On This Day

Monday, August 2, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 63 41 .606 --
Blue Jays 59 49 .546 6.0
Red Sox 57 48 .543 6.5
Orioles 46 59 .438 17.5
Devil Rays 43 63 .406 21.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 64 41 .610 --
White Sox 50 54 .481 13.5
Twins 44 60 .423 19.5
Royals 44 61 .419 20.0
Tigers 42 64 .396 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 63 42 .600 --
Athletics 55 50 .524 8.0
Mariners 52 53 .495 11.0
Angels 44 60 .423 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 64 43 .598 --
Braves 64 43 .598 --
Phillies 57 48 .543 6.0
Expos 40 62 .392 21.5
Marlins 41 65 .387 22.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 64 42 .604 --
Reds 60 43 .583 2.5
Cardinals 53 53 .500 11.0
Pirates 51 53 .490 12.0
Brewers 49 55 .471 14.0
Cubs 48 55 .466 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 60 47 .561 --
Giants 56 50 .528 3.5
Padres 50 55 .476 9.0
Rockies 47 58 .448 12.0
Dodgers 46 59 .438 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ellis Burks 4
1 Frank Thomas 4
3 Marvin Benard 3
3 Nomar Garciaparra 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Marvin Benard 2
1 Ivan Rodriguez 2
3 Mike Bordick 1
3 Orlando Cabrera 1
3 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jermaine Dye 4
1 Ivan Rodriguez 4
1 Miguel Tejada 4
4 Mark McGwire 3
4 Joe Randa 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matt Lawton 2
2 Chad Allen 1
2 Tony Batista 1
2 J. D. Drew 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Freddy Garcia 1.43
2 David Wells 1.00
3 Kevin Appier 0.80
4 Dustin Hermanson 0.71
5 Brian Moehler 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 Kent Bottenfield 1
1 Freddy Garcia 1
1 Dustin Hermanson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Freddy Garcia 10
2 David Wells 8
3 Dustin Hermanson 5
3 Hideo Nomo 5
3 Jose Rosado 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Croushore 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Jose Paniagua 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .367
2 Nomar Garciaparra .362
3 Derek Jeter .359
4 Tony Fernandez .356
5 Sean Casey .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 41
1 Sammy Sosa 41
3 Jeff Bagwell 35
4 Ken Griffey 34
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 108
2 Mark McGwire 97
3 Jeff Bagwell 95
4 Sammy Sosa 94
5 2 tied 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 52
2 Tony Womack 45
3 Eric Young 34
4 Shannon Stewart 31
5 3 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 Kent Bottenfield 15
1 Pedro Martinez 15
3 Mike Hampton 14
3 Jose Lima 14
3 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 32
2 Roberto Hernandez 28
2 Mariano Rivera 28
4 Billy Wagner 27
5 2 tied 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kevin Jordan .489
2 Fred McGriff .486
3 Ivan Rodriguez .483
4 Cal Ripken .462
5 Rey Sanchez .447

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 10
2 Robin Ventura 8
3 Barry Bonds 7
3 Tony Clark 7
3 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Clark 23
2 Ivan Rodriguez 21
3 Roberto Alomar 20
4 Barry Bonds 19
5 4 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 10
2 Ray Durham 8
3 J. D. Drew 7
3 Omar Vizquel 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kenny Rogers 0.00
2 Javier Vazquez 1.00
3 Randy Johnson 1.44
4 Joe Mays 1.48
5 Jeremy Powell 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Frascatore 3
1 Esteban Loaiza 3
1 Rick Reed 3
1 Aaron Sele 3
5 40 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 6
1 Matt Mantei 6
1 Dave Veres 6
4 Antonio Alfonseca 5
4 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Randa .447
2 Preston Wilson .435
3 Fred McGriff .419
4 Cal Ripken .408
5 Craig Biggio .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 16
2 Eric Karros 12
2 Alex Rodriguez 12
4 Chipper Jones 11
4 Sammy Sosa 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jermaine Dye 33
2 Mark McGwire 31
3 Tony Clark 30
4 Alex Rodriguez 28
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 14
2 Ray Durham 11
3 Jeff Bagwell 10
4 Brady Anderson 9
4 3 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 1.13
2 Steve Parris 1.44
3 Bartolo Colon 1.75
4 Steve Woodard 1.82
5 Kevin Millwood 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gil Heredia 5
2 Pedro Astacio 4
2 Scott Erickson 4
2 Mike Hampton 4
2 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 64
2 Jon Lieber 41
3 Kevin Brown 39
4 Freddy Garcia 38
4 Mike Mussina 38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .376
2 Tony Fernandez .364
3 Derek Jeter .349
4 Nomar Garciaparra .346
5 Sean Casey .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 66
2 Sammy Sosa 65
3 Ken Griffey 49
4 Manny Ramirez 48
5 Shawn Green 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 165
2 Ken Griffey 146
3 Mark McGwire 144
3 Sammy Sosa 144
5 Jeff Bagwell 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 62
2 Roger Cedeno 55
3 Rickey Henderson 49
3 Shannon Stewart 49
5 Kenny Lofton 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.20
2 Pedro Martinez 2.83
3 Kevin Brown 2.90
4 Mike Hampton 2.93
5 Steve Parris 3.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 21
2 Jose Lima 20
2 Shane Reynolds 20
4 Orlando Hernandez 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 368
2 Pedro Martinez 268
3 Kevin Brown 229
4 Curt Schilling 227
5 Shane Reynolds 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 46
2 Trevor Hoffman 44
3 Jeff Shaw 38
4 Troy Percival 37
4 Billy Taylor 37