On This Day

Wednesday, July 28, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 61 38 .616 --
Red Sox 55 46 .545 7.0
Blue Jays 56 48 .538 7.5
Orioles 46 54 .460 15.5
Devil Rays 43 59 .422 19.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 61 40 .604 --
White Sox 47 52 .475 13.0
Twins 42 58 .420 18.5
Royals 42 58 .420 18.5
Tigers 42 60 .412 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 59 41 .590 --
Athletics 51 50 .505 8.5
Mariners 47 53 .470 12.0
Angels 43 57 .430 16.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 62 42 .596 --
Mets 61 42 .592 0.5
Phillies 55 46 .545 5.5
Marlins 40 62 .392 21.0
Expos 37 61 .378 22.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 62 40 .608 --
Reds 57 42 .576 3.5
Cardinals 51 51 .500 11.0
Pirates 49 52 .485 12.5
Brewers 48 52 .480 13.0
Cubs 47 52 .475 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 57 46 .553 --
Giants 55 47 .539 1.5
Padres 49 52 .485 7.0
Dodgers 45 56 .446 11.0
Rockies 44 57 .436 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Derek Bell 4
1 Chipper Jones 4
3 Edgardo Alfonzo 3
3 Wade Boggs 3
3 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Butch Huskey 2
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Carlos Beltran 1
2 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Butch Huskey 5
2 Jeff Bagwell 4
2 Geoff Jenkins 4
2 Charles Johnson 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Adrian Beltre 1
1 Johnny Damon 1
1 Einar Diaz 1
1 Darin Erstad 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Javier Vazquez 2.33
2 Pat Rapp 2.00
3 Dwight Gooden 1.14
4 Darren Oliver 0.88
5 2 tied 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carlos Castillo 1
1 Robinson Checo 1
1 Dennis Cook 1
1 Omar Daal 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ryan Dempster 10
2 Dwight Gooden 8
3 Darren Oliver 7
3 Jose Rosado 7
3 Javier Vazquez 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jamie Arnold 1
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Dan Plesac 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .370
2 Derek Jeter .370
3 Sean Casey .361
4 Tony Fernandez .356
5 Nomar Garciaparra .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 37
1 Sammy Sosa 37
3 Jeff Bagwell 33
3 Ken Griffey 33
5 Jose Canseco 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 106
2 Matt Williams 92
3 Jeff Bagwell 91
3 Ken Griffey 91
5 2 tied 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 52
2 Tony Womack 43
3 Eric Young 34
4 Shannon Stewart 30
5 Mike Cameron 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.51
2 Randy Johnson 2.65
3 David Cone 2.71
4 Alex Fernandez 2.98
5 Mike Hampton 3.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 15
2 Kent Bottenfield 14
2 Mike Hampton 14
2 Jose Lima 14
2 Curt Schilling 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 240
2 Pedro Martinez 187
3 Curt Schilling 141
4 Kevin Brown 134
5 2 tied 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 30
2 Roberto Hernandez 28
3 Mariano Rivera 27
3 Billy Wagner 27
5 Trevor Hoffman 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Trot Nixon .500
2 Preston Wilson .487
3 Edgardo Alfonzo .483
4 Kevin Jordan .462
5 Dmitri Young .457

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Clark 9
1 Mark McGwire 9
3 Albert Belle 7
4 Jason Giambi 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Clark 23
2 Jason Giambi 20
3 Albert Belle 18
3 Fred McGriff 18
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 11
2 Eric Owens 7
3 Roger Cedeno 6
3 Quilvio Veras 6
3 Omar Vizquel 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Mays 0.71
2 Randy Johnson 0.75
3 Bartolo Colon 0.78
4 Pat Rapp 1.04
5 Octavio Dotel 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 John Frascatore 3
1 Mike Hampton 3
1 Joe Mays 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 29
2 Chan Ho Park 22
3 Ryan Dempster 21
3 Sterling Hitchcock 21
3 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 6
1 Matt Mantei 6
3 Trevor Hoffman 5
3 Billy Koch 5
5 8 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Zeile .435
2 Joe Randa .416
3 Paul Konerko .407
4 Fred McGriff .404
5 Craig Biggio .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 14
2 Chipper Jones 11
2 Eric Karros 11
2 Larry Walker 11
5 6 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ellis Burks 30
1 Mike Sweeney 30
3 Tony Clark 28
3 Carlos Delgado 28
3 Mark McGwire 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 14
2 Brady Anderson 11
2 Roger Cedeno 11
4 Eric Owens 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 1.15
2 Tim Hudson 1.71
3 Joe Mays 2.08
3 Russ Ortiz 2.08
5 Pat Rapp 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Frascatore 6
2 Mike Hampton 5
3 Scott Erickson 4
3 Gil Heredia 4
3 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 69
2 Jon Lieber 42
3 Pedro Astacio 38
3 Kevin Brown 38
3 Kevin Millwood 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Koch 11
2 Billy Wagner 9
3 Trevor Hoffman 8
3 Matt Mantei 8
5 6 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .386
2 Tony Fernandez .356
3 Derek Jeter .356
4 Nomar Garciaparra .346
5 Sean Casey .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 63
1 Sammy Sosa 63
3 Manny Ramirez 50
4 Ken Griffey 49
5 Jose Canseco 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 169
2 Ken Griffey 146
3 Sammy Sosa 142
4 Jeff Bagwell 137
5 2 tied 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 61
2 Roger Cedeno 55
3 Shannon Stewart 51
4 Rickey Henderson 50
5 Kenny Lofton 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.27
2 Pedro Martinez 2.86
3 Mike Hampton 2.97
4 Kevin Brown 2.98
5 John Smoltz 3.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Lima 21
2 Randy Johnson 20
2 Pedro Martinez 20
4 Orlando Hernandez 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 368
2 Pedro Martinez 273
3 Kevin Brown 232
3 Curt Schilling 232
5 Roger Clemens 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 46
2 John Wetteland 45
3 Jeff Shaw 39
4 John Franco 37
4 Billy Taylor 37