On This Day

Thursday, July 2, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 58 20 .744 --
Red Sox 50 32 .610 10.0
Blue Jays 43 42 .506 18.5
Orioles 38 47 .447 23.5
Devil Rays 34 49 .410 26.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 48 34 .585 --
Twins 39 44 .470 9.5
Royals 37 46 .446 11.5
White Sox 34 49 .410 14.5
Tigers 32 49 .395 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 49 34 .590 --
Rangers 46 38 .548 3.5
Athletics 38 45 .458 11.0
Mariners 36 49 .424 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 56 29 .659 --
Mets 44 36 .550 9.5
Phillies 40 42 .488 14.5
Expos 33 50 .398 22.0
Marlins 30 54 .357 25.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 51 33 .607 --
Cubs 45 39 .536 6.0
Brewers 43 39 .524 7.0
Cardinals 40 43 .482 10.5
Pirates 40 45 .471 11.5
Reds 36 50 .419 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 54 31 .635 --
Giants 50 36 .581 4.5
Dodgers 42 42 .500 11.5
Rockies 37 49 .430 17.5
D'backs 29 56 .341 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Benjamin 4
1 Darren Lewis 4
3 Edgardo Alfonzo 3
3 Paul Bako 3
3 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rico Brogna 2
1 Keith Lockhart 2
1 Tino Martinez 2
1 J. T. Snow 2
5 28 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bret Boone 4
1 Keith Lockhart 4
1 Tino Martinez 4
1 J. T. Snow 4
5 10 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
1 Mike Bordick 1
1 Rickey Cradle 1
1 Delino DeShields 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pedro Martinez 2.50
2 Jose Lima 1.38
3 Greg Maddux 1.33
4 Tyler Green 1.17
4 Esteban Loaiza 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Acevedo 1
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Mike Buddie 1
1 Bartolo Colon 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Lima 11
2 Steve Trachsel 9
3 Greg Maddux 8
4 Tyler Green 7
4 Esteban Loaiza 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Rich Loiselle 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .353
2 Hal Morris .350
3 Ivan Rodriguez .348
4 Brian Jordan .340
5 Dante Bichette .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 37
2 Ken Griffey 35
3 Sammy Sosa 33
4 Greg Vaughn 28
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 96
2 Mark McGwire 87
3 Sammy Sosa 81
4 Ken Griffey 77
5 Vinny Castilla 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 36
2 Eric Young 32
3 Kenny Lofton 28
3 Edgar Renteria 28
3 Tony Womack 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.54
2 Al Leiter 1.86
3 Bartolo Colon 2.46
4 Andy Ashby 2.57
5 Kevin Brown 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 12
2 David Cone 11
2 Tom Glavine 11
2 Rick Helling 11
2 3 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 175
2 Randy Johnson 158
3 Pedro Martinez 142
4 Kerry Wood 139
5 Chuck Finley 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Troy Percival 25
2 Tom Gordon 24
2 Trevor Hoffman 24
4 Robb Nen 23
5 3 tied 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Javier .477
2 Paul Bako .432
2 Mike Stanley .432
4 Jason Giambi .422
5 Hal Morris .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 9
2 Jeff Bagwell 8
2 Sammy Sosa 8
4 Rafael Palmeiro 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Bagwell 21
2 Ken Griffey 17
2 Eric Karros 17
2 Manny Ramirez 17
2 Sammy Sosa 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 8
1 Edgar Renteria 8
1 Alex Rodriguez 8
4 Otis Nixon 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Julian Tavarez 0.67
2 Pedro Martinez 0.82
2 Dave Mlicki 0.82
4 Juan Acevedo 0.92
5 Todd Stottlemyre 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Bartolo Colon 3
1 Livan Hernandez 3
1 Pedro Martinez 3
1 David Wells 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 36
2 Kerry Wood 32
3 Kevin Brown 28
4 Greg Maddux 25
5 John Smoltz 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 6
1 Bob Wickman 6
3 Michael Jackson 5
3 Jeff Montgomery 5
5 4 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ryan Klesko .397
2 Mo Vaughn .375
3 Stan Javier .369
4 Orlando Merced .368
5 Derek Bell .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 18
2 Ken Griffey 16
3 Rafael Palmeiro 13
4 Jeff Bagwell 12
5 Greg Vaughn 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 37
2 Jeff Bagwell 32
3 Rafael Palmeiro 31
4 Cecil Fielder 30
5 3 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Kenny Lofton 13
2 Alex Rodriguez 13
4 Otis Nixon 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 0.92
2 Bartolo Colon 1.32
3 Ismael Valdez 1.67
4 Kenny Rogers 2.01
4 Todd Stottlemyre 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 5
1 Bartolo Colon 5
1 Pedro Martinez 5
4 Andy Ashby 4
4 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 58
2 Curt Schilling 56
3 Kerry Wood 54
4 David Cone 48
5 Kevin Brown 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Troy Percival 10
1 Mariano Rivera 10
3 Randy Myers 9
3 Robb Nen 9
3 Bob Wickman 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .346
2 Tony Gwynn .336
3 Mike Piazza .332
4 Larry Walker .331
5 Mark Grace .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 66
2 Ken Griffey 62
3 Sammy Sosa 53
4 Rafael Palmeiro 50
5 Juan Gonzalez 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 169
2 Mark McGwire 147
3 Ken Griffey 143
3 Sammy Sosa 143
5 Rafael Palmeiro 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 70
2 Craig Biggio 60
3 Brian Hunter 57
3 Tony Womack 57
3 Eric Young 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.68
2 Pedro Martinez 2.56
3 Kevin Brown 2.70
4 Al Leiter 2.75
5 Mike Hampton 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 21
2 Mike Hampton 20
2 Brad Radke 20
4 Kevin Brown 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 343
2 Pedro Martinez 302
3 Randy Johnson 285
4 Roger Clemens 275
5 Kevin Brown 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 48
2 Trevor Hoffman 46
3 Troy Percival 42
4 Randy Myers 41
5 Mariano Rivera 37