On This Day

Sunday, September 6, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 100 40 .714 --
Red Sox 81 60 .574 19.5
Blue Jays 77 66 .538 24.5
Orioles 71 71 .500 30.0
Devil Rays 55 87 .387 46.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 79 63 .556 --
White Sox 66 76 .465 13.0
Royals 65 77 .458 14.0
Twins 64 78 .451 15.0
Tigers 54 89 .378 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 79 64 .552 --
Rangers 75 67 .528 3.5
Athletics 66 77 .462 13.0
Mariners 64 77 .454 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 92 51 .643 --
Mets 79 64 .552 13.0
Phillies 67 76 .469 25.0
Expos 55 89 .382 37.5
Marlins 48 95 .336 44.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 90 53 .629 --
Cubs 80 63 .559 10.0
Cardinals 69 73 .486 20.5
Brewers 68 75 .476 22.0
Reds 66 77 .462 24.0
Pirates 65 76 .461 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 91 52 .636 --
Giants 77 66 .538 14.0
Dodgers 72 71 .503 19.0
Rockies 66 78 .458 25.5
D'backs 57 87 .396 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Batista 3
1 Dante Bichette 3
1 Craig Biggio 3
1 Juan Gonzalez 3
1 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Shane Andrews 1
1 Sean Berry 1
1 Bobby Bonilla 1
1 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sean Berry 4
2 Garret Anderson 3
2 Jason Giambi 3
2 Craig Grebeck 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Fernandez 2
1 Kenny Lofton 2
3 Jeff Bagwell 1
3 Derek Bell 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Smoltz 4.00
2 Mike Mussina 1.67
3 Chuck Finley 1.43
3 Jaret Wright 1.43
5 Jeff Fassero 1.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Acevedo 1
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Hector Carrasco 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 12
2 Jeff Fassero 11
3 Chuck Finley 10
3 Matt Morris 10
3 2 others tied 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Vic Darensbourg 1
1 Shigetoshi Hasegawa 1
1 Bob Howry 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .350
2 Bernie Williams .347
3 Dante Bichette .342
4 John Olerud .341
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 148
2 Sammy Sosa 140
3 Albert Belle 131
4 Mark McGwire 127
5 Vinny Castilla 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 58
2 Tony Womack 51
3 Kenny Lofton 50
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 Tom Glavine 2.61
5 Roger Clemens 2.62

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 Larry Walker .500
2 Mike Piazza .487
3 Barry Larkin .444
4 David Justice .424
5 Juan Gonzalez .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 9
2 Mark McGwire 8
3 Barry Bonds 7
3 Shawn Green 7
3 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 22
2 Albert Belle 20
2 Manny Ramirez 20
4 Jason Giambi 19
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 11
2 Mike Caruso 6
2 Andruw Jones 6
2 Shannon Stewart 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kelvim Escobar 0.53
1 Randy Johnson 0.53
3 Roger Clemens 0.69
4 Tim Belcher 1.08
5 Francisco Cordova 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Anderson 3
1 James Baldwin 3
1 Dave Burba 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 36
2 Jeff Fassero 26
2 Randy Johnson 26
2 Kerry Wood 26
5 John Smoltz 25

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Fernandez .398
2 Larry Walker .397
3 Vinny Castilla .395
4 Albert Belle .388
5 Mike Piazza .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 15
1 Sammy Sosa 15
3 Shawn Green 12
4 Barry Bonds 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bernie Williams 35
2 Albert Belle 34
2 Jeff Kent 34
4 Mike Piazza 32
5 Shawn Green 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 15
2 Rickey Henderson 12
3 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 Kevin Brown 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 5
2 Brian Anderson 4
2 Kevin Brown 4
2 Tom Candiotti 4
2 21 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 65
2 Randy Johnson 59
3 John Smoltz 50
4 Pedro Martinez 49
5 Kerry Wood 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 11
1 John Franco 11
3 Rick Aguilera 9
3 Trevor Hoffman 9
3 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .343
2 John Olerud .342
3 Bernie Williams .340
4 Dante Bichette .336
5 Mike Piazza .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 72
2 Sammy Sosa 62
3 Ken Griffey 55
4 Greg Vaughn 51
5 Juan Gonzalez 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 170
2 Sammy Sosa 151
3 Albert Belle 147
4 Mark McGwire 145
5 Vinny Castilla 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 64
1 Tony Womack 64
3 Craig Biggio 56
4 Kenny Lofton 55
5 Shannon Stewart 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.94
2 Tom Glavine 2.41
3 Kevin Brown 2.41
4 Al Leiter 2.48
5 Roger Clemens 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 22
2 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 307
3 Roger Clemens 275
4 Pedro Martinez 258
5 Kevin Brown 247

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 50
1 Jeff Shaw 50
3 Rod Beck 46
4 Tom Gordon 45
5 2 tied 42