On This Day

Sunday, July 19, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 68 24 .739 --
Red Sox 56 40 .583 14.0
Blue Jays 50 50 .500 22.0
Orioles 48 51 .485 23.5
Devil Rays 36 61 .371 34.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 54 42 .563 --
Twins 44 53 .454 10.5
Royals 43 54 .443 11.5
White Sox 43 55 .439 12.0
Tigers 41 54 .432 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 54 44 .551 --
Angels 53 44 .546 0.5
Athletics 46 51 .474 7.5
Mariners 45 54 .455 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 65 33 .663 --
Mets 48 45 .516 14.5
Phillies 49 46 .516 14.5
Expos 39 58 .402 25.5
Marlins 37 60 .381 27.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 58 39 .598 --
Cubs 53 44 .546 5.0
Brewers 48 48 .500 9.5
Cardinals 45 52 .464 13.0
Pirates 45 53 .459 13.5
Reds 45 53 .459 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 64 34 .653 --
Giants 53 45 .541 11.0
Dodgers 49 49 .500 15.0
Rockies 41 57 .418 23.0
D'backs 35 62 .361 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Graffanino 4
1 Mike Lieberthal 4
3 Moises Alou 3
3 Cliff Floyd 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 2
1 Eric Davis 2
1 Matt Luke 2
1 Matt Stairs 2
5 26 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 5
2 Moises Alou 3
2 Eric Davis 3
2 Bernard Gilkey 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jermaine Allensworth 2
1 Justin Baughman 2
1 Jason Kendall 2
1 Kevin Young 2
5 20 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bret Saberhagen 1.60
2 Mike Sirotka 1.17
3 Justin Thompson 1.11
4 Sterling Hitchcock 1.00
5 John Smoltz 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 1
1 John Burkett 1
1 Doug Henry 1
1 Mark Leiter 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Thompson 10
2 Bret Saberhagen 8
3 Omar Olivares 7
3 Chan Ho Park 7
3 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Alan Embree 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 John Wetteland 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ivan Rodriguez .347
2 Dante Bichette .342
3 Jason Kendall .336
4 Matt Stairs .332
5 Derek Bell .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 42
2 Ken Griffey 39
3 Sammy Sosa 36
4 Greg Vaughn 34
5 3 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 105
2 Mark McGwire 93
3 Ken Griffey 89
3 Sammy Sosa 89
5 Albert Belle 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 38
2 Tony Womack 36
3 Eric Young 33
4 Edgar Renteria 31
5 Shannon Stewart 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.57
2 Al Leiter 1.76
3 Bartolo Colon 2.48
4 Andy Ashby 2.53
5 Kevin Brown 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 13
1 David Cone 13
1 Tom Glavine 13
1 Greg Maddux 13
5 5 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 196
2 Curt Schilling 189
3 Pedro Martinez 156
3 Kerry Wood 156
5 2 tied 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 30
2 Troy Percival 27
2 John Wetteland 27
4 Rod Beck 26
4 2 others tied 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Womack .489
2 Greg Vaughn .474
3 Albert Belle .471
4 Rusty Greer .450
5 Chipper Jones .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 10
2 Greg Vaughn 6
3 Vinny Castilla 5
3 Travis Fryman 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 21
2 Eric Davis 14
3 Travis Fryman 13
3 Manny Ramirez 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brady Anderson 8
1 Tony Womack 8
3 Justin Baughman 5
3 Darin Erstad 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Portugal 0.69
2 David Cone 0.75
2 Matt Morris 0.75
4 Kenny Rogers 0.78
5 2 tied 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 3
1 Brian Meadows 3
1 Jesse Orosco 3
1 John Smoltz 3
5 28 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 38
2 Roger Clemens 27
3 Jon Lieber 20
3 John Smoltz 20
3 Todd Stottlemyre 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 5
1 John Wetteland 5
3 Rick Aguilera 4
3 Rod Beck 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Javier .402
2 Greg Vaughn .392
3 Rusty Greer .373
4 Matt Stairs .372
5 Vinny Castilla .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 12
1 Ken Griffey 12
3 Sammy Sosa 11
4 Jeff Bagwell 10
4 5 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 32
2 Albert Belle 31
3 Alex Rodriguez 28
4 Jeff Bagwell 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shannon Stewart 12
1 Tony Womack 12
3 Cliff Floyd 11
3 Edgar Renteria 11
3 Alex Rodriguez 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.15
2 David Wells 1.24
3 Greg Maddux 1.40
4 Juan Acevedo 1.41
5 Bartolo Colon 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Meadows 5
1 Shane Reynolds 5
3 Andy Ashby 4
3 Steve Avery 4
3 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 74
2 Roger Clemens 50
3 Kevin Brown 49
3 Kerry Wood 49
5 John Smoltz 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 9
1 Trevor Hoffman 9
1 Jeff Montgomery 9
1 Mariano Rivera 9
1 Bob Wickman 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .361
2 Roberto Alomar .333
3 Mike Piazza .332
4 Dante Bichette .329
5 Vinny Castilla .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 66
2 Ken Griffey 65
3 Sammy Sosa 54
4 Rafael Palmeiro 50
5 Andres Galarraga 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 162
2 Ken Griffey 147
3 Sammy Sosa 141
4 Mark McGwire 137
5 Rafael Palmeiro 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 68
2 Craig Biggio 60
2 Tony Womack 60
4 Eric Young 53
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.67
2 Al Leiter 2.45
3 Pedro Martinez 2.51
4 Kevin Brown 2.61
5 Rick Reed 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 19
1 Andy Pettitte 19
1 Kevin Tapani 19
1 Tim Wakefield 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 332
2 Randy Johnson 289
2 Pedro Martinez 289
4 Roger Clemens 266
5 Kevin Brown 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 47
2 Trevor Hoffman 46
3 Randy Myers 43
4 Troy Percival 41
5 John Wetteland 39