On This Day

Tuesday, August 17, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 73 45 .619 --
Red Sox 66 53 .555 7.5
Blue Jays 65 57 .533 10.0
Orioles 52 66 .441 21.0
Devil Rays 51 69 .425 23.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 72 46 .610 --
White Sox 56 62 .475 16.0
Twins 50 67 .427 21.5
Royals 47 71 .398 25.0
Tigers 47 72 .395 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 71 49 .592 --
Athletics 65 54 .546 5.5
Mariners 59 60 .496 11.5
Angels 48 70 .407 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 73 48 .603 --
Braves 73 48 .603 0.0
Phillies 63 56 .529 9.0
Marlins 50 70 .417 22.5
Expos 49 70 .412 23.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 70 47 .598 --
Astros 72 49 .595 0.0
Cardinals 62 59 .512 10.0
Pirates 59 60 .496 12.0
Brewers 54 63 .462 16.0
Cubs 51 67 .432 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 69 51 .575 --
Giants 60 59 .504 8.5
Padres 55 65 .458 14.0
Dodgers 53 67 .442 16.0
Rockies 53 68 .438 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff Conine 4
1 Tom Goodwin 4
3 Ronnie Belliard 3
3 Edgard Clemente 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Edgar Martinez 2
2 Luis Alicea 1
2 Bruce Aven 1
2 Carlos Baerga 1
2 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edgar Martinez 4
2 Luis Alicea 3
2 Greg Colbrunn 3
2 Juan Gonzalez 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Larkin 2
1 Matt Lawton 2
1 Preston Wilson 2
4 Glen Barker 1
4 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Brian Anderson 1.67
2 Paul Abbott 1.29
3 Shawn Estes 0.90
4 Orlando Hernandez 0.86
5 Scott Elarton 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Abbott 1
1 Juan Acevedo 1
1 Brian Anderson 1
1 A. J. Burnett 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Abbott 9
1 Shawn Estes 9
3 Scott Elarton 7
4 Gil Heredia 6
4 5 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Jose Mesa 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .358
2 Nomar Garciaparra .358
3 Derek Jeter .351
4 Bernie Williams .349
5 Sean Casey .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 47
1 Sammy Sosa 47
3 Ken Griffey 37
4 Jeff Bagwell 36
5 Carlos Delgado 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 122
2 Mark McGwire 112
3 Matt Williams 109
4 Carlos Delgado 107
5 Sammy Sosa 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 58
2 Tony Womack 51
3 Eric Young 37
4 Luis Castillo 36
5 Shannon Stewart 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.45
2 Randy Johnson 2.58
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
2 Jose Lima 16
5 2 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 284
2 Pedro Martinez 205
3 Shane Reynolds 166
4 Pedro Astacio 160
5 Kevin Brown 156

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 34
2 Roberto Hernandez 33
2 John Wetteland 33
4 Trevor Hoffman 31
5 Billy Wagner 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Daubach .460
2 Jason Giambi .458
3 Carl Everett .455
4 Homer Bush .444
5 Jeremy Giambi .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Delgado 9
2 Alex Rodriguez 8
3 Ben Grieve 7
3 Vladimir Guerrero 7
3 Ivan Rodriguez 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Daubach 24
2 Bernie Williams 22
3 Alex Rodriguez 21
4 Carl Everett 20
5 2 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 7
1 Raul Mondesi 7
3 Roger Cedeno 6
3 Johnny Damon 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 0.39
2 Andy Pettitte 0.60
3 Brian Meadows 1.26
4 Chuck Finley 1.27
5 Esteban Loaiza 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Greg Maddux 3
1 Dave Mlicki 3
4 Paul Abbott 2
4 48 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 32
2 Pedro Astacio 29
2 Aaron Sele 29
4 Chuck Finley 26
4 Shane Reynolds 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 6
1 Ugueth Urbina 6
3 Roberto Hernandez 5
3 Trevor Hoffman 5
3 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Giambi .433
2 Ivan Rodriguez .419
3 Homer Bush .415
4 Robin Ventura .411
5 Dmitri Young .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 16
2 Carlos Delgado 13
2 Alex Rodriguez 13
2 Ivan Rodriguez 13
2 Sammy Sosa 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 37
2 Ivan Rodriguez 35
3 Bernie Williams 34
4 Tony Clark 33
4 2 others tied 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 18
2 J. D. Drew 12
2 Tony Womack 12
4 Ray Durham 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.38
2 Randy Johnson 1.84
3 Chris Holt 1.93
4 Bartolo Colon 2.08
5 Robert Person 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 5
1 Mike Hampton 5
1 Esteban Loaiza 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 Aaron Sele 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 65
2 Shane Reynolds 45
3 Pedro Astacio 44
4 Kevin Millwood 43
4 Aaron Sele 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 11
2 Billy Koch 10
3 Trevor Hoffman 9
3 Jose Mesa 9
3 Ugueth Urbina 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .379
2 Nomar Garciaparra .347
3 Tony Fernandez .344
4 Derek Jeter .341
5 Omar Vizquel .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 70
2 Sammy Sosa 66
3 Ken Griffey 51
4 Carlos Delgado 50
5 Manny Ramirez 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 168
2 Mark McGwire 153
3 Ken Griffey 145
3 Sammy Sosa 145
5 Carlos Delgado 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 61
1 Tony Womack 61
3 Shannon Stewart 50
4 Rickey Henderson 45
5 Eric Young 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.34
2 Pedro Martinez 2.56
3 Mike Hampton 2.75
4 Kevin Brown 2.89
5 David Cone 3.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Lima 21
1 Pedro Martinez 21
3 Randy Johnson 19
3 Shane Reynolds 19
3 Aaron Sele 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 367
2 Pedro Martinez 270
3 Shane Reynolds 224
4 Kevin Brown 215
5 Curt Schilling 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 45
2 John Wetteland 43
3 Roberto Hernandez 39
4 Michael Jackson 38
4 Mariano Rivera 38