On This Day

Saturday, August 21, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 48 .607 --
Red Sox 67 56 .545 7.5
Blue Jays 66 59 .528 9.5
Orioles 54 68 .443 20.0
Devil Rays 54 69 .439 20.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 75 47 .615 --
White Sox 59 63 .484 16.0
Twins 51 70 .421 23.5
Royals 49 73 .402 26.0
Tigers 48 74 .393 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 74 50 .597 --
Athletics 67 56 .545 6.5
Mariners 60 62 .492 13.0
Angels 50 72 .410 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 75 48 .610 --
Braves 76 49 .608 0.0
Phillies 65 57 .533 9.5
Expos 50 72 .410 24.5
Marlins 50 73 .407 25.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 75 50 .600 --
Reds 72 49 .595 1.0
Cardinals 62 61 .504 12.0
Pirates 61 62 .496 13.0
Brewers 55 66 .455 18.0
Cubs 52 69 .430 21.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 71 52 .577 --
Giants 63 59 .516 7.5
Dodgers 55 68 .447 16.0
Padres 55 68 .447 16.0
Rockies 55 70 .440 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Durham 5
2 Rico Brogna 4
2 Magglio Ordonez 4
2 B. J. Surhoff 4
5 16 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 2
1 Rusty Greer 2
1 Rafael Palmeiro 2
1 Sammy Sosa 2
1 Kevin Young 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Brogna 5
2 Aaron Boone 4
2 John Jaha 4
2 Rafael Palmeiro 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Encarnacion 2
1 Mark McLemore 2
1 Chris Singleton 2
1 Tony Womack 2
5 11 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jeff Weaver 1.40
2 Randy Johnson 1.14
3 Greg Maddux 1.12
4 Micah Bowie 0.89
4 2 others tied 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Micah Bowie 1
1 Dave Burba 1
1 Dave Eiland 1
1 Wayne Gomes 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Greg Maddux 9
2 Micah Bowie 8
2 Juan Guzman 8
2 Livan Hernandez 8
2 Randy Johnson 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Adams 1
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Keith Foulke 1
1 Eddie Guardado 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nomar Garciaparra .363
2 Larry Walker .358
3 Derek Jeter .349
4 Bernie Williams .346
5 Bobby Abreu .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 51
2 Mark McGwire 48
3 Jeff Bagwell 37
3 Ken Griffey 37
5 Rafael Palmeiro 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 124
2 Rafael Palmeiro 115
3 Mark McGwire 114
4 Carlos Delgado 112
4 Sammy Sosa 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 58
2 Tony Womack 53
3 Eric Young 37
4 Luis Castillo 36
5 Shannon Stewart 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.52
2 Randy Johnson 2.55
3 David Cone 2.73
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
2 Greg Maddux 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 292
2 Pedro Martinez 216
3 Shane Reynolds 170
4 Pedro Astacio 169
5 Kevin Brown 163

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 34
1 John Wetteland 34
3 Roberto Hernandez 33
4 Billy Wagner 32
5 Trevor Hoffman 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edgar Martinez .444
2 Jason Giambi .435
3 Rickey Henderson .432
4 Dmitri Young .429
5 Mike Piazza .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rafael Palmeiro 9
1 Sammy Sosa 9
3 Carl Everett 7
3 Ivan Rodriguez 7
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Daubach 21
1 Carl Everett 21
3 Carlos Delgado 20
3 Rafael Palmeiro 20
5 2 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Raul Mondesi 7
2 Brady Anderson 5
2 Johnny Damon 5
2 J. D. Drew 5
2 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Pettitte 0.39
2 Bartolo Colon 0.84
3 Kevin Brown 0.86
4 Omar Daal 1.13
5 2 tied 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bartolo Colon 3
1 Juan Guzman 3
1 Pete Harnisch 3
1 Bob Howry 3
1 Greg Maddux 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 30
2 Pedro Astacio 29
2 Aaron Sele 29
4 Chuck Finley 24
4 3 others tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ugueth Urbina 6
2 Billy Wagner 5
3 Roberto Hernandez 4
3 Michael Jackson 4
3 7 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Giambi .425
2 Homer Bush .411
3 Dmitri Young .411
4 Nomar Garciaparra .404
5 Bobby Abreu .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 17
2 Mark McGwire 16
3 Rafael Palmeiro 14
4 Ivan Rodriguez 13
5 Alex Rodriguez 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Palmeiro 37
2 Jason Giambi 35
3 Mark McGwire 34
4 Alex Rodriguez 33
4 Ivan Rodriguez 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 14
1 Tony Womack 14
3 J. D. Drew 13
4 Johnny Damon 11
4 Raul Mondesi 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 0.99
2 Shane Reynolds 1.74
3 Andy Pettitte 2.01
4 Omar Daal 2.13
5 Juan Guzman 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 6
2 Esteban Loaiza 5
3 Paul Abbott 4
3 Kevin Appier 4
3 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 63
2 Pedro Astacio 47
3 Shane Reynolds 45
4 Ryan Dempster 44
4 Kevin Millwood 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 9
1 Mariano Rivera 9
1 Ugueth Urbina 9
4 Michael Jackson 8
4 3 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .381
2 Nomar Garciaparra .351
3 Derek Jeter .346
4 Edgar Martinez .345
5 Mike Piazza .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 69
2 Mark McGwire 67
3 Ken Griffey 51
4 Carlos Delgado 48
4 Manny Ramirez 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 168
2 Mark McGwire 151
3 Sammy Sosa 149
4 Ken Griffey 142
5 2 tied 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 62
2 Roger Cedeno 60
3 Shannon Stewart 48
4 Eric Young 43
5 Rickey Henderson 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.27
2 Pedro Martinez 2.67
3 Mike Hampton 2.74
4 Kevin Brown 2.95
5 Pete Harnisch 3.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 20
1 Jose Lima 20
1 Pedro Martinez 20
4 Mike Hampton 18
4 5 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 372
2 Pedro Martinez 271
3 Shane Reynolds 219
4 Kevin Brown 213
5 2 tied 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 43
1 John Wetteland 43
3 Roberto Hernandez 38
3 Mariano Rivera 38
3 Billy Wagner 38