On This Day

Wednesday, May 5, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 17 9 .654 --
Blue Jays 15 14 .517 3.5
Devil Rays 15 14 .517 3.5
Red Sox 12 14 .462 5.0
Orioles 9 17 .346 8.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 18 8 .692 --
White Sox 13 12 .520 4.5
Tigers 13 15 .464 6.0
Royals 11 14 .440 6.5
Twins 11 16 .407 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 15 12 .556 --
Athletics 14 15 .483 2.0
Mariners 13 14 .481 2.0
Angels 13 15 .464 2.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 19 8 .704 --
Mets 17 11 .607 2.5
Phillies 14 13 .519 5.0
Expos 8 18 .308 10.5
Marlins 6 22 .214 13.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 17 10 .630 --
Cardinals 15 11 .577 1.5
Cubs 13 12 .520 3.0
Pirates 13 13 .500 3.5
Brewers 13 14 .481 4.0
Reds 11 15 .423 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 17 12 .586 --
Dodgers 16 12 .571 0.5
D'backs 15 14 .517 2.0
Rockies 11 13 .458 3.5
Padres 10 17 .370 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dante Bichette 4
1 Mike Lieberthal 4
3 Sandy Alomar 3
3 Roger Cedeno 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Travis Fryman 2
1 Fred McGriff 2
1 Gary Sheffield 2
1 Mike Sweeney 2
5 34 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Travis Fryman 5
2 Brady Anderson 4
2 Jeff Bagwell 4
2 Fred McGriff 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 3
2 Bobby Abreu 1
2 David Bell 1
2 Steve Finley 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Paul Byrd 2.33
2 Randy Johnson 2.00
3 Jeff Weaver 1.50
4 Bobby Jones 1.33
5 Kenny Rogers 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jamie Arnold 1
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 Paul Byrd 1
1 Jeff Fassero 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Astacio 11
2 Randy Johnson 8
2 Bobby Jones 8
4 Paul Byrd 7
4 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Jose Mesa 1
1 Troy Percival 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .400
2 Joe McEwing .389
3 Luis Gonzalez .386
4 Jeff Bagwell .364
4 Ron Coomer .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Williams 11
2 Jose Canseco 10
2 Shawn Green 10
2 Fernando Tatis 10
5 7 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 34
2 Matt Williams 32
3 Fernando Tatis 30
4 Carlos Delgado 27
4 Shawn Green 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 18
2 Tom Goodwin 14
3 Shannon Stewart 12
4 Tony Womack 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 0.82
2 Jose Rosado 1.56
3 John Snyder 1.64
4 John Smoltz 1.69
5 Pedro Martinez 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Bohanon 5
1 Dennis Cook 5
1 Pedro Martinez 5
1 Shane Reynolds 5
1 John Smoltz 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 71
2 Pedro Martinez 61
3 Curt Schilling 42
4 Kevin Brown 41
4 Shane Reynolds 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 10
1 Roberto Hernandez 10
1 Billy Wagner 10
4 Robb Nen 9
4 John Wetteland 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Coomer .474
2 Fred McGriff .444
3 Luis Gonzalez .425
4 Larry Walker .423
5 Bobby Abreu .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Bagwell 8
2 Fernando Tatis 7
2 Matt Williams 7
4 David Bell 6
4 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Walker 22
2 Jeff Bagwell 20
2 Fernando Tatis 20
2 Matt Williams 20
5 Shawn Green 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 9
2 Mike Cameron 7
2 Tony Womack 7
4 Roger Cedeno 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilson Alvarez 0.00
2 David Cone 0.66
2 Scott Sullivan 0.66
4 Sidney Ponson 0.73
5 Manny Aybar 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Bohanon 3
1 Dennis Cook 3
1 Rick Helling 3
1 Russ Ortiz 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 27
2 Pedro Martinez 23
3 Curt Schilling 21
4 Pedro Astacio 20
4 Kevin Brown 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 7
2 Billy Wagner 6
3 John Franco 5
3 Roberto Hernandez 5
3 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .370
2 John Olerud .353
3 Bernie Williams .340
4 Derek Jeter .339
5 Tony Fernandez .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 65
2 Mark McGwire 64
3 Ken Griffey 53
4 Albert Belle 48
4 Jose Canseco 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 160
2 Sammy Sosa 154
3 Albert Belle 146
4 Juan Gonzalez 144
5 Ken Griffey 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 63
2 Tony Womack 60
3 Shannon Stewart 56
4 Kenny Lofton 51
5 Eric Young 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.43
2 Greg Maddux 2.51
3 David Cone 2.66
4 John Smoltz 2.71
5 Randy Johnson 2.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 341
2 Curt Schilling 264
3 Roger Clemens 263
4 Kevin Brown 255
5 Pedro Martinez 246

Saves

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