On This Day

Wednesday, August 9, 2000

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 61 48 .560 --
Red Sox 57 53 .518 4.5
Blue Jays 59 57 .509 5.5
Orioles 50 62 .446 12.5
Devil Rays 49 63 .438 13.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 68 45 .602 --
Indians 59 52 .532 8.0
Tigers 52 60 .464 15.5
Royals 52 61 .460 16.0
Twins 52 64 .448 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 67 47 .588 --
Athletics 61 51 .545 5.0
Angels 59 56 .513 8.5
Rangers 53 59 .473 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 69 45 .605 --
Mets 65 47 .580 3.0
Marlins 58 56 .509 11.0
Expos 51 59 .464 16.0
Phillies 49 63 .438 19.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 61 52 .540 --
Reds 56 57 .496 5.0
Cubs 53 60 .469 8.0
Pirates 48 65 .425 13.0
Brewers 47 67 .412 14.5
Astros 43 71 .377 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 64 48 .571 --
D'backs 62 52 .544 3.0
Dodgers 59 54 .522 5.5
Rockies 55 57 .491 9.0
Padres 53 61 .465 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Scott Brosius 4
1 Paul Konerko 4
1 Magglio Ordonez 4
4 Mike Benjamin 3
4 20 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Thomas 2
2 Manny Alexander 1
2 J. D. Drew 1
2 Ray Durham 1
2 30 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 5
1 Frank Thomas 5
3 Tony Graffanino 4
3 Jeff Kent 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Darin Erstad 2
2 Marvin Benard 1
2 Jolbert Cabrera 1
2 Tomas de la Rosa 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jon Lieber 1.60
2 Kent Bottenfield 1.00
3 Randy Johnson 0.92
4 Jose Mercedes 0.86
5 Javier Vazquez 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Armando Almanza 1
1 Chris Brock 1
1 Jeff Fassero 1
1 Pete Harnisch 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 11
2 Jon Lieber 8
2 Jeff Suppan 8
4 Kent Bottenfield 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Antonio Alfonseca 1
1 Ryan Kohlmeier 1
1 Andy Larkin 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nomar Garciaparra .385
2 Todd Helton .378
3 Jeffrey Hammonds .370
4 Carlos Delgado .364
5 Luis Castillo .359

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edgar Martinez 107
2 Jeff Kent 102
2 Sammy Sosa 102
2 Bernie Williams 102
5 Carlos Delgado 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 46
2 Tom Goodwin 40
3 Eric Young 38
4 Johnny Damon 34
5 Tony Womack 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.46
2 Randy Johnson 2.25
3 Kevin Brown 2.47
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 5 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 255
2 Pedro Martinez 204
3 Pedro Astacio 163
4 Kevin Brown 154
5 Ryan Dempster 148

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 34
2 Todd Jones 32
3 Trevor Hoffman 30
4 Robb Nen 28
5 4 tied 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tim Salmon .481
2 Brook Fordyce .475
3 Johnny Damon .448
4 Jay Buhner .441
4 Alex Cora .441

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luis Gonzalez 6
1 Geoff Jenkins 6
1 Alex Rodriguez 6
1 Tim Salmon 6
1 Sammy Sosa 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark Grace 19
2 Jeff Cirillo 16
2 Tim Salmon 16
2 Sammy Sosa 16
5 Luis Gonzalez 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 11
2 Rickey Henderson 9
3 Eric Young 8
4 Johnny Damon 7
4 Rafael Furcal 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Julian Tavarez 0.90
2 Curt Schilling 1.04
3 Albie Lopez 1.09
4 Ruben Quevedo 1.61
5 Kirk Rueter 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Darren Dreifort 3
1 Scott Elarton 3
1 Rich Garces 3
1 Andy Pettitte 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 6
2 Rick Aguilera 5
2 Antonio Alfonseca 5
2 Armando Benitez 5
2 4 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Damon .483
2 David Justice .407
3 Jeffrey Hammonds .405
4 Tim Salmon .400
5 Brook Fordyce .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 12
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
2 Sammy Sosa 28
3 Manny Ramirez 26
4 David Justice 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rafael Furcal 14
2 Tony Womack 13
3 Johnny Damon 11
3 Rickey Henderson 11
3 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff D'Amico 1.10
2 Julian Tavarez 1.45
3 Pedro Martinez 1.50
4 Jimmy Anderson 1.72
5 Curt Schilling 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Darren Dreifort 5
1 Tom Glavine 5
1 Curt Schilling 5
4 Andy Ashby 4
4 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 64
2 Randy Johnson 57
3 Pedro Astacio 44
4 Kevin Brown 41
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 11
2 Rick Aguilera 10
3 Roberto Hernandez 9
4 Armando Benitez 8
4 3 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .378
2 Nomar Garciaparra .375
3 Jeffrey Hammonds .369
4 Luis Castillo .357
5 Vladimir Guerrero .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 55
2 Barry Bonds 52
3 Mark McGwire 51
3 Gary Sheffield 51
5 2 tied 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 147
2 Vladimir Guerrero 145
3 Todd Helton 141
4 Jeff Kent 139
5 2 tied 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 63
2 Eric Young 55
3 Tony Womack 54
4 Tom Goodwin 52
5 Johnny Damon 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.38
2 Randy Johnson 2.23
3 Kevin Brown 2.44
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 357
2 Pedro Martinez 318
3 Pedro Astacio 233
4 Kevin Brown 224
5 Chuck Finley 213

Saves

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