On This Day

Tuesday, June 23, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 51 19 .729 --
Red Sox 44 30 .595 9.0
Blue Jays 38 39 .494 16.5
Orioles 37 40 .481 17.5
Devil Rays 32 43 .427 21.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 43 31 .581 --
Twins 36 39 .480 7.5
Royals 32 43 .427 11.5
White Sox 31 44 .413 12.5
Tigers 28 45 .384 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 46 29 .613 --
Rangers 43 33 .566 3.5
Athletics 33 42 .440 13.0
Mariners 32 45 .416 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 51 26 .662 --
Mets 40 32 .556 8.5
Phillies 38 36 .514 11.5
Expos 30 45 .400 20.0
Marlins 25 51 .329 25.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 47 29 .618 --
Cubs 42 34 .553 5.0
Brewers 38 36 .514 8.0
Cardinals 38 37 .507 8.5
Pirates 37 40 .481 10.5
Reds 30 48 .385 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 50 27 .649 --
Giants 46 32 .590 4.5
Dodgers 36 40 .474 13.5
Rockies 32 46 .410 18.5
D'backs 26 51 .338 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Kelly 4
1 Hal Morris 4
1 Ivan Rodriguez 4
4 Gabe Alvarez 3
4 17 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabe Alvarez 2
1 Johnny Damon 2
3 Barry Bonds 1
3 Vinny Castilla 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gabe Alvarez 4
1 Johnny Damon 4
1 Paul Sorrento 4
4 Jeff Bagwell 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rich Amaral 2
1 Eric Young 2
3 Barry Bonds 1
3 Tony Eusebio 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Shane Reynolds 1.50
2 Javier Vazquez 1.17
3 Mark Portugal 1.00
4 Aaron Sele 0.73
5 2 tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 1
1 Mark Gardner 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 Pep Harris 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Aaron Sele 8
2 Mark Portugal 7
2 Javier Vazquez 7
4 Pat Rapp 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich DeLucia 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .366
2 Bernie Williams .353
3 Brian Jordan .352
4 Todd Walker .348
5 Hal Morris .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 33
2 Sammy Sosa 30
3 Ken Griffey 29
4 Alex Rodriguez 26
5 2 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 91
2 Mark McGwire 82
3 Sammy Sosa 74
4 Vinny Castilla 67
4 2 others tied 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 30
2 Eric Young 29
3 Tony Womack 28
4 Craig Biggio 24
4 2 others tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Leiter 1.60
2 Greg Maddux 1.75
3 Hideki Irabu 2.19
4 Andy Ashby 2.38
5 Rick Reed 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Aaron Sele 11
2 Andy Ashby 10
2 Tom Glavine 10
2 Rick Helling 10
2 Greg Maddux 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 167
2 Randy Johnson 134
3 Pedro Martinez 131
4 Kerry Wood 118
5 Chuck Finley 116

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 23
1 Trevor Hoffman 23
1 Robb Nen 23
1 Troy Percival 23
5 2 tied 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ryan Klesko .457
2 Harold Baines .452
3 Mike Stanley .417
4 Edgar Renteria .404
5 Nomar Garciaparra .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 10
2 Rafael Palmeiro 6
3 Brant Brown 5
3 Jose Canseco 5
3 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 18
2 Darin Erstad 17
3 Jeff Bagwell 15
3 Eric Karros 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 8
2 Rickey Henderson 7
2 Tony Womack 7
4 Shawn Green 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Petkovsek 0.00
2 Dave Mlicki 0.39
3 Bartolo Colon 0.53
4 Elmer Dessens 0.71
5 Kenny Rogers 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 3
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Jason Dickson 3
1 Rick Helling 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 33
2 Matt Beech 26
3 Pedro Martinez 25
4 Kevin Brown 24
4 Kerry Wood 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 6
1 Troy Percival 6
3 Roberto Hernandez 5
3 Randy Myers 5
3 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .462
2 Harold Baines .375
2 Mike Caruso .375
4 Gary Disarcina .365
5 Paul O'Neill .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 21
2 Tony Clark 12
2 Ken Griffey 12
2 Rafael Palmeiro 12
5 Juan Gonzalez 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 43
2 Juan Gonzalez 32
3 Rico Brogna 28
4 Carlos Delgado 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Shawn Green 11
2 Kenny Lofton 11
2 Otis Nixon 11
2 3 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.30
2 Dustin Hermanson 1.33
3 Bartolo Colon 1.48
4 Kenny Rogers 1.60
5 Al Leiter 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 5
1 Kevin Brown 5
1 Jason Dickson 5
1 Al Leiter 5
1 Bill Swift 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 59
2 Curt Schilling 50
3 Kerry Wood 46
4 Scott Erickson 43
4 2 others tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 13
2 Troy Percival 11
3 Randy Myers 10
4 Trevor Hoffman 9
5 3 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .346
2 Tony Gwynn .346
3 Mike Piazza .340
4 Mark Grace .333
5 Roberto Alomar .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 65
2 Ken Griffey 56
3 Juan Gonzalez 51
3 Sammy Sosa 51
5 Rafael Palmeiro 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 176
2 Mark McGwire 150
3 Sammy Sosa 142
4 Ken Griffey 137
5 Mike Piazza 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 67
2 Brian Hunter 62
3 Tony Womack 61
4 Craig Biggio 60
5 Eric Young 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.78
2 Pedro Martinez 2.55
3 Al Leiter 2.66
4 Roger Clemens 2.71
5 Kevin Brown 2.71

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 360
2 Pedro Martinez 312
3 Randy Johnson 287
4 Roger Clemens 277
5 Hideo Nomo 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 48
2 Jeff Shaw 47
3 Troy Percival 42
4 Randy Myers 40
5 Robb Nen 39