On This Day

Wednesday, May 6, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 22 6 .786 --
Red Sox 21 10 .677 2.5
Orioles 16 16 .500 8.0
Blue Jays 14 18 .438 10.0
Devil Rays 13 18 .419 10.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 19 12 .613 --
Twins 13 19 .406 6.5
Royals 13 19 .406 6.5
White Sox 12 19 .387 7.0
Tigers 8 20 .286 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 19 12 .613 --
Angels 17 15 .531 2.5
Mariners 16 16 .500 3.5
Athletics 14 17 .452 5.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 23 10 .697 --
Mets 16 14 .533 5.5
Phillies 14 17 .452 8.0
Expos 11 20 .355 11.0
Marlins 11 22 .333 12.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 20 12 .625 --
Brewers 18 13 .581 1.5
Cardinals 17 15 .531 3.0
Cubs 17 15 .531 3.0
Reds 16 16 .500 4.0
Pirates 14 18 .438 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 22 10 .688 --
Giants 18 15 .545 4.5
Dodgers 16 16 .500 6.0
Rockies 15 18 .455 7.5
D'backs 8 25 .242 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Abreu 4
1 Derek Jeter 4
3 Will Clark 3
3 Ron Coomer 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonilla 2
1 Eric Davis 2
1 Ruben Sierra 2
4 Jermaine Allensworth 1
4 33 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 5
1 Derek Jeter 5
1 Jim Thome 5
4 Bobby Bonilla 4
4 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Garcia 2
2 Rich Amaral 1
2 Garret Anderson 1
2 Ron Gant 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kerry Wood 20.00
2 Jason Schmidt 1.40
3 Brian Anderson 1.20
3 Rolando Arrojo 1.20
3 Jimmy Haynes 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rolando Arrojo 1
1 Doug Brocail 1
1 Dave Burba 1
1 Kelvim Escobar 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kerry Wood 20
2 Shane Reynolds 10
3 Omar Olivares 7
3 Jason Schmidt 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Ayala 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 Jeff Shaw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .439
2 Hal Morris .402
3 Walt Weiss .393
4 Derek Bell .391
5 Jim Thome .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vinny Castilla 14
2 Ken Griffey 13
3 Mark McGwire 12
4 Chipper Jones 11
4 Alex Rodriguez 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 41
2 Mark McGwire 38
3 Vinny Castilla 37
4 Tino Martinez 34
5 2 tied 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 14
1 Tom Goodwin 14
3 Eric Young 12
4 Brian Hunter 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Leiter 1.21
2 Chuck Finley 1.79
3 Curt Schilling 1.80
4 Pedro Martinez 1.97
5 Francisco Cordova 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Helling 6
2 Mike Hampton 5
2 Ken Hill 5
2 Jose Lima 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 78
2 Pedro Martinez 66
3 Randy Johnson 59
4 Chuck Finley 47
5 2 tied 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 12
2 Jeff Shaw 11
3 Michael Jackson 10
4 Rod Beck 9
4 Doug Jones 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .489
2 Jim Thome .447
3 Ivan Rodriguez .440
4 Bill Mueller .435
5 2 tied .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vinny Castilla 7
1 Michael Tucker 7
3 Javy Lopez 6
4 Albert Belle 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 19
1 Juan Gonzalez 19
3 Javy Lopez 18
4 Moises Alou 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 7
1 Tony Womack 7
3 Shannon Stewart 6
4 Royce Clayton 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Leiter 0.73
2 Jamie Moyer 1.00
3 Rick Reed 1.13
4 Tim Belcher 1.38
5 Rolando Arrojo 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 3
1 Rick Helling 3
1 Darryl Kile 3
1 Jose Lima 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kerry Wood 31
2 Curt Schilling 26
3 Pedro Martinez 22
3 Hideo Nomo 22
5 4 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 8
2 Randy Myers 5
2 Troy Percival 5
2 Mariano Rivera 5
2 Jeff Shaw 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Morris .446
2 Ivan Rodriguez .424
3 Jim Thome .414
4 Todd Walker .395
5 Ed Taubensee .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vinny Castilla 11
1 Alex Rodriguez 11
3 Ken Griffey 10
4 Andres Galarraga 9
4 Chipper Jones 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 34
2 Juan Gonzalez 32
3 Vinny Castilla 30
4 Mike Piazza 28
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 11
1 Tom Goodwin 11
1 Tony Womack 11
4 Shannon Stewart 9
4 Eric Young 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Leiter 0.57
2 Brian Meadows 1.69
3 Derek Lowe 1.80
4 Chuck Finley 1.87
5 Tom Glavine 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Hampton 5
1 Rick Helling 5
1 Andy Pettitte 5
1 Kenny Rogers 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 55
2 Curt Schilling 54
3 Kerry Wood 45
4 Randy Johnson 42
5 Chuck Finley 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 10
2 Doug Jones 8
2 Jeff Shaw 8
4 Trevor Hoffman 7
4 4 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .373
2 Larry Walker .353
3 Mike Piazza .351
4 Frank Thomas .336
5 Wally Joyner .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 58
2 Ken Griffey 55
3 Juan Gonzalez 50
4 Andres Galarraga 46
5 2 tied 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 171
2 Ken Griffey 143
3 Andres Galarraga 142
4 Mike Piazza 136
5 Mark McGwire 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 72
2 Tony Womack 60
3 Craig Biggio 58
4 Delino DeShields 56
4 2 others tied 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.09
2 Roger Clemens 2.24
3 Greg Maddux 2.32
4 Curt Schilling 2.53
5 Kevin Brown 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Darryl Kile 21
1 Brad Radke 21
3 Greg Maddux 20
4 Roger Clemens 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 348
2 Pedro Martinez 339
3 Randy Johnson 300
4 Roger Clemens 284
5 Hideo Nomo 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 50
2 Randy Myers 42
3 Trevor Hoffman 41
4 Doug Jones 40
5 Mariano Rivera 39