On This Day

Thursday, August 31, 2000

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 56 .569 --
Red Sox 69 61 .531 5.0
Blue Jays 70 63 .526 5.5
Orioles 60 73 .451 15.5
Devil Rays 59 74 .444 16.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 79 54 .594 --
Indians 70 60 .538 7.5
Tigers 66 66 .500 12.5
Royals 62 71 .466 17.0
Twins 59 74 .444 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 72 61 .541 --
Athletics 69 63 .523 2.5
Angels 68 65 .511 4.0
Rangers 59 74 .444 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 79 54 .594 --
Braves 79 55 .590 0.5
Marlins 64 68 .485 14.5
Phillies 56 76 .424 22.5
Expos 55 75 .423 22.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 75 58 .564 --
Reds 67 66 .504 8.0
Cubs 58 75 .436 17.0
Brewers 58 75 .436 17.0
Astros 55 78 .414 20.0
Pirates 53 79 .402 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 76 56 .576 --
D'backs 73 59 .553 3.0
Dodgers 70 64 .522 7.0
Rockies 68 65 .511 8.5
Padres 65 69 .485 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rusty Greer 5
2 Luis Alicea 4
2 Chad Curtis 4
2 Phil Nevin 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luis Alicea 1
1 Deivi Cruz 1
1 Kory DeHaan 1
1 Travis Fryman 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Greer 4
1 Phil Nevin 4
1 Kirk Rueter 4
4 Jeromy Burnitz 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pokey Reese 2
2 Rusty Greer 1
2 Trent Hubbard 1
2 Geoff Jenkins 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Mussina 1.40
2 Brian Moehler 1.14
3 Jay Witasick 0.89
4 Pete Harnisch 0.67
4 Paul Rigdon 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tony Fiore 1
1 Danny Patterson 1
1 John Riedling 1
1 Paul Rigdon 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Brian Moehler 8
1 Jay Witasick 8
3 Mike Mussina 7
4 Scott Sullivan 5
4 Jeff Suppan 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Graves 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .395
2 Nomar Garciaparra .371
3 Carlos Delgado .364
4 Darin Erstad .362
5 Moises Alou .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 45
2 Jeff Bagwell 40
2 Gary Sheffield 40
4 Barry Bonds 39
4 Carlos Delgado 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edgar Martinez 127
2 Carlos Delgado 124
3 Sammy Sosa 122
4 Mike Sweeney 121
4 Frank Thomas 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 51
2 Tom Goodwin 43
2 Eric Young 43
4 Johnny Damon 38
4 Tony Womack 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.68
2 Randy Johnson 2.31
3 Kevin Brown 2.71
4 Robert Person 3.19
5 Greg Maddux 3.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Wells 19
2 Tom Glavine 18
3 Randy Johnson 17
4 Andy Pettitte 16
5 4 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 288
2 Pedro Martinez 239
3 Pedro Astacio 186
4 Al Leiter 175
4 Mike Mussina 175

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 37
2 Armando Benitez 36
2 Todd Jones 36
4 Trevor Hoffman 35
5 2 tied 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Greg Colbrunn .452
2 Ellis Burks .441
3 Steve Finley .439
4 Manny Ramirez .438
5 Ben Petrick .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 7
2 Ellis Burks 6
2 Glenallen Hill 6
4 Bobby Abreu 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ellis Burks 18
1 Kenny Lofton 18
1 Phil Nevin 18
1 Mike Sweeney 18
5 5 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 5
1 Ray Durham 5
1 Cristian Guzman 5
1 James Mouton 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Mussina 0.43
2 Mark Gardner 0.71
3 David Wells 0.82
4 Chan Ho Park 1.13
4 Paul Wilson 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 3
1 Russ Ortiz 3
1 Chan Ho Park 3
1 Steve Parris 3
1 Mike Sirotka 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chan Ho Park 31
2 Pedro Martinez 29
3 Darren Dreifort 23
3 Randy Johnson 23
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roberto Hernandez 6
2 Armando Benitez 5
2 Billy Koch 5
4 Keith Foulke 4
4 6 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .476
2 Greg Colbrunn .425
3 Glenallen Hill .411
4 Phil Nevin .394
5 Will Clark .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 13
2 Jeff Bagwell 12
3 Glenallen Hill 10
4 Moises Alou 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Bagwell 34
2 Todd Helton 32
3 Carlos Delgado 31
3 Mike Sweeney 31
5 Frank Thomas 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 17
2 Johnny Damon 9
2 Eric Young 9
4 Ray Durham 8
5 8 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Russ Ortiz 1.12
2 Steve Sparks 1.69
3 Chan Ho Park 1.70
4 Tanyon Sturtze 2.12
5 Brian Moehler 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Russ Ortiz 6
2 Scott Elarton 5
2 Tom Glavine 5
2 Brian Moehler 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 51
2 Randy Johnson 49
3 Mike Mussina 48
4 Chan Ho Park 45
5 Al Leiter 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 11
2 Trevor Hoffman 10
3 Roberto Hernandez 8
3 Billy Koch 8
3 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .389
2 Nomar Garciaparra .375
3 Jeffrey Hammonds .357
4 Carlos Delgado .356
5 Darin Erstad .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 53
2 Gary Sheffield 52
3 Carlos Delgado 45
4 Jeff Bagwell 44
4 2 others tied 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 142
2 Todd Helton 140
3 Carlos Delgado 137
4 Edgar Martinez 136
5 Jeff Kent 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 57
2 Eric Young 53
3 Tom Goodwin 51
4 Tony Womack 49
5 Johnny Damon 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.53
2 Randy Johnson 2.35
3 Kevin Brown 2.56
4 Mike Hampton 3.13
5 Albie Lopez 3.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Wells 24
2 Tom Glavine 21
3 Randy Johnson 20
4 Pedro Martinez 19
4 Chan Ho Park 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 337
2 Pedro Martinez 310
3 Pedro Astacio 222
4 Kevin Brown 217
5 Jon Lieber 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 45
2 Antonio Alfonseca 44
3 Armando Benitez 42
3 Trevor Hoffman 42
5 Robb Nen 39