On This Day

Thursday, July 30, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 75 27 .735 --
Red Sox 62 44 .585 15.0
Orioles 55 53 .509 23.0
Blue Jays 54 55 .495 24.5
Devil Rays 42 63 .400 34.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 62 45 .579 --
Twins 50 56 .472 11.5
Royals 47 60 .439 15.0
White Sox 46 60 .434 15.5
Tigers 44 62 .415 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 58 49 .542 --
Rangers 57 50 .533 1.0
Mariners 48 59 .449 10.0
Athletics 47 60 .439 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 72 37 .661 --
Mets 56 49 .533 14.0
Phillies 55 51 .519 15.5
Expos 42 66 .389 29.5
Marlins 39 70 .358 33.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 64 44 .593 --
Cubs 61 48 .560 3.5
Brewers 55 53 .509 9.0
Cardinals 50 57 .467 13.5
Pirates 50 58 .463 14.0
Reds 47 62 .431 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 70 38 .648 --
Giants 57 51 .528 13.0
Dodgers 56 52 .519 14.0
Rockies 48 60 .444 22.0
D'backs 39 69 .361 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 David Segui 4
2 Rich Amaral 3
2 Garret Anderson 3
2 David Bell 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 2
1 David Justice 2
3 Billy Ashley 1
3 Shawon Dunston 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 3
1 Cliff Floyd 3
1 Andruw Jones 3
1 David Justice 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rich Amaral 3
2 Damion Easley 2
2 Alex Rodriguez 2
2 Omar Vizquel 2
2 Gerald Williams 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobby Jones 1.67
2 Esteban Loaiza 1.50
3 Denny Neagle 1.14
4 Chuck Finley 1.12
5 Matt Beech 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Omar Daal 1
1 Juan Guzman 1
1 Livan Hernandez 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Matt Beech 10
1 Bobby Jones 10
3 Chuck Finley 9
3 Esteban Loaiza 9
5 Denny Neagle 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Shayne Bennett 1
1 Rich Croushore 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .348
2 Todd Walker .347
3 Jason Kendall .343
4 Larry Walker .340
5 Ivan Rodriguez .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 45
2 Ken Griffey 41
2 Sammy Sosa 41
4 Greg Vaughn 37
5 Vinny Castilla 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 116
2 Sammy Sosa 107
3 Mark McGwire 100
4 Vinny Castilla 97
5 2 tied 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 46
2 Tony Womack 40
3 Craig Biggio 33
3 Kenny Lofton 33
3 2 others tied 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.59
2 Al Leiter 2.16
3 Pedro Martinez 2.59
4 Kevin Brown 2.61
5 Andy Ashby 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 15
2 Andy Ashby 14
2 Tom Glavine 14
2 Greg Maddux 14
2 Pedro Martinez 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 213
2 Curt Schilling 209
3 Kerry Wood 173
4 Pedro Martinez 165
5 Kevin Brown 159

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 34
2 Rod Beck 31
2 Jeff Shaw 31
4 Tom Gordon 29
4 Troy Percival 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Walker .477
2 Jose Offerman .471
3 Eric Davis .464
4 Larry Walker .457
5 Jason Kendall .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nomar Garciaparra 8
2 Vinny Castilla 7
2 Eric Davis 7
2 Vladimir Guerrero 7
2 Greg Vaughn 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nomar Garciaparra 21
1 Sammy Sosa 21
3 Eric Davis 19
4 Ray Lankford 17
5 Dean Palmer 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 8
2 Craig Biggio 6
2 Derek Jeter 6
2 Darren Lewis 6
2 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Guzman 0.44
2 Kerry Wood 0.61
3 David Cone 1.17
4 Francisco Cordova 1.26
5 Pedro Martinez 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Doug Henry 3
1 Mark Leiter 3
1 Hideo Nomo 3
1 Ismael Valdez 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 28
2 Hideo Nomo 26
3 Tim Wakefield 24
4 David Cone 23
5 Chan Ho Park 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 7
1 Michael Jackson 7
1 Jeff Shaw 7
4 Rod Beck 6
4 Trevor Hoffman 6

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garret Anderson .411
2 Albert Belle .404
3 Vinny Castilla .398
4 Jason Kendall .398
5 Tony Womack .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 15
2 Moises Alou 12
2 Vinny Castilla 12
4 Vladimir Guerrero 11
4 Greg Vaughn 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 30
1 Eric Davis 30
1 Nomar Garciaparra 30
4 Moises Alou 29
4 Sammy Sosa 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cliff Floyd 13
1 Shannon Stewart 13
3 Rickey Henderson 12
3 Tony Womack 12
5 Omar Vizquel 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 0.94
2 Chan Ho Park 1.05
3 Pedro Martinez 1.22
4 Greg Maddux 1.41
5 Matt Morris 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 5
1 David Cone 5
3 Andy Ashby 4
3 Pedro Astacio 4
3 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 67
2 Kevin Brown 50
3 Kerry Wood 47
4 Roger Clemens 46
4 David Cone 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 13
2 Rick Aguilera 10
2 Trevor Hoffman 10
2 Michael Jackson 10
2 Jeff Shaw 10

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .355
2 Larry Walker .338
3 Jason Kendall .331
4 Mike Piazza .330
5 Roberto Alomar .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 69
2 Ken Griffey 65
3 Sammy Sosa 56
4 Juan Gonzalez 51
5 2 tied 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 166
2 Sammy Sosa 149
3 Ken Griffey 143
4 Mark McGwire 142
5 Vinny Castilla 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 70
2 Craig Biggio 60
3 Tony Womack 59
4 Edgar Renteria 51
5 2 tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.70
2 Kevin Brown 2.35
3 Pedro Martinez 2.41
4 Tom Glavine 2.63
5 Al Leiter 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Tapani 20
2 Kevin Brown 19
2 Pedro Martinez 19
2 Andy Pettitte 19
2 Tim Wakefield 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 327
2 Randy Johnson 286
3 Pedro Martinez 281
4 Roger Clemens 257
5 Kevin Brown 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 52
2 Trevor Hoffman 46
3 Randy Myers 42
3 Troy Percival 42
5 2 tied 40