On This Day

Thursday, May 20, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 23 17 .575 --
Yankees 22 17 .564 0.5
Devil Rays 21 20 .512 2.5
Blue Jays 21 22 .488 3.5
Orioles 14 26 .350 9.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 29 10 .744 --
Royals 21 18 .538 8.0
White Sox 18 19 .486 10.0
Tigers 17 23 .425 12.5
Twins 13 27 .325 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 22 18 .550 --
Athletics 21 20 .512 1.5
Mariners 19 21 .475 3.0
Angels 19 22 .463 3.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 25 15 .625 --
Mets 23 18 .561 2.5
Phillies 21 18 .538 3.5
Expos 12 26 .316 12.0
Marlins 12 29 .293 13.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 25 14 .641 --
Cubs 21 17 .553 3.5
Cardinals 21 18 .538 4.0
Reds 19 18 .514 5.0
Pirates 19 21 .475 6.5
Brewers 18 21 .462 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 23 18 .561 --
D'backs 23 19 .548 0.5
Dodgers 21 19 .525 1.5
Rockies 16 21 .432 5.0
Padres 16 23 .410 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Benny Agbayani 5
2 Tony Fernandez 4
2 Jason Kendall 4
4 Kurt Abbott 3
4 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Benny Agbayani 2
1 Robin Ventura 2
3 Kurt Abbott 1
3 Jermaine Allensworth 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Ventura 8
2 Benny Agbayani 4
3 Jeff Cirillo 3
3 Steve Finley 3
3 Shawn Green 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 2
2 Bruce Aven 1
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Ronnie Belliard 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Orlando Hernandez 1.50
2 Sterling Hitchcock 0.89
3 Roy Halladay 0.86
3 Jason Johnson 0.86
3 Chan Ho Park 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Antonio Alfonseca 1
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Kent Bottenfield 1
1 Roy Halladay 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sterling Hitchcock 8
2 Randy Johnson 7
3 Kent Bottenfield 6
3 Roy Halladay 6
3 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Troy Percival 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sean Casey .399
2 Tony Fernandez .392
3 Rafael Palmeiro .377
4 Luis Gonzalez .371
5 Derek Jeter .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 16
1 Ken Griffey 16
3 Raul Mondesi 15
4 Shawn Green 14
5 5 tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 55
2 Matt Williams 45
3 Shawn Green 44
4 Jeff Bagwell 40
4 Carlos Delgado 40

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 21
1 Tony Womack 21
3 Eric Young 20
4 Tom Goodwin 19
5 2 tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 1.69
2 Kevin Tapani 1.77
3 Pedro Martinez 1.89
4 John Snyder 2.00
5 Jose Rosado 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 8
2 Kent Bottenfield 7
2 Jose Lima 7
2 Curt Schilling 7
5 6 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 102
2 Randy Johnson 96
3 Kevin Brown 61
4 Curt Schilling 58
5 Sterling Hitchcock 57

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 14
2 John Franco 12
2 Robb Nen 12
2 John Wetteland 12
5 2 tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .531
2 Sean Casey .500
3 Tony Fernandez .489
4 Mark McLemore .444
5 Manny Ramirez .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 7
1 Charles Johnson 7
1 David Justice 7
1 Sammy Sosa 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Justice 25
2 Manny Ramirez 21
3 Rusty Greer 18
4 Sean Casey 17
4 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 13
2 Tony Womack 10
3 Craig Biggio 6
3 Juan Encarnacion 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Pena 0.69
2 Kevin Tapani 1.09
3 Mike Hampton 1.16
4 Kevin Brown 1.17
5 Jason Grimsley 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 3
1 Kent Bottenfield 3
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Bartolo Colon 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 41
2 Randy Johnson 25
3 Sterling Hitchcock 23
4 Chuck Finley 21
4 David Wells 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .464
2 Fred McGriff .430
3 Tony Fernandez .416
4 Bobby Abreu .400
5 Ron Coomer .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 13
2 Jeff Bagwell 12
3 Sammy Sosa 11
4 Jose Canseco 10
4 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shawn Green 36
2 Jeff Bagwell 34
2 Matt Williams 34
4 Manny Ramirez 33
4 Larry Walker 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 19
2 Tony Womack 18
3 Tom Goodwin 15
4 Mike Cameron 13
5 Juan Encarnacion 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilson Alvarez 1.08
2 Kevin Tapani 1.14
3 Pedro Martinez 1.35
4 Mike Hampton 1.62
5 David Cone 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Lima 6
1 Pedro Martinez 6
3 John Snyder 5
4 Pedro Astacio 4
4 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 74
2 Randy Johnson 62
3 Kevin Brown 40
3 Sterling Hitchcock 40
5 2 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 10
1 Mariano Rivera 10
3 Troy Percival 9
3 Bob Wickman 9
5 3 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .386
2 John Olerud .352
3 Tony Fernandez .348
4 Mike Piazza .341
5 Bernie Williams .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 71
2 Mark McGwire 60
3 Ken Griffey 56
4 Albert Belle 49
4 2 others tied 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 173
2 Sammy Sosa 159
3 Albert Belle 149
4 Ken Griffey 147
5 Carlos Delgado 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 63
2 Rickey Henderson 56
3 Shannon Stewart 53
4 Kenny Lofton 52
5 Otis Nixon 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.42
2 David Cone 2.46
3 Randy Johnson 2.57
4 John Smoltz 2.60
5 Roger Clemens 2.79

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 350
2 Pedro Martinez 270
3 Kevin Brown 265
4 Curt Schilling 252
5 Roger Clemens 243

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 47
2 Rod Beck 44
3 Robb Nen 43
3 Jeff Shaw 43
5 John Wetteland 42