On This Day

Monday, May 3, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 16 8 .667 --
Blue Jays 15 12 .556 2.5
Devil Rays 14 13 .519 3.5
Red Sox 12 13 .480 4.5
Orioles 7 17 .292 9.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 18 7 .720 --
White Sox 13 10 .565 4.0
Tigers 12 14 .462 6.5
Royals 10 13 .435 7.0
Twins 10 15 .400 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 14 12 .538 --
Mariners 12 14 .462 2.0
Angels 12 14 .462 2.0
Athletics 12 15 .444 2.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 18 7 .720 --
Mets 17 9 .654 1.5
Phillies 12 13 .480 6.0
Expos 7 17 .292 10.5
Marlins 6 20 .231 12.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 15 10 .600 --
Cardinals 14 10 .583 0.5
Cubs 12 11 .522 2.0
Pirates 12 12 .500 2.5
Brewers 11 14 .440 4.0
Reds 10 14 .417 4.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 16 11 .593 --
Dodgers 15 11 .577 0.5
D'backs 14 13 .519 2.0
Rockies 10 12 .455 3.5
Padres 10 15 .400 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jason Kendall 5
1 Jeff Kent 5
3 Damion Easley 4
3 Kenny Lofton 4
5 15 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Russ Davis 2
1 Carlos Delgado 2
1 Brian Giles 2
4 Jeff Abbott 1
4 29 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Delgado 5
1 Brian Giles 5
1 Jeff Kent 5
4 Russ Davis 4
4 5 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 2
1 Darren Lewis 2
1 Tony Womack 2
4 Mike Cameron 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chan Ho Park 1.14
2 Jose Rosado 1.00
2 John Snyder 1.00
4 Rick Reed 0.86
5 Tom Glavine 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Bohanon 1
1 Sterling Hitchcock 1
1 Rich Loiselle 1
1 T. J. Mathews 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chan Ho Park 8
2 Tom Glavine 6
2 Dustin Hermanson 6
2 Sterling Hitchcock 6
2 Rick Reed 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 John Rocker 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .392
2 Joe McEwing .390
3 Luis Gonzalez .383
4 Frank Thomas .373
5 Kenny Lofton .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 10
1 Shawn Green 10
1 Matt Williams 10
4 Brian Giles 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 34
2 Fernando Tatis 29
2 Matt Williams 29
4 Carlos Delgado 27
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 18
2 Tom Goodwin 13
3 Shannon Stewart 12
4 Tony Womack 11
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 0.82
2 John Smoltz 1.51
3 Kent Bottenfield 1.53
4 Jose Rosado 1.56
5 John Snyder 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Bohanon 5
1 Dennis Cook 5
1 Pedro Martinez 5
1 Shane Reynolds 5
5 15 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 10
2 Roberto Hernandez 9
2 Robb Nen 9
2 Billy Wagner 9
2 John Wetteland 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Abreu .419
2 Michael Barrett .410
3 Luis Gonzalez .405
4 Mark Grace .405
5 Chuck Knoblauch .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Bagwell 7
1 Brian Giles 7
1 Matt Williams 7
4 Shawn Green 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fernando Tatis 20
1 Larry Walker 20
3 Matt Williams 19
4 Shawn Green 17
4 Ken Griffey 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 9
1 Tony Womack 9
3 Mike Cameron 7
3 Eric Young 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 0.42
2 Steve Sparks 0.67
3 Sidney Ponson 0.73
4 John Smoltz 0.79
5 Jose Rosado 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Cook 4
2 Brian Bohanon 3
2 Jose Lima 3
2 Pedro Martinez 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 John Franco 6
1 Roberto Hernandez 6
1 Mariano Rivera 6
4 Bob Howry 5
4 4 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .361
2 John Olerud .355
3 Tony Fernandez .340
4 Derek Jeter .340
5 Bernie Williams .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 64
2 Mark McGwire 63
3 Ken Griffey 53
4 Albert Belle 49
5 2 tied 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 160
2 Sammy Sosa 151
3 Albert Belle 150
4 Juan Gonzalez 142
4 Ken Griffey 142

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 64
2 Tony Womack 60
3 Shannon Stewart 56
4 Kenny Lofton 51
5 Eric Young 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.25
2 Kevin Brown 2.43
3 David Cone 2.66
4 John Smoltz 2.72
5 Pedro Martinez 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 22
1 Shane Reynolds 22
3 David Cone 21
4 Randy Johnson 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 344
2 Curt Schilling 264
3 Roger Clemens 263
4 Kevin Brown 255
4 Pedro Martinez 255

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 48
1 Trevor Hoffman 48
3 Jeff Shaw 47
4 Robb Nen 45
5 John Wetteland 44