On This Day

Sunday, July 5, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 61 20 .753 --
Red Sox 52 33 .612 11.0
Blue Jays 46 42 .523 18.5
Orioles 38 50 .432 26.5
Devil Rays 34 52 .395 29.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 50 35 .588 --
Twins 40 46 .465 10.5
Royals 38 48 .442 12.5
White Sox 35 51 .407 15.5
Tigers 34 50 .405 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 49 37 .570 --
Rangers 48 39 .552 1.5
Athletics 41 45 .477 8.0
Mariners 37 51 .420 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 59 29 .670 --
Mets 44 39 .530 12.5
Phillies 43 42 .506 14.5
Expos 34 52 .395 24.0
Marlins 32 55 .368 26.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 53 34 .609 --
Cubs 48 39 .552 5.0
Brewers 43 42 .506 9.0
Cardinals 40 46 .465 12.5
Pirates 40 48 .455 13.5
Reds 39 50 .438 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 57 31 .648 --
Giants 52 37 .584 5.5
Dodgers 43 44 .494 13.5
Rockies 37 52 .416 20.5
D'backs 30 58 .341 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Travis Fryman 4
1 Troy O'Leary 4
1 Tony Womack 4
4 Mike Benjamin 3
4 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 2
1 Manny Ramirez 2
1 Greg Vaughn 2
4 Moises Alou 1
4 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 5
2 Wil Cordero 4
2 Juan Gonzalez 4
2 Jose Hernandez 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brady Anderson 4
2 Tony Womack 3
3 Cliff Floyd 2
3 Ken Griffey 2
5 18 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jaret Wright 1.20
2 Jon Lieber 1.12
3 Randy Johnson 1.09
4 Tony Saunders 0.89
5 Denny Neagle 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 1
1 Sean Bergman 1
1 David Cone 1
1 Shawn Estes 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 12
2 Jon Lieber 9
3 Pedro Astacio 8
3 Shawn Estes 8
3 Tony Saunders 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Antonio Alfonseca 1
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .353
2 Ivan Rodriguez .350
3 Hal Morris .348
4 Brian Jordan .339
5 Dante Bichette .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 37
2 Ken Griffey 35
3 Sammy Sosa 33
4 Greg Vaughn 30
5 Andres Galarraga 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 101
2 Mark McGwire 87
3 Sammy Sosa 81
4 Ken Griffey 79
5 Vinny Castilla 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 37
2 Eric Young 32
3 Tony Womack 31
4 Kenny Lofton 28
4 Edgar Renteria 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.54
2 Al Leiter 1.86
3 Bartolo Colon 2.46
4 Andy Ashby 2.54
5 Tom Glavine 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 12
1 Tom Glavine 12
1 Greg Maddux 12
1 Aaron Sele 12
5 4 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 180
2 Randy Johnson 170
3 Pedro Martinez 142
4 Kerry Wood 139
5 Chuck Finley 135

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matt Stairs .462
2 Stan Javier .447
3 Randy Winn .438
4 Paul Bako .400
4 Hal Morris .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Manny Ramirez 9
2 Carlos Delgado 8
3 Jeff Bagwell 7
3 Ken Griffey 7
5 Henry Rodriguez 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 22
2 Jeff Bagwell 19
3 Carlos Delgado 17
4 J. T. Snow 16
5 5 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
2 Cliff Floyd 8
2 Shannon Stewart 8
4 Edgar Renteria 7
4 Alex Rodriguez 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Xavier Hernandez 0.00
1 Mark Langston 0.00
3 David Wells 0.56
4 Julian Tavarez 0.60
5 Bret Saberhagen 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Bartolo Colon 3
1 David Cone 3
1 Tom Glavine 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 36
2 Kevin Brown 31
3 Shawn Estes 25
3 Greg Maddux 25
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 6
1 Mariano Rivera 6
3 Michael Jackson 5
3 Jeff Montgomery 5
3 4 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Derek Bell .372
2 Matt Stairs .368
3 Nomar Garciaparra .361
4 Garret Anderson .361
5 Mo Vaughn .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 17
2 Ken Griffey 13
3 Rafael Palmeiro 12
4 Jeff Bagwell 11
5 4 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 35
2 Manny Ramirez 33
3 Jeff Bagwell 32
4 Juan Gonzalez 28
4 Rafael Palmeiro 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Alex Rodriguez 13
3 Shannon Stewart 12
4 Cliff Floyd 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bartolo Colon 0.90
2 Greg Maddux 0.92
3 Kenny Rogers 2.01
4 Al Leiter 2.10
5 David Cone 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 5
1 Bartolo Colon 5
1 David Cone 5
1 Pedro Martinez 5
5 17 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 65
2 Curt Schilling 55
3 David Cone 52
4 Kevin Brown 49
5 Kerry Wood 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 11
2 Trevor Hoffman 9
2 Jeff Montgomery 9
2 Randy Myers 9
2 3 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .351
2 Tony Gwynn .335
3 Larry Walker .333
4 Mike Piazza .332
5 Jason Kendall .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 65
2 Ken Griffey 62
3 Sammy Sosa 52
4 Juan Gonzalez 50
5 Rafael Palmeiro 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 173
2 Ken Griffey 144
3 Mark McGwire 142
4 Sammy Sosa 138
5 Tino Martinez 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 70
2 Craig Biggio 59
3 Tony Womack 58
4 Eric Young 57
5 Brian Hunter 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.74
2 Al Leiter 2.56
3 Pedro Martinez 2.56
4 Curt Schilling 2.64
5 Kevin Brown 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 20
1 Andy Pettitte 20
3 Mike Hampton 19
3 Brad Radke 19
3 Tim Wakefield 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 340
2 Pedro Martinez 302
3 Randy Johnson 293
4 Roger Clemens 282
5 Kevin Brown 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 47
2 Trevor Hoffman 46
3 Troy Percival 42
4 Randy Myers 41
5 Mariano Rivera 38