On This Day

Tuesday, August 25, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 94 35 .729 --
Red Sox 77 52 .597 17.0
Orioles 69 62 .527 26.0
Blue Jays 67 65 .508 28.5
Devil Rays 49 80 .380 45.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 72 58 .554 --
Royals 60 72 .455 13.0
Twins 58 72 .446 14.0
White Sox 57 73 .438 15.0
Tigers 51 80 .389 21.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 73 59 .553 --
Rangers 69 62 .527 3.5
Mariners 60 70 .462 12.0
Athletics 60 72 .455 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 87 45 .659 --
Mets 72 60 .545 15.0
Phillies 64 68 .485 23.0
Expos 51 82 .383 36.5
Marlins 46 86 .348 41.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 83 50 .624 --
Cubs 71 61 .538 11.5
Pirates 63 68 .481 19.0
Cardinals 62 69 .473 20.0
Brewers 62 70 .470 20.5
Reds 61 71 .462 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 85 47 .644 --
Giants 71 61 .538 14.0
Dodgers 65 67 .492 20.0
Rockies 62 71 .466 23.5
D'backs 50 83 .376 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Nomar Garciaparra 4
1 Wilton Guerrero 4
1 Derek Jeter 4
1 Lance Johnson 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Caminiti 2
2 Rich Becker 1
2 Albert Belle 1
2 Mike Blowers 1
2 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 5
2 Aaron Boone 4
2 Angel Echevarria 4
4 Rich Becker 3
4 9 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Caruso 2
1 Roger Cedeno 2
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Lance Johnson 2
1 2 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 6.00
2 Russ Ortiz 1.14
2 Frankie Rodriguez 1.14
4 Mike Hampton 1.09
5 Kevin Brown 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chad Bradford 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Mike Hampton 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 18
2 Mike Hampton 12
3 Kevin Millwood 9
4 Russ Ortiz 8
4 Frankie Rodriguez 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Antonio Alfonseca 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .348
2 John Olerud .344
3 Dante Bichette .341
4 Larry Walker .337
5 Jason Kendall .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 53
2 Sammy Sosa 51
3 Ken Griffey 44
4 Greg Vaughn 43
5 Andres Galarraga 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 129
1 Sammy Sosa 129
3 Moises Alou 115
4 Mark McGwire 114
5 Albert Belle 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 56
2 Tony Womack 50
3 Craig Biggio 42
4 Kenny Lofton 40
4 Edgar Renteria 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.91
2 Al Leiter 2.42
3 Kevin Brown 2.43
4 Tom Glavine 2.57
5 Pedro Martinez 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 18
2 Kevin Brown 17
2 Tom Glavine 17
2 Greg Maddux 17
2 Pedro Martinez 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 258
2 Curt Schilling 253
3 Kevin Brown 212
4 Roger Clemens 209
5 Kerry Wood 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 42
2 Jeff Shaw 38
3 Rod Beck 37
3 Tom Gordon 37
5 Troy Percival 36

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Freddy Garcia .458
2 Jeff Kent .426
3 Stan Javier .424
4 Vinny Castilla .415
5 Matt Lawton .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Moises Alou 7
1 Mark McGwire 7
3 Freddy Garcia 6
4 Craig Biggio 5
4 9 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Kendall 18
2 Carlos Delgado 17
2 Jeff Kent 17
4 Freddy Garcia 16
4 Mike Piazza 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 7
1 Jose Offerman 7
3 Dante Bichette 6
3 Craig Biggio 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Byrd 0.50
2 Roger Clemens 0.69
3 Omar Daal 1.15
4 Kevin Brown 1.21
5 Jack McDowell 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Chris Carpenter 3
1 Francisco Cordova 3
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 39
2 Curt Schilling 27
3 Kevin Brown 25
3 Randy Johnson 25
3 3 others tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Troy Percival 6
2 Tom Gordon 5
2 Michael Jackson 5
2 Kerry Ligtenberg 5
5 6 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Marvin Benard .429
2 John Olerud .391
3 Nomar Garciaparra .381
4 Jose Offerman .381
5 Craig Biggio .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Moises Alou 14
1 Sammy Sosa 14
3 Jeff Kent 10
3 Mark McGwire 10
5 5 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 35
2 Dean Palmer 32
3 Vladimir Guerrero 31
3 Jeff Kent 31
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Jose Offerman 13
3 Alex Rodriguez 12
4 Craig Biggio 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Omar Daal 1.13
2 Roger Clemens 1.51
3 Julio Santana 1.72
4 Brian Bohanon 1.94
5 Randy Johnson 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 5
1 Jose Lima 5
1 Steve Sparks 5
1 David Wells 5
5 18 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 65
2 Kevin Brown 63
3 Randy Johnson 57
4 Shane Reynolds 46
5 Curt Schilling 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 11
2 Tom Gordon 9
2 Trevor Hoffman 9
2 Jeff Shaw 9
5 3 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .349
2 Todd Walker .338
3 Larry Walker .337
4 Dante Bichette .337
5 John Olerud .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 70
2 Ken Griffey 59
3 Sammy Sosa 58
4 Juan Gonzalez 49
5 Andres Galarraga 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 159
2 Sammy Sosa 147
3 Ken Griffey 142
4 Mark McGwire 141
5 Vinny Castilla 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 65
2 Tony Womack 64
3 Craig Biggio 59
4 Edgar Renteria 54
5 3 tied 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.83
2 Kevin Brown 2.43
3 Tom Glavine 2.57
4 Al Leiter 2.66
5 Pedro Martinez 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Tapani 22
2 Kevin Brown 21
3 Tom Glavine 20
3 Pedro Martinez 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 318
2 Randy Johnson 285
3 Pedro Martinez 273
4 Roger Clemens 271
5 Kevin Brown 243

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 55
2 Trevor Hoffman 49
3 Tom Gordon 46
4 Troy Percival 42
5 Rod Beck 40