On This Day

Monday, July 27, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 73 26 .737 --
Red Sox 60 43 .583 15.0
Orioles 52 53 .495 24.0
Blue Jays 52 54 .491 24.5
Devil Rays 41 62 .398 34.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 59 45 .567 --
Twins 48 55 .466 10.5
Royals 46 58 .442 13.0
White Sox 45 59 .433 14.0
Tigers 44 59 .427 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 57 47 .548 --
Rangers 56 48 .538 1.0
Mariners 48 56 .462 9.0
Athletics 46 58 .442 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 70 36 .660 --
Mets 54 48 .529 14.0
Phillies 54 49 .524 14.5
Expos 40 65 .381 29.5
Marlins 38 68 .358 32.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 62 43 .590 --
Cubs 60 46 .566 2.5
Brewers 53 52 .505 9.0
Cardinals 49 55 .471 12.5
Pirates 49 57 .462 13.5
Reds 46 60 .434 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 69 36 .657 --
Giants 56 49 .533 13.0
Dodgers 54 51 .514 15.0
Rockies 47 59 .443 22.5
D'backs 37 68 .352 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Moises Alou 4
1 Jose Guillen 4
3 Derek Bell 3
3 Wade Boggs 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vinny Castilla 2
1 Sammy Sosa 2
3 Moises Alou 1
3 Jeff Bagwell 1
3 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 6
2 Jeff Bagwell 3
2 Derek Bell 3
2 Wade Boggs 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andruw Jones 2
2 Jermaine Allensworth 1
2 Craig Biggio 1
2 Chipper Jones 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jose Lima 1.00
2 Steve Trachsel 0.83
2 Allen Watson 0.83
4 Tom Glavine 0.62
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Leskanic 1
1 Jose Lima 1
1 Bryan Rekar 1
1 Rudy Seanez 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Lima 6
1 Mike Remlinger 6
3 Tom Glavine 5
3 Steve Trachsel 5
3 Allen Watson 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Shigetoshi Hasegawa 1
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Walker .352
2 Jason Kendall .340
3 Ivan Rodriguez .340
4 Dante Bichette .336
5 Larry Walker .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 44
2 Ken Griffey 40
2 Sammy Sosa 40
4 Greg Vaughn 37
5 Vinny Castilla 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 116
2 Sammy Sosa 102
3 Mark McGwire 98
4 Vinny Castilla 97
5 2 tied 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 43
2 Tony Womack 40
3 Eric Young 33
4 Craig Biggio 32
4 Edgar Renteria 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.59
2 Al Leiter 1.97
3 Andy Ashby 2.49
4 Pedro Martinez 2.59
5 Kevin Brown 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 14
1 David Cone 14
1 Tom Glavine 14
1 Greg Maddux 14
1 Pedro Martinez 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 209
2 Randy Johnson 201
3 Kerry Wood 173
4 Pedro Martinez 165
5 Kevin Brown 159

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 33
2 Rod Beck 31
3 Jeff Shaw 30
4 Troy Percival 29
5 Tom Gordon 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Walker .545
2 Jose Offerman .481
3 Vinny Castilla .448
4 Tony Womack .446
5 Edgar Martinez .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 9
1 Vinny Castilla 9
3 Vladimir Guerrero 7
3 Rafael Palmeiro 7
3 Greg Vaughn 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vinny Castilla 19
2 Sammy Sosa 17
3 Eric Davis 16
3 Nomar Garciaparra 16
3 Vladimir Guerrero 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 8
2 Rickey Henderson 6
3 Justin Baughman 5
3 Craig Biggio 5
3 8 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.60
2 Joey Hamilton 0.64
2 Hideo Nomo 0.64
4 Pedro Martinez 0.78
5 Francisco Cordova 0.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Francisco Cordova 3
1 Doug Henry 3
1 Mark Leiter 3
1 Jon Lieber 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 29
2 Kerry Wood 25
3 Darren Dreifort 24
3 Curt Schilling 24
5 Chan Ho Park 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 7
1 Jeff Shaw 7
3 Trevor Hoffman 6
3 Michael Jackson 6
5 2 tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Belle .429
2 Stan Javier .419
3 Vinny Castilla .404
4 Garret Anderson .388
5 Todd Walker .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 15
2 Vinny Castilla 12
2 Greg Vaughn 12
4 Moises Alou 11
4 Rafael Palmeiro 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 31
2 Moises Alou 29
3 Vinny Castilla 28
4 Dante Bichette 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cliff Floyd 13
2 Shannon Stewart 12
2 Tony Womack 12
4 Rickey Henderson 9
4 Stan Javier 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 0.88
2 Chan Ho Park 1.04
3 Greg Maddux 1.14
4 Pedro Martinez 1.22
5 Roger Clemens 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Fassero 5
1 Andy Pettitte 5
3 Andy Ashby 4
3 Roger Clemens 4
3 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 55
2 Kevin Brown 50
3 Kerry Wood 47
4 Roger Clemens 42
4 2 others tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 14
2 Jeff Shaw 10
3 Rick Aguilera 9
3 Trevor Hoffman 9
5 3 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .359
2 Roberto Alomar .335
3 Mike Piazza .331
4 Larry Walker .330
5 Vinny Castilla .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 68
2 Ken Griffey 64
3 Sammy Sosa 55
4 Juan Gonzalez 51
5 2 tied 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 168
2 Sammy Sosa 144
3 Ken Griffey 143
4 Mark McGwire 141
5 Vinny Castilla 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 68
2 Tony Womack 61
3 Craig Biggio 60
4 Edgar Renteria 51
4 Eric Young 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.70
2 Pedro Martinez 2.32
3 Kevin Brown 2.44
4 Al Leiter 2.60
5 Tom Glavine 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 20
1 Kevin Tapani 20
3 Kevin Brown 19
3 Greg Maddux 19
3 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 327
2 Pedro Martinez 294
3 Randy Johnson 283
4 Roger Clemens 263
5 Kevin Brown 226

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 51
2 Trevor Hoffman 46
3 Randy Myers 42
3 Troy Percival 42
5 Mariano Rivera 40