On This Day

Thursday, August 27, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 96 36 .727 --
Red Sox 78 53 .595 17.5
Orioles 69 64 .519 27.5
Blue Jays 68 66 .507 29.0
Devil Rays 50 81 .382 45.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 73 59 .553 --
Royals 61 73 .455 13.0
White Sox 59 73 .447 14.0
Twins 59 73 .447 14.0
Tigers 51 81 .386 22.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 74 61 .548 --
Rangers 70 62 .530 2.5
Mariners 61 71 .462 11.5
Athletics 61 73 .455 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 89 45 .664 --
Mets 73 61 .545 16.0
Phillies 64 70 .478 25.0
Expos 51 84 .378 38.5
Marlins 47 87 .351 42.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 83 51 .619 --
Cubs 73 61 .545 10.0
Pirates 64 68 .485 18.0
Brewers 64 70 .478 19.0
Cardinals 62 71 .466 20.5
Reds 62 72 .463 21.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 87 47 .649 --
Giants 72 62 .537 15.0
Dodgers 67 67 .500 20.0
Rockies 62 73 .459 25.5
D'backs 50 85 .370 37.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff Cirillo 4
1 Todd Helton 4
3 Marvin Benard 3
3 Ellis Burks 3
3 17 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bret Boone 2
2 Rich Becker 1
2 Adrian Beltre 1
2 Dante Bichette 1
2 30 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sean Casey 5
2 Bret Boone 4
2 Mark Grace 4
2 Todd Helton 4
2 Chris Widger 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Vizquel 2
2 Miguel Cairo 1
2 Ray Durham 1
2 Jason Giambi 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Denny Neagle 1.50
2 Rafael Roque 1.25
3 Stan Spencer 1.17
4 Kelvim Escobar 0.88
5 Jim Parque 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Darren Dreifort 1
1 Kelvim Escobar 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Denny Neagle 9
2 Paul Byrd 7
2 Kelvim Escobar 7
2 Stan Spencer 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 1
1 Eric Plunk 1
1 Scott Radinsky 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .343
2 Bernie Williams .340
3 Dante Bichette .340
4 Larry Walker .339
5 Jason Kendall .336

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 133
2 Sammy Sosa 131
3 Mark McGwire 116
4 Moises Alou 115
4 2 others tied 115

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 Rod Beck 38
2 Tom Gordon 38
2 Jeff Shaw 38
5 Troy Percival 37

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Freddy Garcia .432
2 Todd Helton .418
3 Jeff Kent .413
4 Marvin Benard .405
5 Rusty Greer .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 7
2 Moises Alou 6
2 Vladimir Guerrero 6
2 Sammy Sosa 6
2 Frank Thomas 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dean Palmer 18
2 Todd Helton 17
3 Sean Casey 16
3 Jason Giambi 16
3 Mike Piazza 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andy Fox 7
1 Rickey Henderson 7
1 Jose Offerman 7
4 Craig Biggio 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.69
2 Julio Santana 1.17
3 Kevin Brown 1.21
4 Jack McDowell 1.29
5 Mark Portugal 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Jose Lima 3
1 Steve Parris 3
1 Frankie Rodriguez 3
1 John Smoltz 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Marvin Benard .419
2 Todd Helton .381
3 John Olerud .380
4 Derek Jeter .370
5 Nomar Garciaparra .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Moises Alou 12
1 Sammy Sosa 12
3 Vladimir Guerrero 10
3 Jeff Kent 10
3 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dean Palmer 33
2 Vladimir Guerrero 31
3 Jeff Kent 30
4 Todd Helton 29
4 2 others tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Offerman 14
2 Rickey Henderson 13
3 Tony Womack 11
4 Craig Biggio 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Julio Santana 1.38
2 Roger Clemens 1.51
3 Omar Daal 1.74
4 Jesus Sanchez 1.76
5 Kevin Brown 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 5
1 Tom Candiotti 5
1 Steve Sparks 5
4 Andy Benes 4
4 15 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 .340
2 Larry Walker .336
3 John Olerud .335
4 Dante Bichette .334
5 Todd Walker .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 71
2 Sammy Sosa 59
3 Ken Griffey 57
4 Rafael Palmeiro 49
5 Andres Galarraga 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 160
2 Sammy Sosa 149
3 Mark McGwire 143
4 Ken Griffey 138
5 Vinny Castilla 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 65
2 Rickey Henderson 64
3 Craig Biggio 59
4 Edgar Renteria 51
5 2 tied 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.83
2 Kevin Brown 2.43
3 Tom Glavine 2.56
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 Rod Beck 41