On This Day

Tuesday, May 18, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 22 16 .579 --
Yankees 21 16 .568 0.5
Devil Rays 21 19 .525 2.0
Blue Jays 20 21 .488 3.5
Orioles 14 24 .368 8.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 28 10 .737 --
Royals 19 18 .514 8.5
White Sox 18 18 .500 9.0
Tigers 16 22 .421 12.0
Twins 13 26 .333 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 21 18 .538 --
Rangers 21 18 .538 --
Mariners 18 21 .462 3.0
Angels 17 22 .436 4.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 24 14 .632 --
Phillies 21 17 .553 3.0
Mets 21 18 .538 3.5
Expos 11 26 .297 12.5
Marlins 11 28 .282 13.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 24 13 .649 --
Cardinals 20 17 .541 4.0
Cubs 19 17 .528 4.5
Reds 18 18 .500 5.5
Pirates 19 19 .500 5.5
Brewers 18 19 .486 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 23 17 .575 --
Giants 22 18 .550 1.0
Dodgers 20 18 .526 2.0
Rockies 15 20 .429 5.5
Padres 15 22 .405 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Javy Lopez 4
1 Rafael Palmeiro 4
3 Jeff Bagwell 3
3 Carlos Beltran 3
3 17 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Edgar Martinez 3
2 Rondell White 2
3 Jeff Bagwell 1
3 Carlos Beltran 1
3 31 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Travis Lee 4
1 Edgar Martinez 4
1 Rafael Palmeiro 4
1 Manny Ramirez 4
5 9 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Encarnacion 2
2 Jermaine Allensworth 1
2 Marlon Anderson 1
2 Craig Biggio 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Alex Fernandez 1.67
1 Terry Mulholland 1.67
3 Dwight Gooden 1.00
4 Matt Clement 0.80
5 Pedro Martinez 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 Rolando Arrojo 1
1 Miguel Batista 1
1 Freddy Garcia 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 11
2 Matt Clement 8
3 Mark Brownson 6
4 Cal Eldred 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Billy Koch 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Gonzalez .391
2 Sean Casey .381
3 Tony Fernandez .378
4 Rafael Palmeiro .370
5 Derek Jeter .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 15
1 Ken Griffey 15
3 Raul Mondesi 14
4 Jay Bell 13
4 2 others tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 53
2 Matt Williams 45
3 Carlos Delgado 40
3 Shawn Green 40
5 2 tied 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 20
2 Roger Cedeno 19
2 Tom Goodwin 19
2 Eric Young 19
5 Shannon Stewart 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 1.69
2 Kevin Tapani 1.77
3 Pedro Martinez 1.89
4 Jose Rosado 1.93
5 John Snyder 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 8
2 Jose Lima 7
2 Curt Schilling 7
4 Brian Bohanon 6
4 6 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 102
2 Randy Johnson 89
3 Curt Schilling 58
4 Kevin Brown 53
5 John Smoltz 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 14
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 Larry Walker .514
2 Dave Nilsson .500
3 Fred McGriff .465
4 Rafael Palmeiro .440
5 Tony Fernandez .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charles Johnson 7
1 Sammy Sosa 7
3 Ken Griffey 6
3 David Justice 6
3 Fred McGriff 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Justice 23
2 Rusty Greer 19
2 Manny Ramirez 19
4 Nomar Garciaparra 18
5 5 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 12
2 Tony Womack 9
3 Craig Biggio 6
3 Tom Goodwin 6
3 Ivan Rodriguez 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Pena 0.69
2 Kevin Tapani 1.09
3 Mike Hampton 1.17
4 Kevin Brown 1.20
5 Wilson Alvarez 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 3
1 Pedro Astacio 3
1 Paul Byrd 3
1 Bartolo Colon 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 41
2 Randy Johnson 26
3 Pedro Astacio 23
4 Wilson Alvarez 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 5
1 Matt Mantei 5
1 Bob Wickman 5
4 Trevor Hoffman 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .427
2 Rafael Palmeiro .410
3 Fred McGriff .407
4 Luis Gonzalez .404
5 Tony Fernandez .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 12
2 Jeff Bagwell 10
2 Jose Canseco 10
2 Shawn Green 10
2 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Williams 39
2 Jeff Bagwell 34
2 Manny Ramirez 34
2 Larry Walker 34
5 Shawn Green 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 18
2 Roger Cedeno 17
3 Tom Goodwin 15
4 Mike Cameron 12
5 Shannon Stewart 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilson Alvarez 1.08
2 Kevin Tapani 1.14
3 Pedro Martinez 1.35
4 David Cone 1.71
5 John Snyder 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Lima 6
1 Pedro Martinez 6
3 John Snyder 5
4 Pedro Astacio 4
4 17 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 74
2 Randy Johnson 55
3 Shawn Estes 41
4 Bartolo Colon 37
4 Curt Schilling 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 11
2 Mariano Rivera 9
2 Bob Wickman 9
4 Michael Jackson 8
4 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .381
2 John Olerud .351
3 Tony Fernandez .343
4 Bernie Williams .342
5 Mike Piazza .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 69
2 Mark McGwire 62
3 Ken Griffey 56
4 Manny Ramirez 50
5 2 tied 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 174
2 Sammy Sosa 155
3 Ken Griffey 150
4 Albert Belle 149
5 Carlos Delgado 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 64
2 Rickey Henderson 59
3 Shannon Stewart 53
4 Kenny Lofton 51
5 Craig Biggio 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.46
2 David Cone 2.59
3 John Smoltz 2.60
4 Randy Johnson 2.67
5 Greg Maddux 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 23
2 Shane Reynolds 22
3 Randy Johnson 20
4 Kevin Brown 19
4 David Cone 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 345
2 Pedro Martinez 270
3 Kevin Brown 257
4 Curt Schilling 252
5 Roger Clemens 248

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 47
2 Rod Beck 45
3 Robb Nen 43
3 Jeff Shaw 43
5 2 tied 41