On This Day

Friday, May 15, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 26 9 .743 --
Red Sox 25 15 .625 3.5
Orioles 20 20 .500 8.5
Blue Jays 19 21 .475 9.5
Devil Rays 17 22 .436 11.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 22 18 .550 --
Twins 18 22 .450 4.0
White Sox 17 21 .447 4.0
Royals 16 24 .400 6.0
Tigers 13 23 .361 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 25 15 .625 --
Angels 20 19 .513 4.5
Mariners 19 21 .475 6.0
Athletics 16 23 .410 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 31 11 .738 --
Mets 19 18 .514 9.5
Phillies 20 19 .513 9.5
Expos 15 25 .375 15.0
Marlins 14 28 .333 17.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 25 15 .625 --
Cubs 23 18 .561 2.5
Brewers 21 18 .538 3.5
Reds 21 20 .512 4.5
Cardinals 19 20 .487 5.5
Pirates 19 22 .463 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 27 14 .659 --
Giants 24 18 .571 3.5
Dodgers 19 22 .463 8.0
Rockies 17 25 .405 10.5
D'backs 10 31 .244 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Mabry 4
1 Devon White 4
3 Scott Brosius 3
3 Andy Fox 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Lankford 2
1 Eddie Perez 2
3 Shane Andrews 1
3 Paul Bako 1
3 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Sanders 4
2 Paul Bako 3
2 Albert Belle 3
2 Marty Cordova 3
2 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rich Becker 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Jose Canseco 1
1 Delino DeShields 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Hentgen 1.67
1 Jose Lima 1.67
3 Miguel Batista 0.86
4 Tim Wakefield 0.75
4 Steve Woodard 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 1
1 Miguel Batista 1
1 Brian Boehringer 1
1 Frank Castillo 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Miguel Batista 6
1 Felipe Lira 6
1 Tim Wakefield 6
4 John Burkett 5
4 6 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Keith Foulke 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Morris .395
2 Ivan Rodriguez .393
3 Ed Taubensee .382
4 Walt Weiss .374
5 Dante Bichette .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vinny Castilla 16
2 Andres Galarraga 15
2 Ken Griffey 15
2 Mark McGwire 15
5 Alex Rodriguez 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 50
2 Mark McGwire 44
3 Vinny Castilla 42
4 Chipper Jones 38
5 Andres Galarraga 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 16
2 Craig Biggio 15
2 Eric Young 15
4 Tony Womack 14
5 Brian Hunter 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Leiter 1.39
2 Pedro Martinez 1.79
3 Curt Schilling 1.96
4 Greg Maddux 2.08
5 Roger Clemens 2.19

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 96
2 Pedro Martinez 83
3 Randy Johnson 73
4 Chuck Finley 65
5 3 tied 58

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 14
2 Jeff Shaw 13
3 Rod Beck 12
3 Trevor Hoffman 12
5 2 tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Scott Brosius .465
2 Jose Guillen .457
3 Ed Taubensee .429
4 Brian Jordan .410
5 2 tied .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Vaughn 7
2 Eric Davis 6
2 Troy O'Leary 6
2 Michael Tucker 6
5 8 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Vaughn 17
2 Albert Belle 16
3 Mark Grace 15
3 Derek Jeter 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Canseco 7
1 Barry Larkin 7
1 Shannon Stewart 7
1 Tony Womack 7
5 Rondell White 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.41
2 Jeff Fassero 0.55
3 Kerry Wood 0.56
4 Pat Rapp 0.77
5 Mike Hampton 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Darwin 3
1 Greg Maddux 3
1 Tim Wakefield 3
4 Terry Adams 2
4 43 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kerry Wood 33
2 Curt Schilling 31
3 Pedro Martinez 26
4 Randy Johnson 25
5 Jesus Sanchez 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Leiter 6
1 Jeff Shaw 6
3 Tom Gordon 5
3 Trevor Hoffman 5
3 John Wetteland 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Morris .400
1 Ed Taubensee .400
1 Todd Walker .400
4 Tony Gwynn .388
5 Brian Jordan .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vinny Castilla 11
2 Andres Galarraga 10
3 Albert Belle 9
3 Ken Griffey 9
3 4 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 34
2 Albert Belle 28
3 Vinny Castilla 26
3 Javy Lopez 26
3 Tino Martinez 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 11
1 Barry Larkin 11
1 Shannon Stewart 11
4 Rickey Henderson 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hideki Irabu 0.99
1 Al Leiter 0.99
3 Rolando Arrojo 1.35
4 Mike Hampton 1.39
5 Rick Reed 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 Kenny Rogers 5
1 Tim Wakefield 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 62
2 Pedro Martinez 51
2 Kerry Wood 51
4 Chuck Finley 44
5 Roger Clemens 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 11
2 Jeff Shaw 10
3 Trevor Hoffman 9
3 John Wetteland 9
5 3 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .374
2 Larry Walker .352
3 Mike Piazza .351
4 Frank Thomas .331
5 Roberto Alomar .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 60
2 Ken Griffey 54
3 Andres Galarraga 49
4 Juan Gonzalez 48
5 Vinny Castilla 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 165
2 Andres Galarraga 142
3 Mark McGwire 138
3 Mike Piazza 138
5 Ken Griffey 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 71
2 Tony Womack 60
3 Craig Biggio 57
4 Delino DeShields 56
5 2 tied 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.07
2 Roger Clemens 2.07
3 Greg Maddux 2.30
4 Curt Schilling 2.62
5 Kevin Brown 2.78

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 347
2 Pedro Martinez 339
3 Randy Johnson 301
4 Roger Clemens 285
5 Hideo Nomo 234

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 52
2 Trevor Hoffman 43
3 Randy Myers 41
4 Doug Jones 37
4 Troy Percival 37