On This Day

Wednesday, May 27, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 35 11 .761 --
Red Sox 29 20 .592 7.5
Blue Jays 27 24 .529 10.5
Devil Rays 23 27 .460 14.0
Orioles 23 28 .451 14.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 29 21 .580 --
Twins 23 27 .460 6.0
White Sox 20 29 .408 8.5
Tigers 19 28 .404 8.5
Royals 19 31 .380 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 31 19 .620 --
Angels 25 25 .500 6.0
Mariners 23 28 .451 8.5
Athletics 21 29 .420 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 39 14 .736 --
Mets 28 20 .583 8.5
Phillies 24 25 .490 13.0
Expos 18 33 .353 20.0
Marlins 17 35 .327 21.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 32 20 .615 --
Cubs 28 23 .549 3.5
Cardinals 26 24 .520 5.0
Brewers 25 25 .500 6.0
Pirates 24 29 .453 8.5
Reds 24 29 .453 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 33 20 .623 --
Giants 30 23 .566 3.0
Dodgers 26 26 .500 6.5
Rockies 22 30 .423 10.5
D'backs 16 36 .308 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Caruso 4
1 Mike Piazza 4
1 Todd Walker 4
4 Albert Belle 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 2
2 Albert Belle 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Rico Brogna 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Brogna 5
1 Bernie Williams 5
3 Albert Belle 4
4 Steve Finley 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rico Brogna 1
1 Mike Cameron 1
1 Mike Caruso 1
1 Jeff Conine 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Woodard 1.50
2 Darren Dreifort 1.00
2 Jose Rosado 1.00
2 Javier Vazquez 1.00
5 Greg Maddux 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Darren Dreifort 1
1 Mike Grace 1
1 Greg Maddux 1
1 Jose Rosado 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Todd Stottlemyre 7
2 Darren Dreifort 6
2 Greg Maddux 6
2 Steve Woodard 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Matt Karchner 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .380
2 Brian Jordan .377
3 Todd Walker .372
4 Hal Morris .369
5 John Olerud .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 25
2 Alex Rodriguez 19
3 Andres Galarraga 18
3 Ken Griffey 18
5 2 tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 62
2 Mark McGwire 61
3 Vinny Castilla 47
3 Andres Galarraga 47
5 Ken Griffey 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 19
1 Tom Goodwin 19
3 Tony Womack 18
3 Eric Young 18
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Leiter 1.49
2 Greg Maddux 1.83
3 Curt Schilling 2.00
4 Tom Glavine 2.01
5 Francisco Cordova 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Aaron Sele 8
2 Rolando Arrojo 7
2 Tom Glavine 7
2 Rick Helling 7
2 6 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 117
2 Pedro Martinez 96
3 Randy Johnson 90
4 Todd Stottlemyre 81
5 Chuck Finley 78

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 18
2 Trevor Hoffman 15
2 Jeff Shaw 15
4 Rod Beck 14
5 2 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Morandini .455
2 Barry Larkin .446
3 Brian Jordan .432
4 Scott Brosius .422
5 2 tied .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 11
2 Damion Easley 8
2 Greg Vaughn 8
4 Jose Canseco 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Damion Easley 24
2 Bernie Williams 22
3 Greg Vaughn 20
4 Mark McGwire 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Edgar Renteria 9
2 Jose Canseco 6
2 Rickey Henderson 6
4 Barry Bonds 5
5 16 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Swindell 0.71
2 Jason Johnson 0.75
3 Hideki Irabu 0.81
4 Woody Williams 0.82
5 Denny Neagle 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Darren Dreifort 3
1 Tom Glavine 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Glavine 24
1 Randy Johnson 24
1 Pedro Martinez 24
4 Roger Clemens 23
4 3 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 6
2 Roberto Hernandez 5
2 Trevor Hoffman 5
2 Gregg Olson 5
5 6 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Jordan .432
2 Tony Gwynn .398
3 Todd Walker .395
4 Jose Guillen .394
5 Derek Jeter .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 15
2 Alex Rodriguez 11
2 Greg Vaughn 11
4 Ken Griffey 10
5 5 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Damion Easley 34
2 Greg Vaughn 32
3 Mark McGwire 31
4 Paul O'Neill 30
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 13
2 Rickey Henderson 12
3 Jose Canseco 11
3 Edgar Renteria 11
3 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hideki Irabu 0.98
2 Greg Maddux 1.25
3 Kerry Wood 1.29
4 Al Leiter 1.53
5 Rick Reed 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rolando Arrojo 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 Denny Neagle 5
1 Tim Wakefield 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kerry Wood 56
2 Curt Schilling 52
3 Randy Johnson 51
4 Pedro Martinez 45
5 2 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 11
2 Trevor Hoffman 9
2 Robb Nen 9
2 Mariano Rivera 9
5 5 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .362
2 Mike Piazza .352
3 Larry Walker .346
4 Roberto Alomar .340
5 Wally Joyner .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 67
2 Ken Griffey 52
3 Andres Galarraga 48
4 Juan Gonzalez 47
5 Barry Bonds 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 166
2 Mark McGwire 145
3 Mike Piazza 140
4 Andres Galarraga 138
5 Ken Griffey 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 65
2 Craig Biggio 61
2 Tony Womack 61
4 Rickey Henderson 59
5 Delino DeShields 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.22
2 Greg Maddux 2.28
3 Roger Clemens 2.43
4 Curt Schilling 2.59
5 Tom Glavine 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brad Radke 23
2 Greg Maddux 21
3 Denny Neagle 20
4 Mike Hampton 19
4 Darryl Kile 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 354
2 Pedro Martinez 333
3 Randy Johnson 300
4 Roger Clemens 276
5 Hideo Nomo 230

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 51
2 Trevor Hoffman 45
3 Randy Myers 41
4 Mariano Rivera 39
5 Troy Percival 37