On This Day

Thursday, June 4, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 41 13 .759 --
Red Sox 34 23 .596 8.5
Blue Jays 30 29 .508 13.5
Orioles 28 31 .475 15.5
Devil Rays 25 33 .431 18.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 35 23 .603 --
Twins 26 31 .456 8.5
White Sox 24 33 .421 10.5
Tigers 21 34 .382 12.5
Royals 21 36 .368 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 35 23 .603 --
Angels 31 26 .544 3.5
Mariners 26 33 .441 9.5
Athletics 24 33 .421 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 42 18 .700 --
Mets 31 23 .574 8.0
Phillies 26 30 .464 14.0
Expos 22 36 .379 19.0
Marlins 17 41 .293 24.0

Games

No Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 35 23 .603 --
Cubs 34 24 .586 1.0
Brewers 28 28 .500 6.0
Cardinals 29 29 .500 6.0
Pirates 29 30 .492 6.5
Reds 27 33 .450 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 37 23 .617 --
Giants 36 24 .600 1.0
Dodgers 29 30 .492 7.5
Rockies 26 34 .433 11.0
D'backs 19 41 .317 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ryan Christenson 3
1 Mike Lansing 3
1 Darren Lewis 3
1 Mo Vaughn 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Abbott 1
1 Moises Alou 1
1 Jay Bell 1
1 Dante Bichette 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Abbott 3
1 Dante Bichette 3
1 Rickey Henderson 3
1 Darren Lewis 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Darren Bragg 1
1 Ryan Christenson 1
1 Joey Cora 1
1 Jim Eisenreich 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Thomson 2.20
2 Juan Acevedo 1.50
3 Woody Williams 1.00
4 Ken Hill 0.71
5 Jimmy Haynes 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 Jimmy Haynes 1
1 Ken Hill 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Thomson 11
2 Andy Ashby 8
3 Omar Daal 7
3 Jimmy Haynes 7
3 Woody Williams 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Shigetoshi Hasegawa 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Billy Taylor 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .379
2 John Olerud .364
3 Brian Jordan .362
4 Hal Morris .356
5 Todd Walker .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 27
2 Vinny Castilla 22
2 Ken Griffey 22
4 Andres Galarraga 21
4 Alex Rodriguez 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 73
2 Mark McGwire 68
3 Vinny Castilla 58
4 Andres Galarraga 55
5 Ken Griffey 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 24
2 Tom Goodwin 22
2 Rickey Henderson 22
4 Craig Biggio 20
4 Tony Womack 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hideki Irabu 1.45
2 Al Leiter 1.74
3 Greg Maddux 1.85
4 Tom Glavine 2.10
5 Chuck Finley 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rolando Arrojo 8
1 Tom Glavine 8
1 Ken Hill 8
1 Greg Maddux 8
1 3 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 125
2 Randy Johnson 105
3 Pedro Martinez 102
4 Chuck Finley 96
5 Kerry Wood 94

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 19
2 Trevor Hoffman 16
2 Robb Nen 16
2 Troy Percival 16
2 Jeff Shaw 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carlos Baerga .457
2 Mickey Morandini .444
3 Edgar Martinez .440
4 Bernie Williams .435
5 John Olerud .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 8
1 Sammy Sosa 8
3 Brian Johnson 7
3 Mark McGwire 7
3 Greg Vaughn 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 22
2 Paul O'Neill 18
3 Andres Galarraga 17
4 Carlos Delgado 16
4 4 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 7
2 Chuck Knoblauch 6
2 Edgar Renteria 6
2 Omar Vizquel 6
2 Eric Young 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 0.50
2 Orel Hershiser 0.64
3 Danny Graves 0.71
4 Jaret Wright 1.14
5 Chuck Finley 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Burba 3
1 Wayne Gomes 3
1 Greg Maddux 3
1 Carlos Perez 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 30
2 Roger Clemens 28
2 Kerry Wood 28
4 Scott Erickson 25
5 Bartolo Colon 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 6
2 Gregg Olson 5
3 Roberto Hernandez 4
3 Randy Myers 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .396
2 Carlos Baerga .389
3 Bernie Williams .387
4 Derek Jeter .385
5 Brian Jordan .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 15
2 Greg Vaughn 13
3 Damion Easley 11
3 Andres Galarraga 11
3 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 37
2 Damion Easley 33
2 Paul O'Neill 33
4 Greg Vaughn 32
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Jose Canseco 12
2 Eric Young 12
4 Edgar Renteria 11
4 Tony Womack 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.86
2 Dennis Martinez 1.07
3 Greg Maddux 1.19
4 Hideki Irabu 1.44
5 Kerry Wood 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carlos Perez 6
2 Rolando Arrojo 5
2 Dave Burba 5
2 Orel Hershiser 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kerry Wood 69
2 Chuck Finley 49
3 Roger Clemens 48
4 Curt Schilling 47
5 2 tied 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 12
2 Roberto Hernandez 9
3 Tom Gordon 8
3 Trevor Hoffman 8
3 4 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .353
2 Mike Piazza .346
3 Larry Walker .341
4 Roberto Alomar .338
5 Bernie Williams .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 63
2 Ken Griffey 53
3 Juan Gonzalez 51
4 Vinny Castilla 48
5 Andres Galarraga 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 173
2 Mark McGwire 144
3 Mike Piazza 140
4 Ken Griffey 138
5 Andres Galarraga 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 64
2 Brian Hunter 63
3 Craig Biggio 62
4 Tony Womack 59
5 Eric Young 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.14
2 Pedro Martinez 2.28
3 Roger Clemens 2.46
4 Kevin Brown 2.61
5 Tom Glavine 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brad Radke 23
2 Greg Maddux 21
3 Mike Hampton 20
3 Denny Neagle 20
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 344
2 Pedro Martinez 322
3 Roger Clemens 291
3 Randy Johnson 291
5 Hideo Nomo 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 50
2 Trevor Hoffman 43
3 Randy Myers 42
4 Troy Percival 40
5 Mariano Rivera 38