On This Day

Friday, August 20, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 47 .612 --
Red Sox 67 55 .549 7.5
Blue Jays 66 58 .532 9.5
Orioles 54 66 .450 19.5
Devil Rays 53 69 .434 21.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 74 47 .612 --
White Sox 57 63 .475 16.5
Twins 50 70 .417 23.5
Royals 49 72 .405 25.0
Tigers 47 74 .388 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 73 50 .593 --
Athletics 66 56 .541 6.5
Mariners 60 61 .496 12.0
Angels 50 71 .413 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 74 48 .607 --
Braves 75 49 .605 0.0
Phillies 64 57 .529 9.5
Expos 50 71 .413 23.5
Marlins 50 72 .410 24.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 74 50 .597 --
Reds 71 49 .592 1.0
Cardinals 62 60 .508 11.0
Pirates 61 61 .500 12.0
Brewers 55 65 .458 17.0
Cubs 51 69 .425 21.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 70 52 .574 --
Giants 62 59 .512 7.5
Dodgers 55 67 .451 15.0
Padres 55 67 .451 15.0
Rockies 55 69 .444 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Barry Bonds 4
1 Mark Loretta 4
3 Vinny Castilla 3
3 Darrin Fletcher 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 2
1 Ken Caminiti 2
1 Brian Giles 2
1 Sammy Sosa 2
5 24 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrin Fletcher 5
1 Ricky Ledee 5
3 Vinny Castilla 4
4 Michael Barrett 3
4 10 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Bagwell 1
1 Lance Berkman 1
1 Johnny Damon 1
1 Carlos Febles 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bartolo Colon 1.50
2 Robert Person 1.38
3 Pedro Astacio 1.00
4 Kevin Brown 0.88
4 Hideki Irabu 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 Miguel Batista 1
1 Bartolo Colon 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robert Person 11
2 Pedro Astacio 9
3 Ryan Dempster 8
4 Kevin Brown 7
4 Hideki Irabu 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Jeff Nelson 1
1 Ugueth Urbina 1
1 Billy Wagner 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nomar Garciaparra .359
2 Larry Walker .358
3 Bernie Williams .349
4 Derek Jeter .347
5 Bobby Abreu .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 49
2 Mark McGwire 48
3 Ken Griffey 37
4 Jeff Bagwell 36
5 Carlos Delgado 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 123
2 Mark McGwire 114
3 Rafael Palmeiro 111
4 Carlos Delgado 110
5 Matt Williams 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 58
2 Tony Womack 51
3 Eric Young 37
4 Luis Castillo 36
5 Shannon Stewart 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.52
2 Randy Johnson 2.58
3 David Cone 2.73
4 Alex Fernandez 2.98
5 Mike Hampton 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 17
2 Kent Bottenfield 16
2 Mike Hampton 16
2 Jose Lima 16
5 2 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 284
2 Pedro Martinez 216
3 Shane Reynolds 170
4 Pedro Astacio 169
5 Kevin Brown 163

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 34
1 John Wetteland 34
3 Roberto Hernandez 33
4 Trevor Hoffman 31
4 Billy Wagner 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Giambi .478
2 Edgar Martinez .467
3 Homer Bush .436
4 Carlos Delgado .429
5 Jeff Conine .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Delgado 9
2 Rafael Palmeiro 8
3 Carl Everett 7
3 Vladimir Guerrero 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Everett 24
2 Brian Daubach 23
3 Carlos Delgado 21
4 Eric Karros 19
4 Rafael Palmeiro 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Raul Mondesi 8
2 Brady Anderson 6
2 Luis Castillo 6
2 Roger Cedeno 6
2 Johnny Damon 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Pettitte 0.39
2 Bartolo Colon 0.84
3 Kevin Brown 0.86
4 Omar Daal 1.13
5 Kyle Peterson 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bartolo Colon 3
1 Pete Harnisch 3
1 Greg Maddux 3
1 Dave Mlicki 3
5 43 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 32
2 Pedro Astacio 29
2 Aaron Sele 29
4 Octavio Dotel 24
4 3 others tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ugueth Urbina 6
2 Roberto Hernandez 5
2 Mariano Rivera 5
2 Mike Trombley 5
5 9 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Giambi .453
2 Homer Bush .410
3 Dmitri Young .404
4 Ivan Rodriguez .400
4 2 others tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 16
2 Sammy Sosa 15
3 Ivan Rodriguez 13
4 Rafael Palmeiro 12
4 2 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Giambi 35
1 Rafael Palmeiro 35
3 Mark McGwire 34
4 Alex Rodriguez 33
4 Bernie Williams 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 15
2 J. D. Drew 12
2 Tony Womack 12
4 Johnny Damon 11
4 Raul Mondesi 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 0.99
2 Shane Reynolds 1.74
3 Juan Guzman 1.93
4 Andy Pettitte 2.01
5 Omar Daal 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Astacio 5
1 Esteban Loaiza 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 Aaron Sele 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 55
2 Pedro Astacio 53
3 Shane Reynolds 45
4 Ryan Dempster 44
4 Kevin Millwood 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 10
2 Billy Koch 9
2 Jose Mesa 9
2 Ugueth Urbina 9
5 4 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .381
2 Nomar Garciaparra .348
3 Derek Jeter .343
4 Edgar Martinez .341
5 Tony Fernandez .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 69
2 Sammy Sosa 67
3 Ken Griffey 51
4 Carlos Delgado 48
4 Manny Ramirez 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 167
2 Mark McGwire 153
3 Sammy Sosa 145
4 Ken Griffey 142
5 2 tied 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 61
2 Roger Cedeno 60
3 Shannon Stewart 49
4 Eric Young 43
5 Rickey Henderson 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.28
2 Pedro Martinez 2.67
3 Mike Hampton 2.78
4 Kevin Brown 2.88
5 Pete Harnisch 3.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Lima 20
1 Pedro Martinez 20
3 Randy Johnson 19
4 Mike Hampton 18
4 5 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 364
2 Pedro Martinez 271
3 Kevin Brown 222
4 Shane Reynolds 219
5 Curt Schilling 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 44
2 John Wetteland 43
3 Roberto Hernandez 39
4 Mariano Rivera 38
5 4 tied 37