On This Day

Wednesday, September 23, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 110 48 .696 --
Red Sox 89 69 .563 21.0
Blue Jays 86 73 .541 24.5
Orioles 78 80 .494 32.0
Devil Rays 63 95 .399 47.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 88 70 .557 --
White Sox 77 81 .487 11.0
Royals 71 86 .452 16.5
Twins 67 91 .424 21.0
Tigers 64 95 .403 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 86 72 .544 --
Angels 83 75 .525 3.0
Mariners 74 83 .471 11.5
Athletics 72 86 .456 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 103 56 .648 --
Mets 88 71 .553 15.0
Phillies 74 84 .468 28.5
Expos 64 94 .405 38.5
Marlins 51 107 .323 51.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 100 59 .629 --
Cubs 88 71 .553 12.0
Cardinals 80 78 .506 19.5
Reds 74 85 .465 26.0
Brewers 73 85 .462 26.5
Pirates 69 89 .437 30.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 97 62 .610 --
Giants 86 72 .544 10.5
Dodgers 80 78 .506 16.5
Rockies 76 83 .478 21.0
D'backs 63 96 .396 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Moises Alou 3
1 Craig Biggio 3
1 Mike Caruso 3
1 Ray Durham 3
1 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Todd Helton 2
1 Sammy Sosa 2
3 Joe Carter 1
3 Chad Curtis 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Karim Garcia 5
1 Todd Helton 5
3 Joe Carter 3
3 Chad Curtis 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Abbott 1
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Marlon Anderson 1
1 Marvin Benard 1
1 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Smoltz 9.00
2 Bryce Florie 3.00
3 John Burkett 2.33
4 Mark Gardner 1.57
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 1
1 Steve Avery 1
1 Ryan Bradley 1
1 John Burkett 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Gardner 11
2 Bryce Florie 9
2 John Smoltz 9
4 Randy Johnson 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .360
2 John Olerud .351
3 Bernie Williams .335
4 Dante Bichette .334
5 Mo Vaughn .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 65
1 Sammy Sosa 65
3 Ken Griffey 55
4 Greg Vaughn 49
5 Albert Belle 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 157
2 Sammy Sosa 156
3 Albert Belle 147
4 Vinny Castilla 141
4 Manny Ramirez 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 64
2 Tony Womack 55
3 Kenny Lofton 54
4 Craig Biggio 50
4 Shannon Stewart 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.24
2 Kevin Brown 2.36
3 Al Leiter 2.40
4 Tom Glavine 2.53
5 Roger Clemens 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 20
1 Tom Glavine 20
1 Rick Helling 20
4 David Cone 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 329
2 Curt Schilling 293
3 Roger Clemens 260
4 Kevin Brown 255
5 Pedro Martinez 245

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 52
2 Rod Beck 49
3 Jeff Shaw 45
4 Tom Gordon 44
5 2 tied 42

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .475
2 Rafael Palmeiro .426
3 Edgar Martinez .413
4 Albert Belle .385
5 2 tied .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Manny Ramirez 9
2 Carlos Delgado 7
2 Sammy Sosa 7
4 Bret Boone 6
5 7 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 19
2 Sammy Sosa 16
3 Albert Belle 15
3 Bret Boone 15
5 9 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 6
1 Brian Hunter 6
1 Jose Offerman 6
4 Delino DeShields 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Benes 0.00
2 Carlos Perez 1.00
2 John Smoltz 1.00
4 John Burkett 1.13
5 Mark Gardner 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 3
1 Manny Aybar 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 Darryl Kile 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 33
2 Randy Johnson 31
3 Kevin Brown 28
4 Curt Schilling 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 6
2 Juan Acevedo 5
2 Rod Beck 5
2 John Franco 5
2 5 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .500
2 Mike Piazza .444
3 Barry Larkin .424
4 Juan Gonzalez .395
5 Albert Belle .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Manny Ramirez 15
2 Sammy Sosa 14
3 Ken Griffey 12
3 Mark McGwire 12
5 Jose Canseco 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 39
2 Albert Belle 36
3 Ken Griffey 33
4 Jeff Kent 32
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 15
2 Shannon Stewart 12
3 Omar Vizquel 11
4 Rickey Henderson 10
5 5 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Benes 0.69
2 Randy Johnson 1.14
3 Carlos Perez 1.27
4 John Smoltz 1.29
5 Roger Clemens 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 6
2 James Baldwin 5
2 Roger Clemens 5
2 Kelvim Escobar 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 71
2 Roger Clemens 69
3 Kevin Brown 48
4 Curt Schilling 46
4 John Smoltz 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 12
2 Trevor Hoffman 11
3 John Franco 10
4 Juan Acevedo 9
5 6 tied 8