On This Day

Friday, August 28, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 97 36 .729 --
Red Sox 78 54 .591 18.5
Orioles 69 65 .515 28.5
Blue Jays 69 66 .511 29.0
Devil Rays 51 81 .386 45.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 73 60 .549 --
Royals 62 73 .459 12.0
White Sox 60 74 .448 13.5
Twins 59 74 .444 14.0
Tigers 51 82 .383 22.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 75 61 .551 --
Rangers 71 63 .530 3.0
Athletics 62 73 .459 12.5
Mariners 61 72 .459 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 89 46 .659 --
Mets 74 61 .548 15.0
Phillies 65 70 .481 24.0
Expos 51 85 .375 38.5
Marlins 47 88 .348 42.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 84 51 .622 --
Cubs 74 61 .548 10.0
Pirates 64 69 .481 19.0
Brewers 64 71 .474 20.0
Cardinals 63 71 .470 20.5
Reds 63 72 .467 21.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 88 47 .652 --
Giants 72 63 .533 16.0
Dodgers 67 68 .496 21.0
Rockies 62 74 .456 26.5
D'backs 51 85 .375 37.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Will Clark 4
1 Jason Giambi 4
1 Todd Helton 4
1 Rickey Henderson 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Will Clark 2
1 Ray Durham 2
1 Shawn Green 2
4 Jeff Abbott 1
4 37 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bret Boone 4
1 Ray Durham 4
1 Carlos Hernandez 4
1 Travis Lee 4
1 Paul Molitor 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Alicea 1
1 Brian Anderson 1
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Johnson 2.29
2 Wilson Alvarez 1.25
3 Rick Helling 1.17
4 Orlando Hernandez 1.14
5 Brian Moehler 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Acevedo 1
1 Brian Anderson 1
1 Dennis Cook 1
1 Gil Heredia 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 16
2 Orlando Hernandez 8
2 Brian Moehler 8
4 Rick Helling 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Bob Howry 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .343
2 Larry Walker .341
3 Bernie Williams .340
4 Dante Bichette .338
5 Jason Kendall .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 54
2 Sammy Sosa 53
3 Ken Griffey 44
3 Greg Vaughn 44
5 Rafael Palmeiro 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 135
2 Sammy Sosa 132
3 Albert Belle 118
4 Vinny Castilla 116
4 Mark McGwire 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 56
2 Tony Womack 51
3 Craig Biggio 43
4 Kenny Lofton 41
5 2 tied 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.98
2 Al Leiter 2.42
3 Kevin Brown 2.43
4 Tom Glavine 2.57
5 Pedro Martinez 2.73

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 274
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 2 tied 37

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Kelly .472
2 Todd Helton .458
3 Richie Sexson .440
4 Tim Salmon .436
5 Sean Casey .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vladimir Guerrero 7
1 Mark McGwire 7
1 Sammy Sosa 7
4 Moises Alou 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Giambi 19
2 Todd Helton 18
3 Albert Belle 17
3 Rusty Greer 17
3 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andy Fox 7
1 Rickey Henderson 7
3 Craig Biggio 6
3 Kenny Lofton 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.61
2 Roger Clemens 0.69
3 Dwight Gooden 0.73
4 Julio Santana 1.17
5 Kevin Brown 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Steve Parris 3
1 Frankie Rodriguez 3
1 John Smoltz 3
5 46 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 39
2 Kerry Wood 30
3 Randy Johnson 28
4 Curt Schilling 27
5 4 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 6
2 Rick Aguilera 5
2 John Franco 5
2 Tom Gordon 5
2 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Marvin Benard .408
2 Todd Helton .395
3 Tim Salmon .372
4 John Olerud .369
5 Derek Jeter .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 12
2 Moises Alou 11
2 Vladimir Guerrero 11
4 Jeff Kent 10
4 Mike Piazza 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dean Palmer 33
2 Vladimir Guerrero 32
3 Mike Piazza 30
4 Todd Helton 29
4 Jeff Kent 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Offerman 14
2 Craig Biggio 11
2 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Tony Womack 11
5 4 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.10
2 Randy Johnson 1.17
3 Julio Santana 1.38
4 Omar Daal 1.74
5 Kevin Brown 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 5
1 Tom Candiotti 5
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 Steve Sparks 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 61
1 Randy Johnson 61
3 Kevin Brown 53
4 Kerry Wood 50
5 Orlando Hernandez 47

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .337
2 Bernie Williams .337
3 John Olerud .336
4 Todd Walker .329
5 Jason Kendall .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 71
2 Sammy Sosa 60
3 Ken Griffey 57
4 Juan Gonzalez 48
4 2 others tied 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 162
2 Sammy Sosa 150
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 58
4 Edgar Renteria 51
5 3 tied 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.91
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 308
2 Randy Johnson 301
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 45
4 Troy Percival 43
5 2 tied 41