On This Day

Wednesday, July 22, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 71 25 .740 --
Red Sox 57 42 .576 15.5
Blue Jays 51 51 .500 23.0
Orioles 50 51 .495 23.5
Devil Rays 37 62 .374 35.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 57 43 .570 --
Twins 45 54 .455 11.5
Royals 44 55 .444 12.5
White Sox 44 57 .436 13.5
Tigers 42 57 .424 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 55 45 .550 --
Angels 54 45 .545 0.5
Athletics 46 53 .465 8.5
Mariners 46 55 .455 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 66 35 .653 --
Mets 51 46 .526 13.0
Phillies 51 47 .520 13.5
Expos 39 61 .390 26.5
Marlins 37 63 .370 28.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 59 41 .590 --
Cubs 56 44 .560 3.0
Brewers 50 50 .500 9.0
Cardinals 47 53 .470 12.0
Pirates 47 54 .465 12.5
Reds 45 55 .450 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 66 35 .653 --
Giants 54 47 .535 12.0
Dodgers 52 49 .515 14.0
Rockies 42 58 .420 23.5
D'backs 36 64 .360 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Edgardo Alfonzo 4
1 Brian McRae 4
3 Jay Bell 3
3 Jeff Blauser 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andres Galarraga 2
2 Jay Bell 1
2 Rico Brogna 1
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edgardo Alfonzo 4
1 Andres Galarraga 4
1 Tino Martinez 4
1 Dean Palmer 4
1 Sammy Sosa 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Durham 2
1 Matt Stairs 2
3 Jeff Abbott 1
3 Rich Becker 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Glavine 2.00
2 Sidney Ponson 1.25
3 Andy Ashby 1.17
3 Jim Parque 1.17
5 Hideo Nomo 1.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Terry Adams 1
1 Andy Ashby 1
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Brian Bohanon 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Glavine 10
2 Hideo Nomo 9
3 Rolando Arrojo 7
3 Andy Ashby 7
3 4 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Jason Christiansen 1
1 Rich Croushore 1
1 John Franco 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dante Bichette .339
2 Ivan Rodriguez .338
3 Matt Stairs .337
4 Jason Kendall .335
5 Todd Walker .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 43
2 Ken Griffey 40
3 Sammy Sosa 37
4 Greg Vaughn 36
5 Andres Galarraga 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 113
2 Mark McGwire 96
3 Sammy Sosa 93
4 Ken Griffey 91
5 Albert Belle 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 39
1 Tony Womack 39
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 2.49
4 Kevin Brown 2.57
5 Bartolo Colon 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 14
1 David Cone 14
1 Tom Glavine 14
4 Rick Helling 13
4 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 201
2 Curt Schilling 198
3 Kerry Wood 167
4 Pedro Martinez 159
5 Kevin Brown 149

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 31
2 Rod Beck 28
2 Troy Percival 28
2 Jeff Shaw 28
5 3 tied 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Womack .509
2 Albert Belle .458
3 Rusty Greer .429
4 Chipper Jones .426
5 2 tied .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 12
2 Vinny Castilla 6
2 Travis Fryman 6
2 Vladimir Guerrero 6
2 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 24
2 Eric Davis 17
3 Ray Lankford 16
4 Travis Fryman 15
4 Chuck Knoblauch 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 8
2 Justin Baughman 6
2 Cliff Floyd 6
4 Craig Biggio 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 0.72
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 Andy Ashby 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Hideki Irabu 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 31
2 Kerry Wood 28
3 Kevin Brown 27
4 David Cone 25
5 Roger Clemens 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 6
2 Rod Beck 5
2 Michael Jackson 5
2 Jeff Montgomery 5
2 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matt Stairs .425
2 Stan Javier .398
3 Albert Belle .394
4 Greg Vaughn .389
5 Vinny Castilla .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 14
2 Ken Griffey 12
3 Henry Rodriguez 11
3 Greg Vaughn 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 33
2 Travis Fryman 28
2 Alex Rodriguez 28
4 Tino Martinez 27
4 Greg Vaughn 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cliff Floyd 13
2 Shannon Stewart 12
2 Tony Womack 12
4 Edgar Renteria 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 1.13
2 Chan Ho Park 1.35
3 Pedro Martinez 1.42
4 David Wells 1.63
5 Juan Acevedo 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 5
1 David Cone 5
1 Tom Glavine 5
1 Shane Reynolds 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 67
2 Kevin Brown 49
2 Kerry Wood 49
4 David Cone 47
5 Roger Clemens 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 11
2 Michael Jackson 10
2 Jeff Shaw 10
4 Trevor Hoffman 9
4 3 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .360
2 Mike Piazza .332
3 Roberto Alomar .331
4 Dante Bichette .328
5 Vinny Castilla .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 67
2 Ken Griffey 66
3 Sammy Sosa 55
4 Juan Gonzalez 50
4 Rafael Palmeiro 50

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 167
2 Ken Griffey 149
3 Sammy Sosa 141
4 Mark McGwire 140
5 Rafael Palmeiro 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 68
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 Kevin Brown 2.40
3 Al Leiter 2.45
4 Pedro Martinez 2.51
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 Tim Wakefield 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 326
2 Randy Johnson 294
3 Pedro Martinez 292
4 Roger Clemens 270
5 Kevin Brown 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 50
2 Trevor Hoffman 46
3 Randy Myers 43
4 Troy Percival 42
5 John Wetteland 39