On This Day

Tuesday, August 4, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 80 28 .741 --
Red Sox 66 45 .595 15.5
Orioles 57 55 .509 25.0
Blue Jays 56 57 .496 26.5
Devil Rays 43 67 .391 38.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 62 50 .554 --
Twins 51 59 .464 10.0
Royals 50 61 .450 11.5
White Sox 49 62 .441 12.5
Tigers 46 64 .418 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 60 51 .541 --
Angels 60 52 .536 0.5
Mariners 50 62 .446 10.5
Athletics 50 63 .442 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 75 38 .664 --
Mets 59 51 .536 14.5
Phillies 55 56 .495 19.0
Expos 45 68 .398 30.0
Marlins 40 74 .351 35.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 68 45 .602 --
Cubs 64 50 .561 4.5
Brewers 57 56 .504 11.0
Cardinals 52 60 .464 15.5
Pirates 51 62 .451 17.0
Reds 50 63 .442 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 73 40 .646 --
Giants 61 52 .540 12.0
Dodgers 58 55 .513 15.0
Rockies 50 63 .442 23.0
D'backs 42 71 .372 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tim Raines 5
2 Chad Curtis 4
2 Tim Salmon 4
2 Scott Spiezio 4
2 Kevin Young 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Delgado 3
2 Mike Kelly 2
2 Manny Ramirez 2
2 Darryl Strawberry 2
5 13 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 6
2 Carlos Delgado 4
2 Manny Ramirez 4
2 Kevin Young 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shawn Green 2
1 Kenny Lofton 2
3 Derek Bell 1
3 Craig Biggio 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Mussina 4.00
2 Sterling Hitchcock 1.60
3 Kevin Tapani 1.17
4 Omar Daal 1.12
5 Steve Avery 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Avery 1
1 Carlos Castillo 1
1 Jason Christiansen 1
1 Dennis Cook 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Matt Beech 9
1 Omar Daal 9
3 Sterling Hitchcock 8
3 Mike Mussina 8
3 Todd Stottlemyre 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Walker .354
2 Bernie Williams .346
3 John Olerud .340
4 Larry Walker .340
5 Jason Kendall .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 45
2 Sammy Sosa 42
3 Ken Griffey 41
4 Greg Vaughn 39
5 Vinny Castilla 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 116
2 Sammy Sosa 108
3 Vinny Castilla 100
3 Mark McGwire 100
5 Albert Belle 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 46
2 Tony Womack 42
3 Edgar Renteria 36
4 Craig Biggio 35
4 Kenny Lofton 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.61
2 Al Leiter 2.34
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 37
2 Rod Beck 33
2 Jeff Shaw 33
4 Tom Gordon 32
5 Troy Percival 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Walker .558
2 Jose Offerman .471
3 Randy Winn .450
4 Larry Walker .449
5 Vladimir Guerrero .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 8
2 Eric Davis 7
2 Vladimir Guerrero 7
4 Nomar Garciaparra 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vladimir Guerrero 24
2 Dean Palmer 22
3 Nomar Garciaparra 21
4 Eric Davis 20
5 Sammy Sosa 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 8
1 Jose Offerman 8
3 Darren Lewis 7
3 Kenny Lofton 7
3 Omar Vizquel 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Armando Reynoso 0.00
1 Juan Guzman 0.00
3 Rick Reed 0.78
4 Kerry Wood 0.82
5 Andy Pettitte 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Astacio 3
1 James Baldwin 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Dennis Cook 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 29
1 Randy Johnson 29
3 David Cone 27
4 Hideo Nomo 23
4 3 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 7
1 Trevor Hoffman 7
1 Jeff Shaw 7
4 Rick Aguilera 6
4 2 others tied 6

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Walker .439
2 Tony Womack .422
3 Vladimir Guerrero .404
4 Jose Offerman .398
5 Albert Belle .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 16
2 Vladimir Guerrero 12
3 Eric Davis 11
3 Greg Vaughn 11
5 Vinny Castilla 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 34
1 Vladimir Guerrero 34
3 Nomar Garciaparra 32
4 Albert Belle 31
5 Dean Palmer 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 14
2 Darren Lewis 10
3 Craig Biggio 9
3 Cliff Floyd 9
3 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Matt Morris 1.60
2 Roger Clemens 1.62
3 David Cone 1.76
4 Greg Maddux 1.88
5 Pedro Martinez 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 5
1 Roger Clemens 5
1 John Smoltz 5
4 Pedro Astacio 4
4 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 67
2 Roger Clemens 49
3 Kevin Brown 47
4 David Cone 46
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 12
2 Rod Beck 11
3 Rick Aguilera 10
3 Jeff Shaw 10
5 5 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .347
2 Mike Piazza .331
3 John Olerud .330
4 Roberto Alomar .329
5 Larry Walker .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 69
2 Ken Griffey 64
3 Sammy Sosa 55
4 Juan Gonzalez 49
5 Rafael Palmeiro 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 163
2 Sammy Sosa 145
3 Mark McGwire 142
4 Ken Griffey 139
5 Vinny Castilla 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 67
2 Craig Biggio 61
2 Tony Womack 61
4 Edgar Renteria 52
5 Eric Young 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.72
2 Kevin Brown 2.43
3 Pedro Martinez 2.51
4 Tom Glavine 2.59
5 Rick Reed 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 20
1 Kevin Tapani 20
1 Tim Wakefield 20
4 Roger Clemens 19
4 Pedro Martinez 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 321
2 Randy Johnson 292
3 Pedro Martinez 276
4 Roger Clemens 262
5 Kevin Brown 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 54
2 Trevor Hoffman 49
3 Tom Gordon 43
4 Randy Myers 42
5 Troy Percival 41