On This Day

Thursday, June 18, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 49 16 .754 --
Red Sox 42 27 .609 9.0
Blue Jays 35 37 .486 17.5
Orioles 34 38 .472 18.5
Devil Rays 30 40 .429 21.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 39 30 .565 --
Twins 33 37 .471 6.5
White Sox 28 42 .400 11.5
Royals 28 42 .400 11.5
Tigers 26 42 .382 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 42 28 .600 --
Rangers 41 30 .577 1.5
Athletics 32 38 .457 10.0
Mariners 29 43 .403 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 49 23 .681 --
Mets 38 29 .567 8.5
Phillies 34 35 .493 13.5
Expos 28 42 .400 20.0
Marlins 22 49 .310 26.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 43 28 .606 --
Cubs 41 30 .577 2.0
Brewers 35 34 .507 7.0
Pirates 35 37 .486 8.5
Cardinals 34 36 .486 8.5
Reds 30 43 .411 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 47 25 .653 --
Giants 43 30 .589 4.5
Dodgers 35 36 .493 11.5
Rockies 30 43 .411 17.5
D'backs 25 47 .347 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harold Baines 4
1 Brant Brown 4
3 Edgardo Alfonzo 3
3 Derek Bell 3
3 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brant Brown 3
2 Greg Vaughn 2
3 Marty Cordova 1
3 Ron Gant 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brant Brown 5
1 Eric Karros 5
3 Harold Baines 4
4 Marty Cordova 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Canseco 1
1 Roger Cedeno 1
1 Brad Fullmer 1
1 Shawn Green 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Brian Anderson 1.67
2 Scott Klingenbeck 1.20
3 Mark Gardner 1.14
4 Jeff Juden 0.75
5 Orlando Hernandez 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Anderson 1
1 Shayne Bennett 1
1 Kent Bottenfield 1
1 Chris Carpenter 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Gardner 8
2 Orlando Hernandez 7
3 Tom Glavine 6
3 Scott Klingenbeck 6
3 Aaron Sele 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 1
1 Rich Croushore 1
1 Rich DeLucia 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 8 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .370
2 Bernie Williams .353
3 Mark Grace .352
4 Todd Walker .349
5 John Olerud .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 33
2 Ken Griffey 27
3 Andres Galarraga 25
3 Sammy Sosa 25
5 2 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 82
2 Juan Gonzalez 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
1 Aaron Sele 10
3 Rolando Arrojo 9
3 Andy Ashby 9
3 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 Tom Gordon 21
2 Trevor Hoffman 21
2 Robb Nen 21
5 John Wetteland 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Piazza .455
2 Ryan Klesko .436
3 Gary Disarcina .426
4 Matt Lawton .421
5 3 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 9
2 Tony Clark 6
2 Ken Griffey 6
2 Jose Hernandez 6
2 Mark McGwire 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 18
2 Jose Hernandez 16
3 Mark McGwire 14
3 Greg Vaughn 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shawn Green 6
1 Rickey Henderson 6
3 Mike Cameron 5
3 Alex Rodriguez 5
5 15 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bartolo Colon 0.50
2 Matt Beech 0.64
3 Greg Maddux 0.72
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 39 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 32
2 David Cone 26
3 Pedro Martinez 23
4 Omar Daal 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Troy Percival 6
1 John Wetteland 6
3 Trevor Hoffman 5
3 Randy Myers 5
3 Robb Nen 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .417
2 Mike Piazza .381
3 Mark Grace .374
4 Jeff Kent .370
5 Mike Caruso .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 17
2 Mark McGwire 16
3 Rafael Palmeiro 12
3 Greg Vaughn 12
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 36
2 Sammy Sosa 35
3 Juan Gonzalez 31
3 Greg Vaughn 31
5 Andres Galarraga 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Mike Cameron 10
2 Shawn Green 10
2 Chuck Knoblauch 10
5 2 tied 9

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 Scott Erickson 44
3 Chuck Finley 44
5 Pedro Martinez 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 12
2 Troy Percival 11
3 Randy Myers 9
3 Gregg Olson 9
5 3 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .346
2 Tony Gwynn .345
3 Mark Grace .341
4 Mike Piazza .340
5 Roberto Alomar .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 66
2 Ken Griffey 56
3 Juan Gonzalez 49
4 Andres Galarraga 48
5 Sammy Sosa 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 168
2 Mark McGwire 153
3 Ken Griffey 137
4 Andres Galarraga 136
5 Sammy Sosa 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 67
2 Brian Hunter 64
3 Craig Biggio 61
4 Tony Womack 60
5 Eric Young 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.85
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 Brad Radke 22
2 Mike Hampton 21
2 Greg Maddux 21
4 Denny Neagle 18
4 3 others 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 39
5 Robb Nen 38