On This Day

Monday, September 28, 1998

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1998 Playoffs

Upcoming Games

September 29, 1998

Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians

Texas Rangers at New York Yankees

San Diego Padres at Houston Astros

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Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 114 48 .704 --
Red Sox 92 70 .568 22.0
Blue Jays 88 74 .543 26.0
Orioles 79 83 .488 35.0
Devil Rays 63 99 .389 51.0

Games

No Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 89 73 .549 --
White Sox 80 82 .494 9.0
Royals 72 89 .447 16.5
Twins 70 92 .432 19.0
Tigers 65 97 .401 24.0

Games

No Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 88 74 .543 --
Angels 85 77 .525 3.0
Mariners 76 85 .472 11.5
Athletics 74 88 .457 14.0

Games

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 106 56 .654 --
Mets 88 74 .543 18.0
Phillies 75 87 .463 31.0
Expos 65 97 .401 41.0
Marlins 54 108 .333 52.0

Games

No Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 102 60 .630 --
Cubs 90 73 .552 12.5
Cardinals 83 79 .512 19.0
Reds 77 85 .475 25.0
Brewers 74 88 .457 28.0
Pirates 69 93 .426 33.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 98 64 .605 --
Giants 89 74 .546 9.5
Dodgers 83 79 .512 15.0
Rockies 77 85 .475 21.0
D'backs 65 97 .401 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Grace 2
1 Brent Mayne 2
1 Sammy Sosa 2
4 Shawon Dunston 1
4 9 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Gaetti 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Gaetti 2
1 Matt Mieske 2
3 Barry Bonds 1
3 Stan Javier 1
3 Jeff Kent 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Hernandez 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Trachsel 0.86
2 Mark Gardner 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Trachsel 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Trachsel 6
2 Mark Gardner 2
3 Alvin Morman 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .363
2 John Olerud .354
3 Bernie Williams .339
4 Mo Vaughn .337
5 Dante Bichette .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 70
2 Sammy Sosa 66
3 Ken Griffey 56
4 Greg Vaughn 50
5 Albert Belle 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 158
2 Juan Gonzalez 157
3 Albert Belle 152
4 Mark McGwire 147
5 Ken Griffey 146

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 66
2 Tony Womack 58
3 Kenny Lofton 54
4 Shannon Stewart 51
5 Craig Biggio 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.22
2 Kevin Brown 2.38
3 Al Leiter 2.47
4 Tom Glavine 2.47
5 Roger Clemens 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 20
1 David Cone 20
1 Tom Glavine 20
1 Rick Helling 20
5 5 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 329
2 Curt Schilling 300
3 Roger Clemens 271
4 Kevin Brown 257
5 Pedro Martinez 251

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 53
2 Rod Beck 51
3 Jeff Shaw 48
4 Tom Gordon 46
5 2 tied 42

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .513
2 Edgar Martinez .500
3 Albert Belle .462
4 Otis Nixon .405
5 Brian Jordan .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 8
1 Manny Ramirez 8
3 Carlos Delgado 7
3 Shane Spencer 7
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 22
2 Albert Belle 20
2 Shane Spencer 20
4 Ken Griffey 19
5 Mark McGwire 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 6
1 Tony Womack 6
3 Delino DeShields 5
3 Tom Goodwin 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Benes 0.00
2 Todd Stottlemyre 0.60
3 Kevin Millwood 0.71
4 Tom Glavine 0.90
4 Orlando Hernandez 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 3
1 Orlando Hernandez 3
1 Jose Jimenez 3
4 Paul Abbott 2
4 36 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 37
2 Curt Schilling 28
3 Pedro Martinez 24
4 Jeff Fassero 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Acevedo 6
1 Tom Gordon 6
3 Rod Beck 5
3 Jeff Shaw 5
5 3 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .508
2 Barry Larkin .431
3 Jeff Bagwell .420
4 John Olerud .409
5 Tony Fernandez .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 16
2 Manny Ramirez 13
2 Sammy Sosa 13
4 Ken Griffey 12
5 Carlos Delgado 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 36
2 Ken Griffey 35
2 Jeff Kent 35
4 Albert Belle 34
5 Mark McGwire 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 13
2 Shannon Stewart 11
3 Rickey Henderson 10
3 Omar Vizquel 10
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Benes 0.47
2 Carlos Perez 1.05
3 John Smoltz 1.29
4 Randy Johnson 1.41
5 Mike Hampton 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 5
1 James Baldwin 5
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 Al Leiter 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 62
2 Randy Johnson 55
3 Pedro Martinez 51
4 Curt Schilling 47
5 2 tied 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 13
2 Juan Acevedo 12
3 Trevor Hoffman 10
3 Jeff Shaw 10
5 John Franco 9