Hot Pursuits

Potential career milestones in major league baseball for the 1998 season.

HITS

3,000

Wade Boggs, Tampa Bay: 2,800

Tony Gwynn, San Diego: 2,780

2,000

Tony Fernandez, Toronto: 1,925

Bobby Bonilla, Florida: 1,810

Rafael Palmeiro, Baltimore: 1,792

HOME RUNS

400

Mark McGwire, St. Louis: 387

Joe Carter, Baltimore: 378

Barry Bonds, San Francisco: 374

Cal Ripken Jr., Baltimore: 370

Jose Canseco, Toronto: 351

300

Ken Griffey Jr., Seattle: 294

Andres Galarraga, Atlanta: 288

Matt Williams, Arizona: 279

Albert Belle, Chicago White Sox: 272

Rafael Palmeiro, Baltimore: 271

Frank Thomas, Chicago White Sox: 257

Juan Gonzalez, Texas: 256

Jay Buhner, Seattle: 253

RUNS

2,000

Rickey Henderson, Oakland: 1,913

1,500

Tim Raines, New York Yankees: 1,475

Cal Ripken Jr., Baltimore: 1,445

Wade Boggs, Tampa Bay: 1,422

RUNS BATTED IN

1,500

Cal Ripken Jr., Baltimore: 1,453

Harold Baines, Baltimore: 1,423

Joe Carter, Baltimore: 1,382

1,000

Mark McGwire, St. Louis: 983

Tony Gwynn, San Diego: 973

Rafael Palmeiro, Baltimore: 958

Cecil Fielder, Angels: 940

Darryl Strawberry, N.Y. Yankees: 937

Wally Joyner, San Diego: 937

Wade Boggs, Tampa Bay: 933

Ken Griffey Jr., Seattle: 872

Albert Belle, Chicago White Sox: 867

WINS

200

Dennis Eckersley, Boston: 193

Greg Maddux, Atlanta: 184

Jimmy Key, Baltimore: 180

150

Doug Drabek, Baltimore: 149

David Cone, New York Yankees: 148

Chuck Finley, Angels: 142

Bret Saberhagen, Boston: 141

Tom Candiotti, Oakland: 136

John Smoltz, Atlanta: 129

Randy Johnson, Seattle, 124

SAVES

500

Lee Smith, Kansas City: 478

400

Dennis Eckersley, Boston: 389

John Franco, New York Mets: 359

300

Doug Jones, Milwaukee: 278

200

Rod Beck, Chicago Cubs: 199

Roberto Hernandez, Tampa Bay: 165

STRIKEOUTS

3,000

Roger Clemens, Toronto: 2,882

2,500

Dennis Eckersley, Boston, 2,379

Mark Langston, San Diego, 2,365

2,000

Danny Darwin, San Francisco: 1,861

Greg Maddux, Atlanta: 1,820

John Smoltz, Atlanta: 1,769