On This Day

Wednesday, August 26, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 95 36 .725 --
Red Sox 78 52 .600 16.5
Orioles 69 63 .523 26.5
Blue Jays 67 66 .504 29.0
Devil Rays 49 81 .377 45.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 73 58 .557 --
Royals 61 72 .459 13.0
Twins 59 72 .450 14.0
White Sox 58 73 .443 15.0
Tigers 51 81 .386 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 74 60 .552 --
Rangers 70 62 .530 3.0
Mariners 60 71 .458 12.5
Athletics 60 73 .451 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 88 45 .662 --
Mets 73 60 .549 15.0
Phillies 64 69 .481 24.0
Expos 51 83 .381 37.5
Marlins 47 86 .353 41.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 83 51 .619 --
Cubs 72 61 .541 10.5
Pirates 64 68 .485 18.0
Brewers 63 70 .474 19.5
Cardinals 62 70 .470 20.0
Reds 61 72 .459 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 86 47 .647 --
Giants 71 62 .534 15.0
Dodgers 66 67 .496 20.0
Rockies 62 72 .463 24.5
D'backs 50 84 .373 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Caruso 4
1 Jim Edmonds 4
1 Cliff Floyd 4
1 Richie Sexson 4
5 17 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Edmonds 2
2 Aaron Boone 1
2 Homer Bush 1
2 Frank Catalanotto 1
2 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Gaetti 4
1 Juan Gonzalez 4
1 Dean Palmer 4
1 Frank Thomas 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Batista 1
1 Ellis Burks 1
1 Chad Curtis 1
1 Darin Erstad 1
1 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kerry Wood 2.67
2 Hideo Nomo 2.00
3 Brett Tomko 1.40
4 John Smoltz 1.17
5 Darren Oliver 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Antonio Alfonseca 1
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 Dave Burba 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kerry Wood 16
2 Hideo Nomo 10
3 Ryan Bradley 8
3 Jeff Fassero 8
3 Jeff Juden 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .343
2 Bernie Williams .341
3 Dante Bichette .340
4 Jason Kendall .336
5 Larry Walker .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 54
2 Sammy Sosa 52
3 Ken Griffey 44
4 Greg Vaughn 43
5 Andres Galarraga 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 133
2 Sammy Sosa 130
3 Mark McGwire 116
4 Moises Alou 115
5 Albert Belle 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 56
2 Tony Womack 51
3 Craig Biggio 42
4 Kenny Lofton 41
5 Edgar Renteria 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.91
2 Al Leiter 2.42
3 Kevin Brown 2.43
4 Tom Glavine 2.57
5 Omar Daal 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 18
2 Kevin Brown 17
2 Tom Glavine 17
2 Greg Maddux 17
2 Pedro Martinez 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 258
2 Curt Schilling 253
3 Kerry Wood 223
4 Kevin Brown 212
5 Roger Clemens 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 43
2 Tom Gordon 38
2 Jeff Shaw 38
4 Rod Beck 37
4 Troy Percival 37

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Freddy Garcia .438
2 Jeff Kent .413
3 Matt Lawton .411
4 Frank Catalanotto .410
5 Richie Sexson .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 7
2 Moises Alou 6
2 Freddy Garcia 6
2 Sammy Sosa 6
2 Frank Thomas 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dean Palmer 18
2 Carlos Delgado 16
3 Shawn Green 15
3 Jason Kendall 15
3 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andy Fox 7
1 Rickey Henderson 7
1 Andruw Jones 7
1 Jose Offerman 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Byrd 0.50
2 Roger Clemens 0.69
3 Kevin Brown 1.21
4 Jack McDowell 1.29
5 Mark Portugal 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Jose Lima 3
1 Frankie Rodriguez 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 39
2 Kerry Wood 30
3 Curt Schilling 27
4 Kevin Brown 25
4 4 others tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 6
1 Michael Jackson 6
1 Troy Percival 6
4 Rick Aguilera 5
4 Kerry Ligtenberg 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Marvin Benard .409
2 John Olerud .381
3 Tim Salmon .369
4 Nomar Garciaparra .368
5 Derek Jeter .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 14
2 Moises Alou 13
3 Mark McGwire 10
3 Manny Ramirez 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dean Palmer 34
1 Sammy Sosa 34
3 Moises Alou 29
3 Vladimir Guerrero 29
3 Jeff Kent 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Offerman 14
2 Rickey Henderson 13
3 Craig Biggio 11
3 Tony Womack 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.51
2 Julio Santana 1.72
3 Omar Daal 1.74
4 Jesus Sanchez 1.76
5 Kevin Brown 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 5
1 Jose Lima 5
1 Steve Sparks 5
4 Andy Benes 4
4 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 65
2 Randy Johnson 57
3 Kevin Brown 53
4 Kerry Wood 50
5 Shane Reynolds 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 10
1 Trevor Hoffman 10
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 10
4 Rick Aguilera 9
4 John Wetteland 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .343
2 Dante Bichette .335
3 Todd Walker .335
4 John Olerud .334
5 Larry Walker .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 71
2 Sammy Sosa 59
3 Ken Griffey 57
4 Andres Galarraga 48
4 2 others tied 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 162
2 Sammy Sosa 148
3 Mark McGwire 143
4 Vinny Castilla 138
4 Ken Griffey 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 65
1 Tony Womack 65
3 Craig Biggio 59
4 Edgar Renteria 53
5 Kenny Lofton 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.83
2 Kevin Brown 2.43
3 Tom Glavine 2.57
4 Omar Daal 2.61
5 Al Leiter 2.66

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 318
2 Randy Johnson 285
3 Roger Clemens 271
4 Pedro Martinez 260
5 Kevin Brown 243

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 53
2 Trevor Hoffman 50
3 Tom Gordon 46
4 Troy Percival 43
5 2 tied 40