On This Day

Monday, August 10, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 85 29 .746 --
Red Sox 68 47 .591 17.5
Orioles 61 56 .521 25.5
Blue Jays 58 59 .496 28.5
Devil Rays 45 70 .391 40.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 65 51 .560 --
White Sox 52 64 .448 13.0
Twins 52 64 .448 13.0
Royals 52 65 .444 13.5
Tigers 46 70 .397 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 63 53 .543 --
Angels 62 55 .530 1.5
Mariners 54 62 .466 9.0
Athletics 52 66 .441 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 79 39 .669 --
Mets 63 53 .543 15.0
Phillies 57 60 .487 21.5
Expos 49 70 .412 30.5
Marlins 42 76 .356 37.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 72 46 .610 --
Cubs 65 54 .546 7.5
Brewers 58 60 .492 14.0
Cardinals 56 61 .479 15.5
Reds 53 65 .449 19.0
Pirates 52 66 .441 20.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 76 42 .644 --
Giants 62 57 .521 14.5
Dodgers 60 58 .508 16.0
Rockies 54 65 .454 22.5
D'backs 44 74 .373 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Edgardo Alfonzo 3
1 Sean Berry 3
1 Luis Gonzalez 3
4 Bobby Abreu 2
4 35 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luis Gonzalez 2
1 Sammy Sosa 2
3 Moises Alou 1
3 Brian Banks 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 4
2 Sean Berry 3
2 Mike Blowers 3
2 Barry Bonds 3
2 Matt Lawton 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 2
2 Jim Edmonds 1
2 Brad Fullmer 1
2 Rickey Henderson 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Curt Schilling 1.25
2 Al Leiter 1.17
3 Hideki Irabu 1.00
4 Omar Daal 0.86
5 2 tied 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Elarton 1
1 Juan Guzman 1
1 Livan Hernandez 1
1 Hideki Irabu 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 7
1 Al Leiter 7
1 Russ Ortiz 7
4 Omar Daal 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Bill Simas 1
1 Billy Wagner 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .352
2 John Olerud .349
3 Todd Walker .347
4 Dante Bichette .342
5 Larry Walker .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 46
1 Sammy Sosa 46
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 116
3 Dante Bichette 104
4 Moises Alou 103
4 Mark McGwire 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 49
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 2.36
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 226
3 Kevin Brown 187
4 Kerry Wood 185
5 Pedro Martinez 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 38
2 Rod Beck 34
2 Jeff Shaw 34
4 Tom Gordon 32
5 John Wetteland 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .514
2 John Olerud .466
3 Marvin Benard .455
3 Magglio Ordonez .455
5 Tim Raines .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 8
2 Tim Salmon 7
3 Moises Alou 6
3 Andruw Jones 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 21
2 Sammy Sosa 20
3 Moises Alou 17
3 Dante Bichette 17
3 3 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 8
2 Rickey Henderson 6
2 Jose Offerman 6
4 Craig Biggio 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennys Reyes 0.73
2 Juan Guzman 0.87
3 Greg Maddux 1.00
4 Omar Daal 1.11
5 Tom Glavine 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Guzman 3
1 Dustin Hermanson 3
1 Ramiro Mendoza 3
1 Sidney Ponson 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 32
2 Kevin Brown 28
3 Roger Clemens 26
4 Matt Beech 25
5 Steve Woodard 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 5
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 5
1 Gregg Olson 5
4 Rick Aguilera 4
4 7 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Offerman .426
2 John Olerud .419
3 Todd Walker .416
4 Vladimir Guerrero .409
5 Edgar Martinez .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 14
2 Moises Alou 11
2 Vladimir Guerrero 11
2 Sammy Sosa 11
5 4 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 34
1 Eric Davis 34
1 Vladimir Guerrero 34
4 Nomar Garciaparra 32
4 Sammy Sosa 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 13
2 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Otis Nixon 12
4 Jose Offerman 10
5 5 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 1.44
2 Greg Maddux 1.52
3 Juan Guzman 1.76
4 Roger Clemens 1.84
5 Chuck Finley 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 5
1 Kevin Tapani 5
3 Andy Ashby 4
3 Pedro Astacio 4
3 20 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 63
2 Kevin Brown 57
3 Roger Clemens 50
4 David Cone 47
5 Curt Schilling 41

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .347
2 Todd Walker .345
3 John Olerud .339
4 Dante Bichette .334
5 Roberto Alomar .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 69
2 Ken Griffey 62
3 Sammy Sosa 57
4 Juan Gonzalez 50
4 Rafael Palmeiro 50

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 163
2 Sammy Sosa 149
3 Mark McGwire 144
4 Ken Griffey 141
5 Albert Belle 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 68
2 Craig Biggio 61
3 Tony Womack 60
4 Edgar Renteria 53
5 2 tied 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.60
2 Kevin Brown 2.38
3 Tom Glavine 2.42
4 Pedro Martinez 2.61
5 Andy Ashby 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Tapani 21
2 Kevin Brown 20
2 Tim Wakefield 20
4 Tom Glavine 19
4 Greg Maddux 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 321
2 Randy Johnson 281
2 Pedro Martinez 281
4 Roger Clemens 260
5 Kevin Brown 232

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 54
2 Trevor Hoffman 48
3 Tom Gordon 43
4 Randy Myers 40
5 4 tied 38