On This Day

Sunday, April 23, 2000

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 12 5 .706 --
Orioles 11 6 .647 1.0
Red Sox 9 6 .600 2.0
Blue Jays 9 11 .450 4.5
Devil Rays 7 11 .389 5.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 12 6 .667 --
Indians 9 6 .600 1.5
Twins 9 11 .450 4.0
Royals 8 12 .400 5.0
Tigers 4 13 .235 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 11 6 .647 --
Angels 9 10 .474 3.0
Athletics 8 11 .421 4.0
Rangers 7 11 .389 4.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 12 6 .667 --
Mets 12 7 .632 0.5
Marlins 12 8 .600 1.0
Expos 10 8 .556 2.0
Phillies 6 11 .353 5.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 12 7 .632 --
Reds 8 10 .444 3.5
Brewers 7 11 .389 4.5
Astros 6 11 .353 5.0
Pirates 6 12 .333 5.5
Cubs 7 14 .333 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 11 6 .647 --
D'backs 12 7 .632 0.0
Padres 10 9 .526 2.0
Rockies 10 10 .500 2.5
Giants 7 11 .389 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Derek Bell 4
1 Royce Clayton 4
1 Bobby Higginson 4
4 Dante Bichette 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Caminiti 2
1 Bobby Higginson 2
1 Jorge Posada 2
1 Bernie Williams 2
5 35 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 5
1 Bernie Williams 5
3 Derek Bell 4
3 John Olerud 4
3 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ryan Klesko 2
2 Bobby Abreu 1
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Dante Bichette 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Benes 1.29
2 Jason Dickson 1.20
3 Orlando Hernandez 0.89
4 Francisco Cordova 0.67
4 Mark Mulder 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Dave Eiland 1
1 Mike Hampton 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Benes 9
2 Orlando Hernandez 8
3 Francisco Cordova 6
3 Jason Dickson 6
3 Greg Maddux 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Darin Erstad .442
2 Vladimir Guerrero .439
3 Frank Thomas .406
4 John Olerud .404
5 Mike Piazza .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Batista 8
1 Barry Bonds 8
1 Jose Cruz 8
1 Jermaine Dye 8
5 9 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vladimir Guerrero 25
1 Fernando Tatis 25
3 Mike Bordick 24
3 Jason Giambi 24
5 Todd Helton 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 8
2 Roger Cedeno 7
2 Pokey Reese 7
4 Bobby Abreu 6
4 6 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 0.76
2 Rick Reed 0.91
3 Pedro Martinez 1.27
4 Todd Ritchie 1.80
5 Jason Bere 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orlando Hernandez 4
1 Randy Johnson 4
3 Kevin Appier 3
3 James Baldwin 3
3 16 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 42
2 Pedro Martinez 32
3 Orlando Hernandez 30
4 Ryan Dempster 28
5 Greg Maddux 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 7
1 Armando Benitez 7
3 Mariano Rivera 6
4 Troy Percival 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .385
2 Nomar Garciaparra .361
3 Bobby Abreu .343
4 Ivan Rodriguez .340
5 Derek Jeter .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 66
2 Mark McGwire 65
3 Ken Griffey 50
3 Rafael Palmeiro 50
5 2 tied 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 156
2 Mark McGwire 151
2 Rafael Palmeiro 151
2 Sammy Sosa 151
5 Ken Griffey 145

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 70
1 Tony Womack 70
3 Luis Castillo 49
3 Brian Hunter 49
5 Pokey Reese 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.96
2 Randy Johnson 2.14
3 Kevin Millwood 2.58
4 Mike Hampton 3.06
5 Kevin Brown 3.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Hampton 23
1 Pedro Martinez 23
3 Jose Lima 20
3 Greg Maddux 20
5 Randy Johnson 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 362
2 Pedro Martinez 307
3 Pedro Astacio 214
4 Chuck Finley 212
5 2 tied 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 48
2 Ugueth Urbina 43
3 Trevor Hoffman 41
3 John Rocker 41
5 Bob Wickman 39