On This Day

Friday, August 7, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 82 29 .739 --
Red Sox 66 47 .584 17.0
Orioles 59 55 .518 24.5
Blue Jays 56 59 .487 28.0
Devil Rays 44 68 .393 38.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 64 50 .561 --
Royals 52 63 .452 12.5
Twins 51 62 .451 12.5
White Sox 49 63 .438 14.0
Tigers 46 67 .407 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 63 51 .553 --
Angels 60 53 .531 2.5
Mariners 52 62 .456 11.0
Athletics 52 63 .452 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 77 39 .664 --
Mets 61 52 .540 14.5
Phillies 56 58 .491 20.0
Expos 47 69 .405 30.0
Marlins 41 75 .353 36.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 69 46 .600 --
Cubs 64 52 .552 5.5
Brewers 57 58 .496 12.0
Cardinals 54 60 .474 14.5
Reds 52 64 .448 17.5
Pirates 51 65 .440 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 75 41 .647 --
Giants 62 54 .534 13.0
Dodgers 59 57 .509 16.0
Rockies 52 64 .448 23.0
D'backs 44 71 .383 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brady Anderson 5
1 Alex Rodriguez 5
1 Shane Spencer 5
4 Johnny Damon 4
4 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 2
1 Jeff Bagwell 2
1 Shane Spencer 2
4 Moises Alou 1
4 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Bagwell 5
1 Harold Baines 5
3 Brady Anderson 4
3 Aaron Boone 4
3 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bernard Gilkey 2
2 Moises Alou 1
2 Ryan Christenson 1
2 Marty Cordova 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pedro Martinez 1.62
2 Randy Johnson 1.33
3 Dwight Gooden 0.86
4 David Cone 0.83
5 Tom Glavine 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Anderson 1
1 Brian Bohanon 1
1 Kent Bottenfield 1
1 David Cone 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 13
2 Randy Johnson 8
3 Andy Ashby 6
3 Dwight Gooden 6
5 8 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Fetters 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Gregg Olson 1
1 Jeff Shaw 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Walker .354
2 Bernie Williams .349
3 John Olerud .344
4 Larry Walker .341
5 3 tied .333

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 119
2 Sammy Sosa 111
3 Mark McGwire 102
4 Vinny Castilla 100
5 3 tied 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 46
2 Tony Womack 43
3 Edgar Renteria 37
4 Craig Biggio 35
4 Kenny Lofton 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.53
2 Al Leiter 2.34
3 Tom Glavine 2.47
4 Andy Ashby 2.55
5 Kevin Brown 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 16
2 Andy Ashby 15
2 Tom Glavine 15
2 Rick Helling 15
2 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 233
2 Curt Schilling 221
3 Kerry Wood 185
4 Pedro Martinez 183
5 Kevin Brown 180

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 37
2 Jeff Shaw 34
3 Rod Beck 33
4 Tom Gordon 32
5 John Wetteland 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Marvin Benard .500
1 Todd Walker .500
3 Tony Gwynn .478
4 John Olerud .456
5 Jose Offerman .446

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 8
2 Jeff Kent 7
3 Eric Davis 6
3 Manny Ramirez 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vladimir Guerrero 23
2 Jeff Kent 21
3 Nomar Garciaparra 18
4 Dean Palmer 17
4 Sammy Sosa 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Offerman 8
2 Rickey Henderson 7
3 Edgar Renteria 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 Greg Maddux 0.70
4 Jose Lima 1.00
5 Tom Glavine 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Guzman 3
1 Mark Leiter 3
1 Kent Mercker 3
1 Mike Mussina 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 32
2 Kevin Brown 31
3 Pedro Martinez 24
4 Frankie Rodriguez 23
4 Curt Schilling 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gregg Olson 6
1 Jeff Shaw 6
3 Rick Aguilera 5
3 Tom Gordon 5
3 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Walker .425
2 Jose Offerman .414
3 Vladimir Guerrero .405
4 Albert Belle .394
5 John Olerud .389

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vladimir Guerrero 35
2 Eric Davis 34
3 Albert Belle 31
3 Nomar Garciaparra 31
3 Ray Lankford 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 12
2 Darren Lewis 10
2 Jose Offerman 10
4 Craig Biggio 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 1.44
2 Greg Maddux 1.52
3 Matt Morris 1.60
4 Roger Clemens 1.70
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 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 63
2 Kevin Brown 58
3 David Cone 47
4 Kerry Wood 46
5 Roger Clemens 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 12
2 Jeff Shaw 11
3 Rod Beck 10
3 Gregg Olson 10
5 2 tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .347
2 John Olerud .336
3 Larry Walker .333
4 Roberto Alomar .333
5 Mike Piazza .329

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 165
2 Sammy Sosa 148
3 Mark McGwire 144
4 Ken Griffey 142
5 Albert Belle 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 67
2 Tony Womack 62
3 Craig Biggio 60
4 Edgar Renteria 53
5 2 tied 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.60
2 Kevin Brown 2.38
3 Tom Glavine 2.42
4 Pedro Martinez 2.55
5 Roger Clemens 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 20
1 Kevin Tapani 20
3 Roger Clemens 19
3 Tom Glavine 19
3 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 316
2 Randy Johnson 300
3 Pedro Martinez 289
4 Roger Clemens 262
5 Kevin Brown 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 55
2 Trevor Hoffman 48
3 Tom Gordon 43
4 Randy Myers 41
5 John Wetteland 40