On This Day

Monday, September 21, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 107 48 .690 --
Red Sox 87 69 .558 20.5
Blue Jays 84 73 .535 24.0
Orioles 78 78 .500 29.5
Devil Rays 63 93 .404 44.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 88 67 .568 --
White Sox 76 80 .487 12.5
Royals 71 84 .458 17.0
Twins 66 90 .423 22.5
Tigers 62 95 .395 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 84 72 .538 --
Angels 83 73 .532 1.0
Mariners 73 82 .471 10.5
Athletics 71 85 .455 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 101 56 .643 --
Mets 88 69 .561 13.0
Phillies 72 84 .462 28.5
Expos 62 94 .397 38.5
Marlins 51 105 .327 49.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 99 58 .631 --
Cubs 87 70 .554 12.0
Cardinals 79 77 .506 19.5
Reds 74 83 .471 25.0
Brewers 72 84 .462 26.5
Pirates 69 87 .442 29.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 96 61 .611 --
Giants 84 72 .538 11.5
Dodgers 79 77 .506 16.5
Rockies 75 82 .478 21.0
D'backs 62 95 .395 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Travis Fryman 4
1 Rusty Greer 4
1 Fred McGriff 4
4 Miguel Cairo 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Scott Rolen 2
2 Joe Carter 1
2 Carlos Delgado 1
2 Robert Fick 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bubba Trammell 5
2 Tony Tarasco 4
2 Enrique Wilson 4
4 Jeff Kent 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marvin Benard 1
1 Mike Bordick 1
1 Miguel Cairo 1
1 Mike Cameron 1
1 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 1.50
2 Scott Erickson 1.00
3 Terrell Wade 0.86
4 Jeff Fassero 0.75
5 Todd Stottlemyre 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Dean Crow 1
1 Orel Hershiser 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 15
2 Scott Erickson 12
3 Tony Saunders 7
3 Todd Stottlemyre 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Danny Graves 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Dan Plesac 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .356
2 John Olerud .354
3 Dante Bichette .336
4 Bernie Williams .334
5 Mo Vaughn .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 65
2 Sammy Sosa 63
3 Ken Griffey 53
4 Greg Vaughn 49
5 Albert Belle 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 156
2 Sammy Sosa 154
3 Albert Belle 146
4 Manny Ramirez 141
5 Vinny Castilla 140

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 63
2 Tony Womack 55
3 Kenny Lofton 54
4 Craig Biggio 49
5 Shannon Stewart 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.24
2 Kevin Brown 2.36
3 Al Leiter 2.40
4 Tom Glavine 2.53
5 Roger Clemens 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 20
1 Tom Glavine 20
3 David Cone 19
3 Rick Helling 19
3 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 321
2 Curt Schilling 293
3 Roger Clemens 260
4 Kevin Brown 255
5 Pedro Martinez 245

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 51
2 Rod Beck 49
3 Jeff Shaw 44
4 Tom Gordon 43
5 2 tied 42

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .512
2 Cliff Floyd .438
3 Rafael Palmeiro .426
4 Jeff Bagwell .417
5 Dmitri Young .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Manny Ramirez 9
2 Carlos Delgado 7
3 Bret Boone 6
4 Jeromy Burnitz 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 19
2 Ken Griffey 18
3 Jose Guillen 17
4 Frank Thomas 16
5 5 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 7
2 Jose Offerman 6
2 Omar Vizquel 6
4 Craig Biggio 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Benes 0.37
2 Brian Bohanon 0.56
3 Omar Daal 0.60
4 Chris Peters 0.69
5 Carlos Perez 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 3
1 Manny Aybar 3
1 Andy Benes 3
1 Paul Byrd 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 37
2 Roger Clemens 33
3 Kevin Brown 28
4 David Cone 27
5 Pedro Martinez 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Acevedo 7
2 John Franco 6
3 Rod Beck 5
3 Tom Gordon 5
3 Trevor Hoffman 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .483
2 Barry Larkin .433
3 Mike Piazza .429
4 Juan Gonzalez .397
5 John Olerud .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Manny Ramirez 16
2 Mark McGwire 14
2 Sammy Sosa 14
4 Ken Griffey 11
5 5 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 40
2 Albert Belle 35
2 Juan Gonzalez 35
4 Jeff Kent 34
5 Ken Griffey 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 15
2 Omar Vizquel 11
3 Rickey Henderson 10
3 Andruw Jones 10
3 Shannon Stewart 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 1.14
2 Roger Clemens 1.35
3 Mike Hampton 1.43
4 John Smoltz 1.46
5 Steve Parris 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 6
2 Roger Clemens 5
2 Al Leiter 5
2 Charles Nagy 5
5 21 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 72
2 Roger Clemens 69
3 Pedro Martinez 49
4 Kevin Brown 48
5 Curt Schilling 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 12
2 John Franco 10
2 Trevor Hoffman 10
4 Juan Acevedo 9
4 2 others tied 9