On This Day

Sunday, August 30, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 98 37 .726 --
Red Sox 79 55 .590 18.5
Blue Jays 71 66 .518 28.0
Orioles 69 67 .507 29.5
Devil Rays 53 82 .393 45.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 74 61 .548 --
Royals 64 73 .467 11.0
White Sox 61 75 .449 13.5
Twins 59 76 .437 15.0
Tigers 52 84 .382 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 76 62 .551 --
Rangers 72 64 .529 3.0
Athletics 63 74 .460 12.5
Mariners 62 73 .459 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 90 47 .657 --
Mets 75 62 .547 15.0
Phillies 66 71 .482 24.0
Expos 53 85 .384 37.5
Marlins 47 90 .343 43.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 86 51 .628 --
Cubs 75 62 .547 11.0
Reds 65 72 .474 21.0
Pirates 64 71 .474 21.0
Cardinals 64 72 .471 21.5
Brewers 64 73 .467 22.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 88 49 .642 --
Giants 73 64 .533 15.0
Dodgers 68 69 .496 20.0
Rockies 63 75 .457 25.5
D'backs 53 85 .384 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ryan Christenson 4
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 3
2 Garret Anderson 3
2 Alex Arias 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 2
1 Andres Galarraga 2
1 Ken Griffey 2
1 Richard Hidalgo 2
5 27 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 5
2 Bret Boone 4
2 Andres Galarraga 4
2 Aaron Ledesma 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cliff Floyd 2
1 Reggie Sanders 2
1 Matt Williams 2
4 Alex Arias 1
4 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Shane Reynolds 1.57
2 Roger Clemens 1.40
3 Darryl Kile 1.20
4 Dave Mlicki 1.12
5 Kevin Brown 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rolando Arrojo 1
1 Kirk Bullinger 1
1 Carlos Castillo 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Darryl Kile 12
2 Shane Reynolds 11
3 Kevin Brown 10
3 Charles Nagy 10
5 Dave Mlicki 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Acevedo 1
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Bob Howry 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .343
2 Larry Walker .342
3 Dante Bichette .342
4 Bernie Williams .340
5 Derek Jeter .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 55
2 Sammy Sosa 54
3 Ken Griffey 47
4 Greg Vaughn 44
5 Andres Galarraga 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 136
2 Sammy Sosa 134
3 Albert Belle 119
3 Mark McGwire 119
5 2 tied 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 56
2 Tony Womack 51
3 Kenny Lofton 45
4 Craig Biggio 44
5 Shannon Stewart 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.98
2 Kevin Brown 2.41
3 Al Leiter 2.47
4 Tom Glavine 2.61
5 Roger Clemens 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 18
1 Tom Glavine 18
1 Pedro Martinez 18
4 Kevin Brown 17
4 3 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 274
2 Curt Schilling 258
3 Kerry Wood 223
4 Kevin Brown 222
5 Roger Clemens 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 43
2 Rod Beck 39
3 Tom Gordon 38
3 Troy Percival 38
3 2 others tied 38

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .448
2 Roberto Kelly .436
3 Richie Sexson .431
4 Shane Monahan .429
4 Tony Womack .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 8
1 Sammy Sosa 8
3 Shawn Green 7
4 Barry Bonds 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shawn Green 20
2 Bret Boone 18
2 Sean Casey 18
2 Todd Helton 18
5 3 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 8
2 Craig Biggio 7
2 Andy Fox 7
2 Shannon Stewart 7
5 Rickey Henderson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.00
1 Shigetoshi Hasegawa 0.00
3 Pedro Martinez 0.79
4 Julio Santana 1.17
5 Mark Portugal 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Seth Greisinger 3
1 Jose Lima 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 35
2 Roger Clemens 31
3 Kerry Wood 30
4 Darryl Kile 29
5 Randy Johnson 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Michael Jackson 6
1 John Wetteland 6
3 John Franco 5
3 Jeff Montgomery 5
3 Troy Percival 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Sexson .403
2 Marvin Benard .400
3 Todd Helton .385
4 Derek Jeter .375
5 Fernando Vina .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 13
2 Jeff Kent 11
3 Moises Alou 10
3 Barry Bonds 10
3 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 32
2 Jeff Kent 31
2 Dean Palmer 31
4 Shawn Green 30
4 Vladimir Guerrero 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Offerman 14
2 Kenny Lofton 12
3 Craig Biggio 11
3 Tony Womack 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.90
2 Randy Johnson 1.17
3 Julio Santana 1.38
4 Kevin Brown 1.82
5 Kelvim Escobar 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 5
1 Tom Candiotti 5
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 Jose Lima 5
1 Shane Reynolds 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 68
2 Kevin Brown 63
3 Randy Johnson 61
4 Shane Reynolds 51
5 Kerry Wood 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 10
1 John Wetteland 10
3 John Franco 9
3 Tom Gordon 9
3 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .339
2 Larry Walker .338
3 Bernie Williams .336
4 Dante Bichette .334
5 Mike Piazza .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 70
2 Ken Griffey 60
2 Sammy Sosa 60
4 Juan Gonzalez 48
4 2 others tied 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 162
2 Sammy Sosa 151
3 Ken Griffey 143
3 Mark McGwire 143
5 Albert Belle 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 65
2 Rickey Henderson 64
3 Craig Biggio 59
4 Kenny Lofton 51
5 Edgar Renteria 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.91
2 Kevin Brown 2.40
3 Tom Glavine 2.59
4 Omar Daal 2.61
5 Pedro Martinez 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Tapani 22
2 Kevin Brown 21
2 Tom Glavine 21
4 Pedro Martinez 20
4 Shane Reynolds 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 313
2 Randy Johnson 301
3 Roger Clemens 271
4 Pedro Martinez 268
5 Kevin Brown 248

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 52
2 Trevor Hoffman 50
3 Tom Gordon 45
4 Troy Percival 43
5 2 tied 42