On This Day

Monday, August 30, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 81 49 .623 --
Red Sox 73 58 .557 8.5
Blue Jays 70 63 .526 12.5
Orioles 58 72 .446 23.0
Devil Rays 58 73 .443 23.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 80 50 .615 --
White Sox 62 70 .470 19.0
Twins 55 74 .426 24.5
Tigers 52 78 .400 28.0
Royals 51 80 .389 29.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 79 53 .598 --
Athletics 71 60 .542 7.5
Mariners 65 66 .496 13.5
Angels 51 79 .392 27.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 83 50 .624 --
Mets 80 52 .606 2.5
Phillies 67 63 .515 14.5
Expos 55 76 .420 27.0
Marlins 53 78 .405 29.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 78 55 .586 --
Reds 76 54 .585 0.5
Pirates 65 67 .492 12.5
Cardinals 63 69 .477 14.5
Brewers 57 73 .438 19.5
Cubs 54 76 .415 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 79 53 .598 --
Giants 70 61 .534 8.5
Dodgers 61 70 .466 17.5
Padres 60 72 .455 19.0
Rockies 60 73 .451 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Edgardo Alfonzo 6
2 Paul Konerko 5
3 Danny Bautista 4
3 Darryl Hamilton 4
3 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Edgardo Alfonzo 3
2 Barry Bonds 2
2 Brian Giles 2
2 Edgar Martinez 2
2 Greg Norton 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edgar Martinez 7
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 5
3 Todd Helton 4
3 Chuck Knoblauch 4
3 Greg Norton 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Vizquel 2
2 Geoff Blum 1
2 Luis Castillo 1
2 Roger Cedeno 1
2 21 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Masato Yoshii 2.67
2 Pedro Martinez 2.20
3 Tim Hudson 1.00
3 Jon Lieber 1.00
5 Jeremy Powell 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Bobby Chouinard 1
1 Ken Cloude 1
1 Bartolo Colon 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 11
2 Masato Yoshii 8
3 Tim Hudson 7
3 Jeremy Powell 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Billy Koch 1
1 Matt Mantei 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .365
2 Bobby Abreu .353
3 Nomar Garciaparra .350
4 Bernie Williams .349
5 Derek Jeter .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 54
2 Mark McGwire 51
3 Ken Griffey 41
4 Rafael Palmeiro 40
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 133
2 Rafael Palmeiro 127
3 Carlos Delgado 121
4 Matt Williams 120
5 2 tied 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 61
2 Roger Cedeno 59
3 Luis Castillo 44
4 Eric Young 41
5 Shannon Stewart 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.36
2 Randy Johnson 2.51
3 Mike Hampton 2.97
4 Kevin Millwood 2.98
5 David Cone 3.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 19
2 Mike Hampton 17
2 Jose Lima 17
4 Kent Bottenfield 16
4 Greg Maddux 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 301
2 Pedro Martinez 242
3 Shane Reynolds 179
4 Kevin Brown 176
5 Pedro Astacio 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 38
2 Roberto Hernandez 36
2 John Wetteland 36
4 Trevor Hoffman 33
4 Billy Wagner 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Darryl Hamilton .472
2 Bobby Abreu .429
3 Edgar Martinez .420
4 Luis Gonzalez .418
5 Rickey Henderson .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 11
2 Rafael Palmeiro 10
3 Brian Giles 8
3 Sammy Sosa 8
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Palmeiro 27
2 Barry Bonds 22
3 Brian Giles 20
4 Gary Sheffield 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 11
2 Luis Castillo 9
3 Barry Larkin 7
3 Matt Lawton 7
5 Omar Vizquel 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brian Anderson 0.69
2 Eric Milton 0.77
3 Masato Yoshii 0.81
4 Kevin Millwood 1.08
5 Brian Bohanon 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 3
1 James Baldwin 3
1 Bartolo Colon 3
1 Freddy Garcia 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 37
2 Randy Johnson 28
3 Paul Abbott 25
4 Brian Bohanon 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Matt Mantei 6
1 Mariano Rivera 6
1 Billy Wagner 6
4 Michael Jackson 5
4 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Darryl Hamilton .418
2 Rickey Henderson .410
3 Jason Giambi .404
4 Carl Everett .403
5 Bernie Williams .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rafael Palmeiro 16
1 Sammy Sosa 16
3 Barry Bonds 14
4 Mark McGwire 13
5 3 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Palmeiro 42
2 Miguel Tejada 34
2 Bernie Williams 34
4 Mike Piazza 33
5 2 tied 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 18
2 Luis Castillo 16
3 J. D. Drew 11
3 Matt Lawton 11
3 Raul Mondesi 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Garrett Stephenson 1.36
2 Andy Pettitte 1.76
3 Pedro Martinez 1.80
4 Freddy Garcia 1.99
5 Randy Johnson 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 5
1 Bartolo Colon 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 Dave Mlicki 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 61
2 Pedro Martinez 55
3 Aaron Sele 50
4 Freddy Garcia 46
4 Eric Milton 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ugueth Urbina 12
2 Michael Jackson 11
2 Mariano Rivera 11
4 Jose Mesa 10
4 John Rocker 10

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .384
2 Bobby Abreu .351
3 Tony Fernandez .349
4 Edgar Martinez .345
5 Bernie Williams .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 67
1 Sammy Sosa 67
3 Ken Griffey 52
4 Carlos Delgado 49
5 Manny Ramirez 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 167
2 Mark McGwire 150
3 Ken Griffey 147
4 Sammy Sosa 145
5 Carlos Delgado 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 68
2 Roger Cedeno 59
3 Luis Castillo 46
4 Eric Young 45
5 Shannon Stewart 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.35
2 Pedro Martinez 2.67
3 Mike Hampton 2.73
4 Kevin Millwood 2.99
5 David Cone 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 20
2 Randy Johnson 19
2 Jose Lima 19
4 Mike Hampton 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 356
2 Pedro Martinez 285
3 Kevin Brown 221
3 Shane Reynolds 221
5 Pedro Astacio 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 43
2 Mariano Rivera 41
3 Roberto Hernandez 40
3 John Wetteland 40
5 2 tied 39