On This Day

Wednesday, June 3, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 40 13 .755 --
Red Sox 33 23 .589 8.5
Blue Jays 29 29 .500 13.5
Orioles 28 30 .483 14.5
Devil Rays 25 32 .439 17.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 34 23 .596 --
Twins 26 30 .464 7.5
White Sox 23 33 .411 10.5
Tigers 21 33 .389 11.5
Royals 21 35 .375 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 35 22 .614 --
Angels 30 26 .536 4.5
Mariners 26 32 .448 9.5
Athletics 23 33 .411 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 42 18 .700 --
Mets 31 23 .574 8.0
Phillies 26 30 .464 14.0
Expos 22 36 .379 19.0
Marlins 17 41 .293 24.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 35 22 .614 --
Cubs 34 24 .586 1.5
Cardinals 29 28 .509 6.0
Brewers 28 28 .500 6.5
Pirates 29 30 .492 7.0
Reds 27 33 .450 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 36 23 .610 --
Giants 36 24 .600 0.5
Dodgers 28 30 .483 7.5
Rockies 25 34 .424 11.0
D'backs 19 40 .322 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wil Cordero 4
1 Eric Karros 4
1 Lee Stevens 4
4 Cecil Fielder 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brian Johnson 2
2 Luis Alicea 1
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Vinny Castilla 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Karros 5
2 Scott Brosius 4
2 Rickey Henderson 4
2 Magglio Ordonez 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Gonzalez 2
1 Andruw Jones 2
1 Kenny Lofton 2
4 Kimera Bartee 1
4 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 2.50
1 Rick Reed 2.50
3 Jon Lieber 1.40
4 Pedro Astacio 1.29
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sean Bergman 1
1 Carlos Castillo 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Tim Crabtree 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 10
2 Pedro Astacio 9
2 Kerry Wood 9
4 Chuck Finley 8
5 4 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Jason Christiansen 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 Scott Radinsky 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .379
2 Brian Jordan .366
3 John Olerud .364
4 Tony Gwynn .359
5 Todd Walker .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 27
2 Vinny Castilla 22
3 Andres Galarraga 21
3 Ken Griffey 21
3 Alex Rodriguez 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 73
2 Mark McGwire 68
3 Vinny Castilla 58
4 Andres Galarraga 55
5 Ken Griffey 52

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 23
2 Tom Goodwin 22
2 Rickey Henderson 22
4 Craig Biggio 20
4 Tony Womack 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Leiter 1.74
2 Greg Maddux 1.85
3 Tom Glavine 2.10
4 Chuck Finley 2.22
5 Masato Yoshii 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rolando Arrojo 8
1 Tom Glavine 8
1 Greg Maddux 8
1 Jason Schmidt 8
1 2 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 125
2 Randy Johnson 105
3 Pedro Martinez 102
4 Chuck Finley 96
5 Kerry Wood 94

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 19
2 Trevor Hoffman 16
2 Robb Nen 16
2 Troy Percival 16
2 Jeff Shaw 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Morandini .458
2 Carlos Baerga .451
3 Mike Caruso .444
4 Moises Alou .422
5 Edgar Martinez .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 8
1 Sammy Sosa 8
3 Damion Easley 7
3 Brian Johnson 7
3 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 23
2 Paul O'Neill 18
3 Damion Easley 17
3 Andres Galarraga 17
3 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 7
2 Chuck Knoblauch 6
2 Edgar Renteria 6
2 Omar Vizquel 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 0.50
2 Danny Graves 0.71
3 Orel Hershiser 0.86
4 Jaret Wright 1.14
5 Chuck Finley 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Burba 3
1 Wayne Gomes 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 Greg Maddux 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 30
2 Roger Clemens 28
2 Kerry Wood 28
4 Scott Erickson 25
5 Bartolo Colon 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 7
2 Gregg Olson 6
3 Troy Percival 5
3 Billy Wagner 5
5 2 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .411
2 Carlos Baerga .390
3 Brian Jordan .388
4 Derek Jeter .385
5 Moises Alou .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 15
2 Greg Vaughn 13
3 Andres Galarraga 11
3 Juan Gonzalez 11
3 Alex Rodriguez 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 37
2 Paul O'Neill 32
2 Greg Vaughn 32
4 Damion Easley 31
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Jose Canseco 12
3 Edgar Renteria 11
3 Tony Womack 11
3 Eric Young 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.86
2 Dennis Martinez 1.07
3 Greg Maddux 1.19
4 Kerry Wood 1.47
5 Hideki Irabu 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carlos Perez 6
2 Rolando Arrojo 5
2 Dave Burba 5
2 Orel Hershiser 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kerry Wood 69
2 Chuck Finley 49
3 Roger Clemens 48
4 Curt Schilling 47
5 2 tied 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 12
2 Roberto Hernandez 9
3 Tom Gordon 8
3 Trevor Hoffman 8
3 3 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .354
2 Mike Piazza .347
3 Roberto Alomar .340
4 Larry Walker .339
5 Mark Grace .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 64
2 Ken Griffey 52
3 Juan Gonzalez 51
4 Vinny Castilla 48
5 Andres Galarraga 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 173
2 Mark McGwire 145
3 Mike Piazza 140
4 Andres Galarraga 136
4 Ken Griffey 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 64
2 Brian Hunter 63
3 Craig Biggio 62
4 Tony Womack 60
5 Eric Young 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.14
2 Pedro Martinez 2.28
3 Roger Clemens 2.46
4 Kevin Brown 2.61
5 Tom Glavine 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brad Radke 23
2 Greg Maddux 21
3 Mike Hampton 20
3 Denny Neagle 20
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 351
2 Pedro Martinez 334
3 Roger Clemens 291
3 Randy Johnson 291
5 Hideo Nomo 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 51
2 Trevor Hoffman 44
3 Randy Myers 41
4 Troy Percival 40
5 Mariano Rivera 38