On This Day

Thursday, September 2, 2004

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 83 50 .624 --
Red Sox 79 53 .598 3.5
Orioles 61 71 .462 21.5
Devil Rays 59 74 .444 24.0
Blue Jays 56 78 .418 27.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 75 58 .564 --
Indians 67 68 .496 9.0
White Sox 65 67 .492 9.5
Tigers 61 72 .459 14.0
Royals 47 85 .356 27.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 79 54 .594 --
Angels 75 58 .564 4.0
Rangers 73 59 .553 5.5
Mariners 51 82 .383 28.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 78 54 .591 --
Marlins 70 62 .530 8.0
Phillies 65 68 .489 13.5
Mets 60 73 .451 18.5
Expos 56 77 .421 22.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 89 44 .669 --
Cubs 73 60 .549 16.0
Astros 70 63 .526 19.0
Reds 62 70 .470 26.5
Pirates 62 71 .466 27.0
Brewers 57 75 .432 31.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 78 55 .586 --
Giants 73 63 .537 6.5
Padres 71 62 .534 7.0
Rockies 57 76 .429 21.0
D'backs 42 92 .313 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Albert Pujols 4
2 Johnny Damon 3
2 Eric Hinske 3
2 Mark Loretta 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Wright 2
2 Adrian Beltre 1
2 Miguel Cairo 1
2 Vinny Castilla 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Hall 4
1 David Wright 4
3 Damion Easley 3
3 Jim Edmonds 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeromy Burnitz 1
1 Eric Byrnes 1
1 Brady Clark 1
1 Royce Clayton 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ben Sheets 2.00
2 Casey Fossum 1.60
3 Brad Radke 1.50
4 Jason Schmidt 0.89
5 Erik Bedard 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erik Bedard 1
1 Yhency Brazoban 1
1 Bob File 1
1 Joe Kennedy 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ben Sheets 10
2 Brad Radke 9
3 Casey Fossum 8
3 Jason Schmidt 8
5 5 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Shawn Chacon 1
1 Octavio Dotel 1
1 Keith Foulke 1
1 Eric Gagne 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ichiro Suzuki .374
2 Barry Bonds .367
3 Mark Loretta .345
4 Melvin Mora .344
5 Ivan Rodriguez .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 43
1 Albert Pujols 43
3 Adam Dunn 40
4 Jim Edmonds 39
4 Jim Thome 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Tejada 121
2 David Ortiz 116
2 Scott Rolen 116
4 Manny Ramirez 109
5 Vinny Castilla 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 51
2 Carl Crawford 50
3 Juan Pierre 37
4 Carlos Beltran 36
5 Dave Roberts 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.71
2 Al Leiter 2.77
3 Tim Hudson 2.84
4 Oliver Perez 2.87
5 Ben Sheets 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Mulder 17
1 Curt Schilling 17
3 Roy Oswalt 16
3 Carl Pavano 16
5 3 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 242
2 Johan Santana 213
2 Ben Sheets 213
4 Jason Schmidt 209
5 Oliver Perez 191

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 46
2 Francisco Cordero 41
3 Armando Benitez 40
4 Jason Isringhausen 39
5 3 tied 37

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Juan Pierre .519
2 Jason Varitek .469
3 Adam Kennedy .447
4 Ichiro Suzuki .438
5 Jim Edmonds .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 9
2 Jim Edmonds 8
3 Carlos Beltran 7
3 Lance Berkman 7
5 6 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 22
2 Jim Edmonds 20
3 Moises Alou 17
3 Adrian Beltre 17
3 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 10
2 Carlos Beltran 9
3 Scott Podsednik 6
4 Brady Clark 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 A. J. Burnett 1.20
1 Johan Santana 1.20
3 Glendon Rusch 1.29
4 Brandon Webb 1.40
5 Nate Robertson 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Gordon 3
1 Roy Oswalt 3
1 Carl Pavano 3
1 Nate Robertson 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 40
2 Oliver Perez 26
3 Chris Carpenter 25
4 Mark Prior 22
5 Ben Sheets 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Keith Foulke 6
1 Jason Isringhausen 6
1 Mariano Rivera 6
4 Greg Aquino 5
4 Octavio Dotel 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ichiro Suzuki .476
2 Jason Varitek .453
3 J. T. Snow .440
4 Barry Bonds .429
5 Mark Loretta .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 14
1 Albert Pujols 14
3 Chipper Jones 12
4 Barry Bonds 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chipper Jones 32
1 Melvin Mora 32
3 Albert Pujols 31
4 Carlos Delgado 30
5 Barry Bonds 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Beltran 16
2 Rafael Furcal 12
3 Corey Patterson 11
3 Juan Pierre 11
5 Scott Podsednik 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jake Peavy 1.95
2 Chris Carpenter 1.95
3 Johan Santana 2.04
4 Pedro Martinez 2.19
5 Josh Fogg 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Oswalt 5
1 Carl Pavano 5
1 Johan Santana 5
1 Curt Schilling 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 62
2 Ben Sheets 51
3 Oliver Perez 48
4 Pedro Martinez 45
4 Jason Schmidt 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jason Isringhausen 12
2 Francisco Cordero 10
2 John Smoltz 10
4 Octavio Dotel 9
4 Keith Foulke 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .361
2 Ichiro Suzuki .360
3 Todd Helton .344
4 Melvin Mora .338
5 Adrian Beltre .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 50
2 Albert Pujols 49
3 Jim Thome 48
4 Barry Bonds 43
5 2 tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Tejada 138
2 David Ortiz 137
3 Scott Rolen 127
4 Manny Ramirez 123
5 Gary Sheffield 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 60
2 Scott Podsednik 59
3 Carlos Beltran 47
4 Juan Pierre 44
5 Dave Roberts 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jake Peavy 2.43
2 Randy Johnson 2.74
3 Al Leiter 2.90
4 Oliver Perez 2.99
5 Jason Schmidt 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Oswalt 20
2 Roger Clemens 18
2 Pedro Martinez 18
2 Johan Santana 18
2 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 279
2 Jason Schmidt 241
3 Johan Santana 239
4 Ben Sheets 230
5 Pedro Martinez 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 55
2 Eric Gagne 45
3 Francisco Cordero 44
3 Jason Isringhausen 44
5 Danny Kolb 41