On This Day

Monday, August 9, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 69 42 .622 --
Blue Jays 63 51 .553 7.5
Red Sox 61 51 .545 8.5
Orioles 49 63 .438 20.5
Devil Rays 47 65 .420 22.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 67 44 .604 --
White Sox 51 59 .464 15.5
Twins 47 62 .431 19.0
Royals 46 65 .414 21.0
Tigers 44 67 .396 23.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 66 45 .595 --
Athletics 60 52 .536 6.5
Mariners 54 58 .482 12.5
Angels 46 65 .414 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 68 46 .596 --
Mets 67 46 .593 0.5
Phillies 61 51 .545 6.0
Expos 45 64 .413 20.5
Marlins 45 68 .398 22.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 69 45 .605 --
Reds 65 45 .591 2.0
Pirates 56 56 .500 12.0
Cardinals 57 57 .500 12.0
Brewers 51 59 .464 16.0
Cubs 50 61 .450 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 64 49 .566 --
Giants 58 54 .518 5.5
Padres 52 60 .464 11.5
Dodgers 50 62 .446 13.5
Rockies 48 64 .429 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jacob Brumfield 4
1 Homer Bush 4
3 Tony Batista 3
3 Jay Bell 3
3 21 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jermaine Dye 2
1 Ron Gant 2
3 Harold Baines 1
3 Tony Batista 1
3 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jay Buhner 4
1 Carlos Delgado 4
1 Shawn Green 4
1 Eric Karros 4
1 4 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brady Anderson 2
2 Kurt Abbott 1
2 Rich Amaral 1
2 Erubiel Durazo 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Omar Daal 1.20
2 Kevin Brown 1.00
3 Steve Trachsel 0.78
4 Bartolo Colon 0.71
5 Kent Mercker 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Bartolo Colon 1
1 Omar Daal 1
1 Joey Hamilton 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Trachsel 7
2 Omar Daal 6
3 Bartolo Colon 5
3 Kent Mercker 5
5 7 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Jose Mesa 1
1 John Rocker 1
1 Scott Williamson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nomar Garciaparra .359
2 Larry Walker .355
3 Derek Jeter .353
4 Bobby Abreu .348
5 Sean Casey .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 44
2 Sammy Sosa 43
3 Jeff Bagwell 35
3 Ken Griffey 35
5 Shawn Green 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 114
2 Mark McGwire 102
3 Matt Williams 100
4 Carlos Delgado 99
5 Rafael Palmeiro 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 57
2 Tony Womack 49
3 Eric Young 34
4 Luis Castillo 33
4 Shannon Stewart 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.46
2 Randy Johnson 2.60
3 Alex Fernandez 2.83
4 David Cone 2.84
5 Mike Hampton 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Hampton 16
1 Pedro Martinez 16
3 Kent Bottenfield 15
3 Jose Lima 15
5 2 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 262
2 Pedro Martinez 199
3 Kevin Brown 151
4 Curt Schilling 147
5 Shane Reynolds 146

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 33
2 Roberto Hernandez 31
2 Mariano Rivera 31
4 Trevor Hoffman 28
5 Billy Wagner 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Abreu .510
2 Homer Bush .469
3 Jason Giambi .458
4 Robin Ventura .457
5 Ivan Rodriguez .450

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 9
2 Sammy Sosa 7
2 Matt Stairs 7
2 Robin Ventura 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Tejada 20
1 Bernie Williams 20
3 Mark McGwire 19
4 Rico Brogna 18
4 Ivan Rodriguez 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 8
2 J. D. Drew 7
2 Ray Durham 7
4 Aaron Boone 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Shane Reynolds 0.00
2 Kris Benson 1.13
3 Kevin Brown 1.14
4 Paul Byrd 1.23
5 Esteban Loaiza 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 3
1 Kris Benson 3
1 Mike Hampton 3
1 Greg Maddux 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ryan Dempster 26
2 Darren Oliver 25
3 Freddy Garcia 24
4 Francisco Cordova 22
4 Randy Johnson 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Koch 6
2 Jose Mesa 5
2 Mariano Rivera 5
2 Ugueth Urbina 5
5 6 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Giambi .416
2 Dmitri Young .416
3 Ivan Rodriguez .407
4 Rey Sanchez .405
5 Fred McGriff .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 17
2 Carlos Delgado 11
2 Sammy Sosa 11
4 Tony Clark 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Giambi 34
2 Tony Clark 31
2 Mark McGwire 31
4 Bernie Williams 30
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 16
2 Roger Cedeno 14
3 Brady Anderson 12
3 Ray Durham 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 1.31
2 Bartolo Colon 1.83
3 Alex Fernandez 1.96
4 Jeremy Powell 2.01
5 Darren Oliver 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Hampton 6
2 Scott Erickson 5
3 Pedro Astacio 4
3 Kris Benson 4
3 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 62
2 Kevin Brown 44
2 Mike Mussina 44
4 Darren Dreifort 40
5 Hideki Irabu 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Koch 11
2 Antonio Alfonseca 10
3 Matt Mantei 9
3 Mariano Rivera 9
5 3 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .374
2 Tony Fernandez .360
3 Derek Jeter .348
4 Nomar Garciaparra .346
5 Bobby Abreu .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 68
2 Sammy Sosa 65
3 Ken Griffey 50
4 Carlos Delgado 47
4 2 others tied 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 164
2 Mark McGwire 146
3 Ken Griffey 144
4 Sammy Sosa 140
5 Carlos Delgado 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 63
2 Roger Cedeno 60
3 Shannon Stewart 50
4 Rickey Henderson 48
5 Kenny Lofton 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.27
2 Pedro Martinez 2.74
3 Mike Hampton 2.78
4 Kevin Brown 2.86
5 David Cone 3.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Lima 21
2 Pedro Martinez 20
2 Shane Reynolds 20
4 Randy Johnson 19
4 Curt Schilling 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 358
2 Pedro Martinez 267
3 Kevin Brown 228
4 Curt Schilling 226
5 Shane Reynolds 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 44
1 John Wetteland 44
3 Roberto Hernandez 38
3 Mariano Rivera 38
5 3 tied 37