On This Day

Saturday, July 17, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 53 36 .596 --
Red Sox 50 41 .549 4.0
Blue Jays 48 45 .516 7.0
Devil Rays 40 51 .440 14.0
Orioles 39 51 .433 14.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 57 33 .633 --
White Sox 43 45 .489 13.0
Royals 36 54 .400 21.0
Tigers 36 55 .396 21.5
Twins 35 54 .393 21.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 50 40 .556 --
Athletics 45 45 .500 5.0
Mariners 43 47 .478 7.0
Angels 42 47 .472 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 57 35 .620 --
Mets 52 40 .565 5.0
Phillies 48 41 .539 7.5
Expos 33 54 .379 21.5
Marlins 34 57 .374 22.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 54 37 .593 --
Reds 51 37 .580 1.5
Pirates 45 45 .500 8.5
Cardinals 45 46 .495 9.0
Brewers 44 45 .494 9.0
Cubs 43 45 .489 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 51 40 .560 --
D'backs 49 43 .533 2.5
Padres 45 45 .500 5.5
Dodgers 41 48 .461 9.0
Rockies 41 48 .461 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Loretta 5
2 Doug Glanville 4
2 Mike Lieberthal 4
2 Eddie Perez 4
5 18 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Bell 2
1 Eric Karros 2
1 Al Martin 2
1 Alex Ochoa 2
1 Kevin Young 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Gant 5
1 Eric Karros 5
1 Kevin Young 5
4 Raul Ibanez 4
4 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 2
1 Quilvio Veras 2
3 Chad Allen 1
3 Rich Aurilia 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Alex Fernandez 1.80
2 Jose Lima 1.25
3 Wilson Alvarez 1.17
3 Joe Mays 1.17
5 3 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 1
1 Kris Benson 1
1 Scott Erickson 1
1 Freddy Garcia 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Lima 10
2 Alex Fernandez 9
3 Dave Borkowski 8
4 Wilson Alvarez 7
4 4 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Jason Grimsley 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Matt Mantei 1
1 Mike Williams 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .377
2 Derek Jeter .375
3 Sean Casey .373
4 Tony Fernandez .366
5 Nomar Garciaparra .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 34
2 Jose Canseco 31
2 Mark McGwire 31
4 Jeff Bagwell 30
5 Ken Griffey 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 98
2 Matt Williams 84
3 Ken Griffey 83
4 Jeff Bagwell 82
4 Juan Gonzalez 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 50
2 Tony Womack 39
3 Eric Young 33
4 Shannon Stewart 29
5 Mike Cameron 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.10
2 Randy Johnson 2.80
3 David Cone 2.86
4 John Halama 2.89
5 Mike Hampton 3.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 15
2 Kent Bottenfield 14
3 Jose Lima 13
3 Curt Schilling 13
5 Mike Mussina 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 219
2 Pedro Martinez 184
3 Curt Schilling 133
4 Shane Reynolds 121
5 Kevin Brown 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 27
2 John Wetteland 26
3 Billy Wagner 24
4 Troy Percival 23
4 2 others tied 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Randa .528
2 Terry Steinbach .441
3 Jeff Cirillo .439
4 Doug Glanville .438
5 Chipper Jones .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 7
2 Chipper Jones 6
2 Eric Karros 6
2 Mark McGwire 6
5 7 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 B. J. Surhoff 16
2 Jermaine Dye 15
2 Magglio Ordonez 15
4 David Justice 14
4 4 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brady Anderson 7
1 Roger Cedeno 7
3 Jeff Bagwell 6
3 Rickey Henderson 6
3 Edgar Renteria 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Halama 0.56
2 Steve Parris 0.69
3 Randy Johnson 0.78
4 Ismael Valdez 0.95
5 Kevin Millwood 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gil Heredia 3
1 Mike Mussina 3
1 Ismael Valdez 3
4 Pedro Astacio 2
4 26 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 31
2 Russ Ortiz 29
3 Jon Lieber 24
3 Jose Lima 24
5 Mike Mussina 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 5
1 Billy Taylor 5
3 Michael Jackson 4
3 Billy Koch 4
3 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .411
2 Joe Randa .396
3 Wade Boggs .394
4 Rickey Henderson .393
5 2 tied .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 12
1 Sammy Sosa 12
1 Larry Walker 12
4 John Jaha 11
5 3 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 31
1 Larry Walker 31
3 B. J. Surhoff 30
4 Sammy Sosa 28
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 15
2 Brady Anderson 14
3 Rickey Henderson 13
4 Pokey Reese 11
4 Tony Womack 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roy Halladay 1.01
2 John Halama 1.66
3 Pedro Martinez 1.86
4 Greg Maddux 1.88
5 Tim Hudson 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sterling Hitchcock 5
1 Kevin Millwood 5
1 Curt Schilling 5
1 Steve Woodard 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 68
2 Mike Mussina 48
3 Hideo Nomo 44
4 Russ Ortiz 42
5 Curt Schilling 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 10
2 Roberto Hernandez 9
2 Billy Koch 9
4 Tim Wakefield 8
4 Bob Wickman 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .397
2 Tony Fernandez .366
3 Derek Jeter .361
4 Nomar Garciaparra .344
5 John Olerud .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 65
2 Mark McGwire 61
3 Jose Canseco 53
4 Manny Ramirez 50
5 Ken Griffey 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 166
2 Sammy Sosa 152
3 Ken Griffey 142
4 Jeff Kent 140
5 Juan Gonzalez 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 62
2 Rickey Henderson 55
3 Roger Cedeno 53
4 Shannon Stewart 50
5 Kenny Lofton 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.34
2 Pedro Martinez 2.53
3 John Smoltz 2.90
4 Kevin Brown 3.01
5 David Cone 3.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Lima 22
1 Pedro Martinez 22
3 Orlando Hernandez 19
3 Randy Johnson 19
3 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 352
2 Pedro Martinez 279
3 Curt Schilling 244
4 Kevin Brown 237
5 Roger Clemens 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 47
2 Jeff Shaw 44
3 John Wetteland 43
4 Michael Jackson 40
5 John Franco 39