On This Day

Thursday, September 2, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 82 51 .617 --
Red Sox 75 59 .560 7.5
Blue Jays 72 64 .529 11.5
Orioles 60 73 .451 22.0
Devil Rays 59 75 .440 23.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 83 50 .624 --
White Sox 62 72 .463 21.5
Twins 56 76 .424 26.5
Tigers 54 79 .406 29.0
Royals 52 82 .388 31.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 80 55 .593 --
Athletics 73 61 .545 6.5
Mariners 67 66 .504 12.0
Angels 51 82 .383 28.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 85 50 .630 --
Mets 81 53 .604 3.5
Phillies 67 66 .504 17.0
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 66 69 .489 13.0
Brewers 58 75 .436 20.0
Cubs 55 77 .417 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 79 55 .590 --
Giants 73 61 .545 6.0
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 Garret Anderson 3
1 Tony Batista 3
1 Jeff Conine 3
1 Ben Grieve 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Higginson 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Garret Anderson 1
2 Brian Banks 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Conine 3
1 Deivi Cruz 3
1 Carlos Delgado 3
1 Cal Ripken 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Holbert 2
2 Miguel Cairo 1
2 Johnny Damon 1
2 Marquis Grissom 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 David Wells 1.40
2 Hideo Nomo 1.00
3 Orlando Hernandez 0.60
3 Aaron Sele 0.60
5 Dave Mlicki 0.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 1
1 Orlando Hernandez 1
1 Dave Mlicki 1
1 Charles Nagy 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Mlicki 7
1 David Wells 7
3 Orlando Hernandez 6
3 Hideo Nomo 6
3 Aaron Sele 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Chris Fussell 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Robb Nen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .367
2 Bobby Abreu .349
3 Nomar Garciaparra .348
4 Bernie Williams .346
5 Derek Jeter .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 56
2 Mark McGwire 52
3 Ken Griffey 41
3 Rafael Palmeiro 41
5 2 tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 137
2 Rafael Palmeiro 130
3 Carlos Delgado 124
4 Sammy Sosa 122
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 36

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 3 others tied 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sammy Sosa .463
2 Todd Helton .442
3 Michael Barrett .436
4 Darryl Hamilton .429
5 Bobby Abreu .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 11
2 Sammy Sosa 9
3 Brian Giles 8
3 Rafael Palmeiro 8
5 Damion Easley 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Palmeiro 22
1 Richie Sexson 22
3 Barry Bonds 21
4 Gary Sheffield 20
5 Brian Giles 18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Masato Yoshii 0.67
2 Kelvim Escobar 0.69
3 Dave Burba 0.77
4 Kevin Millwood 1.06
5 Brian Bohanon 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Burba 3
1 Bartolo Colon 3
1 Rick Helling 3
1 Dave Mlicki 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 37
2 Randy Johnson 31
3 Roger Clemens 25
4 Orlando Hernandez 22
4 Robert Person 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Michael Jackson 6
2 Matt Mantei 5
2 John Rocker 5
2 Jeff Shaw 5
2 Ugueth Urbina 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edgar Martinez .410
2 Carl Everett .403
3 Darryl Hamilton .395
4 Rickey Henderson .390
5 Jeff Conine .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rafael Palmeiro 15
1 Sammy Sosa 15
3 Barry Bonds 14
4 Carlos Delgado 13
5 2 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Palmeiro 41
2 Carlos Delgado 35
3 Bernie Williams 32
4 Mike Piazza 31
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 16
2 Luis Castillo 15
3 Brady Anderson 10
3 Johnny Damon 10
3 Raul Mondesi 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Garrett Stephenson 1.37
2 Chuck Finley 1.62
3 Pedro Martinez 1.80
4 Randy Johnson 1.88
5 Andy Pettitte 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Mlicki 6
2 Bartolo Colon 5
2 Greg Maddux 5
4 Wilson Alvarez 4
4 17 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 63
2 Pedro Martinez 55
3 Aaron Sele 49
4 Chuck Finley 46
5 2 tied 43

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .384
2 Edgar Martinez .355
3 Tony Fernandez .345
4 Bobby Abreu .345
4 Bernie Williams .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 67
2 Mark McGwire 65
3 Carlos Delgado 50
3 Ken Griffey 50
5 Manny Ramirez 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 164
2 Mark McGwire 146
3 Sammy Sosa 144
4 Carlos Delgado 143
4 Ken Griffey 143

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 68
2 Roger Cedeno 59
3 Eric Young 47
4 Luis Castillo 46
5 Shannon Stewart 45

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 4 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 41
1 Mariano Rivera 41
1 John Wetteland 41
4 Roberto Hernandez 40
5 2 tied 39