On This Day

Friday, September 11, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 103 42 .710 --
Red Sox 83 62 .572 20.0
Blue Jays 79 68 .537 25.0
Orioles 74 72 .507 29.5
Devil Rays 57 88 .393 46.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 80 65 .552 --
White Sox 69 77 .473 11.5
Royals 66 80 .452 14.5
Twins 65 81 .445 15.5
Tigers 55 92 .374 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 80 66 .548 --
Rangers 78 68 .534 2.0
Athletics 67 79 .459 13.0
Mariners 67 79 .459 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 94 54 .635 --
Mets 82 66 .554 12.0
Phillies 68 79 .463 25.5
Expos 58 90 .392 36.0
Marlins 48 100 .324 46.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 95 53 .642 --
Cubs 82 66 .554 13.0
Cardinals 72 75 .490 22.5
Brewers 70 78 .473 25.0
Reds 68 80 .459 27.0
Pirates 67 79 .459 27.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 93 55 .628 --
Giants 79 68 .537 13.5
Dodgers 75 73 .507 18.0
Rockies 71 78 .477 22.5
D'backs 58 90 .392 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Offerman 4
1 Rafael Palmeiro 4
3 Moises Alou 3
3 Derek Bell 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dean Palmer 2
1 David Segui 2
1 Gerald Williams 2
4 Tony Batista 1
4 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 5
1 Gerald Williams 5
3 Sean Casey 4
4 Jeromy Burnitz 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Albert Belle 2
1 Reggie Sanders 2
3 Barry Bonds 1
3 Jose Cruz 1
3 21 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Brett Tomko 1.75
2 Bret Saberhagen 1.20
3 John Smoltz 0.89
4 Roger Clemens 0.88
5 Hideki Irabu 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 1
1 Carlos Almanzar 1
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 Scott Erickson 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Brian Bohanon 8
1 Hideki Irabu 8
1 John Smoltz 8
4 Roger Clemens 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jerry Dipoto 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .357
2 John Olerud .343
3 Bernie Williams .341
4 Dante Bichette .338
5 Mo Vaughn .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 62
2 Sammy Sosa 59
3 Ken Griffey 50
4 Greg Vaughn 48
5 Albert Belle 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 149
2 Sammy Sosa 142
3 Vinny Castilla 136
4 Albert Belle 132
5 Mark McGwire 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 59
2 Kenny Lofton 53
3 Tony Womack 52
4 Shannon Stewart 47
5 Craig Biggio 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.20
2 Kevin Brown 2.36
3 Al Leiter 2.40
4 Tom Glavine 2.62
5 Roger Clemens 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 19
2 Kevin Brown 18
2 Roger Clemens 18
2 Tom Glavine 18
2 5 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 298
2 Curt Schilling 272
3 Kevin Brown 238
4 Roger Clemens 234
5 Kerry Wood 233

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 48
2 Rod Beck 46
3 Jeff Shaw 42
4 Tom Gordon 40
5 2 tied 39

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .525
2 Mike Piazza .500
3 Darryl Hamilton .481
4 Ryan Christenson .438
5 2 tied .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 8
2 Dave Nilsson 7
2 Sammy Sosa 7
4 Edgardo Alfonzo 6
4 7 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vinny Castilla 21
2 Jeff Kent 19
3 Albert Belle 17
3 Jeromy Burnitz 17
3 Richie Sexson 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 12
2 Shannon Stewart 8
3 Reggie Sanders 6
4 Miguel Cairo 5
4 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 0.35
2 Dustin Hermanson 0.42
3 Wilson Alvarez 0.51
4 Kelvim Escobar 0.55
5 Tim Belcher 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 Al Leiter 3
1 Aaron Sele 3
1 Kevin Tapani 3
5 40 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 40
2 Pedro Martinez 27
3 Kevin Brown 26
3 John Smoltz 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 8
2 John Franco 7
3 Bob Howry 6
4 Juan Acevedo 5
4 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .429
2 Mike Piazza .400
3 Todd Helton .396
4 Juan Gonzalez .393
5 Tony Fernandez .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 15
2 Sammy Sosa 13
3 Shawn Green 11
4 Albert Belle 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Kent 33
2 Albert Belle 31
2 Vinny Castilla 31
2 Mike Piazza 31
5 Juan Gonzalez 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 18
2 Shannon Stewart 13
3 Andruw Jones 12
4 Rickey Henderson 10
5 Craig Biggio 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 0.96
2 Roger Clemens 1.31
3 Kelvim Escobar 1.42
4 Kevin Brown 1.52
5 Mark Portugal 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 Jose Lima 5
1 Aaron Sele 5
1 John Smoltz 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 65
2 Roger Clemens 64
3 Kevin Brown 51
4 John Smoltz 49
5 Shane Reynolds 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 12
2 John Franco 11
3 Michael Jackson 10
4 Trevor Hoffman 9
5 5 tied 8