On This Day

Sunday, May 2, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 16 7 .696 --
Blue Jays 14 12 .538 3.5
Red Sox 12 12 .500 4.5
Devil Rays 13 13 .500 4.5
Orioles 7 17 .292 9.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 17 7 .708 --
White Sox 12 10 .545 4.0
Tigers 12 13 .480 5.5
Royals 9 13 .409 7.0
Twins 10 15 .400 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 14 11 .560 --
Mariners 12 13 .480 2.0
Angels 12 13 .480 2.0
Athletics 11 15 .423 3.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 17 7 .708 --
Mets 16 9 .640 1.5
Phillies 12 12 .500 5.0
Expos 7 16 .304 9.5
Marlins 6 19 .240 11.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 15 9 .625 --
Cardinals 14 9 .609 0.5
Cubs 12 10 .545 2.0
Pirates 11 12 .478 3.5
Brewers 10 14 .417 5.0
Reds 9 14 .391 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 16 10 .615 --
Dodgers 14 11 .560 1.5
D'backs 14 12 .538 2.0
Rockies 9 12 .429 4.5
Padres 9 15 .375 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Michael Barrett 3
1 Jeff Conine 3
1 Tony Eusebio 3
1 Carl Everett 3
1 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Williams 2
2 Garret Anderson 1
2 David Bell 1
2 Albert Belle 1
2 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Valentin 4
2 Juan Encarnacion 3
2 Carlos Febles 3
2 Jason Giambi 3
2 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Offerman 2
1 Desi Relaford 2
1 Fernando Tatis 2
4 Rich Amaral 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Hentgen 1.33
2 Kirk Rueter 1.25
3 Odalis Perez 1.00
4 Scott Sanders 0.83
5 Curt Schilling 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Acevedo 1
1 Mark Clark 1
1 Ken Cloude 1
1 Dennis Cook 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Hentgen 8
1 Curt Schilling 8
3 Odalis Perez 7
4 Kevin Brown 6
4 Shane Reynolds 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Scott Radinsky 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .398
2 Luis Gonzalez .390
3 Derek Jeter .378
4 Frank Thomas .375
5 Jeff Bagwell .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 10
1 Matt Williams 10
3 Shawn Green 9
3 Ken Griffey 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 32
2 Fernando Tatis 29
2 Matt Williams 29
4 Tim Salmon 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 17
2 Tom Goodwin 12
2 Shannon Stewart 12
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 Dennis Cook 5
1 Pedro Martinez 5
1 Shane Reynolds 5
4 Andy Ashby 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 63
2 Pedro Martinez 61
3 Curt Schilling 42
4 Kevin Brown 41
4 Shane Reynolds 41

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Coomer .421
1 Luis Gonzalez .421
3 Michael Barrett .410
4 Mark Grace .405
5 Chuck Knoblauch .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Bagwell 7
1 Matt Williams 7
3 Shawn Green 6
3 Ken Griffey 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Williams 23
2 Larry Walker 21
3 Fernando Tatis 20
4 Jeff Bagwell 18
5 Ken Griffey 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 8
2 Shannon Stewart 7
2 Tony Womack 7
4 Mike Cameron 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 0.42
2 Sidney Ponson 0.73
3 John Smoltz 0.79
4 Pedro Martinez 1.14
5 2 tied 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Cook 4
2 Ken Cloude 3
2 Jose Lima 3
2 Greg Maddux 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 33
2 Randy Johnson 29
3 Curt Schilling 21
4 Kevin Brown 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 6
1 Bob Howry 6
1 Michael Jackson 6
1 Mariano Rivera 6
5 4 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .361
2 John Olerud .355
3 Derek Jeter .342
4 Bernie Williams .339
5 Tony Fernandez .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 64
2 Mark McGwire 63
3 Ken Griffey 54
4 Albert Belle 49
5 2 tied 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 158
2 Sammy Sosa 152
3 Albert Belle 151
4 Ken Griffey 143
5 Juan Gonzalez 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 64
2 Tony Womack 58
3 Shannon Stewart 57
4 Kenny Lofton 51
5 Eric Young 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.25
2 Kevin Brown 2.43
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 Randy Johnson 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 344
2 Curt Schilling 277
3 Roger Clemens 270
4 Kevin Brown 255
4 Pedro Martinez 255

Saves

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