On This Day

Wednesday, August 5, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 80 29 .734 --
Red Sox 66 45 .595 15.0
Orioles 58 55 .513 24.0
Blue Jays 56 58 .491 26.5
Devil Rays 44 67 .396 37.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 63 50 .558 --
Twins 51 60 .459 11.0
Royals 51 61 .455 11.5
White Sox 49 63 .438 13.5
Tigers 46 65 .414 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 61 51 .545 --
Angels 60 53 .531 1.5
Athletics 51 63 .447 11.0
Mariners 50 62 .446 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 75 39 .658 --
Mets 59 52 .532 14.5
Phillies 55 57 .491 19.0
Expos 46 68 .404 29.0
Marlins 41 74 .357 34.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 68 46 .596 --
Cubs 64 51 .557 4.5
Brewers 57 57 .500 11.0
Cardinals 53 60 .469 14.5
Pirates 51 63 .447 17.0
Reds 51 63 .447 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 74 40 .649 --
Giants 62 52 .544 12.0
Dodgers 58 56 .509 16.0
Rockies 51 63 .447 23.0
D'backs 43 71 .377 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Batista 3
1 Ellis Burks 3
1 Andy Fox 3
1 Barry Larkin 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Abbott 1
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Tony Batista 1
1 Albert Belle 1
1 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Palmeiro 4
1 Dmitri Young 4
3 Aaron Boone 3
3 Sal Fasano 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marvin Benard 1
1 Ellis Burks 1
1 Jose Canseco 1
1 Royce Clayton 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kevin Brown 1.83
2 Frankie Rodriguez 1.50
3 Hideki Irabu 1.25
4 Andy Benes 1.12
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 11
2 Andy Benes 9
2 Frankie Rodriguez 9
4 Denny Neagle 8
4 Russ Ortiz 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Matt Mantei 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Walker .354
2 Bernie Williams .344
3 John Olerud .342
4 Larry Walker .339
5 Ivan Rodriguez .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 45
2 Sammy Sosa 43
3 Ken Griffey 41
4 Greg Vaughn 39
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 117
2 Sammy Sosa 111
3 Vinny Castilla 100
3 Mark McGwire 100
5 Albert Belle 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 46
2 Tony Womack 42
3 Edgar Renteria 36
4 Craig Biggio 35
4 Kenny Lofton 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.61
2 Al Leiter 2.34
3 Andy Ashby 2.55
4 Kevin Brown 2.58
5 Rick Reed 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 15
1 David Cone 15
1 Pedro Martinez 15
4 Kevin Brown 14
4 4 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 225
2 Curt Schilling 221
3 Kerry Wood 185
4 Kevin Brown 180
5 Pedro Martinez 170

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 37
2 Rod Beck 33
2 Jeff Shaw 33
4 Tom Gordon 32
5 Troy Percival 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Walker .550
2 Jose Offerman .490
3 Larry Walker .451
4 Vladimir Guerrero .448
5 Tony Gwynn .440

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 8
2 Vladimir Guerrero 7
2 Sammy Sosa 7
4 Eric Davis 6
4 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vladimir Guerrero 25
2 Dean Palmer 22
2 Sammy Sosa 22
4 Eric Davis 18
4 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 8
1 Jose Offerman 8
3 Darren Lewis 6
4 Ray Lankford 5
4 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Armando Reynoso 0.00
2 Juan Guzman 0.42
3 Brian Moehler 0.57
4 Greg Maddux 1.08
5 James Baldwin 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Astacio 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Dennis Cook 3
1 Juan Guzman 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 31
2 Randy Johnson 29
3 Hideo Nomo 23
3 Frankie Rodriguez 23
3 2 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 6
1 Trevor Hoffman 6
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 6
1 Jeff Shaw 6
5 3 tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Walker .436
2 Jose Offerman .408
3 Vladimir Guerrero .404
4 Tony Womack .398
5 Albert Belle .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 17
2 Vladimir Guerrero 12
3 Eric Davis 11
4 Vinny Castilla 10
4 Sammy Sosa 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vladimir Guerrero 35
2 Eric Davis 34
3 Albert Belle 31
3 Nomar Garciaparra 31
5 Sammy Sosa 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 11
2 Darren Lewis 10
3 Craig Biggio 9
3 Rickey Henderson 9
3 Jose Offerman 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Matt Morris 1.60
2 Roger Clemens 1.70
3 Randy Johnson 1.76
4 Juan Guzman 1.78
5 2 tied 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 5
1 John Smoltz 5
3 Andy Ashby 4
3 Pedro Astacio 4
3 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 58
2 Randy Johnson 55
3 Kerry Wood 46
4 Roger Clemens 42
4 David Cone 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 12
2 Rod Beck 10
2 Jeff Shaw 10
4 Rick Aguilera 9
4 Gregg Olson 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .347
2 Mike Piazza .332
3 John Olerud .331
4 Roberto Alomar .330
5 Larry Walker .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 69
2 Ken Griffey 64
3 Sammy Sosa 56
4 Juan Gonzalez 50
5 Rafael Palmeiro 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 163
2 Sammy Sosa 148
3 Mark McGwire 142
4 Ken Griffey 139
5 Albert Belle 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 67
2 Craig Biggio 61
2 Tony Womack 61
4 Edgar Renteria 52
5 Eric Young 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.72
2 Kevin Brown 2.35
3 Pedro Martinez 2.51
4 Tom Glavine 2.59
5 Rick Reed 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 21
2 Kevin Tapani 20
2 Tim Wakefield 20
4 Roger Clemens 19
4 Pedro Martinez 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 328
2 Randy Johnson 292
3 Pedro Martinez 276
4 Roger Clemens 262
5 Kevin Brown 234

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 54
2 Trevor Hoffman 49
3 Tom Gordon 43
4 Randy Myers 42
5 Troy Percival 41