On This Day

Saturday, August 29, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 98 36 .731 --
Red Sox 79 54 .594 18.5
Blue Jays 70 66 .515 29.0
Orioles 69 66 .511 29.5
Devil Rays 52 82 .388 46.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 73 61 .545 --
Royals 63 73 .463 11.0
White Sox 60 75 .444 13.5
Twins 59 75 .440 14.0
Tigers 52 83 .385 21.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 75 62 .547 --
Rangers 72 63 .533 2.0
Athletics 63 73 .463 11.5
Mariners 61 73 .455 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 90 46 .662 --
Mets 75 61 .551 15.0
Phillies 65 71 .478 25.0
Expos 52 85 .380 38.5
Marlins 47 89 .346 43.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 85 51 .625 --
Cubs 74 62 .544 11.0
Pirates 64 70 .478 20.0
Reds 64 72 .471 21.0
Brewers 64 72 .471 21.0
Cardinals 63 72 .467 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 88 48 .647 --
Giants 73 63 .537 15.0
Dodgers 67 69 .493 21.0
Rockies 63 74 .460 25.5
D'backs 52 85 .380 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dante Bichette 4
1 Tony Clark 4
1 Mike Kelly 4
1 Bob Smith 4
5 21 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Clark 2
1 Mike Kelly 2
1 Richie Sexson 2
4 Kurt Abbott 1
4 38 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shawn Green 4
1 Mike Kelly 4
1 Bob Smith 4
1 Bernie Williams 4
5 10 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 3
2 Juan Encarnacion 2
2 Bip Roberts 2
2 Shannon Stewart 2
5 11 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sterling Hitchcock 2.50
2 Bobby Jones 1.60
3 Dustin Hermanson 1.20
4 Al Leiter 1.17
4 Steve Woodard 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Barber 1
1 Mark Gardner 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 Seth Greisinger 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sterling Hitchcock 15
2 Bobby Jones 8
2 Pedro Martinez 8
4 Al Leiter 7
4 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Danny Graves 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Jay Powell 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .343
2 Larry Walker .343
3 Dante Bichette .342
4 John Olerud .342
5 Jason Kendall .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 54
2 Sammy Sosa 53
3 Ken Griffey 45
4 Greg Vaughn 44
5 Rafael Palmeiro 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 136
2 Sammy Sosa 132
3 Albert Belle 119
4 Vinny Castilla 117
5 Mark McGwire 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 56
2 Tony Womack 51
3 Craig Biggio 44
3 Kenny Lofton 44
5 Shannon Stewart 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.98
2 Kevin Brown 2.43
3 Al Leiter 2.47
4 Tom Glavine 2.61
5 Pedro Martinez 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 18
1 Tom Glavine 18
1 Pedro Martinez 18
4 Kevin Brown 17
4 Greg Maddux 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 274
2 Curt Schilling 253
3 Kerry Wood 223
4 Kevin Brown 212
5 Roger Clemens 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 43
2 Rod Beck 38
2 Tom Gordon 38
2 Jeff Shaw 38
2 John Wetteland 38

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Kelly .472
2 Richie Sexson .471
3 Todd Helton .466
4 Jeff Kent .429
5 David Justice .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Shawn Green 7
1 Vladimir Guerrero 7
1 Mark McGwire 7
1 Sammy Sosa 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shawn Green 20
2 Todd Helton 18
3 Jason Giambi 17
3 Juan Gonzalez 17
3 3 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 9
2 Craig Biggio 7
2 Andy Fox 7
2 Shannon Stewart 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.69
2 Pedro Martinez 0.79
3 Julio Santana 1.17
4 Tim Wakefield 1.20
5 Kevin Brown 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Seth Greisinger 3
1 Jose Lima 3
1 Pedro Martinez 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 39
2 Kerry Wood 30
3 Randy Johnson 28
4 Curt Schilling 27
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 6
1 John Wetteland 6
3 Rick Aguilera 5
3 Michael Jackson 5
3 Kerry Ligtenberg 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Sexson .417
2 Marvin Benard .414
3 Todd Helton .398
4 Derek Jeter .372
5 Jose Cruz .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 12
2 Vladimir Guerrero 11
2 Jeff Kent 11
4 Moises Alou 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dean Palmer 33
2 Vladimir Guerrero 31
2 Jeff Kent 31
4 Barry Bonds 30
4 Shawn Green 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Offerman 14
2 Kenny Lofton 12
3 Craig Biggio 11
3 Shannon Stewart 11
3 Tony Womack 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.10
2 Randy Johnson 1.17
3 Julio Santana 1.38
4 Omar Daal 1.74
5 Kevin Brown 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 5
1 Tom Candiotti 5
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 Jose Lima 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 61
1 Randy Johnson 61
3 Kevin Brown 53
4 Sterling Hitchcock 51
5 Kerry Wood 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 10
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 10
1 John Wetteland 10
4 John Franco 9
4 Tom Gordon 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .340
2 Bernie Williams .340
3 John Olerud .335
4 Dante Bichette .332
5 Jason Kendall .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 70
2 Sammy Sosa 59
3 Ken Griffey 58
4 Juan Gonzalez 48
4 2 others tied 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 162
2 Sammy Sosa 149
3 Mark McGwire 141
4 Ken Griffey 139
5 Vinny Castilla 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 65
2 Rickey Henderson 64
3 Craig Biggio 59
4 Kenny Lofton 50
4 Edgar Renteria 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.91
2 Kevin Brown 2.42
3 Tom Glavine 2.59
4 Omar Daal 2.61
5 Al Leiter 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 21
1 Tom Glavine 21
1 Kevin Tapani 21
4 Pedro Martinez 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 308
2 Randy Johnson 301
3 Pedro Martinez 268
4 Roger Clemens 264
5 Kevin Brown 238

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 53
2 Trevor Hoffman 50
3 Tom Gordon 45
4 Troy Percival 43
5 John Wetteland 42