On This Day

Thursday, August 19, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 73 47 .608 --
Red Sox 67 54 .554 6.5
Blue Jays 65 58 .528 9.5
Orioles 54 66 .450 19.0
Devil Rays 52 69 .430 21.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 73 47 .608 --
White Sox 57 63 .475 16.0
Twins 50 69 .420 22.5
Royals 49 71 .408 24.0
Tigers 47 73 .392 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 72 50 .590 --
Athletics 66 55 .545 5.5
Mariners 60 60 .500 11.0
Angels 49 71 .408 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 74 48 .607 --
Braves 74 49 .602 0.5
Phillies 64 56 .533 9.0
Marlins 50 71 .413 23.5
Expos 49 71 .408 24.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 71 48 .597 --
Astros 73 50 .593 0.0
Cardinals 62 60 .508 10.5
Pirates 60 61 .496 12.0
Brewers 55 64 .462 16.0
Cubs 51 68 .429 20.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 70 51 .579 --
Giants 61 59 .508 8.5
Padres 55 66 .455 15.0
Dodgers 54 67 .446 16.0
Rockies 54 69 .439 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brian Banks 4
1 Jeff Conine 4
3 Jeff Barry 3
3 Jason Giambi 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Barry 1
1 Sean Casey 1
1 Edgard Clemente 1
1 Delino DeShields 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Barry 5
2 Bengie Molina 4
3 Delino DeShields 3
3 Tony Eusebio 3
3 Chipper Jones 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brady Anderson 2
1 Trent Durrington 2
1 Rey Sanchez 2
4 Brian Banks 1
4 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Harnisch 4.00
2 John Smoltz 1.60
3 Pedro Martinez 1.57
4 Tim Hudson 1.17
5 Kris Benson 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Chen 1
1 Rocky Coppinger 1
1 Pete Harnisch 1
1 Tim Hudson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Harnisch 12
2 Pedro Martinez 11
3 Kris Benson 8
3 John Smoltz 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 T. J. Mathews 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Terry Mulholland 1
1 Bob Wickman 1
1 Scott Williamson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .359
2 Nomar Garciaparra .359
3 Bernie Williams .348
4 Derek Jeter .347
5 Sean Casey .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 48
2 Sammy Sosa 47
3 Ken Griffey 37
4 Jeff Bagwell 36
5 Carlos Delgado 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 123
2 Mark McGwire 114
3 Matt Williams 109
4 Rafael Palmeiro 108
5 Carlos Delgado 107

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 2.52
2 Randy Johnson 2.58
3 David Cone 2.73
4 Alex Fernandez 2.98
5 Mike Hampton 3.03

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 216
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 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Giambi .440
2 Bernie Williams .439
3 Homer Bush .431
3 Carlos Delgado .431
5 Jeff Conine .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Delgado 9
2 Rafael Palmeiro 7
2 Alex Rodriguez 7
2 Ivan Rodriguez 7
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Daubach 23
2 Carl Everett 22
3 Alex Rodriguez 20
4 Carlos Delgado 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 7
1 Raul Mondesi 7
3 Brady Anderson 6
3 Roger Cedeno 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 0.00
2 Andy Pettitte 0.39
3 Bartolo Colon 0.56
4 Omar Daal 1.13
5 Kyle Peterson 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Harnisch 3
1 Greg Maddux 3
1 Dave Mlicki 3
4 Paul Abbott 2
4 44 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 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Giambi .435
2 Rey Sanchez .419
3 Dmitri Young .409
4 Homer Bush .406
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 17
2 Ivan Rodriguez 13
2 Sammy Sosa 13
4 Alex Rodriguez 12
4 2 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Giambi 35
1 Mark McGwire 35
3 Ivan Rodriguez 34
4 Alex Rodriguez 33
4 Bernie Williams 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 15
2 J. D. Drew 12
2 Tony Womack 12
4 Johnny Damon 10
4 3 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.38
2 Randy Johnson 1.84
3 Juan Guzman 1.93
4 Todd Ritchie 2.00
5 Andy Pettitte 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 Aaron Sele 5
4 Paul Abbott 4
4 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 11
2 Billy Koch 9
2 Jose Mesa 9
4 Matt Mantei 8
4 4 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .383
2 Nomar Garciaparra .348
3 Tony Fernandez .341
4 Derek Jeter .341
5 Omar Vizquel .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 71
2 Sammy Sosa 66
3 Ken Griffey 51
4 Carlos Delgado 50
5 Manny Ramirez 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 167
2 Mark McGwire 155
3 Sammy Sosa 145
4 Ken Griffey 142
5 Carlos Delgado 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 61
1 Tony Womack 61
3 Shannon Stewart 49
4 Eric Young 44
5 Rickey Henderson 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.28
2 Pedro Martinez 2.67
3 Mike Hampton 2.78
4 Kevin Brown 2.89
5 Pete Harnisch 3.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Lima 20
1 Pedro Martinez 20
3 Pete Harnisch 19
3 Randy Johnson 19
3 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 364
2 Pedro Martinez 271
3 Shane Reynolds 224
4 Kevin Brown 215
5 Curt Schilling 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 44
2 John Wetteland 43
3 Roberto Hernandez 39
4 Mariano Rivera 38
5 2 tied 37