On This Day

Sunday, August 15, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 71 45 .612 --
Red Sox 65 52 .556 6.5
Blue Jays 65 55 .542 8.0
Orioles 51 66 .436 20.5
Devil Rays 50 68 .424 22.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 72 44 .621 --
White Sox 54 62 .466 18.0
Twins 50 65 .435 21.5
Royals 47 70 .402 25.5
Tigers 46 71 .393 26.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 69 49 .585 --
Athletics 64 53 .547 4.5
Mariners 57 60 .487 11.5
Angels 48 68 .414 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 72 47 .605 --
Braves 72 47 .605 0.0
Phillies 63 54 .538 8.0
Expos 48 69 .410 23.0
Marlins 48 70 .407 23.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 68 47 .591 --
Astros 70 49 .588 0.0
Pirates 59 58 .504 10.0
Cardinals 60 59 .504 10.0
Brewers 54 61 .470 14.0
Cubs 51 65 .440 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 67 51 .568 --
Giants 59 58 .504 7.5
Padres 54 64 .458 13.0
Dodgers 53 65 .449 14.0
Rockies 52 67 .437 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dante Bichette 5
2 Vinny Castilla 4
2 Wilton Guerrero 4
2 Todd Helton 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rusty Greer 2
1 Todd Helton 2
1 Brian Jordan 2
1 Ivan Rodriguez 2
1 Sammy Sosa 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Helton 6
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 4
2 Phil Nevin 4
2 Sammy Sosa 4
2 Robin Ventura 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
1 Chad Allen 1
1 Danny Bautista 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 26 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Shane Reynolds 2.80
2 Chuck Finley 1.50
3 Pedro Astacio 1.10
4 Dave Eiland 1.00
5 Esteban Loaiza 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 1
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Bartolo Colon 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Shane Reynolds 14
2 Chuck Finley 12
3 Pedro Astacio 11
4 Livan Hernandez 9
5 Kenny Rogers 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Jose Mesa 1
1 Roberto Ramirez 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .362
2 Nomar Garciaparra .361
3 Derek Jeter .354
4 Bernie Williams .352
5 Sean Casey .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 47
2 Sammy Sosa 46
3 Jeff Bagwell 36
3 Ken Griffey 36
5 Carlos Delgado 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 121
2 Mark McGwire 111
3 Carlos Delgado 105
3 Matt Williams 105
5 Sammy Sosa 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 58
2 Tony Womack 50
3 Eric Young 36
4 Luis Castillo 35
4 Shannon Stewart 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.45
2 Randy Johnson 2.59
3 David Cone 2.80
4 Alex Fernandez 2.98
5 Mike Hampton 2.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 17
2 Kent Bottenfield 16
2 Mike Hampton 16
4 Jose Lima 15
5 5 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 273
2 Pedro Martinez 205
3 Shane Reynolds 166
4 Pedro Astacio 160
5 Kevin Brown 156

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 33
1 John Wetteland 33
3 Mariano Rivera 32
4 Trevor Hoffman 30
5 3 tied 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Giambi .519
2 Brian Daubach .500
3 Carl Everett .486
4 Bernie Williams .460
5 Homer Bush .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Delgado 9
2 Mark McGwire 8
2 Ivan Rodriguez 8
4 Brian Daubach 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bernie Williams 25
2 Brian Daubach 22
3 Mark McGwire 21
3 Miguel Tejada 21
5 4 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 7
1 J. D. Drew 7
1 Raul Mondesi 7
4 Roger Cedeno 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 0.39
2 Andy Pettitte 0.78
3 Andrew Lorraine 1.13
4 Brian Meadows 1.26
4 Garrett Stephenson 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 3
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Greg Maddux 3
1 Andy Pettitte 3
1 Bret Saberhagen 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Aaron Sele 30
2 Pedro Astacio 29
3 Chuck Finley 26
3 Freddy Garcia 26
3 Shane Reynolds 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ugueth Urbina 6
2 Roberto Hernandez 5
2 Michael Jackson 5
2 Mariano Rivera 5
2 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Giambi .444
2 Dmitri Young .414
3 Homer Bush .411
4 Edgardo Alfonzo .409
5 2 tied .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 18
2 Tony Clark 13
2 Carlos Delgado 13
2 Alex Rodriguez 13
2 Sammy Sosa 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 38
2 Alex Rodriguez 37
3 Bernie Williams 36
4 Jason Giambi 35
5 2 tied 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 18
2 J. D. Drew 12
2 Ray Durham 12
4 Eric Owens 11
4 Tony Womack 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.38
2 Joe Mays 1.70
3 Randy Johnson 1.76
4 Chris Holt 1.93
5 Bartolo Colon 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Astacio 5
1 Kevin Brown 5
1 Mike Hampton 5
1 Esteban Loaiza 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 54
2 Pedro Astacio 51
3 Shane Reynolds 45
3 Aaron Sele 45
5 Kevin Millwood 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Koch 10
2 Antonio Alfonseca 9
2 Trevor Hoffman 9
2 Mariano Rivera 9
2 John Rocker 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .380
2 Tony Fernandez .348
3 Derek Jeter .347
4 Nomar Garciaparra .346
5 Bernie Williams .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 70
2 Sammy Sosa 66
3 Ken Griffey 51
4 Carlos Delgado 50
4 Manny Ramirez 50

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 169
2 Mark McGwire 152
3 Ken Griffey 145
3 Sammy Sosa 145
5 Carlos Delgado 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 61
1 Tony Womack 61
3 Shannon Stewart 51
4 Rickey Henderson 45
5 2 tied 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.34
2 Pedro Martinez 2.56
3 Kevin Brown 2.79
4 Mike Hampton 2.82
5 David Cone 3.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 21
2 Jose Lima 20
3 Shane Reynolds 19
4 Kevin Brown 18
4 7 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 356
2 Pedro Martinez 270
3 Kevin Brown 226
4 Shane Reynolds 224
5 Curt Schilling 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 44
2 John Wetteland 43
3 Roberto Hernandez 40
4 Michael Jackson 39
5 Jeff Shaw 37