On This Day

Friday, August 21, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 93 32 .744 --
Red Sox 75 51 .595 18.5
Orioles 68 60 .531 26.5
Blue Jays 66 62 .516 28.5
Devil Rays 49 77 .389 44.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 70 57 .551 --
Royals 57 71 .445 13.5
White Sox 56 70 .444 13.5
Twins 56 71 .441 14.0
Tigers 49 77 .389 20.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 69 59 .539 --
Rangers 67 60 .528 1.5
Athletics 58 70 .453 11.0
Mariners 57 69 .452 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 84 44 .656 --
Mets 71 57 .555 13.0
Phillies 63 65 .492 21.0
Expos 51 78 .395 33.5
Marlins 45 83 .352 39.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 79 50 .612 --
Cubs 71 57 .555 7.5
Cardinals 62 66 .484 16.5
Brewers 61 67 .477 17.5
Pirates 60 68 .469 18.5
Reds 57 71 .445 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 82 46 .641 --
Giants 67 61 .523 15.0
Dodgers 64 64 .500 18.0
Rockies 59 70 .457 23.5
D'backs 48 81 .372 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Gant 4
2 Garret Anderson 3
2 Albert Belle 3
2 Carlos Delgado 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Delgado 2
1 Tino Martinez 2
3 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
3 Albert Belle 1
3 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nomar Garciaparra 4
2 Damon Buford 3
2 Carlos Delgado 3
2 Willie McGee 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dante Bichette 2
1 Mike Cameron 2
3 Bobby Abreu 1
3 Johnny Damon 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jeff Juden 1.29
2 Chan Ho Park 1.17
3 Julio Santana 1.00
3 David Wells 1.00
5 John Smoltz 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Avery 1
1 Sean Bergman 1
1 Chris Carpenter 1
1 Felix Heredia 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Juden 9
2 Bryce Florie 8
2 Hideo Nomo 8
2 John Smoltz 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Wayne Gomes 1
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .347
2 John Olerud .345
3 Dante Bichette .342
4 Todd Walker .340
5 Larry Walker .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 51
2 Sammy Sosa 49
3 Ken Griffey 42
4 Greg Vaughn 40
5 Andres Galarraga 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 124
2 Juan Gonzalez 121
3 Vinny Castilla 112
4 Albert Belle 111
4 Mark McGwire 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 53
2 Tony Womack 49
3 Craig Biggio 40
4 Kenny Lofton 39
5 2 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.65
2 Al Leiter 2.35
3 Kevin Brown 2.38
4 Andy Ashby 2.52
5 Tom Glavine 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 18
2 Andy Ashby 16
2 Kevin Brown 16
2 Tom Glavine 16
2 3 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 249
2 Curt Schilling 247
3 Kevin Brown 207
3 Kerry Wood 207
5 Pedro Martinez 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 41
2 Rod Beck 37
2 Jeff Shaw 37
4 Tom Gordon 36
5 Troy Percival 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Freddy Garcia .486
2 Vinny Castilla .481
3 Fernando Vina .423
4 Tony Fernandez .413
5 2 tied .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Moises Alou 8
2 Bernie Williams 7
3 Mark McGwire 6
3 Sammy Sosa 6
5 10 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Delgado 19
2 Ray Lankford 17
2 Mike Stanley 17
4 Moises Alou 15
4 4 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 7
1 Brian Hunter 7
1 Tony Womack 7
4 Dante Bichette 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Francisco Cordova 0.51
2 Orlando Hernandez 0.75
3 Kevin Brown 0.81
4 Omar Daal 1.17
4 Randy Johnson 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 3
1 David Cone 3
1 Darryl Kile 3
1 Jim Mecir 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 29
1 Darryl Kile 29
3 Shane Reynolds 28
4 Kevin Brown 27
5 3 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 7
2 Bill Simas 5
3 Rick Aguilera 4
3 Rod Beck 4
3 8 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Offerman .420
2 Vladimir Guerrero .400
2 John Olerud .400
4 Marvin Benard .395
5 Eric Davis .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Moises Alou 13
1 Sammy Sosa 13
3 Vladimir Guerrero 12
3 Jeff Kent 12
5 Darryl Strawberry 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vladimir Guerrero 39
2 Jeff Kent 36
3 Sammy Sosa 35
4 Dean Palmer 33
5 Nomar Garciaparra 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Jose Offerman 14
3 Alex Rodriguez 11
3 Tony Womack 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Omar Daal 1.36
2 Roger Clemens 1.54
2 Armando Reynoso 1.54
4 Greg Maddux 1.63
5 Kevin Brown 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 5
1 Armando Reynoso 5
1 David Wells 5
4 Pedro Astacio 4
4 19 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 58
2 Randy Johnson 53
3 Roger Clemens 51
4 Curt Schilling 49
5 Chan Ho Park 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 10
1 John Franco 10
1 Trevor Hoffman 10
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 10
1 Jeff Shaw 10

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .346
2 Todd Walker .339
3 Larry Walker .337
4 Dante Bichette .337
5 Roberto Alomar .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 70
2 Ken Griffey 58
2 Sammy Sosa 58
4 Andres Galarraga 49
5 Rafael Palmeiro 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 152
2 Sammy Sosa 150
3 Mark McGwire 143
4 Vinny Castilla 140
5 2 tied 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 66
2 Tony Womack 64
3 Craig Biggio 59
4 Edgar Renteria 52
5 Eric Young 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.64
2 Kevin Brown 2.31
3 Tom Glavine 2.54
4 Al Leiter 2.61
5 Andy Ashby 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Tapani 22
2 Kevin Brown 21
3 Andy Ashby 19
3 Tom Glavine 19
3 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 324
2 Randy Johnson 276
3 Pedro Martinez 269
4 Roger Clemens 257
5 Kevin Brown 241

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 54
2 Trevor Hoffman 49
3 Tom Gordon 46
4 Troy Percival 41
5 Rod Beck 40