On This Day

Tuesday, July 28, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 26 .740 --
Red Sox 61 43 .587 15.0
Orioles 53 53 .500 24.0
Blue Jays 53 54 .495 24.5
Devil Rays 41 63 .394 35.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 60 45 .571 --
Twins 49 55 .471 10.5
White Sox 46 59 .438 14.0
Royals 46 59 .438 14.0
Tigers 44 60 .423 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 57 48 .543 --
Rangers 56 49 .533 1.0
Mariners 48 57 .457 9.0
Athletics 46 59 .438 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 70 37 .654 --
Mets 55 48 .534 13.0
Phillies 54 50 .519 14.5
Expos 40 66 .377 29.5
Marlins 38 69 .355 32.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 63 43 .594 --
Cubs 60 47 .561 3.5
Brewers 54 52 .509 9.0
Cardinals 49 56 .467 13.5
Pirates 49 58 .458 14.5
Reds 47 60 .439 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 69 37 .651 --
Giants 57 49 .538 12.0
Dodgers 55 51 .519 14.0
Rockies 48 59 .449 21.5
D'backs 38 68 .358 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Andy Fox 4
2 Jeff Cirillo 3
2 David Dellucci 3
2 Gary Gaetti 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Walker 2
2 Moises Alou 1
2 Gabe Alvarez 1
2 David Bell 1
2 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gabe Alvarez 4
1 Darrin Jackson 4
1 Ray Lankford 4
1 Dave Nilsson 4
1 Sammy Sosa 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
2 Rich Amaral 1
2 Rafael Bournigal 1
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hideo Nomo 1.33
2 James Baldwin 1.20
2 Randy Johnson 1.20
4 Pete Harnisch 1.00
4 Kirk Rueter 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Sean Bergman 1
1 Brian Bohanon 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 12
2 Hideo Nomo 8
2 Tim Wakefield 8
4 Brian Bohanon 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Walker .352
2 Larry Walker .340
3 Jason Kendall .339
4 Ivan Rodriguez .339
5 Dante Bichette .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 45
2 Sammy Sosa 41
3 Ken Griffey 40
4 Greg Vaughn 37
5 Vinny Castilla 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 116
2 Sammy Sosa 106
3 Mark McGwire 100
4 Vinny Castilla 97
5 Albert Belle 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 45
2 Tony Womack 40
3 Eric Young 33
4 Craig Biggio 32
4 Edgar Renteria 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.59
2 Al Leiter 1.97
3 Pedro Martinez 2.59
4 Kevin Brown 2.61
5 Andy Ashby 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 15
2 Andy Ashby 14
2 Tom Glavine 14
2 Greg Maddux 14
2 Pedro Martinez 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 213
2 Curt Schilling 209
3 Kerry Wood 173
4 Pedro Martinez 165
5 Kevin Brown 159

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 33
2 Rod Beck 31
3 Jeff Shaw 30
4 Tom Gordon 29
4 Troy Percival 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Walker .523
2 Jose Offerman .480
3 Edgar Martinez .465
4 Vinny Castilla .439
5 Eric Davis .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 8
1 Vinny Castilla 8
3 Moises Alou 7
3 Rafael Palmeiro 7
3 Greg Vaughn 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 21
2 Eric Davis 19
3 Vinny Castilla 18
4 Nomar Garciaparra 17
4 Ray Lankford 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 8
1 Tony Womack 8
3 Craig Biggio 5
3 Cliff Floyd 5
3 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joey Hamilton 0.64
2 Juan Guzman 0.73
3 Pedro Martinez 0.78
4 Francisco Cordova 0.81
5 David Cone 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Francisco Cordova 3
1 Doug Henry 3
1 Mark Leiter 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 29
2 Randy Johnson 28
3 Hideo Nomo 26
4 Kerry Wood 25
5 3 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 7
2 Rick Aguilera 6
2 Trevor Hoffman 6
2 Michael Jackson 6
2 Jeff Shaw 6

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Belle .430
2 Vinny Castilla .398
3 Todd Walker .393
4 Ken Griffey .389
5 Jeff Cirillo .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 16
2 Moises Alou 12
2 Vinny Castilla 12
4 Rafael Palmeiro 11
4 Greg Vaughn 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 33
2 Moises Alou 29
2 Sammy Sosa 29
4 Dante Bichette 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cliff Floyd 13
2 Tony Womack 12
3 Rickey Henderson 11
3 Shannon Stewart 11
5 4 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 0.94
2 Chan Ho Park 1.04
3 Pedro Martinez 1.22
4 Greg Maddux 1.41
5 Matt Morris 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 5
1 David Cone 5
3 Andy Ashby 4
3 Pedro Astacio 4
3 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 67
2 Kevin Brown 50
3 Kerry Wood 47
4 Roger Clemens 46
4 David Cone 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 14
2 Rick Aguilera 10
2 Jeff Shaw 10
4 Trevor Hoffman 9
4 Michael Jackson 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .360
2 Larry Walker .335
3 Roberto Alomar .335
4 Mike Piazza .331
5 Vinny Castilla .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 69
2 Ken Griffey 64
3 Sammy Sosa 56
4 Juan Gonzalez 51
5 2 tied 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 168
2 Sammy Sosa 148
3 Mark McGwire 142
4 Ken Griffey 141
5 Vinny Castilla 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 70
2 Craig Biggio 59
2 Tony Womack 59
4 Edgar Renteria 51
4 Eric Young 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.70
2 Pedro Martinez 2.32
3 Kevin Brown 2.35
4 Al Leiter 2.60
5 Tom Glavine 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 20
1 Kevin Tapani 20
1 Tim Wakefield 20
4 Kevin Brown 19
4 Andy Pettitte 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 327
2 Randy Johnson 295
3 Pedro Martinez 294
4 Roger Clemens 267
5 Kevin Brown 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 51
2 Trevor Hoffman 45
3 Randy Myers 42
3 Troy Percival 42
5 2 tied 40