On This Day

Wednesday, September 2, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 99 38 .723 --
Red Sox 81 56 .591 18.0
Blue Jays 73 66 .525 27.0
Orioles 69 70 .496 31.0
Devil Rays 54 84 .391 45.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 76 62 .551 --
White Sox 64 75 .460 12.5
Royals 64 75 .460 12.5
Twins 61 77 .442 15.0
Tigers 53 86 .381 23.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 77 63 .550 --
Rangers 74 65 .532 2.5
Athletics 64 76 .457 13.0
Mariners 63 75 .457 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 91 49 .650 --
Mets 77 63 .550 14.0
Phillies 66 74 .471 25.0
Expos 53 88 .376 38.5
Marlins 47 93 .336 44.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 88 52 .629 --
Cubs 78 62 .557 10.0
Cardinals 67 72 .482 20.5
Brewers 65 74 .468 22.5
Pirates 64 73 .467 22.5
Reds 65 75 .464 23.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 90 50 .643 --
Giants 76 64 .543 14.0
Dodgers 70 70 .500 20.0
Rockies 64 76 .457 26.0
D'backs 55 85 .393 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Darryl Hamilton 4
1 Gregg Jefferies 4
1 Edgar Martinez 4
1 Randy Velarde 4
5 6 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 2
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Tony Batista 1
2 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 4
1 Nomar Garciaparra 4
1 Jeff Kent 4
1 Mark McGwire 4
1 Kent Mercker 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Caruso 2
1 Gerald Williams 2
3 Jeff Bagwell 1
3 Marvin Benard 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Benes 3.33
2 David Cone 1.67
3 Jose Rosado 1.60
4 Randy Johnson 1.43
5 Kent Mercker 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kelvim Escobar 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Rick Helling 1
1 Felix Heredia 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Benes 10
1 David Cone 10
1 Randy Johnson 10
4 Jose Rosado 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Bob Howry 1
1 Albie Lopez 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .342
2 Larry Walker .341
3 Bernie Williams .341
4 Dante Bichette .340
5 Derek Jeter .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 59
2 Sammy Sosa 56
3 Ken Griffey 47
3 Greg Vaughn 47
5 2 tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 144
2 Sammy Sosa 137
3 Albert Belle 126
4 Mark McGwire 125
5 Manny Ramirez 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 57
2 Tony Womack 51
3 Kenny Lofton 47
4 Craig Biggio 44
5 Shannon Stewart 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.07
2 Kevin Brown 2.41
3 Al Leiter 2.47
4 Omar Daal 2.55
5 Tom Glavine 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 18
1 Tom Glavine 18
1 Pedro Martinez 18
4 Kevin Brown 17
4 5 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 284
2 Curt Schilling 258
3 Kerry Wood 233
4 Kevin Brown 222
5 Roger Clemens 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 45
2 Rod Beck 42
3 Jeff Shaw 39
3 John Wetteland 39
5 2 tied 38

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Justice .486
2 Barry Larkin .446
3 Manny Ramirez .444
4 Andruw Jones .426
5 2 tied .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 12
2 Sammy Sosa 9
3 Barry Bonds 8
4 Javy Lopez 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 24
2 Jeff Kent 20
3 Shawn Green 19
3 Mark McGwire 19
3 Mike Piazza 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 8
2 Andruw Jones 7
3 Andy Fox 6
4 Mike Caruso 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.00
2 Pedro Martinez 0.64
3 Bob Tewksbury 0.69
4 Randy Johnson 0.75
5 Gil Heredia 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Gil Heredia 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 Denny Neagle 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 35
2 Roger Clemens 31
3 Darryl Kile 29
3 Kerry Wood 29
5 Shane Reynolds 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 7
2 Rod Beck 5
2 John Franco 5
2 Trevor Hoffman 5
2 4 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Sexson .398
2 Tim Salmon .396
3 Derek Jeter .382
4 Frank Catalanotto .382
5 Albert Belle .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 14
1 Sammy Sosa 14
3 Barry Bonds 11
3 Jeff Kent 11
3 Manny Ramirez 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Kent 36
2 Mike Piazza 33
3 Albert Belle 31
3 Barry Bonds 31
3 Manny Ramirez 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 14
2 Rickey Henderson 11
3 Craig Biggio 10
3 Andruw Jones 10
3 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.86
2 Randy Johnson 0.96
3 Kevin Brown 1.33
4 Kelvim Escobar 1.66
5 Julio Santana 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 Shane Reynolds 5
1 Steve Sparks 5
4 Kevin Brown 4
4 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 59
2 Roger Clemens 54
2 Kerry Wood 54
4 Kevin Brown 53
5 Shane Reynolds 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 11
2 Rod Beck 10
2 John Franco 10
4 Trevor Hoffman 9
4 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .339
2 Bernie Williams .337
3 Dante Bichette .336
4 Mike Piazza .333
4 Larry Walker .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 74
2 Sammy Sosa 61
3 Ken Griffey 57
4 Greg Vaughn 51
5 Juan Gonzalez 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 170
2 Sammy Sosa 151
3 Mark McGwire 149
4 Albert Belle 142
5 Ken Griffey 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 64
1 Tony Womack 64
3 Craig Biggio 56
4 Kenny Lofton 53
5 Shannon Stewart 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.94
2 Kevin Brown 2.40
3 Omar Daal 2.53
4 Tom Glavine 2.57
5 Al Leiter 2.78

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 311
2 Curt Schilling 297
3 Roger Clemens 271
4 Pedro Martinez 258
5 Kevin Brown 248

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 53
2 Trevor Hoffman 50
3 Rod Beck 45
3 Tom Gordon 45
5 John Wetteland 43