On This Day

Tuesday, August 24, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 77 48 .616 --
Red Sox 69 57 .548 8.5
Blue Jays 68 60 .531 10.5
Orioles 57 68 .456 20.0
Devil Rays 56 70 .444 21.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 76 49 .608 --
White Sox 60 65 .480 16.0
Twins 51 73 .411 24.5
Tigers 49 76 .392 27.0
Royals 49 76 .392 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 75 52 .591 --
Athletics 69 57 .548 5.5
Mariners 62 63 .496 12.0
Angels 51 74 .408 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 79 49 .617 --
Mets 77 50 .606 1.5
Phillies 66 59 .528 11.5
Expos 52 73 .416 25.5
Marlins 50 74 .403 27.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 76 51 .598 --
Reds 73 51 .589 1.5
Cardinals 63 64 .496 13.0
Pirates 61 65 .484 14.5
Brewers 55 69 .444 19.5
Cubs 52 71 .423 22.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 74 52 .587 --
Giants 65 59 .524 8.0
Dodgers 58 68 .460 16.0
Rockies 57 70 .449 17.5
Padres 56 70 .444 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rob Ducey 5
2 Rico Brogna 4
2 Jeff Kent 4
2 Jose Vidro 4
2 Bernie Williams 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Abreu 2
1 Brady Anderson 2
1 Ken Griffey 2
1 John Jaha 2
1 Randy Velarde 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Abreu 6
2 John Jaha 5
3 Ken Griffey 4
3 Tino Martinez 4
3 Jim Thome 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Carlos Beltran 1
1 Luis Castillo 1
1 Rob Ducey 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pedro Martinez 3.00
2 Freddy Garcia 1.71
3 John Smoltz 1.25
4 Ramon Ortiz 1.14
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Paul Byrd 1
1 Shawn Estes 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 15
2 Freddy Garcia 12
3 Ramon Ortiz 8
4 Brian Bohanon 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Billy Koch 1
1 Matt Mantei 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .357
2 Nomar Garciaparra .354
3 Bernie Williams .348
4 Bobby Abreu .347
5 Derek Jeter .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 51
1 Sammy Sosa 51
3 Ken Griffey 41
4 Jeff Bagwell 38
4 Rafael Palmeiro 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 126
2 Rafael Palmeiro 120
3 Mark McGwire 119
4 Carlos Delgado 116
5 Sammy Sosa 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 58
2 Tony Womack 55
3 Eric Young 40
4 Luis Castillo 37
5 Shannon Stewart 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.40
2 Randy Johnson 2.55
3 Mike Hampton 2.95
4 David Cone 3.04
5 Alex Fernandez 3.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 18
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 231
3 Shane Reynolds 170
4 Pedro Astacio 169
5 Kevin Brown 163

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 36
2 Roberto Hernandez 34
2 John Wetteland 34
4 Trevor Hoffman 32
4 Billy Wagner 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Conine .487
2 Darryl Hamilton .444
3 Mike Piazza .438
4 Randy Velarde .422
5 Darren Lewis .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rafael Palmeiro 10
2 Mike Piazza 8
2 Sammy Sosa 8
4 Carl Everett 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Palmeiro 22
2 Dante Bichette 21
2 Mike Piazza 21
4 Paul Konerko 20
5 Brian Daubach 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matt Lawton 7
2 J. D. Drew 6
2 Chipper Jones 6
2 Barry Larkin 6
2 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Blake Stein 1.25
2 Wilson Alvarez 1.29
2 Kevin Brown 1.29
4 Gil Meche 1.38
5 Bartolo Colon 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Abbott 3
1 James Baldwin 3
1 Juan Guzman 3
1 Bob Howry 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 32
2 Randy Johnson 30
3 Pedro Astacio 29
4 Paul Abbott 26
5 4 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Michael Jackson 5
1 Mariano Rivera 5
1 Ugueth Urbina 5
1 Billy Wagner 5
5 6 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Giambi .423
2 Carl Everett .418
3 Bobby Abreu .413
4 Homer Bush .396
5 Bernie Williams .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 17
2 Rafael Palmeiro 15
2 Sammy Sosa 15
4 Alex Rodriguez 12
5 4 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 37
1 Rafael Palmeiro 37
3 Mike Piazza 34
4 Alex Rodriguez 32
5 2 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 15
2 J. D. Drew 13
3 Raul Mondesi 11
4 Luis Castillo 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 0.99
2 Kris Benson 1.40
3 Garrett Stephenson 1.44
4 Andy Pettitte 1.70
5 Wilson Alvarez 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 6
2 Dave Mlicki 5
2 Aaron Sele 5
4 Paul Abbott 4
4 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 63
2 Pedro Astacio 47
3 Freddy Garcia 45
3 Shane Reynolds 45
5 Pedro Martinez 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 10
1 Mariano Rivera 10
1 Ugueth Urbina 10
4 Michael Jackson 9
5 Matt Mantei 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .380
2 Nomar Garciaparra .346
3 Tony Fernandez .346
4 Mike Piazza .344
5 Edgar Martinez .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 68
2 Sammy Sosa 66
3 Ken Griffey 54
4 Manny Ramirez 48
5 Carlos Delgado 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 169
2 Mark McGwire 153
3 Ken Griffey 150
4 Sammy Sosa 145
5 Carlos Delgado 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 63
2 Roger Cedeno 60
3 Shannon Stewart 48
4 Eric Young 46
5 2 tied 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.30
2 Pedro Martinez 2.64
3 Mike Hampton 2.68
4 Kevin Brown 2.95
5 John Smoltz 2.98

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 363
2 Pedro Martinez 282
3 Shane Reynolds 219
4 Kevin Brown 213
5 Curt Schilling 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 44
2 John Wetteland 42
3 Roberto Hernandez 39
3 Mariano Rivera 39
5 3 tied 38