On This Day

Wednesday, August 19, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 92 31 .748 --
Red Sox 74 50 .597 18.5
Orioles 68 58 .540 25.5
Blue Jays 64 62 .508 29.5
Devil Rays 48 76 .387 44.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 69 56 .552 --
White Sox 56 68 .452 12.5
Twins 55 70 .440 14.0
Royals 55 71 .437 14.5
Tigers 49 75 .395 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 68 58 .540 --
Rangers 66 59 .528 1.5
Mariners 56 68 .452 11.0
Athletics 56 70 .444 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 83 43 .659 --
Mets 69 55 .556 13.0
Phillies 61 64 .488 21.5
Expos 51 76 .402 32.5
Marlins 45 81 .357 38.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 78 49 .614 --
Cubs 69 57 .548 8.5
Cardinals 60 64 .484 16.5
Brewers 60 66 .476 17.5
Pirates 58 68 .460 19.5
Reds 57 69 .452 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 81 45 .643 --
Giants 67 59 .532 14.0
Dodgers 62 64 .492 19.0
Rockies 57 70 .449 24.5
D'backs 47 79 .373 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Damon Buford 3
1 Jose Cruz 3
1 Carlos Delgado 3
1 Chris Gomez 3
1 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Delgado 2
1 Shawn Green 2
1 Mark McGwire 2
1 Mike Stanley 2
5 21 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Stanley 6
2 Carlos Delgado 5
3 Shawn Green 4
4 Bobby Abreu 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eli Marrero 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Roger Cedeno 1
2 Ray Durham 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dustin Hermanson 2.00
2 Shane Reynolds 1.50
3 Brian Bohanon 1.14
4 Mike Mussina 1.00
5 Masato Yoshii 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Acevedo 1
1 Mark Gardner 1
1 Pete Harnisch 1
1 Pat Hentgen 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Mussina 10
2 Shane Reynolds 9
3 Brian Bohanon 8
3 Dustin Hermanson 8
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Jason Christiansen 1
1 John Franco 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .354
2 John Olerud .351
3 Dante Bichette .344
4 Todd Walker .338
5 Larry Walker .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 49
2 Sammy Sosa 48
3 Ken Griffey 42
4 Greg Vaughn 40
5 Andres Galarraga 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 121
2 Juan Gonzalez 120
3 Moises Alou 110
3 Vinny Castilla 110
5 Albert Belle 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 53
2 Tony Womack 48
3 Craig Biggio 40
4 Kenny Lofton 39
5 Edgar Renteria 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.65
2 Al Leiter 2.35
3 Kevin Brown 2.46
4 Andy Ashby 2.52
5 Tom Glavine 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 18
2 Andy Ashby 16
2 Tom Glavine 16
2 Greg Maddux 16
2 Pedro Martinez 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 249
2 Curt Schilling 233
3 Kerry Wood 204
4 Kevin Brown 198
5 Pedro Martinez 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 40
2 Rod Beck 37
3 Tom Gordon 36
3 Jeff Shaw 36
5 Troy Percival 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .463
2 Alex Rodriguez .451
3 Dante Bichette .436
4 Tony Fernandez .432
5 Deivi Cruz .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Moises Alou 8
2 Bernie Williams 7
3 Sammy Sosa 6
3 Mo Vaughn 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Lankford 17
2 Dante Bichette 16
2 Jeff Kent 16
2 Mike Stanley 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 7
1 Brian Hunter 7
3 Alex Rodriguez 6
3 Tony Womack 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 0.72
2 Orlando Hernandez 0.75
3 Omar Daal 1.17
4 Randy Johnson 1.17
5 Dennys Reyes 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 3
1 David Cone 3
1 Jim Mecir 3
4 Brian Bohanon 2
4 40 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 29
2 Shane Reynolds 28
3 Pedro Martinez 26
3 Mike Mussina 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 6
2 Bill Simas 5
3 Rick Aguilera 4
3 Rod Beck 4
3 5 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Offerman .439
2 John Olerud .420
3 Eric Davis .417
4 Marvin Benard .400
5 Vladimir Guerrero .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Moises Alou 13
2 Vladimir Guerrero 12
2 Sammy Sosa 12
4 Jeff Kent 11
5 Darryl Strawberry 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vladimir Guerrero 38
2 Jeff Kent 35
3 Ray Lankford 33
4 Sammy Sosa 32
5 2 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Jose Offerman 13
3 Craig Biggio 12
3 Tony Womack 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Omar Daal 1.81
2 Roger Clemens 1.91
3 Armando Reynoso 1.93
4 Juan Guzman 1.95
5 Greg Maddux 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 5
1 David Cone 5
1 Mike Mussina 5
4 Pedro Astacio 4
4 20 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 58
2 Randy Johnson 53
3 Kerry Wood 48
4 Shane Reynolds 47
5 2 tied 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 11
1 Jeff Shaw 11
3 Rick Aguilera 10
3 Tom Gordon 10
3 2 others tied 10

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .348
2 Dante Bichette .339
3 Todd Walker .338
4 Roberto Alomar .333
5 Larry Walker .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 68
2 Ken Griffey 58
2 Sammy Sosa 58
4 Rafael Palmeiro 50
5 Andres Galarraga 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 151
2 Sammy Sosa 149
3 Albert Belle 142
4 Mark McGwire 141
5 Vinny Castilla 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 67
2 Tony Womack 64
3 Craig Biggio 60
4 Edgar Renteria 52
5 Eric Young 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.64
2 Kevin Brown 2.37
3 Tom Glavine 2.46
4 Al Leiter 2.61
5 Pedro Martinez 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Tapani 21
2 Kevin Brown 20
2 Tom Glavine 20
2 Tim Wakefield 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 310
2 Randy Johnson 284
3 Pedro Martinez 282
4 Roger Clemens 251
5 Kevin Brown 232

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 54
2 Trevor Hoffman 48
3 Tom Gordon 47
4 Troy Percival 41
5 Rod Beck 40