On This Day

Saturday, May 22, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 25 17 .595 --
Yankees 23 18 .561 1.5
Devil Rays 22 21 .512 3.5
Blue Jays 21 24 .467 5.5
Orioles 15 27 .357 10.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 29 12 .707 --
Royals 21 20 .512 8.0
White Sox 19 20 .487 9.0
Tigers 19 23 .452 10.5
Twins 15 27 .357 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 23 19 .548 --
Mariners 21 21 .500 2.0
Athletics 21 22 .488 2.5
Angels 20 23 .465 3.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 26 16 .619 --
Mets 24 19 .558 2.5
Phillies 22 19 .537 3.5
Expos 13 27 .325 12.0
Marlins 13 30 .302 13.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 25 16 .610 --
Cubs 22 18 .550 2.5
Cardinals 22 19 .537 3.0
Reds 20 19 .513 4.0
Pirates 20 22 .476 5.5
Brewers 19 22 .463 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 25 18 .581 --
D'backs 24 20 .545 1.5
Dodgers 22 20 .524 2.5
Rockies 17 22 .436 6.0
Padres 17 24 .415 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff Conine 4
1 Chad Curtis 4
1 Trot Nixon 4
1 John Valentin 4
1 Bernie Williams 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 2
2 Bobby Abreu 1
2 Tony Batista 1
2 Jay Bell 1
2 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jorge Posada 5
1 John Valentin 5
3 Vladimir Guerrero 4
3 Mike Lieberthal 4
5 9 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Alicea 1
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Roger Cedeno 1
1 Lou Collier 1
1 22 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Brad Radke 1.60
2 Kenny Rogers 1.00
2 Mike Sirotka 1.00
2 Tim Wakefield 1.00
5 2 tied 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Byrd 1
1 Rafael Carmona 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Tim Crabtree 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Brad Radke 8
2 Tim Wakefield 7
3 Darren Dreifort 6
3 Aaron Sele 6
5 7 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Jose Mesa 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 Troy Percival 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .420
2 Tony Fernandez .389
3 Sean Casey .388
4 Rafael Palmeiro .379
5 Luis Gonzalez .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 17
2 Ken Griffey 16
2 Raul Mondesi 16
4 Jay Bell 14
4 2 others tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 56
2 Matt Williams 48
3 Shawn Green 46
4 Jeff Bagwell 41
4 Fernando Tatis 41

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 22
2 Tony Womack 21
2 Eric Young 21
4 Tom Goodwin 19
5 Shannon Stewart 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 1.69
2 Pedro Martinez 1.89
3 Jose Rosado 2.22
4 Russ Ortiz 2.25
5 Kevin Tapani 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 8
2 Kent Bottenfield 7
2 Jose Lima 7
2 Curt Schilling 7
5 8 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 15
2 Robb Nen 14
3 John Franco 13
3 John Wetteland 13
5 3 tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Benny Agbayani .514
2 Larry Walker .500
3 Dave Nilsson .474
4 Rafael Palmeiro .460
5 Jermaine Dye .455

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 7
1 Charles Johnson 7
1 Mike Lieberthal 7
1 Raul Mondesi 7
1 Sammy Sosa 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Justice 20
2 Mike Lieberthal 19
2 Manny Ramirez 19
4 Shawn Green 18
4 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 14
2 Tony Womack 9
3 Craig Biggio 6
3 Juan Encarnacion 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Pena 0.69
2 Tony Saunders 0.73
3 Livan Hernandez 1.14
4 Mike Hampton 1.16
5 Kevin Brown 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kent Bottenfield 3
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Paul Byrd 3
1 Jamie Moyer 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 26
2 Randy Johnson 25
3 Sterling Hitchcock 23
4 David Wells 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Troy Percival 6
2 Roberto Hernandez 4
2 Trevor Hoffman 4
2 Matt Mantei 4
2 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .447
2 Bobby Abreu .420
3 Rafael Palmeiro .414
4 Tony Fernandez .404
5 Fred McGriff .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 13
2 Shawn Green 10
2 Fred McGriff 10
2 Raul Mondesi 10
2 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shawn Green 38
2 Larry Walker 34
3 Ken Griffey 33
3 Manny Ramirez 33
3 Matt Williams 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 20
2 Tony Womack 17
3 Mike Cameron 12
4 Tom Goodwin 11
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.62
2 Mike Hampton 1.62
3 Russ Ortiz 1.76
4 Wilson Alvarez 1.80
5 Curt Schilling 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Byrd 5
1 Jose Lima 5
1 Pedro Martinez 5
1 Russ Ortiz 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 64
2 Randy Johnson 52
3 Sterling Hitchcock 40
4 Pedro Astacio 37
5 Chan Ho Park 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 10
1 Troy Percival 10
3 Robb Nen 9
3 Mariano Rivera 9
3 John Wetteland 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .386
2 John Olerud .357
3 Tony Fernandez .350
4 Bernie Williams .345
5 Mike Piazza .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 71
2 Mark McGwire 62
3 Ken Griffey 55
4 Manny Ramirez 50
5 Albert Belle 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 172
2 Sammy Sosa 158
3 Albert Belle 149
4 Ken Griffey 146
5 Carlos Delgado 140

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 62
2 Rickey Henderson 56
3 Shannon Stewart 55
4 Kenny Lofton 52
5 2 tied 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.38
2 David Cone 2.46
3 Randy Johnson 2.57
4 John Smoltz 2.60
5 Roger Clemens 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 22
2 Shane Reynolds 21
3 Kevin Brown 20
3 Randy Johnson 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 350
2 Pedro Martinez 265
3 Kevin Brown 259
4 Curt Schilling 252
5 Roger Clemens 247

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 48
2 Rod Beck 44
2 Robb Nen 44
4 Jeff Shaw 43
5 2 tied 42