On This Day

Saturday, May 30, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 37 12 .755 --
Red Sox 30 22 .577 8.5
Blue Jays 28 26 .519 11.5
Orioles 25 29 .463 14.5
Devil Rays 24 29 .453 15.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 31 22 .585 --
Twins 24 28 .462 6.5
Tigers 21 29 .420 8.5
White Sox 21 31 .404 9.5
Royals 20 32 .385 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 32 21 .604 --
Angels 26 26 .500 5.5
Mariners 25 29 .463 7.5
Athletics 22 30 .423 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 39 17 .696 --
Mets 30 20 .600 6.0
Phillies 25 27 .481 12.0
Expos 20 34 .370 18.0
Marlins 17 37 .315 21.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 33 21 .611 --
Cubs 30 24 .556 3.0
Cardinals 28 25 .528 4.5
Brewers 27 25 .519 5.0
Reds 26 30 .464 8.0
Pirates 25 30 .455 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 34 21 .618 --
Giants 32 24 .571 2.5
Dodgers 27 28 .491 7.0
Rockies 23 32 .418 11.0
D'backs 17 38 .309 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Morandini 4
1 Kevin Young 4
3 Jeff Blauser 3
3 Johnny Damon 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Blowers 2
1 Juan Gonzalez 2
3 Roberto Alomar 1
3 Garret Anderson 1
3 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Blowers 5
1 Brad Fullmer 5
3 Juan Gonzalez 4
4 Darrin Jackson 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shawn Green 2
1 Mike Lansing 2
1 Otis Nixon 2
1 Alex Rodriguez 2
1 2 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Leiter 1.25
2 Pete Harnisch 1.12
3 Orel Hershiser 0.86
3 Bret Saberhagen 0.86
5 Tyler Green 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 1
1 Jason Christiansen 1
1 Cal Eldred 1
1 Pete Harnisch 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Leiter 10
2 Pete Harnisch 9
3 Tyler Green 7
3 Arthur Rhodes 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jerry Dipoto 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .380
2 Todd Walker .379
3 Brian Jordan .372
4 Hal Morris .367
5 John Olerud .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 27
2 Alex Rodriguez 20
3 Vinny Castilla 18
3 Andres Galarraga 18
3 Ken Griffey 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 66
1 Mark McGwire 66
3 Andres Galarraga 49
4 Vinny Castilla 48
5 Damion Easley 47

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 22
2 Craig Biggio 20
2 Tom Goodwin 20
2 Tony Womack 20
5 Rickey Henderson 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hideki Irabu 1.48
2 Al Leiter 1.74
3 Greg Maddux 1.83
4 Tom Glavine 2.16
5 Francisco Cordova 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Aaron Sele 8
2 Rolando Arrojo 7
2 David Cone 7
2 Tom Glavine 7
2 10 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 119
2 Randy Johnson 100
3 Pedro Martinez 96
4 Chuck Finley 88
5 Kerry Wood 85

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 19
2 Trevor Hoffman 15
2 Jeff Shaw 15
4 Rod Beck 14
4 3 others tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Morandini .452
2 Travis Fryman .438
2 Todd Walker .438
4 Bernie Williams .436
5 Brian Jordan .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 12
2 Damion Easley 8
3 Alex Rodriguez 7
4 Jose Canseco 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Damion Easley 23
2 Mark McGwire 22
3 Mike Blowers 18
3 Bernie Williams 18
5 Paul O'Neill 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Edgar Renteria 9
2 Rickey Henderson 7
2 Eric Young 7
4 Tony Womack 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny Neagle 0.63
2 Orel Hershiser 0.86
3 Greg Maddux 1.16
4 Chuck Finley 1.17
5 2 tied 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Burba 3
1 Darren Dreifort 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 Carlos Perez 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bartolo Colon 27
1 Randy Johnson 27
1 Kerry Wood 27
4 Roger Clemens 23
4 5 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 6
2 Jerry Dipoto 5
2 Tom Gordon 5
2 Roberto Hernandez 5
2 Gregg Olson 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Jordan .420
2 Todd Walker .402
3 Scott Brosius .396
4 Barry Bonds .381
5 Mickey Morandini .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 17
2 Alex Rodriguez 12
2 Greg Vaughn 12
4 Damion Easley 11
5 7 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Damion Easley 38
2 Paul O'Neill 34
3 Greg Vaughn 33
4 Mark McGwire 32
5 Mark Grace 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 14
2 Tony Womack 13
3 Rickey Henderson 12
3 Edgar Renteria 12
5 Jose Canseco 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.25
2 Hideki Irabu 1.44
3 Rick Reed 1.49
4 Kerry Wood 1.50
5 Orel Hershiser 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rolando Arrojo 5
1 Orel Hershiser 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 Denny Neagle 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kerry Wood 69
2 Curt Schilling 54
3 Randy Johnson 52
4 Roger Clemens 45
5 2 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 10
1 Robb Nen 10
3 Trevor Hoffman 9
3 Mark Leiter 9
5 5 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .356
2 Mike Piazza .351
3 Roberto Alomar .345
4 Larry Walker .340
5 Bernie Williams .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 66
2 Ken Griffey 51
3 Juan Gonzalez 48
4 Andres Galarraga 47
5 Barry Bonds 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 167
2 Mark McGwire 145
3 Andres Galarraga 139
3 Mike Piazza 139
5 Ken Griffey 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 65
2 Tony Womack 63
3 Craig Biggio 62
4 Rickey Henderson 61
5 Eric Young 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.19
2 Greg Maddux 2.27
3 Roger Clemens 2.51
4 Mike Mussina 2.73
5 Tom Glavine 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brad Radke 23
2 Mike Hampton 20
2 Greg Maddux 20
2 Denny Neagle 20
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 345
2 Pedro Martinez 328
3 Randy Johnson 295
4 Roger Clemens 285
5 Hideo Nomo 226

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 50
2 Trevor Hoffman 45
3 Randy Myers 42
4 Troy Percival 38
4 Mariano Rivera 38