On This Day

Wednesday, August 2, 2000

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 57 45 .559 --
Red Sox 55 49 .529 3.0
Blue Jays 55 54 .505 5.5
Orioles 47 59 .443 12.0
Devil Rays 45 60 .429 13.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 65 42 .607 --
Indians 53 51 .510 10.5
Tigers 50 56 .472 14.5
Royals 48 58 .453 16.5
Twins 49 61 .445 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 62 45 .579 --
Athletics 60 47 .561 2.0
Angels 57 52 .523 6.0
Rangers 51 54 .486 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 66 41 .617 --
Mets 61 45 .575 4.5
Marlins 52 55 .486 14.0
Expos 48 56 .462 16.5
Phillies 46 60 .434 19.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 59 48 .551 --
Reds 54 53 .505 5.0
Cubs 50 56 .472 8.5
Pirates 46 60 .434 12.5
Brewers 45 63 .417 14.5
Astros 40 67 .374 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 58 47 .552 --
D'backs 59 48 .551 0.0
Dodgers 57 50 .533 2.0
Rockies 51 55 .481 7.5
Padres 49 58 .458 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Torii Hunter 4
1 Tim Salmon 4
3 Brady Anderson 3
3 Jay Canizaro 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Edmonds 2
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Tony Batista 1
2 Lance Berkman 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Edmonds 5
2 Eric Chavez 4
2 Alex Cora 4
2 David Ortiz 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Royce Clayton 1
1 Damion Easley 1
1 Tom Goodwin 1
1 Torii Hunter 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Leiter 1.60
2 Dave Burba 1.25
3 Pedro Martinez 1.00
3 Brian Rose 1.00
5 Matt Clement 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Acevedo 1
1 Matt Clement 1
1 Darren Dreifort 1
1 Rick Helling 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Leiter 8
2 Matt Clement 7
2 Pedro Martinez 7
4 Rick Helling 6
4 Denny Neagle 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Tim Crabtree 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nomar Garciaparra .393
2 Todd Helton .370
3 Jeffrey Hammonds .368
4 Darin Erstad .367
5 Carlos Delgado .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 34
1 Gary Sheffield 34
3 Sammy Sosa 33
4 Tony Batista 32
4 3 others tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edgar Martinez 99
2 Bernie Williams 96
3 Carlos Delgado 94
3 Sammy Sosa 94
5 Jason Giambi 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 45
2 Tom Goodwin 40
3 Eric Young 35
4 Johnny Damon 29
5 2 tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.42
2 Randy Johnson 2.18
3 Kevin Brown 2.40
4 Al Leiter 3.21
5 Denny Neagle 3.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Wells 16
2 Randy Johnson 15
3 Tom Glavine 13
3 Rick Helling 13
3 3 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 239
2 Pedro Martinez 195
3 Pedro Astacio 158
4 Mike Mussina 142
5 Al Leiter 141

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 31
1 Todd Jones 31
3 Armando Benitez 27
4 Trevor Hoffman 26
4 2 others tied 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tim Salmon .481
2 David Ortiz .462
3 Johnny Damon .456
4 Brook Fordyce .450
5 Will Clark .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Manny Ramirez 8
2 Jeff Bagwell 6
2 Brad Fullmer 6
4 Tony Batista 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul O'Neill 17
1 Tim Salmon 17
1 Gerald Williams 17
4 Manny Ramirez 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rafael Furcal 9
2 Rickey Henderson 8
3 Eric Young 7
4 Miguel Cairo 6
4 Luis Castillo 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jose Mercedes 0.60
2 Andy Ashby 0.64
3 Ruben Quevedo 0.67
4 Curt Schilling 0.69
5 Darryl Kile 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Blair 3
1 Darren Dreifort 3
1 Tom Glavine 3
1 Rick Helling 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 33
2 Randy Johnson 29
3 Rick Ankiel 26
4 Pedro Astacio 25
4 Kris Benson 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 6
1 Armando Benitez 6
1 Todd Jones 6
4 Roberto Hernandez 5
4 Robb Nen 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Damon .425
2 Carlos Delgado .417
3 David Ortiz .410
4 Nomar Garciaparra .402
5 Luis Castillo .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 12
2 Manny Ramirez 11
3 Tony Batista 10
3 Jim Edmonds 10
5 6 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Olerud 30
2 Gerald Williams 29
3 Ken Griffey 27
4 Paul O'Neill 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 11
1 Rafael Furcal 11
3 Rickey Henderson 10
3 Preston Wilson 10
5 Eric Young 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff D'Amico 0.91
2 Andy Ashby 1.18
3 Pedro Martinez 1.35
4 Jimmy Anderson 1.51
5 Curt Schilling 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 5
1 Elmer Dessens 5
1 Tom Glavine 5
1 Rick Helling 5
1 Jamie Moyer 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 62
2 Pedro Martinez 55
3 Pedro Astacio 43
4 Mike Mussina 42
5 Bartolo Colon 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 13
2 Armando Benitez 9
2 Roberto Hernandez 9
2 Kazuhiro Sasaki 9
5 2 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nomar Garciaparra .377
2 Todd Helton .367
3 Luis Castillo .363
4 Vladimir Guerrero .359
5 Carlos Delgado .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 55
2 Mark McGwire 54
3 Barry Bonds 52
4 Carlos Delgado 50
4 Gary Sheffield 50

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bernie Williams 145
2 Vladimir Guerrero 143
3 Rafael Palmeiro 142
4 Sammy Sosa 141
5 Jason Giambi 140

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 66
2 Tom Goodwin 52
2 Eric Young 52
4 Tony Womack 49
5 Johnny Damon 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.37
2 Randy Johnson 2.18
3 Kevin Brown 2.27
4 Mike Hampton 3.15
5 Denny Neagle 3.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Wells 22
2 Randy Johnson 21
2 Pedro Martinez 21
4 James Baldwin 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 351
2 Pedro Martinez 321
3 Pedro Astacio 237
4 Kevin Brown 217
5 Chuck Finley 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 46
2 Antonio Alfonseca 44
3 Mariano Rivera 42
4 Trevor Hoffman 40
4 Robb Nen 40