On This Day

Wednesday, September 1, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 81 51 .614 --
Red Sox 75 58 .564 6.5
Blue Jays 71 64 .526 11.5
Orioles 59 73 .447 22.0
Devil Rays 59 74 .444 22.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 82 50 .621 --
White Sox 62 72 .463 21.0
Twins 56 75 .427 25.5
Tigers 53 79 .402 29.0
Royals 51 82 .383 31.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 80 54 .597 --
Athletics 73 60 .549 6.5
Mariners 67 66 .504 12.5
Angels 51 81 .386 28.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 85 50 .630 --
Mets 81 53 .604 3.5
Phillies 67 65 .508 16.5
Expos 57 76 .429 27.0
Marlins 53 80 .398 31.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 79 56 .585 --
Reds 76 56 .576 1.5
Pirates 67 67 .500 11.5
Cardinals 65 69 .485 13.5
Brewers 58 74 .439 19.5
Cubs 55 77 .417 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 79 55 .590 --
Giants 72 61 .541 6.5
Dodgers 62 71 .466 16.5
Padres 61 73 .455 18.0
Rockies 60 75 .444 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Piazza 4
2 Bret Boone 3
2 Ken Caminiti 3
2 Roger Cedeno 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luis Alicea 1
1 Jeff Bagwell 1
1 Jeff Barry 1
1 Danny Bautista 1
1 32 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brant Brown 4
1 Ben Grieve 4
1 Ray Lankford 4
1 Robin Ventura 4
1 Gregg Zaun 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 2
1 Eric Young 2
3 Roberto Alomar 1
3 Brad Ausmus 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sterling Hitchcock 2.25
2 Doug Johns 1.00
3 Roger Clemens 0.90
4 Jose Rosado 0.86
4 Steve Trachsel 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Burba 1
1 Octavio Dotel 1
1 Cal Eldred 1
1 Kelvim Escobar 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 9
1 Sterling Hitchcock 9
3 Dave Burba 7
3 Cal Eldred 7
3 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Adams 1
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Brad Clontz 1
1 Jose Mesa 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .367
2 Bobby Abreu .351
3 Nomar Garciaparra .349
4 Derek Jeter .346
5 Luis Gonzalez .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 56
2 Mark McGwire 52
3 Ken Griffey 41
4 Rafael Palmeiro 40
5 Jeff Bagwell 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 136
2 Rafael Palmeiro 128
3 Sammy Sosa 122
4 Carlos Delgado 121
5 2 tied 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 61
2 Roger Cedeno 59
3 Luis Castillo 44
4 Eric Young 43
5 Shannon Stewart 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.36
2 Randy Johnson 2.47
3 Mike Hampton 2.97
4 Kevin Millwood 2.98
5 David Cone 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 19
2 Jose Lima 18
3 Mike Hampton 17
3 Greg Maddux 17
5 Kent Bottenfield 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 315
2 Pedro Martinez 242
3 Shane Reynolds 179
4 Kevin Brown 176
5 Pedro Astacio 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 38
2 Roberto Hernandez 37
2 John Wetteland 37
4 Trevor Hoffman 33
4 2 others tied 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .469
2 Bobby Abreu .449
3 Darryl Hamilton .436
4 Edgar Martinez .423
5 Sammy Sosa .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 12
2 Brian Giles 9
2 Sammy Sosa 9
4 Rafael Palmeiro 8
5 Damion Easley 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Palmeiro 23
2 Barry Bonds 22
3 Brian Giles 21
4 Gary Sheffield 20
5 Richie Sexson 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 10
2 Luis Castillo 8
3 Omar Vizquel 7
4 Marquis Grissom 6
4 Eric Young 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kelvim Escobar 0.69
2 Dave Burba 0.77
3 Masato Yoshii 0.81
4 Kevin Millwood 1.08
5 Brian Bohanon 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 3
1 James Baldwin 3
1 Dave Burba 3
1 Bartolo Colon 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 37
2 Randy Johnson 31
3 Roger Clemens 25
4 Brian Bohanon 24
5 Robert Person 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Matt Mantei 6
2 Michael Jackson 5
2 Derek Lowe 5
2 John Rocker 5
2 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edgar Martinez .408
2 Rickey Henderson .405
3 Carl Everett .403
4 Darryl Hamilton .400
5 Bobby Abreu .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 16
2 Rafael Palmeiro 15
3 Barry Bonds 14
4 Carlos Delgado 12
4 3 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Palmeiro 40
2 Miguel Tejada 34
3 Mike Piazza 33
4 Carlos Delgado 32
5 Bernie Williams 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 16
2 Luis Castillo 15
3 Matt Lawton 11
4 Brady Anderson 10
4 Raul Mondesi 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Garrett Stephenson 1.37
2 Chuck Finley 1.62
3 Andy Pettitte 1.76
4 Pedro Martinez 1.80
5 Randy Johnson 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bartolo Colon 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 Dave Mlicki 5
1 Andy Pettitte 5
5 18 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 63
2 Pedro Martinez 55
3 Chuck Finley 46
3 Freddy Garcia 46
5 3 tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ugueth Urbina 12
2 Mariano Rivera 11
3 Michael Jackson 10
3 John Rocker 10
5 2 tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .386
2 Edgar Martinez .354
3 Bobby Abreu .349
4 Tony Fernandez .345
5 Bernie Williams .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 67
1 Sammy Sosa 67
3 Ken Griffey 50
4 Carlos Delgado 49
5 Manny Ramirez 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 163
2 Mark McGwire 148
3 Sammy Sosa 144
4 Ken Griffey 143
5 Carlos Delgado 140

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 68
2 Roger Cedeno 59
3 Eric Young 47
4 Luis Castillo 46
5 2 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.32
2 Pedro Martinez 2.67
3 Mike Hampton 2.73
4 Kevin Millwood 2.85
5 David Cone 3.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Lima 20
1 Pedro Martinez 20
3 Randy Johnson 19
4 Mike Hampton 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 370
2 Pedro Martinez 285
3 Kevin Brown 211
4 Shane Reynolds 210
5 Pedro Astacio 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 42
2 Mariano Rivera 41
2 John Wetteland 41
4 Roberto Hernandez 40
5 2 tied 39