On This Day

Friday, September 4, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 100 38 .725 --
Red Sox 81 58 .583 19.5
Blue Jays 75 66 .532 26.5
Orioles 70 70 .500 31.0
Devil Rays 55 85 .393 46.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 78 62 .557 --
Royals 65 75 .464 13.0
White Sox 64 76 .457 14.0
Twins 62 78 .443 16.0
Tigers 53 88 .376 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 77 64 .546 --
Rangers 75 65 .536 1.5
Athletics 64 77 .454 13.0
Mariners 63 76 .453 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 91 50 .645 --
Mets 78 63 .553 13.0
Phillies 67 74 .475 24.0
Expos 54 88 .380 37.5
Marlins 47 94 .333 44.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 88 53 .624 --
Cubs 79 62 .560 9.0
Cardinals 67 73 .479 20.5
Reds 66 75 .468 22.0
Brewers 66 75 .468 22.0
Pirates 64 75 .460 23.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 90 51 .638 --
Giants 76 65 .539 14.0
Dodgers 71 70 .504 19.0
Rockies 65 77 .458 25.5
D'backs 57 85 .401 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Barry Bonds 4
1 Shawn Green 4
1 Todd Helton 4
4 Vinny Castilla 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Shane Andrews 2
1 Vinny Castilla 2
1 Bernie Williams 2
4 Albert Belle 1
4 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vinny Castilla 6
2 Will Clark 4
2 Bernie Williams 4
4 Albert Belle 3
4 10 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jason Kendall 2
2 Bobby Abreu 1
2 Adrian Beltre 1
2 Sean Berry 1
2 24 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dustin Hermanson 2.00
2 Charles Nagy 1.40
3 Curt Schilling 1.25
4 Kent Bottenfield 1.17
5 Juan Guzman 1.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rolando Arrojo 1
1 Ricky Bones 1
1 Darren Dreifort 1
1 Juan Guzman 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 10
2 Juan Guzman 9
3 Darren Dreifort 8
3 Dustin Hermanson 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Gregg Olson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .345
2 Bernie Williams .344
3 John Olerud .341
4 Dante Bichette .338
5 Derek Jeter .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 59
2 Sammy Sosa 57
3 Ken Griffey 47
3 Greg Vaughn 47
5 Albert Belle 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 146
2 Sammy Sosa 139
3 Albert Belle 129
4 Vinny Castilla 125
4 Mark McGwire 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 57
2 Tony Womack 51
3 Kenny Lofton 48
4 Craig Biggio 44
4 Shannon Stewart 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.07
2 Al Leiter 2.39
3 Kevin Brown 2.41
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 6 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 284
2 Curt Schilling 268
3 Kerry Wood 233
4 Kevin Brown 222
5 Pedro Martinez 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 45
2 Rod Beck 43
3 Jeff Shaw 40
4 John Wetteland 39
5 2 tied 38

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Piazza .500
2 Manny Ramirez .462
3 Derek Jeter .450
4 Larry Walker .448
5 David Justice .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 9
2 Mark McGwire 8
3 Barry Bonds 7
3 Javy Lopez 7
3 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 25
2 Manny Ramirez 21
3 Albert Belle 20
4 Jeff Kent 18
4 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 9
2 Andruw Jones 7
3 Mike Caruso 6
3 Shawn Green 6
3 Shannon Stewart 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 Gil Heredia 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 Charles Nagy 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 35
2 Kerry Wood 29
3 Roger Clemens 25
3 Kelvim Escobar 25
5 Omar Daal 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 6
1 Jeff Montgomery 6
1 John Wetteland 6
4 Kerry Ligtenberg 5
4 Gregg Olson 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .391
2 Albert Belle .390
3 Todd Helton .387
4 Vinny Castilla .384
5 Mike Piazza .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 15
2 Mark McGwire 14
3 Barry Bonds 11
3 Jeff Kent 11
5 6 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Kent 34
2 Albert Belle 33
3 Mike Piazza 32
4 Sammy Sosa 31
4 Bernie Williams 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 13
2 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Shannon Stewart 11
4 Andruw Jones 10
5 4 tied 9

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
2 Brian Anderson 4
2 Kevin Brown 4
2 Tom Candiotti 4
2 17 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 59
2 Roger Clemens 54
2 Curt Schilling 54
2 Kerry Wood 54
5 Kevin Brown 53

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 10
1 John Franco 10
1 John Wetteland 10
4 Trevor Hoffman 8
4 4 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .342
2 Bernie Williams .340
3 Larry Walker .337
4 Dante Bichette .334
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 73
2 Sammy Sosa 61
3 Ken Griffey 57
4 Greg Vaughn 51
5 Juan Gonzalez 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 169
2 Sammy Sosa 150
3 Mark McGwire 147
4 Albert Belle 145
5 Vinny Castilla 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 64
1 Tony Womack 64
3 Craig Biggio 56
4 Kenny Lofton 54
5 Shannon Stewart 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.94
2 Kevin Brown 2.41
3 Al Leiter 2.48
4 Omar Daal 2.53
5 Tom Glavine 2.57

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 307
3 Pedro Martinez 269
4 Roger Clemens 264
5 Kevin Brown 242

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 52
2 Trevor Hoffman 49
3 Rod Beck 46
4 Tom Gordon 45
5 2 tied 42