On This Day

Thursday, May 18, 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 23 .425 8.5
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 18 24 .429 5.5
Tigers 12 25 .324 9.0

Games

AL West

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

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 28 12 .700 --
Expos 21 17 .553 6.0
Marlins 22 20 .524 7.0
Mets 21 20 .512 7.5
Phillies 14 25 .359 13.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 23 17 .575 --
Reds 23 17 .575 0.0
Pirates 18 21 .462 4.5
Astros 15 23 .395 7.0
Brewers 15 24 .385 7.5
Cubs 15 27 .357 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 27 13 .675 --
Dodgers 21 17 .553 5.0
Rockies 19 19 .500 7.0
Giants 18 20 .474 8.0
Padres 16 24 .400 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Denny Hocking 5
2 Jacque Jones 4
3 Jay Canizaro 3
3 Frank Catalanotto 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 3
2 Brady Anderson 1
2 Steve Finley 1
2 Vladimir Guerrero 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 7
2 Denny Hocking 3
2 Travis Lee 3
2 David Segui 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 3
1 Cliff Floyd 3
3 Mark Kotsay 2
3 Preston Wilson 2
5 9 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Stan Spencer 0.75
2 Greg Maddux 0.67
3 Mark Redman 0.60
4 Brian Anderson 0.57
5 Alex Fernandez 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Graves 1
1 Rick Helling 1
1 Byung-Hyun Kim 1
1 Greg Maddux 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Greg Maddux 6
1 Stan Spencer 6
3 Alex Fernandez 5
3 Curt Schilling 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Rocker 1
1 John Wetteland 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .417
2 Jim Edmonds .395
3 Vladimir Guerrero .387
4 Jose Vidro .383
5 Darin Erstad .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 17
2 Jason Giambi 16
2 Ivan Rodriguez 16
4 Barry Bonds 15
4 Steve Finley 15

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 18
2 Johnny Damon 15
2 Delino DeShields 15
2 Eric Young 15
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.90
2 Randy Johnson 0.97
3 Kevin Brown 2.49
4 Gil Heredia 2.52
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 7 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 100
2 Pedro Martinez 88
3 Ryan Dempster 62
4 Chuck Finley 60
5 Greg Maddux 55

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wil Cordero .528
2 Sammy Sosa .463
3 Jose Vidro .457
4 Darrin Fletcher .447
5 Mike Sweeney .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 8
2 Todd Hundley 7
2 Mo Vaughn 7
4 Ken Griffey 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 14
2 Raul Mondesi 7
2 Eric Young 7
4 Carlos Febles 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Brock 0.00
2 Pedro Martinez 0.36
3 Mike Hampton 0.52
4 Scott Williamson 0.63
5 Jeff D'Amico 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ryan Dempster 3
1 Danny Graves 3
1 Rick Helling 3
1 Al Leiter 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 38
2 Randy Johnson 36
3 Al Leiter 26
4 Pedro Astacio 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 5
1 Todd Jones 5
1 John Wetteland 5
4 Steve Karsay 4
4 Scott Williamson 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .438
2 Edgardo Alfonzo .418
3 Sammy Sosa .409
4 Ed Taubensee .386
5 2 tied .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 14
2 Ivan Rodriguez 12
2 Mo Vaughn 12
4 Jason Giambi 11
5 7 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 36
2 Mo Vaughn 33
3 Edgar Martinez 31
4 Jason Giambi 30
4 Mark McGwire 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 14
2 Roger Cedeno 12
3 Tom Goodwin 11
3 Raul Mondesi 11
3 Eric Young 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.69
2 Randy Johnson 0.94
3 Scott Williamson 1.42
4 Kevin Brown 1.75
5 Kris Benson 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Wells 6
2 James Baldwin 4
2 Ryan Dempster 4
2 Tom Glavine 4
2 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .364
2 Nomar Garciaparra .359
3 Todd Helton .354
4 Edgar Martinez .348
5 Ivan Rodriguez .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 74
2 Sammy Sosa 65
3 Alex Rodriguez 53
4 Rafael Palmeiro 48
5 Vladimir Guerrero 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 159
2 Sammy Sosa 157
3 Manny Ramirez 150
4 Alex Rodriguez 149
5 Rafael Palmeiro 146

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 61
2 Luis Castillo 59
3 Tony Womack 57
4 Pokey Reese 48
5 2 tied 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.78
2 Randy Johnson 1.90
3 Kevin Millwood 2.81
4 Kevin Brown 2.95
5 Greg Maddux 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 22
2 Mike Hampton 21
3 Randy Johnson 20
3 Greg Maddux 20
3 David Wells 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 375
2 Pedro Martinez 299
3 Chuck Finley 215
4 Pedro Astacio 212
5 Kevin Brown 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 47
2 John Rocker 43
3 Ugueth Urbina 42
4 John Wetteland 40
5 Trevor Hoffman 39