On This Day

Sunday, August 16, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 90 30 .750 --
Red Sox 71 50 .587 19.5
Orioles 65 58 .528 26.5
Blue Jays 62 61 .504 29.5
Devil Rays 48 73 .397 42.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 67 55 .549 --
White Sox 55 66 .455 11.5
Royals 55 68 .447 12.5
Twins 54 68 .443 13.0
Tigers 48 73 .397 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 66 57 .537 --
Rangers 65 57 .533 0.5
Mariners 55 66 .455 10.0
Athletics 54 69 .439 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 82 42 .661 --
Mets 66 55 .545 14.5
Phillies 60 62 .492 21.0
Expos 49 75 .395 33.0
Marlins 44 80 .355 38.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 76 48 .613 --
Cubs 68 56 .548 8.0
Cardinals 59 63 .484 16.0
Brewers 59 65 .476 17.0
Pirates 56 68 .452 20.0
Reds 56 68 .452 20.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 80 44 .645 --
Giants 66 58 .532 14.0
Dodgers 62 62 .500 18.0
Rockies 57 67 .460 23.0
D'backs 46 77 .374 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Matt Lawton 4
1 Bernie Williams 4
3 Sean Casey 3
3 Luis Castillo 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roberto Kelly 2
2 Bobby Abreu 1
2 Jermaine Allensworth 1
2 Harold Baines 1
2 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Estalella 4
1 Jeff Reed 4
3 Bobby Abreu 3
3 Ray Durham 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 2
1 Andy Fox 2
3 Dave Berg 1
3 Dante Bichette 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kevin Brown 3.67
2 Sean Bergman 2.25
3 Kerry Wood 2.20
4 Bryce Florie 1.67
5 Darren Dreifort 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Chris Carpenter 1
1 Francisco Cordova 1
1 Omar Daal 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 11
1 Kerry Wood 11
3 Bryce Florie 10
3 Bill Pulsipher 10
5 2 tied 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 7 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .355
2 John Olerud .352
3 Dante Bichette .345
4 Larry Walker .340
5 Todd Walker .340

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 50
2 Tony Womack 48
3 Craig Biggio 39
4 Kenny Lofton 38
4 Edgar Renteria 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.67
2 Tom Glavine 2.35
3 Al Leiter 2.36
4 Kevin Brown 2.46
5 Andy Ashby 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 17
2 Andy Ashby 16
2 Tom Glavine 16
4 Kevin Brown 15
4 4 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 246
2 Curt Schilling 233
3 Kerry Wood 204
4 Kevin Brown 198
5 Pedro Martinez 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 39
2 Rod Beck 36
2 Jeff Shaw 36
4 Tom Gordon 34
5 Troy Percival 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .450
2 Jeffrey Hammonds .438
3 Jose Offerman .431
4 John Olerud .429
5 Dante Bichette .426

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 21
2 Dante Bichette 18
2 Jeff Kent 18
4 Moises Alou 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 8
2 Tony Womack 7
3 Craig Biggio 6
3 Otis Nixon 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 0.00
2 Orlando Hernandez 0.71
3 Kevin Brown 0.72
3 Randy Johnson 0.72
5 Kent Bottenfield 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orlando Hernandez 3
1 Sterling Hitchcock 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 Jim Mecir 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 37
2 Randy Johnson 33
3 Kevin Brown 29
4 Orlando Hernandez 28
5 Kerry Wood 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 5
1 Bill Simas 5
3 Rod Beck 4
3 John Franco 4
3 6 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Offerman .448
2 John Olerud .414
3 Vladimir Guerrero .407
4 Eric Davis .404
5 Travis Fryman .395

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Lankford 35
1 Dean Palmer 35
3 Vladimir Guerrero 34
4 Nomar Garciaparra 33
4 Sammy Sosa 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Offerman 13
1 Tony Womack 13
3 Craig Biggio 12
3 Rickey Henderson 12
5 Otis Nixon 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 0.96
2 Brian Bohanon 1.58
3 Randy Johnson 1.76
4 Roger Clemens 1.81
4 Omar Daal 1.81

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 Kevin Brown 58
2 Roger Clemens 55
3 Randy Johnson 50
4 Kerry Wood 48
5 2 tied 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 12
2 Rick Aguilera 11
2 Rod Beck 11
2 Trevor Hoffman 11
5 3 tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .349
2 Dante Bichette .340
3 Todd Walker .339
4 Larry Walker .339
5 John Olerud .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 66
2 Ken Griffey 60
3 Sammy Sosa 57
4 Rafael Palmeiro 51
5 Andres Galarraga 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 156
2 Sammy Sosa 148
3 Albert Belle 139
3 Vinny Castilla 139
3 Mark McGwire 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 64
1 Tony Womack 64
3 Craig Biggio 62
4 Edgar Renteria 53
5 Eric Young 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.72
2 Tom Glavine 2.33
3 Kevin Brown 2.36
4 Al Leiter 2.63
5 Pedro Martinez 2.80

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 310
2 Randy Johnson 281
3 Pedro Martinez 272
4 Roger Clemens 262
5 Kevin Brown 239

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 54
2 Trevor Hoffman 47
3 Tom Gordon 45
4 Rod Beck 40
4 Troy Percival 40