On This Day

Tuesday, August 11, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 86 29 .748 --
Red Sox 69 47 .595 17.5
Orioles 61 57 .517 26.5
Blue Jays 59 59 .500 28.5
Devil Rays 46 70 .397 40.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 65 52 .556 --
White Sox 52 65 .444 13.0
Twins 52 65 .444 13.0
Royals 52 66 .441 13.5
Tigers 46 71 .393 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 64 53 .547 --
Angels 63 55 .534 1.5
Mariners 54 63 .462 10.0
Athletics 53 66 .445 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 79 40 .664 --
Mets 64 53 .547 14.0
Phillies 57 61 .483 21.5
Expos 49 71 .408 30.5
Marlins 43 76 .361 36.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 73 46 .613 --
Cubs 65 55 .542 8.5
Brewers 58 61 .487 15.0
Cardinals 56 62 .475 16.5
Pirates 53 66 .445 20.0
Reds 53 66 .445 20.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 77 42 .647 --
Giants 63 57 .525 14.5
Dodgers 60 59 .504 17.0
Rockies 55 65 .458 22.5
D'backs 45 74 .378 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Edgardo Alfonzo 4
1 Dante Bichette 4
1 Mark Kotsay 4
4 Manny Alexander 3
4 22 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Batista 2
1 Nomar Garciaparra 2
1 Jeff Kent 2
4 Moises Alou 1
4 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vinny Castilla 4
1 Nomar Garciaparra 4
1 Todd Helton 4
1 Jeff Kent 4
1 Mike Lansing 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 3
2 Dante Bichette 2
3 Ryan Christenson 1
3 Deivi Cruz 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jeff Juden 1.80
2 David Wells 1.00
2 Kerry Wood 1.00
4 Chris Carpenter 0.75
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Chris Carpenter 1
1 Francisco Cordova 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Juden 9
2 Darren Dreifort 8
2 Kerry Wood 8
4 Sean Bergman 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 Troy Percival 1
1 Paul Quantrill 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .351
2 John Olerud .350
3 Dante Bichette .347
4 Todd Walker .344
5 Larry Walker .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 47
2 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 106
4 Vinny Castilla 105
5 2 tied 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 49
2 Tony Womack 45
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 3 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 233
2 Curt Schilling 226
3 Kerry Wood 193
4 Kevin Brown 187
5 Pedro Martinez 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 39
2 Rod Beck 34
2 Jeff Shaw 34
4 Tom Gordon 32
4 John Wetteland 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .475
2 John Olerud .460
3 Magglio Ordonez .444
4 Dante Bichette .439
5 Marvin Benard .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Moises Alou 6
1 Andruw Jones 6
1 Jeff Kent 6
1 Tim Salmon 6
1 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 24
2 Dante Bichette 18
2 Nomar Garciaparra 18
2 Vladimir Guerrero 18
5 Ray Lankford 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 8
2 Brian Hunter 7
2 Jose Offerman 7
4 Rickey Henderson 6
4 Alex Rodriguez 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 0.56
2 Dennys Reyes 0.73
3 Juan Guzman 0.87
4 Greg Maddux 1.00
5 Omar Daal 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 3
1 Tom Candiotti 3
1 Juan Guzman 3
1 Dustin Hermanson 3
1 4 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 6
2 Gregg Olson 5
2 John Wetteland 5
4 Rick Aguilera 4
4 7 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Offerman .434
2 Vladimir Guerrero .422
3 Todd Walker .416
4 John Olerud .398
5 Larry Walker .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 13
2 Moises Alou 12
2 Jeff Kent 12
4 Nomar Garciaparra 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nomar Garciaparra 36
2 Eric Davis 34
2 Vladimir Guerrero 34
4 Barry Bonds 33
5 Dante Bichette 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 13
2 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Otis Nixon 12
4 Jose Offerman 10
4 Alex Rodriguez 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.37
2 Juan Guzman 1.76
2 Randy Johnson 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 Pedro Astacio 4
3 Andy Benes 4
3 17 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 57
2 Roger Clemens 50
3 Randy Johnson 48
4 Kerry Wood 45
5 Darren Dreifort 43

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 .345
2 Todd Walker .343
3 Dante Bichette .338
4 John Olerud .337
5 Larry Walker .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 70
2 Ken Griffey 61
3 Sammy Sosa 57
4 Rafael Palmeiro 50
5 Juan Gonzalez 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 162
2 Sammy Sosa 149
3 Mark McGwire 145
4 Ken Griffey 140
5 Albert Belle 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 65
2 Craig Biggio 61
2 Tony Womack 61
4 Edgar Renteria 52
5 Brian Hunter 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.60
2 Kevin Brown 2.38
3 Tom Glavine 2.41
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 313
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 39
4 Troy Percival 39