On This Day

Saturday, June 6, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 43 13 .768 --
Red Sox 34 25 .576 10.5
Blue Jays 30 31 .492 15.5
Orioles 29 32 .475 16.5
Devil Rays 25 35 .417 20.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 36 24 .600 --
Twins 26 33 .441 9.5
White Sox 24 35 .407 11.5
Tigers 22 35 .386 12.5
Royals 22 37 .373 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 37 23 .617 --
Angels 33 26 .559 3.5
Mariners 27 34 .443 10.5
Athletics 26 33 .441 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 43 19 .694 --
Mets 33 23 .589 7.0
Phillies 28 30 .483 13.0
Expos 24 36 .400 18.0
Marlins 17 43 .283 25.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 36 24 .600 --
Astros 36 24 .600 --
Pirates 31 30 .508 5.5
Brewers 29 29 .500 6.0
Cardinals 29 31 .483 7.0
Reds 28 34 .452 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 38 24 .613 --
Padres 37 25 .597 1.0
Dodgers 30 31 .492 7.5
Rockies 26 36 .419 12.0
D'backs 19 43 .306 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alex Arias 4
1 Delino DeShields 4
1 Javy Lopez 4
4 Bobby Abreu 3
4 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug Glanville 2
2 Kurt Abbott 1
2 Bobby Abreu 1
2 Craig Biggio 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Konerko 4
1 Javy Lopez 4
3 Sandy Alomar 3
3 Craig Biggio 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Alex Arias 1
2 Danny Bautista 1
2 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tim Wakefield 1.50
2 Jose Lima 1.17
3 Mike Mussina 1.11
4 Francisco Cordova 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bruske 1
1 John Burkett 1
1 Bryce Florie 1
1 Wayne Gomes 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Mussina 10
2 Sterling Hitchcock 8
3 Francisco Cordova 7
3 Jose Lima 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Antonio Osuna 1
1 Troy Percival 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .376
2 John Olerud .370
3 Brian Jordan .354
4 Tony Gwynn .352
5 Todd Walker .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 28
2 Ken Griffey 23
3 Vinny Castilla 22
4 Andres Galarraga 21
4 Alex Rodriguez 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 76
2 Mark McGwire 70
3 Vinny Castilla 58
4 Andres Galarraga 56
5 Ken Griffey 55

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 26
2 Rickey Henderson 23
3 Tom Goodwin 22
4 Craig Biggio 20
4 Tony Womack 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hideki Irabu 1.45
2 Al Leiter 1.72
3 Greg Maddux 1.85
4 Tom Glavine 2.10
5 Francisco Cordova 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rolando Arrojo 8
1 Tom Glavine 8
1 Ken Hill 8
1 Greg Maddux 8
1 5 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 125
2 Pedro Martinez 106
3 Randy Johnson 105
4 Chuck Finley 96
5 Kerry Wood 94

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 19
2 Robb Nen 17
2 Troy Percival 17
2 Jeff Shaw 17
5 3 tied 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .450
2 Edgar Martinez .449
3 John Olerud .444
4 Carlos Baerga .426
5 Mickey Morandini .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 9
2 Juan Gonzalez 7
2 Brian Johnson 7
2 Mark McGwire 7
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Brogna 18
1 Sammy Sosa 18
3 Juan Gonzalez 17
3 Paul O'Neill 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 8
2 Rickey Henderson 7
3 Chuck Knoblauch 6
4 Mike Cameron 5
4 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 0.52
2 Rick Reed 0.67
3 Jaret Wright 0.75
4 Greg Maddux 1.04
5 Chuck Finley 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 3
1 Jim Bruske 3
1 Wayne Gomes 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 30
2 Roger Clemens 28
2 Kerry Wood 28
4 Bartolo Colon 24
5 Chuck Finley 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 7
2 Troy Percival 5
3 Randy Myers 4
3 Gregg Olson 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Moises Alou .380
2 Bernie Williams .380
3 Brian Jordan .379
4 John Olerud .378
5 Gary Sheffield .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 16
2 Greg Vaughn 13
3 Damion Easley 11
3 Andres Galarraga 11
3 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Damion Easley 35
1 Juan Gonzalez 35
3 Mark McGwire 32
4 Greg Vaughn 31
5 Bernie Williams 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Eric Young 14
3 Jose Canseco 12
4 Edgar Renteria 11
5 Rondell White 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.29
2 Greg Maddux 1.41
3 Hideki Irabu 1.44
4 Rick Reed 1.57
5 Masato Yoshii 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 6
1 Carlos Perez 6
3 David Wells 5
4 Rolando Arrojo 4
4 22 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Finley 49
1 Kerry Wood 49
3 Roger Clemens 48
3 Todd Stottlemyre 48
5 Curt Schilling 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 12
2 Roberto Hernandez 9
2 Mark Leiter 9
2 Troy Percival 9
2 John Wetteland 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .353
2 Mike Piazza .347
3 Roberto Alomar .338
4 Bernie Williams .337
5 Larry Walker .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 64
2 Ken Griffey 54
3 Juan Gonzalez 52
4 Vinny Castilla 47
4 Andres Galarraga 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 176
2 Mark McGwire 146
3 Ken Griffey 138
4 Mike Piazza 137
5 Andres Galarraga 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 64
2 Rickey Henderson 63
3 Craig Biggio 62
4 Tony Womack 57
4 Eric Young 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.14
2 Pedro Martinez 2.45
3 Roger Clemens 2.46
4 Kevin Brown 2.63
5 Tom Glavine 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brad Radke 23
2 Greg Maddux 21
3 Mike Hampton 20
4 Denny Neagle 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 344
2 Pedro Martinez 326
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 41
4 Troy Percival 40
5 Mariano Rivera 39