On This Day

Thursday, September 10, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 103 41 .715 --
Red Sox 82 62 .569 21.0
Blue Jays 78 68 .534 26.0
Orioles 73 72 .503 30.5
Devil Rays 56 88 .389 47.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 80 64 .556 --
White Sox 68 77 .469 12.5
Royals 65 79 .451 15.0
Twins 65 80 .448 15.5
Tigers 55 91 .377 26.0

Games

No Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 80 65 .552 --
Rangers 78 67 .538 2.0
Mariners 66 78 .458 13.5
Athletics 66 79 .455 14.0

Games

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 93 54 .633 --
Mets 82 65 .558 11.0
Phillies 68 78 .466 24.5
Expos 57 90 .388 36.0
Marlins 48 99 .327 45.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 94 53 .639 --
Cubs 82 65 .558 12.0
Cardinals 72 74 .493 21.5
Brewers 69 78 .469 25.0
Reds 67 80 .456 27.0
Pirates 66 79 .455 27.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 92 55 .626 --
Giants 79 67 .541 12.5
Dodgers 75 72 .510 17.0
Rockies 70 78 .473 22.5
D'backs 58 89 .395 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff Cirillo 3
1 Wilton Guerrero 3
1 Todd Helton 3
1 Paul O'Neill 3
5 24 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul O'Neill 2
2 Dante Bichette 1
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 Ray Lankford 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 3
1 Tony Eusebio 3
1 Paul Konerko 3
1 Javy Lopez 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 Ron Gant 1
1 Alex Gonzalez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kevin Brown 2.75
2 Al Leiter 2.00
3 Shane Reynolds 1.33
4 Darryl Kile 1.25
5 Mike Remlinger 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Manny Aybar 1
1 Darryl Kile 1
1 Al Leiter 1
1 Kevin Millwood 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Shane Reynolds 12
2 Kevin Brown 11
3 Chan Ho Park 10
4 Mike Remlinger 9
5 Al Leiter 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Acevedo 1
1 Rod Beck 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Darren Holmes 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .356
2 John Olerud .343
3 Dante Bichette .341
4 Bernie Williams .339
5 Mo Vaughn .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 62
2 Sammy Sosa 58
3 Ken Griffey 50
4 Greg Vaughn 48
5 Albert Belle 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 149
2 Sammy Sosa 140
3 Vinny Castilla 136
4 Albert Belle 132
5 Mark McGwire 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 59
2 Kenny Lofton 52
3 Tony Womack 51
4 Shannon Stewart 46
5 Craig Biggio 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.20
2 Kevin Brown 2.36
3 Al Leiter 2.40
4 Roger Clemens 2.62
5 Tom Glavine 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 19
2 Kevin Brown 18
2 Roger Clemens 18
2 Tom Glavine 18
2 5 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 298
2 Curt Schilling 272
3 Kevin Brown 238
4 Kerry Wood 233
5 2 tied 227

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 47
2 Rod Beck 46
3 Jeff Shaw 42
4 Tom Gordon 39
4 2 others tied 39

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Piazza .556
2 Larry Walker .535
3 Darryl Hamilton .473
4 Juan Gonzalez .456
5 Paul O'Neill .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 8
1 Dave Nilsson 8
3 Jose Canseco 7
3 Andruw Jones 7
5 10 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vinny Castilla 23
2 Jeff Kent 19
3 Albert Belle 18
4 Bret Boone 17
4 Jose Canseco 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 11
2 Shannon Stewart 8
3 Miguel Cairo 6
3 Omar Vizquel 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 0.35
2 Dustin Hermanson 0.42
3 Wilson Alvarez 0.51
4 Kelvim Escobar 0.72
5 Roger Clemens 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kelvim Escobar 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 Al Leiter 3
1 Jamie Moyer 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 40
2 Pedro Martinez 27
3 Kevin Brown 26
4 Sterling Hitchcock 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 9
2 John Franco 7
3 Juan Acevedo 5
3 Bob Howry 5
3 Gregg Olson 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .431
2 Juan Gonzalez .407
3 Todd Helton .400
3 Mike Piazza .400
5 Vinny Castilla .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 16
2 Sammy Sosa 12
3 Shawn Green 11
3 Jeff Kent 11
5 3 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Kent 36
2 Vinny Castilla 35
3 Mike Piazza 32
4 Albert Belle 31
5 Juan Gonzalez 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 17
2 Shannon Stewart 12
3 Andruw Jones 11
4 Rickey Henderson 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.84
2 Randy Johnson 0.96
3 Kelvim Escobar 1.42
4 Kevin Brown 1.52
5 Dustin Hermanson 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 Jose Lima 5
1 Aaron Sele 5
4 Kevin Brown 4
4 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 65
2 Roger Clemens 57
3 Kevin Brown 51
4 Shane Reynolds 48
4 Kerry Wood 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 12
2 John Franco 11
3 Michael Jackson 10
4 Trevor Hoffman 9
4 Troy Percival 9