On This Day

Friday, June 26, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 54 19 .740 --
Red Sox 46 31 .597 10.0
Blue Jays 41 39 .513 16.5
Orioles 37 43 .463 20.5
Devil Rays 32 46 .410 24.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 46 31 .597 --
Twins 37 41 .474 9.5
Royals 34 44 .436 12.5
White Sox 32 46 .410 14.5
Tigers 30 46 .395 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 47 31 .603 --
Rangers 46 33 .582 1.5
Athletics 35 43 .449 12.0
Mariners 33 47 .413 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 51 29 .638 --
Mets 42 33 .560 6.5
Phillies 40 37 .519 9.5
Expos 31 47 .397 19.0
Marlins 27 52 .342 23.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 47 32 .595 --
Brewers 41 36 .532 5.0
Cubs 42 37 .532 5.0
Cardinals 38 40 .487 8.5
Pirates 38 42 .475 9.5
Reds 32 49 .395 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 52 28 .650 --
Giants 46 35 .568 6.5
Dodgers 38 41 .481 13.5
Rockies 35 46 .432 17.5
D'backs 27 53 .338 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Nomar Garciaparra 4
1 Ben Grieve 4
1 Rondell White 4
4 Rico Brogna 3
4 20 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Travis Lee 2
1 Javy Lopez 2
1 Devon White 2
4 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
4 31 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Devon White 5
2 Ben Grieve 4
2 Travis Lee 4
2 Rondell White 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
2 Bret Boone 1
2 Mike Bordick 1
2 Mike Cameron 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Morgan 2.00
2 Bartolo Colon 1.17
3 Kevin Brown 1.12
4 John Smoltz 1.11
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Bartolo Colon 1
1 Tyler Green 1
1 Pete Harnisch 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 10
2 Kevin Brown 9
3 Bartolo Colon 7
4 Jeff Juden 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .362
2 Bernie Williams .353
3 Brian Jordan .351
4 Hal Morris .345
5 Mark Grace .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 35
2 Sammy Sosa 32
3 Ken Griffey 31
4 Alex Rodriguez 26
5 2 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 96
2 Mark McGwire 84
3 Sammy Sosa 76
4 Ken Griffey 70
5 Vinny Castilla 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 34
2 Eric Young 31
3 Tony Womack 28
4 Tom Goodwin 25
4 Kenny Lofton 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.75
2 Al Leiter 1.86
3 Andy Ashby 2.25
4 Rick Reed 2.31
5 Hideki Irabu 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Helling 11
1 Aaron Sele 11
3 Andy Ashby 10
3 David Cone 10
3 4 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 167
2 Randy Johnson 146
3 Pedro Martinez 137
4 Kerry Wood 126
5 Chuck Finley 122

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 24
1 Troy Percival 24
3 Tom Gordon 23
3 Robb Nen 23
5 2 tied 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harold Baines .439
2 Darrin Fletcher .421
3 Marty Cordova .412
3 Mike Stanley .412
5 Nomar Garciaparra .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 12
2 Jeromy Burnitz 6
2 Tony Clark 6
2 Travis Lee 6
2 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 21
2 Jeff Bagwell 20
2 Sammy Sosa 20
4 Juan Gonzalez 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
2 Alex Rodriguez 7
3 Shawn Green 6
3 Otis Nixon 6
3 Quilvio Veras 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Mlicki 0.39
2 Elmer Dessens 0.71
3 Bartolo Colon 1.08
4 Pedro Martinez 1.17
5 Brad Woodall 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Bartolo Colon 3
1 Rick Helling 3
1 Pedro Martinez 3
1 Steve Sparks 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 33
2 Randy Johnson 31
3 Kerry Wood 28
4 Shawn Estes 27
5 3 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 7
1 Bob Wickman 7
3 Trevor Hoffman 6
3 Randy Myers 6
5 2 tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Caruso .390
2 Mike Piazza .376
3 Gary Disarcina .369
4 Harold Baines .368
5 Rondell White .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 21
2 Ken Griffey 13
3 Tony Clark 12
4 Juan Gonzalez 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 41
2 Juan Gonzalez 35
3 Rico Brogna 28
3 Carlos Delgado 28
3 Manny Ramirez 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
2 Alex Rodriguez 14
3 Eric Young 13
4 Otis Nixon 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.30
2 Bartolo Colon 1.60
3 Kenny Rogers 1.72
4 Rick Reed 1.75
5 Andy Ashby 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 5
1 Kevin Brown 5
1 Bartolo Colon 5
1 Jason Dickson 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 56
2 Kerry Wood 54
3 Curt Schilling 50
4 Kevin Brown 44
4 2 others tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Troy Percival 12
2 Robb Nen 11
3 Trevor Hoffman 10
3 Randy Myers 10
5 3 tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .346
2 Tony Gwynn .341
3 Mike Piazza .340
4 Mark Grace .334
5 Paul O'Neill .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 66
2 Ken Griffey 58
3 Sammy Sosa 53
4 Juan Gonzalez 52
5 Rafael Palmeiro 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 177
2 Mark McGwire 150
3 Sammy Sosa 144
4 Ken Griffey 138
5 Mike Piazza 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 70
2 Brian Hunter 62
3 Craig Biggio 59
3 Tony Womack 59
5 Eric Young 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.78
2 Pedro Martinez 2.56
3 Kevin Brown 2.74
4 Rick Reed 2.75
5 Mike Hampton 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Hampton 20
1 Greg Maddux 20
1 Brad Radke 20
4 Kevin Brown 18
4 6 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 347
2 Pedro Martinez 307
3 Roger Clemens 281
4 Randy Johnson 280
5 Hideo Nomo 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 48
1 Jeff Shaw 48
3 Randy Myers 42
3 Troy Percival 42
5 John Wetteland 38