On This Day

Thursday, May 28, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 36 11 .766 --
Red Sox 29 21 .580 8.5
Blue Jays 27 25 .519 11.5
Orioles 24 28 .462 14.5
Devil Rays 23 28 .451 15.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 30 21 .588 --
Twins 23 27 .460 6.5
White Sox 21 29 .420 8.5
Tigers 19 29 .396 9.5
Royals 19 31 .380 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 31 20 .608 --
Angels 25 25 .500 5.5
Mariners 24 28 .462 7.5
Athletics 21 29 .420 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 39 15 .722 --
Mets 28 20 .583 8.0
Phillies 25 25 .500 12.0
Expos 19 33 .365 19.0
Marlins 17 35 .327 21.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 32 20 .615 --
Cubs 28 24 .538 4.0
Cardinals 27 24 .529 4.5
Brewers 25 25 .500 6.0
Pirates 24 29 .453 8.5
Reds 24 30 .444 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 33 20 .623 --
Giants 30 24 .556 3.5
Dodgers 27 26 .509 6.0
Rockies 22 31 .415 11.0
D'backs 17 36 .321 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Keith Lockhart 4
2 Roberto Alomar 3
2 Bobby Bonilla 3
2 Bret Boone 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Abreu 2
2 Wil Cordero 1
2 David Dellucci 1
2 Andy Fox 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chad Kreuter 4
2 Bobby Abreu 3
2 Rico Brogna 3
2 Brad Fullmer 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 3
2 Roberto Alomar 2
3 Rich Amaral 1
3 Rico Brogna 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Burba 1.60
2 Kent Mercker 0.83
3 Dennis Martinez 0.75
4 Doug Drabek 0.71
4 Mike Sirotka 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Anderson 1
1 Jim Bruske 1
1 Dave Burba 1
1 Doug Drabek 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Burba 8
2 Danny Darwin 7
3 Ramon Martinez 6
4 Mark Clark 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Curtis King 1
1 Mark Leiter 1
1 Gregg Olson 1
1 Jesse Orosco 1
1 Mike Stanton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .380
2 Brian Jordan .380
3 John Olerud .364
4 Tony Gwynn .362
5 Ed Taubensee .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 25
2 Alex Rodriguez 20
3 Andres Galarraga 18
3 Ken Griffey 18
5 2 tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 62
2 Mark McGwire 61
3 Andres Galarraga 48
4 Vinny Castilla 47
5 2 tied 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 21
2 Craig Biggio 19
2 Tom Goodwin 19
4 Tony Womack 18
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Leiter 1.49
2 Greg Maddux 1.83
3 Tom Glavine 2.01
4 Francisco Cordova 2.28
5 Masato Yoshii 2.33

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 119
2 Pedro Martinez 96
3 Randy Johnson 90
4 Todd Stottlemyre 81
5 Chuck Finley 78

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 18
2 Trevor Hoffman 15
2 Jeff Shaw 15
4 Rod Beck 14
5 2 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Jordan .467
2 Mickey Morandini .463
3 Edgar Renteria .435
4 Scott Brosius .429
4 Barry Larkin .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 11
2 Damion Easley 7
2 Alex Rodriguez 7
4 Jose Canseco 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Damion Easley 22
2 Mark McGwire 18
2 Bernie Williams 18
4 Mark Grace 17
4 Greg Vaughn 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Edgar Renteria 8
2 Jose Canseco 6
2 Rickey Henderson 6
2 Eric Young 6
5 Roberto Alomar 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 0.56
2 Curtis King 0.64
3 Hideki Irabu 0.81
4 Woody Williams 0.82
5 Denny Neagle 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Burba 3
1 Darren Dreifort 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 24
1 Pedro Martinez 24
3 Scott Erickson 23
3 Hideo Nomo 23
3 2 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 6
1 Gregg Olson 6
3 Roberto Hernandez 5
3 Trevor Hoffman 5
5 2 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Jordan .432
2 Tony Gwynn .400
3 Jose Guillen .394
4 Todd Walker .392
5 Scott Brosius .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 15
2 Alex Rodriguez 12
3 Greg Vaughn 11
4 Ken Griffey 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Damion Easley 33
2 Paul O'Neill 32
2 Greg Vaughn 32
4 Mark Grace 30
5 Mark McGwire 29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hideki Irabu 0.98
2 Greg Maddux 1.25
3 Kerry Wood 1.29
4 Mike Hampton 1.51
5 Al Leiter 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rolando Arrojo 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 Denny Neagle 5
1 Tim Wakefield 5
5 18 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kerry Wood 56
2 Curt Schilling 54
3 Randy Johnson 51
4 Pedro Martinez 45
5 Todd Stottlemyre 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 10
2 Trevor Hoffman 9
2 Mark Leiter 9
2 Robb Nen 9
5 4 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .358
2 Mike Piazza .353
3 Larry Walker .343
4 Roberto Alomar .343
5 Wally Joyner .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 66
2 Ken Griffey 51
3 Andres Galarraga 48
4 Juan Gonzalez 47
5 Barry Bonds 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 164
2 Mark McGwire 143
3 Mike Piazza 140
4 Andres Galarraga 139
5 Ken Griffey 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 65
2 Craig Biggio 61
2 Tony Womack 61
4 Rickey Henderson 59
5 Eric Young 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.22
2 Greg Maddux 2.27
3 Roger Clemens 2.43
4 Tom Glavine 2.72
5 Mike Mussina 2.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 345
2 Pedro Martinez 333
3 Randy Johnson 300
4 Roger Clemens 276
5 Hideo Nomo 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 51
2 Trevor Hoffman 45
3 Randy Myers 41
4 Mariano Rivera 39
5 Troy Percival 37