On This Day

Wednesday, June 24, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 52 19 .732 --
Red Sox 44 31 .587 10.0
Blue Jays 39 39 .500 16.5
Orioles 37 41 .474 18.5
Devil Rays 32 44 .421 22.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 44 31 .587 --
Twins 36 40 .474 8.5
White Sox 32 44 .421 12.5
Royals 32 44 .421 12.5
Tigers 29 45 .392 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 46 30 .605 --
Rangers 44 33 .571 2.5
Athletics 34 42 .447 12.0
Mariners 33 45 .423 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 51 27 .654 --
Mets 41 32 .562 7.5
Phillies 39 36 .520 10.5
Expos 30 46 .395 20.0
Marlins 26 51 .338 24.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 47 30 .610 --
Cubs 42 35 .545 5.0
Brewers 39 36 .520 7.0
Cardinals 38 38 .500 8.5
Pirates 38 40 .487 9.5
Reds 30 49 .380 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 50 28 .641 --
Giants 46 33 .582 4.5
Dodgers 37 40 .481 12.5
Rockies 33 46 .418 17.5
D'backs 26 52 .333 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Marty Cordova 4
1 Ray Durham 4
3 Dante Bichette 3
3 Jeromy Burnitz 3
3 23 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Bagwell 2
2 Dante Bichette 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Jeromy Burnitz 1
2 37 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Bagwell 5
1 Manny Ramirez 5
3 Travis Fryman 4
3 Derrek Lee 4
3 Matt Stairs 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Rodriguez 3
2 Ray Durham 2
3 Gabe Alvarez 1
3 Kimera Bartee 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Johnson 2.00
2 David Cone 1.40
3 Andy Ashby 1.00
3 Rick Helling 1.00
5 Pedro Astacio 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 Doug Brocail 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 David Cone 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 12
2 Andy Ashby 10
3 Rick Helling 8
4 Pedro Astacio 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Mark Leiter 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .364
2 Brian Jordan .354
3 Bernie Williams .353
4 Hal Morris .346
5 Todd Walker .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 34
2 Sammy Sosa 31
3 Ken Griffey 30
4 Alex Rodriguez 26
5 2 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 93
2 Mark McGwire 83
3 Sammy Sosa 75
4 Vinny Castilla 68
4 Ken Griffey 68

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 30
1 Eric Young 30
3 Tony Womack 28
4 Tom Goodwin 25
5 3 tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Leiter 1.60
2 Greg Maddux 1.75
3 Hideki Irabu 2.19
4 Andy Ashby 2.25
5 Rick Reed 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Helling 11
1 Aaron Sele 11
3 Andy Ashby 10
3 David Cone 10
3 2 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 167
2 Randy Johnson 146
3 Pedro Martinez 131
4 Chuck Finley 122
5 Kerry Wood 118

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 23
1 Trevor Hoffman 23
1 Robb Nen 23
1 Troy Percival 23
5 2 tied 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harold Baines .452
2 Mike Stanley .417
3 Ryan Klesko .412
4 Marty Cordova .404
5 3 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 11
2 Rafael Palmeiro 6
3 Jeff Bagwell 5
3 Brant Brown 5
3 9 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Bagwell 20
1 Manny Ramirez 20
3 Sammy Sosa 19
4 Darin Erstad 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Rodriguez 8
2 Rickey Henderson 7
2 Tony Womack 7
4 Shawn Green 6
4 Edgar Renteria 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Mlicki 0.39
2 Bartolo Colon 0.53
3 Elmer Dessens 0.71
4 Kenny Rogers 1.04
5 3 tied 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Jason Dickson 3
1 Rick Helling 3
1 Al Leiter 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 33
2 Randy Johnson 31
3 Pedro Martinez 25
4 Kevin Brown 24
5 3 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 6
1 Mariano Rivera 6
1 Bob Wickman 6
4 John Franco 5
4 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Piazza .385
2 Mike Caruso .381
3 Paul O'Neill .373
4 Gary Disarcina .370
5 Harold Baines .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 22
2 Ken Griffey 12
3 Tony Clark 11
3 Rafael Palmeiro 11
5 3 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 44
2 Juan Gonzalez 32
3 Manny Ramirez 29
4 Rico Brogna 28
4 Carlos Delgado 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
1 Alex Rodriguez 14
3 Eric Young 12
4 Shawn Green 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.30
2 Dustin Hermanson 1.33
3 Bartolo Colon 1.48
4 Kenny Rogers 1.72
5 Rick Reed 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 5
1 Kevin Brown 5
1 Jason Dickson 5
1 Al Leiter 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 56
2 Curt Schilling 50
3 Kerry Wood 46
4 David Cone 44
4 Chuck Finley 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 13
2 Randy Myers 11
2 Troy Percival 11
4 Trevor Hoffman 9
4 Mariano Rivera 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .346
2 Mike Piazza .344
3 Tony Gwynn .342
4 Paul O'Neill .333
5 Jason Kendall .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 66
2 Ken Griffey 57
3 Sammy Sosa 52
4 Juan Gonzalez 51
5 Rafael Palmeiro 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 178
2 Mark McGwire 151
3 Sammy Sosa 143
4 Ken Griffey 137
5 Mike Piazza 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 66
2 Brian Hunter 62
3 Tony Womack 61
4 Craig Biggio 60
5 Eric Young 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.78
2 Pedro Martinez 2.55
3 Al Leiter 2.66
4 Kevin Brown 2.71
5 Rick Reed 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Hampton 20
1 Greg Maddux 20
1 Brad Radke 20
4 Roger Clemens 18
4 4 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 347
2 Pedro Martinez 312
3 Randy Johnson 299
4 Roger Clemens 281
5 Hideo Nomo 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 47
1 Jeff Shaw 47
3 Troy Percival 42
4 Randy Myers 41
5 Robb Nen 39