On This Day

Thursday, August 26, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 77 49 .611 --
Red Sox 69 58 .543 8.5
Blue Jays 69 60 .535 9.5
Orioles 57 70 .449 20.5
Devil Rays 57 71 .445 21.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 77 49 .611 --
White Sox 61 66 .480 16.5
Twins 52 73 .416 24.5
Royals 51 76 .402 26.5
Tigers 49 77 .389 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 76 52 .594 --
Athletics 69 58 .543 6.5
Mariners 63 63 .500 12.0
Angels 51 75 .405 24.0

Games

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 80 49 .620 --
Mets 78 50 .609 1.5
Phillies 67 59 .532 11.5
Expos 53 74 .417 26.0
Marlins 50 76 .397 28.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 76 52 .594 --
Reds 74 52 .587 1.0
Pirates 63 65 .492 13.0
Cardinals 63 65 .492 13.0
Brewers 56 70 .444 19.0
Cubs 53 73 .421 22.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 76 52 .594 --
Giants 67 60 .528 8.5
Dodgers 58 69 .457 17.5
Padres 57 71 .445 19.0
Rockies 57 72 .442 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luis Castillo 3
1 Mark Grace 3
1 Jed Hansen 3
1 Carlos Lee 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Beltran 1
1 Brook Fordyce 1
1 Mark Grace 1
1 Vladimir Guerrero 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark Grace 5
2 Brian Giles 4
2 Jeff Kent 4
2 Damian Miller 4
2 Matt Williams 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Benjamin 2
1 Mike Cameron 2
1 Pokey Reese 2
1 Tony Womack 2
5 11 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Johnson 1.00
2 Andy Ashby 0.75
3 Livan Hernandez 0.60
4 Jimmy Anderson 0.50
4 Jay Witasick 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Terry Adams 1
1 Jimmy Anderson 1
1 Andy Ashby 1
1 Juan Guzman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 9
2 Andy Ashby 6
2 Rigo Beltran 6
2 Livan Hernandez 6
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Scott Williamson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .357
2 Nomar Garciaparra .353
3 Bobby Abreu .350
4 Bernie Williams .346
5 Derek Jeter .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 53
2 Mark McGwire 51
3 Ken Griffey 41
4 Rafael Palmeiro 39
5 Jeff Bagwell 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 130
2 Rafael Palmeiro 121
3 Mark McGwire 119
4 Carlos Delgado 118
5 Sammy Sosa 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 58
2 Tony Womack 57
3 Eric Young 40
4 Luis Castillo 38
5 Shannon Stewart 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.40
2 Randy Johnson 2.51
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 301
2 Pedro Martinez 231
3 Shane Reynolds 176
4 Pedro Astacio 171
4 Kevin Brown 171

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 36
2 Roberto Hernandez 35
3 John Wetteland 34
4 Trevor Hoffman 33
5 Billy Wagner 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Darryl Hamilton .472
2 Rusty Greer .443
3 Mike Piazza .442
4 Rico Brogna .438
5 Jeff Conine .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rafael Palmeiro 10
1 Sammy Sosa 10
3 Barry Bonds 9
4 Mike Piazza 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Palmeiro 22
2 Dante Bichette 21
3 Paul Konerko 20
3 Sammy Sosa 20
5 Barry Bonds 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 8
2 Chipper Jones 6
2 Barry Larkin 6
2 Eric Young 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rolando Arrojo 1.06
2 Eric Milton 1.17
3 Blake Stein 1.25
4 Wilson Alvarez 1.29
5 Gil Meche 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 3
1 Bartolo Colon 3
1 Juan Guzman 3
1 Bob Howry 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 32
2 Randy Johnson 28
3 Chuck Finley 26
4 Shane Reynolds 24
4 Aaron Sele 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 5
1 Jose Mesa 5
1 Ugueth Urbina 5
1 Billy Wagner 5
5 6 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Giambi .427
2 Bobby Abreu .418
3 Carl Everett .414
4 Darryl Hamilton .397
5 Rusty Greer .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 17
2 Mark McGwire 15
2 Rafael Palmeiro 15
4 Barry Bonds 13
5 Carlos Delgado 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Palmeiro 37
2 Mark McGwire 33
2 Mike Piazza 33
4 Rico Brogna 31
4 3 others tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 16
2 J. D. Drew 12
3 Luis Castillo 10
3 Matt Lawton 10
3 Raul Mondesi 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kris Benson 1.40
2 Garrett Stephenson 1.44
3 Andy Pettitte 1.70
4 Wilson Alvarez 1.73
5 Pedro Martinez 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bartolo Colon 5
1 Esteban Loaiza 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 Aaron Sele 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 61
2 Pedro Astacio 45
2 Chuck Finley 45
2 Freddy Garcia 45
2 Shane Reynolds 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ugueth Urbina 11
2 Jose Mesa 10
2 Mariano Rivera 10
4 Roberto Hernandez 8
4 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .380
2 Tony Fernandez .347
3 Edgar Martinez .346
4 Mike Piazza .344
5 Bobby Abreu .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 68
1 Sammy Sosa 68
3 Ken Griffey 53
4 Manny Ramirez 50
5 Carlos Delgado 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 168
2 Mark McGwire 152
3 Ken Griffey 147
4 Sammy Sosa 145
5 Carlos Delgado 140

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 65
2 Roger Cedeno 58
3 Shannon Stewart 48
4 Eric Young 46
5 Omar Vizquel 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.27
2 Pedro Martinez 2.64
3 Mike Hampton 2.70
4 John Smoltz 2.98
5 Kevin Brown 3.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 20
1 Pedro Martinez 20
3 Jose Lima 19
4 Orlando Hernandez 18
4 Aaron Sele 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 372
2 Pedro Martinez 282
3 Shane Reynolds 218
4 Kevin Brown 216
5 Pedro Astacio 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 44
2 John Wetteland 41
3 Roberto Hernandez 40
4 Mariano Rivera 39
4 Ugueth Urbina 39