On This Day

Sunday, May 24, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 33 10 .767 --
Red Sox 29 18 .617 6.0
Blue Jays 25 24 .510 11.0
Devil Rays 22 26 .458 13.5
Orioles 22 27 .449 14.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 27 21 .563 --
Twins 21 27 .438 6.0
Tigers 19 26 .422 6.5
White Sox 19 27 .413 7.0
Royals 17 31 .354 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 31 17 .646 --
Angels 25 23 .521 6.0
Mariners 22 27 .449 9.5
Athletics 20 28 .417 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 36 14 .720 --
Mets 26 20 .565 8.0
Phillies 22 25 .468 12.5
Expos 18 30 .375 17.0
Marlins 17 33 .340 19.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 31 18 .633 --
Cubs 28 21 .571 3.0
Cardinals 25 23 .521 5.5
Brewers 23 25 .479 7.5
Pirates 24 27 .471 8.0
Reds 23 27 .460 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 31 19 .620 --
Giants 28 22 .560 3.0
Dodgers 24 25 .490 6.5
Rockies 21 29 .420 10.0
D'backs 15 34 .306 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie McGee 4
2 Carlos Baerga 3
2 Barry Bonds 3
2 Bobby Bonilla 3
2 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Manny Alexander 1
1 Carlos Baerga 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Scott Brosius 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Knoblauch 4
2 Barry Bonds 3
2 Jermaine Dye 3
2 Craig Grebeck 3
2 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Meares 2
2 Bobby Abreu 1
2 Moises Alou 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Glavine 2.50
1 Bobby Jones 2.50
3 Tyler Green 1.75
4 Randy Johnson 1.67
5 2 tied 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Blair 1
1 David Cone 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 Randy Johnson 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 15
2 Tom Glavine 10
3 Shawn Estes 7
3 Tyler Green 7
3 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jerry Dipoto 1
1 Gregg Olson 1
1 Hipolito Pichardo 1
1 Sidney Ponson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .393
2 Brian Jordan .377
3 Walt Weiss .374
4 Tony Gwynn .363
5 Ed Taubensee .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 24
2 Ken Griffey 18
2 Alex Rodriguez 18
4 Vinny Castilla 17
4 Andres Galarraga 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 61
2 Mark McGwire 60
3 Vinny Castilla 47
4 Andres Galarraga 42
4 Chipper Jones 42

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 19
1 Tom Goodwin 19
3 Tony Womack 18
3 Eric Young 18
5 Rickey Henderson 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Leiter 1.49
2 Pedro Martinez 1.74
3 Curt Schilling 2.00
4 Tom Glavine 2.01
5 Greg Maddux 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Aaron Sele 8
2 Tom Glavine 7
2 Rick Helling 7
2 Ken Hill 7
2 Jason Schmidt 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 117
2 Randy Johnson 90
3 Pedro Martinez 88
4 Chuck Finley 78
5 Todd Stottlemyre 74

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 18
2 Rod Beck 14
2 Trevor Hoffman 14
2 Jeff Shaw 14
5 2 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Jordan .453
2 Walt Weiss .433
3 Scott Brosius .429
4 Derek Jeter .407
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 11
2 Raul Mondesi 7
2 Alex Rodriguez 7
2 Greg Vaughn 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Damion Easley 23
2 Mark McGwire 20
3 Raul Mondesi 19
4 Mark Grace 18
5 Greg Vaughn 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 7
1 Edgar Renteria 7
3 Tony Womack 6
4 Jose Canseco 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Swindell 0.73
2 Woody Williams 0.82
3 Tom Glavine 1.17
4 Aaron Sele 1.19
5 2 tied 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 Bobby Jones 3
1 Carlos Perez 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Todd Stottlemyre 29
2 Curt Schilling 27
2 Kerry Wood 27
4 David Wells 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 7
2 Billy Wagner 6
3 Rod Beck 5
3 Jerry Dipoto 5
3 5 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Jordan .441
2 Tony Gwynn .402
3 Jose Guillen .402
4 Derek Jeter .388
5 Bill Mueller .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 15
2 Ken Griffey 10
2 Rafael Palmeiro 10
2 Alex Rodriguez 10
2 Greg Vaughn 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 38
2 Mark McGwire 34
3 Damion Easley 32
4 Mark Grace 29
4 Greg Vaughn 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 14
2 Craig Biggio 12
2 Rickey Henderson 12
4 Edgar Renteria 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hideki Irabu 1.30
2 Al Leiter 1.53
3 Rick Reed 1.70
4 Pedro Martinez 1.80
5 Mike Hampton 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Wakefield 6
2 David Cone 5
2 Jason Schmidt 5
4 Rolando Arrojo 4
4 18 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 65
2 Kerry Wood 58
3 Randy Johnson 51
4 Roger Clemens 44
5 Chuck Finley 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 13
2 Mariano Rivera 9
2 Billy Wagner 9
2 John Wetteland 9
5 5 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .363
2 Mike Piazza .350
3 Larry Walker .349
4 Roberto Alomar .333
4 Wally Joyner .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 68
2 Ken Griffey 53
3 Andres Galarraga 48
3 Juan Gonzalez 48
5 Vinny Castilla 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 166
2 Mark McGwire 148
3 Mike Piazza 142
4 Andres Galarraga 139
5 Ken Griffey 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 65
2 Tony Womack 63
3 Craig Biggio 61
4 Rickey Henderson 58
5 Delino DeShields 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.03
2 Greg Maddux 2.36
3 Roger Clemens 2.40
4 Curt Schilling 2.59
5 Mike Mussina 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brad Radke 23
2 Darryl Kile 20
2 Greg Maddux 20
4 Mike Hampton 19
4 Denny Neagle 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 354
2 Pedro Martinez 325
3 Randy Johnson 300
4 Roger Clemens 283
5 Hideo Nomo 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 51
2 Trevor Hoffman 44
3 Randy Myers 40
4 Troy Percival 38
4 Mariano Rivera 38