On This Day

Tuesday, September 1, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 99 37 .728 --
Red Sox 80 56 .588 19.0
Blue Jays 72 66 .522 28.0
Orioles 69 69 .500 31.0
Devil Rays 53 84 .387 46.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 76 61 .555 --
Royals 64 74 .464 12.5
White Sox 63 75 .457 13.5
Twins 61 76 .445 15.0
Tigers 53 85 .384 23.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 76 63 .547 --
Rangers 73 65 .529 2.5
Mariners 63 74 .460 12.0
Athletics 63 76 .453 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 91 48 .655 --
Mets 76 63 .547 15.0
Phillies 66 73 .475 25.0
Expos 53 87 .379 38.5
Marlins 47 92 .338 44.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 87 52 .626 --
Cubs 77 62 .554 10.0
Cardinals 66 72 .478 20.5
Pirates 64 72 .471 21.5
Reds 65 74 .468 22.0
Brewers 64 74 .464 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 90 49 .647 --
Giants 75 64 .540 15.0
Dodgers 69 70 .496 21.0
Rockies 64 75 .460 26.0
D'backs 54 85 .388 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Shane Andrews 3
1 Craig Biggio 3
1 Damion Easley 3
1 Darrin Fletcher 3
1 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 2
1 Greg Vaughn 2
3 Jeff Abbott 1
3 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
3 37 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 4
1 Deivi Cruz 4
3 Brant Brown 3
3 Joe Carter 3
3 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andres Galarraga 2
2 Luis Alicea 1
2 Ellis Burks 1
2 Orlando Cabrera 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 David Wells 6.50
2 Omar Daal 2.00
3 Miguel Batista 0.88
3 Jim Parque 0.88
3 Steve Parris 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Matt Anderson 1
1 Chris Carpenter 1
1 Omar Daal 1
1 John Johnstone 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Wells 13
2 Omar Daal 12
3 Miguel Batista 7
3 Jim Parque 7
3 Steve Parris 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 1
1 Jaime Navarro 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .344
2 John Olerud .342
3 Dante Bichette .341
4 Bernie Williams .339
5 Derek Jeter .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 57
2 Sammy Sosa 55
3 Ken Griffey 47
3 Greg Vaughn 47
5 2 tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 144
2 Sammy Sosa 136
3 Albert Belle 125
4 Mark McGwire 121
5 2 tied 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 57
2 Tony Womack 51
3 Kenny Lofton 46
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 Omar Daal 2.55
5 Tom Glavine 2.61

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 274
2 Curt Schilling 258
3 Kerry Wood 233
4 Kevin Brown 222
5 Roger Clemens 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 45
2 Rod Beck 41
3 Jeff Shaw 39
4 Tom Gordon 38
4 2 others tied 38

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Justice .486
2 Barry Larkin .456
3 Richie Sexson .434
4 Adrian Brown .432
5 Todd Helton .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 10
2 Sammy Sosa 8
2 Greg Vaughn 8
4 Barry Bonds 7
4 Javy Lopez 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 25
2 Mike Piazza 22
3 Albert Belle 19
3 Shawn Green 19
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andruw Jones 7
1 Kenny Lofton 7
3 Andy Fox 6
4 Craig Biggio 5
4 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.00
2 Randy Johnson 0.56
3 Bob Tewksbury 0.69
4 Pedro Martinez 0.79
5 Mark Portugal 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Seth Greisinger 3
1 Jose Lima 3
1 Pedro Martinez 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 31
2 Darryl Kile 29
2 Kerry Wood 29
4 Shane Reynolds 27
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 6
1 John Wetteland 6
3 Rod Beck 5
3 John Franco 5
3 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Sexson .412
2 Todd Helton .389
3 Tim Salmon .387
4 Albert Belle .380
5 Derek Jeter .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 13
2 Jeff Kent 12
2 Mark McGwire 12
4 Barry Bonds 11
5 5 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Kent 35
2 Mike Piazza 33
3 Albert Belle 30
3 Barry Bonds 30
3 Manny Ramirez 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 13
2 Craig Biggio 11
2 Rickey Henderson 11
4 Andruw Jones 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.90
2 Randy Johnson 1.17
3 Kevin Brown 1.33
4 Julio Santana 1.77
5 Omar Daal 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 Shane Reynolds 5
3 Kevin Brown 4
3 Tom Candiotti 4
3 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 68
2 Randy Johnson 61
3 Kerry Wood 54
4 Kevin Brown 53
5 Shane Reynolds 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 10
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 10
1 John Wetteland 10
4 Rod Beck 9
4 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .339
2 Bernie Williams .337
3 Larry Walker .335
4 Dante Bichette .335
5 Mike Piazza .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 72
2 Sammy Sosa 61
3 Ken Griffey 59
4 Greg Vaughn 51
5 Juan Gonzalez 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 170
2 Sammy Sosa 153
3 Mark McGwire 145
4 Ken Griffey 142
5 Albert Belle 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 65
1 Tony Womack 65
3 Craig Biggio 56
4 Kenny Lofton 52
5 2 tied 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.91
2 Kevin Brown 2.40
3 Omar Daal 2.53
4 Tom Glavine 2.57
5 Al Leiter 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 21
1 Kevin Tapani 21
3 Tom Glavine 20
3 Shane Reynolds 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 313
2 Randy Johnson 301
3 Roger Clemens 271
4 Pedro Martinez 258
5 Kevin Brown 248

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 53
2 Trevor Hoffman 50
3 Tom Gordon 45
4 Rod Beck 44
5 2 tied 42