On This Day

Saturday, August 7, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 67 42 .615 --
Red Sox 60 50 .545 7.5
Blue Jays 61 51 .545 7.5
Orioles 49 61 .445 18.5
Devil Rays 45 65 .409 22.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 66 43 .606 --
White Sox 51 57 .472 14.5
Twins 46 62 .426 19.5
Royals 45 64 .413 21.0
Tigers 43 67 .391 23.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 66 43 .606 --
Athletics 59 51 .536 7.5
Mariners 53 57 .482 13.5
Angels 46 63 .422 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 67 44 .604 --
Braves 67 45 .598 0.5
Phillies 61 49 .555 5.5
Expos 43 64 .402 22.0
Marlins 43 68 .387 24.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 68 44 .607 --
Reds 63 45 .583 3.0
Pirates 55 55 .500 12.0
Cardinals 56 56 .500 12.0
Brewers 50 58 .463 16.0
Cubs 50 59 .459 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 62 49 .559 --
Giants 57 53 .518 4.5
Padres 52 58 .473 9.5
Dodgers 48 62 .436 13.5
Rockies 48 62 .436 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Russ Johnson 4
1 Jim Thome 4
3 Michael Barrett 3
3 Wade Boggs 3
3 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Everett 2
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Jay Bell 1
2 Carlos Beltran 1
2 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Russ Johnson 6
2 Manny Ramirez 5
2 Gerald Williams 5
4 Harold Baines 4
4 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 2
1 Ray Lankford 2
1 Raul Mondesi 2
4 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
4 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Freddy Garcia 1.67
1 Aaron Sele 1.67
3 Scott Elarton 1.50
4 Andy Benes 1.11
4 Francisco Cordova 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Francisco Cordova 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Benes 10
1 Francisco Cordova 10
1 Freddy Garcia 10
1 Aaron Sele 10
5 Scott Elarton 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 Jeff Shaw 1
1 Mike Timlin 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nomar Garciaparra .363
2 Sean Casey .355
3 Larry Walker .353
4 Derek Jeter .351
5 Tony Fernandez .349

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 113
2 Mark McGwire 102
3 Ken Griffey 96
3 Rafael Palmeiro 96
3 Matt Williams 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 56
2 Tony Womack 49
3 Eric Young 34
4 Luis Castillo 33
4 Shannon Stewart 33

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 Curt Schilling 147
5 Shane Reynolds 146

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 33
2 Mariano Rivera 31
3 Roberto Hernandez 29
4 Trevor Hoffman 28
5 Billy Wagner 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ellis Burks .500
2 Ivan Rodriguez .491
3 Bobby Abreu .479
4 Jason Giambi .474
5 Nomar Garciaparra .456

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 10
2 Robin Ventura 8
3 Sammy Sosa 7
3 Matt Stairs 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Giambi 20
1 Mark McGwire 20
3 Matt Stairs 19
3 Robin Ventura 19
5 3 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 10
2 Luis Castillo 8
3 J. D. Drew 7
3 Ray Durham 7
5 Raul Mondesi 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 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 3
1 Hideki Irabu 3
1 Esteban Loaiza 3
1 Greg Maddux 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 33
2 Hideki Irabu 27
3 Al Leiter 26
4 Freddy Garcia 24
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 6
2 Antonio Alfonseca 5
2 Billy Koch 5
2 Jose Mesa 5
2 Mariano Rivera 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .419
2 Fred McGriff .417
3 Dmitri Young .400
4 Rey Sanchez .398
5 Jason Giambi .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 17
2 Eric Karros 11
3 Albert Belle 10
3 Tony Clark 10
3 4 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Giambi 32
1 Mark McGwire 32
3 Tony Clark 30
4 Mike Piazza 29
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 17
2 Roger Cedeno 13
3 Tony Womack 12
4 Ray Durham 11
4 Eric Owens 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 1.31
2 Darren Oliver 1.76
3 Chris Holt 1.84
4 Alex Fernandez 1.96
5 Joey Hamilton 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 5
1 Mike Hampton 5
1 Gil Heredia 5
1 Aaron Sele 5
5 7 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 62
2 Freddy Garcia 46
3 Mike Mussina 44
4 Kevin Brown 41
5 Aaron Sele 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Koch 10
1 Mariano Rivera 10
3 Antonio Alfonseca 9
4 Matt Mantei 8
5 4 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .374
2 Tony Fernandez .361
3 Nomar Garciaparra .349
4 Derek Jeter .344
5 Bernie Williams .340

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 163
2 Mark McGwire 149
3 Ken Griffey 148
4 Sammy Sosa 142
5 Jeff Bagwell 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 65
2 Roger Cedeno 59
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 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 366
2 Pedro Martinez 275
3 Curt Schilling 226
4 Kevin Brown 225
5 Shane Reynolds 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 45
2 Trevor Hoffman 44
3 Mariano Rivera 38
3 Jeff Shaw 38
5 2 tied 37