On This Day

Thursday, August 13, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 88 29 .752 --
Red Sox 70 48 .593 18.5
Orioles 63 57 .525 26.5
Blue Jays 61 59 .508 28.5
Devil Rays 46 72 .390 42.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 66 53 .555 --
Royals 54 66 .450 12.5
White Sox 53 65 .449 12.5
Twins 52 67 .437 14.0
Tigers 46 72 .390 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 64 55 .538 --
Angels 64 56 .533 0.5
Mariners 54 64 .458 9.5
Athletics 53 67 .442 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 80 41 .661 --
Mets 64 54 .542 14.5
Phillies 58 61 .487 21.0
Expos 49 72 .405 31.0
Marlins 44 77 .364 36.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 75 46 .620 --
Cubs 66 55 .545 9.0
Brewers 58 63 .479 17.0
Cardinals 57 62 .479 17.0
Pirates 55 66 .455 20.0
Reds 53 68 .438 22.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 78 43 .645 --
Giants 63 58 .521 15.0
Dodgers 61 60 .504 17.0
Rockies 56 65 .463 22.0
D'backs 45 75 .375 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wade Boggs 4
2 Brady Anderson 3
2 Nomar Garciaparra 3
2 Scott Hatteberg 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 1
1 Adrian Beltre 1
1 Jermaine Dye 1
1 Nomar Garciaparra 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nomar Garciaparra 3
1 Ricky Gutierrez 3
1 Rafael Palmeiro 3
4 Adrian Beltre 2
4 16 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gary Sheffield 2
2 Brad Ausmus 1
2 Craig Biggio 1
2 Tony Fernandez 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Orlando Hernandez 1.86
2 Rick Helling 1.33
3 Bryan Rekar 1.12
4 Mark Langston 0.89
5 Jose Lima 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Bohanon 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 Orlando Hernandez 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orlando Hernandez 13
2 Bryan Rekar 9
3 Rick Helling 8
3 Mark Langston 8
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Dan Plesac 1
1 Ricardo Rincon 1
1 2 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 .342
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 Rafael Palmeiro 37

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 Craig Biggio 37
3 Edgar Renteria 37
5 3 tied 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.67
2 Tom Glavine 2.35
3 Al Leiter 2.36
4 Andy Ashby 2.50
5 Kevin Brown 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 17
2 Andy Ashby 16
2 Tom Glavine 16
4 Rick Helling 15
4 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 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 39
2 Jeff Shaw 35
3 Rod Beck 34
4 Tom Gordon 33
5 2 tied 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dante Bichette .451
2 Jose Offerman .449
3 Marvin Benard .431
4 Magglio Ordonez .429
5 Vladimir Guerrero .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Kent 6
2 Tony Batista 5
2 Scott Brosius 5
2 Nomar Garciaparra 5
2 8 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 24
2 Nomar Garciaparra 18
3 Dante Bichette 17
3 Dean Palmer 17
5 Vladimir Guerrero 16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 0.36
2 Orlando Hernandez 0.71
3 Randy Johnson 0.72
4 Dennys Reyes 0.73
5 Juan Guzman 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 3
1 Tom Candiotti 3
1 Juan Guzman 3
1 Orlando Hernandez 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 33
2 Kevin Brown 28
2 Orlando Hernandez 28
4 Matt Beech 25
5 Jose Lima 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 6
2 Jeff Shaw 5
3 Tom Gordon 4
3 Kerry Ligtenberg 4
3 5 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Offerman .452
2 Vladimir Guerrero .425
3 John Olerud .402
4 Todd Walker .394
5 Larry Walker .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Moises Alou 12
1 Nomar Garciaparra 12
3 Albert Belle 11
3 Jeff Kent 11
3 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nomar Garciaparra 37
2 Vladimir Guerrero 32
2 Ray Lankford 32
4 Barry Bonds 31
4 2 others tied 31

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Guzman 0.82
2 Tom Glavine 0.96
3 Randy Johnson 1.44
4 Brian Bohanon 1.58
5 Roger Clemens 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orlando Hernandez 5
1 Kevin Tapani 5
3 Andy Ashby 4
3 Pedro Astacio 4
3 22 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 61
2 Kevin Brown 57
3 Orlando Hernandez 45
3 Kerry Wood 45
5 Darren Dreifort 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 12
2 Jeff Shaw 11
3 Rod Beck 10
4 Rick Aguilera 9
4 Gregg Olson 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .343
2 Todd Walker .341
3 Dante Bichette .338
4 Larry Walker .335
5 John Olerud .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 69
2 Ken Griffey 60
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 148
3 Mark McGwire 144
4 Vinny Castilla 140
5 2 tied 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 65
2 Craig Biggio 62
2 Tony Womack 62
4 Edgar Renteria 52
5 2 tied 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.72
2 Tom Glavine 2.32
3 Kevin Brown 2.45
4 Al Leiter 2.63
5 Pedro Martinez 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Tapani 21
2 Kevin Brown 20
2 Tom Glavine 20
2 Tim Wakefield 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 313
2 Randy Johnson 294
3 Pedro Martinez 284
4 Roger Clemens 247
5 Kevin Brown 228

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 55
2 Trevor Hoffman 47
3 Tom Gordon 44
4 Troy Percival 40
5 Randy Myers 39