On This Day

Saturday, August 23, 2003

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 78 49 .614 --
Red Sox 74 55 .574 5.0
Blue Jays 64 65 .496 15.0
Orioles 61 67 .477 17.5
Devil Rays 51 77 .398 27.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 69 61 .531 --
Royals 67 61 .523 1.0
Twins 66 63 .512 2.5
Indians 57 73 .438 12.0
Tigers 31 97 .242 37.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 76 53 .589 --
Athletics 74 55 .574 2.0
Angels 63 67 .485 13.5
Rangers 60 70 .462 16.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 83 46 .643 --
Phillies 70 58 .547 12.5
Marlins 69 60 .535 14.0
Expos 66 64 .508 17.5
Mets 56 72 .438 26.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 67 62 .519 --
Astros 67 62 .519 0.0
Cubs 66 62 .516 0.5
Pirates 58 69 .457 8.0
Reds 58 70 .453 8.5
Brewers 53 75 .414 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 78 50 .609 --
D'backs 68 61 .527 10.5
Dodgers 67 61 .523 11.0
Rockies 64 68 .485 16.0
Padres 51 79 .392 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eric Owens 5
2 Bobby Abreu 4
2 Jim Edmonds 4
2 Reggie Sanders 4
5 21 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Travis Hafner 2
1 Craig Monroe 2
1 Adam Piatt 2
1 Frank Thomas 2
5 24 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Craig Monroe 6
2 Frank Thomas 5
3 Danny Bautista 4
3 Robby Hammock 4
3 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Aaron Boone 2
2 Bobby Abreu 1
2 Casey Blake 1
2 Ron Calloway 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Javier Vazquez 2.50
2 Rodrigo Lopez 1.43
3 Tim Redding 0.88
4 Josh Beckett 0.86
5 Adam Eaton 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Miguel Batista 1
1 Jim Brower 1
1 Mark Buehrle 1
1 D. J. Carrasco 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rodrigo Lopez 10
1 Javier Vazquez 10
3 Tim Redding 7
4 Josh Beckett 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jason Isringhausen 1
1 Mike MacDougal 1
1 Chris Reitsma 1
1 David Riske 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .365
2 Todd Helton .358
3 Barry Bonds .339
4 Edgar Renteria .335
5 Ichiro Suzuki .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 39
2 Alex Rodriguez 37
3 Jim Thome 36
4 Jason Giambi 35
5 4 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Preston Wilson 121
2 Carlos Delgado 117
3 Albert Pujols 108
4 Todd Helton 105
4 Mike Lowell 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 57
2 Carl Crawford 41
3 Alex Sanchez 37
4 Dave Roberts 32
5 2 tied 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.25
2 Pedro Martinez 2.32
3 Jason Schmidt 2.37
4 Tim Hudson 2.48
5 Brandon Webb 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 17
1 Russ Ortiz 17
3 Esteban Loaiza 16
4 Jamie Moyer 15
4 5 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kerry Wood 208
2 Javier Vazquez 195
3 Mark Prior 179
4 Roger Clemens 164
4 2 others tied 164

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 44
2 Eric Gagne 43
3 Billy Wagner 35
4 Keith Foulke 33
5 Rocky Biddle 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Crede .465
2 Jason Kendall .442
3 Gary Bennett .438
4 Jorge Posada .435
5 Carlos Beltran .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Thome 9
2 Reggie Sanders 8
3 Alex Rodriguez 7
3 Frank Thomas 7
5 Manny Ramirez 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 18
2 Jim Thome 17
3 Jeff Kent 16
4 Casey Blake 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 7
2 Rafael Furcal 4
2 Dave Roberts 4
2 Alex Sanchez 4
2 Chris Singleton 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilson Alvarez 0.45
2 Tim Hudson 0.59
3 Rafael Betancourt 0.69
4 Tom Glavine 0.71
5 2 tied 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cal Eldred 3
1 Mike Hampton 3
1 Aaron Harang 3
1 Odalis Perez 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 37
2 Oliver Perez 26
3 Livan Hernandez 23
3 Mark Prior 23
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Kolb 6
2 Keith Foulke 5
2 Shigetoshi Hasegawa 5
2 Jason Isringhausen 5
2 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .404
2 Todd Helton .394
3 Marcus Giles .377
4 Cliff Floyd .369
5 Roger Cedeno .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 14
2 Reggie Sanders 13
3 Frank Thomas 11
4 Sammy Sosa 10
4 Jim Thome 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Palmeiro 34
2 Alex Rodriguez 32
3 Reggie Sanders 31
4 Carlos Lee 29
5 Gary Sheffield 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 17
2 Juan Pierre 11
2 Alex Sanchez 11
4 Rafael Furcal 8
4 3 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Prior 0.58
2 Wilson Alvarez 1.05
3 Livan Hernandez 1.11
4 Carlos Zambrano 1.52
5 Tim Hudson 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Hampton 6
2 Carlos Zambrano 5
3 Bartolo Colon 4
3 R. A. Dickey 4
3 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 58
2 Brandon Webb 49
3 Kerry Wood 44
4 Livan Hernandez 43
4 Oliver Perez 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Keith Foulke 9
1 Eric Gagne 9
1 Danny Kolb 9
1 Matt Mantei 9
5 3 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .367
2 Barry Bonds .358
3 Todd Helton .351
4 Manny Ramirez .335
5 Gary Sheffield .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 51
2 Alex Rodriguez 50
2 Jim Thome 50
4 Carlos Delgado 45
4 Jason Giambi 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Delgado 147
2 Albert Pujols 137
3 Preston Wilson 134
4 Garret Anderson 132
5 2 tied 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 69
2 Carl Crawford 45
3 Dave Roberts 41
4 Alex Sanchez 40
5 Alfonso Soriano 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.37
2 Tim Hudson 2.39
3 Mark Prior 2.57
4 Kevin Brown 2.57
5 Jason Schmidt 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Russ Ortiz 23
2 Roy Halladay 22
3 Esteban Loaiza 20
3 Ramon Ortiz 20
3 Andy Pettitte 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kerry Wood 275
2 Javier Vazquez 242
3 Mike Mussina 226
4 Curt Schilling 217
5 Jason Schmidt 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 55
2 Eric Gagne 52
3 Billy Wagner 42
4 Eddie Guardado 39
5 Mike Williams 38