On This Day

Monday, August 31, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 98 37 .726 --
Red Sox 80 55 .593 18.0
Blue Jays 71 66 .518 28.0
Orioles 69 68 .504 30.0
Devil Rays 53 83 .390 45.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 75 61 .551 --
Royals 64 73 .467 11.5
White Sox 62 75 .453 13.5
Twins 60 76 .441 15.0
Tigers 52 85 .380 23.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 76 62 .551 --
Rangers 73 64 .533 2.5
Athletics 63 75 .457 13.0
Mariners 62 74 .456 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 90 48 .652 --
Mets 76 62 .551 14.0
Phillies 66 72 .478 24.0
Expos 53 86 .381 37.5
Marlins 47 91 .341 43.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 87 51 .630 --
Cubs 76 62 .551 11.0
Cardinals 65 72 .474 21.5
Pirates 64 71 .474 21.5
Reds 65 73 .471 22.0
Brewers 64 73 .467 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 89 49 .645 --
Giants 74 64 .536 15.0
Dodgers 68 70 .493 21.0
Rockies 63 75 .457 26.0
D'backs 53 85 .384 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Juan Gonzalez 4
2 Einar Diaz 3
2 Chipper Jones 3
2 Mike Piazza 3
5 39 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Arias 1
1 Albert Belle 1
1 Tony Clark 1
1 Mike Difelice 1
1 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 7
2 Manny Ramirez 5
3 Richie Sexson 4
3 Dmitri Young 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andruw Jones 2
1 Raul Mondesi 2
3 Bobby Abreu 1
3 Albert Belle 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kerry Wood 1.43
2 Orel Hershiser 1.33
3 Bob Tewksbury 1.20
4 John Smoltz 1.00
5 Brett Tomko 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Dave Burba 1
1 Joey Hamilton 1
1 Esteban Loaiza 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kerry Wood 10
2 Orel Hershiser 8
2 Brett Tomko 8
4 Jeff Fassero 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Acevedo 1
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .344
2 Larry Walker .342
3 Dante Bichette .342
4 Bernie Williams .340
5 Derek Jeter .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 55
1 Sammy Sosa 55
3 Ken Griffey 47
4 Greg Vaughn 45
5 Andres Galarraga 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 143
2 Sammy Sosa 136
3 Albert Belle 121
4 Mark McGwire 119
5 2 tied 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 57
2 Tony Womack 51
3 Kenny Lofton 46
4 Craig Biggio 44
5 Shannon Stewart 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.98
2 Kevin Brown 2.41
3 Al Leiter 2.47
4 Tom Glavine 2.61
5 Roger Clemens 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 18
1 Tom Glavine 18
1 Pedro Martinez 18
4 Kevin Brown 17
4 3 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 274
2 Curt Schilling 258
3 Kerry Wood 233
4 Kevin Brown 222
5 Roger Clemens 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 44
2 Rod Beck 40
3 Tom Gordon 38
3 Troy Percival 38
3 2 others tied 38

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Justice .455
2 Richie Sexson .453
3 Todd Helton .444
4 Barry Larkin .442
5 Manny Ramirez .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 8
1 Sammy Sosa 8
3 Shawn Green 7
4 Albert Belle 6
4 8 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 24
2 Shawn Green 20
3 Mike Piazza 19
3 Manny Ramirez 19
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 8
2 Rickey Henderson 7
2 Andruw Jones 7
4 Shannon Stewart 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.00
1 Shigetoshi Hasegawa 0.00
3 Julio Santana 0.56
4 Bob Tewksbury 0.69
5 Pedro Martinez 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Seth Greisinger 3
1 Jose Lima 3
1 Pedro Martinez 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 31
2 Darryl Kile 29
2 Kerry Wood 29
4 Randy Johnson 28
5 Shane Reynolds 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 6
2 John Franco 5
2 Trevor Hoffman 5
2 Michael Jackson 5
2 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Sexson .407
2 Todd Helton .398
3 Derek Jeter .382
4 Tim Salmon .380
5 Marvin Benard .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 13
2 Jeff Kent 11
3 Moises Alou 10
3 Barry Bonds 10
3 4 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Kent 32
2 Shawn Green 30
2 Mike Piazza 30
2 Manny Ramirez 30
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Offerman 14
2 Kenny Lofton 13
3 Craig Biggio 11
3 Rickey Henderson 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.90
2 Randy Johnson 1.17
3 Kevin Brown 1.33
4 Julio Santana 1.43
5 Kelvim Escobar 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 Jose Lima 5
1 Rick Reed 5
1 Shane Reynolds 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 68
2 Randy Johnson 61
3 Kerry Wood 54
4 Kevin Brown 53
5 Shane Reynolds 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 10
1 John Wetteland 10
3 Rod Beck 9
3 John Franco 9
3 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .340
2 Bernie Williams .339
3 Larry Walker .337
4 Dante Bichette .334
5 Mike Piazza .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 70
2 Sammy Sosa 61
3 Ken Griffey 60
4 Juan Gonzalez 49
4 Greg Vaughn 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 169
2 Sammy Sosa 153
3 Ken Griffey 143
3 Mark McGwire 143
5 Albert Belle 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 65
1 Tony Womack 65
3 Craig Biggio 59
4 Kenny Lofton 52
5 2 tied 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.91
2 Kevin Brown 2.40
3 Tom Glavine 2.59
4 Omar Daal 2.61
5 Al Leiter 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 21
1 Tom Glavine 21
1 Kevin Tapani 21
4 Shane Reynolds 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 313
2 Randy Johnson 301
3 Roger Clemens 271
4 Pedro Martinez 258
5 Kevin Brown 248

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 52
2 Trevor Hoffman 50
3 Tom Gordon 45
4 Rod Beck 43
4 Troy Percival 43