On This Day

Thursday, July 23, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 71 25 .740 --
Red Sox 58 42 .580 15.0
Orioles 51 51 .500 23.0
Blue Jays 51 52 .495 23.5
Devil Rays 37 62 .374 35.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 57 44 .564 --
Twins 45 55 .450 11.5
Royals 44 56 .440 12.5
White Sox 44 57 .436 13.0
Tigers 43 57 .430 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 56 45 .554 --
Angels 55 45 .550 0.5
Athletics 46 54 .460 9.5
Mariners 46 55 .455 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 67 35 .657 --
Mets 52 46 .531 13.0
Phillies 51 48 .515 14.5
Expos 39 62 .386 27.5
Marlins 37 64 .366 29.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 60 41 .594 --
Cubs 57 44 .564 3.0
Brewers 50 51 .495 10.0
Cardinals 48 53 .475 12.0
Pirates 48 54 .471 12.5
Reds 45 57 .441 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 67 35 .657 --
Giants 54 48 .529 13.0
Dodgers 52 50 .510 15.0
Rockies 44 58 .431 23.0
D'backs 36 65 .356 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dante Bichette 5
1 Larry Walker 5
3 Jose Offerman 4
3 Lenny Webster 4
3 Gregg Zaun 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Moises Alou 1
1 Garret Anderson 1
1 Dante Bichette 1
1 Damon Buford 1
1 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lenny Webster 6
2 Damon Buford 4
3 Dante Bichette 3
3 Lou Collier 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
1 Royce Clayton 1
1 Eric Davis 1
1 Carl Everett 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joey Hamilton 2.50
2 Eric Milton 1.00
3 Dave Mlicki 0.88
4 Mark Clark 0.80
5 Jeremy Powell 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Kent Bottenfield 1
1 Frank Castillo 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joey Hamilton 10
2 Tyler Green 7
2 Eric Milton 7
2 Dave Mlicki 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dante Bichette .344
2 Ivan Rodriguez .342
3 Matt Stairs .336
4 Jason Kendall .335
5 Todd Walker .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 43
2 Ken Griffey 40
3 Sammy Sosa 37
4 Greg Vaughn 36
5 Andres Galarraga 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 114
2 Mark McGwire 97
3 Sammy Sosa 94
4 Ken Griffey 91
5 2 tied 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 39
1 Tony Womack 39
3 Eric Young 33
4 Craig Biggio 31
4 Edgar Renteria 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.66
2 Al Leiter 1.97
3 Andy Ashby 2.49
4 Kevin Brown 2.57
5 Bartolo Colon 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 14
1 David Cone 14
1 Tom Glavine 14
4 Rick Helling 13
4 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 201
2 Curt Schilling 198
3 Kerry Wood 167
4 Pedro Martinez 159
5 Kevin Brown 149

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 32
2 Rod Beck 29
2 Troy Percival 29
4 Jeff Shaw 28
5 3 tied 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Womack .466
2 Albert Belle .458
3 Rusty Greer .444
4 Vinny Castilla .423
5 Ellis Burks .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 12
2 Vladimir Guerrero 7
3 Vinny Castilla 6
3 Travis Fryman 6
3 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 24
2 Eric Davis 19
3 Ray Lankford 18
4 Dante Bichette 17
5 5 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 8
2 Justin Baughman 6
2 Cliff Floyd 6
4 Craig Biggio 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 0.72
2 David Cone 0.75
3 Kenny Rogers 0.78
4 Mark Portugal 0.82
5 Matt Morris 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Joey Hamilton 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 31
2 Kerry Wood 28
3 Kevin Brown 27
4 David Cone 25
5 Roger Clemens 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 7
2 Rod Beck 6
3 Michael Jackson 5
3 Jeff Montgomery 5
3 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Belle .404
2 Vinny Castilla .400
3 Stan Javier .393
4 Matt Stairs .389
5 Rusty Greer .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 14
2 Ken Griffey 12
3 Greg Vaughn 11
4 Mark McGwire 10
4 Henry Rodriguez 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 32
2 Travis Fryman 28
3 Greg Vaughn 27
4 Moises Alou 26
4 4 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cliff Floyd 13
2 Shannon Stewart 12
3 Tony Womack 11
4 Rickey Henderson 9
5 5 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 1.13
2 Chan Ho Park 1.35
3 Greg Maddux 1.36
4 Pedro Martinez 1.42
5 David Wells 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 5
1 David Cone 5
1 Tom Glavine 5
1 Shane Reynolds 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 67
2 Kevin Brown 49
2 Kerry Wood 49
4 David Cone 47
5 Roger Clemens 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 12
2 Jeff Shaw 10
3 Trevor Hoffman 9
3 Michael Jackson 9
5 4 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .360
2 Mike Piazza .335
3 Dante Bichette .333
4 Roberto Alomar .332
5 Larry Walker .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 67
2 Ken Griffey 66
3 Sammy Sosa 55
4 Juan Gonzalez 50
5 2 tied 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 168
2 Ken Griffey 149
3 Mark McGwire 141
4 Sammy Sosa 140
5 Dante Bichette 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 67
2 Tony Womack 62
3 Craig Biggio 61
4 Eric Young 53
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.75
2 Kevin Brown 2.40
3 Pedro Martinez 2.51
4 Al Leiter 2.60
5 Rick Reed 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Tapani 20
2 Kevin Brown 19
2 Pedro Martinez 19
2 Tim Wakefield 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 326
2 Randy Johnson 294
3 Pedro Martinez 292
4 Roger Clemens 270
5 Kevin Brown 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 49
2 Trevor Hoffman 47
3 Randy Myers 43
3 Troy Percival 43
5 John Wetteland 39