On This Day

Thursday, July 16, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 67 22 .753 --
Red Sox 55 38 .591 14.0
Blue Jays 48 49 .495 23.0
Orioles 46 50 .479 24.5
Devil Rays 36 58 .383 33.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 53 40 .570 --
Twins 42 52 .447 11.5
Royals 42 52 .447 11.5
White Sox 41 54 .432 13.0
Tigers 39 53 .424 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 52 42 .553 --
Rangers 51 44 .537 1.5
Athletics 45 49 .479 7.0
Mariners 43 53 .448 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 63 32 .663 --
Phillies 48 44 .522 13.5
Mets 46 44 .511 14.5
Expos 39 55 .415 23.5
Marlins 36 58 .383 26.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 55 39 .585 --
Cubs 51 43 .543 4.0
Brewers 47 46 .505 7.5
Reds 45 50 .474 10.5
Cardinals 43 51 .457 12.0
Pirates 42 53 .442 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 61 34 .642 --
Giants 53 42 .558 8.0
Dodgers 48 47 .505 13.0
Rockies 41 54 .432 20.0
D'backs 32 62 .340 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Alomar 4
1 Nomar Garciaparra 4
3 Bobby Abreu 3
3 Brady Anderson 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Bell 1
1 Raul Casanova 1
1 Travis Fryman 1
1 Nomar Garciaparra 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nomar Garciaparra 5
1 Troy O'Leary 5
3 Mark Grudzielanek 3
3 Aaron Ledesma 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Darren Lewis 2
1 Alex Rodriguez 2
3 Roberto Alomar 1
3 Garret Anderson 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Johnson 2.75
2 Chris Carpenter 2.00
3 Ismael Valdez 1.33
4 Brad Radke 0.89
5 Brian Moehler 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rolando Arrojo 1
1 Chris Carpenter 1
1 Scott Erickson 1
1 Randy Johnson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 11
2 Chris Carpenter 10
3 Brad Radke 8
3 Ismael Valdez 8
5 David Cone 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Mark Leiter 1
1 Derek Lowe 1
1 Mike Maddux 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .345
2 Dante Bichette .345
3 Hal Morris .331
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 35
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
1 Greg Maddux 13
3 Andy Ashby 12
3 Tom Glavine 12
3 5 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 196
2 Curt Schilling 189
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 Garret Anderson .467
2 Chipper Jones .450
3 Tony Womack .447
4 Butch Huskey .438
5 Albert Belle .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 9
2 Ken Caminiti 5
2 Travis Fryman 5
2 Ken Griffey 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 21
2 Manny Ramirez 15
3 Travis Fryman 14
4 Shane Andrews 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brady Anderson 7
1 Shannon Stewart 7
1 Tony Womack 7
4 Stan Javier 6
5 Cliff Floyd 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chan Ho Park 0.43
2 David Cone 0.75
2 Matt Morris 0.75
4 Andy Pettitte 1.04
5 Greg Maddux 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Fassero 3
1 Andy Pettitte 3
1 Shane Reynolds 3
4 Juan Acevedo 2
4 35 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 38
2 Todd Stottlemyre 22
3 Kevin Brown 21
4 Mike Mussina 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 6
2 Mark Leiter 5
2 Billy Taylor 5
4 Trevor Hoffman 4
4 5 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Javier .434
2 Greg Vaughn .381
3 Garret Anderson .378
4 Dante Bichette .371
5 Derek Bell .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 13
2 Jeff Bagwell 11
2 Albert Belle 11
2 Sammy Sosa 11
5 3 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 36
2 Albert Belle 30
3 Jeff Bagwell 29
4 Ken Griffey 27
5 Eric Karros 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shannon Stewart 13
2 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Alex Rodriguez 12
4 Edgar Renteria 11
4 Tony Womack 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.13
2 Pedro Martinez 1.17
3 David Wells 1.24
4 Bartolo Colon 1.61
5 Rolando Arrojo 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 5
1 Pedro Martinez 5
1 Andy Pettitte 5
1 Shane Reynolds 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 74
2 Kevin Brown 54
3 Kerry Wood 49
4 Todd Stottlemyre 43
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 11
2 Jeff Montgomery 10
2 Billy Taylor 10
2 Bob Wickman 10
5 2 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .358
2 Dante Bichette .333
3 Mike Piazza .329
4 Roberto Alomar .328
5 Vinny Castilla .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 66
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 139
3 Sammy Sosa 139
5 2 tied 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 69
2 Craig Biggio 60
3 Tony Womack 59
4 Eric Young 54
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.69
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 Greg Maddux 20
1 Andy Pettitte 20
1 Tim Wakefield 20
4 Kevin Brown 19
4 Kevin Tapani 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 339
2 Randy Johnson 305
3 Pedro Martinez 298
4 Roger Clemens 266
5 Kevin Brown 220

Saves

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