On This Day

Saturday, July 24, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 59 37 .615 --
Red Sox 53 45 .541 7.0
Blue Jays 54 46 .540 7.0
Orioles 44 53 .454 15.5
Devil Rays 41 57 .418 19.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 58 39 .598 --
White Sox 46 49 .484 11.0
Tigers 41 57 .418 17.5
Twins 40 56 .417 17.5
Royals 39 58 .402 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 57 40 .588 --
Athletics 50 47 .515 7.0
Mariners 46 51 .474 11.0
Angels 42 54 .438 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 59 41 .590 --
Mets 58 41 .586 0.5
Phillies 53 44 .546 4.5
Marlins 38 60 .388 20.0
Expos 35 59 .372 21.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 58 40 .592 --
Reds 54 41 .568 2.5
Cardinals 49 49 .500 9.0
Brewers 47 49 .490 10.0
Pirates 47 50 .485 10.5
Cubs 46 49 .484 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 54 45 .545 --
Giants 53 45 .541 0.5
Padres 49 48 .505 4.0
Rockies 44 53 .454 9.0
Dodgers 43 54 .443 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chili Davis 5
2 Jorge Posada 4
3 Bobby Abreu 3
3 Edgardo Alfonzo 3
3 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Trot Nixon 3
2 Ellis Burks 2
2 Nomar Garciaparra 2
2 Jason Giambi 2
2 Cal Ripken 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chili Davis 6
1 Jason Giambi 6
3 Trot Nixon 5
4 Ellis Burks 4
4 Corey Koskie 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 2
2 Brad Ausmus 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Ray Durham 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Brian Anderson 1.60
2 Octavio Dotel 1.29
3 Jay Witasick 1.00
4 Hideki Irabu 0.88
4 Steve Trachsel 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Anderson 1
1 Octavio Dotel 1
1 Scott Eyre 1
1 Chris Holt 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Octavio Dotel 9
2 Brian Anderson 8
3 Hideki Irabu 7
3 Steve Trachsel 7
3 Jay Witasick 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 1
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Wayne Gomes 1
1 Danny Graves 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sean Casey .371
2 Derek Jeter .371
3 Larry Walker .367
4 Tony Fernandez .358
5 Rafael Palmeiro .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 36
2 Mark McGwire 34
3 Jeff Bagwell 32
4 Jose Canseco 31
4 Ken Griffey 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 101
2 Matt Williams 91
3 Ken Griffey 88
4 Jeff Bagwell 87
4 Carlos Delgado 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 52
2 Tony Womack 40
3 Eric Young 34
4 Shannon Stewart 30
5 Mike Cameron 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.51
2 Randy Johnson 2.65
3 David Cone 2.71
4 Mike Hampton 2.89
5 Andy Ashby 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 15
2 Kent Bottenfield 14
2 Curt Schilling 14
4 Mike Hampton 13
4 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 229
2 Pedro Martinez 187
3 Curt Schilling 141
4 Kevin Brown 127
5 Shane Reynolds 125

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 28
2 Roberto Hernandez 27
3 Trevor Hoffman 26
3 Mariano Rivera 26
5 2 tied 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Preston Wilson .512
2 David Dellucci .485
3 Ryan Klesko .469
4 Trot Nixon .467
5 Warren Morris .462

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 7
2 Tony Clark 6
2 Jason Giambi 6
2 Eric Karros 6
2 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Clark 18
1 Jason Giambi 18
3 Eric Karros 15
3 Fred McGriff 15
3 Chris Singleton 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 10
2 Roger Cedeno 9
3 Brady Anderson 8
4 Eric Owens 6
4 Quilvio Veras 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 0.38
2 Bartolo Colon 0.56
3 David Wells 1.17
4 Octavio Dotel 1.26
4 2 others tied 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Mike Hampton 3
1 Mike Mussina 3
1 Hideo Nomo 3
1 David Wells 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 29
2 Mike Mussina 25
3 Jon Lieber 23
4 Jose Lima 22
4 Russ Ortiz 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 5
1 Trevor Hoffman 5
1 Billy Koch 5
1 Matt Mantei 5
5 6 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Randa .430
2 Todd Zeile .398
3 Doug Glanville .397
4 Rickey Henderson .388
5 Paul Konerko .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 12
1 Sammy Sosa 12
3 Jeff Bagwell 10
3 Ellis Burks 10
3 4 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Sweeney 33
2 Ellis Burks 31
3 Carlos Delgado 28
3 Jermaine Dye 28
3 Sammy Sosa 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brady Anderson 13
1 Luis Castillo 13
3 Rickey Henderson 12
4 Roger Cedeno 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 0.92
2 Joe Mays 1.70
3 Andy Ashby 1.96
4 Steve Parris 1.97
5 Greg Maddux 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Frascatore 5
1 Curt Schilling 5
3 Mike Hampton 4
3 Gil Heredia 4
3 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 72
2 Jon Lieber 43
2 Curt Schilling 43
4 Mike Mussina 42
5 2 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Koch 11
2 Trevor Hoffman 9
3 Mariano Rivera 8
4 Armando Benitez 7
4 6 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .387
2 Tony Fernandez .358
3 Derek Jeter .353
4 Sean Casey .343
5 John Olerud .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 65
2 Mark McGwire 61
3 Jose Canseco 50
3 Manny Ramirez 50
5 Ken Griffey 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 167
2 Sammy Sosa 149
3 Ken Griffey 143
4 Jeff Kent 139
5 Carlos Delgado 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 59
2 Roger Cedeno 55
3 Rickey Henderson 54
4 Shannon Stewart 51
5 Kenny Lofton 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.26
2 Pedro Martinez 2.77
3 John Smoltz 2.93
4 Mike Hampton 2.94
5 Kevin Brown 3.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Lima 21
1 Pedro Martinez 21
3 Randy Johnson 20
4 Mike Mussina 19
4 Curt Schilling 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 357
2 Pedro Martinez 279
3 Curt Schilling 243
4 Kevin Brown 235
5 2 tied 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 47
2 John Wetteland 43
3 Jeff Shaw 40
4 John Franco 37
4 2 others tied 37