On This Day

Saturday, September 5, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 100 39 .719 --
Red Sox 81 59 .579 19.5
Blue Jays 76 66 .535 25.5
Orioles 70 71 .496 31.0
Devil Rays 55 86 .390 46.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 79 62 .560 --
White Sox 65 76 .461 14.0
Royals 65 76 .461 14.0
Twins 63 78 .447 16.0
Tigers 53 89 .373 26.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 78 64 .549 --
Rangers 75 66 .532 2.5
Athletics 65 77 .458 13.0
Mariners 64 76 .457 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 91 51 .641 --
Mets 79 63 .556 12.0
Phillies 67 75 .472 24.0
Expos 55 88 .385 36.5
Marlins 47 95 .331 44.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 89 53 .627 --
Cubs 80 62 .563 9.0
Cardinals 68 73 .482 20.5
Brewers 67 75 .472 22.0
Reds 66 76 .465 23.0
Pirates 64 76 .457 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 91 51 .641 --
Giants 76 66 .535 15.0
Dodgers 72 70 .507 19.0
Rockies 65 78 .455 26.5
D'backs 57 86 .399 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Fernandez 4
1 Otis Nixon 4
3 Jay Bell 3
3 Jeff Cirillo 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Bagwell 1
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Paul Bako 1
1 Albert Belle 1
1 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 3
1 Terry Steinbach 3
3 Harold Baines 2
3 Paul Bako 2
3 19 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Vizquel 2
2 Brady Anderson 1
2 Ken Caminiti 1
2 Greg Colbrunn 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 1.83
2 Brian Barber 0.88
3 Chan Ho Park 0.86
3 Dennys Reyes 0.86
5 Jack McDowell 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Dave Burba 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 11
2 Brian Barber 7
2 Rafael Medina 7
2 Tony Saunders 7
2 Jerry Spradlin 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Rich DeLucia 1
1 John Franco 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .347
2 Larry Walker .345
3 John Olerud .343
4 Dante Bichette .340
5 Derek Jeter .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 60
2 Sammy Sosa 58
3 Ken Griffey 48
4 Greg Vaughn 47
5 Albert Belle 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 147
2 Sammy Sosa 140
3 Albert Belle 130
4 Mark McGwire 127
5 Vinny Castilla 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 57
2 Tony Womack 51
3 Kenny Lofton 48
4 Craig Biggio 44
4 Shannon Stewart 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.07
2 Al Leiter 2.39
3 Kevin Brown 2.42
4 Omar Daal 2.55
5 Tom Glavine 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 18
1 Roger Clemens 18
1 David Cone 18
1 Tom Glavine 18
1 Pedro Martinez 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 284
2 Curt Schilling 268
3 Kerry Wood 233
4 Kevin Brown 227
4 Roger Clemens 227

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 46
2 Rod Beck 44
3 Jeff Shaw 40
4 John Wetteland 39
5 2 tied 38

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Piazza .488
2 Larry Walker .452
3 Manny Ramirez .451
4 Barry Larkin .442
5 David Justice .441

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 26
2 Manny Ramirez 21
3 Albert Belle 19
4 Mike Piazza 18
4 Bernie Williams 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 9
2 Andruw Jones 7
3 Mike Caruso 6
3 Shannon Stewart 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.69
2 Randy Johnson 0.75
3 Gil Heredia 1.10
4 Kelvim Escobar 1.13
5 Joey Hamilton 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Anderson 3
1 Dave Burba 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Gil Heredia 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 36
2 Randy Johnson 35
3 Kerry Wood 26
4 Kelvim Escobar 25
5 3 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 7
2 John Wetteland 6
3 Trevor Hoffman 5
3 Michael Jackson 5
3 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chris Gomez .390
2 Tony Fernandez .389
3 Vinny Castilla .386
4 Barry Bonds .384
5 Albert Belle .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 15
1 Sammy Sosa 15
3 Jeff Kent 12
4 Barry Bonds 11
4 Shawn Green 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Kent 35
2 Albert Belle 33
3 Mike Piazza 32
3 Bernie Williams 32
5 Juan Gonzalez 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 13
2 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Shannon Stewart 11
4 Andruw Jones 10
5 5 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 0.96
2 Roger Clemens 1.08
3 Kelvim Escobar 1.49
4 Francisco Cordova 1.59
5 Julio Santana 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 5
2 Brian Anderson 4
2 Kevin Brown 4
2 Chris Carpenter 4
2 18 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 65
2 Randy Johnson 59
3 Pedro Martinez 49
4 Kerry Wood 48
5 3 tied 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 11
1 John Franco 11
3 John Wetteland 10
4 Trevor Hoffman 9
4 Michael Jackson 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .344
2 Bernie Williams .343
3 Larry Walker .337
4 Dante Bichette .335
5 Mike Piazza .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 74
2 Sammy Sosa 62
3 Ken Griffey 56
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 146
5 Vinny Castilla 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 64
1 Tony Womack 64
3 Craig Biggio 56
4 Kenny Lofton 53
5 Shannon Stewart 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.94
2 Kevin Brown 2.41
3 Al Leiter 2.48
4 Omar Daal 2.52
5 Tom Glavine 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 22
1 Kevin Tapani 22
3 Tom Glavine 20
3 Shane Reynolds 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 311
2 Curt Schilling 307
3 Roger Clemens 275
4 Pedro Martinez 258
5 Kevin Brown 247

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 51
2 Trevor Hoffman 50
3 Rod Beck 47
4 Tom Gordon 45
5 2 tied 42