On This Day

Tuesday, August 31, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 81 50 .618 --
Red Sox 74 58 .561 7.5
Blue Jays 70 64 .522 12.5
Devil Rays 59 73 .447 22.5
Orioles 58 73 .443 23.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 81 50 .618 --
White Sox 62 71 .466 20.0
Twins 56 74 .431 24.5
Tigers 53 78 .405 28.0
Royals 51 81 .386 30.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 79 54 .594 --
Athletics 72 60 .545 6.5
Mariners 66 66 .500 12.5
Angels 51 80 .389 27.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 84 50 .627 --
Mets 80 53 .602 3.5
Phillies 67 64 .511 15.5
Expos 56 76 .424 27.0
Marlins 53 79 .402 30.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 79 55 .590 --
Reds 76 55 .580 1.5
Pirates 66 67 .496 12.5
Cardinals 64 69 .481 14.5
Brewers 57 74 .435 20.5
Cubs 54 77 .412 23.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 79 54 .594 --
Giants 71 61 .538 7.5
Dodgers 62 70 .470 16.5
Padres 61 72 .459 18.0
Rockies 60 74 .448 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dante Bichette 4
1 Edgar Renteria 4
1 Richie Sexson 4
4 Roberto Alomar 3
4 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 2
1 Troy Glaus 2
1 Alex Rodriguez 2
4 Geoff Blum 1
4 32 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Sexson 5
2 Ken Caminiti 4
2 Troy Glaus 4
2 Jacque Jones 4
2 Kevin Young 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 2
1 Gerald Williams 2
3 Roberto Alomar 1
3 Brady Anderson 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Johnson 2.80
2 Ryan Rupe 2.00
3 Mark Portugal 1.67
4 Mike Thurman 1.17
5 Jimmy Haynes 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 1
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Rich Garces 1
1 John Halama 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 14
2 David Cone 10
3 Jimmy Haynes 8
3 Ryan Rupe 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Jason Isringhausen 1
1 Derek Lowe 1
1 Jeff Shaw 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .366
2 Bobby Abreu .352
3 Nomar Garciaparra .350
4 Bernie Williams .347
5 Derek Jeter .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 55
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 135
2 Rafael Palmeiro 127
3 Carlos Delgado 121
3 Sammy Sosa 121
5 Matt Williams 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 61
2 Roger Cedeno 59
3 Luis Castillo 44
4 Eric Young 41
5 Shannon Stewart 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.36
2 Randy Johnson 2.47
3 Mike Hampton 2.97
4 Kevin Millwood 2.98
5 David Cone 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 19
2 Jose Lima 18
3 Mike Hampton 17
3 Greg Maddux 17
5 Kent Bottenfield 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 315
2 Pedro Martinez 242
3 Shane Reynolds 179
4 Kevin Brown 176
5 Pedro Astacio 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 38
2 Roberto Hernandez 37
3 John Wetteland 36
4 Trevor Hoffman 33
4 2 others tied 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Darryl Hamilton .462
2 Bobby Abreu .449
3 Rickey Henderson .426
4 Edgar Martinez .423
5 Rico Brogna .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 12
2 Brian Giles 9
2 Rafael Palmeiro 9
4 Sammy Sosa 8
5 7 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Palmeiro 24
2 Barry Bonds 23
3 Brian Giles 21
4 Gary Sheffield 20
5 Richie Sexson 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 10
2 Luis Castillo 9
3 Matt Lawton 7
4 Barry Larkin 6
4 Omar Vizquel 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Burba 0.59
1 Eric Milton 0.59
3 Brian Anderson 0.69
4 Masato Yoshii 0.81
5 Kevin Millwood 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 3
1 James Baldwin 3
1 Bartolo Colon 3
1 Freddy Garcia 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 37
2 Randy Johnson 31
3 Paul Abbott 25
4 Brian Bohanon 24
5 Shawn Estes 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Matt Mantei 6
1 Ugueth Urbina 6
3 Michael Jackson 5
3 Derek Lowe 5
3 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .410
2 Darryl Hamilton .410
3 Bobby Abreu .404
3 Jason Giambi .404
5 Carl Everett .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rafael Palmeiro 15
1 Sammy Sosa 15
3 Barry Bonds 14
4 Carlos Delgado 12
4 4 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Palmeiro 39
2 Miguel Tejada 34
2 Bernie Williams 34
4 Mike Piazza 33
5 Carlos Delgado 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 17
2 Luis Castillo 16
3 Matt Lawton 11
3 Raul Mondesi 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Garrett Stephenson 1.36
2 Chuck Finley 1.62
3 Andy Pettitte 1.76
4 Pedro Martinez 1.80
5 Randy Johnson 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 6
2 James Baldwin 5
2 Bartolo Colon 5
2 Dave Mlicki 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 63
2 Pedro Martinez 55
3 Aaron Sele 50
4 Chuck Finley 46
4 Freddy Garcia 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ugueth Urbina 12
2 Mariano Rivera 11
3 Michael Jackson 10
4 Roberto Hernandez 9
4 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .385
2 Edgar Martinez .349
3 Bobby Abreu .349
4 Tony Fernandez .347
5 Bernie Williams .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 67
2 Mark McGwire 66
3 Ken Griffey 50
4 Carlos Delgado 49
5 Manny Ramirez 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 167
2 Mark McGwire 147
3 Sammy Sosa 145
4 Ken Griffey 143
5 Carlos Delgado 140

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 68
2 Roger Cedeno 59
3 Luis Castillo 46
4 Eric Young 45
5 Shannon Stewart 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.32
2 Pedro Martinez 2.67
3 Mike Hampton 2.73
4 Kevin Millwood 2.85
5 David Cone 3.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Lima 20
1 Pedro Martinez 20
3 Randy Johnson 19
4 Mike Hampton 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 370
2 Pedro Martinez 285
3 Kevin Brown 211
4 Shane Reynolds 210
5 Pedro Astacio 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 43
2 Mariano Rivera 41
3 Roberto Hernandez 40
3 John Wetteland 40
5 2 tied 39