On This Day

Thursday, April 29, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 14 6 .700 --
Blue Jays 13 10 .565 2.5
Red Sox 11 10 .524 3.5
Devil Rays 12 11 .522 3.5
Orioles 5 16 .238 9.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 16 5 .762 --
White Sox 11 8 .579 4.0
Tigers 10 12 .455 6.5
Royals 8 11 .421 7.0
Twins 9 13 .409 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 12 10 .545 --
Mariners 10 12 .455 2.0
Angels 10 12 .455 2.0
Athletics 9 14 .391 3.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 14 7 .667 --
Mets 13 9 .591 1.5
Phillies 11 10 .524 3.0
Expos 6 14 .300 7.5
Marlins 6 16 .273 8.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 12 8 .600 --
Astros 12 9 .571 0.5
Cubs 9 10 .474 2.5
Pirates 9 11 .450 3.0
Reds 9 11 .450 3.0
Brewers 9 12 .429 3.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 16 7 .696 --
Dodgers 12 10 .545 3.5
D'backs 12 11 .522 4.0
Rockies 8 10 .444 5.5
Padres 9 12 .429 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Adrian Beltre 4
1 Alex Gonzalez 4
1 Mark Lewis 4
1 J. T. Snow 4
5 16 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 2
2 Brady Anderson 1
2 David Bell 1
2 Jeromy Burnitz 1
2 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 6
2 Russ Davis 5
2 Andy Sheets 5
4 Jermaine Dye 4
4 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marvin Benard 1
1 Roger Cedeno 1
1 Johnny Damon 1
1 Delino DeShields 1
1 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Hampton 1.75
2 Jason Bere 0.71
2 Kyle Farnsworth 0.71
4 Dave Burba 0.67
5 Greg Maddux 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 1
1 Jason Bere 1
1 Dave Burba 1
1 Ken Cloude 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Hampton 7
1 Greg Maddux 7
3 Jason Bere 5
3 Kyle Farnsworth 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .420
2 Joe McEwing .409
3 Derek Jeter .403
4 Luis Gonzalez .391
5 Kenny Lofton .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 10
2 Shawn Green 8
2 Ken Griffey 8
2 Raul Mondesi 8
2 Matt Williams 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 30
2 Fernando Tatis 23
2 Matt Williams 23
4 Tim Salmon 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 16
2 Tom Goodwin 11
3 Shannon Stewart 10
4 Otis Nixon 9
5 4 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 1.04
2 Kent Bottenfield 1.54
3 Jose Rosado 1.72
4 John Snyder 1.88
5 Steve Avery 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 4
1 Brian Bohanon 4
1 Kent Bottenfield 4
1 Dennis Cook 4
1 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 55
2 Pedro Martinez 48
3 Kevin Brown 35
3 Shane Reynolds 35
5 Curt Schilling 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 9
2 John Franco 8
2 Roberto Hernandez 8
4 Billy Wagner 7
4 John Wetteland 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Gonzalez .436
2 John Jaha .432
3 Jeff Bagwell .420
4 Adrian Beltre .415
4 Joe McEwing .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 7
1 Jason Giambi 7
3 Shawn Green 6
3 Ken Griffey 6
3 Matt Williams 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Williams 19
2 Jermaine Dye 17
2 Jason Giambi 17
4 Jeff Bagwell 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 10
2 Tom Goodwin 8
3 Juan Encarnacion 7
3 Shannon Stewart 7
5 7 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 0.61
2 Bobby Witt 0.75
3 Andy Ashby 0.78
4 John Snyder 0.86
4 Justin Thompson 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 3
1 Brian Bohanon 3
1 Dennis Cook 3
1 Greg Maddux 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 31
2 Pedro Martinez 30
3 Curt Schilling 24
4 Kevin Brown 23
5 Al Leiter 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Howry 6
1 Robb Nen 6
3 John Franco 5
3 Roberto Hernandez 5
3 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .359
2 John Olerud .355
3 Derek Jeter .344
4 Tony Fernandez .339
5 Bernie Williams .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 65
2 Sammy Sosa 64
3 Ken Griffey 56
4 Albert Belle 50
5 Greg Vaughn 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 156
2 Albert Belle 155
3 Sammy Sosa 152
4 Ken Griffey 141
5 Juan Gonzalez 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 65
2 Tony Womack 59
3 Shannon Stewart 57
4 Kenny Lofton 53
5 Eric Young 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.26
2 Kevin Brown 2.36
3 David Cone 2.76
4 Roger Clemens 2.85
5 John Smoltz 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shane Reynolds 22
2 David Cone 21
2 Pedro Martinez 21
4 Roger Clemens 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 336
2 Roger Clemens 270
3 Curt Schilling 269
4 Kevin Brown 256
5 Pedro Martinez 242

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 50
2 Rod Beck 47
2 Jeff Shaw 47
4 Robb Nen 45
5 John Wetteland 44