On This Day

Wednesday, September 8, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 85 54 .612 --
Red Sox 79 61 .564 6.5
Blue Jays 74 67 .525 12.0
Orioles 63 76 .453 22.0
Devil Rays 61 78 .439 24.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 86 53 .619 --
White Sox 63 77 .450 23.5
Twins 58 80 .420 27.5
Tigers 57 81 .413 28.5
Royals 54 85 .388 32.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 85 56 .603 --
Athletics 76 64 .543 8.5
Mariners 70 69 .504 14.0
Angels 55 84 .396 29.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 89 52 .631 --
Mets 85 55 .607 3.5
Phillies 68 71 .489 20.0
Expos 58 81 .417 30.0
Marlins 57 82 .410 31.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 85 56 .603 --
Reds 81 58 .583 3.0
Pirates 69 71 .493 15.5
Cardinals 67 74 .475 18.0
Brewers 60 78 .435 23.5
Cubs 56 83 .403 28.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 83 56 .597 --
Giants 76 64 .543 7.5
Dodgers 65 74 .468 18.0
Padres 65 75 .464 18.5
Rockies 63 78 .447 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeremy Giambi 4
1 Brian Giles 4
3 Roberto Alomar 3
3 Albert Belle 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Finley 3
2 Brady Anderson 2
2 Carlos Delgado 2
2 Todd Helton 2
5 26 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Finley 6
2 Brady Anderson 4
3 Jeff Bagwell 3
3 Ellis Burks 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hanley Frias 2
1 Terry Shumpert 2
3 Carlos Beltran 1
3 Marvin Benard 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dan Smith 1.20
2 Octavio Dotel 1.12
3 Dave Mlicki 1.00
4 Mike Hampton 0.88
5 Woody Williams 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 John Burkett 1
1 Omar Daal 1
1 Octavio Dotel 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Ankiel 9
1 Octavio Dotel 9
3 James Baldwin 8
4 Kevin Appier 7
4 4 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Danny Graves 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 John Rocker 1
1 John Wetteland 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .368
2 Nomar Garciaparra .353
3 Derek Jeter .353
4 Bobby Abreu .349
5 Luis Gonzalez .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 58
2 Mark McGwire 54
3 Ken Griffey 44
4 Carlos Delgado 42
4 Rafael Palmeiro 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 143
2 Rafael Palmeiro 132
3 Carlos Delgado 129
4 Matt Williams 128
5 Sammy Sosa 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 64
2 Roger Cedeno 60
3 Luis Castillo 50
4 Eric Young 45
5 2 tied 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.26
2 Randy Johnson 2.58
3 Mike Hampton 2.82
4 Kevin Millwood 2.91
5 David Cone 3.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 20
2 Mike Hampton 19
2 Jose Lima 19
4 Greg Maddux 18
5 6 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 328
2 Pedro Martinez 257
3 Kevin Brown 184
4 Pedro Astacio 182
4 Shane Reynolds 182

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 41
2 Mariano Rivera 40
3 Roberto Hernandez 38
4 Trevor Hoffman 36
5 Michael Jackson 35

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .500
2 Manny Ramirez .468
3 Brian Giles .467
4 Doug Mientkiewicz .455
5 Edgar Martinez .449

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 8
2 Brian Giles 7
2 Sammy Sosa 7
4 Tony Clark 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Kent 24
2 Brian Giles 21
3 Matt Williams 18
4 Manny Ramirez 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 13
2 Tony Womack 9
3 Johnny Damon 7
3 Marquis Grissom 7
3 Pokey Reese 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Keith Foulke 0.00
2 Greg Maddux 0.56
3 Pedro Martinez 0.64
4 Kenny Rogers 0.74
5 Scott Elarton 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 3
1 Dave Burba 3
1 John Burkett 3
1 Octavio Dotel 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 36
2 Orlando Hernandez 26
2 Pedro Martinez 26
4 Kevin Millwood 25
5 Aaron Sele 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 7
2 Antonio Alfonseca 6
2 Michael Jackson 6
2 Derek Lowe 6
5 3 tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .441
2 Edgar Martinez .434
3 Manny Ramirez .394
4 Todd Helton .379
5 Darryl Hamilton .377

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Palmeiro 35
2 Carlos Delgado 34
3 Brian Giles 32
3 Vladimir Guerrero 32
3 Sammy Sosa 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 17
2 Tony Womack 15
3 Johnny Damon 12
4 Edgar Renteria 11
4 Eric Young 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Millwood 1.34
2 Pedro Martinez 1.36
3 Masato Yoshii 1.57
4 Jamie Moyer 1.72
5 Chuck Finley 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Mlicki 6
2 Dave Burba 5
2 Bartolo Colon 5
2 Juan Guzman 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 66
2 Pedro Martinez 58
3 Aaron Sele 47
4 Kevin Millwood 45
5 Eric Milton 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Michael Jackson 11
2 John Rocker 10
3 Matt Mantei 9
3 Jose Mesa 9
3 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .376
2 Edgar Martinez .354
3 Nomar Garciaparra .352
4 Bobby Abreu .350
5 Derek Jeter .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 66
2 Mark McGwire 63
3 Carlos Delgado 51
4 Ken Griffey 50
5 Manny Ramirez 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 166
2 Sammy Sosa 145
3 Carlos Delgado 143
4 Mark McGwire 142
5 Ken Griffey 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 71
2 Roger Cedeno 60
3 Luis Castillo 51
4 Eric Young 47
5 2 tied 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.52
2 Randy Johnson 2.54
3 Mike Hampton 2.69
4 Kevin Millwood 2.77
5 Kevin Brown 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Lima 21
1 Pedro Martinez 21
3 Mike Hampton 19
3 Orlando Hernandez 19
3 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 359
2 Pedro Martinez 289
3 Kevin Brown 214
4 Shane Reynolds 213
5 Pedro Astacio 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 44
2 Trevor Hoffman 43
2 Mariano Rivera 43
4 Roberto Hernandez 40
4 Ugueth Urbina 40