On This Day

Wednesday, May 31, 2000

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 29 19 .604 --
Yankees 28 21 .571 1.5
Blue Jays 28 26 .519 4.0
Orioles 23 27 .460 7.0
Devil Rays 17 34 .333 13.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 30 22 .577 --
Indians 27 22 .551 1.5
Royals 26 25 .510 3.5
Twins 24 29 .453 6.5
Tigers 18 31 .367 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 26 24 .520 --
Rangers 27 25 .519 --
Athletics 27 26 .509 0.5
Angels 27 26 .509 0.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 35 16 .686 --
Mets 29 24 .547 7.0
Expos 26 23 .531 8.0
Marlins 24 30 .444 12.5
Phillies 18 33 .353 17.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 30 22 .577 --
Reds 28 23 .549 1.5
Pirates 23 28 .451 6.5
Brewers 22 31 .415 8.5
Cubs 20 33 .377 10.5
Astros 19 33 .365 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 33 19 .635 --
Dodgers 28 22 .560 4.0
Rockies 28 22 .560 4.0
Giants 25 25 .500 7.0
Padres 24 28 .462 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Peter Bergeron 4
1 Geoff Jenkins 4
1 Tim Salmon 4
1 Mike Sweeney 4
5 15 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Russell Branyan 2
1 Vladimir Guerrero 2
3 Kurt Abbott 1
3 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
3 34 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lance Berkman 4
1 Rusty Greer 4
1 Ricky Ledee 4
1 Rafael Palmeiro 4
1 Jose Vidro 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ronnie Belliard 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Ellis Burks 1
1 Luis Castillo 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Johnson 3.50
2 Kevin Brown 1.25
3 David Wells 1.12
4 Mike Hampton 1.00
5 2 tied 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carlos Almanzar 1
1 Francisco Cordova 1
1 Mike Fetters 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 10
2 Cal Eldred 9
2 David Wells 9
4 Chuck Finley 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Keith Foulke 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Jason Isringhausen 1
1 Jose Jimenez 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .421
2 Vladimir Guerrero .386
3 Edgar Martinez .376
4 Jose Vidro .372
5 Mike Piazza .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 21
2 Barry Bonds 20
3 Carlos Delgado 18
3 Steve Finley 18
3 Mo Vaughn 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edgar Martinez 57
2 Jason Giambi 52
3 Steve Finley 51
3 Todd Helton 51
5 2 tied 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 23
2 Tom Goodwin 18
3 Roger Cedeno 17
3 Johnny Damon 17
3 Eric Young 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.05
2 Randy Johnson 1.41
3 Greg Maddux 2.16
4 Kevin Brown 2.48
5 Javier Vazquez 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 9
1 David Wells 9
3 James Baldwin 8
3 Pedro Martinez 8
3 2 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 131
2 Pedro Martinez 104
3 Chuck Finley 82
4 Pedro Astacio 77
5 Ryan Dempster 73

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 15
1 Troy Percival 15
3 Todd Jones 14
4 Armando Benitez 13
4 John Wetteland 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bengie Molina .512
2 Denny Hocking .469
3 Jeff Frye .452
4 Barry Bonds .450
5 Todd Helton .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 7
2 Ken Caminiti 6
2 Carlos Delgado 6
2 Cliff Floyd 6
2 Troy Glaus 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 19
2 Carlos Delgado 17
2 Steve Finley 17
4 Jeffrey Hammonds 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 12
2 Tom Goodwin 7
3 Roberto Alomar 5
3 Cliff Floyd 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Hudson 0.00
2 Eric Milton 0.60
3 Pedro Martinez 1.13
4 Garrett Stephenson 1.14
5 Greg Maddux 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 3
1 Garrett Stephenson 3
1 Gabe White 3
4 Rick Ankiel 2
4 43 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 31
2 Kris Benson 29
3 Pedro Astacio 28
4 Roger Clemens 26
5 Bartolo Colon 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 6
1 John Wetteland 6
3 Keith Foulke 5
3 Jose Jimenez 5
3 Troy Percival 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .512
2 Bengie Molina .461
3 Edgar Martinez .441
4 Ivan Rodriguez .402
5 Wil Cordero .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 13
1 Mo Vaughn 13
3 Todd Helton 11
4 Barry Bonds 10
4 4 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeffrey Hammonds 34
2 Edgar Martinez 32
3 Steve Finley 31
4 Brian Giles 30
5 Sammy Sosa 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 19
2 Tom Goodwin 13
3 Raul Mondesi 12
4 Omar Vizquel 9
4 Eric Young 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.86
2 Garrett Stephenson 1.42
3 Greg Maddux 1.84
4 Mike Hampton 1.85
5 Jeff D'Amico 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gabe White 6
2 Ryan Dempster 5
2 Rick Helling 5
2 Gil Heredia 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 67
2 Pedro Astacio 55
3 Pedro Martinez 54
4 Kris Benson 43
5 Dave Burba 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 11
2 Todd Jones 10
3 Troy Percival 9
4 Trevor Hoffman 8
5 4 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .370
2 Todd Helton .363
3 Nomar Garciaparra .361
4 Edgar Martinez .357
5 Vladimir Guerrero .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 71
2 Sammy Sosa 62
3 Barry Bonds 50
4 Carlos Delgado 49
4 Alex Rodriguez 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 158
2 Sammy Sosa 153
3 Rafael Palmeiro 150
4 Manny Ramirez 149
5 Jason Giambi 143

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 61
2 Roger Cedeno 55
3 Tony Womack 54
4 Brian Hunter 46
4 Eric Young 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.71
2 Randy Johnson 1.97
3 Greg Maddux 2.75
4 Kevin Millwood 2.96
5 Kevin Brown 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Hampton 23
2 Greg Maddux 22
3 Pedro Martinez 21
3 David Wells 21
5 Randy Johnson 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 377
2 Pedro Martinez 300
3 Pedro Astacio 225
4 Chuck Finley 222
5 Jon Lieber 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 44
2 Trevor Hoffman 43
3 John Wetteland 40
4 Billy Koch 39
5 2 tied 38