On This Day

Saturday, July 31, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 62 40 .608 --
Blue Jays 58 48 .547 6.0
Red Sox 56 47 .544 6.5
Orioles 46 57 .447 16.5
Devil Rays 43 61 .413 20.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 63 40 .612 --
White Sox 48 54 .471 14.5
Twins 44 58 .431 18.5
Royals 43 60 .417 20.0
Tigers 42 62 .404 21.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 61 42 .592 --
Athletics 53 50 .515 8.0
Mariners 50 53 .485 11.0
Angels 43 59 .422 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 63 43 .594 --
Mets 62 43 .590 0.5
Phillies 57 47 .548 5.0
Marlins 41 64 .390 21.5
Expos 38 62 .380 22.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 64 41 .610 --
Reds 59 43 .578 3.5
Cardinals 52 52 .500 11.5
Pirates 50 53 .485 13.0
Brewers 49 53 .480 13.5
Cubs 48 53 .475 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 59 46 .562 --
Giants 56 48 .538 2.5
Padres 49 54 .476 9.0
Rockies 46 58 .442 12.5
Dodgers 45 59 .433 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brook Fordyce 4
1 Robin Ventura 4
3 Lance Berkman 3
3 Aaron Boone 3
3 18 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roberto Alomar 2
1 Jeff Bagwell 2
1 Lance Berkman 2
1 Barry Bonds 2
1 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Ventura 6
2 Roberto Alomar 5
2 Barry Bonds 5
2 Jermaine Dye 5
2 2 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marvin Benard 1
1 Lance Berkman 1
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 Johnny Damon 1
1 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eric Milton 1.75
2 Randy Johnson 1.71
3 Ismael Valdez 1.43
4 Vladimir Nunez 1.33
5 Jason Schmidt 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shawn Estes 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 Roy Halladay 1
1 Doug Henry 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 12
2 Ismael Valdez 10
3 Eric Milton 7
3 Jason Schmidt 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Doug Jones 1
1 Billy Koch 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .366
2 Derek Jeter .364
3 Sean Casey .357
4 Nomar Garciaparra .357
5 Tony Fernandez .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 40
2 Mark McGwire 39
3 Jeff Bagwell 35
4 Ken Griffey 34
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 108
2 Jeff Bagwell 94
3 Ken Griffey 93
3 Sammy Sosa 93
5 Matt Williams 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 52
2 Tony Womack 44
3 Eric Young 34
4 Shannon Stewart 30
5 Mike Cameron 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.51
2 Randy Johnson 2.62
3 David Cone 2.84
4 Mike Hampton 3.05
5 Kevin Millwood 3.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 15
2 Kent Bottenfield 14
2 Mike Hampton 14
2 Jose Lima 14
2 Curt Schilling 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 252
2 Pedro Martinez 187
3 Kevin Brown 141
3 Curt Schilling 141
5 Shane Reynolds 140

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 31
2 Roberto Hernandez 28
3 Mariano Rivera 27
3 Billy Wagner 27
5 2 tied 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Preston Wilson .529
2 Craig Biggio .474
3 Kevin Jordan .467
4 Edgardo Alfonzo .466
5 Cal Ripken .462

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Clark 8
1 Eric Karros 8
1 Mark McGwire 8
4 Barry Bonds 7
4 Robin Ventura 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Clark 24
2 Barry Bonds 22
3 Eric Karros 18
3 Alex Rodriguez 18
3 Robin Ventura 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 10
2 Ray Durham 7
3 Eric Owens 6
3 Quilvio Veras 6
3 Omar Vizquel 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kenny Rogers 0.00
2 Steve Schrenk 0.67
3 Joe Mays 0.71
4 Pat Rapp 1.06
5 Randy Johnson 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 John Frascatore 3
1 Mike Hampton 3
1 Esteban Loaiza 3
1 Joe Mays 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 33
2 Dave Burba 23
2 Hideki Irabu 23
4 David Cone 22
4 Chan Ho Park 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Matt Mantei 7
2 Billy Koch 6
3 Antonio Alfonseca 5
3 Armando Benitez 5
3 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Randa .442
2 Preston Wilson .431
3 Fred McGriff .422
4 Paul Konerko .420
5 Craig Biggio .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 16
2 Eric Karros 12
2 Alex Rodriguez 12
4 Shawn Green 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jermaine Dye 32
2 Mark McGwire 30
2 Alex Rodriguez 30
4 Barry Bonds 29
5 Mike Sweeney 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 13
2 Ray Durham 11
3 Brady Anderson 10
3 Jeff Bagwell 10
3 Roger Cedeno 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 1.13
2 Steve Woodard 1.82
3 Kevin Millwood 2.00
4 Tim Hudson 2.06
5 Joe Mays 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Astacio 4
1 Bartolo Colon 4
1 Scott Erickson 4
1 John Frascatore 4
1 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 64
2 Hideki Irabu 41
2 Jon Lieber 41
4 Pedro Astacio 39
4 Kevin Brown 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Koch 11
2 Matt Mantei 9
2 Dave Veres 9
4 Antonio Alfonseca 8
4 3 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .381
2 Tony Fernandez .364
3 Derek Jeter .352
4 Nomar Garciaparra .342
5 Sean Casey .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 65
2 Mark McGwire 64
3 Ken Griffey 49
4 Jose Canseco 48
4 Manny Ramirez 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 165
2 Ken Griffey 146
3 Sammy Sosa 144
4 Jeff Bagwell 138
5 2 tied 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 62
2 Roger Cedeno 55
3 Shannon Stewart 49
4 Rickey Henderson 47
5 Kenny Lofton 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.20
2 Pedro Martinez 2.86
3 Kevin Brown 2.96
4 Mike Hampton 2.97
5 Steve Parris 3.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 21
1 Jose Lima 21
3 Pedro Martinez 20
3 Shane Reynolds 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 368
2 Pedro Martinez 273
3 Kevin Brown 239
4 Curt Schilling 232
5 Shane Reynolds 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 45
1 John Wetteland 45
3 Jeff Shaw 38
4 Billy Taylor 37
5 4 tied 36