On This Day

Monday, June 8, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 44 13 .772 --
Red Sox 35 26 .574 11.0
Blue Jays 31 32 .492 16.0
Orioles 30 33 .476 17.0
Devil Rays 26 36 .419 20.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 38 24 .613 --
Twins 27 34 .443 10.5
White Sox 25 36 .410 12.5
Tigers 23 36 .390 13.5
Royals 23 38 .377 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 38 24 .613 --
Angels 34 26 .567 3.0
Athletics 27 34 .443 10.5
Mariners 27 36 .429 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 45 19 .703 --
Mets 34 24 .586 8.0
Phillies 28 32 .467 15.0
Expos 24 37 .393 19.5
Marlins 18 44 .290 26.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 38 24 .613 --
Astros 38 24 .613 --
Pirates 31 32 .492 7.5
Brewers 29 31 .483 8.0
Cardinals 29 33 .468 9.0
Reds 28 36 .438 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 40 24 .625 --
Padres 39 25 .609 1.0
Dodgers 31 32 .492 8.5
Rockies 26 38 .406 14.0
D'backs 20 43 .317 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joey Cora 4
1 Geoff Jenkins 4
1 Mike Lieberthal 4
1 Jose Valentin 4
5 18 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rich Aurilia 1
1 Jeromy Burnitz 1
1 Joe Carter 1
1 Domingo Cedeno 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brady Anderson 4
1 Carl Everett 4
1 Rafael Palmeiro 4
1 Jim Thome 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 3
2 Todd Dunwoody 2
3 Felipe Crespo 1
3 Jose Cruz 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Reed 2.50
2 Blake Stein 1.67
3 Pedro Astacio 1.33
4 Randy Johnson 1.11
5 Roger Clemens 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jason Bere 1
1 Mark Clark 1
1 Bartolo Colon 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 10
1 Rick Reed 10
1 Blake Stein 10
4 Pedro Astacio 8
4 Roger Clemens 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Matt Karchner 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Jesse Orosco 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .374
2 John Olerud .354
3 Mark Grace .352
4 Brian Jordan .348
5 Sammy Sosa .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 29
2 Ken Griffey 24
3 Andres Galarraga 23
4 Vinny Castilla 22
5 2 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 77
2 Mark McGwire 73
3 Andres Galarraga 62
4 Vinny Castilla 60
5 Ken Griffey 57

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 26
2 Craig Biggio 23
2 Tom Goodwin 23
2 Rickey Henderson 23
5 Tony Womack 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hideki Irabu 1.45
2 Greg Maddux 1.69
3 Al Leiter 1.72
4 Rick Reed 2.12
5 Francisco Cordova 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 9
1 Aaron Sele 9
3 Rolando Arrojo 8
3 Dave Burba 8
3 7 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 134
2 Randy Johnson 115
3 Pedro Martinez 106
4 Chuck Finley 96
5 Kerry Wood 94

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 19
2 Robb Nen 18
3 Trevor Hoffman 17
3 Troy Percival 17
3 2 others tied 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .453
2 Roberto Alomar .449
3 Mickey Morandini .447
4 Mike Piazza .432
5 Rondell White .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 11
2 Brian Johnson 8
3 Tony Clark 6
3 Andres Galarraga 6
3 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 25
2 Andres Galarraga 20
3 Rico Brogna 19
4 Carlos Delgado 17
4 Paul O'Neill 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 8
2 Rickey Henderson 7
3 Chuck Knoblauch 6
3 Kenny Lofton 6
3 Alex Rodriguez 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reed 0.40
2 Dennis Martinez 0.60
3 Greg Maddux 0.68
4 Jaret Wright 0.75
5 Carlos Perez 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Anderson 3
1 Tim Belcher 3
1 Jim Bruske 3
1 Dave Burba 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 27
2 Randy Johnson 25
3 Blake Stein 22
3 Kerry Wood 22
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 8
2 Randy Myers 5
2 Troy Percival 5
4 Jeff Montgomery 4
4 John Wetteland 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Morandini .396
2 Moises Alou .388
3 Bernie Williams .387
4 Gary Sheffield .384
5 Mark Grace .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 16
2 Greg Vaughn 14
3 Sammy Sosa 13
4 Damion Easley 11
4 3 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 35
1 Sammy Sosa 35
3 Damion Easley 34
4 Mark McGwire 33
5 2 tied 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Eric Young 14
3 Jose Canseco 10
3 Edgar Renteria 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reed 0.99
2 Greg Maddux 1.14
3 Orel Hershiser 1.29
4 Hideki Irabu 1.47
5 Jaret Wright 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 6
2 Dave Burba 5
2 Greg Maddux 5
2 Carlos Perez 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 50
2 Chuck Finley 49
2 Randy Johnson 49
2 Kerry Wood 49
5 Todd Stottlemyre 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 13
2 Roberto Hernandez 9
2 John Wetteland 9
4 Trevor Hoffman 8
4 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Piazza .350
2 Tony Gwynn .349
3 Bernie Williams .339
4 Roberto Alomar .338
5 Mark Grace .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 64
2 Ken Griffey 55
3 Juan Gonzalez 51
4 Andres Galarraga 48
5 Vinny Castilla 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 175
2 Mark McGwire 148
3 Ken Griffey 140
4 Andres Galarraga 139
5 Mike Piazza 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 65
1 Brian Hunter 65
3 Rickey Henderson 62
4 Tony Womack 58
5 Eric Young 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.06
2 Pedro Martinez 2.45
3 Roger Clemens 2.57
4 Kevin Brown 2.63
5 Tom Glavine 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brad Radke 22
2 Greg Maddux 21
3 Mike Hampton 20
4 Denny Neagle 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 353
2 Pedro Martinez 326
3 Randy Johnson 301
4 Roger Clemens 291
5 John Smoltz 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 49
2 Trevor Hoffman 44
3 Randy Myers 42
4 Troy Percival 40
5 2 tied 37