On This Day

Friday, June 5, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 42 13 .764 --
Red Sox 34 24 .586 9.5
Blue Jays 30 30 .500 14.5
Orioles 29 31 .483 15.5
Devil Rays 25 34 .424 19.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 35 24 .593 --
Twins 26 32 .448 8.5
White Sox 24 34 .414 10.5
Royals 22 36 .379 12.5
Tigers 21 35 .375 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 36 23 .610 --
Angels 32 26 .552 3.5
Mariners 27 33 .450 9.5
Athletics 25 33 .431 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 42 19 .689 --
Mets 32 23 .582 7.0
Phillies 27 30 .474 13.0
Expos 23 36 .390 18.0
Marlins 17 42 .288 24.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 35 24 .593 --
Astros 35 24 .593 0.0
Brewers 29 28 .509 5.0
Pirates 30 30 .500 5.5
Cardinals 29 30 .492 6.0
Reds 28 33 .459 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 37 24 .607 --
Padres 37 24 .607 0.0
Dodgers 29 31 .483 7.5
Rockies 26 35 .426 11.0
D'backs 19 42 .311 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bret Boone 4
2 Manny Alexander 3
2 Jeff Blauser 3
2 Jeff Cirillo 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 2
1 Mo Vaughn 2
3 Brant Brown 1
3 Joe Carter 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Gomez 3
1 Juan Gonzalez 3
1 Marquis Grissom 3
1 Vladimir Guerrero 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Abreu 1
1 Justin Baughman 1
1 Carlos Delgado 1
1 Gary Disarcina 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kenny Rogers 1.60
2 Dustin Hermanson 1.50
3 Jose Silva 1.40
4 Pete Schourek 1.33
5 Pete Harnisch 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Tim Crabtree 1
1 Jason Dickson 1
1 Cal Eldred 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Darren Oliver 10
2 Pete Harnisch 8
2 Kenny Rogers 8
2 Pete Schourek 8
5 Jose Silva 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Leiter 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 Jeff Shaw 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .381
2 John Olerud .372
3 Tony Gwynn .359
4 Brian Jordan .354
5 Ed Taubensee .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 28
2 Vinny Castilla 22
2 Ken Griffey 22
4 Andres Galarraga 21
4 Alex Rodriguez 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 76
2 Mark McGwire 70
3 Vinny Castilla 58
4 Andres Galarraga 55
5 Ken Griffey 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 24
2 Rickey Henderson 23
3 Tom Goodwin 22
4 Craig Biggio 20
4 Tony Womack 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hideki Irabu 1.45
2 Al Leiter 1.72
3 Greg Maddux 1.85
4 Tom Glavine 2.10
5 Chuck Finley 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rolando Arrojo 8
1 Tom Glavine 8
1 Ken Hill 8
1 Greg Maddux 8
1 3 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 125
2 Pedro Martinez 106
3 Randy Johnson 105
4 Chuck Finley 96
5 Kerry Wood 94

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 19
2 Robb Nen 17
2 Jeff Shaw 17
4 Trevor Hoffman 16
4 Troy Percival 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edgar Martinez .479
2 John Olerud .465
3 Jason Kendall .432
4 Bernie Williams .426
5 Carlos Baerga .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 9
2 Juan Gonzalez 8
2 Mark McGwire 8
4 Brian Johnson 7
4 Greg Vaughn 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 22
2 Mark McGwire 18
2 Sammy Sosa 18
4 Paul O'Neill 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 8
2 Shawn Green 6
2 Chuck Knoblauch 6
2 Eric Young 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 0.52
2 Jaret Wright 0.56
3 Chuck Finley 1.17
4 Ramon Martinez 1.23
5 Rick Reed 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 3
1 Dave Burba 3
1 Wayne Gomes 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 30
2 Roger Clemens 28
2 Kerry Wood 28
4 Bartolo Colon 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 7
2 Roberto Hernandez 4
2 Randy Myers 4
2 Gregg Olson 4
2 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .389
2 Jeff Cirillo .383
3 Bernie Williams .382
4 Carlos Baerga .381
5 Barry Bonds .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 16
2 Greg Vaughn 13
3 Juan Gonzalez 12
4 Damion Easley 11
4 Andres Galarraga 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 40
2 Damion Easley 33
3 Mark McGwire 32
4 Greg Vaughn 31
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Jose Canseco 12
2 Eric Young 12
4 Edgar Renteria 11
5 Rondell White 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.19
2 Orel Hershiser 1.29
3 Hideki Irabu 1.44
4 Kerry Wood 1.47
5 Rick Reed 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 6
1 Carlos Perez 6
3 Rolando Arrojo 5
3 Dave Burba 5
3 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 13
2 Roberto Hernandez 9
2 Mark Leiter 9
4 Trevor Hoffman 8
4 3 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .353
2 Mike Piazza .345
3 Larry Walker .340
4 Roberto Alomar .339
5 Mark Grace .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 64
2 Ken Griffey 53
3 Juan Gonzalez 52
4 Vinny Castilla 48
5 Andres Galarraga 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 176
2 Mark McGwire 146
3 Ken Griffey 138
3 Mike Piazza 138
5 Andres Galarraga 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 65
2 Brian Hunter 63
3 Craig Biggio 62
4 Tony Womack 57
5 Eric Young 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.14
2 Pedro Martinez 2.45
3 Roger Clemens 2.46
4 Tom Glavine 2.73
5 Kevin Brown 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brad Radke 23
2 Greg Maddux 21
3 Mike Hampton 20
3 Denny Neagle 20
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 344
2 Pedro Martinez 326
3 Roger Clemens 291
3 Randy Johnson 291
5 Hideo Nomo 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 51
2 Trevor Hoffman 43
3 Randy Myers 41
4 Troy Percival 40
5 Mariano Rivera 38