On This Day

Saturday, August 5, 2000

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 59 46 .562 --
Red Sox 56 50 .528 3.5
Blue Jays 58 54 .518 4.5
Orioles 48 60 .444 12.5
Devil Rays 46 62 .426 14.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 66 43 .606 --
Indians 56 51 .523 9.0
Tigers 51 57 .472 14.5
Royals 49 60 .450 17.0
Twins 50 62 .446 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 63 46 .578 --
Athletics 61 48 .560 2.0
Angels 57 54 .514 7.0
Rangers 51 57 .472 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 67 43 .609 --
Mets 63 45 .583 3.0
Marlins 55 55 .500 12.0
Expos 49 57 .462 16.0
Phillies 46 62 .426 20.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 60 49 .550 --
Reds 54 55 .495 6.0
Cubs 51 58 .468 9.0
Pirates 47 62 .431 13.0
Brewers 46 64 .418 14.5
Astros 41 69 .373 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 60 48 .556 --
D'backs 60 50 .545 1.0
Dodgers 58 51 .532 2.5
Rockies 53 55 .491 7.0
Padres 51 59 .464 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sean Casey 4
1 Brian Giles 4
1 Jeff Huson 4
4 Edgardo Alfonzo 3
4 23 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Geoff Jenkins 2
1 Billy McMillon 2
1 Jorge Posada 2
4 Brady Anderson 1
4 31 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Batista 3
1 Rusty Greer 3
1 Mike Lowell 3
1 Jorge Posada 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 2
2 Glen Barker 1
2 Marty Cordova 1
2 Johnny Damon 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jeff D'Amico 1.33
2 Jim Parque 1.12
3 Sidney Ponson 0.91
4 Chan Ho Park 0.89
5 Kevin Tapani 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Acevedo 1
1 Antonio Alfonseca 1
1 Keith Foulke 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sidney Ponson 10
2 Jim Parque 9
3 Jeff D'Amico 8
3 Chan Ho Park 8
5 Rob Bell 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Steve Kline 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nomar Garciaparra .392
2 Todd Helton .379
3 Jeffrey Hammonds .368
4 Luis Castillo .367
5 Darin Erstad .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Sheffield 35
2 Barry Bonds 34
2 Sammy Sosa 34
4 Tony Batista 33
5 3 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edgar Martinez 100
1 Sammy Sosa 100
3 Bernie Williams 99
4 Jeff Kent 98
5 Carlos Delgado 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 46
2 Tom Goodwin 40
3 Eric Young 37
4 Johnny Damon 31
5 Rickey Henderson 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.42
2 Randy Johnson 2.23
3 Kevin Brown 2.34
4 Al Leiter 3.21
5 Denny Neagle 3.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Wells 17
2 Randy Johnson 15
3 Tom Glavine 14
4 Rick Helling 13
4 3 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 244
2 Pedro Martinez 195
3 Pedro Astacio 158
4 Kevin Brown 149
5 Ryan Dempster 143

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 33
2 Todd Jones 32
3 Trevor Hoffman 28
4 Armando Benitez 27
4 2 others tied 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Tejada .468
2 Tim Salmon .446
3 Jeffrey Hammonds .422
4 Carlos Delgado .417
5 Andy Tracy .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luis Gonzalez 6
1 Tim Salmon 6
3 Jeff Bagwell 5
3 Jim Edmonds 5
3 7 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul O'Neill 19
2 Tim Salmon 18
3 Mark Grace 17
4 Adrian Beltre 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
1 Eric Young 9
3 Rafael Furcal 8
3 Tony Womack 8
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Darryl Kile 0.53
2 Julian Tavarez 0.57
3 Ruben Quevedo 0.67
4 Curt Schilling 0.69
5 Scott Williamson 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Darren Dreifort 3
1 Rich Garces 3
1 Tom Glavine 3
1 Rick Helling 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 33
2 Pedro Astacio 25
3 Randy Johnson 23
4 Kevin Brown 22
4 Mike Mussina 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 6
1 Todd Jones 6
1 Robb Nen 6
4 Armando Benitez 5
4 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Damon .435
2 David Justice .407
3 Nomar Garciaparra .396
4 Carlos Delgado .393
5 Luis Castillo .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 13
2 Manny Ramirez 11
3 Tony Batista 9
4 Jim Edmonds 8
4 6 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 31
2 Ken Griffey 28
2 Gerald Williams 28
4 Paul O'Neill 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rafael Furcal 13
2 Luis Castillo 11
2 Eric Young 11
4 Rickey Henderson 10
4 Tony Womack 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Anderson 0.88
2 Jeff D'Amico 1.13
3 Pedro Martinez 1.35
4 Julian Tavarez 1.78
5 Curt Schilling 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 6
2 Elmer Dessens 5
3 Andy Ashby 4
3 Roger Clemens 4
3 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 59
2 Pedro Martinez 55
3 Kevin Brown 48
4 Mike Mussina 42
5 Kris Benson 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 12
2 Rick Aguilera 9
2 Armando Benitez 9
2 Billy Koch 9
5 3 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nomar Garciaparra .375
2 Todd Helton .372
3 Jeffrey Hammonds .366
4 Luis Castillo .364
5 Edgar Martinez .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 55
2 Barry Bonds 52
3 Mark McGwire 51
3 Gary Sheffield 51
5 2 tied 50

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 146
2 Vladimir Guerrero 142
3 Carlos Delgado 141
3 Rafael Palmeiro 141
5 Bernie Williams 140

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 66
2 Eric Young 54
3 Tom Goodwin 52
4 Tony Womack 51
5 Johnny Damon 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.36
2 Randy Johnson 2.22
3 Kevin Brown 2.28
4 Mike Hampton 3.21
5 Denny Neagle 3.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Wells 23
2 Randy Johnson 21
2 Pedro Martinez 21
4 James Baldwin 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 356
2 Pedro Martinez 314
3 Pedro Astacio 228
4 Kevin Brown 222
5 Chuck Finley 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 47
2 Antonio Alfonseca 46
3 Trevor Hoffman 41
3 Mariano Rivera 41
5 Robb Nen 40