On This Day

Monday, October 4, 1999

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1999 Playoffs

Upcoming Games

October 5, 1999

Texas Rangers at New York Yankees

New York Mets at Arizona Diamondbacks

Houston Astros at Atlanta Braves

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Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 98 64 .605 --
Red Sox 94 68 .580 4.0
Blue Jays 84 78 .519 14.0
Orioles 78 84 .481 20.0
Devil Rays 69 93 .426 29.0

Games

No Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 97 65 .599 --
White Sox 75 86 .466 21.5
Tigers 69 92 .429 27.5
Royals 64 97 .398 32.5
Twins 63 97 .394 33.0

Games

No Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 95 67 .586 --
Athletics 87 75 .537 8.0
Mariners 79 83 .488 16.0
Angels 70 92 .432 25.0

Games

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 103 59 .636 --
Mets 97 66 .595 6.5
Phillies 77 85 .475 26.0
Expos 68 94 .420 35.0
Marlins 64 98 .395 39.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 97 65 .599 --
Reds 96 67 .589 1.5
Pirates 78 83 .484 18.5
Cardinals 75 86 .466 21.5
Brewers 74 87 .460 22.5
Cubs 67 95 .414 30.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 100 62 .617 --
Giants 86 76 .531 14.0
Dodgers 77 85 .475 23.0
Padres 74 88 .457 26.0
Rockies 72 90 .444 28.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Edgardo Alfonzo 2
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 John Olerud 2
4 Roger Cedeno 1
4 4 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
1 Rickey Henderson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edgardo Alfonzo 3
2 Rickey Henderson 1
2 Robin Ventura 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Leiter 1.17
2 Steve Parris 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Leiter 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Leiter 7
2 Danny Graves 2
2 Denny Neagle 2
4 Steve Parris 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .379
2 Nomar Garciaparra .357
3 Derek Jeter .349
4 Bernie Williams .342
5 Edgar Martinez .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 65
2 Sammy Sosa 63
3 Ken Griffey 48
4 Rafael Palmeiro 47
5 2 tied 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 165
2 Rafael Palmeiro 148
3 Mark McGwire 147
4 Matt Williams 142
5 Sammy Sosa 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 72
2 Roger Cedeno 66
3 Eric Young 51
4 Luis Castillo 50
5 Brian Hunter 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.07
2 Randy Johnson 2.48
3 Kevin Millwood 2.68
4 Mike Hampton 2.90
5 Kevin Brown 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 23
2 Mike Hampton 22
3 Jose Lima 21
4 Greg Maddux 19
5 7 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 364
2 Pedro Martinez 313
3 Kevin Brown 221
4 Pedro Astacio 210
5 Kevin Millwood 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 45
2 Roberto Hernandez 43
2 John Wetteland 43
4 Ugueth Urbina 41
5 Trevor Hoffman 40

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Juan Gonzalez .463
2 Tony Graffanino .455
3 Eric Karros .449
4 Jay Bell .438
5 Fernando Tatis .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 7
1 Gary Sheffield 7
3 Juan Gonzalez 5
3 Ben Grieve 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 19
2 Tony Batista 17
3 Jeff Cirillo 15
4 Vladimir Guerrero 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 7
2 Bobby Abreu 5
2 Ray Durham 5
2 Raul Mondesi 5
2 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Mussina 0.00
2 Pedro Martinez 0.50
3 Brad Radke 0.64
4 Pete Harnisch 0.66
5 Ramon Martinez 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 3
1 David Wells 3
3 Brian Anderson 2
3 Pedro Astacio 2
3 35 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jon Lieber 27
2 Jose Lima 26
3 Pedro Martinez 25
4 Chuck Finley 22
4 Randy Johnson 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 5
1 John Rocker 5
3 Antonio Alfonseca 4
3 Bob Howry 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nomar Garciaparra .403
2 Ed Taubensee .395
3 Juan Gonzalez .388
4 Vladimir Guerrero .385
5 Jeff Cirillo .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Vaughn 16
2 Mark McGwire 11
2 Gary Sheffield 11
4 Chipper Jones 10
4 Mo Vaughn 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Vaughn 37
2 Paul O'Neill 31
3 Vladimir Guerrero 29
4 Mo Vaughn 27
5 Manny Ramirez 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 11
2 Tony Womack 10
3 Bobby Abreu 9
3 Carlos Beltran 9
3 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.86
2 Kevin Millwood 1.50
3 Kevin Brown 1.93
4 Denny Neagle 2.03
5 Eric Gagne 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny Neagle 5
2 Andy Benes 4
2 Matt Clement 4
2 Scott Erickson 4
2 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 71
2 Randy Johnson 49
3 Jon Lieber 48
4 Kevin Brown 45
5 Jose Lima 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Graves 9
1 Mike Timlin 9
1 Bob Wickman 9
4 Todd Jones 8
4 Ugueth Urbina 8