On This Day

Friday, September 17, 1999

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 89 58 .605 --
Red Sox 85 62 .578 4.0
Blue Jays 77 71 .520 12.5
Orioles 70 76 .479 18.5
Devil Rays 64 84 .432 25.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 89 58 .605 --
White Sox 66 81 .449 23.0
Tigers 60 86 .411 28.5
Twins 59 87 .404 29.5
Royals 59 89 .399 30.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 88 60 .595 --
Athletics 80 66 .548 7.0
Mariners 73 74 .497 14.5
Angels 61 87 .412 27.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 92 56 .622 --
Mets 90 58 .608 2.0
Phillies 70 77 .476 21.5
Expos 62 85 .422 29.5
Marlins 58 89 .395 33.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 91 58 .611 --
Reds 87 61 .588 3.5
Pirates 72 74 .493 17.5
Cardinals 69 78 .469 21.0
Brewers 65 81 .445 24.5
Cubs 59 88 .401 31.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 88 59 .599 --
Giants 82 65 .558 6.0
Padres 69 79 .466 19.5
Dodgers 67 80 .456 21.0
Rockies 67 81 .453 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Berg 4
1 Thomas Howard 4
1 Charles Johnson 4
1 Ivan Rodriguez 4
5 26 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dante Bichette 2
1 John Flaherty 2
1 Todd Helton 2
4 Benny Agbayani 1
4 34 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dante Bichette 7
2 Paul O'Neill 6
3 Mike Stanley 5
4 Jermaine Dye 4
4 4 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andruw Jones 2
1 Gerald Williams 2
1 Eric Young 2
4 Bobby Abreu 1
4 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Woodard 2.00
2 Randy Wolf 1.83
3 Mike Thurman 1.00
3 Jay Witasick 1.00
5 Steve Trachsel 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Abbott 1
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 A. J. Burnett 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Wolf 11
2 Jay Witasick 10
2 Steve Woodard 10
4 Steve Trachsel 8
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Billy Brewer 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .380
2 Nomar Garciaparra .353
3 Derek Jeter .347
4 Bobby Abreu .342
5 Edgar Martinez .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 59
2 Mark McGwire 56
3 Ken Griffey 45
4 Carlos Delgado 44
4 Rafael Palmeiro 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 144
2 Rafael Palmeiro 139
3 Carlos Delgado 133
4 Sammy Sosa 132
4 Matt Williams 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 67
2 Roger Cedeno 64
3 Luis Castillo 50
4 Eric Young 49
5 Omar Vizquel 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.21
2 Randy Johnson 2.52
3 Mike Hampton 2.81
4 Kevin Millwood 2.85
5 Kevin Brown 2.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 21
2 Mike Hampton 20
2 Jose Lima 20
4 Greg Maddux 18
5 3 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 335
2 Pedro Martinez 288
3 Kevin Brown 197
4 Shane Reynolds 189
5 Kevin Millwood 187

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 42
2 Mariano Rivera 41
3 Roberto Hernandez 40
4 Trevor Hoffman 38
5 Ugueth Urbina 37

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .552
2 Albert Belle .423
3 Jeff Cirillo .420
4 Jeremy Giambi .419
4 Mike Stanley .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Vaughn 10
2 Jason Giambi 6
2 Chipper Jones 6
2 Mo Vaughn 6
5 11 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Vaughn 22
2 Ken Caminiti 19
3 Paul O'Neill 18
4 Aaron Boone 17
4 Jeff Kent 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Beltran 6
1 Homer Bush 6
1 Luis Castillo 6
1 Johnny Damon 6
1 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Mlicki 0.60
2 Jamie Moyer 0.69
3 Blake Stein 0.82
4 Kevin Brown 1.04
5 Scott Erickson 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 3
1 Matt Clement 3
1 Scott Erickson 3
1 Mike Hampton 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 46
2 Kevin Millwood 28
3 Tim Hudson 22
3 Eric Milton 22
3 Javier Vazquez 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Graves 6
2 Armando Benitez 5
2 Trevor Hoffman 5
2 Robb Nen 5
2 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .508
2 Edgar Martinez .416
3 Albert Belle .398
3 Todd Helton .398
5 Manny Ramirez .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 13
2 Brian Giles 12
2 Rafael Palmeiro 12
2 Sammy Sosa 12
5 3 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Palmeiro 34
1 Richie Sexson 34
3 Aaron Boone 33
4 Jeff Kent 32
5 Brian Giles 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 16
2 Luis Castillo 14
3 Omar Vizquel 12
3 Eric Young 12
5 Marquis Grissom 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jamie Moyer 1.34
2 Kevin Millwood 1.37
3 Pedro Martinez 1.40
4 Masato Yoshii 1.53
5 Chuck Finley 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 6
2 Dave Burba 5
2 Rich Garces 5
2 Dave Mlicki 5
2 Mike Remlinger 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 83
2 Randy Johnson 51
3 Kevin Millwood 48
4 Tim Hudson 42
4 Eric Milton 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Matt Mantei 10
2 Michael Jackson 9
2 Robb Nen 9
2 Ugueth Urbina 9
2 2 others tied 9