On This Day

Monday, July 20, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 69 25 .734 --
Red Sox 56 40 .583 14.0
Blue Jays 50 50 .500 22.0
Orioles 48 51 .485 23.5
Devil Rays 36 61 .371 34.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 55 42 .567 --
Twins 44 53 .454 11.0
Royals 43 54 .443 12.0
White Sox 43 56 .434 13.0
Tigers 42 55 .433 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 54 44 .551 --
Angels 53 44 .546 0.5
Athletics 46 51 .474 7.5
Mariners 45 54 .455 9.5

Games

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 65 34 .657 --
Phillies 50 46 .521 13.5
Mets 48 46 .511 14.5
Expos 39 59 .398 25.5
Marlins 37 61 .378 27.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 59 39 .602 --
Cubs 54 44 .551 5.0
Brewers 49 48 .505 9.5
Cardinals 46 52 .469 13.0
Pirates 46 53 .465 13.5
Reds 45 54 .455 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 64 35 .646 --
Giants 54 45 .545 10.0
Dodgers 50 49 .505 14.0
Rockies 41 58 .414 23.0
D'backs 35 63 .357 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Derek Jeter 6
2 Damion Easley 4
2 Carl Everett 4
2 Mark McGwire 4
2 Paul O'Neill 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 1
1 Dante Bichette 1
1 Jeff Blauser 1
1 Jeromy Burnitz 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Lankford 5
2 Kevin Tapani 4
3 Dante Bichette 3
3 Jeff Blauser 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Derek Jeter 2
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Paul Bako 1
2 Derek Bell 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Darren Dreifort 2.33
2 Curt Schilling 1.50
3 Carlos Perez 1.40
4 Matt Morris 1.00
5 Russ Ortiz 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bartolo Colon 1
1 Francisco Cordova 1
1 Darren Dreifort 1
1 Doug Henry 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 9
2 Darren Dreifort 7
2 Livan Hernandez 7
2 Russ Ortiz 7
2 Carlos Perez 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 Ricardo Rincon 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .347
2 Dante Bichette .342
3 Jason Kendall .335
4 Derek Bell .335
5 Matt Stairs .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 43
2 Ken Griffey 39
3 Sammy Sosa 36
4 Greg Vaughn 35
5 3 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 105
2 Mark McGwire 96
3 Ken Griffey 89
3 Sammy Sosa 89
5 2 tied 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 38
2 Tony Womack 37
3 Eric Young 33
4 Edgar Renteria 31
5 Shannon Stewart 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.57
2 Al Leiter 1.76
3 Andy Ashby 2.53
4 Kevin Brown 2.59
5 Bartolo Colon 2.60

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 Curt Schilling 198
2 Randy Johnson 196
3 Pedro Martinez 156
3 Kerry Wood 156
5 2 tied 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 30
2 Robb Nen 27
2 Troy Percival 27
2 John Wetteland 27
5 3 tied 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Belle .460
2 Tony Womack .457
3 Rusty Greer .450
4 Chipper Jones .447
5 Greg Vaughn .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 11
2 Mark McGwire 6
3 Vinny Castilla 5
3 Travis Fryman 5
3 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 21
2 Ray Lankford 16
3 Dante Bichette 14
3 Eric Davis 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 6
2 Justin Baughman 5
2 Darin Erstad 5
2 Brian Jordan 5
5 9 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 0.00
2 Mark Portugal 0.69
3 Kenny Rogers 0.78
4 Matt Morris 0.98
5 Mark Clark 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hideki Irabu 3
1 Jesse Orosco 3
1 John Smoltz 3
4 Juan Acevedo 2
4 27 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 26
2 Roger Clemens 20
2 John Smoltz 20
2 Todd Stottlemyre 20
5 Darren Dreifort 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 5
1 John Wetteland 5
3 Jeff Montgomery 4
3 Bob Wickman 4
5 12 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Javier .407
2 Rusty Greer .392
3 Greg Vaughn .385
4 Albert Belle .382
5 Matt Stairs .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 13
2 Ken Griffey 11
3 Jeff Bagwell 10
3 Carlos Delgado 10
3 4 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 31
1 Manny Ramirez 31
3 Jeff Bagwell 28
3 Dante Bichette 28
3 Travis Fryman 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cliff Floyd 12
1 Shannon Stewart 12
1 Tony Womack 12
4 Edgar Renteria 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.15
2 David Cone 1.35
3 Greg Maddux 1.40
4 Juan Acevedo 1.41
5 David Wells 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shane Reynolds 5
2 Tim Belcher 4
2 Kevin Brown 4
2 Roger Clemens 4
2 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 62
2 Kevin Brown 49
2 Kerry Wood 49
4 John Smoltz 44
5 Roger Clemens 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 10
2 Rod Beck 9
2 Trevor Hoffman 9
2 Jeff Montgomery 9
2 Bob Wickman 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .361
2 Roberto Alomar .335
3 Mike Piazza .332
4 Dante Bichette .330
5 Vinny Castilla .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 67
2 Ken Griffey 65
3 Sammy Sosa 54
4 Rafael Palmeiro 49
5 3 tied 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 161
2 Ken Griffey 147
3 Mark McGwire 140
4 Sammy Sosa 137
5 Vinny Castilla 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 67
2 Tony Womack 61
3 Craig Biggio 59
4 Eric Young 53
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.67
2 Al Leiter 2.45
3 Pedro Martinez 2.51
4 Kevin Brown 2.61
5 Curt Schilling 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Tapani 20
2 Greg Maddux 19
2 Andy Pettitte 19
2 Tim Wakefield 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 341
2 Randy Johnson 289
2 Pedro Martinez 289
4 Roger Clemens 266
5 Kevin Brown 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 48
2 Trevor Hoffman 46
3 Randy Myers 43
4 Troy Percival 41
5 John Wetteland 39