On This Day

Thursday, August 6, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 80 29 .734 --
Red Sox 66 46 .589 15.5
Orioles 58 55 .513 24.0
Blue Jays 56 58 .491 26.5
Devil Rays 44 67 .396 37.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 63 50 .558 --
Royals 52 61 .460 11.0
Twins 51 61 .455 11.5
White Sox 49 63 .438 13.5
Tigers 46 65 .414 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 62 51 .549 --
Angels 60 53 .531 2.0
Athletics 51 63 .447 11.5
Mariners 50 62 .446 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 76 39 .661 --
Mets 60 52 .536 14.5
Phillies 56 57 .496 19.0
Expos 47 68 .409 29.0
Marlins 41 74 .357 35.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 68 46 .596 --
Cubs 64 51 .557 4.5
Brewers 57 57 .500 11.0
Cardinals 53 60 .469 14.5
Pirates 51 64 .443 17.5
Reds 51 64 .443 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 74 41 .643 --
Giants 62 53 .539 12.0
Dodgers 58 57 .504 16.0
Rockies 52 63 .452 22.0
D'backs 43 71 .377 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Phillips 4
2 Barry Bonds 3
2 Ron Coomer 3
2 Todd Hundley 3
2 Jeff King 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andruw Jones 2
1 Mo Vaughn 2
3 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
3 Dante Bichette 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Terry Jones 4
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 3
2 Marty Cordova 3
2 Charlie Hayes 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 1
1 Chipper Jones 1
1 Al Martin 1
1 Paul Molitor 1
1 Andy Sheets 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Greg Maddux 2.00
2 Jeremy Powell 1.00
3 John Thomson 0.83
4 Joey Hamilton 0.67
5 Mike Remlinger 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Burkett 1
1 Mark Leiter 1
1 Greg Maddux 1
1 Jeremy Powell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joey Hamilton 6
1 Greg Maddux 6
3 Orel Hershiser 5
3 John Thomson 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 John Wetteland 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Walker .352
2 Bernie Williams .344
3 John Olerud .343
4 Larry Walker .339
5 Vladimir Guerrero .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 45
2 Sammy Sosa 43
3 Ken Griffey 41
4 Greg Vaughn 39
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 118
2 Sammy Sosa 111
3 Vinny Castilla 100
3 Mark McGwire 100
5 Albert Belle 97

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 1.53
2 Al Leiter 2.34
3 Andy Ashby 2.55
4 Kevin Brown 2.58
5 Rick Reed 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 15
1 David Cone 15
1 Greg Maddux 15
1 Pedro Martinez 15
5 4 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 225
2 Curt Schilling 221
3 Kerry Wood 185
4 Kevin Brown 180
5 Pedro Martinez 170

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 37
2 Rod Beck 33
2 Jeff Shaw 33
4 Tom Gordon 32
5 2 tied 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Marvin Benard .516
2 Todd Walker .512
3 Jose Offerman .481
4 Larry Walker .451
5 Tony Gwynn .449

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Kent 7
1 Darryl Strawberry 7
3 Eric Davis 6
3 Vladimir Guerrero 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vladimir Guerrero 24
2 Jeff Kent 21
3 Nomar Garciaparra 18
3 Dean Palmer 18
3 Sammy Sosa 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Offerman 8
2 Rickey Henderson 7
3 Darren Lewis 6
4 Ray Lankford 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Armando Reynoso 0.00
2 Juan Guzman 0.42
3 Brian Moehler 0.57
4 Greg Maddux 0.70
5 Jeremy Powell 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Astacio 3
1 Juan Guzman 3
1 Mark Leiter 3
1 Kent Mercker 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 31
2 Randy Johnson 24
3 Frankie Rodriguez 23
3 Curt Schilling 23
3 Steve Woodard 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 6
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 6
3 Rick Aguilera 5
3 Rod Beck 5
3 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Walker .422
2 Vladimir Guerrero .411
3 Jose Offerman .408
4 Albert Belle .394
5 Eric Davis .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 17
2 Vladimir Guerrero 12
3 Eric Davis 11
4 Vinny Castilla 10
4 Sammy Sosa 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vladimir Guerrero 35
2 Eric Davis 34
3 Albert Belle 31
3 Nomar Garciaparra 31
5 Sammy Sosa 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 11
2 Darren Lewis 10
3 Craig Biggio 9
3 Rickey Henderson 9
3 Jose Offerman 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.52
2 Matt Morris 1.60
3 Roger Clemens 1.70
4 Randy Johnson 1.76
5 Juan Guzman 1.78

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 58
2 Randy Johnson 55
3 Kerry Wood 46
4 Roger Clemens 42
4 David Cone 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 12
2 Rod Beck 10
2 Jeff Shaw 10
4 Rick Aguilera 9
4 Gregg Olson 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .345
2 John Olerud .333
3 Larry Walker .333
4 Roberto Alomar .330
5 Dante Bichette .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 69
2 Ken Griffey 64
3 Sammy Sosa 56
4 Juan Gonzalez 51
5 Rafael Palmeiro 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 164
2 Sammy Sosa 148
3 Mark McGwire 142
4 Ken Griffey 139
5 Albert Belle 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 67
2 Tony Womack 61
3 Craig Biggio 60
4 Edgar Renteria 52
5 Eric Young 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.67
2 Kevin Brown 2.35
3 Pedro Martinez 2.51
4 Tom Glavine 2.51
5 Rick Reed 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 21
2 Kevin Tapani 20
2 Tim Wakefield 20
4 Roger Clemens 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 316
2 Randy Johnson 292
3 Pedro Martinez 276
4 Roger Clemens 262
5 Kevin Brown 234

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 54
2 Trevor Hoffman 49
3 Tom Gordon 43
4 Randy Myers 42
5 Troy Percival 40