On This Day

Friday, October 1, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 97 63 .606 --
Red Sox 92 68 .575 5.0
Blue Jays 82 78 .513 15.0
Orioles 78 82 .488 19.0
Devil Rays 68 92 .425 29.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 97 63 .606 --
White Sox 74 86 .463 23.0
Tigers 68 92 .425 29.0
Royals 64 96 .400 33.0
Twins 63 96 .396 33.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 95 65 .594 --
Athletics 86 74 .538 9.0
Mariners 78 82 .488 17.0
Angels 68 92 .425 27.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 102 58 .638 --
Mets 94 66 .588 8.0
Phillies 76 84 .475 26.0
Expos 67 93 .419 35.0
Marlins 63 97 .394 39.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 95 65 .594 --
Astros 95 65 .594 0.0
Pirates 78 81 .491 16.5
Cardinals 74 85 .465 20.5
Brewers 73 86 .459 21.5
Cubs 66 94 .413 29.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 98 62 .613 --
Giants 85 75 .531 13.0
Dodgers 77 83 .481 21.0
Padres 74 86 .463 24.0
Rockies 71 89 .444 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Karim Garcia 4
1 Matt Lawton 4
3 Homer Bush 3
3 Jay Canizaro 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Clark 2
2 Rich Aurilia 1
2 Mike Cameron 1
2 Jeff DaVanon 1
2 29 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jay Canizaro 4
1 Brook Fordyce 4
1 Troy Glaus 4
1 Carlos Lee 4
5 10 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pokey Reese 3
2 Bobby Abreu 1
2 Mike Cameron 1
2 Jay Canizaro 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Smoltz 1.83
2 Kevin Appier 1.50
3 Kenny Rogers 1.43
4 Jon Lieber 1.00
5 Denny Neagle 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Rocky Coppinger 1
1 Eric Gagne 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 11
2 Kenny Rogers 10
3 Kevin Appier 9
4 James Baldwin 8
5 Jon Lieber 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Howry 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Billy Koch 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .379
2 Nomar Garciaparra .357
3 Derek Jeter .350
4 Bernie Williams .342
5 Edgar Martinez .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 63
2 Sammy Sosa 62
3 Ken Griffey 48
4 Rafael Palmeiro 47
5 Chipper Jones 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 165
2 Rafael Palmeiro 148
3 Mark McGwire 145
4 Sammy Sosa 138
4 Matt Williams 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 72
2 Roger Cedeno 66
3 Luis Castillo 50
3 Eric Young 50
5 2 tied 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.08
2 Randy Johnson 2.48
3 Kevin Millwood 2.68
4 Mike Hampton 2.95
5 Kevin Brown 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 23
2 Mike Hampton 21
3 Jose Lima 20
4 Greg Maddux 19
5 7 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 364
2 Pedro Martinez 312
3 Kevin Brown 221
4 Pedro Astacio 210
5 Kevin Millwood 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 44
2 John Wetteland 43
3 Roberto Hernandez 42
4 Ugueth Urbina 41
5 Trevor Hoffman 40

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eric Karros .521
2 Tony Graffanino .457
3 Nomar Garciaparra .447
4 Juan Gonzalez .435
5 Tony Gwynn .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Sheffield 9
2 Mark McGwire 8
3 Fernando Tatis 6
4 Jeff Cirillo 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 21
2 Paul O'Neill 19
3 Mark McGwire 18
4 Jeff Cirillo 17
5 Gary Sheffield 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Abreu 6
1 Raul Mondesi 6
1 Tony Womack 6
4 Ray Durham 5
4 Otis Nixon 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.53
2 Bret Saberhagen 0.60
3 Brad Radke 0.64
4 John Smoltz 0.82
5 Eric Gagne 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gregg Olson 3
1 Chan Ho Park 3
1 Todd Ritchie 3
1 Woody Williams 3
5 39 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 29
2 Jon Lieber 27
3 Pedro Astacio 24
3 Kevin Brown 24
3 2 others tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Howry 6
1 Mike Timlin 6
3 John Rocker 5
4 Todd Jones 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Taubensee .397
2 Nomar Garciaparra .393
3 Juan Gonzalez .387
4 Manny Ramirez .386
5 Brian Giles .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Vaughn 15
2 Mark McGwire 12
2 Gary Sheffield 12
4 Chipper Jones 10
4 Mo Vaughn 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Vaughn 34
2 Paul O'Neill 33
3 Albert Belle 30
3 Manny Ramirez 30
5 Mo Vaughn 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 11
2 Bobby Abreu 9
2 Brian Hunter 9
2 Raul Mondesi 9
2 Eric Young 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.88
2 Kevin Millwood 1.43
3 Juan Guzman 1.69
4 Kevin Brown 1.93
4 Denny Neagle 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 5
1 Denny Neagle 5
1 Chan Ho Park 5
1 Woody Williams 5
5 19 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 70
2 Randy Johnson 49
3 Jon Lieber 48
4 Kevin Millwood 46
5 Kevin Brown 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Timlin 10
1 Bob Wickman 10
3 Danny Graves 9
4 Todd Jones 8
4 2 others tied 8