On This Day

Thursday, August 17, 2000

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 66 51 .564 --
Red Sox 62 55 .530 4.0
Blue Jays 62 60 .508 6.5
Orioles 53 67 .442 14.5
Devil Rays 52 67 .437 15.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 72 49 .595 --
Indians 61 56 .521 9.0
Tigers 58 61 .487 13.0
Royals 56 64 .467 15.5
Twins 55 68 .447 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 69 52 .570 --
Athletics 65 54 .546 3.0
Angels 62 59 .512 7.0
Rangers 55 64 .462 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 74 46 .617 --
Mets 72 49 .595 2.5
Marlins 60 60 .500 14.0
Expos 51 66 .436 21.5
Phillies 50 69 .420 23.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 66 54 .550 --
Reds 59 60 .496 6.5
Cubs 54 65 .454 11.5
Brewers 51 69 .425 15.0
Pirates 49 70 .412 16.5
Astros 48 73 .397 18.5

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 68 51 .571 --
D'backs 67 53 .558 1.5
Dodgers 61 58 .513 7.0
Rockies 60 61 .496 9.0
Padres 57 64 .471 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Geoff Blum 3
1 Mike Bordick 3
1 Johnny Damon 3
1 Jermaine Dye 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Benny Agbayani 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Mike Bordick 1
1 Frank Catalanotto 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Lansing 4
1 Mike Sweeney 4
3 Mike Bordick 3
3 Frank Catalanotto 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Delino DeShields 1
1 Carl Everett 1
1 Jeff Kent 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Hampton 1.33
2 Shawn Estes 0.75
3 John Parrish 0.70
4 Kent Mercker 0.67
5 Rick Helling 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shawn Estes 1
1 Rich Garces 1
1 Denny Neagle 1
1 John Parrish 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Helling 8
2 John Parrish 7
3 Shawn Estes 6
3 Turk Wendell 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Felix Rodriguez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .396
2 Nomar Garciaparra .375
3 Carlos Delgado .360
4 Luis Castillo .360
5 Darin Erstad .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 38
2 Gary Sheffield 37
2 Frank Thomas 37
4 Barry Bonds 36
5 4 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edgar Martinez 116
2 Frank Thomas 111
3 Carlos Delgado 110
4 Sammy Sosa 107
4 2 others tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 48
2 Tom Goodwin 42
3 Eric Young 41
4 Johnny Damon 36
5 Tony Womack 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.59
2 Randy Johnson 2.22
3 Kevin Brown 2.72
4 Al Leiter 3.11
5 Greg Maddux 3.15

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 265
2 Pedro Martinez 210
3 Pedro Astacio 176
4 Kevin Brown 156
4 Ryan Dempster 156

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 34
2 Trevor Hoffman 33
2 Todd Jones 33
4 Armando Benitez 31
5 Robb Nen 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .585
2 Jeff Bagwell .480
3 Jeff Kent .449
4 Phil Nevin .444
5 2 tied .441

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Thomas 8
2 Moises Alou 7
3 Jeff Bagwell 6
3 Chris Truby 6
5 12 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 20
2 Chris Truby 19
3 Jeff Bagwell 18
4 Todd Helton 17
4 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 13
2 Johnny Damon 7
3 Eric Young 6
4 Darin Erstad 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kris Wilson 0.00
2 Russ Ortiz 0.44
3 Matt Clement 0.64
4 Greg Maddux 0.66
5 3 tied 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Jones 3
1 Russ Ortiz 3
1 Andy Pettitte 3
1 Dan Reichert 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 26
2 Javier Vazquez 22
3 Russ Ortiz 21
4 Ryan Dempster 20
5 Kevin Brown 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 7
2 Armando Benitez 4
2 Ricky Bottalico 4
2 Derek Lowe 4
2 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Damon .466
2 Todd Helton .441
3 Tim Salmon .411
4 Jeff Bagwell .408
5 Brook Fordyce .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Bagwell 12
2 Sammy Sosa 11
3 Brad Fullmer 10
3 Manny Ramirez 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Bagwell 30
2 Edgar Martinez 29
3 Todd Helton 28
4 Jeff Cirillo 27
4 3 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 16
2 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Eric Young 13
4 Rafael Furcal 12
5 Miguel Cairo 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Julian Tavarez 1.47
2 Jeff D'Amico 1.47
3 Pedro Martinez 1.80
4 Curt Schilling 1.98
5 Darren Dreifort 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Darren Dreifort 5
1 Tom Glavine 5
1 Bobby Jones 5
1 Andy Pettitte 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 60
2 Randy Johnson 55
3 Pedro Astacio 51
4 Javier Vazquez 40
5 Rick Ankiel 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 10
1 Trevor Hoffman 10
3 Robb Nen 9
4 Rick Aguilera 8
4 Todd Jones 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .390
2 Nomar Garciaparra .370
3 Jeffrey Hammonds .361
4 Luis Castillo .358
5 Vladimir Guerrero .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 54
2 Barry Bonds 52
3 Gary Sheffield 51
4 Mark McGwire 48
5 3 tied 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 142
2 Jeff Kent 140
3 Todd Helton 139
4 Carlos Delgado 137
5 Edgar Martinez 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 62
2 Tony Womack 56
3 Eric Young 55
4 Tom Goodwin 54
5 Johnny Damon 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.47
2 Randy Johnson 2.21
3 Kevin Brown 2.69
4 Greg Maddux 3.17
5 Mike Hampton 3.17

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 345
2 Pedro Martinez 318
3 Pedro Astacio 226
4 Kevin Brown 221
5 Chuck Finley 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 44
1 Todd Jones 44
3 Trevor Hoffman 42
4 Robb Nen 40
5 Armando Benitez 39