On This Day

Sunday, August 1, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 62 41 .602 --
Blue Jays 59 48 .551 5.0
Red Sox 57 47 .548 5.5
Orioles 46 58 .442 16.5
Devil Rays 43 62 .410 20.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 63 41 .606 --
White Sox 49 54 .476 13.5
Twins 44 59 .427 18.5
Royals 43 61 .413 20.0
Tigers 42 63 .400 21.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 62 42 .596 --
Athletics 54 50 .519 8.0
Mariners 51 53 .490 11.0
Angels 44 59 .427 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 64 43 .598 --
Mets 63 43 .594 0.5
Phillies 57 48 .543 6.0
Marlins 41 65 .387 22.5
Expos 39 62 .386 22.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 64 42 .604 --
Reds 60 43 .583 2.5
Cardinals 52 53 .495 11.5
Pirates 51 53 .490 12.0
Brewers 49 54 .476 13.5
Cubs 48 54 .471 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 59 47 .557 --
Giants 56 49 .533 2.5
Padres 50 54 .481 8.0
Rockies 47 58 .448 11.5
Dodgers 46 59 .438 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ivan Rodriguez 5
2 Jason Giambi 4
2 Rondell White 4
4 Dante Bichette 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chipper Jones 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Brad Ausmus 1
2 Rich Becker 1
2 29 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 4
1 Ivan Rodriguez 4
1 Gerald Williams 4
4 Rich Becker 3
4 10 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 2
2 Manny Alexander 1
2 Rich Amaral 1
2 Aaron Boone 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Francisco Cordova 1.67
1 Al Leiter 1.67
3 Mike Mussina 1.60
4 Kyle Farnsworth 1.33
5 3 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Abbott 1
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Brian Bohanon 1
1 Francisco Cordova 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Leiter 15
2 Francisco Cordova 10
3 Pat Hentgen 9
4 Mike Mussina 8
5 5 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Howry 1
1 Billy Koch 1
1 T. J. Mathews 1
1 Jose Mesa 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .367
2 Derek Jeter .360
3 Tony Fernandez .356
4 Nomar Garciaparra .356
5 Sean Casey .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 40
1 Sammy Sosa 40
3 Jeff Bagwell 35
4 Ken Griffey 34
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 108
2 Jeff Bagwell 95
3 Mark McGwire 94
4 Ken Griffey 93
4 Sammy Sosa 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 52
2 Tony Womack 45
3 Eric Young 34
4 Shannon Stewart 31
5 2 tied 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.51
2 Randy Johnson 2.62
3 David Cone 2.84
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 252
2 Pedro Martinez 187
3 Kevin Brown 141
3 Curt Schilling 141
5 Shane Reynolds 140

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 31
2 Roberto Hernandez 28
3 Mariano Rivera 27
3 Billy Wagner 27
5 2 tied 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kevin Jordan .489
2 Ivan Rodriguez .482
3 Fred McGriff .472
4 Cal Ripken .462
5 Mike Sweeney .456

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Clark 9
1 Mark McGwire 9
3 Barry Bonds 7
3 John Jaha 7
3 Robin Ventura 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Clark 27
2 Roberto Alomar 19
2 Barry Bonds 19
2 Todd Zeile 19
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 11
2 Ray Durham 8
3 J. D. Drew 6
3 Eric Owens 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kenny Rogers 0.00
2 Keith Foulke 0.75
3 Pat Rapp 1.23
4 Randy Johnson 1.44
5 Joe Mays 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Frascatore 3
1 Mike Hampton 3
1 Esteban Loaiza 3
1 Aaron Sele 3
5 41 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 33
2 Al Leiter 27
3 Dave Burba 23
3 Hideki Irabu 23
3 2 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Koch 7
2 Matt Mantei 6
2 Dave Veres 6
4 Antonio Alfonseca 5
4 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Preston Wilson .435
2 Joe Randa .434
3 Fred McGriff .419
4 Craig Biggio .416
5 Cal Ripken .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 17
2 Chipper Jones 13
3 Eric Karros 12
3 Alex Rodriguez 12
5 8 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 33
2 Jermaine Dye 32
3 Tony Clark 30
4 Alex Rodriguez 29
5 5 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 14
2 Ray Durham 12
3 Jeff Bagwell 10
3 Roger Cedeno 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 1.13
2 Bartolo Colon 1.75
3 Steve Woodard 1.82
4 Kevin Millwood 2.00
5 Tim Hudson 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gil Heredia 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
3 Pedro Astacio 4
3 Scott Erickson 4
3 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 64
2 Jon Lieber 41
3 Pedro Astacio 39
3 Kevin Brown 39
3 Jose Lima 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Koch 11
2 Dave Veres 10
3 Matt Mantei 9
4 Antonio Alfonseca 8
4 3 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .380
2 Tony Fernandez .365
3 Derek Jeter .351
4 Nomar Garciaparra .342
5 Bernie Williams .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 65
2 Sammy Sosa 64
3 Ken Griffey 49
4 Manny Ramirez 48
5 2 tied 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 165
2 Ken Griffey 146
3 Sammy Sosa 143
4 Mark McGwire 141
5 Jeff Bagwell 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 62
2 Roger Cedeno 55
3 Shannon Stewart 50
4 Rickey Henderson 48
5 Kenny Lofton 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.20
2 Pedro Martinez 2.86
3 Kevin Brown 2.90
4 Mike Hampton 2.93
5 Steve Parris 3.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 21
1 Jose Lima 21
3 Pedro Martinez 20
3 Shane Reynolds 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 368
2 Pedro Martinez 273
3 Kevin Brown 229
4 Curt Schilling 227
5 Shane Reynolds 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 45
2 Trevor Hoffman 44
3 Jeff Shaw 38
4 Troy Percival 37
4 Billy Taylor 37