On This Day

Friday, July 3, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 59 20 .747 --
Red Sox 51 32 .614 10.0
Blue Jays 44 42 .512 18.5
Orioles 38 48 .442 24.5
Devil Rays 34 50 .405 27.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 49 34 .590 --
Twins 39 45 .464 10.5
Royals 37 47 .440 12.5
White Sox 34 50 .405 15.5
Tigers 33 49 .402 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 49 35 .583 --
Rangers 46 39 .541 3.5
Athletics 39 45 .464 10.0
Mariners 37 49 .430 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 57 29 .663 --
Mets 44 37 .543 10.5
Phillies 41 42 .494 14.5
Expos 34 50 .405 22.0
Marlins 30 55 .353 26.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 52 33 .612 --
Cubs 46 39 .541 6.0
Brewers 43 40 .518 8.0
Cardinals 40 44 .476 11.5
Pirates 40 46 .465 12.5
Reds 37 50 .425 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 55 31 .640 --
Giants 51 36 .586 4.5
Dodgers 42 43 .494 12.5
Rockies 37 50 .425 18.5
D'backs 29 57 .337 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Garret Anderson 4
1 Shannon Stewart 4
1 Fernando Tatis 4
1 Randy Winn 4
5 16 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tyler Houston 2
1 Manny Ramirez 2
3 Shane Andrews 1
3 Billy Ashley 1
3 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tyler Houston 5
2 Billy Ashley 4
3 Shane Andrews 3
3 Orlando Cabrera 3
3 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 2
2 Justin Baughman 1
2 Mike Benjamin 1
2 Wil Cordero 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jose Rosado 1.17
2 Mike Mussina 1.12
3 Tim Wakefield 0.88
4 Andy Benes 0.78
5 Kevin Tapani 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Brocail 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Jeff Fassero 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Mussina 9
2 Shane Reynolds 8
2 Kevin Tapani 8
4 Andy Benes 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .353
2 Hal Morris .349
3 Brian Jordan .344
4 Ivan Rodriguez .343
5 Dante Bichette .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 37
2 Ken Griffey 35
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 78
5 Vinny Castilla 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 37
2 Eric Young 32
3 Kenny Lofton 28
3 Edgar Renteria 28
3 Tony Womack 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.54
2 Al Leiter 1.86
3 Bartolo Colon 2.46
4 Andy Ashby 2.57
5 Tom Glavine 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 12
1 Greg Maddux 12
3 David Cone 11
3 Rick Helling 11
3 3 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 180
2 Randy Johnson 158
3 Pedro Martinez 142
4 Kerry Wood 139
5 Chuck Finley 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 25
1 Troy Percival 25
3 Tom Gordon 24
3 Robb Nen 24
5 Jeff Shaw 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Javier .489
2 Jason Giambi .426
3 Paul Bako .417
4 Matt Stairs .413
5 Carlos Hernandez .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Bagwell 8
1 Ken Griffey 8
1 Sammy Sosa 8
4 Rafael Palmeiro 7
4 Manny Ramirez 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Bagwell 22
2 Manny Ramirez 19
3 Sammy Sosa 17
4 Cliff Floyd 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
2 Edgar Renteria 8
2 Alex Rodriguez 8
4 Otis Nixon 7
5 Kenny Lofton 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Julian Tavarez 0.67
2 Pedro Martinez 0.82
3 Juan Acevedo 0.92
4 Greg Maddux 1.13
4 2 others tied 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Bartolo Colon 3
1 Tom Glavine 3
1 Livan Hernandez 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 36
2 Kerry Wood 32
3 Kevin Brown 28
4 Greg Maddux 25
5 John Smoltz 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Michael Jackson 6
1 Bob Wickman 6
3 Mariano Rivera 5
3 Jeff Shaw 5
5 4 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ryan Klesko .408
2 Stan Javier .388
3 Mo Vaughn .381
4 Orlando Merced .370
5 Derek Bell .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 18
2 Ken Griffey 14
3 Rafael Palmeiro 12
4 Jeff Bagwell 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 37
2 Jeff Bagwell 32
3 Eric Karros 29
3 Rafael Palmeiro 29
5 3 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Alex Rodriguez 13
3 Kenny Lofton 12
4 Otis Nixon 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 0.92
2 Bartolo Colon 1.32
3 Kenny Rogers 2.01
4 Orlando Hernandez 2.04
5 Al Leiter 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 5
1 Bartolo Colon 5
1 Tom Glavine 5
1 Pedro Martinez 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 58
2 Curt Schilling 55
3 Kerry Wood 54
4 David Cone 48
5 Kevin Brown 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 9
1 Randy Myers 9
1 Robb Nen 9
1 Troy Percival 9
1 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .347
2 Tony Gwynn .334
3 Larry Walker .332
4 Mike Piazza .331
5 Bobby Higginson .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 65
2 Ken Griffey 62
3 Sammy Sosa 52
4 Rafael Palmeiro 49
5 Juan Gonzalez 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 168
2 Mark McGwire 144
3 Ken Griffey 143
4 Sammy Sosa 141
5 2 tied 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 71
2 Craig Biggio 60
3 Tony Womack 57
3 Eric Young 57
5 Brian Hunter 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.74
2 Pedro Martinez 2.56
3 Kevin Brown 2.70
4 Curt Schilling 2.72
5 Al Leiter 2.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 348
2 Pedro Martinez 302
3 Randy Johnson 285
4 Roger Clemens 275
5 Kevin Brown 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 49
2 Trevor Hoffman 47
3 Troy Percival 42
4 Randy Myers 41
5 Mariano Rivera 37