On This Day

Sunday, August 2, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 77 28 .733 --
Red Sox 65 44 .596 14.0
Orioles 56 55 .505 24.0
Blue Jays 56 56 .500 24.5
Devil Rays 43 65 .398 35.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 62 48 .564 --
Twins 51 58 .468 10.5
Royals 49 61 .445 13.0
White Sox 47 62 .431 14.5
Tigers 46 63 .422 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 59 51 .536 --
Angels 58 52 .527 1.0
Athletics 50 60 .455 9.0
Mariners 49 61 .445 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 74 38 .661 --
Mets 58 50 .537 14.0
Phillies 55 54 .505 17.5
Expos 43 68 .387 30.5
Marlins 39 73 .348 35.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 67 44 .604 --
Cubs 63 49 .563 4.5
Brewers 56 55 .505 11.0
Cardinals 51 59 .464 15.5
Pirates 50 61 .450 17.0
Reds 50 62 .446 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 72 39 .649 --
Giants 60 51 .541 12.0
Dodgers 57 54 .514 15.0
Rockies 49 62 .441 23.0
D'backs 41 70 .369 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Barry Bonds 4
1 Shawn Green 4
1 Magglio Ordonez 4
4 Garret Anderson 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Garret Anderson 1
1 Alex Arias 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Brant Brown 1
1 29 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ellis Burks 4
2 Barry Bonds 3
2 Jay Buhner 3
2 Bobby Higginson 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dante Bichette 1
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Brant Brown 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 2.00
2 Randy Johnson 1.71
3 Dennys Reyes 1.29
4 Kevin Millwood 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 1
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Randy Johnson 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 14
2 Randy Johnson 12
3 David Cone 11
4 Dennys Reyes 9
5 3 tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Scott Elarton 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Danny Graves 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Walker .353
2 Bernie Williams .348
3 Larry Walker .347
4 John Olerud .340
5 Dante Bichette .338

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 35
4 Craig Biggio 34
5 3 tied 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.61
2 Al Leiter 2.16
3 Andy Ashby 2.55
4 Rick Reed 2.59
5 Tom Glavine 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 15
1 David Cone 15
1 Pedro Martinez 15
4 Roger Clemens 14
4 3 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 225
2 Curt Schilling 214
3 Kerry Wood 179
4 Pedro Martinez 170
5 Kevin Brown 169

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 36
2 Rod Beck 32
2 Jeff Shaw 32
4 Tom Gordon 31
5 2 tied 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Walker .535
2 Larry Walker .531
3 Jose Offerman .451
4 Vladimir Guerrero .448
5 Eric Davis .446

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 8
2 Jose Canseco 7
2 Vladimir Guerrero 7
2 Dean Palmer 7
2 Matt Stairs 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 22
1 Vladimir Guerrero 22
3 Dean Palmer 21
4 Nomar Garciaparra 20
5 Sammy Sosa 19

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Armando Reynoso 0.00
1 Juan Guzman 0.00
1 Steve Reed 0.00
4 Rick Reed 0.78
5 Kerry Wood 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Astacio 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Doug Henry 3
1 Mark Leiter 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 29
1 Randy Johnson 29
3 David Cone 27
4 Curt Schilling 25
5 3 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 7
1 Trevor Hoffman 7
1 Jeff Shaw 7
4 Rick Aguilera 6
4 Michael Jackson 6

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Walker .447
2 Tony Womack .422
3 Garret Anderson .411
4 Vladimir Guerrero .405
5 Rusty Greer .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 15
2 Vladimir Guerrero 11
3 Vinny Castilla 10
3 Eric Davis 10
3 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nomar Garciaparra 34
2 Eric Davis 33
3 Vladimir Guerrero 31
4 Albert Belle 30
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 13
2 Cliff Floyd 10
2 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Shannon Stewart 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chan Ho Park 1.31
2 Roger Clemens 1.62
3 Tony Saunders 1.72
4 David Cone 1.76
5 Matt Morris 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 5
1 Roger Clemens 5
3 Pedro Astacio 4
3 David Cone 4
3 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 67
2 Kevin Brown 50
3 Roger Clemens 49
4 David Cone 46
5 Tim Wakefield 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 12
1 Trevor Hoffman 12
3 Rick Aguilera 10
3 Jeff Shaw 10
5 2 tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .354
2 Larry Walker .339
3 Roberto Alomar .330
4 David Segui .328
5 Dante Bichette .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 69
2 Ken Griffey 65
3 Sammy Sosa 56
4 Juan Gonzalez 51
5 Rafael Palmeiro 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 166
2 Sammy Sosa 148
3 Ken Griffey 143
4 Mark McGwire 142
5 Vinny Castilla 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 68
2 Craig Biggio 61
3 Tony Womack 60
4 Edgar Renteria 51
5 2 tied 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.72
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
1 Tim Wakefield 20
5 Roger Clemens 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 321
2 Randy Johnson 298
3 Pedro Martinez 286
4 Roger Clemens 271
5 Kevin Brown 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 53
2 Trevor Hoffman 48
3 Randy Myers 43
4 Tom Gordon 42
4 Troy Percival 42