On This Day

Saturday, May 20, 2000

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 25 14 .641 --
Yankees 24 15 .615 1.0
Blue Jays 22 22 .500 5.5
Orioles 17 24 .415 9.0
Devil Rays 14 27 .341 12.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 24 17 .585 --
Indians 22 17 .564 1.0
Royals 21 21 .500 3.5
Twins 20 24 .455 5.5
Tigers 13 26 .333 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 22 18 .550 --
Rangers 22 20 .524 1.0
Angels 22 21 .512 1.5
Athletics 21 23 .477 3.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 29 13 .690 --
Expos 23 17 .575 5.0
Mets 23 20 .535 6.5
Marlins 22 22 .500 8.0
Phillies 14 27 .341 14.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 24 18 .571 --
Reds 24 18 .571 0.0
Pirates 19 22 .463 4.5
Brewers 17 24 .415 6.5
Astros 15 25 .375 8.0
Cubs 16 28 .364 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 27 15 .643 --
Dodgers 23 17 .575 3.0
Rockies 21 19 .525 5.0
Giants 18 22 .450 8.0
Padres 17 25 .405 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Sweeney 4
2 Peter Bergeron 3
2 Brian Buchanan 3
2 Miguel Cairo 3
2 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mo Vaughn 2
2 Jeff Abbott 1
2 Bobby Abreu 1
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
2 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Hernandez 4
1 Mike Matheny 4
1 Gary Sheffield 4
1 Mike Sweeney 4
1 Mo Vaughn 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Adrian Beltre 1
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 Orlando Cabrera 1
1 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eric Milton 1.40
2 Esteban Yan 1.14
3 Hideki Irabu 1.00
4 Paul Abbott 0.86
5 Mike Hampton 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 1
1 John Burkett 1
1 Jeff D'Amico 1
1 Mike Hampton 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideki Irabu 9
2 Esteban Yan 8
3 John Burkett 7
3 Eric Milton 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Danny Graves 1
1 Eddie Guardado 1
1 Dustin Hermanson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .416
2 Jim Edmonds .393
3 Vladimir Guerrero .387
4 Jose Vidro .386
5 Darin Erstad .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 17
2 Barry Bonds 16
2 Jason Giambi 16
2 Ivan Rodriguez 16
5 3 tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edgar Martinez 48
2 Jason Giambi 47
3 Sammy Sosa 45
4 Alex Rodriguez 44
5 3 tied 42

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 18
2 Roger Cedeno 16
3 Johnny Damon 15
3 Delino DeShields 15
3 Eric Young 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.90
2 Randy Johnson 0.97
3 Kevin Brown 2.49
4 James Baldwin 2.51
5 Greg Maddux 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 7
1 Randy Johnson 7
1 Pedro Martinez 7
1 Todd Stottlemyre 7
1 David Wells 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 100
2 Pedro Martinez 88
3 Chuck Finley 66
4 Ryan Dempster 62
5 Pedro Astacio 59

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 14
2 Troy Percival 12
2 Mariano Rivera 12
4 Armando Benitez 11
4 2 others tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .531
2 Wil Cordero .500
3 Darrin Fletcher .474
4 Jose Vidro .471
5 Mike Benjamin .457

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mo Vaughn 8
2 Edgar Martinez 7
2 Alex Rodriguez 7
4 Todd Hundley 6
4 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edgar Martinez 22
1 Sammy Sosa 22
3 Preston Wilson 20
4 Manny Ramirez 19
5 3 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 12
2 Tom Goodwin 7
2 Raul Mondesi 7
2 Eric Young 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Brock 0.00
2 Pedro Martinez 0.36
3 Mike Hampton 0.39
4 Jeff D'Amico 0.43
5 Scott Williamson 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Burkett 3
1 Ryan Dempster 3
1 Danny Graves 3
1 Mike Hampton 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 38
2 Pedro Astacio 31
3 Randy Johnson 25
4 Todd Stottlemyre 23
5 Dave Burba 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 6
2 Antonio Alfonseca 5
3 Todd Jones 4
3 Steve Karsay 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .449
2 Edgardo Alfonzo .418
3 Sammy Sosa .404
4 Derek Bell .394
5 Jacque Jones .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 14
1 Mo Vaughn 14
3 Ivan Rodriguez 11
4 Barry Bonds 10
4 4 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 37
2 Mo Vaughn 35
3 Mark McGwire 33
4 Manny Ramirez 31
5 Edgar Martinez 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 14
2 Roger Cedeno 13
3 Tom Goodwin 12
3 Raul Mondesi 12
5 Eric Young 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.69
1 Scott Williamson 0.69
3 Randy Johnson 0.94
4 Kris Benson 1.72
5 Kevin Brown 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 5
1 David Wells 5
3 Pedro Astacio 4
3 Kris Benson 4
3 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 66
2 Pedro Martinez 56
3 Dave Burba 42
4 Chuck Finley 41
5 Pedro Astacio 40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .359
2 Nomar Garciaparra .358
3 Todd Helton .354
4 Edgar Martinez .351
5 Ivan Rodriguez .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 72
2 Sammy Sosa 63
3 Alex Rodriguez 53
4 Greg Vaughn 48
5 Rafael Palmeiro 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 158
2 Sammy Sosa 156
3 Manny Ramirez 152
4 Alex Rodriguez 147
5 Rafael Palmeiro 144

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.78
2 Randy Johnson 1.80
3 Kevin Millwood 2.81
4 Greg Maddux 2.89
5 Kevin Brown 3.02

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 368
2 Pedro Martinez 299
3 Pedro Astacio 222
4 Chuck Finley 221
5 Jon Lieber 203

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 46
2 John Rocker 43
3 Ugueth Urbina 42
4 Trevor Hoffman 40
4 John Wetteland 40