On This Day

Monday, April 20, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 10 5 .667 --
Red Sox 12 6 .667 -0.5
Devil Rays 10 6 .625 0.5
Orioles 11 7 .611 0.5
Blue Jays 8 10 .444 3.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 11 6 .647 --
Royals 8 11 .421 4.0
Twins 7 11 .389 4.5
White Sox 6 10 .375 4.5
Tigers 4 12 .250 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 11 5 .688 --
Mariners 9 10 .474 3.5
Angels 8 9 .471 3.5
Athletics 5 12 .294 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 11 6 .647 --
Braves 12 7 .632 0.0
Phillies 7 9 .438 3.5
Expos 5 12 .294 6.0
Marlins 5 14 .263 7.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 12 5 .706 --
Cardinals 12 6 .667 0.5
Cubs 11 7 .611 1.5
Astros 10 9 .526 3.0
Reds 8 10 .444 4.5
Pirates 7 11 .389 5.5

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 14 3 .824 --
Giants 9 9 .500 5.5
Dodgers 8 9 .471 6.0
Rockies 7 13 .350 8.5
D'backs 6 14 .300 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alex Rodriguez 4
2 Mike Benjamin 3
2 Brent Brede 3
2 Matt Lawton 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andruw Jones 2
2 Rich Amaral 1
2 Darren Bragg 1
2 Ben Grieve 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jorge Fabregas 3
1 Andruw Jones 3
1 Dean Palmer 3
1 John Vander Wal 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Fernandez 2
1 Derek Jeter 2
1 Jose Offerman 2
4 Chad Curtis 1
4 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Brad Radke 0.78
2 Livan Hernandez 0.67
3 Ken Hill 0.56
4 Greg Maddux 0.50
5 2 tied 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Banks 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Buddy Groom 1
1 Ken Hill 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Brad Radke 7
2 Livan Hernandez 6
3 Ken Hill 5
4 Chris Haney 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Ayala 1
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 1
1 Troy Percival 1
1 Mike Stanton 1
1 Billy Taylor 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Morris .437
2 Ivan Rodriguez .433
3 Chipper Jones .411
4 Dante Bichette .409
5 Fernando Vina .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chipper Jones 9
2 Ken Griffey 8
2 Mark McGwire 8
4 Ellis Burks 7
4 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chipper Jones 26
2 Vinny Castilla 24
2 Mark McGwire 24
4 Juan Gonzalez 22
4 Ken Griffey 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 11
2 Brian Hunter 10
3 Craig Biggio 7
3 Derek Jeter 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Finley 0.56
2 Pedro Martinez 0.84
3 Tom Glavine 0.90
4 Curt Schilling 1.09
5 Greg Maddux 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 3
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 Tom Gordon 3
1 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 44
2 Curt Schilling 41
3 Randy Johnson 39
4 Kevin Millwood 35
5 Mike Mussina 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Michael Jackson 7
2 Rod Beck 6
2 Doug Jones 6
4 Trevor Hoffman 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .360
2 Tony Gwynn .359
3 Mike Piazza .355
4 Frank Thomas .346
5 Wally Joyner .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 61
2 Ken Griffey 56
3 Juan Gonzalez 46
4 Andres Galarraga 45
5 Jeff Bagwell 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 153
2 Ken Griffey 151
3 Andres Galarraga 148
4 Tino Martinez 140
5 Mike Piazza 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 75
2 Tony Womack 60
3 Chuck Knoblauch 58
4 Delino DeShields 57
4 Otis Nixon 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.78
2 Greg Maddux 2.11
3 Roger Clemens 2.21
4 Curt Schilling 2.72
5 Kevin Brown 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brad Radke 22
2 Roger Clemens 20
2 Greg Maddux 20
2 Denny Neagle 20
5 Darryl Kile 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 344
2 Curt Schilling 331
3 Randy Johnson 305
4 Roger Clemens 282
5 Mike Mussina 235

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 44
2 Randy Myers 41
3 Trevor Hoffman 39
3 Mariano Rivera 39
5 Doug Jones 38