On This Day

Thursday, May 6, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 18 9 .667 --
Devil Rays 16 14 .533 3.5
Blue Jays 15 15 .500 4.5
Red Sox 13 14 .481 5.0
Orioles 10 17 .370 8.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 19 8 .704 --
White Sox 13 13 .500 5.5
Tigers 14 15 .483 6.0
Royals 11 15 .423 7.5
Twins 11 17 .393 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 15 13 .536 --
Athletics 15 15 .500 1.0
Mariners 13 15 .464 2.0
Angels 13 16 .448 2.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 19 8 .704 --
Mets 17 11 .607 2.5
Phillies 14 13 .519 5.0
Expos 8 18 .308 10.5
Marlins 6 22 .214 13.5

Games

No Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 17 10 .630 --
Cardinals 15 12 .556 2.0
Cubs 13 12 .520 3.0
Pirates 14 13 .519 3.0
Brewers 13 14 .481 4.0
Reds 11 15 .423 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 17 12 .586 --
Dodgers 16 12 .571 0.5
D'backs 15 14 .517 2.0
Rockies 11 13 .458 3.5
Padres 10 17 .370 6.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Scott Brosius 3
1 Damion Easley 3
1 Freddy Garcia 3
1 Derek Jeter 3
1 Jose Offerman 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 B. J. Surhoff 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Garret Anderson 1
2 Scott Brosius 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wil Cordero 3
1 Freddy Garcia 3
3 Sandy Alomar 2
3 Mike Benjamin 2
3 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cruz 1
1 Johnny Damon 1
1 Brent Gates 1
1 Alex Gonzalez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bret Saberhagen 1.67
2 Chris Carpenter 1.00
3 Chuck Finley 0.73
4 Sidney Ponson 0.71
5 Bartolo Colon 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Aldred 1
1 Bartolo Colon 1
1 Rheal Cormier 1
1 Bryce Florie 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Finley 8
2 Rolando Arrojo 7
2 Chris Carpenter 7
2 Aaron Sele 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 Billy Taylor 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .400
2 Luis Gonzalez .386
3 Joe McEwing .372
4 Derek Jeter .368
5 Jeff Bagwell .364

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 35
2 Fernando Tatis 32
2 Matt Williams 32
4 Carlos Delgado 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 18
2 Tom Goodwin 14
3 Shannon Stewart 12
4 Tony Womack 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 1.34
2 Jose Rosado 1.56
3 John Snyder 1.64
4 John Smoltz 1.69
5 Pedro Martinez 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Bohanon 5
1 Dennis Cook 5
1 Pedro Martinez 5
1 Shane Reynolds 5
1 John Smoltz 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 71
2 Pedro Martinez 61
3 Curt Schilling 42
4 Kevin Brown 41
4 Shane Reynolds 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 11
2 John Franco 10
2 Billy Wagner 10
4 Robb Nen 9
4 2 others tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Coomer .462
2 Fred McGriff .447
3 Luis Gonzalez .444
4 Bobby Abreu .439
5 J. T. Snow .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 7
1 Fred McGriff 7
1 Fernando Tatis 7
4 David Bell 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Cameron 7
1 Tony Womack 7
3 Roger Cedeno 6
3 Tom Goodwin 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilson Alvarez 0.00
2 Manny Aybar 0.75
3 Steve Sparks 0.84
4 Jose Rosado 1.04
5 John Snyder 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Bohanon 3
1 Dennis Cook 3
1 Jason Grimsley 3
1 Rick Helling 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 27
2 Pedro Martinez 23
3 Aaron Sele 21
4 Pedro Astacio 20
5 5 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 7
2 Roberto Hernandez 6
2 Billy Wagner 6
4 John Franco 5
4 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .372
2 John Olerud .352
3 Bernie Williams .341
4 Derek Jeter .339
5 Tony Fernandez .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 65
2 Mark McGwire 64
3 Ken Griffey 53
4 Jose Canseco 48
5 3 tied 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 161
2 Sammy Sosa 154
3 Albert Belle 145
4 Juan Gonzalez 144
5 Ken Griffey 142

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 63
2 Tony Womack 58
3 Shannon Stewart 54
4 Kenny Lofton 52
5 Eric Young 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.43
2 Greg Maddux 2.51
3 David Cone 2.67
4 John Smoltz 2.71
5 Randy Johnson 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shane Reynolds 22
2 Pedro Martinez 21
3 David Cone 20
3 Randy Johnson 20
3 John Smoltz 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 341
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 Robb Nen 45
3 Jeff Shaw 45
5 John Wetteland 44