On This Day

Thursday, May 27, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 27 19 .587 --
Yankees 26 19 .578 0.5
Blue Jays 24 25 .490 4.5
Devil Rays 22 25 .468 5.5
Orioles 18 28 .391 9.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 32 13 .711 --
Royals 22 23 .489 10.0
White Sox 20 24 .455 11.5
Tigers 20 27 .426 13.0
Twins 17 29 .370 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 26 20 .565 --
Athletics 24 23 .511 2.5
Mariners 23 23 .500 3.0
Angels 22 25 .468 4.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 29 18 .617 --
Mets 27 20 .574 2.0
Phillies 23 22 .511 5.0
Expos 15 29 .341 12.5
Marlins 15 32 .319 14.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 29 17 .630 --
Cubs 24 20 .545 4.0
Cardinals 24 21 .533 4.5
Reds 22 21 .512 5.5
Pirates 22 24 .478 7.0
Brewers 21 25 .457 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 27 20 .574 --
D'backs 27 21 .563 0.5
Dodgers 24 22 .522 2.5
Rockies 19 25 .432 6.5
Padres 17 28 .378 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luis Polonia 5
2 Brad Ausmus 3
2 Marvin Benard 3
2 Mo Vaughn 3
5 21 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Norton 2
2 Brady Anderson 1
2 Brad Ausmus 1
2 Harold Baines 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brady Anderson 4
1 Greg Norton 4
3 Brad Ausmus 3
3 Bobby Higginson 3
3 Chipper Jones 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Adrian Beltre 1
1 Mike Cameron 1
1 Chili Davis 1
1 Geoff Jenkins 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Gardner 1.75
2 Ismael Valdez 1.50
3 Roger Clemens 1.40
4 Jeff Weaver 0.83
5 Bobby Jones 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Jerry Dipoto 1
1 Juan Guzman 1
1 Kevin Millwood 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 7
1 Mark Gardner 7
1 Bobby Jones 7
4 Ken Hill 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 Rudy Seanez 1
1 Jeff Shaw 1
1 Mike Timlin 1
1 Dave Veres 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Fernandez .393
2 Larry Walker .388
3 Sean Casey .377
3 Rafael Palmeiro .377
5 Luis Gonzalez .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 19
2 Jose Canseco 18
3 Raul Mondesi 17
4 Sammy Sosa 16
5 2 tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 59
2 Ken Griffey 50
2 Matt Williams 50
4 Shawn Green 48
5 Carlos Delgado 46

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 26
2 Tony Womack 24
3 Eric Young 22
4 Tom Goodwin 21
5 Shannon Stewart 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.98
2 David Cone 2.14
3 Russ Ortiz 2.25
4 Kevin Tapani 2.31
5 Jose Rosado 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 9
2 Jose Lima 8
3 Kent Bottenfield 7
3 Mike Mussina 7
3 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 108
1 Pedro Martinez 108
3 Kevin Brown 73
4 Curt Schilling 65
5 Shane Reynolds 64

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 15
1 Robb Nen 15
3 John Franco 14
3 John Wetteland 14
5 Mariano Rivera 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chad Kreuter .486
2 Ken Griffey .468
3 Jason Kendall .463
4 Rafael Palmeiro .447
5 Tony Fernandez .440

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 8
1 Sammy Sosa 8
3 Rafael Palmeiro 7
4 Jose Canseco 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 19
2 John Olerud 17
2 Sammy Sosa 17
2 Mo Vaughn 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 16
2 Tony Womack 8
3 Edgar Renteria 6
4 Craig Biggio 5
4 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kenny Rogers 0.57
2 Terry Mulholland 0.61
3 Brian Rose 0.69
4 Jimmy Haynes 0.92
5 Kevin Brown 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Millwood 3
1 Jamie Moyer 3
1 Steve Parris 3
1 Sidney Ponson 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 30
2 Kevin Brown 27
3 Sterling Hitchcock 21
3 Hideo Nomo 21
5 Shane Reynolds 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 5
1 Troy Percival 5
1 John Rocker 5
4 John Franco 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .437
2 Rafael Palmeiro .429
3 Jason Kendall .413
4 Tony Fernandez .411
5 Fred McGriff .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 14
2 Sammy Sosa 12
3 Juan Gonzalez 11
4 Charles Johnson 10
4 4 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 40
2 Shawn Green 35
3 Larry Walker 34
4 Manny Ramirez 33
5 David Justice 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 23
2 Tony Womack 17
3 Craig Biggio 11
3 Tom Goodwin 11
5 Ivan Rodriguez 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Hampton 1.14
2 Russ Ortiz 1.69
3 Pedro Martinez 1.75
4 Wilson Alvarez 1.80
5 Kevin Tapani 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Lima 5
1 Pedro Martinez 5
1 Mike Mussina 5
1 Sidney Ponson 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 60
2 Randy Johnson 53
3 Kevin Brown 45
4 Pedro Astacio 43
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Troy Percival 10
2 Robb Nen 9
2 Mariano Rivera 9
4 Roberto Hernandez 8
4 John Wetteland 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .379
2 Tony Fernandez .355
3 John Olerud .355
4 Bernie Williams .344
5 Mo Vaughn .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 71
2 Mark McGwire 59
3 Ken Griffey 57
4 Manny Ramirez 50
5 Albert Belle 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 172
2 Sammy Sosa 159
3 Ken Griffey 152
4 Albert Belle 148
5 Carlos Delgado 143

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 64
2 Rickey Henderson 54
2 Shannon Stewart 54
4 Kenny Lofton 53
5 2 tied 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.38
2 John Smoltz 2.53
3 Randy Johnson 2.54
4 David Cone 2.59
5 Roger Clemens 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 23
2 Shane Reynolds 21
3 Randy Johnson 20
4 Kevin Brown 19
4 Roger Clemens 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 347
2 Kevin Brown 265
3 Pedro Martinez 263
4 Curt Schilling 248
5 Roger Clemens 245

Saves

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