On This Day

Monday, September 14, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 104 44 .703 --
Red Sox 83 65 .561 21.0
Blue Jays 81 69 .540 24.0
Orioles 77 72 .517 27.5
Devil Rays 58 90 .392 46.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 82 66 .554 --
White Sox 71 78 .477 11.5
Royals 68 80 .459 14.0
Twins 65 84 .436 17.5
Tigers 57 93 .380 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 81 68 .544 --
Rangers 79 70 .530 2.0
Athletics 69 80 .463 12.0
Mariners 68 80 .459 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 96 55 .636 --
Mets 84 67 .556 12.0
Phillies 70 80 .467 25.5
Expos 60 91 .397 36.0
Marlins 49 102 .325 47.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 96 55 .636 --
Cubs 84 67 .556 12.0
Cardinals 74 76 .493 21.5
Brewers 71 80 .470 25.0
Reds 69 82 .457 27.0
Pirates 67 82 .450 28.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 95 56 .629 --
Giants 80 70 .533 14.5
Dodgers 77 74 .510 18.0
Rockies 72 80 .474 23.5
D'backs 60 91 .397 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Albert Belle 5
1 Juan Encarnacion 5
3 Kenny Lofton 4
3 Mike Piazza 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Craig Wilson 2
2 Kurt Abbott 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Jeromy Burnitz 1
2 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 5
1 Travis Lee 5
1 Craig Wilson 5
4 Juan Encarnacion 4
4 5 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 2
1 Steve Finley 2
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Barry Larkin 2
5 23 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Orlando Hernandez 3.00
2 Curt Schilling 1.33
3 Pedro Martinez 1.29
4 Dwight Gooden 1.14
5 Carlos Perez 1.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Anderson 1
1 Ricky Bones 1
1 Scott Eyre 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 12
2 Orlando Hernandez 9
2 Pedro Martinez 9
2 Carlos Perez 9
5 2 tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .357
2 John Olerud .342
3 Dante Bichette .339
4 Bernie Williams .337
5 Mo Vaughn .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 62
1 Sammy Sosa 62
3 Ken Griffey 51
4 Greg Vaughn 49
5 Albert Belle 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 151
2 Sammy Sosa 148
3 Albert Belle 137
3 Vinny Castilla 137
5 Mark McGwire 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 62
2 Kenny Lofton 54
3 Tony Womack 53
4 Shannon Stewart 48
5 Craig Biggio 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.15
2 Kevin Brown 2.36
3 Al Leiter 2.40
4 Tom Glavine 2.63
5 Roger Clemens 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 19
1 Tom Glavine 19
1 Rick Helling 19
4 Kevin Brown 18
4 5 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 309
2 Curt Schilling 284
3 Kevin Brown 238
4 Pedro Martinez 236
5 Roger Clemens 234

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 50
2 Rod Beck 46
3 Jeff Shaw 43
4 Tom Gordon 40
4 Troy Percival 40

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .528
2 Glenallen Hill .500
3 Juan Gonzalez .482
4 Mike Piazza .468
5 Joe Randa .447

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeromy Burnitz 8
1 Sammy Sosa 8
3 Mark McGwire 7
4 Andruw Jones 6
4 Dave Nilsson 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeromy Burnitz 20
1 Vinny Castilla 20
3 Albert Belle 18
3 Dave Nilsson 18
5 Jeff Kent 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 9
2 Rickey Henderson 6
2 Shannon Stewart 6
2 Omar Vizquel 6
5 17 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aaron Sele 0.44
2 Andy Benes 0.77
3 Dustin Hermanson 0.86
4 Carlos Perez 1.00
4 Kenny Rogers 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 3
1 Kelvim Escobar 3
1 Rick Helling 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 35
2 David Cone 32
3 Pedro Martinez 28
3 David Wells 28
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 7
1 John Franco 7
1 Trevor Hoffman 7
4 Juan Acevedo 5
4 4 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .437
2 Juan Gonzalez .420
3 Mike Piazza .410
4 Todd Helton .409
5 Barry Larkin .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 16
2 Mark McGwire 15
3 Jeromy Burnitz 11
4 Albert Belle 10
4 9 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Piazza 33
2 Albert Belle 32
2 Jeromy Burnitz 32
2 Juan Gonzalez 32
2 Jeff Kent 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 19
2 Shannon Stewart 13
3 Rickey Henderson 12
4 Craig Biggio 10
4 Andruw Jones 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.31
2 Randy Johnson 1.40
3 Aaron Sele 1.47
4 Kevin Brown 1.52
5 Kelvim Escobar 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kelvim Escobar 5
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 Aaron Sele 5
1 John Smoltz 5
5 19 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 64
2 Randy Johnson 63
3 Curt Schilling 58
4 Kevin Brown 51
5 Pedro Martinez 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 13
2 Rod Beck 11
2 Trevor Hoffman 11
2 Michael Jackson 11
5 Kerry Ligtenberg 9