On This Day

Saturday, August 17, 2002

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 77 44 .636 --
Red Sox 70 51 .579 7.0
Orioles 59 61 .492 17.5
Blue Jays 52 69 .430 25.0
Devil Rays 40 82 .328 37.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 72 52 .581 --
White Sox 58 65 .472 13.5
Indians 54 67 .446 16.5
Royals 50 73 .407 21.5
Tigers 46 76 .377 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 74 49 .602 --
Angels 73 49 .598 0.5
Athletics 72 51 .585 2.0
Rangers 53 68 .438 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 79 42 .653 --
Expos 60 62 .492 19.5
Phillies 59 63 .484 20.5
Marlins 59 63 .484 20.5
Mets 58 64 .475 21.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 67 53 .558 --
Astros 64 58 .525 4.0
Reds 62 59 .512 5.5
Pirates 53 70 .431 15.5
Cubs 51 70 .421 16.5
Brewers 43 79 .352 25.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 78 45 .634 --
Dodgers 70 53 .569 8.0
Giants 66 55 .545 11.0
Rockies 57 65 .467 20.5
Padres 52 70 .426 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Vizcaino 5
2 Lance Berkman 3
2 Vinny Castilla 3
2 Marty Cordova 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 3
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Erubiel Durazo 1
2 Mark Ellis 1
2 32 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Erubiel Durazo 4
1 Shawn Green 4
1 Alex Rodriguez 4
1 Todd Zeile 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 David Eckstein 2
1 Orlando Palmeiro 2
1 Juan Pierre 2
4 Carl Crawford 1
4 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Odalis Perez 3.50
2 Jason Simontacchi 2.33
3 John Stephens 1.33
4 Denny Stark 0.86
5 Mark Redman 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Josh Beckett 1
1 Mike Fetters 1
1 Jonathan Johnson 1
1 Brian Meadows 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Stephens 8
2 Jason Marquis 7
2 Odalis Perez 7
2 Jason Simontacchi 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Steve Karsay 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .358
2 Larry Walker .356
3 Mike Sweeney .353
4 Ichiro Suzuki .344
5 Bernie Williams .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 43
2 Alex Rodriguez 42
3 Jim Thome 37
4 Shawn Green 36
5 Barry Bonds 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 107
2 Miguel Tejada 100
3 Magglio Ordonez 99
4 Lance Berkman 96
4 Sammy Sosa 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 39
2 Alfonso Soriano 34
3 Dave Roberts 33
3 Alex Sanchez 33
5 Juan Pierre 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.20
2 Derek Lowe 2.29
3 Greg Maddux 2.51
4 Randy Johnson 2.55
5 Tom Glavine 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Schilling 20
2 Randy Johnson 18
3 Derek Lowe 17
4 Tom Glavine 16
4 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 251
2 Curt Schilling 250
3 Pedro Martinez 206
4 A. J. Burnett 174
5 Matt Clement 162

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 43
2 Eric Gagne 42
3 Eddie Guardado 34
3 Jose Mesa 34
3 Mike Williams 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .471
2 Jose Vizcaino .465
3 Bernie Williams .441
4 Vladimir Guerrero .435
5 Ellis Burks .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 10
2 Shawn Green 8
3 Aaron Boone 7
3 Jeff Kent 7
3 Mike Lieberthal 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 26
2 Jeff Kent 21
3 Shawn Green 19
4 Steve Finley 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 5
1 Tony Womack 5
3 Jimmy Rollins 4
3 Alfonso Soriano 4
5 18 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cory Lidle 0.00
2 Denny Neagle 0.45
3 Tom Glavine 0.60
4 Randy Johnson 1.08
5 Pedro Martinez 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 John Lackey 3
1 Cory Lidle 3
1 Roy Oswalt 3
1 Steve Sparks 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 36
2 Mark Prior 33
3 Curt Schilling 31
4 Pedro Martinez 28
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eric Gagne 7
2 Billy Wagner 6
3 Trevor Hoffman 5
3 Jose Jimenez 5
5 7 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .413
2 Barry Bonds .413
3 Chipper Jones .407
4 Larry Walker .404
5 Alex Rodriguez .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 14
2 Jeff Kent 12
3 Alex Rodriguez 11
4 Rafael Palmeiro 10
5 8 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 35
2 Bernie Williams 32
3 Miguel Tejada 31
4 Raul Ibanez 28
4 Jeff Kent 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Aaron Boone 12
2 Dave Roberts 11
3 Carlos Beltran 9
3 Alex Sanchez 9
3 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.97
2 Cory Lidle 1.50
3 Roy Oswalt 1.51
4 Curt Schilling 1.54
5 Derek Lowe 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 5
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 Pedro Martinez 5
1 Roy Oswalt 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 68
2 Mark Prior 59
3 Pedro Martinez 57
4 Curt Schilling 53
5 Johan Santana 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 11
1 Billy Wagner 11
3 John Smoltz 10
4 Kelvim Escobar 9
4 3 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .367
2 Larry Walker .353
3 Ichiro Suzuki .350
4 Todd Helton .337
5 Bernie Williams .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 64
2 Alex Rodriguez 60
3 Barry Bonds 54
4 Shawn Green 50
4 Rafael Palmeiro 50

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 141
2 Alex Rodriguez 140
3 Magglio Ordonez 136
3 Albert Pujols 136
5 Miguel Tejada 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 47
2 Alfonso Soriano 44
3 Luis Castillo 42
3 Ichiro Suzuki 42
5 Carlos Beltran 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.29
2 Derek Lowe 2.30
3 Barry Zito 2.54
4 Roy Halladay 2.55
5 Randy Johnson 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Barry Zito 25
2 Curt Schilling 24
3 Randy Johnson 23
4 Tom Glavine 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 346
2 Curt Schilling 319
3 A. J. Burnett 221
4 Pedro Martinez 219
5 Roy Oswalt 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 53
2 Trevor Hoffman 45
2 Jose Mesa 45
4 Armando Benitez 43
4 Eddie Guardado 43