On This Day

Saturday, April 24, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 11 5 .688 --
Blue Jays 12 6 .667 0.0
Devil Rays 11 8 .579 1.5
Red Sox 9 8 .529 2.5
Orioles 4 13 .235 7.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 12 4 .750 --
White Sox 9 6 .600 2.5
Tigers 7 10 .412 5.5
Twins 7 11 .389 6.0
Royals 6 10 .375 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 10 8 .556 --
Athletics 8 10 .444 2.0
Mariners 7 10 .412 2.5
Angels 7 11 .389 3.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 10 6 .625 --
Mets 11 7 .611 0.0
Phillies 9 8 .529 1.5
Expos 6 10 .375 4.0
Marlins 5 12 .294 5.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 10 6 .625 --
Astros 9 7 .563 1.0
Pirates 8 8 .500 2.0
Brewers 8 9 .471 2.5
Cubs 6 9 .400 3.5
Reds 6 10 .375 4.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 12 7 .632 --
D'backs 10 8 .556 1.5
Dodgers 9 9 .500 2.5
Padres 8 9 .471 3.0
Rockies 6 8 .429 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Griffey 4
2 Bobby Abreu 3
2 Roberto Alomar 3
2 Michael Barrett 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 2
1 Tim Salmon 2
1 Reggie Sanders 2
4 Bobby Abreu 1
4 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Abreu 3
1 Jeromy Burnitz 3
1 Jose Canseco 3
1 Chili Davis 3
1 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 2
1 Fernando Vina 2
3 Derek Bell 1
3 Marvin Benard 1
3 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Woody Williams 2.33
2 Ismael Valdez 1.25
3 Pete Schourek 1.20
4 Jaime Navarro 1.00
5 Shawn Estes 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Elarton 1
1 Shawn Estes 1
1 Mike Grace 1
1 Tim Harikkala 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ismael Valdez 10
2 Dave Burba 8
2 Shawn Estes 8
4 Jaime Navarro 7
4 Woody Williams 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Wayne Gomes 1
1 Bob Howry 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .439
2 Derek Jeter .424
3 Sean Casey .417
4 Frank Thomas .408
5 Tony Fernandez .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 9
2 Fernando Tatis 7
2 Matt Williams 7
4 Luis Gonzalez 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 25
2 Matt Williams 21
3 Tim Salmon 20
3 Fernando Tatis 20
5 Carlos Delgado 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 15
2 Tom Goodwin 10
3 Shannon Stewart 9
4 Jason Kendall 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roy Halladay 0.00
2 David Cone 0.93
3 Kent Bottenfield 0.98
4 Jose Rosado 1.48
5 Chris Carpenter 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Morgan 4
2 Rick Aguilera 3
2 Andy Ashby 3
2 Brian Bohanon 3
2 14 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 44
2 Pedro Martinez 38
3 Shane Reynolds 30
4 Dave Burba 29
4 Orlando Hernandez 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 7
1 Roberto Hernandez 7
3 John Wetteland 6
4 Bob Howry 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .354
2 John Olerud .351
3 Tony Fernandez .346
4 Bernie Williams .343
5 Derek Jeter .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 66
1 Sammy Sosa 66
3 Ken Griffey 53
4 Albert Belle 50
5 Greg Vaughn 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 155
2 Sammy Sosa 152
3 Manny Ramirez 151
4 Juan Gonzalez 147
5 Carlos Delgado 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 64
2 Tony Womack 60
3 Shannon Stewart 57
4 Kenny Lofton 52
5 Eric Young 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.39
2 Greg Maddux 2.48
3 Roger Clemens 2.64
4 Omar Daal 2.80
5 David Cone 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 22
2 Randy Johnson 21
2 Shane Reynolds 21
4 Roger Clemens 20
4 Pedro Martinez 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 334
2 Roger Clemens 278
3 Curt Schilling 273
4 Kevin Brown 256
5 Pedro Martinez 238

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 50
2 Rod Beck 47
3 Jeff Shaw 46
4 Tom Gordon 44
4 John Wetteland 44