On This Day

Monday, September 7, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 100 41 .709 --
Red Sox 82 60 .577 18.5
Blue Jays 78 66 .542 23.5
Orioles 71 72 .497 30.0
Devil Rays 55 87 .387 45.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 79 64 .552 --
White Sox 67 76 .469 12.0
Royals 65 77 .458 13.5
Twins 64 79 .448 15.0
Tigers 54 90 .375 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 79 64 .552 --
Rangers 76 67 .531 3.0
Athletics 66 77 .462 13.0
Mariners 65 77 .458 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 92 52 .639 --
Mets 80 64 .556 12.0
Phillies 67 76 .469 24.5
Expos 55 89 .382 37.0
Marlins 48 96 .333 44.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 91 53 .632 --
Cubs 80 64 .556 11.0
Cardinals 70 73 .490 20.5
Brewers 69 75 .479 22.0
Reds 66 78 .458 25.0
Pirates 65 77 .458 25.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 91 53 .632 --
Giants 78 66 .542 13.0
Dodgers 72 72 .500 19.0
Rockies 67 78 .462 24.5
D'backs 58 87 .400 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vinny Castilla 4
1 Alex Gonzalez 4
1 Ken Griffey 4
1 Shannon Stewart 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 2
1 Larry Walker 2
3 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
3 Tony Batista 1
3 32 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 6
2 Luis Lopez 4
2 Shannon Stewart 4
4 Jose Canseco 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Lankford 3
2 Marquis Grissom 2
3 Roberto Alomar 1
3 Derek Bell 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jamie Moyer 3.00
2 Randy Johnson 2.00
3 David Wells 1.67
4 Andy Benes 1.33
4 Rick Helling 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Kelvim Escobar 1
1 Rick Helling 1
1 Randy Johnson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 14
2 Kelvim Escobar 10
2 David Wells 10
4 Andy Benes 8
4 Rick Helling 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Acevedo 1
1 Chad Bradford 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .354
2 Bernie Williams .344
3 John Olerud .342
4 Dante Bichette .341
5 Derek Jeter .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 61
2 Sammy Sosa 58
3 Ken Griffey 50
4 Greg Vaughn 47
5 Albert Belle 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 149
2 Sammy Sosa 140
3 Albert Belle 132
4 Vinny Castilla 128
4 Mark McGwire 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 58
2 Tony Womack 51
3 Kenny Lofton 50
4 Shannon Stewart 45
5 Craig Biggio 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 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 298
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 Tom Gordon 39
4 John Wetteland 39

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Piazza .553
2 Larry Walker .526
3 Juan Gonzalez .441
4 Albert Belle .440
5 Manny Ramirez .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 8
2 Albert Belle 7
2 Shawn Green 7
2 Ken Griffey 7
2 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 22
2 Albert Belle 21
3 Jeff Kent 20
3 Manny Ramirez 20
5 Ken Griffey 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 11
2 Shannon Stewart 7
3 Mike Caruso 6
3 Andruw Jones 6
3 Omar Vizquel 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 0.35
2 Roger Clemens 0.69
3 Kelvim Escobar 0.72
4 Tim Belcher 1.08
5 Francisco Cordova 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 3
1 Dave Burba 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Kelvim Escobar 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 40
2 Roger Clemens 36
3 Jeff Fassero 26
3 Kerry Wood 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Fernandez .417
2 Larry Walker .410
3 Vinny Castilla .400
4 Derek Jeter .388
5 Albert Belle .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 16
2 Sammy Sosa 15
3 Shawn Green 12
3 Jeff Kent 12
5 Barry Bonds 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Kent 37
2 Albert Belle 35
3 Shawn Green 31
3 Bernie Williams 31
5 Juan Gonzalez 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 15
2 Rickey Henderson 12
3 Andruw Jones 11
3 Shannon Stewart 11
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 0.96
2 Roger Clemens 1.08
3 Kelvim Escobar 1.42
4 Francisco Cordova 1.59
5 Kevin Brown 1.79

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 65
1 Randy Johnson 65
3 John Smoltz 50
4 Kerry Wood 48
5 3 tied 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 11
1 John Franco 11
3 Rick Aguilera 9
3 Trevor Hoffman 9
3 Michael Jackson 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .346
2 John Olerud .343
3 Bernie Williams .339
4 Mike Piazza .334
5 Dante Bichette .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 72
2 Sammy Sosa 62
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 Albert Belle 148
4 Mark McGwire 144
5 Ken Griffey 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 63
2 Tony Womack 60
3 Kenny Lofton 55
4 Craig Biggio 54
5 Shannon Stewart 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.00
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 5 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 325
2 Curt Schilling 297
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
3 Tom Gordon 46
5 2 tied 42