On This Day

Sunday, May 23, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 26 17 .605 --
Yankees 24 18 .571 1.5
Devil Rays 22 22 .500 4.5
Blue Jays 21 25 .457 6.5
Orioles 16 27 .372 10.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 30 12 .714 --
Royals 22 20 .524 8.0
White Sox 19 21 .475 10.0
Tigers 19 24 .442 11.5
Twins 16 27 .372 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 23 20 .535 --
Mariners 21 22 .488 2.0
Athletics 21 23 .477 2.5
Angels 21 23 .477 2.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 26 17 .605 --
Mets 25 19 .568 1.5
Phillies 22 20 .524 3.5
Expos 13 28 .317 12.0
Marlins 13 31 .295 13.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 26 16 .619 --
Cubs 23 18 .561 2.5
Cardinals 23 19 .548 3.0
Reds 21 19 .525 4.0
Pirates 21 22 .488 5.5
Brewers 20 22 .476 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 25 19 .568 --
D'backs 24 21 .533 1.5
Dodgers 22 21 .512 2.5
Rockies 18 22 .450 5.0
Padres 17 25 .405 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 David Dellucci 4
1 Jermaine Dye 4
1 Craig Grebeck 4
4 Ronnie Belliard 3
4 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Bagwell 1
1 David Bell 1
1 Marvin Benard 1
1 Dante Bichette 1
1 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Damon Buford 4
1 Omar Vizquel 4
3 Jeff Bagwell 3
3 Dante Bichette 3
3 11 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rich Becker 2
1 Mike Caruso 2
1 Reggie Sanders 2
4 Shawon Dunston 1
4 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ryan Rupe 8.00
2 Chuck Finley 1.00
3 Bartolo Colon 0.88
4 Alex Fernandez 0.83
5 Kevin Appier 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Avery 1
1 Rigo Beltran 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 Jose Lima 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ryan Rupe 8
2 Bartolo Colon 7
2 Shawn Estes 7
2 Chuck Finley 7
2 Curt Schilling 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Billy Wagner 1
1 Mike Williams 1
1 Scott Williamson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .419
2 Tony Fernandez .396
3 Sean Casey .388
4 Rafael Palmeiro .383
5 Luis Gonzalez .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 17
2 Ken Griffey 16
2 Raul Mondesi 16
4 Jeff Bagwell 14
4 4 others tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 56
2 Matt Williams 49
3 Shawn Green 46
4 Jeff Bagwell 44
5 3 tied 41

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 22
2 Tony Womack 21
2 Eric Young 21
4 Tom Goodwin 19
5 Shannon Stewart 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.98
2 David Cone 2.14
3 Jose Rosado 2.22
4 Russ Ortiz 2.25
5 Kevin Tapani 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 9
2 Jose Lima 8
3 Kent Bottenfield 7
3 Mike Mussina 7
3 Curt Schilling 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 108
2 Randy Johnson 96
3 Curt Schilling 65
4 Kevin Brown 61
5 2 tied 57

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 15
2 Robb Nen 14
3 John Franco 13
3 John Wetteland 13
5 Billy Wagner 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Benny Agbayani .514
2 Jermaine Dye .500
3 Larry Walker .487
4 Rafael Palmeiro .480
5 Dave Nilsson .476

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 7
1 Raul Mondesi 7
1 Rafael Palmeiro 7
1 Sammy Sosa 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Justice 19
2 Nomar Garciaparra 18
2 Mike Lieberthal 18
2 Rafael Palmeiro 18
2 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 14
2 Tony Womack 9
3 Juan Encarnacion 6
4 Mike Cameron 5
4 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Livan Hernandez 0.54
2 Terry Mulholland 0.57
3 Tony Saunders 0.73
4 Mike Hampton 1.16
5 Kevin Brown 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kent Bottenfield 3
1 Paul Byrd 3
1 Jose Lima 3
1 Pedro Martinez 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 32
2 Randy Johnson 25
3 Sterling Hitchcock 23
4 Shawn Estes 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Troy Percival 6
2 Tom Gordon 4
2 Trevor Hoffman 4
2 Matt Mantei 4
2 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .457
2 Rafael Palmeiro .424
3 Bobby Abreu .411
4 Tony Fernandez .396
5 Luis Gonzalez .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 13
2 Sammy Sosa 11
3 Jeff Bagwell 10
3 David Bell 10
3 6 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shawn Green 35
2 Ken Griffey 34
2 Larry Walker 34
2 Matt Williams 34
5 Manny Ramirez 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 20
2 Tony Womack 17
3 Mike Cameron 12
4 Tom Goodwin 11
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Hampton 1.62
2 Russ Ortiz 1.76
3 Pedro Martinez 1.80
3 Wilson Alvarez 1.80
5 Kevin Tapani 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Lima 6
1 Pedro Martinez 6
3 Paul Byrd 5
3 Mike Mussina 5
3 Russ Ortiz 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 70
2 Randy Johnson 52
3 Shawn Estes 40
3 Sterling Hitchcock 40
3 Curt Schilling 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Troy Percival 10
2 Roberto Hernandez 9
2 Robb Nen 9
2 Mariano Rivera 9
5 3 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .386
2 John Olerud .359
3 Tony Fernandez .353
4 Bernie Williams .348
5 Mike Piazza .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 71
2 Mark McGwire 61
3 Ken Griffey 55
4 Manny Ramirez 50
5 Albert Belle 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 171
2 Sammy Sosa 158
3 Albert Belle 149
4 Ken Griffey 147
5 Carlos Delgado 140

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 62
2 Rickey Henderson 55
2 Shannon Stewart 55
4 Kenny Lofton 52
5 2 tied 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.38
2 David Cone 2.56
3 Randy Johnson 2.57
4 John Smoltz 2.60
5 Roger Clemens 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 23
2 Shane Reynolds 21
3 Kevin Brown 20
3 Randy Johnson 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 350
2 Pedro Martinez 271
3 Kevin Brown 259
3 Curt Schilling 259
5 Roger Clemens 247

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 47
2 Rod Beck 44
2 Robb Nen 44
4 Jeff Shaw 43
5 John Wetteland 42