On This Day

Sunday, September 13, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 103 44 .701 --
Red Sox 83 64 .565 20.0
Blue Jays 81 68 .544 23.0
Orioles 76 72 .514 27.5
Devil Rays 58 89 .395 45.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 81 66 .551 --
White Sox 70 78 .473 11.5
Royals 67 80 .456 14.0
Twins 65 83 .439 16.5
Tigers 57 92 .383 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 80 68 .541 --
Rangers 79 69 .534 1.0
Athletics 69 79 .466 11.0
Mariners 67 80 .456 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 95 55 .633 --
Mets 83 67 .553 12.0
Phillies 70 79 .470 24.5
Expos 59 91 .393 36.0
Marlins 49 101 .327 46.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 96 54 .640 --
Cubs 84 66 .560 12.0
Cardinals 73 76 .490 22.5
Brewers 70 80 .467 26.0
Reds 69 81 .460 27.0
Pirates 67 81 .453 28.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 94 56 .627 --
Giants 80 69 .537 13.5
Dodgers 76 74 .507 18.0
Rockies 72 79 .477 22.5
D'backs 59 91 .393 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff Bagwell 4
1 Harold Baines 4
3 Jeff Cirillo 3
3 Jose Cruz 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Cirillo 2
1 Sammy Sosa 2
3 Bobby Abreu 1
3 Brady Anderson 1
3 30 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wade Boggs 4
2 Barry Bonds 3
2 Tony Clark 3
2 Gary Gaetti 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brady Anderson 1
1 Scott Brosius 1
1 Adrian Brown 1
1 Jose Canseco 1
1 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Parque 1.50
2 Greg Maddux 1.33
3 Willie Blair 1.20
4 Jesus Sanchez 1.11
5 3 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Willie Blair 1
1 Paul Byrd 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 11
2 Jesus Sanchez 10
3 Sean Bergman 7
3 Ismael Valdez 7
5 7 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Acevedo 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 7 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .357
2 John Olerud .342
3 Dante Bichette .341
4 Bernie Williams .338
5 Jeff Cirillo .331

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 151
2 Sammy Sosa 148
3 Vinny Castilla 137
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 2.15
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 43
4 Tom Gordon 40
5 2 tied 39

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .500
2 Glenallen Hill .472
3 Juan Gonzalez .464
4 Jeff Bagwell .451
5 2 tied .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 9
2 Mark McGwire 8
3 Jeromy Burnitz 7
3 Andruw Jones 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 9
2 Shannon Stewart 6
2 Omar Vizquel 6
4 Reggie Sanders 5
5 16 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dustin Hermanson 0.00
2 Aaron Sele 0.64
3 Wilson Alvarez 0.71
4 Andy Benes 0.77
5 Carlos Perez 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 3
1 Kelvim Escobar 3
1 Rick Helling 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 35
2 David Cone 32
3 David Wells 28
4 Kevin Brown 26
4 John Smoltz 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 8
2 Juan Acevedo 6
2 John Franco 6
2 Trevor Hoffman 6
2 Bob Howry 6

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .440
2 Juan Gonzalez .407
3 Todd Helton .404
4 Mike Piazza .374
5 Jeff Cirillo .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 16
2 Mark McGwire 15
3 Albert Belle 10
3 Jeromy Burnitz 10
3 6 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Kent 33
2 Juan Gonzalez 32
2 Sammy Sosa 32
4 Albert Belle 31
4 2 others tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 18
2 Shannon Stewart 14
3 Rickey Henderson 11
4 Craig Biggio 10
4 Andruw Jones 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.31
2 Randy Johnson 1.40
3 Kevin Brown 1.52
4 Kelvim Escobar 1.84
5 Pedro Martinez 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kelvim Escobar 5
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 Aaron Sele 5
1 John Smoltz 5
5 17 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 64
2 Randy Johnson 63
3 Kevin Brown 51
4 John Smoltz 49
5 Shane Reynolds 48

Saves

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