On This Day

Thursday, August 20, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 92 32 .742 --
Red Sox 74 51 .592 18.5
Orioles 68 59 .535 25.5
Blue Jays 65 62 .512 28.5
Devil Rays 49 76 .392 43.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 69 57 .548 --
White Sox 56 69 .448 12.5
Twins 56 70 .444 13.0
Royals 56 71 .441 13.5
Tigers 49 76 .392 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 69 58 .543 --
Rangers 67 59 .532 1.5
Athletics 57 70 .449 12.0
Mariners 56 69 .448 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 83 44 .654 --
Mets 70 56 .556 12.5
Phillies 62 65 .488 21.0
Expos 51 77 .398 32.5
Marlins 45 82 .354 38.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 78 50 .609 --
Cubs 70 57 .551 7.5
Cardinals 61 65 .484 16.0
Brewers 61 66 .480 16.5
Pirates 59 68 .465 18.5
Reds 57 70 .449 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 82 45 .646 --
Giants 67 60 .528 15.0
Dodgers 63 64 .496 19.0
Rockies 58 70 .453 24.5
D'backs 48 80 .375 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Scott Rolen 6
2 Fernando Vina 4
3 Moises Alou 3
3 Jeff Bagwell 3
3 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brian Jordan 2
1 Mark McGwire 2
3 Bobby Abreu 1
3 Jeff Bagwell 1
3 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Scott Rolen 9
2 Devon White 5
3 Glenallen Hill 4
3 Terry Pendleton 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Randy Winn 2
2 Moises Alou 1
2 Bret Boone 1
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Curt Schilling 2.33
2 Willie Blair 2.00
3 Kevin Millwood 1.33
4 Rick Reed 1.29
5 Roger Clemens 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Jason Christiansen 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Alan Embree 1
1 13 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Darryl Kile 14
1 Curt Schilling 14
3 Dennys Reyes 12
4 Kevin Brown 9
4 Rick Reed 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Acevedo 1
1 Mike DeJean 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .352
2 John Olerud .349
3 Dante Bichette .341
4 Todd Walker .340
5 Larry Walker .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 51
2 Sammy Sosa 48
3 Ken Griffey 42
4 Greg Vaughn 40
5 Andres Galarraga 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 121
1 Sammy Sosa 121
3 Moises Alou 110
3 Vinny Castilla 110
3 Mark McGwire 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 53
2 Tony Womack 49
3 Craig Biggio 40
4 Kenny Lofton 39
5 2 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.65
2 Al Leiter 2.35
3 Kevin Brown 2.38
4 Andy Ashby 2.52
5 Tom Glavine 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 18
2 Andy Ashby 16
2 Kevin Brown 16
2 Tom Glavine 16
2 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 249
2 Curt Schilling 247
3 Kevin Brown 207
4 Kerry Wood 204
5 Pedro Martinez 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 41
2 Rod Beck 37
2 Jeff Shaw 37
4 Tom Gordon 36
5 Troy Percival 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Freddy Garcia .484
2 Deivi Cruz .442
3 Chris Gomez .441
4 Vinny Castilla .434
5 Tony Fernandez .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Moises Alou 8
2 Bernie Williams 7
3 Mark McGwire 6
3 Mo Vaughn 6
5 10 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Stanley 18
2 Ray Lankford 17
3 Dante Bichette 16
3 Carlos Delgado 16
3 Jeff Kent 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 7
1 Brian Hunter 7
1 Tony Womack 7
4 Jose Offerman 6
4 Alex Rodriguez 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Francisco Cordova 0.51
2 Orlando Hernandez 0.75
3 Kevin Brown 0.81
4 Omar Daal 1.17
5 Randy Johnson 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 3
1 Darryl Kile 3
1 Jim Mecir 3
1 Rick Reed 3
5 43 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 29
1 Darryl Kile 29
3 Shane Reynolds 28
4 Kevin Brown 27
5 3 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 6
2 Bill Simas 5
3 Rick Aguilera 4
3 Rod Beck 4
3 7 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Offerman .432
2 John Olerud .413
3 Eric Davis .406
4 Vladimir Guerrero .400
5 Marvin Benard .394

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 39
2 Jeff Kent 34
3 Dean Palmer 32
3 Sammy Sosa 32
5 Nomar Garciaparra 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Jose Offerman 14
3 Tony Womack 12
4 Craig Biggio 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Omar Daal 1.40
2 Roger Clemens 1.54
3 Kevin Brown 1.82
4 Armando Reynoso 1.93
5 Greg Maddux 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 5
1 Kevin Brown 5
1 David Cone 5
1 Mike Mussina 5
1 Rick Reed 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 67
2 Randy Johnson 53
3 Roger Clemens 51
4 Curt Schilling 49
5 Kerry Wood 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 11
1 Trevor Hoffman 11
1 Jeff Shaw 11
4 Rick Aguilera 10
4 Tom Gordon 10

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .348
2 Todd Walker .339
3 Dante Bichette .337
4 Larry Walker .335
5 John Olerud .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 70
2 Ken Griffey 58
3 Sammy Sosa 57
4 Rafael Palmeiro 49
5 Andres Galarraga 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 152
2 Sammy Sosa 148
3 Mark McGwire 142
4 Albert Belle 141
5 Vinny Castilla 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 66
2 Tony Womack 65
3 Craig Biggio 60
4 Edgar Renteria 52
5 Eric Young 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.64
2 Kevin Brown 2.31
3 Tom Glavine 2.46
4 Al Leiter 2.61
5 Pedro Martinez 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Tapani 22
2 Kevin Brown 21
3 Tom Glavine 20
3 Tim Wakefield 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 324
2 Randy Johnson 284
3 Pedro Martinez 282
4 Roger Clemens 257
5 Kevin Brown 241

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 54
2 Trevor Hoffman 49
3 Tom Gordon 47
4 Troy Percival 41
5 Rod Beck 40