On This Day

Wednesday, July 15, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 67 21 .761 --
Red Sox 54 38 .587 15.0
Blue Jays 47 49 .490 24.0
Orioles 45 50 .474 25.5
Devil Rays 35 58 .376 34.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 53 39 .576 --
Twins 42 51 .452 11.5
Royals 42 51 .452 11.5
White Sox 41 53 .436 13.0
Tigers 38 53 .418 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 52 41 .559 --
Rangers 51 43 .543 1.5
Athletics 44 49 .473 8.0
Mariners 42 53 .442 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 62 32 .660 --
Mets 46 43 .517 13.5
Phillies 47 44 .516 13.5
Expos 38 55 .409 23.5
Marlins 36 58 .383 26.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 55 39 .585 --
Cubs 51 43 .543 4.0
Brewers 47 45 .511 7.0
Reds 45 50 .474 10.5
Cardinals 43 50 .462 11.5
Pirates 42 52 .447 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 61 34 .642 --
Giants 53 42 .558 8.0
Dodgers 47 47 .500 13.5
Rockies 41 54 .432 20.0
D'backs 32 62 .340 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Albert Belle 5
2 Mike Caruso 4
2 Rondell White 4
4 Brad Ausmus 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 2
1 Andres Galarraga 2
3 Moises Alou 1
3 Jay Bell 1
3 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 5
2 Albert Belle 4
2 Chuck Knoblauch 4
4 Jay Bell 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bernard Gilkey 2
1 Stan Javier 2
1 Turner Ward 2
1 Tony Womack 2
5 25 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Francisco Cordova 2.00
2 Jose Rosado 1.80
3 Pedro Martinez 1.50
4 Kerry Wood 0.80
5 Bartolo Colon 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Carlos Castillo 1
1 Francisco Cordova 1
1 Alan Embree 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 10
2 Pedro Martinez 9
2 Jose Rosado 9
4 Francisco Cordova 8
4 Kerry Wood 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 1
1 Troy Percival 1
1 Ricardo Rincon 1
1 Bill Simas 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .349
2 Dante Bichette .345
3 Hal Morris .336
4 Matt Stairs .331
5 Derek Bell .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 40
2 Ken Griffey 39
3 Sammy Sosa 35
4 Andres Galarraga 30
4 Greg Vaughn 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 101
2 Mark McGwire 91
3 Ken Griffey 87
4 Sammy Sosa 86
5 Albert Belle 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 38
2 Tony Womack 34
3 Eric Young 33
4 Edgar Renteria 31
5 Shannon Stewart 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.57
2 Al Leiter 1.86
3 Andy Ashby 2.46
4 Bartolo Colon 2.48
5 Kevin Brown 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 13
2 Andy Ashby 12
2 Tom Glavine 12
2 Rick Helling 12
2 5 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 189
2 Randy Johnson 185
3 Pedro Martinez 156
3 Kerry Wood 156
5 Chuck Finley 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 28
2 Troy Percival 27
3 Tom Gordon 26
3 Robb Nen 26
5 2 tied 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .475
2 Ken Griffey .465
3 Garret Anderson .457
4 Albert Belle .451
5 Butch Huskey .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 10
2 Ken Griffey 6
2 Chipper Jones 6
2 Edgar Martinez 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 22
2 Ken Griffey 15
2 Edgar Martinez 15
2 Manny Ramirez 15
5 Tino Martinez 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shannon Stewart 10
2 Brady Anderson 7
2 Cliff Floyd 7
4 Stan Javier 6
4 Tony Womack 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 0.00
2 Chan Ho Park 0.43
3 Matt Morris 0.75
4 Andy Pettitte 1.04
5 Greg Maddux 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Fassero 3
1 Andy Pettitte 3
1 Shane Reynolds 3
4 Juan Acevedo 2
4 32 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 31
2 Kerry Wood 30
3 Randy Johnson 27
4 Todd Stottlemyre 22
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 7
2 Jeff Montgomery 5
2 Mariano Rivera 5
4 Trevor Hoffman 4
4 5 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Javier .414
2 Brad Ausmus .397
3 Garret Anderson .384
4 Greg Vaughn .381
5 Dante Bichette .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 14
2 Ken Griffey 13
3 Jeff Bagwell 12
4 Albert Belle 11
4 Rafael Palmeiro 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 38
2 Jeff Bagwell 32
3 Albert Belle 30
4 Ken Griffey 27
5 Sammy Sosa 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shannon Stewart 13
2 Rickey Henderson 12
3 Edgar Renteria 11
4 Cliff Floyd 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.10
2 Pedro Martinez 1.17
3 Bartolo Colon 1.61
4 Andy Pettitte 1.94
5 Rolando Arrojo 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 5
1 Pedro Martinez 5
1 Andy Pettitte 5
1 Shane Reynolds 5
5 7 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 63
2 Kerry Wood 58
3 Kevin Brown 54
4 Shawn Estes 43
4 Todd Stottlemyre 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 11
2 Jeff Montgomery 10
2 Bob Wickman 10
4 Rod Beck 9
4 Billy Taylor 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .358
2 Mike Piazza .335
3 Dante Bichette .334
4 Vinny Castilla .324
5 Jason Kendall .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 67
2 Ken Griffey 65
3 Sammy Sosa 53
4 Rafael Palmeiro 50
5 Andres Galarraga 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 158
2 Ken Griffey 149
3 Mark McGwire 143
4 Sammy Sosa 139
5 Tino Martinez 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 69
2 Tony Womack 61
3 Craig Biggio 60
4 Eric Young 55
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.70
2 Pedro Martinez 2.51
3 Kevin Brown 2.52
4 Al Leiter 2.56
5 Curt Schilling 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 20
2 Kevin Brown 19
2 Greg Maddux 19
2 Kevin Tapani 19
2 Tim Wakefield 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 339
2 Pedro Martinez 298
3 Randy Johnson 294
4 Roger Clemens 266
5 Kevin Brown 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 46
1 Jeff Shaw 46
3 Troy Percival 42
4 Randy Myers 41
5 Mariano Rivera 38