On This Day

Saturday, August 15, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 89 30 .748 --
Red Sox 71 49 .592 18.5
Orioles 65 57 .533 25.5
Blue Jays 61 61 .500 29.5
Devil Rays 47 73 .392 42.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 66 55 .545 --
Royals 55 67 .451 11.5
White Sox 54 66 .450 11.5
Twins 53 68 .438 13.0
Tigers 47 73 .392 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 66 56 .541 --
Rangers 65 56 .537 0.5
Mariners 55 65 .458 10.0
Athletics 54 68 .443 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 82 41 .667 --
Mets 66 54 .550 14.5
Phillies 59 62 .488 22.0
Expos 49 74 .398 33.0
Marlins 44 79 .358 38.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 76 47 .618 --
Cubs 67 56 .545 9.0
Cardinals 59 62 .488 16.0
Brewers 58 64 .475 17.5
Pirates 55 68 .447 21.0
Reds 55 68 .447 21.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 79 43 .648 --
Giants 65 58 .528 14.5
Dodgers 61 62 .496 18.5
Rockies 57 66 .463 22.5
D'backs 45 77 .369 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Deivi Cruz 4
1 Eric Davis 4
1 Rickey Henderson 4
1 Tino Martinez 4
5 23 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Moises Alou 2
1 Freddy Garcia 2
3 Bobby Abreu 1
3 Brady Anderson 1
3 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Greer 5
2 Richie Sexson 4
2 Mike Simms 4
4 Royce Clayton 3
4 10 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 2
2 Albert Belle 1
2 Ryan Christenson 1
2 Joey Cora 1
2 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 2.14
2 Darryl Kile 1.00
2 Bob Wolcott 1.00
4 Frankie Rodriguez 0.88
5 John Smoltz 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Rich DeLucia 1
1 Darryl Kile 1
1 Jim Mecir 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 15
2 Chan Ho Park 9
3 Darryl Kile 8
3 John Smoltz 8
5 5 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 1
1 Gabe White 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .355
2 Bernie Williams .348
3 Dante Bichette .346
4 Todd Walker .343
5 Larry Walker .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 47
2 Sammy Sosa 46
3 Ken Griffey 42
4 Greg Vaughn 39
5 Andres Galarraga 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 119
2 Sammy Sosa 118
3 Moises Alou 109
3 Vinny Castilla 109
5 Dante Bichette 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 50
2 Tony Womack 47
3 Edgar Renteria 38
4 Craig Biggio 37
4 Kenny Lofton 37

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 233
3 Kerry Wood 193
4 Kevin Brown 187
5 Pedro Martinez 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 39
2 Rod Beck 35
2 Jeff Shaw 35
4 Tom Gordon 34
5 Troy Percival 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .464
2 Dante Bichette .455
3 Jose Offerman .442
4 Jeffrey Hammonds .438
5 Marvin Benard .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Moises Alou 7
2 Jeff Kent 6
2 Chuck Knoblauch 6
2 Mo Vaughn 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 21
2 Dante Bichette 18
3 Moises Alou 16
3 Vladimir Guerrero 16
3 3 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Offerman 9
2 Brian Hunter 8
3 Otis Nixon 6
3 Tony Womack 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 0.36
2 Jesus Sanchez 0.67
3 Orlando Hernandez 0.71
4 Randy Johnson 0.72
5 Carl Pavano 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orlando Hernandez 3
1 Sterling Hitchcock 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 Jim Mecir 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 37
2 Randy Johnson 33
3 Orlando Hernandez 28
4 Mike Mussina 24
4 Shane Reynolds 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 6
2 Rod Beck 4
2 John Franco 4
2 Tom Gordon 4
2 6 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Offerman .458
2 Vladimir Guerrero .425
3 John Olerud .419
4 Eric Davis .405
5 Larry Walker .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Moises Alou 13
2 Nomar Garciaparra 12
3 Vladimir Guerrero 11
3 Jeff Kent 11
3 Sammy Sosa 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nomar Garciaparra 38
2 Ray Lankford 36
3 Dean Palmer 35
4 Vladimir Guerrero 34
5 2 tied 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 13
2 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Otis Nixon 12
2 Jose Offerman 12
5 Alex Rodriguez 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 0.96
2 Randy Johnson 1.44
3 Brian Bohanon 1.58
4 Roger Clemens 1.81
5 Juan Guzman 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orlando Hernandez 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 Roger Clemens 55
3 Kevin Brown 47
4 Orlando Hernandez 45
5 2 tied 44

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .347
2 Todd Walker .342
3 Dante Bichette .340
4 Larry Walker .339
5 John Olerud .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 67
2 Ken Griffey 61
3 Sammy Sosa 56
4 Rafael Palmeiro 51
5 Andres Galarraga 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 157
2 Sammy Sosa 147
3 Vinny Castilla 141
3 Mark McGwire 141
5 Ken Griffey 140

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 65
2 Tony Womack 63
3 Craig Biggio 60
4 Edgar Renteria 53
5 Eric Young 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 2.80

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 320
2 Randy Johnson 294
3 Pedro Martinez 272
4 Roger Clemens 262
5 Kevin Brown 228

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 54
2 Trevor Hoffman 47
3 Tom Gordon 45
4 Troy Percival 41
5 2 tied 39