 226

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 51
2 Trevor Hoffman 45
3 Randy Myers 41
4 Troy Percival 40
5 Mariano Rivera 39