On This Day

Friday, May 29, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 37 11 .771 --
Red Sox 29 22 .569 9.5
Blue Jays 27 26 .509 12.5
Orioles 25 28 .472 14.5
Devil Rays 23 29 .442 16.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 31 21 .596 --
Twins 23 28 .451 7.5
White Sox 21 30 .412 9.5
Tigers 20 29 .408 9.5
Royals 20 31 .392 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 31 21 .596 --
Angels 26 25 .510 4.5
Mariners 25 28 .472 6.5
Athletics 21 30 .412 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 39 16 .709 --
Mets 29 20 .592 7.0
Phillies 25 26 .490 12.0
Expos 20 33 .377 18.0
Marlins 17 36 .321 21.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 33 20 .623 --
Cubs 29 24 .547 4.0
Cardinals 28 24 .538 4.5
Brewers 26 25 .510 6.0
Reds 25 30 .455 9.0
Pirates 24 30 .444 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 33 21 .611 --
Giants 31 24 .564 2.5
Dodgers 27 27 .500 6.0
Rockies 22 32 .407 11.0
D'backs 17 37 .315 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Durham 4
1 Rey Ordonez 4
3 Edgardo Alfonzo 3
3 Roberto Alomar 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Damion Easley 2
1 Reggie Jefferson 2
1 Rondell White 2
4 Jeff Abbott 1
4 29 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Damion Easley 5
1 Jeff King 5
1 Larry Walker 5
4 Mark McGwire 4
4 B. J. Surhoff 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Tony Womack 2
3 Kimera Bartee 1
3 Craig Biggio 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bartolo Colon 2.00
1 Randy Johnson 2.00
3 Chuck Finley 1.67
4 Shawn Estes 1.60
5 David Cone 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Terry Adams 1
1 Bartolo Colon 1
1 David Cone 1
1 Dean Crow 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bartolo Colon 14
2 Kerry Wood 13
3 Joey Hamilton 11
4 Chuck Finley 10
4 Randy Johnson 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Jordan .375
1 Hal Morris .375
3 Ivan Rodriguez .372
4 John Olerud .365
5 Ed Taubensee .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 26
2 Alex Rodriguez 20
3 Vinny Castilla 18
3 Andres Galarraga 18
3 Ken Griffey 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 65
2 Juan Gonzalez 62
3 Vinny Castilla 48
3 Andres Galarraga 48
5 Damion Easley 47

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 21
2 Craig Biggio 20
2 Tom Goodwin 20
2 Tony Womack 20
5 Rickey Henderson 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Leiter 1.49
2 Greg Maddux 1.83
3 Tom Glavine 2.16
4 Francisco Cordova 2.28
5 Chuck Finley 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Aaron Sele 8
2 Rolando Arrojo 7
2 David Cone 7
2 Tom Glavine 7
2 9 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 119
2 Randy Johnson 100
3 Pedro Martinez 96
4 Chuck Finley 88
5 Kerry Wood 85

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 18
2 Trevor Hoffman 15
2 Jeff Shaw 15
4 Rod Beck 14
4 Billy Wagner 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Jordan .457
2 Scott Brosius .429
3 Edgar Renteria .426
4 Barry Larkin .421
5 Travis Fryman .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 11
2 Damion Easley 8
3 Alex Rodriguez 7
4 Jose Canseco 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Damion Easley 25
2 Mark McGwire 21
3 Greg Vaughn 18
3 Bernie Williams 18
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Edgar Renteria 9
2 Rickey Henderson 7
3 Tony Womack 6
3 Eric Young 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Silva 0.59
2 Woody Williams 0.60
3 Curtis King 0.71
4 Denny Neagle 0.83
5 Greg Maddux 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Burba 3
1 Darren Dreifort 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bartolo Colon 27
1 Randy Johnson 27
1 Kerry Wood 27
4 Roger Clemens 23
4 4 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 6
2 Roberto Hernandez 5
2 Gregg Olson 5
4 Jerry Dipoto 4
4 5 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Jordan .419
2 Scott Brosius .396
3 Jose Guillen .392
4 Todd Walker .390
5 Barry Bonds .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 16
2 Alex Rodriguez 12
2 Greg Vaughn 12
4 Damion Easley 11
5 Ken Griffey 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Damion Easley 38
2 Paul O'Neill 34
3 Mark McGwire 33
3 Greg Vaughn 33
5 3 tied 29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hideki Irabu 0.98
2 Greg Maddux 1.25
3 Rick Reed 1.49
4 Kerry Wood 1.50
5 Denny Neagle 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rolando Arrojo 5
1 David Cone 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 Denny Neagle 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kerry Wood 69
2 Curt Schilling 54
3 Randy Johnson 52
4 Roger Clemens 45
5 2 tied 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 .356
2 Mike Piazza .353
3 Roberto Alomar .346
4 Larry Walker .343
5 Wally Joyner .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 65
2 Ken Griffey 51
3 Andres Galarraga 48
4 Juan Gonzalez 47
5 Barry Bonds 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 164
2 Mark McGwire 144
3 Mike Piazza 141
4 Andres Galarraga 139
5 Ken Griffey 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 65
2 Tony Womack 63
3 Craig Biggio 62
4 Rickey Henderson 61
5 Eric Young 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.19
2 Greg Maddux 2.27
3 Roger Clemens 2.51
4 Mike Mussina 2.73
5 Tom Glavine 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brad Radke 22
2 Mike Hampton 20
2 Greg Maddux 20
2 Denny Neagle 20
5 Darryl Kile 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 345
2 Pedro Martinez 328
3 Randy Johnson 295
4 Roger Clemens 285
5 Hideo Nomo 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 50
2 Trevor Hoffman 45
3 Randy Myers 41
4 Troy Percival 38
4 Mariano Rivera 38