On This Day

Tuesday, August 18, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 92 30 .754 --
Red Sox 73 50 .593 19.5
Orioles 67 58 .536 26.5
Blue Jays 63 62 .504 30.5
Devil Rays 48 75 .390 44.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 69 55 .556 --
White Sox 56 67 .455 12.5
Royals 55 70 .440 14.5
Twins 54 70 .435 15.0
Tigers 49 74 .398 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 67 58 .536 --
Rangers 65 59 .524 1.5
Mariners 56 67 .455 10.0
Athletics 55 70 .440 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 83 42 .664 --
Mets 68 55 .553 14.0
Phillies 61 63 .492 21.5
Expos 50 76 .397 33.5
Marlins 44 81 .352 39.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 77 49 .611 --
Cubs 69 56 .552 7.5
Brewers 60 65 .480 16.5
Cardinals 59 64 .480 16.5
Pirates 57 68 .456 19.5
Reds 56 69 .448 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 81 44 .648 --
Giants 66 59 .528 15.0
Dodgers 62 63 .496 19.0
Rockies 57 69 .452 24.5
D'backs 47 78 .376 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vinny Castilla 5
1 Todd Helton 5
1 Alex Rodriguez 5
4 Juan Gonzalez 4
4 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 2
1 Brad Fullmer 2
1 Scott Spiezio 2
1 Matt Stairs 2
5 27 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Bagwell 5
2 Eric Davis 4
2 Bobby Higginson 4
2 Mike Piazza 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Mike Cameron 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pedro Martinez 1.67
2 Javier Vazquez 1.60
3 John Burkett 1.00
3 Orlando Hernandez 1.00
3 Steve Trachsel 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Borowski 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 Seth Greisinger 1
1 Jimmy Haynes 1
1 13 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jimmy Haynes 10
1 Pedro Martinez 10
3 Javier Vazquez 8
4 Pedro Astacio 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 2
2 Rod Beck 1
2 John Franco 1
2 Trevor Hoffman 1
2 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .358
2 John Olerud .351
3 Dante Bichette .343
4 Todd Walker .338
5 Jason Kendall .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 47
1 Sammy Sosa 47
3 Ken Griffey 42
4 Greg Vaughn 40
5 Andres Galarraga 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 120
2 Sammy Sosa 119
3 Vinny Castilla 110
4 Moises Alou 109
4 Albert Belle 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 52
2 Tony Womack 48
3 Craig Biggio 40
4 Kenny Lofton 39
5 Edgar Renteria 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.65
2 Tom Glavine 2.35
3 Al Leiter 2.35
4 Kevin Brown 2.46
5 Andy Ashby 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 18
2 Andy Ashby 16
2 Tom Glavine 16
2 Greg Maddux 16
2 Pedro Martinez 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 249
2 Curt Schilling 233
3 Kerry Wood 204
4 Kevin Brown 198
5 Pedro Martinez 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 40
2 Rod Beck 37
3 Tom Gordon 36
3 Jeff Shaw 36
5 Troy Percival 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tim Salmon .462
2 Tony Fernandez .455
3 Deivi Cruz .452
4 John Olerud .439
5 Vinny Castilla .434

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Moises Alou 7
1 Bernie Williams 7
3 Mo Vaughn 6
4 Brady Anderson 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 17
2 Moises Alou 16
2 Barry Bonds 16
2 Bernie Williams 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 7
1 Alex Rodriguez 7
3 Craig Biggio 6
3 Rickey Henderson 6
3 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 0.00
2 Kevin Brown 0.72
3 Orlando Hernandez 0.75
4 Randy Johnson 1.17
5 Dennys Reyes 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 3
1 David Cone 3
1 Sterling Hitchcock 3
1 Jim Mecir 3
5 39 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 29
2 Pedro Martinez 26
3 Orlando Hernandez 25
3 Kerry Wood 25
5 3 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Simas 6
2 Rod Beck 5
2 John Franco 5
2 Tom Gordon 5
5 5 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Offerman .440
2 John Olerud .424
3 Eric Davis .419
4 Marvin Benard .409
5 Larry Walker .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Moises Alou 13
2 Eric Davis 11
2 Vladimir Guerrero 11
2 Jeff Kent 11
2 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vladimir Guerrero 35
2 Jeff Kent 33
2 Ray Lankford 33
4 Dean Palmer 32
5 2 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Jose Offerman 13
2 Tony Womack 13
4 Craig Biggio 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 1.13
2 Brian Bohanon 1.57
3 Kent Bottenfield 1.64
4 Omar Daal 1.81
5 Roger Clemens 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 5
1 David Cone 5
3 Pedro Astacio 4
3 Brian Bohanon 4
3 22 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 58
2 Randy Johnson 53
3 Kerry Wood 48
4 Roger Clemens 45
4 Darren Dreifort 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 12
2 Trevor Hoffman 11
2 Jeff Shaw 11
4 Tom Gordon 10
4 Michael Jackson 10

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .351
2 Dante Bichette .338
3 Todd Walker .338
4 Mike Piazza .332
5 Roberto Alomar .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 66
2 Ken Griffey 58
3 Sammy Sosa 57
4 Rafael Palmeiro 50
5 2 tied 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 154
2 Sammy Sosa 147
3 Albert Belle 142
4 Vinny Castilla 139
4 Mark McGwire 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 66
2 Tony Womack 64
3 Craig Biggio 60
4 Edgar Renteria 52
5 Eric Young 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.64
2 Tom Glavine 2.33
3 Kevin Brown 2.37
4 Al Leiter 2.61
5 Pedro Martinez 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Tapani 21
2 Kevin Brown 20
2 Tom Glavine 20
4 Andy Ashby 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 310
2 Randy Johnson 284
3 Pedro Martinez 282
4 Roger Clemens 251
5 Kevin Brown 232

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 54
2 Trevor Hoffman 48
3 Tom Gordon 47
4 Rod Beck 40
4 Troy Percival 40