On This Day

Friday, August 14, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 89 29 .754 --
Red Sox 71 48 .597 18.5
Orioles 64 57 .529 26.5
Blue Jays 61 60 .504 29.5
Devil Rays 46 73 .387 43.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 66 54 .550 --
Royals 55 66 .455 11.5
White Sox 54 65 .454 11.5
Twins 52 68 .433 14.0
Tigers 47 72 .395 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 65 56 .537 --
Rangers 64 56 .533 0.5
Mariners 54 65 .454 10.0
Athletics 53 68 .438 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 81 41 .664 --
Mets 65 54 .546 14.5
Phillies 59 61 .492 21.0
Expos 49 73 .402 32.0
Marlins 44 78 .361 37.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 75 47 .615 --
Cubs 67 55 .549 8.0
Cardinals 58 62 .483 16.0
Brewers 58 64 .475 17.0
Pirates 55 67 .451 20.0
Reds 54 68 .443 21.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 79 43 .648 --
Giants 64 58 .525 15.0
Dodgers 61 61 .500 18.0
Rockies 56 66 .459 23.0
D'backs 45 76 .372 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Alomar 4
1 Ray Durham 4
3 Tony Clark 3
3 Ron Coomer 3
3 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chris Hoiles 2
2 Moises Alou 1
2 Derek Bell 1
2 Marvin Benard 1
2 37 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Hoiles 8
2 Albert Belle 4
2 Damion Easley 4
2 Dean Palmer 4
5 10 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brady Anderson 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Ellis Burks 1
2 Mike Caruso 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sterling Hitchcock 1.50
2 Kevin Millwood 1.33
3 Mark Clark 1.14
4 Mark Gardner 1.00
4 3 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clark 1
1 Mark Gardner 1
1 Chris Haney 1
1 Sterling Hitchcock 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sterling Hitchcock 9
1 Shane Reynolds 9
3 Mark Clark 8
3 Mark Gardner 8
3 Kevin Millwood 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 1
1 Troy Percival 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .351
2 John Olerud .351
3 Dante Bichette .345
4 Todd Walker .342
5 Larry Walker .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 47
2 Sammy Sosa 46
3 Ken Griffey 41
4 Greg Vaughn 39
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 119
2 Sammy Sosa 117
3 Vinny Castilla 108
4 Moises Alou 107
5 2 tied 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 50
2 Tony Womack 47
3 Edgar Renteria 38
4 Craig Biggio 37
5 4 tied 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.67
2 Tom Glavine 2.35
3 Al Leiter 2.36
4 Andy Ashby 2.50
5 Kevin Brown 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 17
2 Andy Ashby 16
2 Tom Glavine 16
4 Rick Helling 15
4 3 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 246
2 Curt Schilling 226
3 Kerry Wood 193
4 Kevin Brown 187
5 Pedro Martinez 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 39
2 Rod Beck 35
2 Jeff Shaw 35
4 Tom Gordon 34
5 Troy Percival 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Offerman .460
2 John Olerud .446
3 Marvin Benard .442
4 Barry Bonds .426
5 Dante Bichette .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Kent 6
1 Chuck Knoblauch 6
3 Moises Alou 5
3 Tony Batista 5
3 7 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonds 24
2 Dean Palmer 19
3 Ray Lankford 18
4 Dante Bichette 17
4 Nomar Garciaparra 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Offerman 9
2 Brian Hunter 7
2 Otis Nixon 7
2 Tony Womack 7
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 0.36
2 Orlando Hernandez 0.71
3 Randy Johnson 0.72
4 Kent Bottenfield 0.90
5 Armando Reynoso 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 3
1 Tom Candiotti 3
1 Orlando Hernandez 3
1 Sterling Hitchcock 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 33
2 Kevin Brown 28
2 Orlando Hernandez 28
4 Mike Mussina 24
4 Shane Reynolds 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 5
1 Trevor Hoffman 5
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 5
4 Rod Beck 4
4 7 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Offerman .457
2 Vladimir Guerrero .421
3 John Olerud .405
4 Larry Walker .400
5 Todd Walker .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Moises Alou 12
1 Nomar Garciaparra 12
3 Vladimir Guerrero 11
3 Jeff Kent 11
3 Sammy Sosa 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nomar Garciaparra 38
2 Ray Lankford 35
2 Dean Palmer 35
4 Vladimir Guerrero 32
5 3 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 15
2 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Jose Offerman 12
4 Otis Nixon 11
4 Alex Rodriguez 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Guzman 0.82
2 Tom Glavine 0.96
3 Randy Johnson 1.44
4 Brian Bohanon 1.58
5 Roger Clemens 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orlando Hernandez 5
2 Andy Ashby 4
2 Pedro Astacio 4
2 Andy Benes 4
2 23 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 61
2 Kevin Brown 57
3 Orlando Hernandez 45
3 Kerry Wood 45
5 Darren Dreifort 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 11
1 Jeff Shaw 11
3 Rod Beck 10
4 Rick Aguilera 9
4 Gregg Olson 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .346
2 Todd Walker .341
3 Larry Walker .339
4 Dante Bichette .339
5 Mike Piazza .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 67
2 Ken Griffey 60
3 Sammy Sosa 56
4 Rafael Palmeiro 51
5 3 tied 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 157
2 Sammy Sosa 146
3 Mark McGwire 141
4 Vinny Castilla 140
5 Albert Belle 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 66
2 Tony Womack 63
3 Craig Biggio 60
4 Edgar Renteria 53
5 Eric Young 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.72
2 Tom Glavine 2.32
3 Kevin Brown 2.45
4 Al Leiter 2.63
5 Pedro Martinez 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Tapani 21
2 Kevin Brown 20
2 Tom Glavine 20
2 Tim Wakefield 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 313
2 Randy Johnson 294
3 Pedro Martinez 284
4 Roger Clemens 247
5 Kevin Brown 228

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 54
2 Trevor Hoffman 47
3 Tom Gordon 45
4 Troy Percival 41
5 3 tied 39