On This Day

Saturday, August 22, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 94 32 .746 --
Red Sox 75 52 .591 19.5
Orioles 69 60 .535 26.5
Blue Jays 66 63 .512 29.5
Devil Rays 49 78 .386 45.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 70 58 .547 --
Royals 58 71 .450 12.5
Twins 57 71 .445 13.0
White Sox 56 71 .441 13.5
Tigers 49 79 .383 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 70 59 .543 --
Rangers 67 61 .523 2.5
Athletics 60 70 .462 10.5
Mariners 58 69 .457 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 85 44 .659 --
Mets 72 57 .558 13.0
Phillies 64 65 .496 21.0
Expos 51 79 .392 34.5
Marlins 45 84 .349 40.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 80 50 .615 --
Cubs 71 58 .550 8.5
Cardinals 62 67 .481 17.5
Brewers 62 67 .481 17.5
Pirates 61 68 .473 18.5
Reds 58 71 .450 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 82 47 .636 --
Giants 68 61 .527 14.0
Dodgers 64 65 .496 18.0
Rockies 59 71 .454 23.5
D'backs 48 82 .369 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ben Grieve 5
2 Moises Alou 4
2 Bernie Williams 4
4 Scott Brosius 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 2
2 Moises Alou 1
2 Craig Biggio 1
2 Mike Blowers 1
2 29 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 5
2 Mike Piazza 4
2 Bernie Williams 4
2 Kevin Young 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 Scott Brosius 1
1 Royce Clayton 1
1 Andy Fox 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Darren Dreifort 999.00
2 Randy Johnson 1.80
3 Kelvim Escobar 1.57
4 Jose Rosado 1.50
5 Wilson Alvarez 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ryan Bradley 1
1 Paul Byrd 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Francisco Cordova 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kelvim Escobar 11
2 Randy Johnson 9
3 Wilson Alvarez 8
4 Steve Sparks 7
5 Jose Rosado 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Shigetoshi Hasegawa 1
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 1
1 T. J. Mathews 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .353
2 John Olerud .344
3 Dante Bichette .341
4 Todd Walker .340
5 Jason Kendall .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 52
2 Sammy Sosa 49
3 Ken Griffey 42
4 Greg Vaughn 41
5 Andres Galarraga 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 126
2 Sammy Sosa 124
3 Moises Alou 112
3 Vinny Castilla 112
3 Mark McGwire 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 53
2 Tony Womack 50
3 Craig Biggio 41
4 Kenny Lofton 39
4 Edgar Renteria 39

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 258
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 .462
2 Vinny Castilla .442
3 Tony Fernandez .435
4 Deivi Cruz .423
5 Jason Kendall .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Moises Alou 8
2 Mark McGwire 7
3 Jeff Kent 6
3 Sammy Sosa 6
3 Bernie Williams 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Delgado 18
2 Jeff Kent 17
2 Mike Stanley 17
4 Moises Alou 15
4 8 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 7
1 Tony Womack 7
3 Dante Bichette 6
3 Craig Biggio 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Byrd 0.50
2 Orlando Hernandez 0.75
3 Kevin Brown 0.81
4 Omar Daal 1.17
5 2 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 3
1 Francisco Cordova 3
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Darryl Kile 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 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 6
2 Kerry Ligtenberg 5
2 Bill Simas 5
4 Rick Aguilera 4
4 7 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Offerman .411
2 Marvin Benard .408
3 John Olerud .398
4 Eric Davis .390
5 Larry Walker .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Moises Alou 14
2 Jeff Kent 13
3 Sammy Sosa 12
4 Vladimir Guerrero 11
5 6 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vladimir Guerrero 38
1 Jeff Kent 38
3 Nomar Garciaparra 32
4 Sammy Sosa 31
5 3 tied 30

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Omar Daal 1.36
2 Armando Reynoso 1.54
3 Greg Maddux 1.63
4 Kevin Brown 1.75
5 Roger Clemens 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 5
1 Armando Reynoso 5
1 Steve Sparks 5
1 David Wells 5
5 19 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 58
2 Randy Johnson 57
3 Curt Schilling 49
4 Roger Clemens 47
5 Chan Ho Park 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 11
2 Trevor Hoffman 10
3 Rick Aguilera 9
3 Rod Beck 9
3 3 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .351
2 Todd Walker .339
3 Dante Bichette .338
4 Larry Walker .336
5 Mike Piazza .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 71
2 Ken Griffey 58
2 Sammy Sosa 58
4 Andres Galarraga 49
4 Juan Gonzalez 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 157
2 Sammy Sosa 150
3 Mark McGwire 144
4 Vinny Castilla 140
5 2 tied 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 65
1 Tony Womack 65
3 Craig Biggio 60
4 Edgar Renteria 53
5 2 tied 47

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 285
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