On This Day

Wednesday, August 12, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 87 29 .750 --
Red Sox 69 48 .590 18.5
Orioles 62 57 .521 26.5
Blue Jays 60 59 .504 28.5
Devil Rays 46 71 .393 41.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 66 52 .559 --
White Sox 53 65 .449 13.0
Royals 53 66 .445 13.5
Twins 52 66 .441 14.0
Tigers 46 72 .390 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 64 54 .542 --
Angels 64 55 .538 0.5
Mariners 54 64 .458 10.0
Athletics 53 67 .442 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 79 41 .658 --
Mets 64 54 .542 14.0
Phillies 58 61 .487 20.5
Expos 49 72 .405 30.5
Marlins 44 76 .367 35.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 74 46 .617 --
Cubs 66 55 .545 8.5
Brewers 58 62 .483 16.0
Cardinals 57 62 .479 16.5
Pirates 54 66 .450 20.0
Reds 53 67 .442 21.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 78 42 .650 --
Giants 63 58 .521 15.5
Dodgers 60 60 .500 18.0
Rockies 56 65 .463 22.5
D'backs 45 75 .375 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hal Morris 5
2 Carlos Baerga 4
2 Eric Young 4
4 Manny Alexander 3
4 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Henry Rodriguez 2
2 Rich Aurilia 1
2 Craig Biggio 1
2 Jeff Blauser 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Scott Brosius 5
1 Henry Rodriguez 5
3 Carlos Delgado 4
4 Mike Bordick 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joey Cora 2
2 Moises Alou 1
2 Derek Bell 1
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Eyre 4.00
2 Randy Johnson 1.86
3 Mike Remlinger 1.50
4 Jose Rosado 1.00
5 Andy Ashby 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 1
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 Bartolo Colon 1
1 David Cone 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 13
2 Mike Remlinger 12
3 Andy Ashby 8
4 Bartolo Colon 6
4 5 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jerry Dipoto 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Mark Leiter 1
1 Matt Mantei 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .352
2 John Olerud .349
3 Dante Bichette .347
4 Todd Walker .343
5 Larry Walker .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 47
2 Sammy Sosa 46
3 Ken Griffey 41
4 Greg Vaughn 39
5 4 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 119
2 Sammy Sosa 116
3 Vinny Castilla 108
4 Dante Bichette 106
4 Mark McGwire 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 49
2 Tony Womack 46
3 Edgar Renteria 37
4 Craig Biggio 36
5 2 tied 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.67
2 Al Leiter 2.36
3 Tom Glavine 2.47
4 Andy Ashby 2.50
5 Kevin Brown 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 17
2 Andy Ashby 16
3 Tom Glavine 15
3 Rick Helling 15
3 3 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 246
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 2 others tied 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .447
2 Vladimir Guerrero .439
3 Dante Bichette .436
4 John Olerud .433
5 Marvin Benard .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andruw Jones 6
1 Jeff Kent 6
1 Henry Rodriguez 6
1 Mo Vaughn 6
5 11 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 24
2 Vladimir Guerrero 18
3 Dante Bichette 17
3 Nomar Garciaparra 17
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 0.56
2 Randy Johnson 0.72
3 Dennys Reyes 0.73
4 Juan Guzman 0.87
5 Kent Bottenfield 0.90

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 33
2 Kevin Brown 28
3 Matt Beech 25
4 Steve Woodard 24
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 6
2 John Wetteland 5
3 John Franco 4
3 Kerry Ligtenberg 4
3 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Offerman .449
2 Vladimir Guerrero .424
3 Todd Walker .409
4 John Olerud .402
5 Larry Walker .387

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 34
1 Vladimir Guerrero 34
3 Ray Lankford 33
4 Barry Bonds 31
4 Sammy Sosa 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 14
2 Rickey Henderson 12
3 Otis Nixon 11
3 Alex Rodriguez 11
5 Jose Offerman 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 1.18
2 Brian Bohanon 1.41
3 Randy Johnson 1.44
4 Roger Clemens 1.72
5 Juan Guzman 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Tapani 5
2 Andy Ashby 4
2 Pedro Astacio 4
2 Andy Benes 4
2 20 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 61
2 Kevin Brown 57
3 Kerry Wood 45
4 Darren Dreifort 43
5 David Cone 42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .345
2 Todd Walker .342
3 Dante Bichette .337
4 John Olerud .335
5 Larry Walker .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 70
2 Ken Griffey 61
3 Sammy Sosa 57
4 Rafael Palmeiro 51
5 Juan Gonzalez 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 162
2 Sammy Sosa 149
3 Mark McGwire 147
4 Vinny Castilla 140
5 2 tied 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 65
2 Tony Womack 62
3 Craig Biggio 61
4 Edgar Renteria 52
5 Brian Hunter 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.72
2 Tom Glavine 2.41
3 Kevin Brown 2.45
4 Pedro Martinez 2.61
5 Andy Ashby 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Tapani 21
2 Kevin Brown 20
2 Tim Wakefield 20
4 Andy Ashby 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 313
2 Randy Johnson 294
3 Pedro Martinez 281
4 Roger Clemens 260
5 Kevin Brown 228

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 54
2 Trevor Hoffman 48
3 Tom Gordon 43
4 Troy Percival 40
5 Randy Myers 39