On This Day

Sunday, July 26, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 73 26 .737 --
Red Sox 60 43 .583 15.0
Orioles 52 53 .495 24.0
Blue Jays 52 54 .491 24.5
Devil Rays 40 62 .392 34.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 59 45 .567 --
Twins 48 55 .466 10.5
Royals 46 57 .447 12.5
White Sox 45 59 .433 14.0
Tigers 44 59 .427 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 56 47 .544 --
Rangers 56 48 .538 0.5
Mariners 48 56 .462 8.5
Athletics 46 57 .447 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 69 36 .657 --
Mets 54 48 .529 13.5
Phillies 54 49 .524 14.0
Expos 40 65 .381 29.0
Marlins 38 67 .362 31.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 61 43 .587 --
Cubs 59 46 .562 2.5
Brewers 53 52 .505 8.5
Cardinals 49 55 .471 12.0
Pirates 49 56 .467 12.5
Reds 46 59 .438 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 69 36 .657 --
Giants 56 49 .533 13.0
Dodgers 54 51 .514 15.0
Rockies 46 59 .438 23.0
D'backs 37 67 .356 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Grudzielanek 4
1 Gregg Jefferies 4
1 Fred McGriff 4
1 David Segui 4
1 Todd Walker 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Clark 2
2 Moises Alou 1
2 Albert Belle 1
2 Mike Blowers 1
2 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Marty Cordova 4
1 Scott Rolen 4
3 Jay Buhner 3
3 Ken Caminiti 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Griffey 3
2 Alex Rodriguez 2
2 Turner Ward 2
4 Scott Brosius 1
4 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kevin Brown 1.43
2 Ismael Valdez 1.00
2 David Wells 1.00
4 Pedro Martinez 0.86
4 2 others tied 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 1
1 LaTroy Hawkins 1
1 Mark Leiter 1
1 Greg Maddux 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 10
1 David Wells 10
3 Rick Helling 6
3 Pedro Martinez 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Rich Croushore 1
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Walker .352
2 Ivan Rodriguez .340
3 Dante Bichette .338
4 Jason Kendall .335
5 Larry Walker .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 44
2 Ken Griffey 40
3 Sammy Sosa 38
4 Greg Vaughn 37
5 3 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 116
2 Mark McGwire 98
3 Sammy Sosa 96
4 Vinny Castilla 95
5 2 tied 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 43
2 Tony Womack 40
3 Eric Young 33
4 Edgar Renteria 32
5 2 tied 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.59
2 Al Leiter 1.97
3 Andy Ashby 2.49
4 Pedro Martinez 2.59
5 Kevin Brown 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 14
1 David Cone 14
1 Tom Glavine 14
1 Greg Maddux 14
1 Pedro Martinez 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 209
2 Randy Johnson 201
3 Kerry Wood 173
4 Pedro Martinez 165
5 Kevin Brown 159

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 33
2 Rod Beck 31
3 Jeff Shaw 30
4 Troy Percival 29
5 Tom Gordon 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Walker .545
2 Tony Womack .476
3 Jose Offerman .453
4 Edgar Martinez .426
5 Eric Davis .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 9
2 Vinny Castilla 7
2 Vladimir Guerrero 7
2 Rafael Palmeiro 7
2 Greg Vaughn 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 21
2 Vinny Castilla 18
2 Nomar Garciaparra 18
4 Vladimir Guerrero 16
4 Kevin Young 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 8
2 Rickey Henderson 6
3 Justin Baughman 5
3 Johnny Damon 5
3 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.78
2 Francisco Cordova 0.81
3 Mark Clark 1.08
4 David Cone 1.13
4 Randy Johnson 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Francisco Cordova 3
1 Joey Hamilton 3
1 Doug Henry 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 29
2 Kerry Wood 25
3 Roger Clemens 24
3 Darren Dreifort 24
3 Curt Schilling 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 7
1 Trevor Hoffman 7
1 Jeff Shaw 7
4 Michael Jackson 6
5 3 tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Javier .418
2 Albert Belle .416
3 Vinny Castilla .408
4 Todd Walker .391
5 Garret Anderson .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 15
2 Greg Vaughn 12
3 Rafael Palmeiro 11
4 Moises Alou 10
4 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 31
2 Moises Alou 27
2 Vinny Castilla 27
2 Greg Vaughn 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cliff Floyd 13
2 Shannon Stewart 12
2 Tony Womack 12
4 Rickey Henderson 11
5 Stan Javier 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 0.88
2 Greg Maddux 1.14
3 Pedro Martinez 1.20
4 Chan Ho Park 1.31
5 Roger Clemens 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Fassero 5
1 Pedro Martinez 5
1 Andy Pettitte 5
4 Andy Ashby 4
4 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 59
2 Randy Johnson 55
3 Kerry Wood 47
4 John Smoltz 46
5 3 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 14
2 Jeff Shaw 11
3 Trevor Hoffman 10
4 Rick Aguilera 9
4 3 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .359
2 Mike Piazza .332
3 Roberto Alomar .330
4 Larry Walker .327
5 Vinny Castilla .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 68
2 Ken Griffey 65
3 Sammy Sosa 53
4 Juan Gonzalez 51
5 2 tied 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 169
2 Ken Griffey 145
3 Mark McGwire 141
4 Sammy Sosa 138
5 Vinny Castilla 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 69
2 Tony Womack 62
3 Craig Biggio 59
4 Eric Young 52
5 2 tied 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.70
2 Pedro Martinez 2.32
3 Kevin Brown 2.44
4 Al Leiter 2.60
5 Tom Glavine 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 20
1 Kevin Tapani 20
3 Kevin Brown 19
3 Greg Maddux 19
3 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 337
2 Pedro Martinez 294
3 Randy Johnson 283
4 Roger Clemens 263
5 Kevin Brown 226

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 51
2 Trevor Hoffman 47
3 Randy Myers 43
4 Troy Percival 42
5 Mariano Rivera 40