On This Day

Wednesday, August 11, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 70 43 .619 --
Blue Jays 65 51 .560 6.5
Red Sox 63 51 .553 7.5
Orioles 51 63 .447 19.5
Devil Rays 47 67 .412 23.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 69 44 .611 --
White Sox 51 61 .455 17.5
Twins 47 64 .423 21.0
Royals 46 67 .407 23.0
Tigers 44 69 .389 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 68 45 .602 --
Athletics 61 53 .535 7.5
Mariners 56 58 .491 12.5
Angels 46 67 .407 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 70 46 .603 --
Mets 69 46 .600 0.5
Phillies 62 52 .544 7.0
Expos 46 65 .414 21.5
Marlins 47 68 .409 22.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 69 47 .595 --
Reds 66 46 .589 1.0
Pirates 57 57 .500 11.0
Cardinals 58 58 .500 11.0
Brewers 52 60 .464 15.0
Cubs 50 63 .442 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 66 49 .574 --
Giants 58 56 .509 7.5
Padres 52 62 .456 13.5
Dodgers 51 63 .447 14.5
Rockies 49 65 .430 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Glenallen Hill 4
1 B. J. Surhoff 4
3 Danny Bautista 3
3 Jay Bell 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Jeff Bagwell 1
1 Tony Batista 1
1 32 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Karros 6
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 5
2 Alex Rodriguez 5
4 Mike Lowell 4
4 Matt Williams 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Bagwell 1
1 Ronnie Belliard 1
1 Dave Berg 1
1 Scott Brosius 1
1 21 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chris Carpenter 1.29
2 Paul Abbott 1.25
3 Eric Milton 1.20
4 Rick Helling 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Abbott 1
1 Dave Burba 1
1 Chris Carpenter 1
1 Rick Helling 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eric Milton 12
2 Randy Johnson 11
3 Chris Carpenter 9
4 Rick Helling 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Gregg Olson 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 John Rocker 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nomar Garciaparra .354
2 Larry Walker .354
3 Derek Jeter .352
4 Bernie Williams .351
5 Rafael Palmeiro .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 44
2 Sammy Sosa 43
3 Jeff Bagwell 36
3 Ken Griffey 36
5 Carlos Delgado 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 116
2 Matt Williams 104
3 Carlos Delgado 102
3 Mark McGwire 102
5 2 tied 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 58
2 Tony Womack 49
3 Luis Castillo 34
3 Eric Young 34
5 Shannon Stewart 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.46
2 Randy Johnson 2.59
3 David Cone 2.84
4 Mike Hampton 2.96
5 Alex Fernandez 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Hampton 16
1 Pedro Martinez 16
3 Kent Bottenfield 15
3 Jose Lima 15
5 4 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 273
2 Pedro Martinez 199
3 Shane Reynolds 152
4 Kevin Brown 151
5 Pedro Astacio 149

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 33
2 Mariano Rivera 32
3 Roberto Hernandez 31
4 Trevor Hoffman 28
5 Billy Wagner 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Giambi .472
2 Bobby Abreu .460
3 Homer Bush .449
3 Robin Ventura .449
5 Bernie Williams .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Delgado 9
2 Mark McGwire 7
2 Ivan Rodriguez 7
2 Sammy Sosa 7
2 Robin Ventura 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bernie Williams 22
2 Alex Rodriguez 21
2 Ivan Rodriguez 21
4 Miguel Tejada 19
5 Eric Karros 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 J. D. Drew 7
1 Ray Durham 7
1 Tony Womack 7
4 Luis Castillo 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Francisco Cordova 1.08
2 Andrew Lorraine 1.13
3 Kevin Brown 1.14
4 Kevin Appier 1.20
4 Kris Benson 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Hampton 3
1 Greg Maddux 3
1 Pat Mahomes 3
1 Denny Neagle 3
1 Bret Saberhagen 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 33
2 Ryan Dempster 26
3 Darren Oliver 25
4 Freddy Garcia 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ugueth Urbina 6
2 Michael Jackson 5
2 Billy Koch 5
2 Jose Mesa 5
2 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Giambi .420
2 Dmitri Young .419
3 Bobby Abreu .410
4 Homer Bush .406
5 Edgardo Alfonzo .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 16
2 Carlos Delgado 13
3 Sammy Sosa 11
3 Robin Ventura 11
5 4 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Giambi 35
2 Bernie Williams 33
3 Eric Karros 32
3 Alex Rodriguez 32
5 3 tied 30

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 1.47
2 Bartolo Colon 1.83
3 Jeremy Powell 2.01
4 Joe Mays 2.04
5 Darren Oliver 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Hampton 5
2 Pedro Astacio 4
2 Kris Benson 4
2 Kevin Brown 4
2 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 62
2 Pedro Astacio 40
3 Mike Mussina 39
3 Chan Ho Park 39
5 3 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Koch 10
2 Antonio Alfonseca 9
2 Mariano Rivera 9
4 Matt Mantei 8
4 John Rocker 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .374
2 Tony Fernandez .353
3 Derek Jeter .346
4 Nomar Garciaparra .344
5 Bernie Williams .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 68
2 Sammy Sosa 63
3 Ken Griffey 51
4 Carlos Delgado 50
5 Manny Ramirez 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 166
2 Mark McGwire 146
3 Ken Griffey 145
4 Carlos Delgado 141
5 Sammy Sosa 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 63
2 Roger Cedeno 61
3 Shannon Stewart 50
4 Rickey Henderson 46
5 Kenny Lofton 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.27
2 Pedro Martinez 2.74
3 Mike Hampton 2.79
4 Kevin Brown 2.87
5 John Smoltz 3.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Lima 21
2 Pedro Martinez 20
3 Randy Johnson 19
3 Shane Reynolds 19
5 5 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 369
2 Pedro Martinez 267
3 Kevin Brown 221
3 Curt Schilling 221
5 Shane Reynolds 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 44
2 Trevor Hoffman 43
3 Michael Jackson 39
4 Roberto Hernandez 38
4 2 others tied 38