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Eastern Division
Team                W   L    %   GB  OFF  PIT  DEF   HOME   ROAD  1-RUN    L45   MANAGER(S)
New York AL   NYA 101  61 .623 ----    3    4    2  49-32  52-29  22-17  23-22   Robert Rescigno
Toronto       TOA  94  68 .580  7.0    7    6   11  49-32  45-36  24-18  27-18   Rob Rife
Baltimore     BAA  87  75 .537 14.0   14    8    1  42-39  45-36  21-12  23-22   Charlie Steinhice
Boston        BOA  84  78 .519 17.0    9    7    5  40-41  44-37  22-27  20-25   Mike Tomeo

Central Division
Team                W   L    %   GB  OFF  PIT  DEF   HOME   ROAD  1-RUN    L45   MANAGER(S)
Milwaukee     MLA  87  75 .537 ----    6   11   14  43-38  44-37  27-25  26-19   Mark Simons
Detroit       DEA  84  78 .519  3.0    4   14   13  44-37  40-41  17-23  25-20   Mike Mashanic
Chicago AL    CHA  69  93 .426 18.0   19   23   24  34-47  35-46  27-16  15-30   Ben Lea, Shane Parendo
Minnesota     MNA  59 103 .364 28.0   20   20   21  32-49  27-54  16-27  20-25   Darren Dawson

Western Division
Team                W   L    %   GB  OFF  PIT  DEF   HOME   ROAD  1-RUN    L45   MANAGER(S)
Texas         TEA  92  70 .568 ----    1   22   18  48-33  44-37  21-22  21-24   Mike Rescigno
Seattle       SEA  84  78 .519  8.0    5   16   17  36-45  48-33  27-21  25-20   Jeff Tripodi
Kansas City   KCA  66  96 .407 26.0   21   17    8  31-50  35-46  21-30  26-19   Dennis Schimmel
Oakland       OAA  65  97 .401 27.0   17   21   19  30-51  35-46  22-29  19-26   Drew Kennedy

OFF, PIT, DEF - rankings among the 24 teams in Offense, Pitching and Defense.
HOME, ROAD, 1-RUN, L45 - W-L records at Home, on the Road, in one-run games, and over the final 45 games of the season.

World Series (4-0):   New York Yankees over San Diego Padres
AL Championship Series (3-2):   New York Yankees over Texas Rangers
AL Divisional Series (3-1):   Texas Rangers over Toronto Blue Jays
AL Divisional Series (3-1):   New York Yankees over Milwaukee Brewers

1998 NL | AL League Yearly Summary | Transactions
  Players: Batting - Pitching

League Batting    Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS   IBB  HP   SH   SF  GIDP
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 TEA  6.12   992  5814  1725  376  39  256  506  1095  .297  .355  .507   57   16   23   41   14   39  168
 NYA  5.72   927  5704  1640  289  33  246  565  1105  .288  .354  .479  123   43   34   47   36   54  139
 DEA  5.60   907  5888  1702  339  36  214  541  1051  .289  .353  .468   81   22   34   65   21   52  150
 SEA  5.27   854  5722  1572  332  37  232  530  1201  .275  .340  .467   98   34   34   60    1   42  100
 MLA  5.13   831  5773  1664  352  44  157  476   915  .288  .348  .446   87   40   41   81   50   48  145
 TOA  5.12   830  5549  1501  331  31  196  482  1092  .270  .336  .447  163   54   26   82  100   35  123
 BOA  5.07   822  5743  1617  352  36  193  503  1149  .282  .346  .456   59   21   43   79   77   35  168
 BAA  4.80   778  5563  1435  299  20  203  535   923  .258  .329  .428  122   32   41   76   38   43  121
 OAA  4.71   763  5622  1446  326  18  168  594  1097  .257  .332  .411   23    6   37   48   18   34  169
 CHA  4.62   749  5706  1491  321  35  196  518  1039  .261  .326  .433   81   26   46   47   20   35  141
 MNA  4.48   726  5629  1505  303  48  132  496   919  .267  .332  .409  132   40   34   67   48   39  162
 KCA  4.46   722  5704  1569  289  54  122  432   827  .275  .331  .409   54   31   22   67   49   36  157
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 Tot  5.09  9901 68417 18867 3909 431 2315 6178 12413  .276  .340  .447 1080  365  415  760  472  492 1743

