On This Day

Friday, July 31, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 76 27 .738 --
Red Sox 63 44 .589 15.0
Orioles 55 54 .505 24.0
Blue Jays 54 56 .491 25.5
Devil Rays 43 63 .406 34.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 62 46 .574 --
Twins 51 56 .477 10.5
Royals 48 60 .444 14.0
White Sox 47 60 .439 14.5
Tigers 44 63 .411 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 58 50 .537 --
Rangers 57 51 .528 1.0
Athletics 48 60 .444 10.0
Mariners 48 60 .444 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 72 38 .655 --
Mets 56 50 .528 14.0
Phillies 55 52 .514 15.5
Expos 42 67 .385 29.5
Marlins 39 71 .355 33.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 65 44 .596 --
Cubs 62 48 .564 3.5
Brewers 55 54 .505 10.0
Cardinals 51 57 .472 13.5
Pirates 50 59 .459 15.0
Reds 48 62 .436 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 71 38 .651 --
Giants 58 51 .532 13.0
Dodgers 57 52 .523 14.0
Rockies 48 61 .440 23.0
D'backs 40 69 .367 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred McGriff 4
2 Marvin Benard 3
2 Carl Everett 3
2 Andy Fox 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dean Palmer 2
1 Jorge Posada 2
1 Henry Rodriguez 2
4 Manny Alexander 1
4 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 5
2 Dean Palmer 4
2 Henry Rodriguez 4
4 Mike Blowers 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 2
1 Randy Winn 2
3 Moises Alou 1
3 Marvin Benard 1
3 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kevin Brown 1.43
2 Frankie Rodriguez 1.33
3 Masato Yoshii 1.14
4 Greg Maddux 1.00
5 John Burkett 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Mike Hampton 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 10
2 Greg Maddux 9
3 Jeff Fassero 8
3 Frankie Rodriguez 8
3 Masato Yoshii 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Doug Henry 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 7 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .345
2 Todd Walker .345
3 Larry Walker .342
4 Jason Kendall .341
5 John Olerud .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 45
2 Sammy Sosa 42
3 Ken Griffey 41
4 Greg Vaughn 38
5 Vinny Castilla 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 116
2 Sammy Sosa 108
3 Mark McGwire 100
4 Vinny Castilla 97
5 Albert Belle 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 46
2 Tony Womack 41
3 Craig Biggio 33
3 Kenny Lofton 33
3 2 others tied 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.61
2 Al Leiter 2.16
3 Pedro Martinez 2.59
4 Andy Ashby 2.62
5 Tom Glavine 2.68

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 Curt Schilling 214
2 Randy Johnson 213
3 Kerry Wood 179
4 Kevin Brown 169
5 Pedro Martinez 165

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 35
2 Jeff Shaw 32
3 Rod Beck 31
4 Tom Gordon 30
5 2 tied 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eric Davis .473
2 Jose Offerman .471
2 Randy Winn .471
4 Larry Walker .468
5 Todd Walker .457

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 8
1 Nomar Garciaparra 8
1 Greg Vaughn 8
4 Vinny Castilla 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 22
2 Dean Palmer 20
3 Eric Davis 19
3 Nomar Garciaparra 19
3 Ray Lankford 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 8
2 Omar Vizquel 7
3 Craig Biggio 6
3 Derek Jeter 6
3 Tony Womack 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Guzman 0.44
2 David Cone 0.60
3 Kerry Wood 0.82
4 Pedro Martinez 1.29
4 Rick Reed 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Doug Henry 3
1 Mark Leiter 3
1 Hideo Nomo 3
1 Kerry Wood 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 29
2 Hideo Nomo 26
3 Curt Schilling 25
4 Darren Dreifort 23
4 Kerry Wood 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 8
1 Jeff Shaw 8
3 Trevor Hoffman 7
3 Michael Jackson 7
5 Rod Beck 6

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garret Anderson .411
2 Tony Womack .407
3 Albert Belle .406
4 Todd Walker .400
5 Chipper Jones .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 16
2 Vinny Castilla 12
3 Nomar Garciaparra 11
3 Vladimir Guerrero 11
3 Greg Vaughn 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nomar Garciaparra 33
2 Albert Belle 32
3 Eric Davis 30
4 Sammy Sosa 29
5 Vladimir Guerrero 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 13
2 Cliff Floyd 12
2 Shannon Stewart 12
4 Rickey Henderson 11
5 Omar Vizquel 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 0.69
2 Chan Ho Park 1.05
3 Pedro Martinez 1.22
4 Greg Maddux 1.52
5 Tony Saunders 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 4
1 James Baldwin 4
1 Tim Belcher 4
1 Kevin Brown 4
1 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 60
2 Randy Johnson 55
3 Kerry Wood 53
4 Darren Dreifort 40
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 13
2 Rick Aguilera 11
2 Trevor Hoffman 11
4 Michael Jackson 10
4 2 others tied 10

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .354
2 Larry Walker .338
3 Roberto Alomar .330
4 Jason Kendall .330
5 Mike Piazza .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 69
2 Ken Griffey 65
3 Sammy Sosa 57
4 Juan Gonzalez 51
5 Rafael Palmeiro 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 166
2 Sammy Sosa 150
3 Ken Griffey 142
3 Mark McGwire 142
5 Vinny Castilla 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 70
2 Craig Biggio 60
2 Tony Womack 60
4 Edgar Renteria 51
5 Eric Young 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.71
2 Pedro Martinez 2.41
3 Kevin Brown 2.43
4 Tom Glavine 2.63
5 Al Leiter 2.83

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 332
2 Randy Johnson 286
3 Pedro Martinez 281
4 Roger Clemens 257
5 Kevin Brown 232

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 53
2 Trevor Hoffman 47
3 Troy Percival 42
4 Tom Gordon 41
4 2 others tied 41