On This Day

Wednesday, August 18, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 73 46 .613 --
Red Sox 67 53 .558 6.5
Blue Jays 65 58 .528 10.0
Orioles 53 66 .445 20.0
Devil Rays 52 69 .430 22.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 72 47 .605 --
White Sox 57 62 .479 15.0
Twins 50 68 .424 21.5
Royals 48 71 .403 24.0
Tigers 47 73 .392 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 72 49 .595 --
Athletics 65 55 .542 6.5
Mariners 60 60 .500 11.5
Angels 48 71 .403 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 74 48 .607 --
Braves 73 49 .598 1.0
Phillies 64 56 .533 9.0
Marlins 50 71 .413 23.5
Expos 49 71 .408 24.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 73 49 .598 --
Reds 70 48 .593 1.0
Cardinals 62 60 .508 11.0
Pirates 60 60 .500 12.0
Brewers 54 64 .458 17.0
Cubs 51 68 .429 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 70 51 .579 --
Giants 61 59 .508 8.5
Padres 55 66 .455 15.0
Dodgers 54 67 .446 16.0
Rockies 54 68 .443 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jay Buhner 3
1 Brian Giles 3
1 Tony Graffanino 3
1 Marquis Grissom 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Todd Hundley 2
1 Dale Sveum 2
1 Larry Walker 2
4 Geoff Blum 1
4 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Terrell Lowery 4
1 Dale Sveum 4
1 Larry Walker 4
4 Jason Giambi 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andruw Jones 2
1 Omar Vizquel 2
3 Kimera Bartee 1
3 Ronnie Belliard 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kevin Millwood 2.33
2 John Burkett 1.14
2 LaTroy Hawkins 1.14
4 Mike Hampton 1.12
5 Pat Rapp 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Aldred 1
1 Wilson Alvarez 1
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Hampton 9
2 John Burkett 8
2 LaTroy Hawkins 8
4 Brian Bohanon 7
4 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Gomes 1
1 Bob Howry 1
1 Albie Lopez 1
1 Derek Lowe 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nomar Garciaparra .360
1 Larry Walker .360
3 Derek Jeter .350
4 Bernie Williams .348
5 Omar Vizquel .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 48
2 Sammy Sosa 47
3 Ken Griffey 37
4 Jeff Bagwell 36
5 Carlos Delgado 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 123
2 Mark McGwire 114
3 Matt Williams 109
4 Rafael Palmeiro 108
5 Carlos Delgado 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 58
2 Tony Womack 51
3 Eric Young 37
4 Luis Castillo 36
5 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 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 17
2 Kent Bottenfield 16
2 Mike Hampton 16
2 Jose Lima 16
5 2 tied 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 Mariano Rivera 34
2 Roberto Hernandez 33
2 John Wetteland 33
4 Trevor Hoffman 31
5 Billy Wagner 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .465
2 Carl Everett .447
3 Brian Daubach .444
4 Randy Velarde .438
5 Jose Offerman .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Delgado 9
2 Ben Grieve 7
2 Mark McGwire 7
2 Rafael Palmeiro 7
2 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Daubach 24
2 Carl Everett 22
2 Bernie Williams 22
4 Alex Rodriguez 20
5 Carlos Delgado 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 7
1 Raul Mondesi 7
3 Roger Cedeno 6
4 Brady Anderson 5
4 8 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 0.39
1 Andy Pettitte 0.39
3 Omar Daal 1.13
4 Chuck Finley 1.27
5 Esteban Loaiza 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Greg Maddux 3
1 Dave Mlicki 3
4 Paul Abbott 2
4 47 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 32
2 Pedro Astacio 29
2 Aaron Sele 29
4 Chuck Finley 26
4 Shane Reynolds 26

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Giambi .429
2 Homer Bush .411
3 Ivan Rodriguez .406
4 Robin Ventura .402
5 Bernie Williams .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 17
2 Carlos Delgado 13
2 Alex Rodriguez 13
2 Ivan Rodriguez 13
2 2 others tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 37
2 Jason Giambi 36
3 Mark McGwire 35
3 Ivan Rodriguez 35
5 Bernie Williams 33

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.38
2 Randy Johnson 1.84
3 Juan Guzman 1.93
4 Chris Holt 1.93
5 Todd Ritchie 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 5
1 Esteban Loaiza 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 Aaron Sele 5
5 17 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 65
2 Shane Reynolds 45
3 Pedro Astacio 44
3 Kevin Millwood 44
5 Aaron Sele 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 11
2 Billy Koch 9
2 Jose Mesa 9
2 Ugueth Urbina 9
5 6 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .380
2 Nomar Garciaparra .348
3 Derek Jeter .342
4 Tony Fernandez .342
5 Omar Vizquel .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 71
2 Sammy Sosa 66
3 Ken Griffey 51
4 Carlos Delgado 50
5 Manny Ramirez 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 167
2 Mark McGwire 155
3 Sammy Sosa 145
4 Ken Griffey 144
5 Carlos Delgado 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 61
1 Tony Womack 61
3 Shannon Stewart 49
4 Eric Young 44
5 Rickey Henderson 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.28
2 Pedro Martinez 2.56
3 Mike Hampton 2.78
4 Kevin Brown 2.89
5 John Smoltz 3.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Lima 21
1 Pedro Martinez 21
3 Randy Johnson 19
3 Shane Reynolds 19
3 Aaron Sele 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 364
2 Pedro Martinez 270
3 Shane Reynolds 224
4 Kevin Brown 215
5 Curt Schilling 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 45
2 John Wetteland 43
3 Roberto Hernandez 39
4 Mariano Rivera 38
5 3 tied 37