On This Day

Thursday, September 9, 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 64 76 .457 21.5
Devil Rays 62 78 .443 23.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 86 53 .619 --
White Sox 63 77 .450 23.5
Twins 58 81 .417 28.0
Tigers 57 82 .410 29.0
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

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 89 52 .631 --
Mets 86 55 .610 3.0
Phillies 68 72 .486 20.5
Expos 58 82 .414 30.5
Marlins 57 82 .410 31.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 86 56 .606 --
Reds 82 58 .586 3.0
Pirates 69 71 .493 16.0
Cardinals 67 74 .475 18.5
Brewers 61 78 .439 23.5
Cubs 56 84 .400 29.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 83 57 .593 --
Giants 76 64 .543 7.0
Padres 66 75 .468 17.5
Dodgers 65 75 .464 18.0
Rockies 63 78 .447 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeromy Burnitz 4
1 Chris Gomez 4
3 Brady Anderson 3
3 Ronnie Belliard 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 1
1 Jeromy Burnitz 1
1 Ken Caminiti 1
1 Jose Canseco 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeromy Burnitz 6
2 Jose Canseco 3
3 Ken Caminiti 2
3 Erubiel Durazo 2
3 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 Roger Cedeno 1
1 Marty Cordova 1
1 Torii Hunter 1
1 John Olerud 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kevin Brown 1.17
2 Paul Byrd 0.88
3 Scott Karl 0.67
4 Rolando Arrojo 0.55
5 Orel Hershiser 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rolando Arrojo 1
1 Buddy Carlyle 1
1 Orel Hershiser 1
1 Scott Karl 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 7
1 Paul Byrd 7
3 Rolando Arrojo 6
3 Scott Karl 6
5 Javier Vazquez 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Danny Graves 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Mike Timlin 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .368
2 Nomar Garciaparra .353
3 Derek Jeter .353
4 Bobby Abreu .348
5 Bernie Williams .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 59
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 Sammy Sosa 128
4 Matt Williams 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 64
2 Roger Cedeno 61
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 Kevin Brown 3.03

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 191
4 Shane Reynolds 185
5 Pedro Astacio 182

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 41
2 Mariano Rivera 40
3 Roberto Hernandez 39
4 Trevor Hoffman 36
5 2 tied 35

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .500
2 Brian Giles .476
3 Albert Belle .456
4 Doug Mientkiewicz .441
5 Edgar Martinez .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 7
1 Greg Vaughn 7
3 Brian Giles 6
3 Todd Helton 6
3 Chipper Jones 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Kent 23
2 Brian Giles 18
3 Ken Caminiti 17
3 Greg Vaughn 17
3 Matt Williams 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 13
2 Tony Womack 9
3 Johnny Damon 7
3 Pokey Reese 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 0.56
1 Brian Moehler 0.56
3 Pedro Martinez 0.64
3 Vladimir Nunez 0.64
5 Kevin Brown 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 3
1 Dave Burba 3
1 John Burkett 3
1 Octavio Dotel 3
1 6 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 .433
2 Edgar Martinez .421
3 Manny Ramirez .389
4 Todd Helton .386
5 Darryl Hamilton .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 16
2 Barry Bonds 14
2 Rafael Palmeiro 14
4 Brian Giles 12
4 2 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vladimir Guerrero 34
1 Rafael Palmeiro 34
3 Brian Giles 32
3 Sammy Sosa 32
5 Mike Piazza 31

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 Juan Guzman 5
2 Rick Helling 5
2 Greg Maddux 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 Matt Mantei 9
2 Mariano Rivera 9
2 John Rocker 9
2 Ugueth Urbina 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .376
2 Edgar Martinez .356
3 Nomar Garciaparra .351
4 Bobby Abreu .348
5 Derek Jeter .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 67
2 Mark McGwire 62
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 146
3 Carlos Delgado 143
4 Ken Griffey 141
4 Mark McGwire 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 71
2 Roger Cedeno 61
3 Luis Castillo 51
4 Eric Young 47
5 2 tied 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.48
2 Randy Johnson 2.54
3 Mike Hampton 2.69
4 Kevin Millwood 2.77
5 Kevin Brown 2.92

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 281
3 Kevin Brown 221
4 Shane Reynolds 216
5 Pedro Astacio 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 44
2 Trevor Hoffman 43
3 Mariano Rivera 42
4 Roberto Hernandez 41
5 2 tied 39