On This Day

Friday, August 6, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 66 42 .611 --
Blue Jays 61 50 .550 6.5
Red Sox 59 50 .541 7.5
Orioles 48 61 .440 18.5
Devil Rays 45 64 .413 21.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 65 43 .602 --
White Sox 51 56 .477 13.5
Twins 45 62 .421 19.5
Royals 45 63 .417 20.0
Tigers 43 66 .394 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 65 43 .602 --
Athletics 58 51 .532 7.5
Mariners 53 56 .486 12.5
Angels 46 62 .426 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 67 43 .609 --
Braves 66 45 .595 1.5
Phillies 61 48 .560 5.5
Expos 42 64 .396 23.0
Marlins 42 68 .382 25.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 67 44 .604 --
Reds 63 44 .589 2.0
Cardinals 56 55 .505 11.0
Pirates 54 55 .495 12.0
Cubs 50 58 .463 15.5
Brewers 49 58 .458 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 61 49 .555 --
Giants 57 52 .523 3.5
Padres 52 57 .477 8.5
Rockies 48 61 .440 12.5
Dodgers 47 62 .431 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carl Everett 4
1 Tony Gwynn 4
1 Brent Mayne 4
1 Troy O'Leary 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Delgado 3
2 Bruce Aven 1
2 Carlos Beltran 1
2 Aaron Boone 1
2 36 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Everett 5
1 Alex Rodriguez 5
3 Bruce Aven 4
3 Phil Nevin 4
5 11 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 2
1 Roger Cedeno 2
3 Brady Anderson 1
3 Danny Bautista 1
3 24 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Garrett Stephenson 2.67
2 Octavio Dotel 2.00
3 Gil Heredia 1.25
3 Randy Johnson 1.25
5 Andrew Lorraine 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jimmy Anderson 1
1 Chris Carpenter 1
1 Octavio Dotel 1
1 Alex Fernandez 1
1 13 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Octavio Dotel 10
1 Randy Johnson 10
3 Jason Schmidt 9
4 Chris Carpenter 8
4 Garrett Stephenson 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Rich Croushore 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 7 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nomar Garciaparra .361
2 Larry Walker .355
3 Tony Fernandez .353
4 Sean Casey .353
5 Derek Jeter .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 44
2 Sammy Sosa 42
3 Jeff Bagwell 35
3 Ken Griffey 35
5 Shawn Green 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 108
2 Mark McGwire 102
3 Ken Griffey 96
4 Jeff Bagwell 95
4 2 others tied 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 54
2 Tony Womack 48
3 Eric Young 34
4 Shannon Stewart 33
5 Luis Castillo 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.48
2 Randy Johnson 2.60
3 Alex Fernandez 2.83
4 David Cone 2.83
5 Mike Hampton 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kent Bottenfield 15
1 Mike Hampton 15
1 Jose Lima 15
1 Pedro Martinez 15
5 2 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 262
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 30
3 Roberto Hernandez 29
4 Trevor Hoffman 28
5 Billy Wagner 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .482
2 Rey Sanchez .452
3 Jason Giambi .446
4 Nomar Garciaparra .444
5 Bobby Abreu .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 11
2 Sammy Sosa 8
2 Matt Stairs 8
2 Robin Ventura 8
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Giambi 22
2 Mark McGwire 21
3 Matt Stairs 20
3 Robin Ventura 20
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 9
2 Luis Castillo 8
3 J. D. Drew 7
3 Ray Durham 7
5 Johnny Damon 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Shane Reynolds 0.38
2 Mike Oquist 1.04
3 Kris Benson 1.06
4 Kevin Brown 1.09
5 Steve Schrenk 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Hampton 3
1 Hideki Irabu 3
1 Esteban Loaiza 3
1 Greg Maddux 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 33
2 Hideki Irabu 27
3 Ryan Dempster 26
4 Octavio Dotel 22
4 Al Leiter 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Koch 6
1 John Wetteland 6
3 Jose Mesa 5
4 Antonio Alfonseca 4
4 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred McGriff .434
2 Joe Randa .417
3 Ivan Rodriguez .410
4 Dmitri Young .400
5 Craig Biggio .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 17
2 Eric Karros 11
3 Albert Belle 10
3 Tony Clark 10
3 5 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 32
2 Tony Clark 30
2 Jason Giambi 30
4 Mike Piazza 28
4 Alex Rodriguez 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 16
2 Roger Cedeno 11
2 Ray Durham 11
2 Eric Owens 11
2 Tony Womack 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 1.31
2 Steve Parris 1.44
3 Darren Oliver 1.72
4 Chris Holt 1.84
5 Alex Fernandez 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Hampton 5
1 Gil Heredia 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
4 Pedro Astacio 4
4 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 62
2 Mike Mussina 44
3 Kevin Brown 41
4 Hideki Irabu 39
5 Shane Reynolds 38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .375
2 Tony Fernandez .364
3 Nomar Garciaparra .347
4 Derek Jeter .344
5 Bernie Williams .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 69
2 Sammy Sosa 65
3 Ken Griffey 50
4 Shawn Green 47
5 2 tied 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 158
2 Mark McGwire 149
3 Ken Griffey 148
4 Sammy Sosa 142
5 Jeff Bagwell 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 64
2 Roger Cedeno 57
3 Shannon Stewart 51
4 Rickey Henderson 49
5 2 tied 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.19
2 Mike Hampton 2.79
3 Pedro Martinez 2.81
4 Kevin Brown 2.94
5 David Cone 3.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Lima 21
2 Randy Johnson 20
2 Shane Reynolds 20
4 Pedro Martinez 19
4 Curt Schilling 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 366
2 Pedro Martinez 275
3 Kevin Brown 225
4 Shane Reynolds 223
5 Curt Schilling 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 46
2 Trevor Hoffman 44
3 Michael Jackson 37
3 Troy Percival 37
3 2 others tied 37