On This Day

Wednesday, August 4, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 64 42 .604 --
Blue Jays 60 50 .545 6.0
Red Sox 58 49 .542 6.5
Orioles 47 60 .439 17.5
Devil Rays 44 64 .407 21.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 65 42 .607 --
White Sox 51 54 .486 13.0
Royals 45 62 .421 20.0
Twins 44 62 .415 20.5
Tigers 42 65 .393 23.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 65 42 .607 --
Athletics 56 51 .523 9.0
Mariners 53 54 .495 12.0
Angels 45 61 .425 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 66 43 .606 --
Braves 64 45 .587 2.0
Phillies 59 48 .551 6.0
Expos 41 63 .394 22.5
Marlins 41 67 .380 24.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 65 43 .602 --
Reds 62 43 .590 1.5
Cardinals 55 53 .509 10.0
Pirates 53 53 .500 11.0
Cubs 49 56 .467 14.5
Brewers 49 57 .462 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 61 48 .560 --
Giants 57 51 .528 3.5
Padres 50 57 .467 10.0
Dodgers 47 60 .439 13.0
Rockies 47 60 .439 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Difelice 4
1 Steve Finley 4
3 Edgardo Alfonzo 3
3 Roger Cedeno 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Finley 2
1 Bernie Williams 2
3 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
3 Brian Anderson 1
3 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bernie Williams 5
2 Tony Gwynn 4
3 Mike Bordick 3
3 Steve Finley 3
5 21 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 2
2 Brady Anderson 1
2 Adrian Beltre 1
2 Royce Clayton 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kevin Brown 1.17
2 Hideki Irabu 1.14
3 John Smoltz 1.00
3 Steve Trachsel 1.00
5 2 tied 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Anderson 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Paul Byrd 1
1 Dave Eiland 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideki Irabu 8
1 Steve Trachsel 8
3 Kevin Brown 7
4 John Smoltz 6
5 6 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Croushore 1
1 Danny Graves 1
1 Troy Percival 1
1 Steve Schrenk 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nomar Garciaparra .368
2 Larry Walker .360
3 Derek Jeter .356
4 Sean Casey .355
5 Tony Fernandez .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 42
1 Sammy Sosa 42
3 Jeff Bagwell 35
3 Ken Griffey 35
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 108
2 Mark McGwire 99
3 Jeff Bagwell 95
3 Sammy Sosa 95
5 Ken Griffey 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 52
2 Tony Womack 48
3 Eric Young 34
4 Shannon Stewart 33
5 3 tied 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.48
2 Randy Johnson 2.62
3 David Cone 2.83
4 Mike Hampton 2.97
5 Alex Fernandez 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kent Bottenfield 15
1 Mike Hampton 15
1 Pedro Martinez 15
4 Jose Lima 14
4 Curt Schilling 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 252
2 Pedro Martinez 194
3 Kevin Brown 148
4 Curt Schilling 141
5 Shane Reynolds 140

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 33
2 Roberto Hernandez 28
2 Mariano Rivera 28
4 Billy Wagner 27
5 2 tied 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .508
2 Fred McGriff .486
3 Nomar Garciaparra .473
4 Jason Giambi .463
5 Cal Ripken .462

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 10
2 Robin Ventura 9
3 Sammy Sosa 8
4 John Jaha 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Clark 22
2 Robin Ventura 21
3 Roberto Alomar 19
3 Jason Giambi 19
3 2 others tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 9
2 Luis Castillo 8
3 J. D. Drew 7
3 Ray Durham 7
3 Omar Vizquel 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Shane Reynolds 0.60
2 Mike Oquist 1.04
3 Kevin Brown 1.09
4 Shawn Estes 1.13
4 Jason Schmidt 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Hampton 3
1 Hideki Irabu 3
1 Esteban Loaiza 3
1 Darren Oliver 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideki Irabu 27
2 Ryan Dempster 26
3 Dave Burba 23
3 Randy Johnson 23
3 2 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Koch 7
2 Matt Mantei 6
2 Dave Veres 6
2 John Wetteland 6
5 Jose Mesa 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Randa .422
2 Fred McGriff .414
3 Craig Biggio .411
4 Ivan Rodriguez .398
5 Preston Wilson .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 16
2 Eric Karros 11
2 Alex Rodriguez 11
4 Tony Clark 10
4 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 31
2 Tony Clark 30
3 Mike Piazza 29
4 Chris Singleton 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 13
2 Tony Womack 12
3 Ray Durham 10
3 Omar Vizquel 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 1.13
2 Steve Parris 1.44
3 Steve Woodard 1.60
4 Darren Oliver 1.72
5 Robert Person 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Hampton 5
2 Pedro Astacio 4
2 Scott Erickson 4
2 Gil Heredia 4
2 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 64
2 Kevin Brown 46
3 Hideki Irabu 45
4 Jon Lieber 41
5 Darren Dreifort 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Koch 11
2 Matt Mantei 9
3 Antonio Alfonseca 8
3 Dave Veres 8
3 John Wetteland 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .375
2 Tony Fernandez .363
3 Nomar Garciaparra .353
4 Derek Jeter .346
5 Sean Casey .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 67
2 Sammy Sosa 66
3 Ken Griffey 50
4 Manny Ramirez 48
5 3 tied 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 164
2 Ken Griffey 146
2 Mark McGwire 146
4 Sammy Sosa 145
5 Jeff Bagwell 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 64
2 Roger Cedeno 55
3 Shannon Stewart 51
4 Rickey Henderson 49
5 Kenny Lofton 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.19
2 Pedro Martinez 2.81
3 Kevin Brown 2.83
4 Mike Hampton 2.88
5 David Cone 3.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 20
1 Jose Lima 20
1 Shane Reynolds 20
4 Pedro Martinez 19
4 Curt Schilling 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 356
2 Pedro Martinez 275
3 Kevin Brown 236
4 Curt Schilling 227
5 Shane Reynolds 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 47
2 Trevor Hoffman 43
3 Troy Percival 38
4 Michael Jackson 37
4 Jeff Shaw 37