On This Day

Friday, August 31, 2001

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 79 56 .585 --
Red Sox 71 62 .534 7.0
Blue Jays 65 70 .481 14.0
Orioles 55 79 .410 23.5
Devil Rays 48 87 .356 31.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 76 58 .567 --
Twins 71 64 .526 5.5
White Sox 68 65 .511 7.5
Tigers 55 78 .414 20.5
Royals 54 81 .400 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 96 39 .711 --
Athletics 79 56 .585 17.0
Angels 69 66 .511 27.0
Rangers 61 74 .452 35.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 72 62 .537 --
Phillies 71 63 .530 1.0
Mets 64 71 .474 8.5
Marlins 62 72 .463 10.0
Expos 58 76 .433 14.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 79 55 .590 --
Cubs 75 59 .560 4.0
Cardinals 73 61 .545 6.0
Brewers 59 74 .444 19.5
Reds 54 80 .403 25.0
Pirates 49 84 .368 29.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 78 57 .578 --
Giants 74 61 .548 4.0
Dodgers 73 62 .541 5.0
Padres 67 68 .496 11.0
Rockies 59 74 .444 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rich Aurilia 3
1 Orlando Cabrera 3
1 Sean Casey 3
1 Craig Counsell 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Bautista 2
1 Jose Valentin 2
3 Barry Bonds 1
3 Vinny Castilla 1
3 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Jennings 7
2 Jose Valentin 5
3 Ruben Sierra 4
4 Vinny Castilla 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 2
2 Bobby Abreu 1
2 Israel Alcantara 1
2 Carlos Beltran 1
2 21 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Castillo 2.00
2 Mike Thurman 1.60
3 Curt Schilling 1.57
4 Jamey Wright 1.50
5 Roger Clemens 1.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Juan Cruz 1
1 Rick Helling 1
1 Bob Howry 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jamey Wright 12
2 Curt Schilling 11
3 Roger Clemens 10
4 Kelvim Escobar 9
5 Mike Thurman 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Matt Anderson 1
1 Keith Foulke 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ichiro Suzuki .350
2 Moises Alou .349
3 Larry Walker .346
4 Roberto Alomar .340
5 Luis Gonzalez .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 57
2 Sammy Sosa 52
3 Luis Gonzalez 51
4 Jim Thome 43
5 Shawn Green 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 135
2 Luis Gonzalez 123
2 Todd Helton 123
4 Bret Boone 118
5 Juan Gonzalez 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 54
2 Jimmy Rollins 42
2 Ichiro Suzuki 42
4 Alfonso Soriano 38
5 2 tied 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.40
2 John Burkett 2.70
3 Greg Maddux 2.80
4 Curt Schilling 2.91
5 Darryl Kile 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Schilling 19
2 Roger Clemens 18
2 Randy Johnson 18
2 Matt Morris 18
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 312
2 Curt Schilling 245
3 Chan Ho Park 192
4 Javier Vazquez 190
5 Roger Clemens 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 42
2 Kazuhiro Sasaki 39
3 Jeff Shaw 38
4 Robb Nen 37
5 2 tied 36

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gary Sheffield .440
2 Ryan Klesko .429
3 Bernie Williams .423
4 Bengie Molina .419
5 Jason Giambi .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 9
2 Gary Sheffield 8
3 Shawn Green 7
3 Reggie Sanders 7
5 6 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Edmonds 20
1 Gary Sheffield 20
1 Sammy Sosa 20
4 Jermaine Dye 17
4 Albert Pujols 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 8
2 Raul Mondesi 6
2 Eric Young 6
4 Carlos Beltran 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Javier Vazquez 0.36
2 Barry Zito 0.43
3 Carlos Hernandez 1.02
4 Roy Oswalt 1.08
5 Jason Jennings 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nate Cornejo 3
1 Al Leiter 3
1 Matt Morris 3
1 Jamie Moyer 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 35
2 Roy Oswalt 28
3 Steve Trachsel 26
4 Kelvim Escobar 24
5 Robert Person 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 7
2 Bob Wickman 6
3 Keith Foulke 5
3 Byung-Hyun Kim 5
3 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Catalanotto .431
2 Ichiro Suzuki .429
3 Gary Sheffield .392
4 Todd Helton .389
5 Larry Walker .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 17
2 Barry Bonds 12
2 Jose Cruz 12
2 Adam Dunn 12
2 Shawn Green 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 36
2 Jermaine Dye 32
2 Jim Edmonds 32
4 Edgar Martinez 30
5 Ken Griffey 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 15
2 Carlos Beltran 12
2 Vladimir Guerrero 12
4 Johnny Damon 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Javier Vazquez 0.55
2 Barry Zito 1.02
3 Kelvim Escobar 1.71
4 Randy Johnson 1.81
5 Jamie Moyer 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Matt Morris 6
2 Randy Johnson 5
2 Jamie Moyer 5
2 Javier Vazquez 5
2 Barry Zito 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 61
2 Curt Schilling 53
3 Roy Oswalt 46
3 Steve Trachsel 46
5 Javier Vazquez 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Keith Foulke 12
2 Armando Benitez 10
2 Trevor Hoffman 10
4 Billy Koch 9
5 3 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .356
2 Ichiro Suzuki .350
3 Larry Walker .346
4 Jason Giambi .346
5 Moises Alou .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 67
2 Sammy Sosa 57
3 Luis Gonzalez 55
4 Todd Helton 51
5 Manny Ramirez 50

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luis Gonzalez 151
1 Todd Helton 151
1 Sammy Sosa 151
4 Manny Ramirez 146
5 Alex Rodriguez 143

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 57
2 Jimmy Rollins 45
3 Luis Castillo 43
4 Bobby Abreu 42
4 Ichiro Suzuki 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 2.66
2 Randy Johnson 2.72
3 Chan Ho Park 2.83
4 Darryl Kile 2.91
5 Tim Hudson 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 22
2 Tim Hudson 21
3 Roger Clemens 20
3 Freddy Garcia 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 371
2 Curt Schilling 279
3 Chan Ho Park 243
4 Javier Vazquez 242
5 Roger Clemens 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 48
2 Robb Nen 46
2 Kazuhiro Sasaki 46
4 Keith Foulke 45
5 2 tied 43