On This Day

Wednesday, June 17, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 48 16 .750 --
Red Sox 41 27 .603 9.0
Orioles 34 37 .479 17.5
Blue Jays 34 37 .479 17.5
Devil Rays 30 39 .435 20.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 39 29 .574 --
Twins 32 37 .464 7.5
White Sox 28 41 .406 11.5
Royals 27 42 .391 12.5
Tigers 26 41 .388 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 41 28 .594 --
Rangers 40 30 .571 1.5
Athletics 32 37 .464 9.0
Mariners 29 42 .408 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 49 22 .690 --
Mets 38 28 .576 8.5
Phillies 34 34 .500 13.5
Expos 27 42 .391 21.0
Marlins 21 49 .300 27.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 43 27 .614 --
Cubs 40 30 .571 3.0
Brewers 35 33 .515 7.0
Pirates 34 37 .479 9.5
Cardinals 33 36 .478 9.5
Reds 30 42 .417 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 46 25 .648 --
Giants 43 29 .597 3.5
Dodgers 34 36 .486 11.5
Rockies 30 42 .417 16.5
D'backs 24 47 .338 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brad Ausmus 3
1 Carl Everett 3
1 Nomar Garciaparra 3
1 Luis Gonzalez 3
1 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Clark 2
1 Jose Hernandez 2
3 Rich Aurilia 1
3 Jeff Bagwell 1
3 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Clark 4
1 Jose Hernandez 4
3 Damon Buford 3
3 John Jaha 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vladimir Guerrero 2
1 Gregg Jefferies 2
1 Chuck Knoblauch 2
1 Bob Smith 2
1 Randy Winn 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Curt Schilling 3.33
2 Greg Maddux 1.20
3 Jesus Sanchez 1.12
4 Scott Karl 1.00
4 3 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rolando Arrojo 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Bryce Florie 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 10
2 Jesus Sanchez 9
3 Juan Guzman 7
3 Mike Remlinger 7
3 Tim Wakefield 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .374
2 Bernie Williams .353
3 John Olerud .349
4 Todd Walker .348
5 Mark Grace .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 32
2 Ken Griffey 26
3 Andres Galarraga 25
3 Sammy Sosa 25
5 Alex Rodriguez 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 81
1 Mark McGwire 81
3 Andres Galarraga 67
4 Vinny Castilla 65
5 Sammy Sosa 64

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 28
2 Eric Young 27
3 Craig Biggio 24
3 Tony Womack 24
5 Tom Goodwin 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Leiter 1.53
2 Greg Maddux 1.62
3 Hideki Irabu 1.68
4 Andy Ashby 2.14
5 Rick Reed 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 10
2 Rolando Arrojo 9
2 Andy Ashby 9
2 David Cone 9
2 4 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 157
2 Pedro Martinez 125
3 Randy Johnson 122
4 Chuck Finley 109
5 Kerry Wood 107

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Troy Percival 22
2 Trevor Hoffman 21
2 Robb Nen 21
4 Tom Gordon 20
5 John Wetteland 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ryan Klesko .425
2 Doug Glanville .417
3 Matt Lawton .415
4 Garret Anderson .407
5 3 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 10
2 Tony Clark 6
3 Joe Carter 5
3 Ken Griffey 5
3 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 20
2 Jose Hernandez 15
3 Derek Bell 13
3 Carl Everett 13
3 5 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Cameron 6
1 Rickey Henderson 6
1 Kenny Lofton 6
4 Doug Glanville 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Justin Thompson 0.50
2 Greg Maddux 0.72
3 Rich Croushore 0.75
4 Kenny Rogers 0.81
5 Al Leiter 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 3
1 Jason Dickson 3
1 Al Leiter 3
1 Omar Olivares 3
5 38 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 32
2 Matt Beech 27
3 David Cone 26
4 Pedro Astacio 23
4 2 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 6
1 Troy Percival 6
3 Rick Aguilera 5
3 Trevor Hoffman 5
3 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .417
2 Jason Kendall .374
3 Jeff Kent .370
4 Mike Caruso .370
5 Mike Piazza .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 17
2 Mark McGwire 16
3 Rafael Palmeiro 12
4 Juan Gonzalez 11
4 Ken Griffey 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 36
2 Sammy Sosa 35
3 Juan Gonzalez 31
4 Andres Galarraga 30
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 16
2 Mike Cameron 10
2 Chuck Knoblauch 10
2 Edgar Renteria 10
2 Tony Womack 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.07
2 Al Leiter 1.22
3 Rick Reed 1.67
3 Jaret Wright 1.67
5 Andy Ashby 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jason Dickson 5
1 Al Leiter 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
4 Terry Adams 4
4 21 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 51
2 Randy Johnson 49
3 Roger Clemens 44
3 Scott Erickson 44
3 Chuck Finley 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 12
2 Troy Percival 11
3 Randy Myers 9
4 Roberto Hernandez 8
4 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .348
2 Bernie Williams .346
3 Mike Piazza .339
4 Mark Grace .338
5 Roberto Alomar .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 66
2 Ken Griffey 55
3 Juan Gonzalez 50
4 Andres Galarraga 48
5 Sammy Sosa 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 173
2 Mark McGwire 154
3 Andres Galarraga 136
4 Ken Griffey 135
5 Sammy Sosa 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 67
2 Brian Hunter 66
3 Craig Biggio 62
4 Tony Womack 60
5 Eric Young 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.92
2 Roger Clemens 2.58
3 Pedro Martinez 2.58
4 Kevin Brown 2.69
5 Mike Hampton 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 22
1 Brad Radke 22
3 Mike Hampton 21
4 Kirk Rueter 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 357
2 Pedro Martinez 318
3 Randy Johnson 281
4 Roger Clemens 277
5 Hideo Nomo 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 48
1 Jeff Shaw 48
3 Troy Percival 44
4 Randy Myers 40
5 Robb Nen 39