On This Day

Tuesday, May 4, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 16 9 .640 --
Blue Jays 15 13 .536 2.5
Devil Rays 14 14 .500 3.5
Red Sox 12 13 .480 4.0
Orioles 8 17 .320 8.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 18 7 .720 --
White Sox 13 11 .542 4.5
Tigers 13 14 .481 6.0
Royals 11 13 .458 6.5
Twins 11 15 .423 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 14 12 .538 --
Athletics 13 15 .464 2.0
Mariners 12 14 .462 2.0
Angels 12 15 .444 2.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 18 8 .692 --
Mets 17 10 .630 1.5
Phillies 13 13 .500 5.0
Expos 8 17 .320 9.5
Marlins 6 21 .222 12.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 16 10 .615 --
Cardinals 15 10 .600 0.5
Cubs 13 11 .542 2.0
Pirates 12 13 .480 3.5
Brewers 12 14 .462 4.0
Reds 11 14 .440 4.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 17 11 .607 --
Dodgers 15 12 .556 1.5
D'backs 14 14 .500 3.0
Rockies 10 13 .435 4.5
Padres 10 16 .385 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Darryl Hamilton 4
2 Rich Aurilia 3
2 Derek Bell 3
2 Kevin Brown 3
2 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Conine 2
1 Bernie Williams 2
3 Harold Baines 1
3 Derek Bell 1
3 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 5
2 Mark Grace 4
2 Mark McGwire 4
2 Olmedo Saenz 4
5 10 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Devon White 2
2 Marlon Anderson 1
2 Albert Belle 1
2 Mike Cameron 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carl Pavano 1.50
2 Woody Williams 1.20
3 Wilson Alvarez 1.17
4 Mike Hampton 1.00
4 Mike Lincoln 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Manny Aybar 1
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Doug Brocail 1
1 Cal Eldred 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Russ Ortiz 8
2 Wilson Alvarez 7
2 Mike Oquist 7
4 Omar Daal 6
4 5 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Danny Graves 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe McEwing .407
2 Tony Gwynn .400
3 Luis Gonzalez .388
4 Kenny Lofton .369
5 Mark Grace .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Williams 11
2 Jose Canseco 10
2 Shawn Green 10
2 Fernando Tatis 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 34
2 Matt Williams 32
3 Fernando Tatis 30
4 Carlos Delgado 27
4 Shawn Green 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 18
2 Tom Goodwin 13
3 Shannon Stewart 12
4 Tony Womack 11
5 Mike Cameron 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 0.82
2 John Smoltz 1.51
3 Kent Bottenfield 1.53
4 Jose Rosado 1.56
5 John Snyder 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Bohanon 5
1 Dennis Cook 5
1 Pedro Martinez 5
1 Shane Reynolds 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 63
2 Pedro Martinez 61
3 Curt Schilling 42
4 Kevin Brown 41
4 Shane Reynolds 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 10
2 Roberto Hernandez 9
2 Robb Nen 9
2 Billy Wagner 9
2 John Wetteland 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Coomer .486
2 Michael Barrett .444
3 Luis Gonzalez .432
4 Fred McGriff .429
5 Bobby Abreu .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Bagwell 7
1 Brian Giles 7
1 Fernando Tatis 7
1 Matt Williams 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Walker 22
2 Fernando Tatis 21
2 Matt Williams 21
4 Shawn Green 19
5 Ken Griffey 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 9
2 Mike Cameron 8
2 Tony Womack 8
4 Roger Cedeno 6
4 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilson Alvarez 0.00
2 David Cone 0.42
3 John Smoltz 0.54
4 Steve Sparks 0.67
5 Sidney Ponson 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Cook 4
2 Brian Bohanon 3
2 Jose Lima 3
2 Pedro Martinez 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 33
2 Randy Johnson 29
3 Curt Schilling 21
4 Kevin Brown 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 6
1 Mariano Rivera 6
3 Roberto Hernandez 5
3 Bob Howry 5
3 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .367
2 John Olerud .353
3 Derek Jeter .340
4 Bernie Williams .339
5 Tony Fernandez .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 64
1 Sammy Sosa 64
3 Ken Griffey 53
4 Albert Belle 48
4 2 others tied 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 160
2 Sammy Sosa 152
3 Albert Belle 144
4 Juan Gonzalez 142
5 Ken Griffey 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 64
2 Tony Womack 60
3 Shannon Stewart 56
4 Kenny Lofton 51
5 Eric Young 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.43
2 Greg Maddux 2.51
3 David Cone 2.66
4 John Smoltz 2.72
5 Randy Johnson 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shane Reynolds 22
2 David Cone 21
2 Pedro Martinez 21
4 Roger Clemens 19
4 4 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 333
2 Curt Schilling 264
3 Roger Clemens 263
4 Kevin Brown 255
5 Pedro Martinez 246

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 48
1 Trevor Hoffman 48
3 Jeff Shaw 46
4 Robb Nen 45
5 John Wetteland 44