On This Day

Saturday, September 12, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 103 43 .705 --
Red Sox 83 63 .568 20.0
Blue Jays 80 68 .541 24.0
Orioles 75 72 .510 28.5
Devil Rays 57 89 .390 46.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 80 66 .548 --
White Sox 70 77 .476 10.5
Royals 67 80 .456 13.5
Twins 65 82 .442 15.5
Tigers 56 92 .378 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 80 67 .544 --
Rangers 79 68 .537 1.0
Athletics 68 79 .463 12.0
Mariners 67 80 .456 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 95 54 .638 --
Mets 82 67 .550 13.0
Phillies 69 79 .466 25.5
Expos 59 90 .396 36.0
Marlins 48 101 .322 47.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 96 53 .644 --
Cubs 83 66 .557 13.0
Cardinals 72 76 .486 23.5
Brewers 70 79 .470 26.0
Reds 69 80 .463 27.0
Pirates 67 80 .456 28.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 94 55 .631 --
Giants 79 69 .534 14.5
Dodgers 75 74 .503 19.0
Rockies 72 78 .480 22.5
D'backs 58 91 .389 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alex Arias 5
2 Glenallen Hill 4
3 Roberto Alomar 3
3 Garret Anderson 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Abreu 1
1 Shane Andrews 1
1 Mike Bordick 1
1 Jeromy Burnitz 1
1 33 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Luke 5
2 Bobby Abreu 3
2 Bret Boone 3
2 Chris Gomez 3
2 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 2
1 Jose Offerman 2
3 Bobby Abreu 1
3 Brady Anderson 1
3 22 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Johnson 1.83
2 Steve Parris 1.50
3 Chris Carpenter 1.33
4 Mark Gardner 1.14
5 Tim Belcher 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Matt Anderson 1
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Rod Beck 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 11
2 Mark Gardner 8
2 Livan Hernandez 8
4 Bruce Chen 7
5 7 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jerry Dipoto 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Bob Howry 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 7 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .358
2 John Olerud .342
3 Bernie Williams .341
4 Dante Bichette .339
5 Jason Kendall .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 62
2 Sammy Sosa 60
3 Ken Griffey 51
4 Greg Vaughn 48
5 Albert Belle 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 149
2 Sammy Sosa 145
3 Vinny Castilla 136
4 Albert Belle 132
5 Mark McGwire 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 60
2 Kenny Lofton 53
3 Tony Womack 52
4 Shannon Stewart 48
5 Craig Biggio 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.20
2 Kevin Brown 2.36
3 Al Leiter 2.40
4 Tom Glavine 2.62
5 Roger Clemens 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 19
1 Rick Helling 19
3 Kevin Brown 18
3 Roger Clemens 18
3 5 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 309
2 Curt Schilling 272
3 Kevin Brown 238
4 Roger Clemens 234
5 Kerry Wood 233

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 49
2 Rod Beck 46
3 Jeff Shaw 42
4 Tom Gordon 40
5 2 tied 39

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .525
2 Glenallen Hill .500
3 Mike Piazza .457
4 Juan Gonzalez .446
5 Dmitri Young .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 8
2 Jeromy Burnitz 7
2 Ken Griffey 7
2 Dave Nilsson 7
2 Sammy Sosa 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vinny Castilla 20
2 Jeff Kent 19
2 Dave Nilsson 19
4 Jeromy Burnitz 18
5 Richie Sexson 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 12
2 Shannon Stewart 8
3 Omar Vizquel 6
4 Miguel Cairo 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dustin Hermanson 0.42
2 Kelvim Escobar 0.55
3 Wilson Alvarez 0.71
4 Carlos Perez 1.00
5 2 tied 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 3
1 Rick Helling 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 Al Leiter 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 35
2 David Wells 28
3 Pedro Martinez 27
4 Kevin Brown 26
4 John Smoltz 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 8
2 John Franco 6
2 Trevor Hoffman 6
2 Bob Howry 6
5 2 tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .451
2 Todd Helton .405
3 Juan Gonzalez .393
4 Mike Piazza .378
5 Albert Belle .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 15
2 Sammy Sosa 14
3 Shawn Green 11
4 Albert Belle 10
4 4 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Kent 33
2 Albert Belle 31
2 Mike Piazza 31
4 Bret Boone 30
4 Juan Gonzalez 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 18
2 Shannon Stewart 14
3 Craig Biggio 11
3 Rickey Henderson 11
3 Andruw Jones 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.31
2 Randy Johnson 1.40
3 Kelvim Escobar 1.41
4 Kevin Brown 1.52
5 Wilson Alvarez 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 Jose Lima 5
1 Aaron Sele 5
1 John Smoltz 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 64
2 Randy Johnson 63
3 Kevin Brown 51
4 Rick Helling 49
4 John Smoltz 49

Saves

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