On This Day

Tuesday, August 8, 2000

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 60 48 .556 --
Red Sox 56 53 .514 4.5
Blue Jays 59 56 .513 4.5
Orioles 49 62 .441 12.5
Devil Rays 48 63 .432 13.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 67 45 .598 --
Indians 58 52 .527 8.0
Tigers 52 59 .468 14.5
Royals 51 61 .455 16.0
Twins 52 63 .452 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 67 46 .593 --
Athletics 61 50 .550 5.0
Angels 59 55 .518 8.5
Rangers 53 58 .477 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 69 44 .611 --
Mets 64 47 .577 4.0
Marlins 57 56 .504 12.0
Expos 50 59 .459 17.0
Phillies 48 63 .432 20.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 61 51 .545 --
Reds 55 57 .491 6.0
Cubs 52 60 .464 9.0
Pirates 48 64 .429 13.0
Brewers 47 66 .416 14.5
Astros 43 70 .381 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 63 48 .568 --
D'backs 62 51 .549 2.0
Dodgers 59 53 .527 4.5
Rockies 54 57 .486 9.0
Padres 53 60 .469 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Martin 5
2 Frank Catalanotto 4
2 Mark McLemore 4
2 Melvin Mora 4
2 Alex Rodriguez 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Burrell 2
1 Darren Dreifort 2
1 Vladimir Guerrero 2
1 Charles Johnson 2
1 Alex Rodriguez 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pat Burrell 5
2 Jay Buhner 4
2 Vladimir Guerrero 4
2 Edgar Martinez 4
2 Alex Rodriguez 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Rolen 2
2 Bobby Abreu 1
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Lance Berkman 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pedro Martinez 3.00
2 Russ Ortiz 2.00
3 Ramon Ortiz 1.50
4 Jesus Sanchez 0.88
5 Barry Zito 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Ashby 1
1 Frank Castillo 1
1 Omar Daal 1
1 Darren Dreifort 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 9
2 Brian Moehler 7
2 Jesus Sanchez 7
4 Andy Ashby 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 1
1 Mike Remlinger 1
1 Kazuhiro Sasaki 1
1 Jeff Shaw 1
1 Brett Tomko 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nomar Garciaparra .386
2 Todd Helton .381
3 Jeffrey Hammonds .370
4 Carlos Delgado .368
5 Luis Castillo .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Sheffield 36
2 Sammy Sosa 35
3 Barry Bonds 34
4 Tony Batista 33
4 Carlos Delgado 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edgar Martinez 107
2 Carlos Delgado 101
2 Sammy Sosa 101
2 Bernie Williams 101
5 Jeff Kent 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 46
2 Tom Goodwin 40
3 Eric Young 37
4 Johnny Damon 34
5 2 tied 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.46
2 Randy Johnson 2.23
3 Kevin Brown 2.34
4 Greg Maddux 3.21
5 Al Leiter 3.28

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 244
2 Pedro Martinez 204
3 Pedro Astacio 163
4 Kevin Brown 149
5 Mike Mussina 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 33
2 Todd Jones 32
3 Trevor Hoffman 30
4 Robb Nen 28
5 3 tied 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tim Salmon .472
2 Jeffrey Hammonds .449
3 Carlos Delgado .444
4 Jay Buhner .441
5 Melvin Mora .440

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Buhner 6
1 Luis Gonzalez 6
1 Geoff Jenkins 6
1 Alex Rodriguez 6
1 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark Grace 20
2 Paul O'Neill 18
3 Tim Salmon 17
4 Adrian Beltre 16
4 3 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
1 Tony Womack 10
3 Rafael Furcal 8
3 Eric Young 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Julian Tavarez 0.69
2 Curt Schilling 1.04
3 Albie Lopez 1.09
4 Kevin Appier 1.35
5 Ruben Quevedo 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Darren Dreifort 3
1 Scott Elarton 3
1 Rich Garces 3
1 Tom Glavine 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 27
2 Pedro Astacio 26
3 Bartolo Colon 25
4 Randy Johnson 23
5 Rick Ankiel 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 7
2 Rick Aguilera 5
2 Armando Benitez 5
2 Ricky Bottalico 5
2 4 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Damon .475
2 David Justice .411
3 Carlos Delgado .400
4 Jeffrey Hammonds .398
5 Tim Salmon .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 13
2 Manny Ramirez 11
3 Tony Batista 9
3 Brad Fullmer 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark Grace 29
1 Sammy Sosa 29
3 Gerald Williams 28
4 Manny Ramirez 26
5 Paul O'Neill 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rafael Furcal 14
2 Tony Womack 12
3 Johnny Damon 11
3 Rickey Henderson 11
3 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff D'Amico 1.10
2 Pedro Martinez 1.50
3 Jimmy Anderson 1.72
4 Curt Schilling 1.80
5 Barry Zito 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Darren Dreifort 5
1 Tom Glavine 5
1 Mark Redman 5
1 Curt Schilling 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 64
2 Randy Johnson 59
3 Pedro Astacio 44
4 Bartolo Colon 41
5 Roger Clemens 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 11
2 Rick Aguilera 9
2 Armando Benitez 9
2 Roberto Hernandez 9
2 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .379
2 Nomar Garciaparra .373
3 Jeffrey Hammonds .368
4 Luis Castillo .359
5 Vladimir Guerrero .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 56
2 Barry Bonds 52
3 Mark McGwire 51
3 Gary Sheffield 51
5 Rafael Palmeiro 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 147
2 Vladimir Guerrero 144
3 Todd Helton 141
4 Carlos Delgado 140
5 Rafael Palmeiro 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 63
2 Eric Young 54
3 Tony Womack 53
4 Tom Goodwin 52
5 Johnny Damon 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.38
2 Randy Johnson 2.22
3 Kevin Brown 2.28
4 Mike Hampton 3.33
5 Chuck Finley 3.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Wells 23
2 Randy Johnson 21
3 James Baldwin 20
3 Pedro Martinez 20
5 Tom Glavine 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 346
2 Pedro Martinez 318
3 Pedro Astacio 233
4 Kevin Brown 222
5 Chuck Finley 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 45
2 Antonio Alfonseca 44
3 Trevor Hoffman 42
4 Robb Nen 40
5 Mariano Rivera 39