On This Day

Monday, August 24, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 94 34 .734 --
Red Sox 76 52 .594 18.0
Orioles 69 61 .531 26.0
Blue Jays 66 65 .504 29.5
Devil Rays 49 79 .383 45.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 71 58 .550 --
Royals 60 71 .458 12.0
Twins 57 72 .442 14.0
White Sox 56 73 .434 15.0
Tigers 50 80 .385 21.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 72 59 .550 --
Rangers 69 61 .531 2.5
Mariners 60 69 .465 11.0
Athletics 60 71 .458 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 87 44 .664 --
Mets 72 59 .550 15.0
Phillies 64 67 .489 23.0
Expos 51 81 .386 36.5
Marlins 45 86 .344 42.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 82 50 .621 --
Cubs 71 60 .542 10.5
Pirates 62 68 .477 19.0
Cardinals 62 68 .477 19.0
Brewers 62 69 .473 19.5
Reds 60 71 .458 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 84 47 .641 --
Giants 70 61 .534 14.0
Dodgers 64 67 .489 20.0
Rockies 61 71 .462 23.5
D'backs 50 82 .379 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Finley 4
1 Alex Rodriguez 4
3 Moises Alou 3
3 Jay Bell 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Moises Alou 1
1 Garret Anderson 1
1 Jay Bell 1
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Everett 5
2 Ken Caminiti 4
2 Ken Griffey 4
2 Robin Ventura 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Offerman 2
1 Fernando Vina 2
3 Bobby Abreu 1
3 Dante Bichette 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Harnisch 2.25
2 Shane Reynolds 1.75
3 Brian Barber 1.60
4 Ken Cloude 1.43
5 Brian Bohanon 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Barber 1
1 Ken Cloude 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 Pete Harnisch 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Cloude 10
2 Pete Harnisch 9
3 Brian Barber 8
3 Brian Bohanon 8
5 Shane Reynolds 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willie Banks 1
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 Mike Timlin 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .345
2 Bernie Williams .345
3 Dante Bichette .340
4 Todd Walker .339
5 Larry Walker .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 53
2 Sammy Sosa 51
3 Ken Griffey 44
4 Greg Vaughn 43
5 Andres Galarraga 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 128
2 Sammy Sosa 126
3 Moises Alou 115
4 Mark McGwire 113
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 54
2 Tony Womack 50
3 Craig Biggio 41
4 Edgar Renteria 40
5 Kenny Lofton 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.91
2 Kevin Brown 2.38
3 Al Leiter 2.42
4 Tom Glavine 2.57
5 Pedro Martinez 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 18
2 Tom Glavine 17
2 Greg Maddux 17
2 Pedro Martinez 17
5 5 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 258
2 Curt Schilling 247
3 Kevin Brown 207
3 Kerry Wood 207
5 Pedro Martinez 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 41
2 Rod Beck 37
2 Jeff Shaw 37
4 Tom Gordon 36
5 2 tied 35

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Freddy Garcia .455
2 Stan Javier .438
3 Vinny Castilla .423
4 Jeff Kent .417
5 Fernando Vina .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Moises Alou 8
2 Mark McGwire 7
2 Sammy Sosa 7
4 Jeff Kent 6
4 Bernie Williams 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Delgado 17
1 Jeff Kent 17
3 Jason Kendall 15
3 Dean Palmer 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Offerman 7
2 Dante Bichette 6
2 Andy Fox 6
2 Rickey Henderson 6
2 Tony Womack 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Byrd 0.50
2 Kevin Brown 0.81
3 Roger Clemens 1.06
4 Omar Daal 1.17
5 2 tied 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 3
1 Francisco Cordova 3
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Jose Lima 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 27
2 Curt Schilling 26
3 Randy Johnson 25
3 Shane Reynolds 25
5 Rick Helling 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 5
1 Michael Jackson 5
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 5
1 Troy Percival 5
5 6 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Marvin Benard .413
2 John Olerud .404
3 Jose Offerman .389
4 Tim Salmon .383
5 Eric Davis .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Moises Alou 14
1 Sammy Sosa 14
3 Jeff Kent 11
4 Mark McGwire 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dean Palmer 33
2 Nomar Garciaparra 32
2 Jeff Kent 32
2 Sammy Sosa 32
5 Vladimir Guerrero 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
1 Jose Offerman 13
3 Alex Rodriguez 11
3 Tony Womack 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Omar Daal 1.36
2 Kevin Brown 1.75
3 Roger Clemens 1.86
4 Brian Bohanon 1.94
5 Randy Johnson 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Lima 5
1 Steve Sparks 5
1 David Wells 5
4 Andy Benes 4
4 18 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 58
2 Randy Johnson 57
3 Shane Reynolds 50
4 Curt Schilling 49
5 Roger Clemens 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 11
2 Tom Gordon 9
2 Trevor Hoffman 9
4 Rick Aguilera 8
4 7 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .343
2 Todd Walker .341
3 Larry Walker .337
4 Dante Bichette .336
5 John Olerud .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 70
2 Ken Griffey 59
2 Sammy Sosa 59
4 Juan Gonzalez 49
5 2 tied 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 158
2 Sammy Sosa 148
3 Ken Griffey 142
4 Mark McGwire 140
5 Vinny Castilla 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 65
2 Rickey Henderson 64
3 Craig Biggio 59
4 Edgar Renteria 54
5 Eric Young 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.83
2 Kevin Brown 2.39
3 Tom Glavine 2.57
4 Al Leiter 2.66
5 Pedro Martinez 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Tapani 22
2 Kevin Brown 20
2 Tom Glavine 20
2 Pedro Martinez 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 312
2 Randy Johnson 285
3 Pedro Martinez 273
4 Roger Clemens 253
5 Kevin Brown 238

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 54
2 Trevor Hoffman 49
3 Tom Gordon 46
4 Troy Percival 41
5 Rod Beck 40