On This Day

Tuesday, August 3, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 63 42 .600 --
Blue Jays 60 49 .550 5.0
Red Sox 57 49 .538 6.5
Orioles 46 60 .434 17.5
Devil Rays 43 64 .402 21.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 65 41 .613 --
White Sox 51 54 .486 13.5
Royals 45 61 .425 20.0
Twins 44 61 .419 20.5
Tigers 42 65 .393 23.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 64 42 .604 --
Athletics 56 50 .528 8.0
Mariners 53 53 .500 11.0
Angels 44 61 .419 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 65 43 .602 --
Braves 64 44 .593 1.0
Phillies 58 48 .547 6.0
Expos 41 62 .398 21.5
Marlins 41 66 .383 23.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 65 42 .607 --
Reds 61 43 .587 2.5
Cardinals 54 53 .505 11.0
Pirates 52 53 .495 12.0
Brewers 49 56 .467 15.0
Cubs 48 56 .462 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 60 48 .556 --
Giants 57 50 .533 2.5
Padres 50 56 .472 9.0
Rockies 47 59 .443 12.0
Dodgers 46 60 .434 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ivan Rodriguez 4
1 Chris Singleton 4
1 Robin Ventura 4
1 Todd Walker 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brian Giles 2
1 Jim Thome 2
3 Gabe Alvarez 1
3 Shane Andrews 1
3 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Giles 4
1 Mike Piazza 4
1 Miguel Tejada 4
4 Rico Brogna 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shawon Dunston 2
1 Chris Singleton 2
3 Garret Anderson 1
3 Derek Bell 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Darren Oliver 1.83
2 Pedro Martinez 1.75
3 Kevin Millwood 1.50
4 David Cone 0.88
4 2 others tied 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kris Benson 1
1 John Halama 1
1 Joey Hamilton 1
1 Mike Hampton 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Darren Oliver 11
2 David Cone 7
2 Ryan Dempster 7
2 Mike Hampton 7
2 Pedro Martinez 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Gomes 1
1 Bob Howry 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Billy Koch 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nomar Garciaparra .365
2 Larry Walker .362
3 Tony Fernandez .356
4 Derek Jeter .355
5 Sean Casey .353

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 108
2 Mark McGwire 97
3 Jeff Bagwell 95
4 Ken Griffey 94
4 Sammy Sosa 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 52
2 Tony Womack 46
3 Eric Young 34
4 Shannon Stewart 32
5 3 tied 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.48
2 Randy Johnson 2.62
3 David Cone 2.83
4 Mike Hampton 2.97
5 Alex Fernandez 2.98

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 252
2 Pedro Martinez 194
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 Ivan Rodriguez .508
2 Rey Sanchez .478
3 Kevin Jordan .467
4 Cal Ripken .462
5 Jason Giambi .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 10
2 Matt Stairs 8
2 Robin Ventura 8
4 John Jaha 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Clark 22
2 Ivan Rodriguez 20
2 Matt Stairs 20
4 Robin Ventura 19
4 Todd Zeile 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 8
1 Omar Vizquel 8
3 J. D. Drew 7
3 Ray Durham 7
3 Tony Womack 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kenny Rogers 0.00
2 Jeremy Powell 0.69
3 Mike Fyhrie 1.26
4 Mike Oquist 1.29
5 Kyle Peterson 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Hampton 3
1 Darren Oliver 3
1 Rick Reed 3
1 Aaron Sele 3
1 Javier Vazquez 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 33
2 Al Leiter 27
3 Ryan Dempster 26
4 Dave Burba 23
4 2 others tied 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Randa .426
2 Preston Wilson .417
3 Fred McGriff .414
4 Craig Biggio .413
5 Ivan Rodriguez .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 16
2 Eric Karros 12
3 Chipper Jones 11
3 Alex Rodriguez 11
5 3 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Clark 30
1 Jermaine Dye 30
1 Mark McGwire 30
4 Mike Piazza 29
5 Chris Singleton 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 13
2 Jeff Bagwell 10
2 Ray Durham 10
2 Omar Vizquel 10
2 Tony Womack 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 1.13
2 Steve Parris 1.44
3 Darren Oliver 1.72
4 Bartolo Colon 1.75
5 Steve Woodard 1.82

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 64
2 Jon Lieber 41
3 Kevin Brown 39
3 Darren Dreifort 39
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Koch 12
2 Matt Mantei 9
3 Antonio Alfonseca 8
3 Armando Benitez 8
3 Dave Veres 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .374
2 Tony Fernandez .364
3 Nomar Garciaparra .348
4 Derek Jeter .347
5 Sean Casey .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 66
2 Sammy Sosa 65
3 Ken Griffey 50
4 Manny Ramirez 48
5 3 tied 46

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 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 63
2 Roger Cedeno 55
3 Shannon Stewart 50
4 Rickey Henderson 49
5 Kenny Lofton 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.19
2 Pedro Martinez 2.81
3 Mike Hampton 2.88
4 Kevin Brown 2.90
5 David Cone 3.07

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 356
2 Pedro Martinez 275
3 Kevin Brown 229
4 Curt Schilling 227
5 Shane Reynolds 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 46
2 Trevor Hoffman 43
3 Jeff Shaw 38
4 Michael Jackson 37
4 Troy Percival 37