On This Day

Tuesday, September 8, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 101 41 .711 --
Red Sox 82 61 .573 19.5
Blue Jays 78 66 .542 24.0
Orioles 72 72 .500 30.0
Devil Rays 56 87 .392 45.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 79 64 .552 --
White Sox 68 76 .472 11.5
Royals 65 78 .455 14.0
Twins 65 79 .451 14.5
Tigers 54 91 .372 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 79 65 .549 --
Rangers 77 67 .535 2.0
Athletics 66 78 .458 13.0
Mariners 65 78 .455 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 92 53 .634 --
Mets 80 65 .552 12.0
Phillies 68 76 .472 23.5
Expos 56 89 .386 36.0
Marlins 48 97 .331 44.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 92 53 .634 --
Cubs 80 65 .552 12.0
Cardinals 71 73 .493 20.5
Brewers 69 76 .476 23.0
Pirates 66 77 .462 25.0
Reds 66 79 .455 26.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 91 54 .628 --
Giants 79 66 .545 12.0
Dodgers 73 72 .503 18.0
Rockies 68 78 .466 23.5
D'backs 58 88 .397 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Marvin Benard 4
1 Cliff Floyd 4
1 Derrick Gibson 4
1 Quinton McCracken 4
1 Neifi Perez 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Abbott 2
1 Rico Brogna 2
1 Bobby Estalella 2
1 Kevin Sefcik 2
1 Terry Steinbach 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Bagwell 6
1 Vinny Castilla 6
3 Bobby Estalella 4
3 Mark Kotsay 4
5 10 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 2
2 Marvin Benard 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Adrian Brown 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 David Cone 5.50
2 Kirk Rueter 1.33
3 Wilson Alvarez 1.25
4 Brad Radke 1.00
5 Greg Maddux 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 1
1 Miguel Batista 1
1 Sean Bergman 1
1 Paul Byrd 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 11
2 Greg Maddux 9
3 Pedro Martinez 8
4 Brad Radke 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Acevedo 1
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Rich Loiselle 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .355
2 Bernie Williams .344
3 John Olerud .341
4 Dante Bichette .339
5 Vinny Castilla .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 62
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 Vinny Castilla 134
4 Albert Belle 132
5 Mark McGwire 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 59
2 Tony Womack 51
3 Kenny Lofton 50
4 Shannon Stewart 45
5 Craig Biggio 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.20
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 David Cone 19
2 Kevin Brown 18
2 Roger Clemens 18
2 Tom Glavine 18
2 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 2 others tied 227

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 46
2 Rod Beck 44
3 Jeff Shaw 41
4 Tom Gordon 39
4 John Wetteland 39

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Piazza .561
2 Larry Walker .525
3 Juan Gonzalez .443
4 Barry Larkin .434
5 Gregg Jefferies .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 9
2 Albert Belle 7
2 Andruw Jones 7
2 Dave Nilsson 7
2 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vinny Castilla 22
2 Juan Gonzalez 21
3 Albert Belle 20
3 Manny Ramirez 20
5 Jeff Kent 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 Wilson Alvarez 0.51
3 Dustin Hermanson 0.61
4 Roger Clemens 0.69
5 Kelvim Escobar 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 3
1 Dave Burba 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Kelvim Escobar 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 40
2 Roger Clemens 36
3 Pedro Martinez 27
4 Jeff Fassero 26
4 Kerry Wood 26

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Fernandez .419
2 Vinny Castilla .415
3 Larry Walker .413
4 Mike Piazza .398
5 Juan Gonzalez .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 16
2 Sammy Sosa 14
3 Jeff Kent 12
4 Barry Bonds 11
4 Shawn Green 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Kent 37
2 Vinny Castilla 34
3 Albert Belle 33
4 Bernie Williams 31
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 0.96
2 Roger Clemens 1.08
3 Kelvim Escobar 1.42
4 Kevin Brown 1.79
5 Dwight Gooden 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 5
2 Kevin Brown 4
2 Tom Candiotti 4
2 Chris Carpenter 4
2 15 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
2 John Franco 10
3 Rick Aguilera 9
3 Trevor Hoffman 9
3 Michael Jackson 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .347
2 John Olerud .343
3 Bernie Williams .339
4 Tony Gwynn .335
5 Mike Piazza .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 72
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 150
3 Albert Belle 148
4 Vinny Castilla 145
5 Mark McGwire 144

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 61
2 Tony Womack 60
3 Kenny Lofton 55
4 Craig Biggio 53
5 Shannon Stewart 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.12
2 Tom Glavine 2.41
3 Kevin Brown 2.41
4 Al Leiter 2.48
5 Roger Clemens 2.74

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 Pedro Martinez 266
4 Roger Clemens 261
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