On This Day

Tuesday, September 22, 1998

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 109 48 .694 --
Red Sox 88 69 .561 21.0
Blue Jays 85 73 .538 24.5
Orioles 78 79 .497 31.0
Devil Rays 63 94 .401 46.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 88 69 .561 --
White Sox 77 80 .490 11.0
Royals 71 85 .455 16.5
Twins 66 91 .420 22.0
Tigers 63 95 .399 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 85 72 .541 --
Angels 83 74 .529 2.0
Mariners 74 82 .474 10.5
Athletics 71 86 .452 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 102 56 .646 --
Mets 88 70 .557 14.0
Phillies 73 84 .465 28.5
Expos 63 94 .401 38.5
Marlins 51 106 .325 50.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 99 59 .627 --
Cubs 88 70 .557 11.0
Cardinals 80 77 .510 18.5
Reds 74 84 .468 25.0
Brewers 72 85 .459 26.5
Pirates 69 88 .439 29.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 96 62 .608 --
Giants 85 72 .541 10.5
Dodgers 80 77 .510 15.5
Rockies 75 83 .475 21.0
D'backs 63 95 .399 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Shane Spencer 5
2 Juan Encarnacion 4
3 Barry Bonds 3
3 Aaron Boone 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Lansing 3
2 Jose Canseco 2
2 Karim Garcia 2
2 Ken Griffey 2
2 Shane Spencer 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luis Gonzalez 4
1 Mike Lansing 4
1 Tino Martinez 4
4 Luis Alicea 3
4 15 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Giles 1
1 Luis Gonzalez 1
1 Shawn Green 1
1 Mark Grudzielanek 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Matt Morris 2.00
2 Rick Helling 1.67
3 Hideki Irabu 1.17
4 Mike Hampton 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Chris Carpenter 1
1 Omar Daal 1
1 Rick Helling 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Matt Morris 10
2 Jamie Moyer 9
3 Rafael Medina 8
4 Chuck Finley 7
4 Hideki Irabu 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Frank Castillo 1
1 Kerry Ligtenberg 1
1 Gregg Olson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .355
2 John Olerud .353
3 Dante Bichette .336
4 Bernie Williams .335
5 Mo Vaughn .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 65
2 Sammy Sosa 63
3 Ken Griffey 55
4 Greg Vaughn 49
5 Albert Belle 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 157
2 Sammy Sosa 154
3 Albert Belle 146
4 Manny Ramirez 141
5 2 tied 140

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 63
2 Tony Womack 55
3 Kenny Lofton 54
4 Craig Biggio 49
4 Shannon Stewart 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.24
2 Kevin Brown 2.36
3 Al Leiter 2.40
4 Tom Glavine 2.53
5 Roger Clemens 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 20
1 Tom Glavine 20
1 Rick Helling 20
4 David Cone 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 321
2 Curt Schilling 293
3 Roger Clemens 260
4 Kevin Brown 255
5 Pedro Martinez 245

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 51
2 Rod Beck 49
3 Jeff Shaw 45
4 Tom Gordon 43
5 2 tied 42

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Olerud .488
2 Barry Larkin .433
3 Rafael Palmeiro .417
4 Cliff Floyd .413
5 Marvin Benard .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Manny Ramirez 9
2 Bret Boone 6
2 Jeromy Burnitz 6
2 Carlos Delgado 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 19
2 Bret Boone 15
2 Mark Grace 15
2 Jose Guillen 15
2 Mike Piazza 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Hunter 7
2 Jose Offerman 6
3 Craig Biggio 5
3 Delino DeShields 5
3 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Benes 0.00
2 Pedro Astacio 0.54
3 Brian Bohanon 0.56
4 Chris Peters 0.69
5 Turk Wendell 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Abbott 3
1 Manny Aybar 3
1 Paul Byrd 3
1 Darryl Kile 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 33
2 Kevin Brown 28
3 David Cone 27
4 Pedro Martinez 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Acevedo 6
2 Rod Beck 5
2 John Franco 5
2 Trevor Hoffman 5
2 4 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .475
2 Barry Larkin .432
3 Mike Piazza .422
4 Juan Gonzalez .400
5 John Olerud .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Manny Ramirez 15
2 Sammy Sosa 14
3 Ken Griffey 13
3 Mark McGwire 13
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 39
2 Albert Belle 35
2 Ken Griffey 35
4 Jeff Kent 32
5 2 tied 31

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Benes 0.69
2 Randy Johnson 1.12
3 Roger Clemens 1.35
4 John Smoltz 1.46
5 Mike Hampton 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 5
1 Roger Clemens 5
1 Rick Helling 5
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 69
2 Randy Johnson 63
3 Pedro Martinez 49
4 Kevin Brown 48
5 Curt Schilling 46

Saves

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