On This Day

Wednesday, July 1, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 57 20 .740 --
Red Sox 49 32 .605 10.0
Blue Jays 43 41 .512 17.5
Orioles 37 47 .440 23.5
Devil Rays 34 48 .415 25.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 47 34 .580 --
Twins 39 43 .476 8.5
Royals 37 45 .451 10.5
White Sox 33 49 .402 14.5
Tigers 32 48 .400 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 49 33 .598 --
Rangers 46 37 .554 3.5
Athletics 37 45 .451 12.0
Mariners 35 49 .417 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 55 29 .655 --
Mets 43 36 .544 9.5
Phillies 40 41 .494 13.5
Expos 33 49 .402 21.0
Marlins 30 53 .361 24.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 51 32 .614 --
Brewers 43 38 .531 7.0
Cubs 44 39 .530 7.0
Cardinals 39 43 .476 11.5
Pirates 39 45 .464 12.5
Reds 35 50 .412 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 54 30 .643 --
Giants 49 36 .576 5.5
Dodgers 41 42 .494 12.5
Rockies 37 48 .435 17.5
D'backs 29 55 .345 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sean Berry 4
1 Ken Griffey 4
3 Mike Cameron 3
3 Tony Fernandez 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Edgardo Alfonzo 2
1 Chipper Jones 2
1 David Segui 2
4 Moises Alou 1
4 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Moises Alou 4
1 Tino Martinez 4
3 Edgardo Alfonzo 3
3 Jeff Conine 3
3 10 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 3
1 Shannon Stewart 3
3 Cliff Floyd 2
3 Jose Offerman 2
3 Omar Vizquel 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kevin Brown 2.00
2 Kerry Wood 1.86
3 Bret Saberhagen 1.67
4 Ken Cloude 1.00
5 Woody Williams 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Dave Burba 1
1 Ken Cloude 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kerry Wood 13
2 Kevin Brown 10
3 Woody Williams 9
4 Tim Belcher 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .353
2 Bernie Williams .353
3 Hal Morris .352
4 Brian Jordan .345
5 Mark Grace .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 37
2 Ken Griffey 34
3 Sammy Sosa 33
4 Greg Vaughn 28
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 96
2 Mark McGwire 87
3 Sammy Sosa 81
4 Ken Griffey 74
5 Vinny Castilla 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 35
2 Eric Young 32
3 Kenny Lofton 28
3 Tony Womack 28
5 Edgar Renteria 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.64
2 Al Leiter 1.86
3 Hideki Irabu 2.47
4 Bartolo Colon 2.51
5 Andy Ashby 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 11
1 Tom Glavine 11
1 Rick Helling 11
1 Greg Maddux 11
1 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 175
2 Randy Johnson 158
3 Kerry Wood 139
4 Pedro Martinez 137
5 Chuck Finley 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Troy Percival 25
2 Tom Gordon 24
2 Trevor Hoffman 24
4 Robb Nen 23
5 3 tied 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Javier .444
2 Matt Stairs .422
3 Hal Morris .420
4 Jason Giambi .413
5 Jeff Cirillo .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 9
2 Jeff Bagwell 8
2 Ken Griffey 8
4 Rafael Palmeiro 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Bagwell 21
2 Sammy Sosa 18
3 Cliff Floyd 17
3 Eric Karros 17
5 5 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Rodriguez 8
2 Rickey Henderson 7
2 Edgar Renteria 7
4 Kenny Lofton 6
4 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Mlicki 0.82
2 Greg Maddux 1.13
2 David Wells 1.13
2 Bartolo Colon 1.13
2 Pedro Martinez 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Livan Hernandez 3
1 David Wells 3
4 Rolando Arrojo 2
4 50 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 36
2 Kerry Wood 32
3 Kevin Brown 28
3 Curt Schilling 28
5 John Smoltz 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 7
1 Bob Wickman 7
3 Jeff Montgomery 6
4 Tom Gordon 5
4 Michael Jackson 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ryan Klesko .382
2 Mo Vaughn .376
3 Rafael Palmeiro .370
4 Derek Bell .362
5 Mike Caruso .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 20
2 Ken Griffey 15
3 Rafael Palmeiro 13
4 Jeff Bagwell 11
4 Greg Vaughn 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 42
2 Rafael Palmeiro 31
3 Jeff Bagwell 30
3 Cecil Fielder 30
5 Eric Karros 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 16
2 Kenny Lofton 13
2 Alex Rodriguez 13
4 Otis Nixon 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.29
2 Bartolo Colon 1.30
3 Ismael Valdez 1.67
4 Kenny Rogers 2.01
5 Orlando Hernandez 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 5
2 Andy Ashby 4
2 Steve Avery 4
2 Dave Burba 4
2 17 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 58
2 Curt Schilling 56
3 Kerry Wood 54
4 David Cone 48
5 Kevin Brown 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Troy Percival 11
2 Mariano Rivera 10
3 Trevor Hoffman 9
3 Randy Myers 9
3 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .346
2 Tony Gwynn .343
3 Mike Piazza .332
4 Larry Walker .329
5 Mark Grace .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 66
2 Ken Griffey 61
3 Sammy Sosa 53
4 Rafael Palmeiro 50
5 Juan Gonzalez 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 170
2 Mark McGwire 147
3 Sammy Sosa 144
4 Ken Griffey 142
5 Rafael Palmeiro 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 69
2 Craig Biggio 60
3 Brian Hunter 57
3 Tony Womack 57
3 Eric Young 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.74
2 Pedro Martinez 2.62
3 Kevin Brown 2.70
4 Al Leiter 2.75
5 Mike Hampton 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Hampton 20
1 Greg Maddux 20
1 Brad Radke 20
4 Kevin Brown 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 343
2 Pedro Martinez 297
3 Randy Johnson 285
4 Roger Clemens 283
5 Kevin Brown 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 48
2 Trevor Hoffman 46
3 Troy Percival 43
4 Randy Myers 42
5 Mariano Rivera 37