On This Day

Saturday, August 1, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 77 27 .740 --
Red Sox 64 44 .593 15.0
Orioles 55 55 .500 25.0
Blue Jays 55 56 .495 25.5
Devil Rays 43 64 .402 35.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 62 47 .569 --
Twins 51 57 .472 10.5
Royals 49 60 .450 13.0
White Sox 47 61 .435 14.5
Tigers 45 63 .417 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 58 51 .532 --
Angels 58 51 .532 --
Athletics 49 60 .450 9.0
Mariners 48 61 .440 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 73 38 .658 --
Mets 57 50 .533 14.0
Phillies 55 53 .509 16.5
Expos 43 67 .391 29.5
Marlins 39 72 .351 34.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 66 44 .600 --
Cubs 63 48 .568 3.5
Brewers 55 55 .500 11.0
Cardinals 51 58 .468 14.5
Pirates 50 60 .455 16.0
Reds 49 62 .441 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 71 39 .645 --
Giants 59 51 .536 12.0
Dodgers 57 53 .518 14.0
Rockies 48 62 .436 23.0
D'backs 41 69 .373 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Shannon Stewart 4
1 Larry Walker 4
3 Jeff Abbott 3
3 Gabe Alvarez 3
3 17 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Clark 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 David Bell 1
2 Yamil Benitez 1
2 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gabe Alvarez 4
1 Dean Palmer 4
1 Javier Valentin 4
4 Sandy Alomar 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Offerman 4
2 Ray Durham 2
2 Reggie Sanders 2
4 Brad Ausmus 1
4 22 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jose Lima 1.67
2 Kent Bottenfield 1.12
3 Tom Glavine 1.00
3 Rick Reed 1.00
3 Jason Schmidt 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Banks 1
1 Shayne Bennett 1
1 Chris Haney 1
1 Rick Helling 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Lima 10
2 Kent Bottenfield 9
2 Jason Schmidt 9
4 Tom Glavine 7
4 Jamie Moyer 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 1
1 Derek Lowe 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Walker .350
2 Larry Walker .349
3 Bernie Williams .348
4 John Olerud .340
5 Jason Kendall .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 45
2 Sammy Sosa 42
3 Ken Griffey 41
4 Greg Vaughn 38
5 Vinny Castilla 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 116
2 Sammy Sosa 108
3 Mark McGwire 100
4 Vinny Castilla 97
5 Albert Belle 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 46
2 Tony Womack 41
3 Edgar Renteria 34
4 Craig Biggio 33
4 3 others tied 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.61
2 Al Leiter 2.16
3 Rick Reed 2.59
4 Tom Glavine 2.61
5 Andy Ashby 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 15
1 Pedro Martinez 15
3 Andy Ashby 14
3 Tom Glavine 14
3 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 214
2 Randy Johnson 213
3 Kerry Wood 179
4 Pedro Martinez 170
5 Kevin Brown 169

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 35
2 Rod Beck 32
2 Jeff Shaw 32
4 Tom Gordon 30
5 2 tied 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .542
2 Todd Walker .467
3 Randy Winn .455
4 Jose Offerman .451
5 Rey Ordonez .448

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 8
1 Dean Palmer 8
3 Jose Canseco 7
3 Nomar Garciaparra 7
3 Vladimir Guerrero 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dean Palmer 23
2 Vladimir Guerrero 21
3 Eric Davis 20
3 Nomar Garciaparra 20
5 2 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 8
2 Jose Offerman 7
2 Omar Vizquel 7
4 Derek Jeter 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Reed 0.00
2 Juan Guzman 0.44
3 David Cone 0.60
4 Rick Reed 0.78
5 Kerry Wood 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Henry 3
1 Mark Leiter 3
1 Pedro Martinez 3
1 Rudy Seanez 3
1 Kerry Wood 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 29
2 Curt Schilling 25
3 Darren Dreifort 23
3 Kerry Wood 23
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 8
2 Rick Aguilera 7
2 Rod Beck 7
2 Trevor Hoffman 7
2 Michael Jackson 7

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Walker .435
2 Tony Womack .407
3 Garret Anderson .406
4 Albert Belle .396
5 Mark Grudzielanek .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 15
2 Vinny Castilla 11
2 Nomar Garciaparra 11
2 Vladimir Guerrero 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nomar Garciaparra 34
2 Albert Belle 31
2 Eric Davis 31
4 Vladimir Guerrero 30
5 Sammy Sosa 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 13
2 Rickey Henderson 11
3 Cliff Floyd 10
3 Darren Lewis 10
3 Shannon Stewart 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 0.69
2 Chan Ho Park 1.05
3 Greg Maddux 1.52
4 Pedro Martinez 1.64
5 Tony Saunders 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 5
1 Steve Trachsel 5
3 Andy Ashby 4
3 James Baldwin 4
3 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 55
2 Kevin Brown 50
3 Jose Lima 42
4 Darren Dreifort 40
4 Kerry Wood 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 13
2 Trevor Hoffman 11
3 Rick Aguilera 10
3 Jeff Shaw 10
5 2 tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .355
2 Larry Walker .343
3 Roberto Alomar .330
4 Jason Kendall .329
5 Mike Piazza .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 69
2 Ken Griffey 65
3 Sammy Sosa 57
4 Juan Gonzalez 51
5 Rafael Palmeiro 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 166
2 Sammy Sosa 150
3 Ken Griffey 142
3 Mark McGwire 142
5 Vinny Castilla 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 70
2 Craig Biggio 60
2 Tony Womack 60
4 Edgar Renteria 51
5 Eric Young 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.71
2 Kevin Brown 2.43
3 Pedro Martinez 2.45
4 Tom Glavine 2.59
5 Rick Reed 2.77

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 321
2 Randy Johnson 286
2 Pedro Martinez 286
4 Roger Clemens 257
5 Kevin Brown 232

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 53
2 Trevor Hoffman 47
3 Randy Myers 42
3 Troy Percival 42
5 2 tied 41