On This Day

Tuesday, July 21, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 70 25 .737 --
Red Sox 57 41 .582 14.5
Blue Jays 50 51 .495 23.0
Orioles 49 51 .490 23.5
Devil Rays 36 62 .367 35.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 56 43 .566 --
Twins 45 53 .459 10.5
White Sox 44 56 .440 12.5
Royals 43 55 .439 12.5
Tigers 42 56 .429 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 55 44 .556 --
Angels 53 45 .541 1.5
Athletics 46 52 .469 8.5
Mariners 46 54 .460 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 65 35 .650 --
Phillies 51 46 .526 12.5
Mets 49 46 .516 13.5
Expos 39 60 .394 25.5
Marlins 37 62 .374 27.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 59 40 .596 --
Cubs 55 44 .556 4.0
Brewers 50 48 .510 8.5
Cardinals 46 53 .465 13.0
Pirates 46 54 .460 13.5
Reds 45 55 .450 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 65 35 .650 --
Giants 54 46 .540 11.0
Dodgers 51 49 .510 14.0
Rockies 42 58 .420 23.0
D'backs 36 63 .364 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Travis Fryman 5
1 John Valentin 5
3 Paul Bako 4
3 Albert Belle 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 2
2 Albert Belle 1
2 Adrian Beltre 1
2 Jeff Branson 1
2 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 5
2 Russ Davis 4
3 Albert Belle 3
3 Nomar Garciaparra 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Vizquel 3
2 Craig Biggio 2
2 Derek Jeter 2
2 Kenny Lofton 2
5 21 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Reed 1.50
2 Mark Brownson 1.40
3 James Baldwin 1.33
3 Greg Maddux 1.33
5 Mark Portugal 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Mark Brownson 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kerry Wood 11
2 David Cone 10
3 Kevin Brown 9
3 Rick Reed 9
5 3 tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .342
2 Dante Bichette .339
3 Jason Kendall .335
4 Derek Bell .332
5 Matt Stairs .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 43
2 Ken Griffey 40
3 Sammy Sosa 36
4 Greg Vaughn 35
5 Vinny Castilla 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 110
2 Mark McGwire 96
3 Ken Griffey 91
4 Albert Belle 90
5 2 tied 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 38
1 Tony Womack 38
3 Eric Young 33
4 Craig Biggio 31
4 Edgar Renteria 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.66
2 Al Leiter 1.76
3 Andy Ashby 2.53
4 Kevin Brown 2.57
5 Bartolo Colon 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 14
2 Andy Ashby 13
2 Tom Glavine 13
2 Rick Helling 13
2 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 198
2 Randy Johnson 196
3 Kerry Wood 167
4 Pedro Martinez 159
5 Kevin Brown 149

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 31
2 Rod Beck 27
2 Tom Gordon 27
2 Robb Nen 27
2 3 others tied 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Belle .491
2 Tony Womack .480
3 Rusty Greer .444
4 Chipper Jones .429
5 Brian Giles .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 12
2 Vinny Castilla 6
2 Travis Fryman 6
2 Mark McGwire 6
5 8 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 24
2 Eric Davis 16
2 Ray Lankford 16
4 Travis Fryman 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 7
2 Justin Baughman 6
3 Craig Biggio 5
3 Darin Erstad 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 0.00
2 David Cone 0.75
3 Kenny Rogers 0.78
4 Mark Portugal 0.82
5 Matt Morris 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Hideki Irabu 3
1 Jesse Orosco 3
1 Mark Portugal 3
1 John Smoltz 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kerry Wood 28
2 Kevin Brown 27
3 Randy Johnson 26
4 David Cone 25
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 6
2 John Wetteland 5
3 Rick Aguilera 4
3 Rod Beck 4
3 5 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Javier .422
2 Albert Belle .404
3 Matt Stairs .392
4 Rusty Greer .388
5 Vinny Castilla .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 14
2 Ken Griffey 12
3 Carlos Delgado 10
3 Travis Fryman 10
3 4 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 33
2 Travis Fryman 30
2 Manny Ramirez 30
4 Dante Bichette 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cliff Floyd 13
1 Tony Womack 13
3 Shannon Stewart 12
4 Rickey Henderson 10
4 Edgar Renteria 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 1.13
2 Pedro Martinez 1.37
3 Juan Acevedo 1.41
4 David Wells 1.63
5 Greg Maddux 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 5
1 David Cone 5
1 Pedro Martinez 5
1 Shane Reynolds 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 62
2 Kevin Brown 58
3 Kerry Wood 49
4 David Cone 47
5 Roger Clemens 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 10
1 Trevor Hoffman 10
3 Michael Jackson 9
3 Jeff Montgomery 9
3 3 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .359
2 Roberto Alomar .331
3 Mike Piazza .331
4 Dante Bichette .330
5 Vinny Castilla .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 67
2 Ken Griffey 66
3 Sammy Sosa 54
4 Rafael Palmeiro 50
5 Juan Gonzalez 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 164
2 Ken Griffey 149
3 Mark McGwire 140
4 Sammy Sosa 137
5 Rafael Palmeiro 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 67
2 Tony Womack 62
3 Craig Biggio 61
4 Eric Young 53
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.72
2 Al Leiter 2.45
3 Pedro Martinez 2.51
4 Kevin Brown 2.60
5 Rick Reed 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Tapani 20
2 Kevin Brown 19
2 Greg Maddux 19
2 Pedro Martinez 19
2 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 341
2 Pedro Martinez 292
3 Randy Johnson 289
4 Roger Clemens 266
5 Kevin Brown 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 49
2 Trevor Hoffman 46
3 Randy Myers 43
4 Troy Percival 41
5 John Wetteland 39