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA   ERA    IP    H    HR    BB    SO   CG SHO  SV  IRSC XTOT XOUT  XPCT
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 NYA  4.16   674  3.86  1462  1404  165   463  1133  38  10  39  .249  816  625  .766
 TOA  4.32   700  4.02  1462  1361  157   591  1103  24  10  41  .310  822  588  .715
 BOA  4.60   746  4.10  1469  1472  199   488  1021   7  10  37  .350  863  640  .742
 BAA  4.62   748  4.38  1442  1452  202   505  1145  21  12  43  .359  834  649  .778
 MLA  4.93   798  4.50  1471  1576  175   530  1050  11   3  45  .330  900  633  .703
 DEA  5.17   837  4.89  1467  1634  224   471   947   6   7  40  .346  855  606  .709
 SEA  5.32   862  5.02  1441  1571  180   522  1072  45   7  26  .379  884  598  .676
 KCA  5.36   869  5.06  1447  1593  217   599  1035   6   9  39  .375  882  644  .730
 MNA  5.42   878  5.03  1439  1681  182   508   951   8   4  27  .290  865  561  .649
 OAA  5.48   888  5.07  1443  1633  211   484   900  10   6  33  .340  884  586  .663
 TEA  5.64   913  5.07  1449  1717  189   527  1123  20   9  44  .402  910  614  .675
 CHA  6.10   988  5.54  1459  1773  214   490   933  25   3  31  .339  844  466  .552
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 Tot  5.09  9901  4.71 17455 18867 2315  6178 12413 221  90 445       **** 7210  .696

League Awards
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Pitchers are not eligible for the MVP Award.
All voting is done by HAL. Totals may not match the Recap report, but the order of the players is generally the same.

MVP Award Voting

  1. Ken Griffey, Jr.  (579)
  2. Alex Rodriguez  (525)
  3. Juan Gonzalez  (482)
  4. Mo Vaughn  (478)
  5. Nomar Garciaparra  (465)
  6. Albert Belle  (448)
  7. Rafael Palmeiro  (441)
  8. Carlos Delgado  (436)
  9. Derek Jeter  (434)
  10. John Olerud  (432)

  11. Craig Biggio  (432)
  12. Moises Alou  (432)
  13. Jason Giambi  (423)
  14. Scott Rolen  (419)
  15. Tony Clark  (418)
  16. Paul O'Neill  (414)
  17. Bobby Higginson  (411)
  18. Chuck Knoblauch  (411)
  19. Damion Easley  (393)
  20. Dean Palmer  (393)

Cy Young Award Voting

  1. Mike Jackson  (218)
  2. Kenny Rogers  (213)
  3. David Wells  (208)
  4. Pedro Martinez  (181)
  5. Roger Clemens  (179)
  6. Scott Service  (172)
  7. Rick Helling  (167)
  8. Juan Guzman  (165)
  9. Curt Schilling  (163)
  10. Armando Benitez  (151)

  11. Justin Thompson  (145)
  12. Jamie Moyer  (140)
  13. Rolando Arrojo  (133)
  14. David Cone  (128)
  15. Juan Acevedo  (128)
  16. Billy Wagner  (128)
  17. John Wetteland  (124)
  18. Tim Wakefield  (124)
  19. Hideki Irabu  (123)
  20. Rick Aguilera  (122)

All Stars
Moises Alou
Albert Belle
Craig Biggio
David Cone
Carlos Delgado
Ray Durham
Damion Easley
Nomar Garciaparra
Juan Gonzalez
Rusty Greer
Ken Griffey, Jr.
Rick Helling
Mike Jackson
Derek Jeter
Jeff King
Edgar Martinez
Pedro Martinez
John Olerud
Kenny Rogers
Alex Rodriguez
Ivan Rodriguez
Scott Rolen
Billy Taylor
Mo Vaughn
Todd Walker
David Wells
Bernie Williams
Steve Woodard

Gold Gloves
P: Pat Hentgen
C: Ivan Rodriguez
1B: John Olerud
2B: Fernando Vina
3B: Scott Rolen
SS: Derek Jeter
OF: Ken Griffey, Jr.
OF: Darren Lewis
OF: Bernie Williams

