On This Day

Thursday, July 8, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 51 32 .614 --
Red Sox 48 37 .565 4.0
Blue Jays 45 42 .517 8.0
Devil Rays 38 47 .447 14.0
Orioles 34 50 .405 17.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 55 29 .655 --
White Sox 41 41 .500 13.0
Royals 35 49 .417 20.0
Tigers 35 50 .412 20.5
Twins 32 51 .386 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 47 37 .560 --
Mariners 42 42 .500 5.0
Athletics 41 43 .488 6.0
Angels 39 44 .470 7.5

Games

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 53 33 .616 --
Mets 48 38 .558 5.0
Phillies 45 38 .542 6.5
Expos 32 49 .395 18.5
Marlins 30 55 .353 22.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 47 35 .573 --
Astros 48 37 .565 0.5
Pirates 42 42 .500 6.0
Cardinals 42 43 .494 6.5
Brewers 40 43 .482 7.5
Cubs 39 43 .476 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 48 37 .565 --
D'backs 47 39 .547 1.5
Padres 41 43 .488 6.5
Rockies 39 44 .470 8.0
Dodgers 36 47 .434 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jerry Hairston 4
2 Harold Baines 3
2 Derek Bell 3
2 Jay Bell 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Batista 2
1 Eric Karros 2
1 Willis Otanez 2
4 Harold Baines 1
4 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Hernandez 4
2 Tony Batista 3
2 Jay Bell 3
2 Carlos Delgado 3
2 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Hairston 2
1 Travis Lee 2
3 Damon Buford 1
3 Homer Bush 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kevin Millwood 1.25
2 Masato Yoshii 1.00
3 Orlando Hernandez 0.78
4 Dan Serafini 0.75
5 Armando Reynoso 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Ayala 1
1 Kelvim Escobar 1
1 Keith Foulke 1
1 Pete Harnisch 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Millwood 10
2 Orlando Hernandez 7
2 Scott Sanders 7
4 Kelvim Escobar 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Graves 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 Scott Sanders 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Fernandez .379
2 Derek Jeter .379
3 Sean Casey .376
4 Larry Walker .374
5 Nomar Garciaparra .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 32
2 Jose Canseco 31
3 Ken Griffey 28
4 Jeff Bagwell 27
4 Mark McGwire 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 91
2 Matt Williams 80
3 Ken Griffey 79
4 Juan Gonzalez 77
5 3 tied 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 43
2 Tony Womack 37
3 Eric Young 32
4 Shannon Stewart 28
5 Tom Goodwin 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.10
2 David Cone 2.86
3 Jose Rosado 3.01
4 John Halama 3.02
5 Randy Johnson 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 15
2 Kent Bottenfield 13
3 Jose Lima 12
3 Curt Schilling 12
5 4 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 200
2 Pedro Martinez 184
3 Curt Schilling 128
4 Sterling Hitchcock 110
5 Shane Reynolds 108

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 26
2 Roberto Hernandez 25
3 Troy Percival 22
3 Mariano Rivera 22
3 Billy Wagner 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Zeile .442
2 Randy Velarde .434
3 Joe Randa .431
4 Reggie Sanders .429
5 Randall Simon .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 8
2 Alex Rodriguez 7
3 Harold Baines 6
3 Tony Batista 6
3 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 19
1 B. J. Surhoff 19
1 Mike Sweeney 19
4 Jermaine Dye 18
5 4 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 9
2 Rickey Henderson 7
3 Damian Jackson 6
4 Brady Anderson 5
4 8 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 0.45
2 John Halama 0.50
3 Joe Mays 0.53
4 Ron Villone 0.82
5 Roy Halladay 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Frascatore 3
1 Pete Harnisch 3
1 Sterling Hitchcock 3
1 Greg Maddux 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 43
2 Curt Schilling 30
3 Pedro Martinez 23
3 Hideo Nomo 23
5 Jose Jimenez 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Koch 6
2 Roberto Hernandez 5
2 Michael Jackson 5
4 Trevor Hoffman 4
4 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nomar Garciaparra .457
2 Joe Randa .421
3 Reggie Sanders .405
4 Chris Singleton .400
5 Enrique Wilson .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeromy Burnitz 13
1 Larry Walker 13
3 Sammy Sosa 12
4 Jeff Bagwell 10
4 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeromy Burnitz 32
2 Alex Rodriguez 30
2 B. J. Surhoff 30
2 Larry Walker 30
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 13
2 Roger Cedeno 12
3 Rickey Henderson 11
3 Tony Womack 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roy Halladay 1.08
2 Greg Maddux 1.36
3 Joe Mays 1.59
4 John Halama 1.70
5 Armando Reynoso 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sterling Hitchcock 5
1 Kevin Millwood 5
3 Kent Bottenfield 4
3 Matt Clement 4
3 18 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 71
2 Pedro Martinez 51
3 Curt Schilling 47
4 Hideo Nomo 45
5 Randy Wolf 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 11
2 Roberto Hernandez 9
2 Billy Koch 9
4 Michael Jackson 8
4 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .386
2 Tony Fernandez .364
3 Derek Jeter .355
4 John Olerud .346
5 Nomar Garciaparra .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 65
2 Mark McGwire 60
3 Jose Canseco 53
4 Albert Belle 49
4 Ken Griffey 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 165
2 Sammy Sosa 151
3 Ken Griffey 146
4 Jeff Kent 137
5 Albert Belle 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 64
2 Shannon Stewart 53
3 Rickey Henderson 51
4 Kenny Lofton 49
5 Roger Cedeno 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.28
2 Pedro Martinez 2.46
3 Roger Clemens 2.87
4 John Smoltz 2.87
5 Kevin Brown 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 23
2 Randy Johnson 21
2 Jose Lima 21
4 Shane Reynolds 20
4 John Smoltz 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 359
2 Pedro Martinez 293
3 Curt Schilling 248
4 Kevin Brown 242
5 Roger Clemens 228

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 49
2 John Wetteland 46
3 Jeff Shaw 44
4 Michael Jackson 40
5 2 tied 39