On This Day

Thursday, August 24, 2000

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 70 54 .565 --
Red Sox 67 57 .540 3.0
Blue Jays 66 61 .520 5.5
Orioles 56 70 .444 15.0
Devil Rays 55 70 .440 15.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 75 52 .591 --
Indians 66 57 .537 7.0
Tigers 63 63 .500 11.5
Royals 58 69 .457 17.0
Twins 57 71 .445 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 70 57 .551 --
Athletics 67 59 .532 2.5
Angels 65 62 .512 5.0
Rangers 57 69 .452 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 77 50 .606 --
Mets 75 52 .591 2.0
Marlins 62 64 .492 14.5
Expos 53 71 .427 22.5
Phillies 53 73 .421 23.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 71 56 .559 --
Reds 62 64 .492 8.5
Cubs 55 70 .440 15.0
Brewers 55 71 .437 15.5
Pirates 52 73 .416 18.0
Astros 52 75 .409 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 72 53 .576 --
D'backs 70 56 .556 2.5
Dodgers 65 61 .516 7.5
Rockies 63 64 .496 10.0
Padres 61 66 .480 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Abreu 4
1 Rafael Palmeiro 4
3 Manny Alexander 3
3 Adrian Beltre 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Edmonds 2
2 Sean Casey 1
2 Brian Daubach 1
2 Juan Encarnacion 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Terrence Long 6
2 Sean Casey 4
2 Jim Edmonds 4
4 Deivi Cruz 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Manny Alexander 1
1 Jeff Conine 1
1 Carl Everett 1
1 Doug Glanville 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chan Ho Park 1.17
2 Javier Vazquez 0.86
3 Pedro Martinez 0.75
4 Barry Zito 0.73
5 Steve Parris 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Hentgen 1
1 Jose Mercedes 1
1 Brian Moehler 1
1 Chan Ho Park 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Barry Zito 8
2 Chan Ho Park 7
3 Pedro Martinez 6
3 Javier Vazquez 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Derek Lowe 1
1 Jim Mecir 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .393
2 Nomar Garciaparra .369
3 Carlos Delgado .366
4 Moises Alou .359
5 Darin Erstad .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 43
2 Gary Sheffield 40
3 Jeff Bagwell 39
4 Barry Bonds 38
4 2 others tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edgar Martinez 123
2 Frank Thomas 120
3 Sammy Sosa 116
4 Carlos Delgado 115
5 Mike Sweeney 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 48
2 Tom Goodwin 43
3 Eric Young 41
4 Johnny Damon 38
5 Tony Womack 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.77
2 Randy Johnson 2.30
3 Kevin Brown 2.67
4 Al Leiter 3.08
5 Greg Maddux 3.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Wells 18
2 Tom Glavine 16
2 Randy Johnson 16
2 Andy Pettitte 16
5 7 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 278
2 Pedro Martinez 226
3 Pedro Astacio 184
4 Al Leiter 170
5 Kevin Brown 165

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 36
1 Todd Jones 36
3 Armando Benitez 34
3 Trevor Hoffman 34
5 3 tied 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .509
2 Glenallen Hill .500
3 Greg Colbrunn .459
4 Danny Bautista .441
5 Moises Alou .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Bagwell 10
2 Glenallen Hill 8
2 Sammy Sosa 8
4 Moises Alou 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Bagwell 24
2 Frank Thomas 21
3 Dean Palmer 17
3 Mike Sweeney 17
5 7 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Durham 6
2 Bobby Abreu 5
2 Jeffrey Hammonds 5
4 Roger Cedeno 4
4 7 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Livan Hernandez 0.70
2 Steve Sparks 0.75
3 Adam Eaton 0.86
4 Chan Ho Park 1.17
5 Scott Williamson 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff D'Amico 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Brian Moehler 3
1 Tomo Ohka 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Leiter 28
2 Randy Johnson 23
2 Chan Ho Park 23
4 Livan Hernandez 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 7
2 Derek Lowe 5
3 Octavio Dotel 4
3 Trevor Hoffman 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .439
2 Carlos Delgado .402
3 Brook Fordyce .400
4 Jeff Bagwell .396
5 Moises Alou .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 14
2 Jeff Bagwell 13
3 Glenallen Hill 11
4 Moises Alou 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Bagwell 35
2 Jeff Cirillo 30
2 Dean Palmer 30
2 Sammy Sosa 30
2 Frank Thomas 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 15
2 Rickey Henderson 14
3 Eric Young 12
4 Johnny Damon 11
5 Rafael Furcal 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Livan Hernandez 1.62
2 Julian Tavarez 1.65
3 Chan Ho Park 1.90
4 Al Leiter 2.01
5 Jeff D'Amico 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 7
2 Scott Elarton 5
2 Tom Glavine 5
2 Brian Moehler 5
5 17 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 57
2 Pedro Martinez 49
3 Pedro Astacio 47
4 Al Leiter 45
5 Bartolo Colon 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 12
2 Trevor Hoffman 11
3 Todd Jones 9
3 Derek Lowe 9
5 3 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .391
2 Nomar Garciaparra .369
3 Jeffrey Hammonds .361
4 Luis Castillo .360
5 Carlos Delgado .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 55
2 Gary Sheffield 53
3 Barry Bonds 50
4 Carlos Delgado 46
5 Mark McGwire 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 144
2 Todd Helton 143
3 Edgar Martinez 140
4 Jeff Kent 138
5 3 tied 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 61
2 Tom Goodwin 53
3 Tony Womack 52
3 Eric Young 52
5 Johnny Damon 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.59
2 Randy Johnson 2.28
3 Kevin Brown 2.66
4 Greg Maddux 3.15
5 Mike Hampton 3.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Wells 23
2 Tom Glavine 20
2 Randy Johnson 20
4 Pedro Martinez 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 350
2 Pedro Martinez 308
3 Pedro Astacio 225
4 Kevin Brown 223
5 Chuck Finley 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 47
2 Antonio Alfonseca 46
3 Trevor Hoffman 42
4 Armando Benitez 41
5 Robb Nen 39