On This Day

Saturday, June 27, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 55 19 .743 --
Red Sox 47 31 .603 10.0
Blue Jays 41 40 .506 17.5
Orioles 37 44 .457 21.5
Devil Rays 33 46 .418 24.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 46 32 .590 --
Twins 37 42 .468 9.5
Royals 35 44 .443 11.5
White Sox 32 47 .405 14.5
Tigers 30 47 .390 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 47 32 .595 --
Rangers 46 34 .575 1.5
Athletics 36 43 .456 11.0
Mariners 34 47 .420 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 52 29 .642 --
Mets 42 34 .553 7.5
Phillies 40 38 .513 10.5
Expos 32 47 .405 19.0
Marlins 27 53 .338 24.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 48 32 .600 --
Brewers 42 36 .538 5.0
Cubs 42 38 .525 6.0
Cardinals 39 40 .494 8.5
Pirates 38 43 .469 10.5
Reds 33 49 .402 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 53 28 .654 --
Giants 47 35 .573 6.5
Dodgers 39 41 .488 13.5
Rockies 35 47 .427 18.5
D'backs 27 54 .333 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Darryl Hamilton 4
2 Yamil Benitez 3
2 Miguel Cairo 3
2 Damion Easley 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabe Alvarez 1
1 Brad Ausmus 1
1 Jeff Bagwell 1
1 Yamil Benitez 1
1 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Magglio Ordonez 4
1 Paul Sorrento 4
3 Brad Ausmus 3
3 Yamil Benitez 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brad Ausmus 1
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Scott Brosius 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ismael Valdez 7.00
2 Sterling Hitchcock 3.00
3 Greg Maddux 1.62
4 Todd Stottlemyre 1.33
5 Jeff Fassero 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rolando Arrojo 1
1 Jeff Fassero 1
1 Sterling Hitchcock 1
1 Greg Maddux 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Greg Maddux 13
2 Jeff Fassero 9
2 Sterling Hitchcock 9
2 Andy Pettitte 9
5 6 tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Heathcliff Slocumb 1
1 Billy Taylor 1
1 Ugueth Urbina 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .362
2 Bernie Williams .353
3 Brian Jordan .349
4 Hal Morris .346
5 Todd Walker .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 36
2 Sammy Sosa 32
3 Ken Griffey 31
4 Alex Rodriguez 27
5 Greg Vaughn 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 96
2 Mark McGwire 86
3 Sammy Sosa 77
4 Vinny Castilla 70
4 Ken Griffey 70

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 34
2 Eric Young 31
3 Tony Womack 28
4 Craig Biggio 25
4 2 others tied 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.64
2 Al Leiter 1.86
3 Andy Ashby 2.25
4 Rick Reed 2.31
5 Hideki Irabu 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Helling 11
1 Greg Maddux 11
1 Aaron Sele 11
4 Rolando Arrojo 10
4 5 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 175
2 Randy Johnson 146
3 Pedro Martinez 137
4 Kerry Wood 126
5 Chuck Finley 122

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 24
1 Troy Percival 24
3 Tom Gordon 23
3 Robb Nen 23
5 2 tied 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harold Baines .447
2 Nomar Garciaparra .417
3 Darrin Fletcher .405
4 Ryan Klesko .400
4 Javy Lopez .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 12
2 Jeff Bagwell 6
2 Jeromy Burnitz 6
2 Travis Lee 6
2 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 22
2 Jeff Bagwell 21
2 Sammy Sosa 21
4 Juan Gonzalez 16
4 Eric Karros 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
2 Alex Rodriguez 8
3 Shawn Green 6
3 Otis Nixon 6
3 Quilvio Veras 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Mlicki 0.00
2 Elmer Dessens 0.71
2 Julian Tavarez 0.71
4 Bartolo Colon 1.08
5 Greg Maddux 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Bartolo Colon 3
1 Rick Helling 3
1 Pedro Martinez 3
1 Steve Sparks 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 31
2 Curt Schilling 28
2 Kerry Wood 28
4 Shawn Estes 27
5 4 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 7
2 Trevor Hoffman 6
2 Randy Myers 6
2 Bob Wickman 6
5 3 tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rondell White .375
2 Mike Caruso .372
3 Gary Disarcina .369
4 Harold Baines .362
5 Mark Grace .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 19
2 Ken Griffey 13
3 Tony Clark 12
4 Juan Gonzalez 11
4 3 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 39
2 Juan Gonzalez 34
3 Manny Ramirez 29
4 Carlos Delgado 28
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
2 Alex Rodriguez 15
3 Eric Young 13
4 Otis Nixon 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.29
2 Bartolo Colon 1.60
3 Rick Reed 1.75
4 Andy Ashby 1.86
5 Ismael Valdez 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 5
1 Kevin Brown 5
1 Bartolo Colon 5
1 Jason Dickson 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 58
2 Randy Johnson 56
3 Kerry Wood 54
4 Greg Maddux 45
5 3 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Troy Percival 12
2 Robb Nen 11
3 Randy Myers 10
4 Trevor Hoffman 9
4 3 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .346
2 Tony Gwynn .341
3 Mike Piazza .337
4 Larry Walker .331
5 Paul O'Neill .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 66
2 Ken Griffey 58
3 Sammy Sosa 53
4 Juan Gonzalez 52
5 Rafael Palmeiro 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 177
2 Mark McGwire 148
3 Sammy Sosa 144
4 Ken Griffey 138
5 Tino Martinez 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 68
2 Craig Biggio 60
3 Tony Womack 59
4 Brian Hunter 58
5 Eric Young 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.72
2 Pedro Martinez 2.56
3 Kevin Brown 2.74
4 Rick Reed 2.75
5 Mike Hampton 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 21
2 Mike Hampton 20
2 Brad Radke 20
4 Andy Pettitte 19
5 5 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 355
2 Pedro Martinez 307
3 Randy Johnson 280
4 Roger Clemens 272
5 Hideo Nomo 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 48
2 Trevor Hoffman 47
3 Randy Myers 42
3 Troy Percival 42
5 John Wetteland 38