On This Day

Saturday, May 15, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 20 15 .571 --
Yankees 20 15 .571 --
Devil Rays 18 19 .486 3.0
Blue Jays 18 20 .474 3.5
Orioles 12 24 .333 8.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 26 9 .743 --
White Sox 18 15 .545 7.0
Royals 18 17 .514 8.0
Tigers 15 21 .417 11.5
Twins 13 23 .361 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 21 15 .583 --
Athletics 20 17 .541 1.5
Angels 17 20 .459 4.5
Mariners 15 21 .417 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 21 14 .600 --
Mets 21 15 .583 0.5
Phillies 19 16 .543 2.0
Expos 10 24 .294 10.5
Marlins 10 26 .278 11.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 23 12 .657 --
Cubs 17 16 .515 5.0
Pirates 18 17 .514 5.0
Cardinals 18 17 .514 5.0
Brewers 16 18 .471 6.5
Reds 15 18 .455 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 21 16 .568 --
D'backs 21 16 .568 --
Dodgers 20 16 .556 0.5
Rockies 14 18 .438 4.5
Padres 15 20 .429 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Craig Biggio 4
1 Mickey Morandini 4
3 Brian Banks 3
3 Michael Barrett 3
3 21 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Coomer 2
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Ronnie Belliard 1
2 Carlos Beltran 1
2 36 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Justice 5
2 Craig Biggio 4
2 Freddy Garcia 4
2 Dave Nilsson 4
5 13 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shannon Stewart 2
2 Roger Cedeno 1
2 Brook Fordyce 1
2 Ron Gant 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Johnson 1.83
2 Sterling Hitchcock 1.40
2 Tony Saunders 1.40
4 Juan Guzman 1.33
5 Steve Woodard 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kent Bottenfield 1
1 Dave Burba 1
1 Mike Hampton 1
1 Rick Helling 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 11
2 Dave Burba 8
2 Chan Ho Park 8
4 Sterling Hitchcock 7
4 Tony Saunders 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Scott Williamson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sean Casey .388
2 Tony Fernandez .384
3 Luis Gonzalez .383
4 Rafael Palmeiro .369
5 Frank Thomas .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Bell 13
1 Ken Griffey 13
1 Raul Mondesi 13
4 David Bell 12
4 3 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 47
2 Matt Williams 40
3 Shawn Green 36
4 Jeff Bagwell 35
5 4 tied 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 19
1 Eric Young 19
3 Tom Goodwin 18
4 Roger Cedeno 15
4 Shannon Stewart 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 1.33
2 Pedro Martinez 1.81
3 Jose Rosado 1.93
4 John Smoltz 1.99
5 John Snyder 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 7
2 Brian Bohanon 6
2 Kent Bottenfield 6
2 Jose Lima 6
2 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 91
2 Randy Johnson 89
3 Kevin Brown 53
4 Shane Reynolds 51
4 Curt Schilling 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 13
2 Robb Nen 12
3 John Franco 11
3 Billy Wagner 11
3 John Wetteland 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .479
2 Larry Walker .476
3 Tony Fernandez .463
4 Kevin Young .455
5 Dave Nilsson .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Bell 6
1 Jay Bell 6
1 Fred McGriff 6
4 Johnny Damon 5
4 7 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nomar Garciaparra 20
1 David Justice 20
3 Brian Giles 18
4 Johnny Damon 17
4 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 10
1 Tony Womack 10
3 Tom Goodwin 7
3 Ivan Rodriguez 7
5 Mike Cameron 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jason Grimsley 0.64
2 Wilson Alvarez 0.67
3 Juan Pena 0.69
4 Brad Rigby 1.15
5 2 tied 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jason Grimsley 3
1 Mike Hampton 3
1 Jose Lima 3
1 Pedro Martinez 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 43
2 Randy Johnson 26
3 Chuck Finley 23
4 Chan Ho Park 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 5
2 Trevor Hoffman 4
2 Matt Mantei 4
2 Troy Percival 4
2 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .409
2 Tony Fernandez .400
2 Luis Gonzalez .400
4 Rafael Palmeiro .392
5 Bobby Abreu .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 11
2 David Bell 10
2 Shawn Green 10
2 Matt Williams 10
5 6 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Williams 36
2 Manny Ramirez 33
3 Jeff Bagwell 32
4 Shawn Green 30
4 Larry Walker 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 17
2 Tom Goodwin 15
3 Roger Cedeno 14
4 Eric Young 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 1.25
2 Pedro Martinez 1.35
3 John Snyder 1.50
4 John Smoltz 1.72
5 Russ Ortiz 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Snyder 6
2 Brian Bohanon 5
2 Jose Lima 5
2 Pedro Martinez 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 73
2 Randy Johnson 65
3 Kevin Brown 41
3 Curt Schilling 41
5 Sterling Hitchcock 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 10
2 Robb Nen 9
3 John Franco 8
3 Bob Howry 8
3 3 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .378
2 John Olerud .350
3 Tony Fernandez .345
4 Bernie Williams .339
5 Derek Jeter .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 68
2 Mark McGwire 63
3 Ken Griffey 54
4 Manny Ramirez 49
5 Albert Belle 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 168
2 Sammy Sosa 156
3 Albert Belle 148
4 Ken Griffey 147
5 2 tied 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 63
2 Rickey Henderson 59
3 Shannon Stewart 55
4 Kenny Lofton 51
5 Eric Young 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.47
2 David Cone 2.54
3 Randy Johnson 2.67
4 John Smoltz 2.79
5 Greg Maddux 2.82

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 345
2 Kevin Brown 260
3 Pedro Martinez 259
4 Curt Schilling 255
5 Roger Clemens 248

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 49
2 Rod Beck 46
3 Robb Nen 45
4 Jeff Shaw 43
5 2 tied 42