On This Day

Friday, August 20, 2004

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 76 45 .628 --
Red Sox 68 52 .567 7.5
Orioles 57 63 .475 18.5
Devil Rays 55 67 .451 21.5
Blue Jays 50 72 .410 26.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 67 54 .554 --
Indians 63 60 .512 5.0
White Sox 60 59 .504 6.0
Tigers 57 64 .471 10.0
Royals 43 76 .361 23.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 69 52 .570 --
Rangers 68 52 .567 0.5
Angels 68 54 .557 1.5
Mariners 45 75 .375 23.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 69 52 .570 --
Marlins 60 60 .500 8.5
Phillies 60 62 .492 9.5
Mets 58 62 .483 10.5
Expos 51 70 .421 18.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 80 42 .656 --
Cubs 66 55 .545 13.5
Astros 60 61 .496 19.5
Pirates 58 63 .479 21.5
Reds 58 63 .479 21.5
Brewers 55 65 .458 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 71 50 .587 --
Giants 68 56 .548 4.5
Padres 65 56 .537 6.0
Rockies 54 68 .443 17.5
D'backs 37 86 .301 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Grudzielanek 4
1 Craig Monroe 4
1 Edgar Renteria 4
4 Adrian Beltre 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 2
1 Eric Chavez 2
1 David Dellucci 2
1 Pedro Feliz 2
1 Mark Grudzielanek 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cabrera 4
1 Manny Ramirez 4
1 Chris Woodward 4
4 Tony Batista 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ryan Freel 2
1 Tony Womack 2
3 Bobby Abreu 1
3 Brady Clark 1
3 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Johnson 2.00
1 Curt Schilling 2.00
3 Noah Lowry 1.67
4 Chris Carpenter 1.00
4 4 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Ayala 1
1 Chris Carpenter 1
1 Giovanni Carrara 1
1 Ryan Drese 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 14
2 Noah Lowry 10
3 Chris Carpenter 9
4 Doug Davis 7
5 5 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jason Isringhausen 2
2 Chad Cordero 1
2 Francisco Cordero 1
2 Octavio Dotel 1
2 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ichiro Suzuki .369
2 Barry Bonds .363
3 Melvin Mora .346
4 Mark Loretta .344
5 Sean Casey .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 38
2 Albert Pujols 37
2 Jim Thome 37
4 Adam Dunn 36
5 Barry Bonds 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Tejada 108
2 Scott Rolen 107
3 David Ortiz 105
4 Vinny Castilla 101
5 2 tied 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 50
2 Scott Podsednik 46
3 Dave Roberts 33
4 Bobby Abreu 30
5 Carlos Beltran 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jason Schmidt 2.52
2 Al Leiter 2.55
3 Odalis Perez 2.75
4 Randy Johnson 2.80
5 Carlos Zambrano 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Mulder 16
2 Kenny Rogers 15
2 Curt Schilling 15
2 Jason Schmidt 15
5 9 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 216
2 Johan Santana 196
3 Jason Schmidt 193
4 Ben Sheets 192
5 Oliver Perez 175

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 41
2 Francisco Cordero 38
3 Danny Graves 37
4 Armando Benitez 36
5 2 tied 35

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 J. T. Snow .474
2 Ichiro Suzuki .468
3 Barry Bonds .452
4 Jason Varitek .450
5 Erubiel Durazo .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 8
2 Chipper Jones 7
3 Shawn Green 6
3 Wily Mo Pena 6
3 Albert Pujols 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Melvin Mora 17
2 Albert Pujols 16
3 Bernie Williams 15
4 Mark Teixeira 14
4 Jason Varitek 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Beltran 8
2 Rafael Furcal 7
3 Mike Cameron 5
3 Carl Crawford 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Giovanni Carrara 0.00
1 Chad Durbin 0.00
3 Roy Oswalt 0.83
3 Odalis Perez 0.83
5 Jake Peavy 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ryan Drese 3
1 Rich Harden 3
1 Jose Mesa 3
1 Johan Santana 3
1 Josh Towers 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 32
2 Ben Sheets 30
3 Jason Schmidt 29
4 Pedro Martinez 27
5 A. J. Burnett 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jason Isringhausen 7
2 Shawn Chacon 5
2 Francisco Cordero 5
2 Octavio Dotel 5
2 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ichiro Suzuki .504
2 J. T. Snow .422
3 Kevin Millar .418
4 Robb Quinlan .409
5 Mark Loretta .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 13
2 Gary Sheffield 12
3 Derrek Lee 11
3 Sammy Sosa 11
5 5 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Batista 33
2 Melvin Mora 32
3 Eric Byrnes 29
4 Kevin Millar 28
4 Miguel Tejada 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Beltran 14
2 Rafael Furcal 11
2 Corey Patterson 11
4 Carl Crawford 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jake Peavy 1.58
2 Roy Oswalt 1.69
3 Jeff Weaver 1.70
4 Chad Durbin 1.88
5 Aaron Cook 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ryan Drese 6
2 Bartolo Colon 5
2 Roy Oswalt 5
2 Johan Santana 5
2 Josh Towers 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 56
2 Oliver Perez 53
3 Johan Santana 51
3 Jason Schmidt 51
3 Ben Sheets 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 14
2 Jason Isringhausen 11
3 Shawn Chacon 10
4 Francisco Cordero 9
5 4 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .362
2 Melvin Mora .337
3 Todd Helton .337
4 Ichiro Suzuki .336
5 Mark Loretta .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Thome 50
2 Adrian Beltre 46
2 Albert Pujols 46
4 David Ortiz 45
5 2 tied 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 143
2 Miguel Tejada 138
3 Gary Sheffield 124
4 Scott Rolen 123
5 2 tied 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 64
1 Scott Podsednik 64
3 Dave Roberts 42
4 Carlos Beltran 40
5 Bobby Abreu 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jason Schmidt 2.38
2 Al Leiter 2.52
3 Randy Johnson 2.91
4 Carlos Zambrano 2.95
5 Odalis Perez 3.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jason Schmidt 20
2 Pedro Martinez 18
2 Kenny Rogers 18
2 Johan Santana 18
5 5 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 268
2 Jason Schmidt 244
3 Johan Santana 236
4 Pedro Martinez 214
4 Ben Sheets 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 54
2 Eric Gagne 49
3 Danny Kolb 46
4 Jason Isringhausen 44
5 Francisco Cordero 42