On This Day

Sunday, August 22, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 75 48 .610 --
Red Sox 67 57 .540 8.5
Blue Jays 66 60 .524 10.5
Orioles 55 68 .447 20.0
Devil Rays 55 69 .444 20.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 76 47 .618 --
White Sox 59 64 .480 17.0
Twins 51 71 .418 24.5
Tigers 49 74 .398 27.0
Royals 49 74 .398 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 75 50 .600 --
Athletics 68 56 .548 6.5
Mariners 60 63 .488 14.0
Angels 50 73 .407 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 77 49 .611 --
Mets 76 49 .608 0.5
Phillies 65 58 .528 10.5
Expos 50 73 .407 25.5
Marlins 50 73 .407 25.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 75 50 .600 --
Reds 73 49 .598 0.5
Cardinals 63 62 .504 12.0
Pirates 61 63 .492 13.5
Brewers 55 67 .451 18.5
Cubs 52 70 .426 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 72 52 .581 --
Giants 64 59 .520 7.5
Dodgers 56 68 .452 16.0
Rockies 56 70 .444 17.0
Padres 55 69 .444 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rey Ordonez 4
2 Ronnie Belliard 3
2 Homer Bush 3
2 Jeff Conine 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luis Gonzalez 2
1 Mark McGwire 2
3 Barry Bonds 1
3 Ellis Burks 1
3 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Sheffield 6
2 Juan Encarnacion 5
2 John Olerud 5
4 Luis Gonzalez 4
4 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 2
1 Barry Larkin 2
3 Carlos Baerga 1
3 Carlos Beltran 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jose Rosado 2.00
2 Steve Trachsel 1.20
3 Sterling Hitchcock 1.14
4 Dave Mlicki 1.00
4 Mike Mussina 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rolando Arrojo 1
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Omar Daal 1
1 Orlando Hernandez 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sterling Hitchcock 8
1 Jose Rosado 8
3 Cal Eldred 7
4 Chris Haney 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Acevedo 1
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Matt Mantei 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nomar Garciaparra .359
2 Larry Walker .358
3 Derek Jeter .350
4 Bobby Abreu .344
5 Bernie Williams .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 51
2 Mark McGwire 50
3 Ken Griffey 38
4 Jeff Bagwell 37
4 Rafael Palmeiro 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 125
2 Rafael Palmeiro 117
3 Mark McGwire 116
4 Carlos Delgado 114
5 Sammy Sosa 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 58
2 Tony Womack 53
3 Eric Young 37
4 Luis Castillo 36
5 Shannon Stewart 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.52
2 Randy Johnson 2.55
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
2 Greg Maddux 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 292
2 Pedro Martinez 216
3 Shane Reynolds 170
4 Pedro Astacio 169
5 Kevin Brown 163

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 35
2 John Wetteland 34
3 Roberto Hernandez 33
4 Billy Wagner 32
5 Trevor Hoffman 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Conine .487
2 Rickey Henderson .463
3 Edgar Martinez .457
4 Homer Bush .439
5 Ricky Ledee .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rafael Palmeiro 10
2 Sammy Sosa 9
3 Mike Piazza 7
4 Dante Bichette 6
4 7 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Delgado 22
2 Dante Bichette 21
2 Rafael Palmeiro 21
4 Mike Piazza 20
5 3 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 J. D. Drew 6
1 Barry Larkin 6
1 Matt Lawton 6
4 Brady Anderson 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Pettitte 0.56
2 Bartolo Colon 0.84
3 Kevin Brown 0.86
4 Pete Harnisch 1.29
4 Blake Stein 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bartolo Colon 3
1 Omar Daal 3
1 Juan Guzman 3
1 Pete Harnisch 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 30
2 Pedro Astacio 29
3 Chuck Finley 24
3 Kevin Millwood 24
3 3 others tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Michael Jackson 5
1 Ugueth Urbina 5
1 Billy Wagner 5
4 Roberto Hernandez 4
4 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Giambi .442
2 Homer Bush .422
3 Dmitri Young .417
4 Rickey Henderson .409
5 Bobby Abreu .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 17
1 Sammy Sosa 17
3 Rafael Palmeiro 14
4 Ivan Rodriguez 13
5 4 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Giambi 35
1 Mark McGwire 35
1 Rafael Palmeiro 35
4 Mike Piazza 34
5 Ivan Rodriguez 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 14
2 J. D. Drew 13
3 Luis Castillo 12
4 Johnny Damon 11
4 Raul Mondesi 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 0.99
2 Andy Pettitte 1.31
3 Garrett Stephenson 1.44
4 Kris Benson 1.46
5 Shane Reynolds 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 6
2 Omar Daal 5
2 Esteban Loaiza 5
2 Dave Mlicki 5
2 Aaron Sele 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 63
2 Pedro Astacio 47
3 Shane Reynolds 45
4 Ryan Dempster 44
4 Kevin Millwood 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Michael Jackson 9
1 Jose Mesa 9
1 Mariano Rivera 9
1 Ugueth Urbina 9
5 Billy Wagner 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .381
2 Nomar Garciaparra .346
3 Derek Jeter .346
4 Edgar Martinez .345
5 Mike Piazza .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 69
2 Sammy Sosa 68
3 Ken Griffey 52
4 Manny Ramirez 49
5 Carlos Delgado 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 169
2 Mark McGwire 152
3 Ken Griffey 146
3 Sammy Sosa 146
5 Juan Gonzalez 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 62
2 Roger Cedeno 60
3 Shannon Stewart 48
4 Rickey Henderson 43
4 Eric Young 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.27
2 Pedro Martinez 2.67
3 Mike Hampton 2.74
4 Kevin Brown 2.95
5 John Smoltz 3.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 20
1 Jose Lima 20
1 Pedro Martinez 20
4 Aaron Sele 19
5 6 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 372
2 Pedro Martinez 271
3 Shane Reynolds 219
4 Kevin Brown 213
5 2 tied 200

Saves

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