On This Day

Thursday, July 9, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 62 20 .756 --
Red Sox 52 34 .605 12.0
Blue Jays 46 43 .517 19.5
Orioles 39 50 .438 26.5
Devil Rays 34 53 .391 30.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 50 36 .581 --
Twins 41 46 .471 9.5
Royals 39 48 .448 11.5
Tigers 35 50 .412 14.5
White Sox 35 52 .402 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 49 38 .563 --
Rangers 49 39 .557 0.5
Athletics 41 46 .471 8.0
Mariners 38 51 .427 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 60 29 .674 --
Mets 44 40 .524 13.5
Phillies 43 42 .506 15.0
Expos 35 52 .402 24.0
Marlins 32 56 .364 27.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 54 34 .614 --
Cubs 48 40 .545 6.0
Brewers 44 42 .512 9.0
Cardinals 40 47 .460 13.5
Pirates 40 48 .455 14.0
Reds 39 50 .438 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 57 32 .640 --
Giants 52 37 .584 5.0
Dodgers 44 44 .500 12.5
Rockies 37 52 .416 20.0
D'backs 30 58 .341 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff Cirillo 4
1 Mark Grudzielanek 4
1 Rey Ordonez 4
4 Jermaine Allensworth 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Albert Belle 1
1 Geronimo Berroa 1
1 Mike Bordick 1
1 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Marquis Grissom 5
2 Jeromy Burnitz 3
2 Sal Fasano 3
2 Butch Huskey 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jermaine Allensworth 2
1 Jeff Bagwell 2
3 Moises Alou 1
3 Brady Anderson 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Pettitte 1.33
2 John Burkett 1.25
3 Kenny Rogers 1.00
3 Woody Williams 1.00
5 John Smoltz 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Matt Anderson 1
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 John Burkett 1
1 Jeff Fassero 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Todd Stottlemyre 10
2 Andy Pettitte 8
2 John Smoltz 8
4 Jeff Fassero 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 1
1 7 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .353
2 Hal Morris .351
3 Ivan Rodriguez .348
4 Derek Bell .337
5 Dante Bichette .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 37
2 Ken Griffey 36
3 Sammy Sosa 34
4 Greg Vaughn 30
5 Andres Galarraga 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 101
2 Mark McGwire 87
3 Sammy Sosa 83
4 Ken Griffey 81
5 2 tied 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 37
2 Eric Young 33
3 Tony Womack 31
4 Kenny Lofton 28
4 Edgar Renteria 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.54
2 Al Leiter 1.86
3 Bartolo Colon 2.46
4 Andy Ashby 2.54
5 Tom Glavine 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 12
1 Tom Glavine 12
1 Greg Maddux 12
1 Aaron Sele 12
5 6 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 180
2 Randy Johnson 170
3 Pedro Martinez 142
4 Kerry Wood 139
5 2 tied 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 25
1 Trevor Hoffman 25
1 Robb Nen 25
1 Troy Percival 25
5 5 tied 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Javier .487
2 Ken Caminiti .474
3 Derek Bell .435
4 Jeff Cirillo .432
5 Albert Belle .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 6
1 Manny Ramirez 6
3 Moises Alou 5
3 Jeff Bagwell 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Moises Alou 17
2 J. T. Snow 15
3 Carlos Delgado 14
4 Mike Benjamin 13
4 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shannon Stewart 8
2 Rickey Henderson 7
3 Cliff Floyd 6
4 Brady Anderson 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 0.00
2 David Wells 0.56
3 Pedro Martinez 0.64
4 Julian Tavarez 0.73
5 Chan Ho Park 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 3
1 Jeff Fassero 3
1 Chan Ho Park 3
1 Andy Pettitte 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Shawn Estes 25
2 Randy Johnson 24
2 John Smoltz 24
4 Jon Lieber 23
4 Todd Stottlemyre 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 6
2 Mariano Rivera 5
2 Jeff Shaw 5
4 Rick Aguilera 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nomar Garciaparra .393
2 Stan Javier .373
3 Matt Stairs .370
4 Derek Bell .367
5 Todd Zeile .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 14
2 Ken Griffey 12
3 Jeff Bagwell 10
3 Rafael Palmeiro 10
3 Manny Ramirez 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 32
2 Jeff Bagwell 30
3 Sammy Sosa 27
4 Carlos Delgado 25
5 4 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Otis Nixon 11
2 Alex Rodriguez 11
2 Shannon Stewart 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.13
2 Bartolo Colon 1.16
3 Dave Mlicki 1.80
4 Ismael Valdez 1.98
5 Kevin Brown 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 5
1 Pedro Martinez 5
3 Andy Ashby 4
3 Bartolo Colon 4
3 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 55
2 Kevin Brown 46
2 Curt Schilling 46
4 Kerry Wood 45
5 Shawn Estes 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 11
2 Bob Wickman 9
3 Rick Aguilera 8
3 Trevor Hoffman 8
3 4 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .354
2 Mike Piazza .335
3 Tony Gwynn .334
4 Jason Kendall .331
5 Dante Bichette .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 64
2 Ken Griffey 62
3 Sammy Sosa 53
4 Juan Gonzalez 48
4 Rafael Palmeiro 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 167
2 Ken Griffey 144
3 Sammy Sosa 140
4 Mark McGwire 139
5 Tino Martinez 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 70
2 Craig Biggio 59
3 Tony Womack 58
3 Eric Young 58
5 Brian Hunter 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.74
2 Pedro Martinez 2.48
3 Al Leiter 2.56
4 Curt Schilling 2.64
5 Kevin Brown 2.69

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 Randy Johnson 293
2 Pedro Martinez 293
4 Roger Clemens 272
5 Kevin Brown 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 47
2 Trevor Hoffman 46
3 Troy Percival 42
4 Randy Myers 41
5 Mariano Rivera 39