On This Day

Saturday, July 4, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 60 20 .750 --
Red Sox 51 33 .607 11.0
Blue Jays 45 42 .517 18.5
Orioles 38 49 .437 25.5
Devil Rays 34 51 .400 28.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 49 35 .583 --
Twins 39 46 .459 10.5
Royals 38 47 .447 11.5
White Sox 35 50 .412 14.5
Tigers 34 49 .410 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 49 36 .576 --
Rangers 47 39 .547 2.5
Athletics 40 45 .471 9.0
Mariners 37 50 .425 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 58 29 .667 --
Mets 44 38 .537 11.5
Phillies 42 42 .500 14.5
Expos 34 51 .400 23.0
Marlins 31 55 .360 26.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 52 34 .605 --
Cubs 47 39 .547 5.0
Brewers 43 41 .512 8.0
Cardinals 40 45 .471 11.5
Pirates 40 47 .460 12.5
Reds 38 50 .432 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 56 31 .644 --
Giants 51 37 .580 5.5
Dodgers 43 43 .500 12.5
Rockies 37 51 .420 19.5
D'backs 30 57 .345 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Raul Mondesi 4
1 Desi Relaford 4
1 Ivan Rodriguez 4
4 Ken Caminiti 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Delgado 2
2 Jeromy Burnitz 1
2 Mike Cameron 1
2 Ken Caminiti 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 5
1 Carlos Delgado 5
3 Desi Relaford 4
3 Ivan Rodriguez 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Durham 2
1 Shannon Stewart 2
3 Bobby Abreu 1
3 Jermaine Allensworth 1
3 22 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Oquist 1.50
2 John Snyder 1.17
3 Justin Thompson 0.89
4 Mark Langston 0.83
5 Geremi Gonzalez 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Anderson 1
1 Chris Carpenter 1
1 Brian Edmondson 1
1 Wayne Gomes 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Oquist 9
2 Justin Thompson 8
3 Jason Schmidt 7
3 John Snyder 7
5 Kent Bottenfield 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 1
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .353
2 Ivan Rodriguez .351
3 Hal Morris .347
4 Brian Jordan .342
5 Dante Bichette .338

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 97
2 Mark McGwire 87
3 Sammy Sosa 81
4 Ken Griffey 78
5 Vinny Castilla 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 37
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 Tom Glavine 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 12
1 Greg Maddux 12
1 Aaron Sele 12
4 David Cone 11
4 3 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 180
2 Randy Johnson 158
3 Pedro Martinez 142
4 Kerry Wood 139
5 Chuck Finley 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 25
1 Troy Percival 25
3 Tom Gordon 24
3 Robb Nen 24
5 Jeff Shaw 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Javier .489
2 Jason Giambi .431
3 Matt Stairs .429
4 Paul Bako .417
5 Hal Morris .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Bagwell 8
1 Carlos Delgado 8
3 Ken Griffey 7
3 Manny Ramirez 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Bagwell 22
2 Manny Ramirez 18
3 Carlos Delgado 16
3 Tino Martinez 16
5 J. T. Snow 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
2 Edgar Renteria 8
3 Alex Rodriguez 7
3 Shannon Stewart 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Julian Tavarez 0.60
2 Pedro Martinez 0.82
3 Juan Acevedo 0.92
4 Greg Maddux 1.13
4 David Wells 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Bartolo Colon 3
1 Tom Glavine 3
1 Livan Hernandez 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kerry Wood 32
2 Kevin Brown 31
3 Greg Maddux 25
4 Randy Johnson 24
4 John Smoltz 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 6
2 Rod Beck 5
2 Michael Jackson 5
2 Jeff Montgomery 5
2 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mo Vaughn .375
2 Orlando Merced .371
3 Derek Bell .367
4 Stan Javier .365
5 Javy Lopez .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 17
2 Ken Griffey 14
3 Rafael Palmeiro 12
4 Jeff Bagwell 11
4 Carlos Delgado 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 35
2 Jeff Bagwell 32
3 Carlos Delgado 28
3 Rafael Palmeiro 28
3 2 others tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Alex Rodriguez 13
3 Otis Nixon 11
3 Shannon Stewart 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bartolo Colon 0.90
2 Greg Maddux 0.92
3 Kenny Rogers 2.01
4 Al Leiter 2.10
5 Orlando Hernandez 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 5
1 Bartolo Colon 5
1 Pedro Martinez 5
4 Andy Ashby 4
4 17 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 55
2 Randy Johnson 53
3 Kevin Brown 49
4 David Cone 48
5 Kerry Wood 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 10
2 Trevor Hoffman 9
2 Jeff Montgomery 9
2 Randy Myers 9
2 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .349
2 Tony Gwynn .336
3 Larry Walker .333
4 Mike Piazza .329
5 Bobby Higginson .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 65
2 Ken Griffey 62
3 Sammy Sosa 52
4 Rafael Palmeiro 49
5 Juan Gonzalez 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 169
2 Mark McGwire 144
3 Ken Griffey 143
4 Sammy Sosa 139
5 Tino Martinez 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 71
2 Craig Biggio 61
3 Eric Young 57
4 Tony Womack 56
5 Brian Hunter 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.74
2 Pedro Martinez 2.56
3 Curt Schilling 2.64
4 Kevin Brown 2.69
5 Al Leiter 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 20
1 Andy Pettitte 20
3 Mike Hampton 19
3 Brad Radke 19
3 Tim Wakefield 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 340
2 Pedro Martinez 302
3 Randy Johnson 285
4 Roger Clemens 275
5 Kevin Brown 211

Saves

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