On This Day

Saturday, August 28, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 79 49 .617 --
Red Sox 71 58 .550 8.5
Blue Jays 69 62 .527 11.5
Orioles 57 72 .442 22.5
Devil Rays 57 73 .438 23.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 79 49 .617 --
White Sox 61 68 .473 18.5
Twins 54 73 .425 24.5
Tigers 51 77 .398 28.0
Royals 51 78 .395 28.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 78 52 .600 --
Athletics 71 58 .550 6.5
Mariners 63 65 .492 14.0
Angels 51 77 .398 26.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 82 49 .626 --
Mets 79 51 .608 2.5
Phillies 67 61 .523 13.5
Expos 54 75 .419 27.0
Marlins 52 77 .403 29.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 77 54 .588 --
Reds 75 53 .586 0.5
Pirates 64 66 .492 12.5
Cardinals 63 67 .485 13.5
Brewers 57 71 .445 18.5
Cubs 53 75 .414 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 77 53 .592 --
Giants 68 61 .527 8.5
Dodgers 60 69 .465 16.5
Rockies 59 72 .450 18.5
Padres 58 72 .446 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Marvin Benard 4
1 Luis Castillo 4
1 Todd Helton 4
1 Neifi Perez 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Abreu 1
1 Marty Cordova 1
1 Damion Easley 1
1 Darrin Fletcher 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sean Casey 4
1 Todd Helton 4
1 Kevin Jordan 4
4 Darrin Fletcher 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 2
1 Tom Goodwin 2
1 Gerald Williams 2
4 Luis Alicea 1
4 24 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kevin Millwood 3.00
2 Orlando Hernandez 2.60
3 Mark Gardner 2.50
4 Brian Bohanon 1.25
5 Darren Oliver 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Bohanon 1
1 A. J. Burnett 1
1 Mark Gardner 1
1 Gil Heredia 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orlando Hernandez 13
2 Brian Bohanon 10
3 Kevin Millwood 9
3 Aaron Sele 9
5 Scott Elarton 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .363
2 Bobby Abreu .352
3 Nomar Garciaparra .349
4 Derek Jeter .347
5 Bernie Williams .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 53
2 Mark McGwire 51
3 Ken Griffey 41
4 Rafael Palmeiro 40
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 131
2 Rafael Palmeiro 126
3 Carlos Delgado 120
4 Mark McGwire 119
5 Sammy Sosa 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 59
2 Roger Cedeno 58
3 Luis Castillo 43
4 Eric Young 41
5 Shannon Stewart 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.40
2 Randy Johnson 2.51
3 Mike Hampton 2.95
4 Kevin Millwood 2.98
5 David Cone 3.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 18
2 Jose Lima 17
3 Kent Bottenfield 16
3 Mike Hampton 16
3 Greg Maddux 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 301
2 Pedro Martinez 231
3 Shane Reynolds 176
4 Pedro Astacio 171
4 Kevin Brown 171

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 36
2 Roberto Hernandez 35
2 John Wetteland 35
4 Trevor Hoffman 33
4 Billy Wagner 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rusty Greer .439
2 Larry Walker .424
3 Rico Brogna .420
4 Eric Young .419
5 Rickey Henderson .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rafael Palmeiro 11
2 Sammy Sosa 10
3 Barry Bonds 9
4 Mike Piazza 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Palmeiro 27
2 Sammy Sosa 21
3 Dante Bichette 20
3 Barry Bonds 20
5 Paul Konerko 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 9
2 Luis Castillo 8
3 Chipper Jones 6
3 Barry Larkin 6
3 Eric Young 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddy Garcia 0.61
2 Eric Milton 0.77
3 Kevin Millwood 1.08
4 Masato Yoshii 1.10
5 Brian Bohanon 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bartolo Colon 3
1 Juan Guzman 3
1 Bob Howry 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 32
2 Randy Johnson 28
3 Chuck Finley 26
4 Brian Bohanon 24
4 Shane Reynolds 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Wagner 6
2 Trevor Hoffman 5
2 Matt Mantei 5
2 Jose Mesa 5
2 John Rocker 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Giambi .438
2 Bobby Abreu .433
3 Carl Everett .403
4 Rusty Greer .392
5 Rickey Henderson .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rafael Palmeiro 16
1 Sammy Sosa 16
3 Mark McGwire 14
4 Barry Bonds 13
4 Carlos Delgado 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Palmeiro 42
2 Mike Piazza 34
2 Miguel Tejada 34
4 Carlos Delgado 32
4 3 others tied 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 16
2 Luis Castillo 15
3 J. D. Drew 12
4 Matt Lawton 10
4 Raul Mondesi 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Pettitte 1.15
2 Garrett Stephenson 1.36
3 Kris Benson 1.50
4 Wilson Alvarez 1.73
5 Freddy Garcia 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bartolo Colon 5
1 Esteban Loaiza 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 Dave Mlicki 5
1 Aaron Sele 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 61
2 Aaron Sele 50
3 Eric Milton 46
4 Pedro Astacio 45
4 2 others tied 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ugueth Urbina 11
2 Michael Jackson 10
2 Jose Mesa 10
2 John Rocker 10
5 Mariano Rivera 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .384
2 Tony Fernandez .352
3 Bobby Abreu .347
4 Bernie Williams .344
5 Edgar Martinez .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 67
1 Sammy Sosa 67
3 Ken Griffey 53
4 Carlos Delgado 49
4 Manny Ramirez 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 167
2 Mark McGwire 150
3 Ken Griffey 147
4 Sammy Sosa 145
5 Carlos Delgado 140

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 66
2 Roger Cedeno 58
3 Shannon Stewart 47
4 Luis Castillo 45
4 Eric Young 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.27
2 Pedro Martinez 2.64
3 Mike Hampton 2.70
4 Kevin Millwood 2.99
5 David Cone 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 20
1 Jose Lima 20
1 Pedro Martinez 20
4 Aaron Sele 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 372
2 Pedro Martinez 282
3 Shane Reynolds 218
4 Kevin Brown 216
5 Sterling Hitchcock 197

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 43
2 John Wetteland 41
3 Roberto Hernandez 40
4 Mariano Rivera 39
4 Ugueth Urbina 39