On This Day

Wednesday, May 17, 2000

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 24 13 .649 --
Yankees 23 14 .622 1.0
Blue Jays 22 20 .524 4.5
Orioles 17 22 .436 8.0
Devil Rays 13 26 .333 12.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 21 16 .568 --
White Sox 22 17 .564 0.0
Royals 21 19 .525 1.5
Twins 17 24 .415 6.0
Tigers 12 25 .324 9.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 21 17 .553 --
Athletics 21 20 .512 1.5
Rangers 20 20 .500 2.0
Angels 20 21 .488 2.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 27 12 .692 --
Expos 21 16 .568 5.0
Marlins 22 19 .537 6.0
Mets 21 20 .512 7.0
Phillies 14 24 .368 12.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 22 17 .564 --
Reds 22 17 .564 0.0
Pirates 18 20 .474 3.5
Astros 15 23 .395 6.5
Brewers 15 24 .385 7.0
Cubs 15 27 .357 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 26 13 .667 --
Dodgers 21 17 .553 4.5
Rockies 19 19 .500 6.5
Giants 18 19 .486 7.0
Padres 15 24 .385 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Catalanotto 5
2 Roberto Alomar 3
2 Brady Anderson 3
2 Mike Benjamin 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 2
1 Scott Rolen 2
1 Bernie Williams 2
4 Sandy Alomar 1
4 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred McGriff 5
1 Bernie Williams 5
3 Sandy Alomar 3
3 Albert Belle 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 4
2 Delino DeShields 3
3 Juan Encarnacion 1
3 Carlos Febles 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 2.25
2 Carl Pavano 1.60
3 Bartolo Colon 1.50
4 Al Leiter 1.29
5 Pedro Martinez 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Miguel Batista 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Bartolo Colon 1
1 Tim Crabtree 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bartolo Colon 12
2 Roger Clemens 9
2 Al Leiter 9
2 Randy Wolf 9
5 Carl Pavano 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 1
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Rudy Seanez 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .417
2 Jim Edmonds .392
3 Vladimir Guerrero .384
4 Darin Erstad .382
5 Jose Vidro .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jason Giambi 16
1 Ivan Rodriguez 16
3 Barry Bonds 15
4 Steve Finley 14
4 Mark McGwire 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Giambi 47
2 Edgar Martinez 45
3 Alex Rodriguez 42
3 Sammy Sosa 42
5 2 tied 41

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 15
1 Johnny Damon 15
1 Delino DeShields 15
1 Eric Young 15
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.90
2 Randy Johnson 0.97
3 Rick Helling 2.28
4 Kevin Brown 2.49
5 Greg Maddux 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 7
1 Pedro Martinez 7
1 Todd Stottlemyre 7
1 David Wells 7
5 4 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 100
2 Pedro Martinez 88
3 Ryan Dempster 62
4 Chuck Finley 60
5 Roger Clemens 53

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 14
2 Mariano Rivera 12
3 Todd Jones 10
3 Troy Percival 10
3 Jeff Shaw 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .571
2 Wil Cordero .488
3 Sammy Sosa .456
4 Mike Sweeney .451
5 Edgar Martinez .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mo Vaughn 8
2 Todd Hundley 7
3 Jason Giambi 6
3 Brian Giles 6
3 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 21
2 Edgar Martinez 20
2 Preston Wilson 20
4 Jason Giambi 19
5 5 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 11
2 Raul Mondesi 7
2 Eric Young 7
4 Carlos Febles 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.36
2 Jeff D'Amico 0.64
3 Rick Helling 0.69
4 Scott Williamson 0.73
5 Randy Johnson 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ryan Dempster 3
1 Gil Heredia 3
1 Al Leiter 3
1 Felix Rodriguez 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 38
2 Randy Johnson 36
3 Pedro Astacio 27
3 Dave Burba 27
5 Al Leiter 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 5
1 Todd Jones 5
1 John Wetteland 5
4 Steve Karsay 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .435
2 Edgardo Alfonzo .418
3 Sammy Sosa .395
4 Ed Taubensee .391
5 Derek Bell .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ivan Rodriguez 12
1 Mo Vaughn 12
3 Jason Giambi 11
3 Mark McGwire 11
5 5 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 36
2 Mo Vaughn 33
3 Edgar Martinez 31
4 Jason Giambi 30
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 12
1 Eric Young 12
3 Luis Castillo 11
3 Tom Goodwin 11
3 Raul Mondesi 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.69
2 Randy Johnson 0.94
3 Rick Helling 1.32
4 Kevin Brown 1.75
5 2 tied 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Wells 6
2 Gil Heredia 5
3 James Baldwin 4
3 Ryan Dempster 4
3 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 66
2 Pedro Martinez 56
3 Dave Burba 39
3 Roger Clemens 39
3 Ryan Dempster 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 10
2 John Rocker 9
3 Billy Koch 8
4 Jason Isringhausen 7
4 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .364
2 Nomar Garciaparra .360
3 Todd Helton .353
4 Edgar Martinez .351
5 Ivan Rodriguez .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 71
2 Sammy Sosa 65
3 Alex Rodriguez 53
4 Rafael Palmeiro 49
5 Ken Griffey 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 157
2 Manny Ramirez 154
3 Mark McGwire 152
4 Alex Rodriguez 150
5 Rafael Palmeiro 149

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 62
2 Luis Castillo 56
2 Tony Womack 56
4 Pokey Reese 49
5 2 tied 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.81
2 Randy Johnson 1.90
3 Kevin Millwood 2.81
4 Kevin Brown 2.95
5 Greg Maddux 3.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 23
2 Mike Hampton 21
3 Randy Johnson 20
3 David Wells 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 375
2 Pedro Martinez 310
3 Chuck Finley 217
4 Pedro Astacio 212
5 Kevin Brown 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 47
2 Ugueth Urbina 43
3 John Rocker 42
4 Trevor Hoffman 39
4 2 others tied 39