On This Day

Sunday, August 9, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 84 29 .743 --
Red Sox 68 47 .591 17.0
Orioles 60 56 .517 25.5
Blue Jays 58 59 .496 28.0
Devil Rays 45 69 .395 39.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 65 51 .560 --
Twins 52 63 .452 12.5
Royals 52 65 .444 13.5
White Sox 51 64 .443 13.5
Tigers 46 69 .400 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 63 53 .543 --
Angels 61 55 .526 2.0
Mariners 54 62 .466 9.0
Athletics 52 65 .444 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 79 39 .669 --
Mets 62 53 .539 15.5
Phillies 56 60 .483 22.0
Expos 49 69 .415 30.0
Marlins 41 76 .350 37.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 71 46 .607 --
Cubs 64 54 .542 7.5
Brewers 58 59 .496 13.0
Cardinals 56 60 .483 14.5
Reds 53 65 .449 18.5
Pirates 52 66 .441 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 76 41 .650 --
Giants 62 56 .525 14.5
Dodgers 60 58 .508 16.5
Rockies 53 65 .449 23.5
D'backs 44 73 .376 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dante Bichette 4
1 Tony Fernandez 4
1 Chipper Jones 4
1 Otis Nixon 4
1 John Olerud 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 2
1 Mo Vaughn 2
3 Roberto Alomar 1
3 Moises Alou 1
3 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 5
2 Moises Alou 4
2 Barry Bonds 4
2 Chipper Jones 4
2 Mo Vaughn 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chipper Jones 2
1 Otis Nixon 2
1 Fernando Vina 2
4 Dante Bichette 1
4 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Gardner 1.33
2 Steve Parris 1.20
2 Chris Peters 1.20
4 Shane Reynolds 1.11
5 Roger Clemens 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shayne Bennett 1
1 Jim Corsi 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 Sterling Hitchcock 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Mussina 11
2 Shane Reynolds 10
3 John Smoltz 9
4 Roger Clemens 8
4 2 others tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Steve Kline 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .352
2 Todd Walker .351
3 Bernie Williams .350
4 Larry Walker .341
5 Dante Bichette .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 46
2 Sammy Sosa 44
3 Ken Griffey 41
4 Greg Vaughn 39
5 Andres Galarraga 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 119
2 Sammy Sosa 114
3 Mark McGwire 103
4 Moises Alou 101
4 Vinny Castilla 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 48
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 38
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 .500
2 John Olerud .491
3 Marvin Benard .462
4 Jose Offerman .436
5 Vladimir Guerrero .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Salmon 7
1 Sammy Sosa 7
3 Moises Alou 6
3 Andruw Jones 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 20
2 Barry Bonds 18
2 Vladimir Guerrero 18
4 Nomar Garciaparra 17
4 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Rodriguez 7
2 Rickey Henderson 6
2 Otis Nixon 6
2 Jose Offerman 6
2 Edgar Renteria 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Guzman 0.60
2 Greg Maddux 0.70
3 Dennys Reyes 0.73
4 Omar Daal 1.06
5 Tom Glavine 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dustin Hermanson 3
1 Ramiro Mendoza 3
1 Kent Mercker 3
1 Sidney Ponson 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 32
2 Kevin Brown 31
3 Roger Clemens 26
3 Steve Woodard 26
5 Matt Beech 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 6
2 Trevor Hoffman 5
2 Gregg Olson 5
2 Jeff Shaw 5
5 6 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Walker .427
2 Vladimir Guerrero .417
3 John Olerud .415
4 Jose Offerman .411
5 Albert Belle .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 16
2 Eric Davis 11
2 Vladimir Guerrero 11
2 Chuck Knoblauch 11
5 5 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vladimir Guerrero 36
2 Eric Davis 34
3 Ray Lankford 33
4 Dante Bichette 32
4 Nomar Garciaparra 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 13
2 Rickey Henderson 11
3 Craig Biggio 10
3 Darren Lewis 10
3 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 1.44
2 Greg Maddux 1.52
3 Matt Morris 1.60
4 Juan Guzman 1.78
5 Roger Clemens 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 5
2 Andy Ashby 4
2 Pedro Astacio 4
2 James Baldwin 4
2 20 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 63
2 Kevin Brown 58
3 Roger Clemens 50
4 David Cone 47
5 Kerry Wood 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 13
2 Jeff Shaw 11
3 Rod Beck 10
3 Gregg Olson 10
5 Rick Aguilera 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .347
2 John Olerud .340
3 Roberto Alomar .333
4 Larry Walker .332
5 Dante Bichette .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 69
2 Ken Griffey 62
3 Sammy Sosa 55
4 Juan Gonzalez 50
4 Rafael Palmeiro 50

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 163
2 Sammy Sosa 148
3 Mark McGwire 144
4 Ken Griffey 141
5 Albert Belle 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 69
2 Craig Biggio 61
3 Tony Womack 60
4 Edgar Renteria 53
5 Brian Hunter 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 Pedro Martinez 289
3 Randy Johnson 281
4 Roger Clemens 260
5 Kevin Brown 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 55
2 Trevor Hoffman 49
3 Tom Gordon 43
4 Randy Myers 40
5 3 tied 39