On This Day

Thursday, September 3, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 99 38 .723 --
Red Sox 81 57 .587 18.5
Blue Jays 74 66 .529 26.5
Orioles 69 70 .496 31.0
Devil Rays 54 85 .388 46.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 77 62 .554 --
White Sox 64 75 .460 13.0
Royals 64 75 .460 13.0
Twins 62 77 .446 15.0
Tigers 53 87 .379 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 77 63 .550 --
Rangers 74 65 .532 2.5
Athletics 64 76 .457 13.0
Mariners 63 75 .457 13.0

Games

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 91 49 .650 --
Mets 77 63 .550 14.0
Phillies 66 74 .471 25.0
Expos 53 88 .376 38.5
Marlins 47 93 .336 44.0

Games

No Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 88 52 .629 --
Cubs 78 62 .557 10.0
Cardinals 67 72 .482 20.5
Brewers 66 74 .471 22.0
Reds 65 75 .464 23.0
Pirates 64 74 .464 23.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 90 50 .643 --
Giants 76 64 .543 14.0
Dodgers 70 70 .500 20.0
Rockies 64 77 .454 26.5
D'backs 56 85 .397 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Shannon Stewart 4
2 Mike Benjamin 3
2 Darryl Hamilton 3
2 David Ortiz 3
5 20 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Nilsson 2
2 Jeromy Burnitz 1
2 Vinny Castilla 1
2 Matt Lawton 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Nilsson 4
2 Jeromy Burnitz 2
2 Vinny Castilla 2
2 Tony Fernandez 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Nomar Garciaparra 2
1 Shawn Green 2
3 Miguel Cairo 1
3 Juan Encarnacion 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Francisco Cordova 1.43
1 Brad Radke 1.43
3 Brian Anderson 1.33
4 Pedro Martinez 1.10
5 Dwight Gooden 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Anderson 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 Eddie Guardado 1
1 Robert Person 1
1 Brad Woodall 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 11
2 Francisco Cordova 10
2 Brad Radke 10
4 Brad Woodall 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Michael Jackson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .343
2 John Olerud .342
3 Bernie Williams .341
4 Dante Bichette .340
5 Derek Jeter .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 59
2 Sammy Sosa 56
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 137
3 Albert Belle 126
4 Mark McGwire 125
5 2 tied 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 57
2 Tony Womack 51
3 Kenny Lofton 47
4 Craig Biggio 44
5 Shannon Stewart 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.07
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 5 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 284
2 Curt Schilling 258
3 Kerry Wood 233
4 Kevin Brown 222
5 Pedro Martinez 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 45
2 Rod Beck 42
3 Jeff Shaw 39
3 John Wetteland 39
5 2 tied 38

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Justice .457
2 Manny Ramirez .455
3 Barry Larkin .451
4 Andruw Jones .440
5 Derek Jeter .433

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 24
2 Jeff Kent 18
2 Mike Piazza 18
2 Manny Ramirez 18
5 4 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 8
2 Andruw Jones 7
3 Andy Fox 6
3 Shannon Stewart 6
3 Randy Winn 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.00
2 Bob Tewksbury 0.69
3 Randy Johnson 0.75
4 Gil Heredia 1.10
5 Kelvim Escobar 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Anderson 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Gil Heredia 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 35
2 Roger Clemens 31
3 Darryl Kile 29
3 Kerry Wood 29
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 6
2 Rod Beck 5
2 Trevor Hoffman 5
2 Kerry Ligtenberg 5
2 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tim Salmon .402
2 Albert Belle .386
3 Richie Sexson .385
4 Craig Biggio .382
5 Vinny Castilla .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 14
1 Sammy Sosa 14
3 Barry Bonds 11
3 Jeff Kent 11
3 Manny Ramirez 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Kent 34
2 Albert Belle 31
3 Mike Piazza 30
3 Manny Ramirez 30
5 3 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 14
2 Rickey Henderson 11
3 Craig Biggio 10
3 Andruw Jones 10
3 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.86
2 Randy Johnson 0.96
3 Kevin Brown 1.33
4 Kelvim Escobar 1.66
5 Julio Santana 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 Shane Reynolds 5
3 Brian Anderson 4
3 Kevin Brown 4
3 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 59
2 Roger Clemens 54
2 Kerry Wood 54
4 Kevin Brown 53
5 Shane Reynolds 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 11
2 Rod Beck 10
2 John Franco 10
4 Trevor Hoffman 9
4 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .341
2 Bernie Williams .339
3 Larry Walker .335
4 Dante Bichette .335
5 Tony Gwynn .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 73
2 Sammy Sosa 60
3 Ken Griffey 57
4 Greg Vaughn 51
5 Juan Gonzalez 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 167
2 Sammy Sosa 149
3 Mark McGwire 147
4 Albert Belle 142
5 Ken Griffey 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 64
1 Tony Womack 64
3 Craig Biggio 56
4 Kenny Lofton 53
5 Shannon Stewart 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.94
2 Kevin Brown 2.41
3 Omar Daal 2.53
4 Tom Glavine 2.57
5 Roger Clemens 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 21
1 Kevin Tapani 21
3 Tom Glavine 20
3 Shane Reynolds 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 311
2 Curt Schilling 297
3 Pedro Martinez 269
4 Roger Clemens 264
5 Kevin Brown 242

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 52
2 Trevor Hoffman 50
3 Rod Beck 45
3 Tom Gordon 45
5 John Wetteland 43