On This Day

Tuesday, April 18, 2000

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 10 3 .769 --
Orioles 7 5 .583 2.5
Red Sox 8 6 .571 2.5
Devil Rays 5 8 .385 5.0
Blue Jays 5 10 .333 6.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 8 5 .615 --
White Sox 8 6 .571 0.5
Royals 8 7 .533 1.0
Twins 5 10 .333 4.0
Tigers 4 9 .308 4.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 8 5 .615 --
Angels 8 6 .571 0.5
Athletics 6 8 .429 2.5
Rangers 6 8 .429 2.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Marlins 9 6 .600 --
Braves 7 6 .538 1.0
Expos 7 6 .538 1.0
Mets 7 7 .500 1.5
Phillies 5 7 .417 2.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 9 5 .643 --
Reds 6 7 .462 2.5
Brewers 6 7 .462 2.5
Pirates 5 8 .385 3.5
Astros 5 8 .385 3.5
Cubs 6 10 .375 4.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 10 4 .714 --
Dodgers 8 5 .615 1.5
Rockies 8 7 .533 2.5
Padres 7 7 .500 3.0
Giants 4 9 .308 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Adam Kennedy 4
1 Edgar Martinez 4
1 Chris Singleton 4
4 Edgardo Alfonzo 3
4 19 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug Mirabelli 2
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Adrian Beltre 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 30 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adam Kennedy 8
2 Edgar Martinez 4
2 Greg Norton 4
2 Chris Singleton 4
2 Robin Ventura 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mark Kotsay 2
2 Bobby Abreu 1
2 Garret Anderson 1
2 David Bell 1
2 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Darren Dreifort 1.60
2 Octavio Dotel 1.11
3 Andy Benes 0.75
3 Dave Mlicki 0.75
3 Mark Mulder 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Jason Dickson 1
1 Darren Dreifort 1
1 Mike Hampton 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Octavio Dotel 10
2 Darren Dreifort 8
3 Mike Hampton 7
4 Andy Benes 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Jason Isringhausen 1
1 Derek Lowe 1
1 Jeff Shaw 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Darin Erstad .482
2 Jim Edmonds .447
3 Vladimir Guerrero .444
4 Frank Thomas .439
5 Jose Vidro .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Sweeney 7
2 Shane Andrews 6
2 Tony Batista 6
2 Barry Bonds 6
2 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Giambi 19
2 Todd Helton 18
2 Edgar Martinez 18
2 Alex Rodriguez 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 7
2 Johnny Damon 5
2 Brian Hunter 5
2 Derek Jeter 5
2 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reed 0.79
2 Randy Johnson 1.01
3 Pedro Martinez 1.27
4 Randy Wolf 1.29
4 Jaret Wright 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Orlando Hernandez 3
1 Jose Jimenez 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 34
2 Pedro Martinez 32
3 Chuck Finley 25
4 Ryan Dempster 23
5 Orlando Hernandez 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 5
1 Armando Benitez 5
1 Mariano Rivera 5
1 Jeff Shaw 5
5 2 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .373
2 Nomar Garciaparra .357
3 Edgar Martinez .341
4 Ivan Rodriguez .340
5 Bobby Abreu .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 65
2 Mark McGwire 63
3 Rafael Palmeiro 50
4 Ken Griffey 48
5 2 tied 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 154
2 Rafael Palmeiro 150
3 Mark McGwire 147
4 Sammy Sosa 144
5 Ken Griffey 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 72
2 Roger Cedeno 66
3 Luis Castillo 51
4 Brian Hunter 49
5 Eric Young 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.89
2 Randy Johnson 2.18
3 Kevin Millwood 2.62
4 Mike Hampton 3.04
5 Kevin Brown 3.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 24
2 Mike Hampton 22
3 Jose Lima 21
4 Randy Johnson 19
4 Greg Maddux 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 364
2 Pedro Martinez 317
3 Chuck Finley 216
4 Pedro Astacio 213
5 Kevin Brown 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 49
2 Roberto Hernandez 41
2 Ugueth Urbina 41
4 Trevor Hoffman 40
4 2 others tied 40