On This Day

Friday, July 24, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 72 25 .742 --
Red Sox 58 43 .574 16.0
Orioles 52 51 .505 23.0
Blue Jays 52 52 .500 23.5
Devil Rays 38 62 .380 35.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 58 44 .569 --
Twins 46 55 .455 11.5
Royals 45 56 .446 12.5
White Sox 44 58 .431 14.0
Tigers 43 58 .426 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 56 46 .549 --
Angels 55 46 .545 0.5
Athletics 46 55 .455 9.5
Mariners 46 56 .451 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 68 35 .660 --
Mets 54 46 .540 12.5
Phillies 53 48 .525 14.0
Expos 40 63 .388 28.0
Marlins 37 66 .359 31.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 61 41 .598 --
Cubs 57 46 .553 4.5
Brewers 51 52 .495 10.5
Cardinals 48 54 .471 13.0
Pirates 48 55 .466 13.5
Reds 45 58 .437 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 67 36 .650 --
Giants 55 48 .534 12.0
Dodgers 53 50 .515 14.0
Rockies 45 58 .437 22.0
D'backs 36 66 .353 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cliff Floyd 5
1 Vladimir Guerrero 5
1 Mark Loretta 5
4 Ellis Burks 4
4 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Shane Andrews 2
1 Vinny Castilla 2
1 Vladimir Guerrero 2
1 Jeff Kent 2
1 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Kent 7
2 Vladimir Guerrero 6
3 Carlos Baerga 4
3 Rich Becker 4
3 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Jose Offerman 2
3 Bobby Abreu 1
3 Jeff Bagwell 1
3 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Smoltz 3.33
2 Chan Ho Park 2.75
3 Bobby Jones 1.33
4 Pete Schourek 1.20
5 Mike Mussina 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Cook 1
1 Mark Gardner 1
1 Wayne Gomes 1
1 Juan Guzman 1
1 14 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chan Ho Park 11
2 John Smoltz 10
3 Bobby Jones 8
4 Mike Mussina 7
5 5 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Mike Magnante 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dante Bichette .342
2 Ivan Rodriguez .342
3 Todd Walker .338
4 Larry Walker .333
5 Matt Stairs .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 43
2 Ken Griffey 40
3 Sammy Sosa 37
4 Greg Vaughn 36
5 3 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 114
2 Mark McGwire 97
3 Vinny Castilla 94
3 Sammy Sosa 94
5 Ken Griffey 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 41
2 Tony Womack 39
3 Eric Young 33
4 Craig Biggio 31
4 Edgar Renteria 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.66
2 Al Leiter 1.97
3 Andy Ashby 2.49
4 Kevin Brown 2.57
5 Bartolo Colon 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 14
1 David Cone 14
1 Tom Glavine 14
4 Rick Helling 13
4 3 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 201
2 Curt Schilling 198
3 Kerry Wood 167
4 Pedro Martinez 159
5 Kevin Brown 149

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 32
2 Rod Beck 29
2 Troy Percival 29
2 Jeff Shaw 29
5 3 tied 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ellis Burks .458
2 Tony Womack .452
3 Albert Belle .439
4 Vinny Castilla .429
4 Rusty Greer .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 11
2 Vinny Castilla 8
2 Vladimir Guerrero 8
4 Travis Fryman 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 22
2 Vinny Castilla 19
2 Eric Davis 19
4 Dante Bichette 17
4 Vladimir Guerrero 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 8
2 Cliff Floyd 7
3 Justin Baughman 6
3 Darren Lewis 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kenny Rogers 0.60
2 Randy Johnson 0.72
3 David Cone 0.75
4 Mark Portugal 0.82
5 Matt Morris 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Joey Hamilton 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 31
2 Kerry Wood 28
3 Kevin Brown 27
4 David Cone 25
5 Roger Clemens 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 7
2 Rod Beck 6
2 Jeff Shaw 6
4 Michael Jackson 5
4 Jeff Montgomery 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Belle .412
2 Vinny Castilla .400
3 Stan Javier .393
4 Dante Bichette .390
5 Matt Stairs .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 14
2 Ken Griffey 11
2 Rafael Palmeiro 11
2 Greg Vaughn 11
5 3 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 31
2 Moises Alou 27
2 Vinny Castilla 27
2 Travis Fryman 27
2 Greg Vaughn 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cliff Floyd 13
2 Shannon Stewart 12
3 Rickey Henderson 11
3 Tony Womack 11
5 7 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 1.13
2 Chan Ho Park 1.31
3 Greg Maddux 1.36
4 Pedro Martinez 1.42
5 David Wells 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 5
1 David Cone 5
1 Andy Pettitte 5
4 Andy Ashby 4
4 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 67
2 Kevin Brown 49
2 Kerry Wood 49
4 David Cone 47
5 2 tied 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 12
2 Jeff Shaw 11
3 Trevor Hoffman 9
3 Jeff Montgomery 9
3 Mariano Rivera 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .357
2 Mike Piazza .336
3 Dante Bichette .332
4 Larry Walker .329
5 Roberto Alomar .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 67
2 Ken Griffey 66
3 Sammy Sosa 54
4 Andres Galarraga 50
4 2 others tied 50

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 168
2 Ken Griffey 148
3 Mark McGwire 141
4 Sammy Sosa 138
5 Vinny Castilla 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 69
2 Craig Biggio 61
2 Tony Womack 61
4 Eric Young 53
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.75
2 Kevin Brown 2.40
3 Pedro Martinez 2.51
4 Al Leiter 2.60
5 Rick Reed 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 19
1 Pedro Martinez 19
1 Andy Pettitte 19
1 Kevin Tapani 19
1 Tim Wakefield 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 326
2 Randy Johnson 294
3 Pedro Martinez 292
4 Roger Clemens 263
5 Kevin Brown 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 50
2 Trevor Hoffman 47
3 Randy Myers 43
3 Troy Percival 43
5 2 tied 39