On This Day

Tuesday, June 9, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 45 13 .776 --
Red Sox 36 26 .581 11.0
Blue Jays 31 33 .484 17.0
Orioles 30 34 .469 18.0
Devil Rays 27 36 .429 20.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 38 25 .603 --
Twins 28 34 .452 9.5
White Sox 25 37 .403 12.5
Tigers 23 37 .383 13.5
Royals 23 39 .371 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 39 24 .619 --
Angels 35 26 .574 3.0
Athletics 27 35 .435 11.5
Mariners 27 37 .422 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 45 20 .692 --
Mets 34 25 .576 8.0
Phillies 29 32 .475 14.0
Expos 24 38 .387 19.5
Marlins 19 44 .302 25.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 39 24 .619 --
Cubs 38 25 .603 1.0
Pirates 32 32 .500 7.5
Brewers 30 31 .492 8.0
Cardinals 30 33 .476 9.0
Reds 28 37 .431 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 41 24 .631 --
Padres 40 25 .615 1.0
Dodgers 32 32 .500 8.5
Rockies 26 39 .400 15.0
D'backs 20 44 .313 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Darin Erstad 5
2 Luis Sojo 4
3 Carlos Baerga 3
3 Dave Berg 3
3 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Scott Brosius 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Moises Alou 1
2 Tony Batista 1
2 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 6
2 Yamil Benitez 4
2 Greg Vaughn 4
4 Albert Belle 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 3
2 Jermaine Allensworth 1
2 Jay Bell 1
2 Eric Davis 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Orlando Hernandez 1.80
2 Brad Radke 1.60
3 Matt Beech 1.50
4 Andy Ashby 1.38
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 1
1 Matt Beech 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 Mike Hampton 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Ashby 11
2 Matt Beech 9
2 Orlando Hernandez 9
4 Chuck Finley 8
4 Brad Radke 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .374
2 John Olerud .357
3 Mark Grace .351
4 Bernie Williams .348
5 Tony Gwynn .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 29
2 Ken Griffey 25
3 Andres Galarraga 23
4 Vinny Castilla 22
4 2 others tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 78
2 Mark McGwire 73
3 Andres Galarraga 63
4 Vinny Castilla 60
5 Ken Griffey 58

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 26
2 Craig Biggio 23
2 Tom Goodwin 23
2 Rickey Henderson 23
5 Tony Womack 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hideki Irabu 1.45
2 Greg Maddux 1.69
3 Al Leiter 1.72
4 Rick Reed 2.12
5 Francisco Cordova 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 9
1 Aaron Sele 9
3 Rolando Arrojo 8
3 Andy Ashby 8
3 12 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 134
2 Randy Johnson 115
3 Pedro Martinez 106
4 Chuck Finley 104
5 Kerry Wood 98

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 19
1 Robb Nen 19
3 Trevor Hoffman 18
3 Troy Percival 18
3 John Wetteland 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rondell White .444
2 Bernie Williams .442
3 Mark Grace .429
3 Mike Piazza .429
5 Steve Finley .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 9
2 Brian Johnson 8
3 Juan Gonzalez 7
3 Ken Griffey 7
3 Jim Thome 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 21
2 Carlos Delgado 19
2 Andres Galarraga 19
4 Jim Thome 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 8
2 Rickey Henderson 6
2 Chuck Knoblauch 6
2 Otis Nixon 6
2 Alex Rodriguez 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reed 0.40
2 Greg Maddux 0.68
3 Jaret Wright 0.75
3 Bill Swift 0.75
5 Orlando Hernandez 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Anderson 3
1 Andy Ashby 3
1 Dave Burba 3
1 Chuck Finley 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 27
2 Chuck Finley 26
2 Kerry Wood 26
4 Randy Johnson 25
5 Blake Stein 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 8
2 Troy Percival 6
3 John Wetteland 5
4 Trevor Hoffman 4
4 Randy Myers 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .406
2 Mickey Morandini .396
3 Mark Grace .382
4 Moises Alou .379
5 John Olerud .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 16
2 Greg Vaughn 14
3 Sammy Sosa 13
4 Damion Easley 11
4 5 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 35
2 Damion Easley 34
2 Greg Vaughn 34
4 Andres Galarraga 33
4 2 others tied 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Eric Young 13
3 Jose Canseco 10
3 Edgar Renteria 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reed 0.99
2 Greg Maddux 1.14
3 Orel Hershiser 1.29
4 Hideki Irabu 1.47
5 Jaret Wright 1.83

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kerry Wood 53
2 Roger Clemens 50
3 Randy Johnson 49
4 Chuck Finley 48
4 Todd Stottlemyre 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 14
2 Roberto Hernandez 10
2 John Wetteland 10
4 Trevor Hoffman 9
4 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .349
2 Mike Piazza .346
3 Bernie Williams .339
4 Mark Grace .337
5 Roberto Alomar .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 63
2 Ken Griffey 56
3 Juan Gonzalez 52
4 Andres Galarraga 48
5 Vinny Castilla 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 176
2 Mark McGwire 146
3 Ken Griffey 141
4 Andres Galarraga 137
5 Mike Piazza 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 65
1 Brian Hunter 65
3 Rickey Henderson 62
4 Tony Womack 58
5 Eric Young 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.06
2 Pedro Martinez 2.38
3 Roger Clemens 2.57
4 Kevin Brown 2.63
5 Tom Glavine 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brad Radke 23
2 Mike Hampton 21
2 Greg Maddux 21
4 Denny Neagle 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 342
2 Pedro Martinez 313
3 Roger Clemens 291
4 Randy Johnson 286
5 Hideo Nomo 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 49
2 Trevor Hoffman 45
3 Randy Myers 41
4 Troy Percival 40
5 Robb Nen 38