On This Day

Saturday, September 19, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 106 47 .693 --
Red Sox 86 67 .562 20.0
Blue Jays 82 73 .529 25.0
Orioles 78 76 .506 28.5
Devil Rays 62 91 .405 44.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 86 67 .562 --
White Sox 74 80 .481 12.5
Royals 71 82 .464 15.0
Twins 65 89 .422 21.5
Tigers 61 94 .394 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 83 71 .539 --
Angels 82 72 .532 1.0
Mariners 72 81 .471 10.5
Athletics 70 84 .455 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 100 56 .641 --
Mets 87 69 .558 13.0
Phillies 71 83 .461 28.0
Expos 62 93 .400 37.5
Marlins 51 104 .329 48.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 98 58 .628 --
Cubs 87 69 .558 11.0
Cardinals 78 77 .503 19.5
Reds 72 83 .465 25.5
Brewers 72 83 .465 25.5
Pirates 69 85 .448 28.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 96 60 .615 --
Giants 83 71 .539 12.0
Dodgers 78 77 .503 17.5
Rockies 74 82 .474 22.0
D'backs 62 94 .397 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Andres Galarraga 4
2 Ryan Christenson 3
2 Johnny Damon 3
2 Eric Davis 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jon Nunnally 2
1 Manny Ramirez 2
3 Bobby Abreu 1
3 Mike Cameron 1
3 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Guillen 5
1 Manny Ramirez 5
3 Jeff Kent 4
3 Bill Mueller 4
3 Jon Nunnally 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Abreu 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Adrian Brown 1
1 Orlando Cabrera 1
1 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pedro Martinez 1.29
1 Curt Schilling 1.29
3 Steve Woodard 0.90
4 Mark Clark 0.88
5 John Thomson 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jason Bere 1
1 Matt Clement 1
1 Francisco Cordova 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jesus Sanchez 11
2 Pedro Martinez 9
2 Curt Schilling 9
2 Steve Woodard 9
5 Masato Yoshii 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Acevedo 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .355
2 John Olerud .352
3 Bernie Williams .336
4 Dante Bichette .336
5 Mo Vaughn .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 64
2 Sammy Sosa 63
3 Ken Griffey 53
4 Greg Vaughn 49
5 Albert Belle 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 154
1 Sammy Sosa 154
3 Albert Belle 144
4 Manny Ramirez 141
5 Vinny Castilla 140

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 63
2 Kenny Lofton 54
2 Tony Womack 54
4 Craig Biggio 49
5 Shannon Stewart 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.24
2 Kevin Brown 2.44
3 Al Leiter 2.50
4 Tom Glavine 2.53
5 Roger Clemens 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 20
2 Roger Clemens 19
2 David Cone 19
2 Rick Helling 19
2 Kevin Tapani 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 321
2 Curt Schilling 293
3 Kevin Brown 247
4 Roger Clemens 245
4 Pedro Martinez 245

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 51
2 Rod Beck 49
3 Jeff Shaw 44
4 Tom Gordon 42
4 John Wetteland 42

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Craig Wilson .516
2 Larry Walker .500
3 Glenallen Hill .471
4 Tony Fernandez .460
5 John Olerud .458

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Manny Ramirez 9
2 Carlos Delgado 7
3 Jose Canseco 6
3 Ken Griffey 6
3 Sammy Sosa 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 20
1 Jose Guillen 20
3 Manny Ramirez 19
4 Albert Belle 15
4 5 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 7
1 Omar Vizquel 7
3 Tony Fernandez 6
3 Rickey Henderson 6
3 Kenny Lofton 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Benes 0.37
2 Mike Hampton 0.79
3 John Smoltz 0.82
4 Chris Peters 0.92
5 Dustin Hermanson 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 3
1 Andy Benes 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 Greg McMichael 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 37
2 Roger Clemens 29
3 David Cone 27
4 Pedro Martinez 26
5 4 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Acevedo 7
1 John Franco 7
3 Rod Beck 6
3 Trevor Hoffman 6
5 Robert Person 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Larkin .427
2 Mike Piazza .418
3 Juan Gonzalez .412
4 Todd Helton .392
5 Albert Belle .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Manny Ramirez 16
2 Mark McGwire 15
2 Sammy Sosa 15
4 Barry Bonds 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 40
2 Albert Belle 35
3 Juan Gonzalez 34
4 Jeff Kent 33
4 2 others tied 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 15
2 Shannon Stewart 11
3 Rickey Henderson 10
3 Andruw Jones 10
3 Omar Vizquel 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.13
2 Randy Johnson 1.14
3 Mike Hampton 1.85
4 Miguel Batista 1.93
5 Steve Parris 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 6
2 Roger Clemens 5
2 John Smoltz 5
2 Kevin Tapani 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 72
2 Roger Clemens 60
2 Curt Schilling 60
4 Kevin Brown 49
4 Pedro Martinez 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 12
2 John Franco 11
2 Trevor Hoffman 11
4 Juan Acevedo 10
5 3 tied 9