On This Day

Monday, August 16, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 72 45 .615 --
Red Sox 66 52 .559 6.5
Blue Jays 65 56 .537 9.0
Orioles 51 66 .436 21.0
Devil Rays 51 68 .429 22.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 72 45 .615 --
White Sox 55 62 .470 17.0
Twins 50 66 .431 21.5
Royals 47 70 .402 25.0
Tigers 46 72 .390 26.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 70 49 .588 --
Athletics 64 54 .542 5.5
Mariners 58 60 .492 11.5
Angels 48 69 .410 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 73 47 .608 --
Braves 73 47 .608 --
Phillies 63 55 .534 9.0
Marlins 49 70 .412 23.5
Expos 48 70 .407 24.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 69 47 .595 --
Astros 71 49 .592 --
Cardinals 61 59 .508 10.0
Pirates 59 59 .500 11.0
Brewers 54 62 .466 15.0
Cubs 51 66 .436 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 68 51 .571 --
Giants 60 58 .508 7.5
Padres 54 65 .454 14.0
Dodgers 53 66 .445 15.0
Rockies 52 68 .433 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ivan Rodriguez 4
2 Adrian Beltre 3
2 Henry Blanco 3
2 Ellis Burks 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Perez 2
1 Ivan Rodriguez 2
1 Ed Sprague 2
1 Matt Williams 2
5 28 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Hernandez 5
2 Aaron Ledesma 4
2 Eddie Perez 4
2 Matt Williams 4
2 Preston Wilson 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Tony Batista 1
1 Adrian Beltre 1
1 Ryan Christenson 1
1 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Octavio Dotel 2.25
2 Randy Johnson 1.83
3 Eric Milton 1.50
4 Sterling Hitchcock 1.14
5 Mike Sirotka 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rolando Arrojo 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Dennis Cook 1
1 Juan Guzman 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 11
2 Octavio Dotel 9
3 Sterling Hitchcock 8
4 Mike Sirotka 7
5 5 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Jose Mesa 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .362
2 Nomar Garciaparra .358
3 Derek Jeter .352
4 Bernie Williams .349
5 Sean Casey .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 47
1 Sammy Sosa 47
3 Jeff Bagwell 36
3 Ken Griffey 36
5 Carlos Delgado 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 122
2 Mark McGwire 111
3 Matt Williams 109
4 Sammy Sosa 106
5 Carlos Delgado 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 58
2 Tony Womack 51
3 Eric Young 36
4 Luis Castillo 35
4 Shannon Stewart 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.45
2 Randy Johnson 2.58
3 David Cone 2.80
4 Alex Fernandez 2.98
5 Mike Hampton 2.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 17
2 Kent Bottenfield 16
2 Mike Hampton 16
2 Jose Lima 16
5 Greg Maddux 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 284
2 Pedro Martinez 205
3 Shane Reynolds 166
4 Pedro Astacio 160
5 Kevin Brown 156

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 33
1 Mariano Rivera 33
1 John Wetteland 33
4 Trevor Hoffman 30
5 Billy Wagner 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Daubach .479
2 Carl Everett .463
3 Jason Giambi .451
4 Homer Bush .444
5 Mike Cameron .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Delgado 9
1 Ivan Rodriguez 9
3 Alex Rodriguez 8
4 Vladimir Guerrero 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Daubach 24
2 Bernie Williams 22
3 Alex Rodriguez 21
4 Miguel Tejada 20
5 2 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 6
1 Roger Cedeno 6
1 J. D. Drew 6
1 Raul Mondesi 6
1 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 0.39
2 Andy Pettitte 0.78
3 Andrew Lorraine 1.13
4 Brian Meadows 1.26
4 Garrett Stephenson 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 3
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Greg Maddux 3
1 Andy Pettitte 3
5 46 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 32
2 Pedro Astacio 29
3 Chuck Finley 26
3 Freddy Garcia 26
3 Shane Reynolds 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 6
1 Ugueth Urbina 6
3 Roberto Hernandez 5
3 Michael Jackson 5
3 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Giambi .435
2 Homer Bush .415
3 Ivan Rodriguez .411
4 Robin Ventura .410
5 Dmitri Young .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 16
2 Alex Rodriguez 14
3 Carlos Delgado 13
3 Ivan Rodriguez 13
3 Sammy Sosa 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 39
2 Ivan Rodriguez 35
2 Bernie Williams 35
4 Jason Giambi 34
4 Eric Karros 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 17
2 J. D. Drew 12
2 Tony Womack 12
4 Ray Durham 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.38
2 Joe Mays 1.70
3 Randy Johnson 1.84
4 Chris Holt 1.93
5 Bartolo Colon 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 5
1 Mike Hampton 5
1 Esteban Loaiza 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 Andy Pettitte 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 65
2 Shane Reynolds 45
3 Pedro Astacio 44
4 Kevin Millwood 43
5 3 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Koch 10
1 Mariano Rivera 10
3 Antonio Alfonseca 8
3 Armando Benitez 8
3 6 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .380
2 Tony Fernandez .345
3 Nomar Garciaparra .345
4 Derek Jeter .344
5 Bernie Williams .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 70
2 Sammy Sosa 67
3 Carlos Delgado 50
3 Ken Griffey 50
3 Manny Ramirez 50

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 169
2 Mark McGwire 152
3 Sammy Sosa 146
4 Ken Griffey 143
5 Carlos Delgado 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 62
2 Roger Cedeno 61
3 Shannon Stewart 51
4 Rickey Henderson 45
5 Eric Young 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.34
2 Pedro Martinez 2.56
3 Mike Hampton 2.75
4 Kevin Brown 2.79
5 David Cone 3.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Lima 21
1 Pedro Martinez 21
3 Randy Johnson 19
3 Shane Reynolds 19
5 9 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 367
2 Pedro Martinez 270
3 Kevin Brown 226
4 Shane Reynolds 224
5 Curt Schilling 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 44
2 John Wetteland 43
3 Roberto Hernandez 39
3 Michael Jackson 39
5 3 tied 37