On This Day

Saturday, September 18, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 89 59 .601 --
Red Sox 86 62 .581 3.0
Blue Jays 77 72 .517 12.5
Orioles 71 76 .483 17.5
Devil Rays 64 85 .430 25.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 90 58 .608 --
White Sox 67 81 .453 23.0
Tigers 60 87 .408 29.5
Twins 59 88 .401 30.5
Royals 59 90 .396 31.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 89 60 .597 --
Athletics 81 66 .551 7.0
Mariners 74 74 .500 14.5
Angels 61 88 .409 28.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 92 57 .617 --
Mets 91 58 .611 1.0
Phillies 70 78 .473 21.5
Expos 63 85 .426 28.5
Marlins 58 90 .392 33.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 91 59 .607 --
Reds 88 61 .591 2.5
Pirates 72 75 .490 17.5
Cardinals 70 78 .473 20.0
Brewers 66 81 .449 23.5
Cubs 59 89 .399 31.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 89 59 .601 --
Giants 82 66 .554 7.0
Padres 70 79 .470 19.5
Dodgers 68 80 .459 21.0
Rockies 67 82 .450 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Nomar Garciaparra 4
1 Derrek Lee 4
1 Rey Ordonez 4
1 Mo Vaughn 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Lowell 2
2 Benny Agbayani 1
2 Ronnie Belliard 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 29 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Lee 5
1 Mike Lowell 5
3 J. D. Drew 4
3 Rey Ordonez 4
3 Jason Varitek 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Caruso 2
2 Craig Biggio 1
2 Bret Boone 1
2 Mike Bordick 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bret Saberhagen 2.00
2 Steve Parris 1.14
3 Pedro Astacio 0.91
4 Greg Maddux 0.89
5 Chris Peters 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dustin Hermanson 1
1 Sterling Hitchcock 1
1 Gil Meche 1
1 Charles Nagy 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Astacio 10
2 Greg Maddux 8
2 Darren Oliver 8
2 Steve Parris 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Howry 1
1 Jason Isringhausen 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Jeff Shaw 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .379
2 Nomar Garciaparra .359
3 Derek Jeter .350
4 Bobby Abreu .341
5 Edgar Martinez .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 60
2 Mark McGwire 56
3 Ken Griffey 45
4 Carlos Delgado 44
4 Rafael Palmeiro 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 144
2 Rafael Palmeiro 139
3 Carlos Delgado 133
3 Sammy Sosa 133
5 2 tied 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 68
2 Roger Cedeno 64
3 Luis Castillo 50
4 Eric Young 49
5 Omar Vizquel 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.21
2 Randy Johnson 2.53
3 Kevin Millwood 2.85
4 Kevin Brown 2.99
5 Mike Hampton 3.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 21
2 Mike Hampton 20
2 Jose Lima 20
4 Greg Maddux 18
5 5 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 342
2 Pedro Martinez 288
3 Kevin Brown 197
4 Pedro Astacio 196
5 Shane Reynolds 189

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 42
2 Mariano Rivera 41
3 Roberto Hernandez 40
4 Trevor Hoffman 38
4 Ugueth Urbina 38

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nomar Garciaparra .447
2 Ed Taubensee .436
3 Carl Everett .419
3 Charles Johnson .419
5 Hanley Frias .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Vaughn 10
2 Steve Finley 6
2 Jason Giambi 6
2 Chipper Jones 6
5 12 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Vaughn 22
2 Paul O'Neill 19
3 Aaron Boone 17
4 Jeromy Burnitz 15
4 4 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Homer Bush 7
2 Carlos Beltran 6
2 Luis Castillo 6
2 Tony Womack 6
5 9 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Blake Stein 0.00
2 Jamie Moyer 0.53
3 Dave Mlicki 0.60
4 Kevin Brown 1.04
5 Scott Erickson 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Matt Clement 3
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Dustin Hermanson 3
1 Denny Neagle 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 46
2 Randy Johnson 27
3 Pedro Astacio 22
3 Tim Hudson 22
3 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Graves 6
2 Armando Benitez 5
2 Robb Nen 5
2 Mike Timlin 5
2 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .411
2 Edgar Martinez .396
3 Albert Belle .394
4 Manny Ramirez .384
5 Carl Everett .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 13
1 Sammy Sosa 13
3 Brian Giles 11
3 Rafael Palmeiro 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Sexson 35
2 Aaron Boone 33
3 Jeff Kent 32
4 Rafael Palmeiro 31
5 Ken Caminiti 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 17
2 Luis Castillo 14
3 Eric Young 12
4 Marquis Grissom 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jamie Moyer 1.34
2 Pedro Martinez 1.40
3 Kevin Millwood 1.42
4 Masato Yoshii 1.62
5 Chuck Finley 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Burba 5
1 Scott Erickson 5
1 Dave Mlicki 5
1 Omar Olivares 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 83
2 Randy Johnson 58
3 Orlando Hernandez 42
3 Tim Hudson 42
3 Eric Milton 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Michael Jackson 10
1 Ugueth Urbina 10
3 Matt Mantei 9
3 Jeff Shaw 9
3 2 others tied 9