On This Day

Saturday, June 20, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 50 17 .746 --
Red Sox 43 28 .606 9.0
Orioles 36 38 .486 17.5
Blue Jays 35 39 .473 18.5
Devil Rays 31 41 .431 21.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 40 31 .563 --
Twins 34 38 .472 6.5
White Sox 29 43 .403 11.5
Royals 29 43 .403 11.5
Tigers 27 43 .386 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 43 29 .597 --
Rangers 42 31 .575 1.5
Athletics 33 39 .458 10.0
Mariners 30 44 .405 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 50 24 .676 --
Mets 38 31 .551 9.5
Phillies 35 36 .493 13.5
Expos 29 43 .403 20.0
Marlins 24 49 .329 25.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 45 28 .616 --
Cubs 42 31 .575 3.0
Brewers 36 35 .507 8.0
Cardinals 36 36 .500 8.5
Pirates 36 38 .486 9.5
Reds 30 45 .400 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 48 26 .649 --
Giants 44 31 .587 4.5
Dodgers 36 37 .493 11.5
Rockies 31 44 .413 17.5
D'backs 25 49 .338 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brady Anderson 4
1 Derrek Lee 4
3 Edgardo Alfonzo 3
3 David Bell 3
3 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 2
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Scott Brosius 1
2 Ellis Burks 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 5
2 Ellis Burks 4
3 Rich Aurilia 3
3 Jeff Bagwell 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Durham 2
1 Jose Vizcaino 2
3 Chad Curtis 1
3 Delino DeShields 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Smoltz 2.00
2 Scott Elarton 1.50
3 Jon Lieber 1.25
4 David Wells 1.12
5 Kerry Wood 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Manny Aybar 1
1 Scott Erickson 1
1 Shawn Estes 1
1 Jimmy Haynes 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kerry Wood 11
2 Scott Elarton 9
2 David Wells 9
4 Scott Erickson 8
4 John Smoltz 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Croushore 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .361
2 Bernie Williams .353
3 Todd Walker .352
4 Jason Kendall .349
5 Brian Jordan .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 33
2 Sammy Sosa 29
3 Ken Griffey 28
4 Andres Galarraga 25
4 2 others tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 88
2 Mark McGwire 82
3 Sammy Sosa 72
4 Andres Galarraga 67
5 Vinny Castilla 65

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 28
2 Eric Young 27
3 Tony Womack 25
4 Craig Biggio 24
5 Tom Goodwin 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Leiter 1.53
2 Greg Maddux 1.62
3 Hideki Irabu 1.68
4 Andy Ashby 2.38
5 Rick Reed 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 10
1 Rick Helling 10
1 Greg Maddux 10
1 Aaron Sele 10
5 5 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 157
2 Randy Johnson 134
3 Pedro Martinez 125
4 Kerry Wood 118
5 Chuck Finley 116

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 22
1 Robb Nen 22
1 Troy Percival 22
4 Trevor Hoffman 21
5 John Wetteland 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ryan Klesko .462
2 Javy Lopez .417
3 Matt Lawton .415
4 Wade Boggs .404
5 Bobby Abreu .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 12
2 Rafael Palmeiro 7
3 Ken Griffey 6
3 Jose Hernandez 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 24
2 Carl Everett 18
3 Rafael Palmeiro 17
4 Jose Hernandez 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 7
2 Alex Rodriguez 6
3 Mike Cameron 5
3 Shawn Green 5
3 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bartolo Colon 0.50
2 Al Leiter 0.60
3 Greg Maddux 0.72
4 Omar Daal 1.06
5 2 tied 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 3
1 Rick Helling 3
1 Omar Olivares 3
4 Terry Adams 2
4 44 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 32
2 David Cone 30
3 Randy Johnson 29
4 Matt Beech 26
4 Rick Reed 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Troy Percival 6
2 Trevor Hoffman 5
2 Robb Nen 5
2 Mariano Rivera 5
2 John Wetteland 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .436
2 Jason Kendall .391
3 Jeff Kent .384
4 Mike Caruso .375
5 Carl Everett .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 21
2 Juan Gonzalez 13
2 Mark McGwire 13
2 Rafael Palmeiro 13
5 2 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 42
2 Juan Gonzalez 37
3 Mark McGwire 30
3 Rafael Palmeiro 30
5 Andres Galarraga 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Shawn Green 11
3 Mike Cameron 10
3 Chuck Knoblauch 10
3 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.07
2 Al Leiter 1.22
3 Dennis Martinez 1.40
4 Bill Swift 1.67
5 Kenny Rogers 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 5
1 Jason Dickson 5
1 Al Leiter 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 Jaret Wright 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 59
2 Scott Erickson 52
2 Kerry Wood 52
4 Curt Schilling 51
5 Roger Clemens 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 12
2 Troy Percival 10
3 Roberto Hernandez 8
3 Trevor Hoffman 8
3 3 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .346
2 Tony Gwynn .343
3 Mike Piazza .339
4 Mark Grace .336
5 Roberto Alomar .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 65
2 Ken Griffey 57
3 Juan Gonzalez 51
4 Sammy Sosa 50
5 2 tied 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 174
2 Mark McGwire 150
3 Sammy Sosa 140
4 Ken Griffey 139
5 Mike Piazza 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 65
2 Brian Hunter 64
3 Craig Biggio 61
3 Tony Womack 61
5 Eric Young 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.85
2 Pedro Martinez 2.58
3 Roger Clemens 2.63
4 Al Leiter 2.66
5 Curt Schilling 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Hampton 21
1 Greg Maddux 21
1 Brad Radke 21
4 Denny Neagle 18
4 3 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 350
2 Pedro Martinez 318
3 Randy Johnson 287
4 Roger Clemens 285
5 Hideo Nomo 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 48
1 Jeff Shaw 48
3 Troy Percival 44
4 Randy Myers 39
4 Robb Nen 39