On This Day

Tuesday, May 26, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 35 10 .778 --
Red Sox 29 20 .592 8.0
Blue Jays 27 24 .529 11.0
Devil Rays 23 27 .460 14.5
Orioles 23 28 .451 15.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 29 21 .580 --
Twins 22 27 .449 6.5
Tigers 19 28 .404 8.5
White Sox 19 29 .396 9.0
Royals 18 31 .367 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 31 18 .633 --
Angels 25 24 .510 6.0
Mariners 23 28 .451 9.0
Athletics 21 29 .420 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 38 14 .731 --
Mets 27 20 .574 8.5
Phillies 23 25 .479 13.0
Expos 18 32 .360 19.0
Marlins 17 34 .333 20.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 32 19 .627 --
Cubs 28 22 .560 3.5
Cardinals 25 24 .510 6.0
Brewers 24 25 .490 7.0
Pirates 24 28 .462 8.5
Reds 23 29 .442 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 32 20 .615 --
Giants 30 22 .577 2.0
Dodgers 25 26 .490 6.5
Rockies 22 29 .431 9.5
D'backs 16 35 .314 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carlos Baerga 3
1 David Bell 3
1 Wade Boggs 3
1 Miguel Cairo 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Shane Andrews 1
1 Miguel Cairo 1
1 Mike Cameron 1
1 Joe Carter 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Butch Huskey 5
2 Ken Caminiti 4
2 Ryan Jackson 4
2 Javy Lopez 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Martin 2
1 Edgar Renteria 2
3 Roberto Alomar 1
3 Barry Bonds 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rolando Arrojo 1.17
2 Francisco Cordova 1.00
2 Scott Erickson 1.00
2 Shane Reynolds 1.00
5 Juan Guzman 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rolando Arrojo 1
1 Brian Bohanon 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Scott Erickson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Francisco Cordova 8
1 Scott Erickson 8
3 Rolando Arrojo 7
3 Juan Guzman 7
3 Shane Reynolds 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .389
2 Brian Jordan .377
3 Walt Weiss .363
4 Ed Taubensee .358
5 Tony Gwynn .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 25
2 Alex Rodriguez 19
3 Andres Galarraga 18
3 Ken Griffey 18
5 2 tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 61
1 Mark McGwire 61
3 Vinny Castilla 47
3 Andres Galarraga 47
5 Ken Griffey 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 19
1 Tom Goodwin 19
3 Tony Womack 18
3 Eric Young 18
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Leiter 1.49
2 Curt Schilling 2.00
3 Tom Glavine 2.01
4 Greg Maddux 2.03
5 Masato Yoshii 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Aaron Sele 8
2 Rolando Arrojo 7
2 Tom Glavine 7
2 Rick Helling 7
2 5 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 117
2 Pedro Martinez 96
3 Randy Johnson 90
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 .449
2 Mickey Morandini .444
3 Moises Alou .434
4 Edgar Renteria .426
5 Carlos Baerga .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 12
2 Damion Easley 8
2 Greg Vaughn 8
4 Jose Canseco 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Damion Easley 24
2 Mark McGwire 21
3 Greg Vaughn 20
4 Raul Mondesi 19
4 Bernie Williams 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Edgar Renteria 9
2 Jose Canseco 6
2 Rickey Henderson 6
4 Barry Bonds 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hideki Irabu 0.81
2 Woody Williams 0.82
3 Denny Neagle 0.83
4 Darren Dreifort 1.15
5 Tom Glavine 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 Bobby Jones 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 27
2 David Wells 25
3 Tom Glavine 24
3 Randy Johnson 24
3 Pedro Martinez 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 6
2 Roberto Hernandez 5
2 Gregg Olson 5
2 Mariano Rivera 5
2 Billy Wagner 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Jordan .435
2 Jose Guillen .408
3 Derek Jeter .395
4 Tony Gwynn .383
5 Scott Brosius .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 15
2 Alex Rodriguez 11
2 Greg Vaughn 11
4 Ken Griffey 10
5 6 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Damion Easley 34
2 Juan Gonzalez 32
2 Greg Vaughn 32
4 Mark McGwire 31
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 13
2 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Edgar Renteria 12
4 Jose Canseco 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hideki Irabu 0.98
2 Kerry Wood 1.29
3 Al Leiter 1.53
4 Rick Reed 1.70
5 Denny Neagle 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rolando Arrojo 5
1 Denny Neagle 5
1 Tim Wakefield 5
4 David Cone 4
4 17 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 65
2 Kerry Wood 56
3 Randy Johnson 51
4 Pedro Martinez 45
5 Roger Clemens 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 11
2 Robb Nen 9
2 Mariano Rivera 9
4 Trevor Hoffman 8
4 5 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .362
2 Larry Walker .348
3 Mike Piazza .348
4 Roberto Alomar .340
5 Wally Joyner .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 67
2 Ken Griffey 52
3 Andres Galarraga 49
4 Juan Gonzalez 48
5 2 tied 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 166
2 Mark McGwire 145
3 Andres Galarraga 142
4 Mike Piazza 140
5 Ken Griffey 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 65
2 Craig Biggio 61
2 Tony Womack 61
4 Rickey Henderson 59
5 Delino DeShields 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.22
2 Greg Maddux 2.36
3 Roger Clemens 2.40
4 Curt Schilling 2.59
5 Tom Glavine 2.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 354
2 Pedro Martinez 333
3 Randy Johnson 300
4 Roger Clemens 283
5 Hideo Nomo 230

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 50
2 Trevor Hoffman 44
3 Randy Myers 42
4 Mariano Rivera 39
5 Troy Percival 37