On This Day

Monday, August 17, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 91 30 .752 --
Red Sox 71 50 .587 20.0
Orioles 66 58 .532 26.5
Blue Jays 63 61 .508 29.5
Devil Rays 48 74 .393 43.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 68 55 .553 --
White Sox 55 67 .451 12.5
Royals 55 69 .444 13.5
Twins 54 69 .439 14.0
Tigers 48 74 .393 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 67 57 .540 --
Rangers 65 57 .533 1.0
Mariners 56 66 .459 10.0
Athletics 54 70 .435 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 82 42 .661 --
Mets 66 55 .545 14.5
Phillies 61 62 .496 20.5
Expos 49 76 .392 33.5
Marlins 44 80 .355 38.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 76 49 .608 --
Cubs 68 56 .548 7.5
Cardinals 59 63 .484 15.5
Brewers 59 65 .476 16.5
Pirates 56 68 .452 19.5
Reds 56 68 .452 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 80 44 .645 --
Giants 66 58 .532 14.0
Dodgers 62 62 .500 18.0
Rockies 57 67 .460 23.0
D'backs 47 77 .379 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Deivi Cruz 3
1 Cal Ripken 3
1 Richie Sexson 3
4 Roberto Alomar 2
4 28 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Batista 1
1 Albert Belle 1
1 Jose Canseco 1
1 Shawn Green 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Pritchett 4
2 David Dellucci 3
2 Tino Martinez 3
4 Harold Baines 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
2 Doug Glanville 1
2 Mike Kelly 1
2 Kenny Lofton 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Benes 1.25
1 Scott Erickson 1.25
3 Paul Byrd 1.20
4 Jamie Moyer 0.75
5 2 tied 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Paul Byrd 1
1 Bartolo Colon 1
1 David Cone 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scott Erickson 10
2 Paul Byrd 6
2 Jamie Moyer 6
4 Andy Benes 5
5 5 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Dan Plesac 1
1 Mike Timlin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .355
2 John Olerud .352
3 Dante Bichette .345
4 Larry Walker .340
5 Todd Walker .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 47
1 Sammy Sosa 47
3 Ken Griffey 42
4 Greg Vaughn 39
5 Andres Galarraga 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 119
1 Sammy Sosa 119
3 Moises Alou 109
3 Vinny Castilla 109
5 Dante Bichette 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 52
2 Tony Womack 48
3 Craig Biggio 39
3 Kenny Lofton 39
5 Edgar Renteria 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.67
2 Tom Glavine 2.35
3 Al Leiter 2.36
4 Kevin Brown 2.46
5 Andy Ashby 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 18
2 Andy Ashby 16
2 Tom Glavine 16
4 Kevin Brown 15
4 4 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 249
2 Curt Schilling 233
3 Kerry Wood 204
4 Kevin Brown 198
5 Pedro Martinez 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 39
2 Rod Beck 36
2 Jeff Shaw 36
4 Tom Gordon 34
5 Troy Percival 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Fernandez .450
2 Deivi Cruz .447
3 Jose Offerman .442
4 John Olerud .434
4 Tim Salmon .434

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Moises Alou 7
2 Tony Batista 6
2 Chuck Knoblauch 6
2 Bernie Williams 6
5 7 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 18
2 Dante Bichette 17
3 Moises Alou 16
3 Ray Lankford 16
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 7
1 Tony Womack 7
3 Rickey Henderson 6
3 Kenny Lofton 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 0.00
2 Orlando Hernandez 0.71
3 Kevin Brown 0.72
4 Randy Johnson 1.17
5 Dennys Reyes 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 3
1 David Cone 3
1 Orlando Hernandez 3
1 Sterling Hitchcock 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 29
2 Orlando Hernandez 28
3 Kerry Wood 25
4 Randy Johnson 24
4 2 others tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Simas 5
2 Rod Beck 4
2 John Franco 4
2 Kerry Ligtenberg 4
2 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Offerman .443
2 John Olerud .416
3 Larry Walker .408
4 Eric Davis .396
5 Vladimir Guerrero .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Moises Alou 13
2 Vladimir Guerrero 11
2 Jeff Kent 11
2 Sammy Sosa 11
5 3 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Lankford 35
1 Dean Palmer 35
3 Vladimir Guerrero 34
4 Nomar Garciaparra 32
4 Jeff Kent 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Jose Offerman 13
2 Tony Womack 13
4 Craig Biggio 11
4 Kenny Lofton 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 1.13
2 Brian Bohanon 1.57
3 Omar Daal 1.81
4 Juan Guzman 1.88
5 Roger Clemens 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 5
1 David Cone 5
1 Orlando Hernandez 5
4 Pedro Astacio 4
4 18 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 58
2 Randy Johnson 53
3 Kerry Wood 48
4 Roger Clemens 45
4 2 others tied 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 12
2 Rod Beck 11
2 Trevor Hoffman 11
4 Rick Aguilera 10
4 Michael Jackson 10

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .349
2 Dante Bichette .340
3 Todd Walker .336
4 Larry Walker .335
5 Mike Piazza .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 66
2 Ken Griffey 60
3 Sammy Sosa 57
4 Rafael Palmeiro 51
5 Andres Galarraga 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 153
2 Sammy Sosa 148
3 Albert Belle 140
4 Vinny Castilla 139
4 3 others tied 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 66
2 Tony Womack 64
3 Craig Biggio 62
4 Edgar Renteria 53
5 Eric Young 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.65
2 Tom Glavine 2.33
3 Kevin Brown 2.36
4 Al Leiter 2.63
5 Pedro Martinez 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 21
1 Kevin Tapani 21
3 Tom Glavine 20
4 Andy Ashby 19
4 Tim Wakefield 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 310
2 Randy Johnson 284
3 Pedro Martinez 272
4 Roger Clemens 262
5 Kevin Brown 239

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 54
2 Trevor Hoffman 47
3 Tom Gordon 45
4 Rod Beck 40
4 Troy Percival 40