On This Day

Thursday, August 5, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 65 42 .607 --
Blue Jays 60 50 .545 6.5
Red Sox 58 50 .537 7.5
Orioles 48 60 .444 17.5
Devil Rays 44 64 .407 21.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 65 42 .607 --
White Sox 51 55 .481 13.5
Royals 45 62 .421 20.0
Twins 44 62 .415 20.5
Tigers 42 66 .389 23.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 65 42 .607 --
Athletics 57 51 .528 8.5
Mariners 53 55 .491 12.5
Angels 46 61 .430 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 66 43 .606 --
Braves 65 45 .591 1.5
Phillies 60 48 .556 5.5
Expos 42 63 .400 22.0
Marlins 41 68 .376 25.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 66 43 .606 --
Reds 62 44 .585 2.5
Cardinals 55 54 .505 11.0
Pirates 53 54 .495 12.0
Cubs 49 57 .462 15.5
Brewers 49 57 .462 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 61 48 .560 --
Giants 57 51 .528 3.5
Padres 51 57 .472 9.5
Rockies 48 60 .444 12.5
Dodgers 47 61 .435 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Edmonds 4
1 Bernie Williams 4
3 Garret Anderson 3
3 Gary Bennett 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tino Martinez 2
1 Mark McGwire 2
3 Brady Anderson 1
3 Albert Belle 1
3 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Bennett 4
1 Chris Widger 4
3 Albert Belle 3
3 Troy Glaus 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Edmonds 2
1 Eric Owens 2
1 Reggie Sanders 2
1 Gerald Williams 2
5 11 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pedro Astacio 1.50
2 Shane Reynolds 1.20
3 Tom Glavine 0.89
4 Chuck Finley 0.88
5 Mike Thurman 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 1
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Astacio 9
2 Tom Glavine 8
3 Chuck Finley 7
3 Mike Thurman 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 John Rocker 1
1 Mike Timlin 1
1 Ugueth Urbina 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nomar Garciaparra .364
2 Larry Walker .358
3 Tony Fernandez .355
4 Derek Jeter .352
5 Sean Casey .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 44
2 Sammy Sosa 42
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 101
3 Jeff Bagwell 95
3 Ken Griffey 95
3 Sammy Sosa 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 52
2 Tony Womack 48
3 Eric Young 34
4 Shannon Stewart 33
5 Luis Castillo 30

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 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 252
2 Pedro Martinez 194
3 Kevin Brown 148
4 Shane Reynolds 146
5 Curt Schilling 141

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 33
2 Mariano Rivera 29
3 Roberto Hernandez 28
4 Trevor Hoffman 27
4 Billy Wagner 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .491
2 Cal Ripken .457
3 Nomar Garciaparra .455
3 Fred McGriff .455
5 Rey Sanchez .452

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 12
2 Sammy Sosa 8
2 Robin Ventura 8
4 Albert Belle 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 21
2 Jason Giambi 20
2 Robin Ventura 20
4 Roberto Alomar 18
4 4 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 9
2 Luis Castillo 8
2 J. D. Drew 8
4 Ray Durham 7
4 Omar Vizquel 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Shane Reynolds 0.38
2 Mike Oquist 1.04
3 Kevin Brown 1.09
4 Shawn Estes 1.13
4 2 others tied 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Hampton 3
1 Hideki Irabu 3
1 Esteban Loaiza 3
1 Darren Oliver 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideki Irabu 27
2 Ryan Dempster 26
3 Randy Johnson 23
3 Chan Ho Park 23
3 Brett Tomko 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Koch 6
1 John Wetteland 6
3 Matt Mantei 5
3 Jose Mesa 5
3 Dave Veres 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Randa .422
2 Fred McGriff .422
3 Craig Biggio .413
4 Ivan Rodriguez .404
5 Devon White .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 18
2 Eric Karros 11
3 Albert Belle 10
3 Tony Clark 10
3 4 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 33
2 Tony Clark 30
3 Mike Piazza 29
4 Jason Giambi 28
4 Chris Singleton 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 14
2 Tony Womack 12
3 Ray Durham 10
3 Eric Owens 10
3 Omar Vizquel 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 1.13
2 Steve Parris 1.44
3 Steve Woodard 1.60
4 Darren Oliver 1.72
5 Chris Holt 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Astacio 5
1 Mike Hampton 5
1 Robert Person 5
4 Scott Erickson 4
4 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 52
2 Hideki Irabu 45
3 Pedro Astacio 43
4 Kevin Brown 41
5 Darren Dreifort 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Koch 11
2 Matt Mantei 9
3 Antonio Alfonseca 8
3 Mariano Rivera 8
3 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .376
2 Tony Fernandez .362
3 Nomar Garciaparra .349
4 Derek Jeter .344
5 Bernie Williams .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 69
2 Sammy Sosa 66
3 Ken Griffey 50
4 Jeff Bagwell 46
4 3 others tied 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 160
2 Mark McGwire 148
3 Ken Griffey 147
4 Sammy Sosa 145
5 Jeff Bagwell 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 64
2 Roger Cedeno 55
3 Shannon Stewart 51
4 Rickey Henderson 49
5 Kenny Lofton 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.19
2 Pedro Martinez 2.81
3 Kevin Brown 2.83
4 Mike Hampton 2.88
5 David Cone 3.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 20
1 Jose Lima 20
1 Shane Reynolds 20
4 Pedro Martinez 19
4 Curt Schilling 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 356
2 Pedro Martinez 275
3 Kevin Brown 236
4 Curt Schilling 227
5 Shane Reynolds 223

Saves

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