On This Day

Sunday, May 9, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 20 10 .667 --
Red Sox 16 14 .533 4.0
Devil Rays 17 16 .515 4.5
Blue Jays 16 17 .485 5.5
Orioles 12 18 .400 8.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 21 9 .700 --
White Sox 15 14 .517 5.5
Royals 14 15 .483 6.5
Tigers 15 17 .469 7.0
Twins 11 20 .355 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 17 14 .548 --
Athletics 16 17 .485 2.0
Mariners 14 17 .452 3.0
Angels 13 19 .406 4.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 20 10 .667 --
Mets 18 13 .581 2.5
Phillies 17 13 .567 3.0
Expos 10 19 .345 9.5
Marlins 8 23 .258 12.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 18 12 .600 --
Pirates 16 14 .533 2.0
Cardinals 16 14 .533 2.0
Cubs 14 14 .500 3.0
Brewers 14 16 .467 4.0
Reds 13 16 .448 4.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 19 13 .594 --
Dodgers 17 14 .548 1.5
D'backs 17 15 .531 2.0
Rockies 11 16 .407 5.5
Padres 12 18 .400 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pat Meares 5
2 Rob Ducey 4
2 Lee Stevens 4
4 Chad Allen 3
4 19 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Kelly 2
1 Greg Vaughn 2
3 Jermaine Allensworth 1
3 Brady Anderson 1
3 29 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shawon Dunston 5
2 Brant Brown 4
2 Johnny Damon 4
2 Luis Gonzalez 4
2 Pat Kelly 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Diaz 2
1 Stan Javier 2
3 Derek Bell 1
3 Dave Berg 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sterling Hitchcock 1.60
2 Mike Oquist 1.20
3 Wilson Alvarez 1.14
4 Mike Stanton 1.00
5 Hideo Nomo 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Omar Daal 1
1 Brian Edmondson 1
1 Scott Erickson 1
1 Jason Grimsley 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilson Alvarez 8
1 Sterling Hitchcock 8
1 Jaret Wright 8
4 Hideo Nomo 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Gomes 1
1 Danny Graves 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Gonzalez .388
2 Tony Fernandez .383
3 Derek Jeter .378
4 Mike Lieberthal .378
5 Sean Casey .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Bell 11
1 Jose Canseco 11
1 Shawn Green 11
1 Ken Griffey 11
1 3 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 41
2 Matt Williams 36
3 Fernando Tatis 32
4 Shawn Green 31
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 18
2 Tom Goodwin 14
3 Tony Womack 13
4 Shannon Stewart 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 .481
2 Luis Gonzalez .452
3 Fred McGriff .449
4 Ron Coomer .444
5 Mark Grace .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 8
1 Larry Walker 8
3 Jay Bell 6
3 Juan Gonzalez 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Walker 25
2 Shawn Green 19
2 Ken Griffey 19
4 Fred McGriff 17
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 7
2 Craig Biggio 5
2 Mike Cameron 5
2 Roger Cedeno 5
2 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilson Alvarez 0.49
2 Pedro Martinez 1.13
3 John Smoltz 1.14
4 Steve Sparks 1.15
5 2 tied 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jason Grimsley 4
2 Rick Helling 3
2 Jose Lima 3
2 Pedro Martinez 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 6
2 Roberto Hernandez 5
2 Michael Jackson 5
2 Mariano Rivera 5
2 Billy Wagner 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Fernandez .404
2 Larry Walker .395
3 Luis Gonzalez .388
4 Adrian Beltre .370
5 Bobby Abreu .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 11
2 Jay Bell 10
2 Jose Canseco 10
2 Shawn Green 10
5 6 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 36
2 Matt Williams 33
3 Shawn Green 29
4 Jeff Bagwell 28
4 Larry Walker 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 14
1 Eric Young 14
3 Tony Womack 13
4 Shannon Stewart 11
5 2 tied 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 Dennis Cook 5
1 Jose Lima 5
1 Pedro Martinez 5
1 John Snyder 5
5 14 tied 4

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 .377
2 John Olerud .351
3 Tony Fernandez .347
4 Bernie Williams .342
5 Derek Jeter .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 66
2 Mark McGwire 63
3 Ken Griffey 53
4 Greg Vaughn 50
5 2 tied 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 166
2 Sammy Sosa 154
3 Albert Belle 148
4 Ken Griffey 143
5 Juan Gonzalez 142

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 63
2 Tony Womack 59
3 Shannon Stewart 54
4 Kenny Lofton 52
5 Eric Young 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.46
2 John Smoltz 2.67
3 David Cone 2.67
4 Greg Maddux 2.68
5 Randy Johnson 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 22
1 Shane Reynolds 22
3 David Cone 20
4 Kevin Brown 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 334
2 Pedro Martinez 261
3 Kevin Brown 259
4 Roger Clemens 257
5 Curt Schilling 256

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 49
2 Trevor Hoffman 48
3 Robb Nen 46
4 John Wetteland 44
5 Jeff Shaw 43