On This Day

Thursday, May 31, 2001

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 29 22 .569 --
Yankees 29 22 .569 --
Blue Jays 26 27 .491 4.0
Orioles 24 28 .462 5.5
Devil Rays 15 38 .283 15.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 34 17 .667 --
Indians 33 17 .660 0.5
Tigers 22 28 .440 11.5
White Sox 20 30 .400 13.5
Royals 20 33 .377 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 40 12 .769 --
Athletics 26 26 .500 14.0
Angels 24 28 .462 16.0
Rangers 19 33 .365 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 34 18 .654 --
Braves 26 26 .500 8.0
Marlins 25 27 .481 9.0
Mets 22 32 .407 13.0
Expos 21 33 .389 14.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 31 20 .608 --
Cardinals 29 23 .558 2.5
Brewers 28 24 .538 3.5
Astros 26 25 .510 5.0
Reds 20 32 .385 11.5
Pirates 17 34 .333 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 31 22 .585 --
Dodgers 30 23 .566 1.0
Padres 27 26 .509 4.0
Giants 26 27 .491 5.0
Rockies 26 27 .491 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vinny Castilla 4
1 Rey Sanchez 4
3 Bobby Abreu 3
3 Chad Allen 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jason Giambi 2
2 Chad Allen 1
2 Michael Barrett 1
2 Steve Cox 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Giambi 4
1 Ryan McGuire 4
3 Chad Allen 3
3 Lance Berkman 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Abreu 2
2 Darren Bragg 1
2 Luis Castillo 1
2 Gabe Kapler 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Amaury Telemaco 1.20
2 Tim Hudson 1.17
3 Glendon Rusch 1.00
3 Jarrod Washburn 1.00
5 Hideo Nomo 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Rheal Cormier 1
1 Ryan Dempster 1
1 Tim Hudson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ryan Dempster 8
1 Jarrod Washburn 8
3 Tim Hudson 7
3 Glendon Rusch 7
5 Amaury Telemaco 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 1
1 Jose Mesa 1
1 Kazuhiro Sasaki 1
1 Kris Wilson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Ramirez .378
2 Rich Aurilia .370
3 Jason Giambi .369
4 Moises Alou .360
5 Ichiro Suzuki .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 28
2 Luis Gonzalez 20
3 J. D. Drew 18
4 Carlos Delgado 17
4 2 others tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Helton 59
2 Manny Ramirez 58
3 Barry Bonds 52
4 Ryan Klesko 51
4 Albert Pujols 51

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 19
2 Chuck Knoblauch 17
2 Mark McLemore 17
2 Ichiro Suzuki 17
5 3 tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.44
2 Matt Morris 2.47
3 Greg Maddux 2.52
4 Kevin Brown 2.60
5 Joe Mays 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Schilling 8
1 Aaron Sele 8
3 Dave Burba 7
3 Mike Hampton 7
3 9 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 123
2 Pedro Martinez 121
3 Curt Schilling 93
4 Kerry Wood 92
5 Chan Ho Park 84

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kazuhiro Sasaki 21
2 Jose Mesa 16
2 Jeff Shaw 16
4 Mariano Rivera 15
5 2 tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Giambi .468
2 Mark Grace .447
3 Pat Burrell .444
4 Todd Walker .429
5 Marquis Grissom .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 13
2 Andruw Jones 7
2 Ryan Klesko 7
4 Jim Thome 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Klesko 24
2 Barry Bonds 18
3 Jason Giambi 17
4 Troy Glaus 15
5 6 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mark McLemore 10
2 Luis Castillo 8
3 Juan Pierre 6
3 Ichiro Suzuki 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Shawn Estes 0.60
2 Kevin Tapani 0.64
3 Pedro Martinez 0.75
4 Jon Lieber 0.78
5 Tony Armas 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tony Armas 3
1 Mark Mulder 3
1 Aaron Sele 3
4 Brian Anderson 2
4 39 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 37
2 Randy Wolf 26
3 Mike Mussina 25
3 Chan Ho Park 25
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 6
2 Trevor Hoffman 5
2 Bob Wickman 5
4 Antonio Alfonseca 4
4 6 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Giambi .384
2 Ichiro Suzuki .379
3 Lance Berkman .378
4 Todd Helton .370
5 Roberto Alomar .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 17
2 Ryan Klesko 11
3 J. D. Drew 10
3 Alex Rodriguez 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Klesko 40
2 Todd Helton 36
3 Barry Bonds 30
4 Bret Boone 28
4 Alex Rodriguez 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mark McLemore 17
2 Ichiro Suzuki 12
3 Juan Pierre 11
3 Jimmy Rollins 11
3 Tony Womack 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.17
2 Shawn Estes 1.50
3 Randy Wolf 1.53
4 Randy Johnson 1.54
5 Jeff Weaver 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tony Armas 5
1 Pedro Martinez 5
1 Mark Mulder 5
1 Curt Schilling 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 67
2 Randy Johnson 62
3 Chan Ho Park 49
4 Kerry Wood 46
5 Randy Wolf 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 10
2 Trevor Hoffman 9
2 Mariano Rivera 9
4 Antonio Alfonseca 8
4 4 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nomar Garciaparra .378
2 Manny Ramirez .374
3 Moises Alou .360
4 Jason Giambi .359
5 Todd Helton .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 58
2 Sammy Sosa 49
3 Jeff Bagwell 47
4 Troy Glaus 45
5 Alex Rodriguez 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Helton 155
2 Alex Rodriguez 135
2 Sammy Sosa 135
4 Manny Ramirez 133
5 3 tied 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 59
2 Tony Womack 52
3 Tom Goodwin 47
4 Eric Young 45
5 Johnny Damon 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.88
2 Kevin Brown 2.59
3 Mike Hampton 2.72
4 Chan Ho Park 2.77
5 Jeff D'Amico 3.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 21
2 Darryl Kile 20
2 Aaron Sele 20
4 Tom Glavine 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 349
2 Pedro Martinez 301
3 Chan Ho Park 248
4 Javier Vazquez 227
5 2 tied 226

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kazuhiro Sasaki 51
2 Robb Nen 44
3 Trevor Hoffman 42
4 Antonio Alfonseca 41
5 Mariano Rivera 39