On This Day

Thursday, August 8, 2002

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 71 42 .628 --
Red Sox 66 47 .584 5.0
Orioles 55 57 .491 15.5
Blue Jays 50 63 .442 21.0
Devil Rays 38 76 .333 33.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 69 47 .595 --
White Sox 55 61 .474 14.0
Indians 50 63 .442 17.5
Royals 46 69 .400 22.5
Tigers 43 71 .377 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 71 44 .617 --
Angels 67 47 .588 3.5
Athletics 66 49 .574 5.0
Rangers 48 66 .421 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 75 39 .658 --
Mets 57 57 .500 18.0
Expos 57 57 .500 18.0
Marlins 56 58 .491 19.0
Phillies 54 60 .474 21.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 60 51 .541 --
Astros 59 54 .522 2.0
Reds 58 55 .513 3.0
Pirates 51 63 .447 10.5
Cubs 48 64 .429 12.5
Brewers 40 74 .351 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 70 45 .609 --
Dodgers 64 51 .557 6.0
Giants 63 51 .553 6.5
Rockies 53 61 .465 16.5
Padres 48 66 .421 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Todd Helton 4
2 Bobby Abreu 3
2 Adrian Beltre 3
2 Gary Bennett 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 2
2 Adrian Beltre 1
2 Milton Bradley 1
2 Brian Buchanan 1
2 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Gant 4
1 Sammy Sosa 4
3 Ramon Castro 3
3 Julio Franco 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Adrian Beltre 1
2 Orlando Cabrera 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Matt Clement 1.29
2 Ismael Valdez 1.14
3 Derek Lowe 1.00
3 Matt Morris 1.00
5 Tom Glavine 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Beirne 1
1 Matt Clement 1
1 Tom Davey 1
1 Travis Driskill 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Matt Clement 9
2 Ismael Valdez 8
3 Matt Morris 7
3 Barry Zito 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Acevedo 1
1 Jason Isringhausen 1
1 Jorge Julio 1
1 Braden Looper 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .358
2 Barry Bonds .357
3 Mike Sweeney .355
4 Ichiro Suzuki .346
5 Junior Spivey .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 37
2 Sammy Sosa 35
3 Jim Thome 34
4 Barry Bonds 32
4 Shawn Green 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 96
2 Miguel Tejada 93
3 Nomar Garciaparra 92
3 Magglio Ordonez 92
5 Lance Berkman 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 38
2 Dave Roberts 31
2 Alex Sanchez 31
2 Alfonso Soriano 31
5 Juan Pierre 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Derek Lowe 2.09
2 Pedro Martinez 2.25
3 Greg Maddux 2.42
4 Randy Johnson 2.63
5 Elmer Dessens 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Schilling 18
2 Randy Johnson 16
2 Derek Lowe 16
4 Tom Glavine 15
4 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 230
2 Randy Johnson 226
3 Pedro Martinez 188
4 A. J. Burnett 165
5 Matt Clement 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 40
2 Eric Gagne 37
3 Eddie Guardado 33
3 Mike Williams 33
5 Jose Mesa 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edgar Martinez .447
2 Adrian Beltre .434
3 Junior Spivey .415
4 Randall Simon .408
5 Chipper Jones .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Kent 7
2 Carl Everett 6
2 Chipper Jones 6
2 Magglio Ordonez 6
2 Jim Thome 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adrian Beltre 17
1 Miguel Tejada 17
3 Carl Everett 16
4 Bret Boone 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 5
1 Jerry Hairston 5
3 Bobby Abreu 4
3 Mike Cameron 4
3 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.00
2 Randy Johnson 0.36
3 Roy Oswalt 0.40
4 Derek Lowe 0.45
5 Damian Moss 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 Derek Lowe 3
1 Pedro Martinez 3
1 Roy Oswalt 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 34
2 Pedro Martinez 30
3 Johan Santana 25
3 Curt Schilling 25
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 5
1 Billy Wagner 5
3 Trevor Hoffman 4
3 Jorge Julio 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edgardo Alfonzo .392
2 Randall Simon .381
3 Larry Walker .380
4 Edgar Renteria .367
5 Jay Payton .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Magglio Ordonez 11
1 Miguel Tejada 11
3 Vladimir Guerrero 10
3 Alex Rodriguez 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Tejada 34
2 Raul Ibanez 32
3 Luis Gonzalez 28
3 Trot Nixon 28
5 Bernie Williams 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Aaron Boone 11
1 Dave Roberts 11
3 Alex Sanchez 10
4 Carlos Beltran 9
4 Luis Castillo 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.74
2 Jamie Moyer 1.26
3 Greg Maddux 1.30
4 Derek Lowe 1.32
5 Barry Zito 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 5
1 Wade Miller 5
1 Andy Pettitte 5
1 Jarrod Washburn 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 55
2 Pedro Martinez 47
3 Kerry Wood 45
4 Mark Prior 44
4 Curt Schilling 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Wagner 10
2 Jose Mesa 9
2 John Smoltz 9
4 Kelvim Escobar 8
4 4 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .363
2 Ichiro Suzuki .360
3 Barry Bonds .360
4 Todd Helton .336
5 Mike Sweeney .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 62
2 Barry Bonds 57
3 Alex Rodriguez 56
4 Shawn Green 50
5 Rafael Palmeiro 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Magglio Ordonez 139
2 Alex Rodriguez 133
2 Sammy Sosa 133
2 Miguel Tejada 133
5 Albert Pujols 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 47
2 Alfonso Soriano 44
2 Ichiro Suzuki 44
4 Carlos Beltran 43
5 Luis Castillo 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Derek Lowe 2.17
2 Pedro Martinez 2.35
3 Barry Zito 2.54
4 Randy Johnson 2.61
5 Jamie Moyer 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Barry Zito 25
2 Curt Schilling 24
3 Randy Johnson 23
4 Matt Morris 22
5 Mark Buehrle 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 339
2 Curt Schilling 318
3 Matt Morris 219
4 A. J. Burnett 217
5 Roy Oswalt 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 50
2 Jose Mesa 46
3 Trevor Hoffman 44
4 Armando Benitez 43
5 3 tied 42