On This Day

Saturday, July 18, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 68 23 .747 --
Red Sox 56 39 .589 14.0
Blue Jays 49 50 .495 23.0
Orioles 47 51 .480 24.5
Devil Rays 36 60 .375 34.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 54 41 .568 --
Twins 44 52 .458 10.5
Royals 42 54 .438 12.5
White Sox 42 55 .433 13.0
Tigers 40 54 .426 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 53 43 .552 --
Rangers 53 44 .546 0.5
Athletics 45 51 .469 8.0
Mariners 45 53 .459 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 64 33 .660 --
Mets 48 44 .522 13.5
Phillies 48 46 .511 14.5
Expos 39 57 .406 24.5
Marlins 37 59 .385 26.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 57 39 .594 --
Cubs 52 44 .542 5.0
Brewers 48 47 .505 8.5
Reds 45 52 .464 12.5
Cardinals 44 52 .458 13.0
Pirates 44 53 .454 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 63 34 .649 --
Giants 53 44 .546 10.0
Dodgers 49 48 .505 14.0
Rockies 41 56 .423 22.0
D'backs 34 62 .354 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Will Clark 4
1 Brian Giles 4
1 Mike Matheny 4
1 Rico Rossy 4
5 14 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Piazza 2
1 Mo Vaughn 2
3 Tony Batista 1
3 Derek Bell 1
3 36 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Giles 5
2 Tim Raines 4
3 Travis Fryman 3
3 Rusty Greer 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Miguel Cairo 1
1 Jeff Cirillo 1
1 Royce Clayton 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Woodard 2.33
2 Mark Clark 1.40
3 Joey Hamilton 0.80
3 Al Leiter 0.80
3 Jon Lieber 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Anderson 1
1 Steve Avery 1
1 Bobby Ayala 1
1 Sean Bergman 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Clark 7
1 Juan Guzman 7
1 Orlando Hernandez 7
1 Steve Woodard 7
5 Esteban Loaiza 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Derek Lowe 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .348
2 Dante Bichette .340
3 Jason Kendall .334
4 Derek Bell .333
5 Matt Stairs .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 42
2 Ken Griffey 39
3 Sammy Sosa 36
4 Greg Vaughn 33
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 103
2 Mark McGwire 93
3 Ken Griffey 89
3 Sammy Sosa 89
5 Albert Belle 86

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 1.76
3 Bartolo Colon 2.48
4 Andy Ashby 2.53
5 Kevin Brown 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 13
1 David Cone 13
1 Tom Glavine 13
1 Greg Maddux 13
5 5 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 29
2 Troy Percival 27
3 Tom Gordon 26
3 Robb Nen 26
3 John Wetteland 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Womack .447
2 Rusty Greer .444
3 Chipper Jones .436
4 Greg Vaughn .432
5 Albert Belle .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 10
2 Travis Fryman 6
2 Ed Sprague 6
4 Ken Caminiti 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 21
2 Travis Fryman 16
3 Raul Mondesi 13
4 Dante Bichette 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brady Anderson 8
2 Shannon Stewart 7
2 Tony Womack 7
4 Darin Erstad 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Pettitte 0.53
2 Kenny Rogers 0.64
3 Chan Ho Park 0.71
4 David Cone 0.75
4 2 others tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 3
1 Brian Meadows 3
3 Juan Acevedo 2
3 Brian Anderson 2
3 32 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 38
2 Roger Clemens 27
3 Kevin Brown 21
4 Jon Lieber 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Taylor 5
2 Rick Aguilera 4
2 Rod Beck 4
2 Trevor Hoffman 4
2 5 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Javier .422
2 Greg Vaughn .396
3 Rusty Greer .366
4 Derek Bell .364
5 Jason Giambi .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 13
2 Albert Belle 12
3 Henry Rodriguez 11
3 Sammy Sosa 11
3 Greg Vaughn 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 31
1 Manny Ramirez 31
3 Ken Griffey 29
3 Alex Rodriguez 29
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shannon Stewart 13
2 Edgar Renteria 11
2 Alex Rodriguez 11
2 Tony Womack 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.15
2 David Wells 1.24
3 Greg Maddux 1.40
4 Juan Acevedo 1.41
5 Bartolo Colon 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Meadows 5
1 Shane Reynolds 5
3 Andy Ashby 4
3 Steve Avery 4
3 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 74
2 Roger Clemens 50
3 Kevin Brown 49
3 Kerry Wood 49
5 David Cone 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 10
2 Jeff Montgomery 9
2 Bob Wickman 9
4 Rod Beck 8
4 3 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .361
2 Mike Piazza .333
3 Roberto Alomar .330
4 Dante Bichette .328
5 Vinny Castilla .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 66
2 Ken Griffey 65
3 Sammy Sosa 54
4 Rafael Palmeiro 50
5 Andres Galarraga 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 160
2 Ken Griffey 149
3 Sammy Sosa 141
4 Mark McGwire 137
5 Rafael Palmeiro 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 68
2 Craig Biggio 60
3 Tony Womack 59
4 Eric Young 53
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.67
2 Al Leiter 2.45
3 Pedro Martinez 2.51
4 Kevin Brown 2.61
5 Denny Neagle 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Wakefield 20
2 Greg Maddux 19
2 Andy Pettitte 19
2 Kevin Tapani 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 332
2 Randy Johnson 305
3 Pedro Martinez 298
4 Roger Clemens 266
5 Kevin Brown 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 47
2 Trevor Hoffman 45
3 Randy Myers 43
4 Troy Percival 41
5 John Wetteland 38