On This Day

Monday, August 20, 2001

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 51 .592 --
Red Sox 68 55 .553 5.0
Blue Jays 59 66 .472 15.0
Orioles 53 71 .427 20.5
Devil Rays 44 81 .352 30.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 69 55 .556 --
Twins 65 60 .520 4.5
White Sox 60 63 .488 8.5
Tigers 52 71 .423 16.5
Royals 51 74 .408 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 89 36 .712 --
Athletics 73 52 .584 16.0
Angels 66 59 .528 23.0
Rangers 54 71 .432 35.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 68 55 .553 --
Phillies 67 56 .545 1.0
Marlins 59 64 .480 9.0
Mets 56 68 .452 12.5
Expos 53 71 .427 15.5

Games

No Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 71 53 .573 --
Cubs 69 55 .556 2.0
Cardinals 68 56 .548 3.0
Brewers 54 69 .439 16.5
Reds 49 75 .395 22.0
Pirates 45 78 .366 25.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 72 51 .585 --
Giants 70 54 .565 2.5
Dodgers 67 57 .540 5.5
Padres 61 62 .496 11.0
Rockies 53 70 .431 19.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Richie Sexson 4
1 Sammy Sosa 4
1 Todd Walker 4
4 Ken Griffey 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 2
2 Kevin Brown 1
2 J. D. Drew 1
2 Jermaine Dye 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Sexson 5
2 Kevin Brown 3
2 Delino DeShields 3
2 Brad Fullmer 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Higginson 2
2 Lou Collier 1
2 Gabe Kapler 1
2 Alfonso Soriano 1
2 Mark Sweeney 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Barry Zito 1.83
2 Steve Sparks 1.40
3 Joe Mays 1.33
4 Kelvim Escobar 1.17
4 Jamey Wright 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Castillo 1
1 Kelvim Escobar 1
1 Kyle Farnsworth 1
1 John Riedling 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Barry Zito 11
2 Joe Mays 8
3 Kelvim Escobar 7
3 Steve Sparks 7
3 Jamey Wright 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Billy Koch 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Moises Alou .361
2 Larry Walker .355
3 Luis Gonzalez .347
4 Roberto Alomar .346
5 Lance Berkman .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 54
2 Luis Gonzalez 46
2 Sammy Sosa 46
4 Jim Thome 42
5 Manny Ramirez 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 121
2 Luis Gonzalez 115
3 Todd Helton 112
4 Juan Gonzalez 110
5 Manny Ramirez 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 49
2 Ichiro Suzuki 40
3 Jimmy Rollins 39
4 Alfonso Soriano 37
5 Mark McLemore 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.35
2 John Burkett 2.57
3 Darryl Kile 2.76
4 Greg Maddux 2.84
5 Curt Schilling 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Schilling 18
2 Randy Johnson 17
3 Roger Clemens 16
3 Jon Lieber 16
3 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 287
2 Curt Schilling 224
3 Kerry Wood 183
4 Chan Ho Park 180
5 Javier Vazquez 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 38
1 Kazuhiro Sasaki 38
3 Robb Nen 36
4 Troy Percival 35
5 Jeff Shaw 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Catalanotto .521
2 Larry Walker .476
3 Sammy Sosa .473
4 Jeff Kent .438
5 Jason Kendall .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 9
2 Barry Bonds 7
2 Jose Cruz 7
2 Scott Rolen 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 20
2 Edgar Martinez 18
3 Jermaine Dye 17
4 Barry Bonds 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 8
1 Alfonso Soriano 8
3 Carlos Beltran 6
3 Frank Catalanotto 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brad Penny 0.64
2 Mac Suzuki 0.67
3 Paul Byrd 0.69
3 Brian Lawrence 0.69
5 Casey Fossum 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 Matt Morris 3
1 CC Sabathia 3
4 Terry Adams 2
4 40 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 28
2 Javier Vazquez 27
3 Tony Armas 22
3 Matt Clement 22
3 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Troy Percival 6
2 Keith Foulke 5
2 Jason Isringhausen 5
4 Armando Benitez 4
4 5 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .462
2 Frank Catalanotto .419
3 Ichiro Suzuki .403
4 Todd Helton .396
5 Gary Sheffield .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 15
2 Shawn Green 14
3 Barry Bonds 12
3 Jim Thome 12
5 3 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jermaine Dye 31
1 Sammy Sosa 31
3 Shawn Green 30
3 Alex Rodriguez 30
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 15
2 Alfonso Soriano 10
2 Shannon Stewart 10
4 Carlos Beltran 9
4 6 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Byrd 0.97
2 Darryl Kile 1.04
3 Randy Johnson 1.20
4 Jason Marquis 1.27
5 Mark Buehrle 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Byrd 5
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 Jamie Moyer 5
1 Andy Pettitte 5
1 Curt Schilling 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 62
2 Curt Schilling 56
3 Jason Bere 48
3 Javier Vazquez 48
5 2 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Keith Foulke 10
1 Trevor Hoffman 10
1 Billy Koch 10
1 Troy Percival 10
5 7 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .360
2 Moises Alou .357
3 Larry Walker .355
4 Ichiro Suzuki .342
5 Cliff Floyd .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 67
2 Sammy Sosa 55
3 Luis Gonzalez 51
3 Manny Ramirez 51
5 2 tied 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Helton 152
2 Manny Ramirez 151
3 Luis Gonzalez 148
3 Sammy Sosa 148
5 Alex Rodriguez 142

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 55
2 Luis Castillo 45
3 Bobby Abreu 43
4 Jimmy Rollins 42
5 Ichiro Suzuki 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.31
2 Chan Ho Park 2.72
3 Randy Johnson 2.74
4 Greg Maddux 2.77
5 Tim Hudson 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 22
2 Tim Hudson 21
2 Randy Johnson 21
4 Roger Clemens 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 369
2 Curt Schilling 268
3 Chan Ho Park 252
4 Javier Vazquez 242
5 Kerry Wood 235

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 48
2 Robb Nen 47
2 Kazuhiro Sasaki 47
4 Keith Foulke 43
4 Jeff Shaw 43