Major League Leaderboard
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Batting Average
John Olerud.362
Larry Walker.355
Jim Edmonds.351
Mo Vaughn.339
Vladimir Guerrero.339
Jason Kendall.338
Derek Jeter.338
Nomar Garciaparra.338
Chipper Jones.337
Jeff Bagwell.331
Rusty Greer.328
Ivan Rodriguez.328
On Base Percentage
Larry Walker.440
Jeff Bagwell.437
John Olerud.437
Jason Kendall.435
Chipper Jones.432
Mark McGwire.426
Gary Sheffield.423
Barry Bonds.422
Edgar Martinez.421
Will Clark.408
Mo Vaughn.407
Jim Edmonds.407
Slugging Percentage
Mark McGwire.768
Ken Griffey, Jr..683
Vladimir Guerrero.649
Jim Edmonds.640
Greg Vaughn.639
Chipper Jones.627
Sammy Sosa.625
Javy Lopez.624
Jeff Bagwell.613
Barry Bonds.611
Carlos Delgado.610
Juan Gonzalez.606
On Base + Slugging
Mark McGwire1.194
Chipper Jones1.060
Jeff Bagwell1.051
Jim Edmonds1.047
Ken Griffey, Jr.1.045
Vladimir Guerrero1.044
Larry Walker1.039
Barry Bonds1.033
Greg Vaughn1.012
Andres Galarraga1.006
Mo Vaughn0.992
Sammy Sosa0.990
At Bats
Alex Rodriguez656
Dante Bichette647
Vinny Castilla644
Johnny Damon640
Sammy Sosa637
Fernando Vina627
Derek Jeter615
Craig Biggio612
Garret Anderson609
Shawn Green608
Vladimir Guerrero607
Mo Vaughn604
Runs Scored
Chipper Jones133
Sammy Sosa132
Jim Edmonds125
Barry Bonds123
Mark McGwire120
Jeff Bagwell117
Andres Galarraga117
Ray Lankford117
Alex Rodriguez117
Greg Vaughn117
Fernando Vina114
Rusty Greer113
Hits
John Olerud209
Alex Rodriguez209
Derek Jeter208
Vladimir Guerrero206
Dante Bichette205
Vinny Castilla205
Mo Vaughn205
Jim Edmonds203
Chipper Jones197
Garret Anderson194
Nomar Garciaparra194
Sammy Sosa189
Total Bases
Ken Griffey, Jr.407
Sammy Sosa398
Vladimir Guerrero394
Mark McGwire378
Alex Rodriguez376
Jim Edmonds370
Vinny Castilla367
Chipper Jones367
Juan Gonzalez357
Mo Vaughn353
Greg Vaughn348
Barry Bonds341
Doubles
Cliff Floyd54
John Valentin53
Jim Edmonds49
Kevin Young49
Ray Durham48
Dante Bichette47
Juan Gonzalez47
Dmitri Young47
Albert Belle46
Triples
Randy Winn14
Bill Spiers13
Johnny Damon12
Steve Finley12
Wilton Guerrero12
Garret Anderson11
Ellis Burks11
Delino Deshields10
Ray Durham10
Scott Rolen10
Home Runs
Mark McGwire72
Sammy Sosa62
Ken Griffey, Jr.58
Greg Vaughn54
Javy Lopez48
Juan Gonzalez45
Barry Bonds43
Vinny Castilla43
Vladimir Guerrero43
Chipper Jones42
Andres Galarraga41
Rafael Palmeiro41
RBI
Ken Griffey, Jr.152
Greg Vaughn148
Juan Gonzalez146
Chipper Jones143
Mark McGwire143
Sammy Sosa141
Kevin Young135
Vinny Castilla127
Javy Lopez125
Vladimir Guerrero123
Jeff Kent122
Mo Vaughn122
Walks
Mark McGwire123
Barry Bonds120
Rickey Henderson117
Chipper Jones103
Frank Thomas103
Jeff Bagwell101
Edgar Martinez101
Gary Sheffield92
Ray Lankford90
Mark McLemore88
Stan Javier86
Jason Giambi82
Batters Strikeouts
Jose Canseco174
Sammy Sosa172
Mark McGwire160
Ray Lankford151
Mo Vaughn150
Carlos Delgado143
Russ Davis142
Juan Gonzalez142
Reggie Sanders142
Andres Galarraga141
Shawn Green141
Ben Grieve132
Stolen Bases
Rickey Henderson61
Kenny Lofton59
Omar Vizquel54
Eric Young53
Shannon Stewart52
Tom Goodwin48
Craig Biggio45
Jose Offerman44
Alex Rodriguez42
Tony Womack41
Shawn Green39
Jason Kendall35
Caught Stealing
Kenny Lofton21
Eric Young21
Omar Vizquel19
Rickey Henderson18
Fernando Vina14
Delino Deshields13
Tom Goodwin13
