On This Day

Saturday, August 31, 2002

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 84 50 .627 --
Red Sox 75 58 .564 8.5
Orioles 63 71 .470 21.0
Blue Jays 59 76 .437 25.5
Devil Rays 46 89 .341 38.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 80 57 .584 --
White Sox 65 70 .481 14.0
Indians 59 75 .440 19.5
Royals 55 81 .404 24.5
Tigers 50 85 .370 29.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 85 51 .625 --
Angels 81 54 .600 3.5
Mariners 79 57 .581 6.0
Rangers 60 74 .448 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 85 49 .634 --
Phillies 68 66 .507 17.0
Marlins 66 68 .493 19.0
Expos 66 69 .489 19.5
Mets 61 72 .459 23.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 76 59 .563 --
Astros 72 63 .533 4.0
Reds 66 69 .489 10.0
Pirates 60 76 .441 16.5
Cubs 56 79 .415 20.0
Brewers 48 87 .356 28.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 84 51 .622 --
Dodgers 78 57 .578 6.0
Giants 77 58 .570 7.0
Rockies 61 75 .449 23.5
Padres 58 77 .430 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Bellhorn 4
1 Bobby Hill 4
1 Eli Marrero 4
1 Orlando Palmeiro 4
5 13 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jorge Fabregas 2
1 Eli Marrero 2
3 Rich Aurilia 1
3 David Bell 1
3 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eli Marrero 5
2 Eric Chavez 4
2 Eduardo Perez 4
4 Bengie Molina 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marlon Anderson 1
1 Johnny Damon 1
1 Doug Glanville 1
1 Marquis Grissom 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Wolf 1.67
2 Kirk Rueter 1.40
3 Cory Lidle 1.20
3 Ramon Ortiz 1.20
5 Curt Schilling 1.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeremy Affeldt 1
1 Danys Baez 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Clay Condrey 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Wolf 10
2 Brad Penny 9
2 Curt Schilling 9
4 Mark Prior 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Billy Koch 1
1 Braden Looper 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .371
2 Larry Walker .352
3 Mike Sweeney .342
4 Bernie Williams .339
5 Manny Ramirez .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 48
2 Sammy Sosa 43
3 Jim Thome 42
4 Barry Bonds 40
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 119
2 Miguel Tejada 110
3 Lance Berkman 109
3 Magglio Ordonez 109
5 Albert Pujols 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 41
2 Juan Pierre 39
2 Dave Roberts 39
4 Alex Sanchez 37
5 Alfonso Soriano 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.22
2 Derek Lowe 2.33
3 Greg Maddux 2.56
4 Randy Johnson 2.63
5 Bartolo Colon 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Schilling 21
2 Randy Johnson 19
2 Barry Zito 19
4 Derek Lowe 18
5 3 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 285
2 Curt Schilling 275
3 Pedro Martinez 221
4 Matt Clement 187
5 A. J. Burnett 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 48
2 Eric Gagne 45
3 Jose Mesa 39
4 Eddie Guardado 38
4 Mike Williams 38

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .475
2 Mike Cameron .462
3 Adam Kennedy .455
4 Manny Ramirez .420
5 Doug Mientkiewicz .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 9
2 Barry Bonds 7
2 Jay Payton 7
4 Lance Berkman 6
4 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Phelps 20
2 Eric Chavez 19
2 Jay Payton 19
4 Albert Pujols 16
4 Alex Rodriguez 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 9
2 Dave Roberts 7
3 Vladimir Guerrero 6
4 Carl Crawford 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Wolf 0.00
2 Cory Lidle 0.39
3 Brian Meadows 0.45
4 Kirk Rueter 0.47
5 Chuck Finley 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 3
1 Tim Hudson 3
1 Mark Mulder 3
1 Tomo Ohka 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 34
2 Jason Schmidt 30
3 Matt Clement 25
3 Wade Miller 25
3 2 others tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Koch 6
2 Roberto Hernandez 5
2 Jose Mesa 5
2 Robb Nen 5
2 John Smoltz 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .447
2 Adam Kennedy .404
3 Bernie Williams .402
4 Vladimir Guerrero .379
5 Kevin Millar .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Kent 14
2 Alex Rodriguez 12
3 Barry Bonds 11
3 Sammy Sosa 11
3 Jim Thome 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Kent 34
2 Albert Pujols 32
3 Eric Chavez 30
3 Josh Phelps 30
5 Shawn Green 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 11
2 Dave Roberts 9
3 Luis Castillo 8
3 Vladimir Guerrero 8
3 Eric Young 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cory Lidle 0.20
2 Roy Oswalt 1.22
3 Randy Wolf 1.37
4 Rick Helling 1.54
5 A. J. Burnett 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Oswalt 6
2 Tim Hudson 5
2 Jason Jennings 5
2 Cory Lidle 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 70
2 Curt Schilling 63
3 Kerry Wood 55
4 Mark Prior 51
5 Matt Clement 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Koch 11
2 Eric Gagne 10
2 Jose Mesa 10
2 Billy Wagner 10
5 2 tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .376
2 Larry Walker .356
3 Chipper Jones .337
4 Ichiro Suzuki .337
5 Bernie Williams .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 60
2 Barry Bonds 57
3 Sammy Sosa 55
4 Rafael Palmeiro 49
5 Jim Thome 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 140
2 Magglio Ordonez 137
3 Albert Pujols 136
3 Miguel Tejada 136
5 Lance Berkman 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 50
2 Luis Castillo 42
3 Alfonso Soriano 41
3 Ichiro Suzuki 41
5 3 tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.26
2 Derek Lowe 2.36
3 Tom Glavine 2.60
4 Barry Zito 2.68
5 Randy Johnson 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Schilling 25
1 Barry Zito 25
3 Randy Johnson 22
4 Mark Mulder 21
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 345
2 Curt Schilling 334
3 Pedro Martinez 230
4 A. J. Burnett 216
5 Kerry Wood 204

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 55
2 Jose Mesa 47
3 Eddie Guardado 46
4 Eric Gagne 45
5 Trevor Hoffman 44