On This Day

Friday, July 17, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 67 23 .744 --
Red Sox 55 39 .585 14.0
Blue Jays 49 49 .500 22.0
Orioles 47 50 .485 23.5
Devil Rays 36 59 .379 33.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 53 41 .564 --
Twins 43 52 .453 10.5
Royals 42 53 .442 11.5
White Sox 42 54 .438 12.0
Tigers 40 53 .430 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 52 43 .547 --
Rangers 52 44 .542 0.5
Athletics 45 50 .474 7.0
Mariners 44 53 .454 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 64 32 .667 --
Mets 47 44 .516 14.5
Phillies 48 45 .516 14.5
Expos 39 56 .411 24.5
Marlins 36 59 .379 27.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 56 39 .589 --
Cubs 52 43 .547 4.0
Brewers 47 47 .500 8.5
Reds 45 51 .469 11.5
Cardinals 44 51 .463 12.0
Pirates 43 53 .448 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 62 34 .646 --
Giants 53 43 .552 9.0
Dodgers 48 48 .500 14.0
Rockies 41 55 .427 21.0
D'backs 33 62 .347 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Derek Jeter 4
1 Alex Rodriguez 4
1 David Segui 4
4 Rich Amaral 3
4 21 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Shawn Green 2
1 Tony Gwynn 2
1 Mark McGwire 2
1 Greg Vaughn 2
5 32 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Wilson 6
2 Shawn Green 5
3 Gabe Alvarez 4
3 Will Clark 4
3 4 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rich Amaral 1
1 Brady Anderson 1
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 Mike Cameron 1
1 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hideo Nomo 2.25
2 Brian Bohanon 1.50
3 Roger Clemens 1.43
4 Steve Trachsel 1.29
5 Ramiro Mendoza 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Acevedo 1
1 Andy Ashby 1
1 Willie Blair 1
1 Hector Carrasco 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 10
2 Hideo Nomo 9
2 Steve Trachsel 9
4 Andy Ashby 7
4 Javier Vazquez 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Jason Christiansen 1
1 Rich Croushore 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .344
2 Dante Bichette .341
3 Matt Stairs .333
4 Todd Walker .332
5 Derek Bell .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 42
2 Ken Griffey 39
3 Sammy Sosa 36
4 Greg Vaughn 32
5 Andres Galarraga 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 101
2 Mark McGwire 93
3 Sammy Sosa 89
4 Ken Griffey 87
5 Albert Belle 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 38
2 Tony Womack 35
3 Eric Young 33
4 Edgar Renteria 31
5 Shannon Stewart 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.57
2 Al Leiter 1.86
3 Bartolo Colon 2.48
4 Andy Ashby 2.53
5 Kevin Brown 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 13
1 David Cone 13
1 Tom Glavine 13
1 Greg Maddux 13
5 5 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 196
2 Curt Schilling 189
3 Pedro Martinez 156
3 Kerry Wood 156
5 Chuck Finley 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 28
2 Troy Percival 27
3 Tom Gordon 26
3 Robb Nen 26
3 John Wetteland 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Womack .458
2 Garret Anderson .444
3 Chipper Jones .436
4 Doug Glanville .426
5 Albert Belle .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 10
2 Ken Caminiti 5
2 Travis Fryman 5
2 Edgar Martinez 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 21
2 Edgar Martinez 14
3 Shane Andrews 13
3 Travis Fryman 13
3 Manny Ramirez 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brady Anderson 8
2 Shannon Stewart 7
2 Tony Womack 7
4 Cliff Floyd 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kenny Rogers 0.64
2 Chan Ho Park 0.71
3 David Cone 0.75
3 Matt Morris 0.75
5 Andy Pettitte 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 3
1 Jeff Fassero 3
1 Andy Pettitte 3
1 Shane Reynolds 3
5 31 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 38
2 Roger Clemens 27
3 Todd Stottlemyre 22
4 Kevin Brown 21
5 Mike Mussina 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 5
1 Todd Jones 5
1 Mark Leiter 5
1 Billy Taylor 5
5 5 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Greg Vaughn .412
2 Stan Javier .410
3 Matt Stairs .380
4 Derek Bell .364
5 Dmitri Young .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 13
2 Albert Belle 12
2 Sammy Sosa 12
4 Jeff Bagwell 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 31
2 Manny Ramirez 30
3 Jeff Bagwell 29
4 Ken Griffey 27
4 Alex Rodriguez 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shannon Stewart 13
2 Edgar Renteria 11
2 Alex Rodriguez 11
2 Tony Womack 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.13
2 Pedro Martinez 1.15
3 David Wells 1.24
4 Juan Acevedo 1.41
5 Bartolo Colon 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 5
1 Shane Reynolds 5
3 Andy Ashby 4
3 Kevin Brown 4
3 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 74
2 Roger Clemens 50
3 Kevin Brown 49
3 Kerry Wood 49
5 Todd Stottlemyre 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 11
2 Jeff Montgomery 10
2 Bob Wickman 10
4 Billy Taylor 9
5 Rod Beck 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .358
2 Mike Piazza .331
3 Dante Bichette .330
4 Roberto Alomar .329
5 Vinny Castilla .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 66
2 Ken Griffey 65
3 Sammy Sosa 54
4 Rafael Palmeiro 51
5 Andres Galarraga 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 158
2 Ken Griffey 149
3 Sammy Sosa 141
4 Mark McGwire 137
5 Rafael Palmeiro 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 68
2 Craig Biggio 60
3 Tony Womack 59
4 Eric Young 53
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.69
2 Pedro Martinez 2.51
3 Al Leiter 2.56
4 Kevin Brown 2.61
5 Denny Neagle 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 20
1 Tim Wakefield 20
3 Andy Pettitte 19
3 Kevin Tapani 19
5 5 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 332
2 Randy Johnson 305
3 Pedro Martinez 298
4 Roger Clemens 276
5 Kevin Brown 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 46
2 Trevor Hoffman 45
3 Randy Myers 43
4 Troy Percival 41
5 2 tied 38