On This Day

Sunday, August 23, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 94 33 .740 --
Red Sox 76 52 .594 18.5
Orioles 69 61 .531 26.5
Blue Jays 66 64 .508 29.5
Devil Rays 49 79 .383 45.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 71 58 .550 --
Royals 59 71 .454 12.5
Twins 57 72 .442 14.0
White Sox 56 72 .438 14.5
Tigers 50 79 .388 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 71 59 .546 --
Rangers 68 61 .527 2.5
Mariners 59 69 .461 11.0
Athletics 60 71 .458 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 86 44 .662 --
Mets 72 58 .554 14.0
Phillies 64 66 .492 22.0
Expos 51 80 .389 35.5
Marlins 45 85 .346 41.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 81 50 .618 --
Cubs 71 59 .546 9.5
Pirates 62 68 .477 18.5
Cardinals 62 68 .477 18.5
Brewers 62 68 .477 18.5
Reds 59 71 .454 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 83 47 .638 --
Giants 69 61 .531 14.0
Dodgers 64 66 .492 19.0
Rockies 60 71 .458 23.5
D'backs 49 82 .374 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fernando Tatis 5
2 Brad Ausmus 4
2 Darren Bragg 4
2 Sal Fasano 4
2 Andruw Jones 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Craig Biggio 2
1 Jason Giambi 2
1 Eric Karros 2
1 Jorge Posada 2
1 Sammy Sosa 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Craig Biggio 6
2 Brad Ausmus 5
2 Sean Casey 5
2 Eric Karros 5
2 Dave Nilsson 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andy Fox 2
2 Luis Alicea 1
2 Jay Bell 1
2 Ray Durham 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Paul Spoljaric 2.00
2 Al Leiter 1.43
3 Rick Helling 1.29
4 John Snyder 1.25
5 3 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Anderson 1
1 Jason Bere 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Leiter 10
2 Rick Helling 9
3 Chuck Finley 7
3 Greg Maddux 7
3 Pat Rapp 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jason Christiansen 1
1 Jerry Dipoto 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .348
2 John Olerud .343
3 Dante Bichette .341
4 Todd Walker .339
5 Jason Kendall .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 53
2 Sammy Sosa 51
3 Ken Griffey 43
4 Greg Vaughn 42
5 Andres Galarraga 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 127
2 Sammy Sosa 126
3 Mark McGwire 113
4 Moises Alou 112
4 Vinny Castilla 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 54
2 Tony Womack 50
3 Craig Biggio 41
4 Kenny Lofton 39
4 Edgar Renteria 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.91
2 Kevin Brown 2.38
3 Al Leiter 2.42
4 Tom Glavine 2.53
5 Pedro Martinez 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 18
2 Greg Maddux 17
2 Pedro Martinez 17
4 Andy Ashby 16
4 4 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 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 41
2 Rod Beck 37
2 Jeff Shaw 37
4 Tom Gordon 36
5 Troy Percival 35

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Freddy Garcia .465
2 Vinny Castilla .462
3 Chipper Jones .429
4 Tony Fernandez .426
4 Jason Kendall .426

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Delgado 17
1 Jeff Kent 17
1 Mo Vaughn 17
4 Jason Kendall 16
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 7
2 Dante Bichette 6
2 Andy Fox 6
2 Brian Hunter 6
2 Tony Womack 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Byrd 0.50
2 Kevin Brown 0.81
3 Omar Daal 1.17
4 Donovan Osborne 1.29
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 4 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 5
1 Michael Jackson 5
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 5
1 Troy Percival 5
5 7 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Marvin Benard .408
2 John Olerud .393
3 Jose Offerman .378
4 Eric Davis .375
5 Vladimir Guerrero .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 14
2 Moises Alou 13
2 Jeff Kent 13
4 Vladimir Guerrero 10
4 Mark McGwire 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Kent 38
2 Vladimir Guerrero 37
3 Nomar Garciaparra 32
3 Sammy Sosa 32
5 Dean Palmer 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Jose Offerman 13
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 Kevin Brown 1.75
4 Roger Clemens 1.86
5 Tom Glavine 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Lima 5
1 Mike Mussina 5
1 Armando Reynoso 5
1 Steve Sparks 5
1 David Wells 5

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 10
2 Rick Aguilera 9
2 Tom Gordon 9
2 Trevor Hoffman 9
2 Jeff Shaw 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .349
2 Todd Walker .341
3 Dante Bichette .338
4 Larry Walker .337
5 John Olerud .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 70
2 Ken Griffey 59
2 Sammy Sosa 59
4 Andres Galarraga 49
4 Juan Gonzalez 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 158
2 Sammy Sosa 149
3 Vinny Castilla 140
3 Ken Griffey 140
3 Mark McGwire 140

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.83
2 Kevin Brown 2.31
3 Tom Glavine 2.54
4 Al Leiter 2.66
5 Pedro Martinez 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Tapani 22
2 Kevin Brown 21
3 Pedro Martinez 20
4 Andy Ashby 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 312
2 Randy Johnson 285
3 Pedro Martinez 273
4 Roger Clemens 253
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