On This Day

Friday, April 30, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 14 7 .667 --
Blue Jays 13 11 .542 2.5
Red Sox 11 11 .500 3.5
Devil Rays 12 12 .500 3.5
Orioles 6 16 .273 8.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 16 6 .727 --
White Sox 11 9 .550 4.0
Tigers 11 12 .478 5.5
Royals 9 11 .450 6.0
Twins 9 14 .391 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 13 10 .565 --
Mariners 11 12 .478 2.0
Angels 11 12 .478 2.0
Athletics 10 14 .417 3.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 15 7 .682 --
Mets 14 9 .609 1.5
Phillies 11 11 .500 4.0
Expos 7 14 .333 7.5
Marlins 6 17 .261 9.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 13 9 .591 --
Cardinals 12 9 .571 0.5
Cubs 10 10 .500 2.0
Pirates 9 12 .429 3.5
Reds 9 12 .429 3.5
Brewers 9 13 .409 4.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 16 8 .667 --
Dodgers 13 10 .565 2.5
D'backs 13 11 .542 3.0
Rockies 9 10 .474 4.5
Padres 9 13 .409 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Edgardo Alfonzo 4
1 Tony Phillips 4
3 Roberto Alomar 3
3 Paul Bako 3
3 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roberto Alomar 2
1 Vinny Castilla 2
1 Carlos Delgado 2
1 Juan Gonzalez 2
1 Larry Walker 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 5
2 Olmedo Saenz 4
2 Rey Sanchez 4
2 Matt Stairs 4
2 Larry Walker 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Magglio Ordonez 2
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Ellis Burks 1
2 26 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Smoltz 2.50
2 Steve Avery 1.33
2 Allen Watson 1.33
4 Randy Johnson 1.14
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 Sean Bergman 1
1 John Halama 1
1 Rick Helling 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Astacio 8
1 Steve Avery 8
1 Randy Johnson 8
1 Allen Watson 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Jose Mesa 1
1 Gregg Olson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .412
2 Luis Gonzalez .391
3 Joe McEwing .386
4 Kenny Lofton .382
5 Derek Jeter .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 10
2 Shawn Green 9
2 Ken Griffey 9
4 Raul Mondesi 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 30
2 Matt Williams 25
3 Ken Griffey 24
4 Tim Salmon 23
4 Fernando Tatis 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 17
2 Tom Goodwin 11
2 Shannon Stewart 11
4 Otis Nixon 9
4 Tony Womack 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 1.04
2 John Smoltz 1.51
3 Kent Bottenfield 1.53
4 Jose Rosado 1.72
5 John Snyder 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 4
1 Brian Bohanon 4
1 Kent Bottenfield 4
1 Dennis Cook 4
1 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 63
2 Pedro Martinez 48
3 Kevin Brown 35
3 Shane Reynolds 35
5 2 tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 9
2 John Franco 8
2 Roberto Hernandez 8
2 John Wetteland 8
5 2 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Gonzalez .457
2 Adrian Beltre .419
3 Tony Gwynn .412
4 Michael Barrett .405
5 Jeff Bagwell .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 7
1 Shawn Green 7
1 Ken Griffey 7
4 Jeff Bagwell 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Williams 21
2 Larry Walker 20
3 Ken Griffey 19
4 Jermaine Dye 18
5 Jeff Bagwell 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 9
2 Tom Goodwin 8
3 Shannon Stewart 7
3 Tony Womack 7
5 6 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 0.61
2 Bobby Witt 0.75
2 Jeff Zimmerman 0.75
4 Andy Ashby 0.78
5 John Smoltz 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 3
1 Dennis Cook 3
1 Greg Maddux 3
1 John Smoltz 3
1 Justin Thompson 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 29
2 Curt Schilling 24
3 Kevin Brown 23
4 Al Leiter 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Howry 6
2 John Franco 5
2 Roberto Hernandez 5
2 Michael Jackson 5
2 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .362
2 John Olerud .353
3 Derek Jeter .339
4 Bernie Williams .338
5 Tony Fernandez .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 65
2 Sammy Sosa 64
3 Ken Griffey 56
4 Greg Vaughn 49
5 2 tied 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 156
2 Sammy Sosa 152
3 Albert Belle 151
4 Ken Griffey 145
5 Juan Gonzalez 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 64
2 Tony Womack 60
3 Shannon Stewart 58
4 Kenny Lofton 53
5 Eric Young 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.26
2 Kevin Brown 2.36
3 John Smoltz 2.71
4 David Cone 2.75
5 Roger Clemens 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shane Reynolds 22
2 Pedro Martinez 21
3 Roger Clemens 20
3 David Cone 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 344
2 Roger Clemens 270
3 Curt Schilling 269
4 Kevin Brown 256
5 Pedro Martinez 242

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 50
2 Rod Beck 48
2 Jeff Shaw 48
4 Robb Nen 45
5 John Wetteland 44