On This Day

Monday, August 23, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 76 48 .613 --
Red Sox 68 57 .544 8.5
Blue Jays 67 60 .528 10.5
Orioles 56 68 .452 20.0
Devil Rays 55 70 .440 21.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 76 48 .613 --
White Sox 60 64 .484 16.0
Twins 51 72 .415 24.5
Tigers 49 75 .395 27.0
Royals 49 75 .395 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 75 51 .595 --
Athletics 68 57 .544 6.5
Mariners 61 63 .492 13.0
Angels 51 73 .411 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 78 49 .614 --
Mets 77 49 .611 0.5
Phillies 65 59 .524 11.5
Expos 51 73 .411 25.5
Marlins 50 73 .407 26.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 75 51 .595 --
Reds 73 50 .593 0.5
Cardinals 63 63 .500 12.0
Pirates 61 64 .488 13.5
Brewers 55 68 .447 18.5
Cubs 52 70 .426 21.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 73 52 .584 --
Giants 64 59 .520 8.0
Dodgers 57 68 .456 16.0
Padres 56 69 .448 17.0
Rockies 56 70 .444 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Garret Anderson 4
1 Scott Brosius 4
1 Tony Fernandez 4
1 Joe Girardi 4
1 Tino Martinez 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
1 Alex Arias 1
1 Michael Barrett 1
1 Tony Batista 1
1 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Girardi 7
2 Scott Brosius 6
3 Michael Barrett 4
3 Paul Konerko 4
3 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 3
2 Bret Boone 2
2 Mark Grudzielanek 2
2 Jose Hernandez 2
2 Chipper Jones 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Woody Williams 2.00
2 Paul Abbott 1.71
3 Kevin Millwood 1.00
4 Rick Ankiel 0.86
5 Al Leiter 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Abbott 1
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Darren Dreifort 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Abbott 12
1 Woody Williams 12
3 LaTroy Hawkins 8
4 Al Leiter 7
4 Brett Tomko 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Derek Lowe 1
1 Matt Mantei 1
1 Jose Mesa 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .358
2 Nomar Garciaparra .355
3 Derek Jeter .348
4 Bobby Abreu .344
5 Bernie Williams .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 51
2 Mark McGwire 50
3 Ken Griffey 39
4 Rafael Palmeiro 38
5 Jeff Bagwell 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 125
2 Rafael Palmeiro 120
3 Mark McGwire 117
4 Carlos Delgado 114
5 Sammy Sosa 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 58
2 Tony Womack 54
3 Eric Young 40
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 35
2 John Wetteland 34
3 Roberto Hernandez 33
4 Trevor Hoffman 32
4 Billy Wagner 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Conine .500
2 Edgar Martinez .435
3 Dmitri Young .432
4 Ricky Ledee .429
5 Rickey Henderson .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rafael Palmeiro 11
2 Sammy Sosa 9
3 Vladimir Guerrero 7
3 Mike Piazza 7
5 8 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Palmeiro 23
2 Dante Bichette 21
3 Mike Piazza 20
4 Carlos Delgado 19
4 Paul Konerko 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matt Lawton 7
2 J. D. Drew 6
2 Chipper Jones 6
2 Barry Larkin 6
2 Eric Young 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Harnisch 0.60
1 Blake Stein 0.60
3 Wilson Alvarez 0.64
4 Bartolo Colon 0.84
5 Kevin Brown 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Abbott 3
1 James Baldwin 3
1 Bartolo Colon 3
1 Omar Daal 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 30
2 Pedro Astacio 29
3 Paul Abbott 26
4 Chuck Finley 24
4 3 others tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Michael Jackson 5
1 Jose Mesa 5
1 Billy Wagner 5
4 Trevor Hoffman 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Giambi .437
2 Carl Everett .422
3 Bobby Abreu .422
4 Dmitri Young .413
5 Homer Bush .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 16
1 Sammy Sosa 16
3 Rafael Palmeiro 15
4 Alex Rodriguez 12
4 Ivan Rodriguez 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Palmeiro 37
2 Mark McGwire 35
3 Mike Piazza 33
4 Bernie Williams 32
5 2 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 15
2 J. D. Drew 13
3 Luis Castillo 11
3 Raul Mondesi 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 0.99
2 Garrett Stephenson 1.44
3 Kris Benson 1.46
4 Andy Pettitte 1.70
5 Shane Reynolds 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 6
2 Esteban Loaiza 5
2 Dave Mlicki 5
2 Aaron Sele 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 63
2 Pedro Astacio 47
3 Shane Reynolds 45
4 Aaron Sele 43
5 4 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 10
2 Michael Jackson 9
2 Mariano Rivera 9
2 Ugueth Urbina 9
5 2 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .381
2 Tony Fernandez .345
3 Nomar Garciaparra .344
4 Edgar Martinez .343
5 Derek Jeter .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 68
1 Sammy Sosa 68
3 Ken Griffey 53
4 Manny Ramirez 48
5 Carlos Delgado 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 168
2 Mark McGwire 152
3 Ken Griffey 148
4 Sammy Sosa 146
5 Carlos Delgado 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 62
2 Roger Cedeno 60
3 Shannon Stewart 48
4 Eric Young 46
5 Rickey Henderson 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.30
2 Pedro Martinez 2.67
3 Mike Hampton 2.74
4 David Cone 2.88
5 Kevin Brown 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Lima 20
1 Pedro Martinez 20
3 Randy Johnson 19
3 Aaron Sele 19
5 6 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 363
2 Pedro Martinez 271
3 Shane Reynolds 219
4 Kevin Brown 213
5 Curt Schilling 200

Saves

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