On This Day

Thursday, August 12, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 70 43 .619 --
Blue Jays 65 52 .556 7.0
Red Sox 63 51 .553 7.5
Orioles 51 63 .447 19.5
Devil Rays 48 67 .417 23.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 69 44 .611 --
White Sox 51 61 .455 17.5
Twins 48 64 .429 20.5
Royals 46 68 .404 23.5
Tigers 45 69 .395 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 68 46 .596 --
Athletics 61 53 .535 7.0
Mariners 56 58 .491 12.0
Angels 46 67 .407 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 70 46 .603 --
Braves 70 46 .603 --
Phillies 62 52 .544 7.0
Expos 46 66 .411 22.0
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

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 66 49 .574 --
Giants 58 56 .509 7.5
Dodgers 52 63 .452 14.0
Padres 52 63 .452 14.0
Rockies 49 65 .430 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Sorrento 4
2 Tony Clark 3
2 Darryl Hamilton 3
2 Joe Randa 3
5 13 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Shane Andrews 1
1 Roger Cedeno 1
1 Tony Clark 1
1 Vladimir Guerrero 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Sorrento 4
2 Shane Andrews 3
2 Al Leiter 3
2 Paul Lo Duca 3
5 4 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gary Sheffield 2
2 Adrian Beltre 1
2 Johnny Damon 1
2 Raul Mondesi 1
2 Shannon Stewart 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Mays 1.33
2 Aaron Sele 1.30
3 Pat Hentgen 0.57
3 Dave Mlicki 0.57
5 Al Leiter 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Judd 1
1 Al Leiter 1
1 Joe Mays 1
1 Dave Mlicki 1
1 Bobby Witt 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Aaron Sele 13
2 Joe Mays 8
3 Woody Williams 5
4 Francisco Cordero 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Mike Trombley 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 Bobby Abreu .346

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 Shannon Stewart 34
3 Eric Young 34

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 Roberto Hernandez 32
2 Mariano Rivera 32
4 Trevor Hoffman 28
5 Billy Wagner 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Giambi .490
2 Bobby Abreu .478
3 Ellis Burks .444
4 Robin Ventura .440
4 Bernie Williams .440

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Delgado 9
2 Mark McGwire 7
2 Ivan Rodriguez 7
4 Alex Rodriguez 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 J. D. Drew 7
1 Ray Durham 7
3 Luis Castillo 6
3 Roger Cedeno 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddy Garcia 0.54
2 Andy Pettitte 0.60
3 Francisco Cordova 1.08
4 Andrew Lorraine 1.13
5 Kevin Brown 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 3
1 Pat Mahomes 3
1 Denny Neagle 3
1 Bret Saberhagen 3
5 38 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 33
2 Aaron Sele 30
3 Pedro Astacio 23
3 Al Leiter 23
3 Eric Milton 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 Ivan Rodriguez .402
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 16
2 Carlos Delgado 13
3 Tony Clark 11
3 Sammy Sosa 11
3 Robin Ventura 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Giambi 35
2 Eric Karros 33
2 Bernie Williams 33
4 Alex Rodriguez 32
5 Tony Clark 31

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 Joe Mays 1.70
3 Bartolo Colon 1.83
4 Jeremy Powell 2.01
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 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 62
2 Aaron Sele 45
3 Pedro Astacio 40
4 Mike Mussina 39
4 Chan Ho Park 39

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 .373
2 Tony Fernandez .354
3 Derek Jeter .343
4 Nomar Garciaparra .343
5 Bernie Williams .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 67
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 Ken Griffey 145
2 Mark McGwire 145
4 Carlos Delgado 140
5 Sammy Sosa 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 62
2 Roger Cedeno 61
3 Shannon Stewart 51
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 43
2 Trevor Hoffman 42
3 Roberto Hernandez 39
3 Michael Jackson 39
5 2 tied 38