On This Day

Tuesday, May 8, 2001

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 20 12 .625 --
Blue Jays 19 13 .594 1.0
Yankees 19 14 .576 1.5
Orioles 13 20 .394 7.5
Devil Rays 10 22 .313 10.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 22 8 .733 --
Indians 21 9 .700 1.0
Tigers 13 17 .433 9.0
White Sox 11 19 .367 11.0
Royals 11 21 .344 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 23 9 .719 --
Angels 15 17 .469 8.0
Athletics 12 20 .375 11.0
Rangers 12 20 .375 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 20 12 .625 --
Braves 15 18 .455 5.5
Marlins 14 17 .452 5.5
Mets 14 18 .438 6.0
Expos 12 21 .364 8.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 20 12 .625 --
Brewers 17 15 .531 3.0
Cardinals 16 15 .516 3.5
Astros 16 15 .516 3.5
Reds 16 16 .500 4.0
Pirates 12 19 .387 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 18 15 .545 --
Giants 17 15 .531 0.5
D'backs 17 16 .515 1.0
Padres 16 16 .500 1.5
Rockies 16 16 .500 1.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Neifi Perez 4
2 Roberto Alomar 3
2 Jay Bell 3
2 Brad Fullmer 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Desi Relaford 2
1 J. T. Snow 2
3 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
3 Paul Bako 1
3 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Marvin Benard 4
1 Neifi Perez 4
1 Miguel Tejada 4
4 Bobby Bonilla 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Ryan Klesko 2
1 Mark Kotsay 2
4 Aaron Boone 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Johnson 6.67
2 Kerry Wood 2.40
3 Jose Lima 1.33
4 Eric Milton 1.17
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Andy Benes 1
1 Troy Brohawn 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 20
2 Kerry Wood 12
3 Jose Lima 8
4 Dave Burba 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 1
1 Curt Leskanic 1
1 Jim Mecir 1
1 Jose Mesa 1
1 Esteban Yan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doug Mientkiewicz .406
2 Manny Ramirez .403
3 Jim Edmonds .375
4 Juan Gonzalez .373
5 Todd Hollandsworth .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luis Gonzalez 16
2 Barry Bonds 14
3 Carlos Delgado 12
4 J. D. Drew 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 37
2 Manny Ramirez 36
2 Larry Walker 36
4 Luis Gonzalez 35
4 Albert Pujols 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 12
2 Alfonso Soriano 11
3 Luis Castillo 10
4 Damian Jackson 9
5 5 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.31
2 Pedro Martinez 1.44
3 Julian Tavarez 1.49
4 Rick Reed 2.17
5 Brad Radke 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brad Radke 6
2 Kevin Brown 5
2 Dave Burba 5
2 Wade Miller 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 92
2 Pedro Martinez 72
3 Kerry Wood 65
4 Curt Schilling 61
5 Wade Miller 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kazuhiro Sasaki 14
2 LaTroy Hawkins 10
2 Jeff Shaw 10
4 Jeff Fassero 9
4 3 others tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jay Payton .481
2 Brent Mayne .474
3 Doug Mientkiewicz .463
4 Todd Helton .453
5 Jim Edmonds .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chipper Jones 8
2 Barry Bonds 6
2 Cliff Floyd 6
2 Mike Piazza 6
5 10 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Helton 19
1 Albert Pujols 19
3 Marty Cordova 18
3 Juan Gonzalez 18
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matt Lawton 7
1 Alfonso Soriano 7
3 Luis Castillo 6
4 Rickey Henderson 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Matt Morris 0.38
2 Pedro Martinez 1.23
2 Eric Milton 1.23
4 Ben Sheets 1.40
5 Steve Parris 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Dave Burba 3
1 Omar Daal 3
1 Curt Schilling 3
1 Ben Sheets 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 43
2 Kerry Wood 33
3 Pedro Martinez 28
4 Kevin Brown 23
4 2 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 6
2 LaTroy Hawkins 5
2 Troy Percival 5
2 Kazuhiro Sasaki 5
5 4 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Geoff Jenkins .449
2 Doug Mientkiewicz .434
3 Marty Cordova .417
4 Manny Ramirez .415
5 Juan Gonzalez .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 13
2 Luis Gonzalez 11
3 J. D. Drew 10
3 Chipper Jones 10
3 Alex Rodriguez 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 33
2 Manny Ramirez 31
3 Albert Pujols 29
3 Sammy Sosa 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alfonso Soriano 11
2 Chuck Knoblauch 10
3 Luis Castillo 9
4 Matt Lawton 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Matt Morris 1.20
2 Kevin Brown 1.31
3 Julian Tavarez 1.45
4 Pedro Martinez 1.47
5 Eric Milton 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 5
1 Dave Burba 5
1 Jamie Moyer 5
1 Brad Radke 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 82
2 Pedro Martinez 66
3 Kerry Wood 55
4 Curt Schilling 49
5 Barry Zito 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kazuhiro Sasaki 11
2 LaTroy Hawkins 10
3 Danny Graves 8
3 Jose Mesa 8
3 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Ramirez .381
2 Nomar Garciaparra .374
3 Todd Helton .363
4 Moises Alou .357
5 Derek Jeter .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 52
2 Sammy Sosa 49
3 Jeff Bagwell 47
4 Troy Glaus 46
5 4 tied 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Helton 148
2 Edgar Martinez 142
3 Sammy Sosa 141
4 Mike Sweeney 136
5 Carlos Delgado 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 63
2 Tom Goodwin 55
3 Eric Young 53
4 Tony Womack 46
5 Preston Wilson 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.78
2 Kevin Brown 2.38
3 Mike Hampton 2.50
4 Greg Maddux 2.89
5 Jeff D'Amico 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 22
2 Scott Elarton 20
2 Tom Glavine 20
2 Aaron Sele 20
5 Tim Hudson 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 364
2 Pedro Martinez 289
3 Bartolo Colon 241
4 Chan Ho Park 238
5 Kevin Brown 228

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kazuhiro Sasaki 47
2 Robb Nen 45
3 Antonio Alfonseca 42
3 Trevor Hoffman 42
5 Todd Jones 41