On This Day

Saturday, April 17, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 7 3 .700 --
Blue Jays 8 4 .667 0.0
Yankees 7 4 .636 0.5
Devil Rays 5 7 .417 3.0
Orioles 3 8 .273 4.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 8 2 .800 --
Twins 5 6 .455 3.5
White Sox 4 6 .400 4.0
Royals 4 6 .400 4.0
Tigers 4 7 .364 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 6 6 .500 --
Rangers 6 6 .500 0.0
Angels 6 6 .500 0.0
Mariners 5 7 .417 1.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 8 4 .667 --
Braves 6 4 .600 1.0
Phillies 6 5 .545 1.5
Expos 5 7 .417 3.0
Marlins 3 8 .273 4.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 7 3 .700 --
Pirates 5 5 .500 2.0
Astros 5 6 .455 2.5
Brewers 5 6 .455 2.5
Cubs 4 6 .400 3.0
Reds 4 6 .400 3.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 8 4 .667 --
Dodgers 7 5 .583 1.0
Padres 5 6 .455 2.5
Rockies 4 5 .444 2.5
D'backs 5 7 .417 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Denny Hocking 4
1 Manny Ramirez 4
3 Chad Allen 3
3 Roberto Alomar 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jason Giambi 2
1 Gary Sheffield 2
3 Chad Allen 1
3 Rich Aurilia 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Lawton 6
2 Manny Ramirez 5
3 Jason Giambi 4
4 Brant Brown 3
4 9 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Albert Belle 3
2 Chad Allen 2
2 Juan Encarnacion 2
2 Denny Hocking 2
2 2 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chris Holt 1.14
2 Steve Trachsel 1.00
3 Jose Jimenez 0.88
4 Sterling Hitchcock 0.86
4 Bobby Jones 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Matt Anderson 1
1 Jason Christiansen 1
1 Wayne Gomes 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chris Holt 8
2 Freddy Garcia 7
2 Livan Hernandez 7
2 Jose Jimenez 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Bob Howry 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Graeme Lloyd 1
1 Jose Mesa 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Thomas .485
2 Sean Casey .472
3 Kevin Stocker .459
4 Derek Jeter .452
5 Troy Glaus .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Bell 5
1 Jose Canseco 5
1 Gary Sheffield 5
4 Barry Bonds 4
4 12 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 19
2 Todd Greene 15
2 Tim Salmon 15
4 Carlos Delgado 14
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 11
2 Shannon Stewart 5
3 Craig Biggio 4
3 Juan Encarnacion 4
3 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ramiro Mendoza 0.00
1 Bret Saberhagen 0.00
3 Omar Olivares 0.63
4 Miguel Batista 1.10
4 Chris Carpenter 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Jones 3
1 Curt Schilling 3
1 David Wells 3
4 Rick Aguilera 2
4 26 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 34
2 Pedro Martinez 28
3 Shane Reynolds 24
4 Kevin Brown 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 4
1 John Franco 4
1 Robb Nen 4
1 Billy Wagner 4
1 John Wetteland 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .365
2 John Olerud .353
3 Derek Jeter .342
4 Bernie Williams .340
5 Albert Belle .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 67
2 Sammy Sosa 65
3 Ken Griffey 53
4 Albert Belle 51
5 Greg Vaughn 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 159
2 Manny Ramirez 151
2 Sammy Sosa 151
4 Juan Gonzalez 147
5 Ken Griffey 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 65
2 Tony Womack 56
3 Shannon Stewart 55
4 Kenny Lofton 52
5 Craig Biggio 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.43
2 Kevin Brown 2.54
3 Omar Daal 2.72
4 Brian Bohanon 2.73
5 Roger Clemens 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 22
2 Roger Clemens 20
2 Randy Johnson 20
2 Shane Reynolds 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 327
2 Roger Clemens 285
3 Curt Schilling 280
4 Kevin Brown 251
5 Pedro Martinez 247

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 51
2 Rod Beck 48
3 Jeff Shaw 47
4 Tom Gordon 46
5 John Wetteland 44