On This Day

Saturday, May 8, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 19 10 .655 --
Devil Rays 17 15 .531 3.5
Red Sox 15 14 .517 4.0
Blue Jays 16 16 .500 4.5
Orioles 11 18 .379 8.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 20 9 .690 --
White Sox 15 13 .536 4.5
Tigers 15 16 .484 6.0
Royals 13 15 .464 6.5
Twins 11 19 .367 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 16 14 .533 --
Athletics 15 17 .469 2.0
Mariners 14 16 .467 2.0
Angels 13 18 .419 3.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 20 9 .690 --
Mets 18 12 .600 2.5
Phillies 16 13 .552 4.0
Expos 9 19 .321 10.5
Marlins 7 23 .233 13.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 18 11 .621 --
Cardinals 16 13 .552 2.0
Cubs 14 13 .519 3.0
Pirates 15 14 .517 3.0
Brewers 13 16 .448 5.0
Reds 12 16 .429 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 19 12 .613 --
Dodgers 17 13 .567 1.5
D'backs 16 15 .516 3.0
Rockies 11 15 .423 5.5
Padres 11 18 .379 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Mabry 5
2 Rich Aurilia 4
2 Kevin Stocker 4
4 David Bell 3
4 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charles Johnson 2
1 Mike Lieberthal 2
1 Benito Santiago 2
4 Shane Andrews 1
4 30 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Giles 4
1 Herbert Perry 4
1 Benito Santiago 4
4 Shane Andrews 3
4 10 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 2
1 Delino DeShields 2
3 Alex Arias 1
3 Glen Barker 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Juan Pena 2.00
2 Kevin Brown 1.25
3 Livan Hernandez 0.78
4 Denny Neagle 0.67
4 Jose Rosado 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joel Bennett 1
1 Kris Benson 1
1 Willie Blair 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Pena 8
2 Livan Hernandez 7
2 David Wells 7
4 Andy Benes 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Bob Howry 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Fernandez .383
1 Tony Gwynn .383
3 Sean Casey .382
4 Luis Gonzalez .379
5 Derek Jeter .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 11
1 Fred McGriff 11
1 Fernando Tatis 11
1 Matt Williams 11
5 4 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 38
2 Matt Williams 35
3 Fernando Tatis 32
4 Carlos Delgado 29
4 2 others tied 29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 1.34
2 John Smoltz 1.69
3 Pedro Martinez 1.74
4 Jose Rosado 1.77
5 John Snyder 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 6
2 Brian Bohanon 5
2 Dennis Cook 5
2 Jose Lima 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 76
2 Randy Johnson 71
3 Kevin Brown 46
3 Curt Schilling 46
5 Shane Reynolds 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 12
2 Robb Nen 11
3 John Franco 10
3 Billy Wagner 10
3 John Wetteland 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .471
2 Fred McGriff .467
3 Ron Coomer .444
4 Bobby Abreu .432
5 Mark Grace .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 8
1 Fred McGriff 8
3 Larry Walker 7
4 David Bell 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 22
1 Larry Walker 22
3 Shawn Green 18
4 Juan Gonzalez 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 7
2 Tom Goodwin 6
3 Mike Cameron 5
3 Roger Cedeno 5
3 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilson Alvarez 0.00
2 Steve Sparks 0.84
3 Pedro Martinez 1.13
4 John Smoltz 1.14
5 Kevin Tapani 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jason Grimsley 3
1 Rick Helling 3
1 Jose Lima 3
1 Pedro Martinez 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 38
2 Randy Johnson 27
3 Kevin Millwood 21
3 Curt Schilling 21
5 Pedro Astacio 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 6
1 Mariano Rivera 6
1 Billy Wagner 6
4 Rod Beck 5
4 Roberto Hernandez 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .385
2 Tony Fernandez .384
3 Luis Gonzalez .378
4 Jeff Bagwell .373
5 Tony Gwynn .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 11
2 Shawn Green 10
3 Jeff Bagwell 9
3 David Bell 9
3 6 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 35
2 Matt Williams 32
3 Shawn Green 29
3 Fernando Tatis 29
5 Jeff Bagwell 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 14
1 Eric Young 14
3 Tony Womack 12
4 Shannon Stewart 11
5 Jason Kendall 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Snyder 1.25
2 David Cone 1.34
3 Pedro Martinez 1.58
4 Andy Ashby 1.67
5 Jose Rosado 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Bohanon 5
1 Dennis Cook 5
1 Jose Lima 5
1 Pedro Martinez 5
1 John Snyder 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 67
2 Randy Johnson 62
3 Curt Schilling 41
4 Kevin Brown 39
5 Shane Reynolds 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 11
2 John Franco 10
3 Robb Nen 9
3 Billy Wagner 9
3 John Wetteland 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .373
2 John Olerud .349
3 Tony Fernandez .345
4 Derek Jeter .338
5 Bernie Williams .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 66
2 Mark McGwire 64
3 Ken Griffey 54
4 Albert Belle 48
4 Greg Vaughn 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 164
2 Sammy Sosa 155
3 Albert Belle 148
4 Ken Griffey 144
5 Juan Gonzalez 143

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 63
2 Tony Womack 58
3 Shannon Stewart 54
4 Kenny Lofton 52
5 Eric Young 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.46
2 Greg Maddux 2.59
3 John Smoltz 2.67
4 David Cone 2.67
5 Randy Johnson 2.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 341
2 Pedro Martinez 261
3 Kevin Brown 259
4 Roger Clemens 257
5 Curt Schilling 256

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 49
1 Trevor Hoffman 49
3 Robb Nen 46
4 John Wetteland 45
5 Jeff Shaw 44