On This Day

Wednesday, September 16, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 104 46 .693 --
Red Sox 85 65 .567 19.0
Blue Jays 82 70 .539 23.0
Orioles 77 74 .510 27.5
Devil Rays 60 90 .400 44.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 84 66 .560 --
White Sox 72 79 .477 12.5
Royals 69 81 .460 15.0
Twins 65 86 .430 19.5
Tigers 58 94 .382 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 81 70 .536 --
Angels 81 70 .536 0.0
Mariners 70 80 .467 10.5
Athletics 69 82 .457 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 98 55 .641 --
Mets 86 68 .558 12.5
Phillies 70 82 .461 27.5
Expos 61 92 .399 37.0
Marlins 50 103 .327 48.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 97 57 .630 --
Cubs 86 67 .562 10.5
Cardinals 76 77 .497 20.5
Brewers 72 81 .471 24.5
Reds 70 83 .458 26.5
Pirates 68 84 .447 28.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 95 58 .621 --
Giants 81 71 .533 13.5
Dodgers 78 75 .510 17.0
Rockies 73 81 .474 22.5
D'backs 61 92 .399 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Mueller 4
1 John Olerud 4
3 Homer Bush 3
3 Ron Coomer 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Manny Ramirez 2
2 Brad Ausmus 1
2 Albert Belle 1
2 Mike Bordick 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 6
2 Manny Ramirez 4
3 Mike Caruso 3
3 Mike Piazza 3
5 17 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 2
2 Marlon Anderson 1
2 Homer Bush 1
2 Royce Clayton 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jeff Fassero 2.00
2 Chris Peters 1.75
3 Brian Bohanon 1.43
4 Roger Clemens 1.38
5 4 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 1
1 Brian Bohanon 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Jeff Fassero 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 11
2 Brian Bohanon 10
3 Jeff Fassero 8
4 Gil Heredia 7
4 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .357
2 John Olerud .345
3 Dante Bichette .337
4 Bernie Williams .335
5 Mo Vaughn .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 63
1 Sammy Sosa 63
3 Ken Griffey 52
4 Greg Vaughn 49
5 Albert Belle 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 154
2 Juan Gonzalez 152
3 Albert Belle 139
4 Vinny Castilla 137
5 Mark McGwire 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 63
2 Kenny Lofton 54
3 Tony Womack 53
4 Craig Biggio 49
5 Shannon Stewart 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.15
2 Kevin Brown 2.44
3 Al Leiter 2.50
4 Tom Glavine 2.63
5 Roger Clemens 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 19
1 David Cone 19
1 Tom Glavine 19
1 Rick Helling 19
1 Kevin Tapani 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 309
2 Curt Schilling 284
3 Kevin Brown 247
4 Roger Clemens 245
5 Pedro Martinez 236

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 50
2 Rod Beck 48
3 Jeff Shaw 44
4 Tom Gordon 41
5 2 tied 40

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .515
2 Glenallen Hill .500
3 Jeff Bagwell .462
4 Quinton McCracken .439
5 Juan Gonzalez .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Manny Ramirez 8
1 Sammy Sosa 8
3 Jeromy Burnitz 7
4 Andruw Jones 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vinny Castilla 20
2 Jeromy Burnitz 18
2 Dave Nilsson 18
2 Sammy Sosa 18
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 8
2 Rickey Henderson 6
2 Shannon Stewart 6
2 Omar Vizquel 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aaron Sele 0.44
2 Steve Parris 0.61
3 Andy Benes 0.77
4 Mike Hampton 0.79
5 John Smoltz 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 3
1 Kelvim Escobar 3
1 Rick Helling 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 35
2 David Cone 32
3 Roger Clemens 29
4 Pedro Martinez 28
5 Curt Schilling 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 7
1 John Franco 7
3 Juan Acevedo 5
3 Trevor Hoffman 5
3 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .459
2 Barry Larkin .417
3 Juan Gonzalez .412
3 Todd Helton .412
3 Mike Piazza .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 16
1 Sammy Sosa 16
3 Manny Ramirez 14
4 Albert Belle 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Piazza 36
2 Sammy Sosa 35
3 Albert Belle 34
3 Manny Ramirez 34
5 Juan Gonzalez 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 16
2 Rickey Henderson 13
3 Shannon Stewart 12
4 Craig Biggio 10
4 Andruw Jones 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.13
2 Randy Johnson 1.40
3 Aaron Sele 1.47
4 Miguel Batista 1.67
5 Steve Parris 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 5
1 Kelvim Escobar 5
1 Seth Greisinger 5
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 63
2 Roger Clemens 60
3 Curt Schilling 51
4 Pedro Martinez 50
5 Kevin Brown 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 12
1 John Franco 12
3 Trevor Hoffman 11
4 Michael Jackson 10
5 5 tied 8