On This Day

Monday, May 31, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 31 19 .620 --
Yankees 29 20 .592 1.5
Blue Jays 24 28 .462 8.0
Devil Rays 23 28 .451 8.5
Orioles 19 31 .380 12.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 33 16 .673 --
Royals 23 26 .469 10.0
White Sox 22 25 .468 10.0
Tigers 21 30 .412 13.0
Twins 18 32 .360 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 30 20 .600 --
Athletics 27 24 .529 3.5
Mariners 26 24 .520 4.0
Angels 24 27 .471 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 31 20 .608 --
Mets 27 24 .529 4.0
Phillies 25 24 .510 5.0
Expos 18 30 .375 11.5
Marlins 16 35 .314 15.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 29 20 .592 --
Cubs 27 20 .574 1.0
Reds 25 22 .532 3.0
Pirates 26 24 .520 3.5
Cardinals 25 24 .510 4.0
Brewers 23 27 .460 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 31 21 .596 --
Giants 27 24 .529 3.5
Dodgers 26 24 .520 4.0
Rockies 21 27 .438 8.0
Padres 19 30 .388 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luis Polonia 4
2 Jay Bell 3
2 Orlando Cabrera 3
2 Jeff Cirillo 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Edgar Renteria 2
1 Alex Rodriguez 2
3 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
3 Brady Anderson 1
3 30 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 4
1 Kelly Stinnett 4
1 Jim Thome 4
4 Brady Anderson 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Damian Jackson 2
1 Luis Polonia 2
1 Pokey Reese 2
4 Roberto Alomar 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jeff Suppan 1.20
2 Kirk Rueter 0.71
3 LaTroy Hawkins 0.67
4 Kent Bottenfield 0.62
4 Kevin Millwood 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kent Bottenfield 1
1 Tim Crabtree 1
1 Buddy Groom 1
1 LaTroy Hawkins 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 LaTroy Hawkins 6
1 Jeff Suppan 6
3 Kent Bottenfield 5
3 Ryan Glynn 5
3 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Wayne Gomes 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Jose Mesa 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Fernandez .392
2 Luis Gonzalez .382
3 Sean Casey .381
4 Larry Walker .378
5 Derek Jeter .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 20
2 Jose Canseco 19
3 Raul Mondesi 18
4 Sammy Sosa 17
5 4 tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 63
2 Ken Griffey 51
2 Matt Williams 51
4 Shawn Green 48
5 Carlos Delgado 47

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 28
2 Tony Womack 26
3 Tom Goodwin 23
4 Eric Young 22
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.01
2 David Cone 2.18
3 Kevin Tapani 2.30
4 Russ Ortiz 2.54
5 Curt Schilling 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 10
2 Kent Bottenfield 8
2 Jose Lima 8
2 Curt Schilling 8
5 2 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 118
2 Pedro Martinez 117
3 Kevin Brown 76
4 Curt Schilling 74
5 Shane Reynolds 71

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 16
2 Roberto Hernandez 15
2 Robb Nen 15
4 John Franco 14
4 Troy Percival 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Benny Agbayani .514
2 Ed Taubensee .444
3 Alex Rodriguez .423
4 Mike Piazza .415
5 Edgar Martinez .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 8
2 Mark McGwire 7
2 Alex Rodriguez 7
2 Henry Rodriguez 7
5 6 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Butch Huskey 19
2 Juan Gonzalez 17
2 Matt Stairs 17
4 Sean Casey 16
4 4 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 13
2 Roberto Alomar 7
2 Tony Womack 7
4 Homer Bush 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Villone 0.00
2 Brian Rose 0.47
3 Kenny Rogers 0.57
4 Terry Mulholland 0.83
5 Jeff Suppan 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Millwood 4
2 Pedro Martinez 3
2 Jamie Moyer 3
2 Charles Nagy 3
2 Brian Rose 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 29
2 Pedro Martinez 26
3 Kevin Brown 23
3 Curt Schilling 23
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 7
2 Troy Percival 6
2 John Rocker 6
4 Ugueth Urbina 5
4 John Wetteland 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Fernandez .437
2 Jason Kendall .416
3 Alex Rodriguez .413
4 Rafael Palmeiro .404
5 Larry Walker .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 13
2 Ken Griffey 11
3 Nomar Garciaparra 10
3 Juan Gonzalez 10
3 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nomar Garciaparra 33
1 Manny Ramirez 33
3 Steve Finley 28
3 Juan Gonzalez 28
3 3 others tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 23
2 Tony Womack 17
3 Tom Goodwin 12
4 Roberto Alomar 11
5 Craig Biggio 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kenny Rogers 1.04
2 Pedro Martinez 1.84
3 Kevin Tapani 1.97
4 Mike Hampton 2.05
5 Doug Jones 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 6
2 Jose Lima 5
2 Kevin Millwood 5
2 Jamie Moyer 5
2 Curt Schilling 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 69
2 Randy Johnson 55
3 Kevin Brown 41
3 Sterling Hitchcock 41
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Troy Percival 10
2 John Rocker 9
3 Tom Gordon 8
3 Ugueth Urbina 8
3 John Wetteland 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .382
2 Tony Fernandez .360
3 John Olerud .349
4 Mike Piazza .340
5 Mo Vaughn .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 70
2 Ken Griffey 58
2 Mark McGwire 58
4 Manny Ramirez 50
5 3 tied 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 174
2 Sammy Sosa 157
3 Ken Griffey 152
4 Albert Belle 143
5 Carlos Delgado 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 64
2 Rickey Henderson 54
2 Shannon Stewart 54
4 Kenny Lofton 53
5 Craig Biggio 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.45
2 John Smoltz 2.53
3 Randy Johnson 2.54
4 David Cone 2.59
5 Roger Clemens 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 24
2 Shane Reynolds 21
3 Randy Johnson 20
4 Kevin Brown 19
4 Roger Clemens 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 347
2 Pedro Martinez 272
3 Kevin Brown 268
4 Curt Schilling 255
5 Roger Clemens 236

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 47
2 Jeff Shaw 45
3 Rod Beck 44
3 John Wetteland 44
5 Troy Percival 43