On This Day

Wednesday, May 12, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 20 12 .625 --
Red Sox 18 15 .545 2.5
Blue Jays 17 18 .486 4.5
Devil Rays 17 18 .486 4.5
Orioles 12 21 .364 8.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 24 9 .727 --
White Sox 16 15 .516 7.0
Royals 16 16 .500 7.5
Tigers 15 19 .441 9.5
Twins 13 21 .382 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 18 15 .545 --
Athletics 18 17 .514 1.0
Mariners 15 19 .441 3.5
Angels 15 19 .441 3.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 21 12 .636 --
Phillies 19 14 .576 2.0
Mets 19 15 .559 2.5
Expos 10 22 .313 10.5
Marlins 9 25 .265 12.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 21 12 .636 --
Cardinals 17 16 .515 4.0
Pirates 16 17 .485 5.0
Cubs 15 16 .484 5.0
Brewers 15 17 .469 5.5
Reds 14 17 .452 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 21 14 .600 --
D'backs 20 15 .571 1.0
Dodgers 19 15 .559 1.5
Rockies 13 17 .433 5.5
Padres 14 19 .424 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roger Cedeno 4
1 Nomar Garciaparra 4
3 Alex Arias 3
3 Orlando Cabrera 3
3 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Nilsson 2
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
2 David Bell 1
2 Jay Bell 1
2 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edgardo Alfonzo 4
1 Doug Mientkiewicz 4
3 Cliff Floyd 3
3 Nomar Garciaparra 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Agbayani 1
1 Brad Ausmus 1
1 Brian Banks 1
1 Derek Bell 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pedro Martinez 3.00
2 Chuck Finley 2.20
3 Miguel Batista 1.33
4 Kevin Appier 1.25
5 Jose Lima 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 Jamie Arnold 1
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Chris Brock 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 15
2 Chuck Finley 11
3 Jose Lima 9
4 Miguel Batista 8
4 David Cone 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Troy Percival 1
1 Paul Shuey 1
1 Billy Taylor 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Gonzalez .387
2 Derek Jeter .373
3 Sean Casey .372
3 Tony Fernandez .372
5 Mike Lieberthal .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Bell 13
1 Raul Mondesi 13
3 Jose Canseco 12
3 Shawn Green 12
3 Matt Williams 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 44
2 Matt Williams 39
3 Shawn Green 36
4 Fernando Tatis 34
5 Jeff Bagwell 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 18
2 Tom Goodwin 16
2 Tony Womack 16
4 Mike Cameron 13
5 Shannon Stewart 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 1.33
2 Jose Rosado 1.77
3 Pedro Martinez 1.81
4 John Snyder 1.85
5 John Smoltz 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 7
2 Jose Lima 6
2 Curt Schilling 6
4 Brian Bohanon 5
4 9 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 91
2 Randy Johnson 78
3 Curt Schilling 51
4 John Smoltz 47
5 Kevin Brown 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 12
1 Robb Nen 12
3 John Franco 10
3 Billy Wagner 10
3 John Wetteland 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .510
2 Fred McGriff .451
3 Ken Caminiti .442
4 Mike Lieberthal .438
5 Mark Grace .434

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 8
1 Larry Walker 8
3 David Bell 7
3 Juan Gonzalez 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Walker 25
2 Nomar Garciaparra 24
3 Shawn Green 22
4 Ken Griffey 21
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 9
2 Mike Cameron 6
2 Roger Cedeno 6
2 Tom Goodwin 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Masato Yoshii 0.00
2 Wilson Alvarez 0.49
3 Kirk Rueter 0.69
4 Mike Hampton 0.75
5 Brad Rigby 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Astacio 3
1 Jason Grimsley 3
1 Mike Hampton 3
1 Jose Lima 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 43
2 Pedro Astacio 26
3 Chuck Finley 23
3 Randy Johnson 23
5 David Cone 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 5
1 Robb Nen 5
1 Troy Percival 5
4 Rod Beck 4
4 6 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Gonzalez .404
2 Tony Fernandez .404
3 Larry Walker .400
4 Bobby Abreu .388
5 Rondell White .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Bell 12
2 David Bell 11
2 Jose Canseco 11
2 Shawn Green 11
5 Matt Williams 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Williams 35
2 Shawn Green 33
2 Manny Ramirez 33
4 Jeff Bagwell 31
5 Larry Walker 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 16
1 Tony Womack 16
3 Eric Young 13
4 Mike Cameron 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Snyder 1.25
2 David Cone 1.29
3 Pedro Martinez 1.35
4 Andy Ashby 1.75
5 Kevin Tapani 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Lima 6
2 Pedro Martinez 5
2 John Snyder 5
4 Brian Bohanon 4
4 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 73
2 Randy Johnson 54
3 Curt Schilling 41
4 John Smoltz 39
5 Chuck Finley 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 10
2 Robb Nen 9
3 John Franco 8
3 Bob Howry 8
3 4 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .377
2 John Olerud .348
3 Tony Fernandez .345
4 Bernie Williams .339
5 Derek Jeter .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 67
2 Mark McGwire 65
3 Ken Griffey 52
4 Greg Vaughn 49
5 3 tied 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 166
2 Sammy Sosa 156
3 Albert Belle 149
4 Ken Griffey 144
5 Juan Gonzalez 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 60
1 Tony Womack 60
3 Shannon Stewart 52
4 Kenny Lofton 51
5 Eric Young 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.50
2 David Cone 2.63
3 Greg Maddux 2.71
4 John Smoltz 2.71
5 Tom Glavine 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 22
2 Shane Reynolds 21
3 David Cone 20
4 Randy Johnson 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 341
2 Pedro Martinez 270
3 Curt Schilling 261
4 Roger Clemens 257
5 Kevin Brown 253

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 49
2 Rod Beck 48
3 Robb Nen 46
4 Jeff Shaw 44
5 John Wetteland 43