On This Day

Monday, August 3, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 78 28 .736 --
Red Sox 65 45 .591 15.0
Orioles 56 55 .505 24.5
Blue Jays 56 56 .500 25.0
Devil Rays 43 66 .394 36.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 62 49 .559 --
Twins 51 58 .468 10.0
Royals 49 61 .445 12.5
White Sox 48 62 .436 13.5
Tigers 46 63 .422 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 59 51 .536 --
Angels 59 52 .532 0.5
Athletics 50 61 .450 9.5
Mariners 50 61 .450 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 74 38 .661 --
Mets 58 51 .532 14.5
Phillies 55 55 .500 18.0
Expos 44 68 .393 30.0
Marlins 40 73 .354 34.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 67 45 .598 --
Cubs 63 50 .558 4.5
Brewers 57 55 .509 10.0
Cardinals 51 60 .459 15.5
Pirates 50 62 .446 17.0
Reds 50 62 .446 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 72 40 .643 --
Giants 61 51 .545 11.0
Dodgers 58 54 .518 14.0
Rockies 50 62 .446 22.0
D'backs 42 70 .375 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Marvin Benard 4
1 Jeff Reed 4
3 Scott Brosius 3
3 Todd Dunwoody 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Knoblauch 2
1 Raul Mondesi 2
3 Tony Batista 1
3 Derek Bell 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Knoblauch 5
2 Tim Salmon 4
2 Gregg Zaun 4
4 Jeromy Burnitz 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marvin Benard 1
1 Mike Caruso 1
1 Jeff Cirillo 1
1 Chad Curtis 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Orlando Hernandez 1.60
2 Hideo Nomo 1.20
3 Steve Woodard 1.12
4 Dustin Hermanson 0.88
4 Carlton Loewer 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Ken Cloude 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Dustin Hermanson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Woodard 9
2 Orlando Hernandez 8
3 James Baldwin 7
3 Dustin Hermanson 7
3 Carlton Loewer 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Matt Mantei 1
1 Gregg Olson 1
1 Jeff Shaw 1
1 Mike Timlin 1
1 Bob Wickman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Walker .353
2 Bernie Williams .345
3 Larry Walker .344
4 John Olerud .338
5 David Segui .336

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 42
3 Edgar Renteria 36
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 Jeff Shaw 33
3 Rod Beck 32
4 Tom Gordon 31
5 2 tied 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Walker .564
2 Larry Walker .500
3 Jose Offerman .468
4 Vladimir Guerrero .464
5 Randy Winn .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vladimir Guerrero 8
2 Eric Davis 6
2 Nomar Garciaparra 6
2 Jeff Kent 6
2 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vladimir Guerrero 24
2 Nomar Garciaparra 20
2 Dean Palmer 20
4 Eric Davis 19
4 2 others tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 8
2 Darren Lewis 7
2 Jose Offerman 7
2 Omar Vizquel 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Armando Reynoso 0.00
1 Juan Guzman 0.00
3 John Smoltz 0.73
4 Rick Reed 0.78
5 Kerry Wood 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Astacio 3
1 James Baldwin 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Pedro Martinez 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 8
2 Rick Aguilera 6
2 Rod Beck 6
2 Trevor Hoffman 6
2 Michael Jackson 6

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Walker .432
2 Tony Womack .421
3 Vladimir Guerrero .404
4 Jose Offerman .388
5 2 tied .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 15
2 Vladimir Guerrero 12
3 Vinny Castilla 10
3 Eric Davis 10
3 Greg Vaughn 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 33
1 Vladimir Guerrero 33
3 Nomar Garciaparra 31
4 Albert Belle 30
5 Jeromy Burnitz 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 14
2 Cliff Floyd 10
2 Darren Lewis 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 James Baldwin 4
3 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 11
1 Trevor Hoffman 11
3 Rick Aguilera 10
3 Jeff Shaw 10
5 Mariano Rivera 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .349
2 Larry Walker .334
3 Mike Piazza .331
4 Roberto Alomar .330
5 David Segui .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 69
2 Ken Griffey 64
3 Sammy Sosa 56
4 Juan Gonzalez 50
5 Rafael Palmeiro 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 165
2 Sammy Sosa 148
3 Mark McGwire 142
4 Ken Griffey 139
5 Vinny Castilla 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 67
2 Craig Biggio 61
2 Tony Womack 61
4 Edgar Renteria 52
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 Tim Wakefield 20
4 Roger Clemens 19
4 Kevin Tapani 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 321
2 Randy Johnson 298
3 Pedro Martinez 286
4 Roger Clemens 262
5 Kevin Brown 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 54
2 Trevor Hoffman 48
3 Randy Myers 43
4 Tom Gordon 42
5 2 tied 41