On This Day

Friday, August 27, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 78 49 .614 --
Red Sox 70 58 .547 8.5
Blue Jays 69 61 .531 10.5
Orioles 57 71 .445 21.5
Devil Rays 57 72 .442 22.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 78 49 .614 --
White Sox 61 67 .477 17.5
Twins 53 73 .421 24.5
Royals 51 77 .398 27.5
Tigers 50 77 .394 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 77 52 .597 --
Athletics 70 58 .547 6.5
Mariners 63 64 .496 13.0
Angels 51 76 .402 25.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 81 49 .623 --
Mets 79 50 .612 1.5
Phillies 67 59 .532 12.0
Expos 53 75 .414 27.0
Marlins 51 77 .398 29.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 77 53 .592 --
Reds 75 52 .591 0.5
Pirates 64 65 .496 12.5
Cardinals 63 66 .488 13.5
Brewers 56 71 .441 19.5
Cubs 53 74 .417 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 76 53 .589 --
Giants 67 61 .523 8.5
Dodgers 59 69 .461 16.5
Padres 58 71 .450 18.0
Rockies 57 72 .442 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff Cirillo 5
2 Todd Zeile 4
3 Edgardo Alfonzo 3
3 Mike Benjamin 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 1
1 Brant Brown 1
1 Marty Cordova 1
1 Carlos Delgado 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Sanders 4
2 Jason Giambi 3
2 Rey Ordonez 3
2 Rafael Palmeiro 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 3
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Lance Berkman 1
2 Craig Biggio 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eric Milton 2.20
2 Jeff Weaver 1.50
3 Roger Clemens 1.29
4 Octavio Dotel 1.20
5 Rick Helling 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Burba 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Ryan Dempster 1
1 Octavio Dotel 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eric Milton 11
2 Roger Clemens 9
2 Jose Lima 9
4 Rick Helling 8
5 Terry Mulholland 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 1
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Danny Graves 1
1 Jason Isringhausen 1
1 7 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .357
2 Nomar Garciaparra .352
3 Bobby Abreu .350
4 Derek Jeter .347
5 Bernie Williams .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 53
2 Mark McGwire 51
3 Ken Griffey 41
4 Rafael Palmeiro 40
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 130
2 Rafael Palmeiro 124
3 Carlos Delgado 119
3 Mark McGwire 119
5 2 tied 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 58
1 Tony Womack 58
3 Luis Castillo 41
4 Eric Young 40
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 Jose Lima 17
3 Kent Bottenfield 16
3 Mike Hampton 16
3 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
4 Billy Wagner 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eric Young .439
2 Rico Brogna .438
3 Rusty Greer .435
4 Mike Piazza .426
5 2 tied .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rafael Palmeiro 11
2 Sammy Sosa 10
3 Barry Bonds 9
4 Mike Piazza 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Palmeiro 25
2 Dante Bichette 21
2 Paul Konerko 21
4 Sammy Sosa 20
5 2 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 9
2 Luis Castillo 7
3 Chipper Jones 6
3 Barry Larkin 6
3 Eric Young 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eric Milton 0.77
2 Blake Stein 1.25
3 Wilson Alvarez 1.29
4 Rolando Arrojo 1.44
5 Garrett Stephenson 1.45

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 32
2 Randy Johnson 28
3 Chuck Finley 26
4 Shane Reynolds 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Wagner 6
2 Trevor Hoffman 5
2 Jose Mesa 5
2 Ugueth Urbina 5
5 8 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Giambi .433
2 Bobby Abreu .421
3 Carl Everett .403
4 Darryl Hamilton .397
5 Rickey Henderson .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 17
2 Rafael Palmeiro 16
3 Mark McGwire 14
4 Barry Bonds 13
4 Carlos Delgado 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Palmeiro 40
2 Mike Piazza 34
3 Mark McGwire 32
3 Bernie Williams 32
5 5 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 16
2 Luis Castillo 13
3 J. D. Drew 12
4 Matt Lawton 10
4 Raul Mondesi 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Garrett Stephenson 1.36
2 Kris Benson 1.50
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
4 Paul Abbott 4
4 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 61
2 Eric Milton 46
3 Pedro Astacio 45
3 Chuck Finley 45
3 2 others tied 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ugueth Urbina 11
2 Jose Mesa 10
3 Michael Jackson 9
3 Mariano Rivera 9
3 John Rocker 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .381
2 Tony Fernandez .348
3 Bobby Abreu .344
4 Edgar Martinez .343
5 Bernie Williams .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 67
1 Sammy Sosa 67
3 Ken Griffey 53
4 Carlos Delgado 49
4 Manny Ramirez 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 166
2 Mark McGwire 150
3 Ken Griffey 147
4 Sammy Sosa 144
5 Carlos Delgado 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 65
2 Roger Cedeno 58
3 Shannon Stewart 48
4 Eric Young 45
5 Luis Castillo 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.27
2 Pedro Martinez 2.64
3 Mike Hampton 2.70
4 John Smoltz 3.05
5 Kevin Brown 3.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 20
1 Jose Lima 20
1 Pedro Martinez 20
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 43
2 Roberto Hernandez 40
2 John Wetteland 40
4 Mariano Rivera 39
4 Ugueth Urbina 39