On This Day

Thursday, April 20, 2000

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 11 3 .786 --
Orioles 9 5 .643 2.0
Red Sox 9 6 .600 2.5
Blue Jays 7 10 .412 5.5
Devil Rays 5 10 .333 6.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 9 6 .600 --
Indians 9 6 .600 0.0
Royals 8 9 .471 2.0
Twins 7 10 .412 3.0
Tigers 4 10 .286 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 8 6 .571 --
Angels 8 8 .500 1.0
Athletics 7 9 .438 2.0
Rangers 6 9 .400 2.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 9 6 .600 --
Marlins 10 7 .588 0.0
Mets 9 7 .563 0.5
Expos 8 7 .533 1.0
Phillies 5 9 .357 3.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 11 5 .688 --
Reds 8 7 .533 2.5
Astros 6 8 .429 4.0
Pirates 6 9 .400 4.5
Brewers 6 9 .400 4.5
Cubs 7 11 .389 5.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 12 4 .750 --
Dodgers 8 6 .571 3.0
Rockies 8 9 .471 4.5
Padres 7 9 .438 5.0
Giants 4 11 .267 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pokey Reese 5
2 Roberto Alomar 3
2 Rick Ankiel 3
2 Chris Clapinski 3
2 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andres Galarraga 2
1 Ken Griffey 2
1 Eli Marrero 2
4 Bobby Abreu 1
4 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 6
2 Darrin Fletcher 5
2 Eli Marrero 5
4 Andres Galarraga 4
4 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marquis Grissom 2
2 Kurt Abbott 1
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Jeromy Burnitz 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Woodard 1.50
2 Dave Burba 1.29
3 Randy Johnson 1.14
4 Jeremy Powell 0.71
5 Ryan Dempster 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Ankiel 1
1 Sean Bergman 1
1 Dave Burba 1
1 Vic Darensbourg 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Burba 9
2 Randy Johnson 8
3 Steve Woodard 6
4 Ryan Dempster 5
4 Jeremy Powell 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Koch 1
1 John Rocker 1
1 Bob Wells 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Darin Erstad .492
2 Pokey Reese .455
3 Vladimir Guerrero .418
4 Frank Thomas .417
5 Jim Edmonds .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Batista 7
1 Jason Giambi 7
1 Mike Sweeney 7
4 Shane Andrews 6
4 8 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Bordick 20
1 Jason Giambi 20
1 Fernando Tatis 20
4 Tony Batista 18
4 6 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 7
2 Johnny Damon 6
2 Pokey Reese 6
4 Brian Hunter 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 0.76
2 Rick Reed 0.91
3 Pedro Martinez 1.27
4 Orlando Hernandez 1.74
5 Todd Ritchie 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 4
2 Kevin Appier 3
2 Tom Glavine 3
2 Pat Hentgen 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 42
2 Pedro Martinez 32
3 Ryan Dempster 28
4 Sterling Hitchcock 26
5 Chuck Finley 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 6
2 Antonio Alfonseca 5
2 Mariano Rivera 5
2 Jeff Shaw 5
5 3 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .375
2 Nomar Garciaparra .358
3 Ivan Rodriguez .341
4 Derek Jeter .339
5 Bobby Abreu .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 65
2 Mark McGwire 63
3 Ken Griffey 50
3 Rafael Palmeiro 50
5 2 tied 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 157
2 Rafael Palmeiro 150
3 Sammy Sosa 149
4 Mark McGwire 147
5 Ken Griffey 145

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 71
2 Roger Cedeno 67
3 Luis Castillo 50
4 Brian Hunter 49
5 2 tied 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.96
2 Randy Johnson 2.14
3 Kevin Millwood 2.58
4 Mike Hampton 3.04
5 Kevin Brown 3.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 23
2 Mike Hampton 22
3 Jose Lima 20
4 Randy Johnson 19
4 Greg Maddux 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 362
2 Pedro Martinez 307
3 Pedro Astacio 214
4 Kevin Brown 212
4 Chuck Finley 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 49
2 Ugueth Urbina 41
3 Trevor Hoffman 40
3 John Wetteland 40
3 Bob Wickman 40