On This Day

Wednesday, July 29, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 27 .733 --
Red Sox 62 43 .590 14.0
Orioles 54 53 .505 23.0
Blue Jays 53 55 .491 24.5
Devil Rays 42 63 .400 34.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 61 45 .575 --
Twins 50 55 .476 10.5
White Sox 46 60 .434 15.0
Royals 46 60 .434 15.0
Tigers 44 61 .419 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 58 48 .547 --
Rangers 57 49 .538 1.0
Mariners 48 58 .453 10.0
Athletics 46 60 .434 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 71 37 .657 --
Mets 56 48 .538 13.0
Phillies 55 50 .524 14.5
Expos 41 66 .383 29.5
Marlins 38 70 .352 33.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 64 43 .598 --
Cubs 61 47 .565 3.5
Brewers 55 52 .514 9.0
Pirates 50 58 .463 14.5
Cardinals 49 57 .462 14.5
Reds 47 61 .435 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 69 38 .645 --
Giants 57 50 .533 12.0
Dodgers 55 52 .514 14.0
Rockies 48 60 .444 21.5
D'backs 38 69 .355 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Garret Anderson 4
1 Tony Gwynn 4
1 Brian McRae 4
1 Orlando Palmeiro 4
5 23 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chris Hoiles 2
2 Bobby Abreu 1
2 Moises Alou 1
2 Brady Anderson 1
2 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Hoiles 6
2 Jay Buhner 4
2 Tony Graffanino 4
2 Derrek Lee 4
2 Al Martin 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brad Ausmus 1
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 Jose Canseco 1
1 Carlos Delgado 1
1 25 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Woodard 1.83
2 Steve Sparks 1.17
3 Dustin Hermanson 1.00
3 Chris Peters 1.00
5 John Wasdin 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dustin Hermanson 1
1 Carlton Loewer 1
1 Eric Milton 1
1 Mike Mussina 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Woodard 11
2 Al Leiter 8
3 Chris Peters 7
3 Steve Sparks 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Adams 1
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Scott Elarton 1
1 John Franco 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Walker .347
2 Jason Kendall .343
3 Ivan Rodriguez .340
4 Larry Walker .340
5 John Olerud .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 45
2 Sammy Sosa 41
3 Ken Griffey 40
4 Greg Vaughn 37
5 Vinny Castilla 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 116
2 Sammy Sosa 107
3 Mark McGwire 100
4 Vinny Castilla 97
5 Albert Belle 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 46
2 Tony Womack 40
3 Craig Biggio 33
3 Eric Young 33
5 2 tied 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.59
2 Al Leiter 2.16
3 Pedro Martinez 2.59
4 Kevin Brown 2.61
5 Andy Ashby 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 15
2 Andy Ashby 14
2 Tom Glavine 14
2 Greg Maddux 14
2 Pedro Martinez 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 213
2 Curt Schilling 209
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 Tom Gordon 29
4 Troy Percival 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Walker .477
2 Jose Offerman .451
3 Larry Walker .449
4 Eric Davis .448
5 Randy Winn .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Moises Alou 7
1 Albert Belle 7
1 Vinny Castilla 7
1 Nomar Garciaparra 7
1 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 21
2 Nomar Garciaparra 19
3 Eric Davis 18
3 Kevin Young 18
5 Ray Lankford 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 8
1 Tony Womack 8
3 Craig Biggio 6
3 Darren Lewis 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Guzman 0.73
2 Pedro Martinez 0.78
3 Francisco Cordova 0.81
4 Justin Thompson 1.13
5 David Cone 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Francisco Cordova 3
1 Doug Henry 3
1 Mark Leiter 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 29
2 Randy Johnson 28
3 Hideo Nomo 26
4 Kerry Wood 25
5 3 tied 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Belle .404
2 Garret Anderson .402
3 Vinny Castilla .398
4 Jason Kendall .398
5 2 tied .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 15
2 Moises Alou 12
2 Vinny Castilla 12
4 Greg Vaughn 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 30
2 Moises Alou 29
2 Sammy Sosa 29
4 Nomar Garciaparra 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cliff Floyd 13
2 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Shannon Stewart 12
2 Tony Womack 12
5 6 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 0.94
2 Chan Ho Park 1.04
3 Pedro Martinez 1.22
4 Greg Maddux 1.41
5 Matt Morris 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 5
1 David Cone 5
3 Andy Ashby 4
3 Pedro Astacio 4
3 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 67
2 Kevin Brown 50
3 Kerry Wood 47
4 Roger Clemens 46
4 David Cone 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 13
2 Rick Aguilera 10
2 Michael Jackson 10
4 Trevor Hoffman 9
4 Jeff Shaw 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .357
2 Larry Walker .337
3 Mike Piazza .331
4 Roberto Alomar .330
5 Jason Kendall .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 69
2 Ken Griffey 64
3 Sammy Sosa 56
4 Juan Gonzalez 51
5 2 tied 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 168
2 Sammy Sosa 149
3 Ken Griffey 142
3 Mark McGwire 142
5 Moises Alou 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 71
2 Craig Biggio 60
3 Tony Womack 59
4 Edgar Renteria 50
4 Eric Young 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.70
2 Pedro Martinez 2.32
3 Kevin Brown 2.35
4 Tom Glavine 2.63
5 Al Leiter 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 20
1 Kevin Tapani 20
1 Tim Wakefield 20
4 Kevin Brown 19
4 Andy Pettitte 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 327
2 Randy Johnson 295
3 Pedro Martinez 294
4 Roger Clemens 257
5 Kevin Brown 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 51
2 Trevor Hoffman 45
3 Randy Myers 42
3 Troy Percival 42
5 2 tied 40