On This Day

Saturday, May 1, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 15 7 .682 --
Blue Jays 14 11 .560 2.5
Red Sox 12 11 .522 3.5
Devil Rays 13 12 .520 3.5
Orioles 6 17 .261 9.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 17 6 .739 --
White Sox 12 9 .571 4.0
Tigers 11 13 .458 6.5
Royals 9 12 .429 7.0
Twins 10 14 .417 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 13 11 .542 --
Mariners 11 13 .458 2.0
Angels 11 13 .458 2.0
Athletics 10 15 .400 3.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 16 7 .696 --
Mets 15 9 .625 1.5
Phillies 11 12 .478 5.0
Expos 7 15 .318 8.5
Marlins 6 18 .250 10.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 14 9 .609 --
Cardinals 13 9 .591 0.5
Cubs 11 10 .524 2.0
Pirates 10 12 .455 3.5
Reds 9 13 .409 4.5
Brewers 9 14 .391 5.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 16 9 .640 --
Dodgers 14 10 .583 1.5
D'backs 14 11 .560 2.0
Rockies 9 11 .450 4.5
Padres 9 14 .391 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Berg 4
1 Ron Coomer 4
3 Bobby Abreu 3
3 Garret Anderson 3
3 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chipper Jones 2
2 Bobby Abreu 1
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Durham 4
1 Pat Kelly 4
1 Brian McRae 4
1 Larry Sutton 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jason McDonald 2
2 Brad Ausmus 1
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Adrian Beltre 1
2 22 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pedro Martinez 1.62
2 David Cone 1.40
3 Kevin Millwood 1.33
4 Kevin Tapani 0.80
5 Brian Moehler 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 1
1 David Cone 1
1 Darren Dreifort 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 13
2 Kevin Millwood 8
3 David Cone 7
4 Brad Radke 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Davey 1
1 Felix Heredia 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Bob Howry 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .404
2 Luis Gonzalez .392
3 Chuck Knoblauch .381
4 Joe McEwing .378
5 Frank Thomas .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 10
2 Shawn Green 9
2 Ken Griffey 9
2 Raul Mondesi 9
5 6 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 31
2 Fernando Tatis 26
2 Matt Williams 26
4 Ken Griffey 24
5 Tim Salmon 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 17
2 Tom Goodwin 11
2 Shannon Stewart 11
4 Jason Kendall 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 0.82
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 Pedro Martinez 5
2 Andy Ashby 4
2 Brian Bohanon 4
2 Kent Bottenfield 4
2 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 63
2 Pedro Martinez 61
3 Kevin Brown 35
3 Shane Reynolds 35
5 2 tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 9
1 Robb Nen 9
3 John Franco 8
3 Billy Wagner 8
3 John Wetteland 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Gonzalez .444
2 Chuck Knoblauch .426
3 Eric Davis .405
4 Mark Grace .405
5 Ed Sprague .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Bagwell 7
1 Shawn Green 7
1 Ken Griffey 7
4 Jose Canseco 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 8
2 Tom Goodwin 7
2 Tony Womack 7
4 Mike Cameron 6
4 7 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 0.42
2 Justin Thompson 0.64
3 Sidney Ponson 0.73
4 Jeff Zimmerman 0.75
5 John Smoltz 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Cook 3
1 Jose Lima 3
1 Greg Maddux 3
1 Pedro Martinez 3
1 John Smoltz 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 33
2 Randy Johnson 29
3 Livan Hernandez 21
4 Shawn Estes 20
4 Stan Spencer 20

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .361
2 John Olerud .353
3 Derek Jeter .339
4 Bernie Williams .338
5 Tony Fernandez .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 64
1 Sammy Sosa 64
3 Ken Griffey 54
4 Greg Vaughn 49
5 2 tied 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 157
2 Sammy Sosa 152
3 Albert Belle 150
4 Ken Griffey 143
5 Juan Gonzalez 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 64
2 Tony Womack 60
3 Shannon Stewart 57
4 Kenny Lofton 52
5 Eric Young 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.26
2 Kevin Brown 2.36
3 David Cone 2.66
4 John Smoltz 2.71
5 Pedro Martinez 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 22
1 Shane Reynolds 22
3 David Cone 21
4 Roger Clemens 20
4 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 255

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 49
2 Rod Beck 48
2 Jeff Shaw 48
4 Robb Nen 45
5 John Wetteland 44