On This Day

Saturday, August 8, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 83 29 .741 --
Red Sox 67 47 .588 17.0
Orioles 60 55 .522 24.5
Blue Jays 57 59 .491 28.0
Devil Rays 44 69 .389 39.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 65 50 .565 --
Royals 52 64 .448 13.5
White Sox 51 63 .447 13.5
Twins 51 63 .447 13.5
Tigers 46 68 .404 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 63 52 .548 --
Angels 60 55 .522 3.0
Mariners 53 62 .461 10.0
Athletics 52 64 .448 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 78 39 .667 --
Mets 62 52 .544 14.5
Phillies 56 59 .487 21.0
Expos 48 69 .410 30.0
Marlins 41 75 .353 36.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 70 46 .603 --
Cubs 64 53 .547 6.5
Brewers 57 59 .491 13.0
Cardinals 55 60 .478 14.5
Reds 53 64 .453 17.5
Pirates 51 66 .436 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 75 41 .647 --
Giants 62 55 .530 13.5
Dodgers 60 57 .513 15.5
Rockies 52 65 .444 23.5
D'backs 44 72 .379 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Molitor 5
2 David Bell 4
2 Darren Bragg 4
2 Michael Tucker 4
5 20 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darren Bragg 2
1 Russ Davis 2
1 Bobby Estalella 2
4 Bobby Abreu 1
4 32 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jorge Posada 6
2 Russ Davis 4
3 Shane Andrews 3
3 Scott Brosius 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Trey Beamon 1
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 Scott Brosius 1
1 Mike Caruso 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Orlando Hernandez 1.40
2 Jose Lima 1.00
3 Donovan Osborne 0.80
3 Steve Woodard 0.80
5 Dustin Hermanson 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chad Bradford 1
1 Ken Cloude 1
1 Doug Henry 1
1 Dustin Hermanson 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Clark 7
1 Ken Cloude 7
1 Dustin Hermanson 7
1 Orlando Hernandez 7
1 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Jesse Orosco 1
1 Bill Simas 1
1 Ugueth Urbina 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Walker .353
2 Bernie Williams .347
3 John Olerud .346
4 Larry Walker .342
5 Dante Bichette .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 46
2 Sammy Sosa 44
3 Ken Griffey 41
4 Greg Vaughn 39
5 4 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 119
2 Sammy Sosa 114
3 Mark McGwire 103
4 Vinny Castilla 100
5 Albert Belle 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 47
2 Tony Womack 44
3 Edgar Renteria 37
4 Craig Biggio 36
5 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 Tony Gwynn .476
2 Marvin Benard .474
3 John Olerud .473
4 Todd Walker .465
5 Tim Raines .448

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 7
2 Eric Davis 6
2 Andruw Jones 6
2 Manny Ramirez 6
2 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 20
2 Nomar Garciaparra 18
2 Vladimir Guerrero 18
4 Dean Palmer 17
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 6
1 Jose Offerman 6
1 Edgar Renteria 6
1 Alex Rodriguez 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Guzman 0.60
1 Mike Mussina 0.60
3 Greg Maddux 0.70
4 Dennys Reyes 0.73
5 Tom Glavine 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dustin Hermanson 3
1 Kent Mercker 3
1 Sidney Ponson 3
1 Rudy Seanez 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 32
2 Kevin Brown 31
3 Steve Woodard 26
4 Pedro Martinez 24
5 3 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gregg Olson 6
2 Tom Gordon 5
2 Trevor Hoffman 5
2 Kerry Ligtenberg 5
2 Jeff Shaw 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Walker .418
2 Jose Offerman .404
3 Vladimir Guerrero .402
4 John Olerud .393
5 Eric Davis .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 17
2 Vladimir Guerrero 12
3 Eric Davis 11
3 Chuck Knoblauch 11
3 Sammy Sosa 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vladimir Guerrero 36
2 Eric Davis 34
2 Ray Lankford 34
4 Albert Belle 33
4 Sammy Sosa 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 13
2 Craig Biggio 10
2 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Darren Lewis 10
2 Jose Offerman 10

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 21 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 .343
2 John Olerud .337
3 Larry Walker .334
4 Roberto Alomar .333
5 Dante Bichette .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 70
2 Ken Griffey 63
3 Sammy Sosa 56
4 Juan Gonzalez 51
5 Rafael Palmeiro 50

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 165
2 Sammy Sosa 149
3 Mark McGwire 145
4 Ken Griffey 142
5 Albert Belle 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 68
2 Craig Biggio 61
3 Tony Womack 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 Al Leiter 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 20
1 Kevin Tapani 20
1 Tim Wakefield 20
4 Tom Glavine 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 316
2 Randy Johnson 300
3 Pedro Martinez 289
4 Roger Clemens 252
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