Shawn Green11
Jose Offerman11
Edgar Renteria11
Alex Rodriguez11
Gary Sheffield10
Hit by Pitch
Andres Galarraga38
Jason Kendall38
Craig Biggio32
Fernando Vina32
F. P. Santangelo30
Matt Lawton22
Mark Grudzielanek19
Carlos Delgado17
Shannon Stewart17
Tony Fernandez15
Alex Rodriguez15
GIDP
Dante Bichette31
Carlos Baerga27
Ron Coomer27
Nomar Garciaparra25
Sammy Sosa25
Mark Grace23
Ben Grieve23
Ivan Rodriguez22
Bret Boone21
Rusty Greer21
Scott Spiezio21
Dmitri Young21
Errors
Mike Caruso37
Nomar Garciaparra29
Dean Palmer29
Russ Davis27
Desi Relaford26
Luis Lopez25
Jose Offerman25
Neifi Perez24
Brian Jordan23
Mark Grudzielanek22
Luis Ordaz21
Earned Run Average
Greg Maddux1.96
Kevin Millwood2.35
Al Leiter2.43
Kevin Brown2.67
Andy Ashby2.93
Chan Ho Park3.03
Tom Glavine3.09
Carlos Perez3.17
David Wells3.18
Kenny Rogers3.23
Jon Lieber3.38
David Cone3.38
Wins
Greg Maddux21
Andy Ashby20
Tom Glavine19
David Wells19
Kenny Rogers18
Justin Thompson17
Rick Helling16
Jamie Moyer16
Losses
Brad Radke21
Javier Vazquez19
Andy Benes18
Steve Trachsel17
Tim Belcher16
Jesus Sanchez16
Jamey Wright16
Pedro Astacio15
Latroy Hawkins15
Mike Sirotka15
Winning Percentage
Greg Maddux.913
Kenny Rogers.818
Andy Ashby.800
Kevin Millwood.789
David Wells.760
Joey Hamilton.750
Al Leiter.750
Denny Neagle.737
Mark Clark.714
Justin Thompson.708
Carlos Perez.682
Pat Hentgen.667
Games Pitched
Mike Trombley74
Mark Leiter70
Scott Sullivan70
Manny Aybar67
Steve Woodard66
Billy Wagner65
Shigetoshi Hasegawa64
Troy Percival64
John Franco62
T.J. Mathews62
Robb Nen62
Bill Simas62
Games Started
Justin Thompson35
Francisco Cordova34
Chuck Finley34
Chan Ho Park34
Brad Radke34
Complete Games
Greg Maddux16
Kenny Rogers13
Tom Glavine12
Curt Schilling11
Kevin Brown10
Jeff Fassero10
Roger Clemens9
Jamie Moyer9
David Wells9
Brian Anderson8
Mark Clark8
Games Finished
Robb Nen59
Trevor Hoffman52
John Franco51
Mike Jackson48
Jeff Shaw47
Matt Mantei46
Scott Service44
Billy Wagner43
Ugueth Urbina42
Dave Veres42
Saves
Trevor Hoffman39
Robb Nen39
John Franco29
Troy Percival29
Ugueth Urbina29
Mike Jackson27
John Wetteland27
Matt Mantei26
Scott Service26
Jeff Shaw26
Billy Wagner25
Shutouts
Greg Maddux7
Kevin Brown4
Tom Glavine4
Jamie Moyer3
Innings Pitched
Curt Schilling250.7
Greg Maddux248.3
Roger Clemens231.7
Shane Reynolds231.3
Jamie Moyer224.7
Tim Belcher224.3
Jose Lima224.3
Justin Thompson221.7
Tom Glavine221.3
Pedro Martinez220.7
Brian Moehler220.7
Hits Allowed
Shane Reynolds286
Darryl Kile274
Scott Erickson263
Pedro Astacio262
Aaron Sele259
Bartolo Colon251
Jose Lima250
Justin Thompson249
Tim Belcher246
Mike Sirotka246
Brad Radke242
Jamey Wright241
Home Runs Allowed
Pedro Astacio44
Tim Belcher42
Brian Anderson41
Orel Hershiser40
Mark Portugal40
Jose Lima38
Jeff Fassero37
Pedro Martinez37
Mike Oquist34
Brian Moehler33
Mike Mussina33
Brett Tomko33
Walks Allowed
Pat Rapp113
Chan Ho Park106
Chuck Finley105
Roger Clemens102
Kerry Wood102
Tony Saunders101
Joey Hamilton95
Shawn Estes94
Hideo Nomo93
Jesus Sanchez93
Juan Guzman91
Pitchers Strikeouts
Curt Schilling269
Roger Clemens251
Pedro Martinez233
Kerry Wood227
Shane Reynolds214
Greg Maddux206
Chan Ho Park205
Kevin Brown200
David Cone193
Jose Lima183
Chuck Finley182
Al Leiter182
  
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