On This Day

Sunday, August 8, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 68 42 .618 --
Red Sox 61 50 .550 7.5
Blue Jays 62 51 .549 7.5
Orioles 49 62 .441 19.5
Devil Rays 46 65 .414 22.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 66 44 .600 --
White Sox 51 58 .468 14.5
Twins 47 62 .431 18.5
Royals 45 65 .409 21.0
Tigers 44 67 .396 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 66 44 .600 --
Athletics 60 51 .541 6.5
Mariners 53 58 .477 13.5
Angels 46 64 .418 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 67 45 .598 --
Braves 67 46 .593 0.5
Phillies 61 50 .550 5.5
Expos 44 64 .407 21.0
Marlins 44 68 .393 23.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 69 44 .611 --
Reds 64 45 .587 3.0
Pirates 56 55 .505 12.0
Cardinals 56 57 .496 13.0
Brewers 50 59 .459 17.0
Cubs 50 60 .455 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 63 49 .563 --
Giants 58 53 .523 4.5
Padres 52 59 .468 10.5
Dodgers 49 62 .441 13.5
Rockies 48 63 .432 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Abreu 5
2 Brady Anderson 3
2 Mike Cameron 3
2 Carlos Delgado 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Raul Mondesi 2
2 Chad Allen 1
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Shane Andrews 1
2 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Scott Brosius 5
1 Raul Mondesi 5
3 Eric Karros 4
4 Carlos Delgado 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Aaron Boone 2
2 Brad Ausmus 1
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Kimera Bartee 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 David Cone 1.80
2 Ryan Dempster 1.50
3 Wilson Alvarez 1.00
3 Darren Dreifort 1.00
5 Kris Benson 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 1
1 Kris Benson 1
1 Doug Brocail 1
1 David Cone 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 9
1 Ryan Dempster 9
3 Kevin Millwood 8
4 Kris Benson 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 1
1 Stan Belinda 1
1 Hector Carrasco 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nomar Garciaparra .362
2 Larry Walker .353
3 Sean Casey .352
4 Derek Jeter .351
5 Bobby Abreu .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 Rafael Palmeiro 97
3 Matt Williams 97
5 Ken Griffey 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 57
2 Tony Womack 49
3 Eric Young 34
4 Luis Castillo 33
4 Shannon Stewart 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.46
2 Randy Johnson 2.60
3 Alex Fernandez 2.83
4 David Cone 2.84
5 Mike Hampton 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Hampton 16
1 Pedro Martinez 16
3 Kent Bottenfield 15
3 Jose Lima 15
5 2 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 262
2 Pedro Martinez 199
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 30
4 Trevor Hoffman 28
5 Billy Wagner 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Abreu .500
1 Ellis Burks .500
3 Ivan Rodriguez .456
4 Jason Giambi .448
5 Nomar Garciaparra .446

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 10
2 Matt Stairs 7
2 Robin Ventura 7
4 Albert Belle 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Tejada 21
2 Mark McGwire 20
3 Matt Stairs 19
4 Rico Brogna 18
4 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 9
2 J. D. Drew 7
2 Ray Durham 7
4 Aaron Boone 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Shane Reynolds 0.38
2 Kevin Brown 1.09
3 Kris Benson 1.13
4 Steve Schrenk 1.26
5 Esteban Loaiza 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 3
1 Kris Benson 3
1 Mike Hampton 3
1 Greg Maddux 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 33
2 Ryan Dempster 26
2 Al Leiter 26
4 Darren Oliver 25
5 Freddy Garcia 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Koch 6
2 Antonio Alfonseca 5
2 Jose Mesa 5
2 Mariano Rivera 5
2 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred McGriff .417
2 Ivan Rodriguez .409
3 Bobby Abreu .402
4 Dmitri Young .397
5 Rey Sanchez .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 17
2 Matt Stairs 11
3 Tony Clark 10
3 Carlos Delgado 10
3 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Giambi 33
2 Tony Clark 31
2 Mark McGwire 31
4 Fred McGriff 28
4 Mike Piazza 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 17
2 Roger Cedeno 14
3 Ray Durham 12
3 Tony Womack 12
5 Eric Owens 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 1.31
2 Chris Holt 1.91
3 Alex Fernandez 1.96
4 Darren Oliver 2.21
5 Joey Hamilton 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Hampton 6
2 Scott Erickson 5
2 Gil Heredia 5
2 Aaron Sele 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Koch 11
2 Antonio Alfonseca 10
3 Matt Mantei 9
3 Mariano Rivera 9
5 4 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .373
2 Tony Fernandez .359
3 Nomar Garciaparra .350
4 Derek Jeter .347
5 Bobby Abreu .341

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 147
3 Ken Griffey 145
4 Sammy Sosa 142
5 Carlos Delgado 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 64
2 Roger Cedeno 60
3 Shannon Stewart 50
4 Rickey Henderson 49
5 Kenny Lofton 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.27
2 Pedro Martinez 2.74
3 Mike Hampton 2.78
4 Kevin Brown 2.94
5 David Cone 3.08

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 358
2 Pedro Martinez 267
3 Curt Schilling 226
4 Kevin Brown 225
5 Shane Reynolds 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 44
1 John Wetteland 44
3 Mariano Rivera 38
4 Roberto Hernandez 37
4 3 others tied 37