On This Day

Saturday, May 9, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 23 7 .767 --
Red Sox 23 11 .676 2.0
Orioles 18 16 .529 7.0
Blue Jays 16 19 .457 9.5
Devil Rays 13 20 .394 11.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 20 14 .588 --
Twins 14 20 .412 6.0
Royals 14 21 .400 6.5
White Sox 13 20 .394 6.5
Tigers 10 21 .323 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 21 13 .618 --
Angels 18 16 .529 3.0
Mariners 17 18 .486 4.5
Athletics 15 19 .441 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 25 11 .694 --
Mets 18 14 .563 5.0
Phillies 16 17 .485 7.5
Expos 13 21 .382 11.0
Marlins 13 23 .361 12.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 21 13 .618 --
Brewers 19 14 .576 1.5
Cubs 19 16 .543 2.5
Cardinals 17 17 .500 4.0
Reds 17 18 .486 4.5
Pirates 16 19 .457 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 23 12 .657 --
Giants 19 17 .528 4.5
Dodgers 17 18 .486 6.0
Rockies 16 20 .444 7.5
D'backs 8 27 .229 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Durham 4
1 Matt Mieske 4
1 Rafael Palmeiro 4
1 Gary Sheffield 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jermaine Allensworth 1
1 Moises Alou 1
1 Jeff Bagwell 1
1 Will Clark 1
1 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Stairs 6
2 Luis Gonzalez 4
2 Richard Hidalgo 4
2 Chipper Jones 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Larkin 2
2 Kurt Abbott 1
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Craig Counsell 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Mussina 2.00
2 Chuck Finley 1.00
3 Frank Castillo 0.90
4 Kevin Millwood 0.88
5 3 tied 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Castillo 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Geremi Gonzalez 1
1 Pat Hentgen 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Mussina 10
2 Frank Castillo 9
2 Chuck Finley 9
4 Shawn Estes 7
4 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Fetters 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .405
2 Hal Morris .395
3 David Segui .392
4 Tony Gwynn .376
5 Derek Bell .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vinny Castilla 14
1 Ken Griffey 14
3 Mark McGwire 13
4 Andres Galarraga 12
4 Chipper Jones 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 45
2 Mark McGwire 40
3 Vinny Castilla 37
4 Chipper Jones 36
5 2 tied 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 15
2 Tom Goodwin 14
3 Eric Young 13
4 Kenny Lofton 12
4 Tony Womack 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Leiter 1.21
2 Curt Schilling 1.74
3 Pedro Martinez 1.88
4 Mike Mussina 2.01
5 Francisco Cordova 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Helling 6
1 Kenny Rogers 6
3 Andy Ashby 5
3 Mike Hampton 5
3 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 90
2 Pedro Martinez 72
3 Randy Johnson 66
4 Chuck Finley 56
5 Ramon Martinez 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 13
2 Jeff Shaw 12
3 Michael Jackson 10
3 Doug Jones 10
5 4 tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .469
2 Jose Guillen .462
3 Bill Mueller .435
4 Brian Jordan .417
4 Todd Walker .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vinny Castilla 6
1 Ken Griffey 6
1 Michael Tucker 6
4 Albert Belle 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 21
2 Albert Belle 16
3 Javy Lopez 15
3 Gary Sheffield 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 8
2 Shannon Stewart 7
3 Eric Young 6
4 Craig Biggio 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Mussina 0.00
2 Roger Clemens 0.43
3 Kerry Wood 0.56
4 Al Leiter 0.73
5 Pete Harnisch 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 Darryl Kile 3
1 Kenny Rogers 3
4 Rick Aguilera 2
4 42 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 38
2 Kerry Wood 29
3 Randy Johnson 27
4 Rick Helling 24
5 Ramon Martinez 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 7
2 Jeff Shaw 6
3 Randy Myers 5
3 Troy Percival 5
3 Mariano Rivera 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Morris .449
2 Jim Thome .409
3 Todd Walker .395
4 Ivan Rodriguez .389
5 Tino Martinez .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vinny Castilla 11
1 Ken Griffey 11
3 Troy O'Leary 10
4 Andres Galarraga 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 35
2 Tino Martinez 33
3 Vinny Castilla 29
4 Mike Piazza 28
5 6 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 12
2 Tony Womack 11
3 Tom Goodwin 9
3 Shannon Stewart 9
3 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Leiter 0.34
2 Mike Mussina 1.52
3 Brian Meadows 1.69
4 Andy Ashby 1.80
5 Mike Hampton 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Helling 5
1 Kevin Millwood 5
1 Andy Pettitte 5
1 Kenny Rogers 5
1 Mike Sirotka 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 66
2 Pedro Martinez 52
3 Randy Johnson 49
4 Kerry Wood 45
5 Kevin Millwood 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 11
2 Jeff Shaw 9
3 Ugueth Urbina 8
4 Trevor Hoffman 7
4 4 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .374
2 Larry Walker .349
3 Mike Piazza .348
4 Frank Thomas .331
5 Roberto Alomar .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 59
2 Ken Griffey 56
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 144
3 Andres Galarraga 138
4 Mark McGwire 136
4 Mike Piazza 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 71
2 Tony Womack 61
3 Craig Biggio 59
4 Delino DeShields 55
4 2 others tied 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.09
2 Roger Clemens 2.18
3 Greg Maddux 2.31
4 Curt Schilling 2.53
5 Kevin Brown 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Darryl Kile 21
1 Brad Radke 21
3 Roger Clemens 20
3 Greg Maddux 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 353
2 Pedro Martinez 335
3 Randy Johnson 297
4 Roger Clemens 290
5 Hideo Nomo 232

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 51
2 Trevor Hoffman 41
2 Randy Myers 41
4 Doug Jones 40
5 Mariano Rivera 37