On This Day

Monday, August 12, 2002

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 72 44 .621 --
Red Sox 68 48 .586 4.0
Orioles 56 59 .487 15.5
Blue Jays 52 65 .444 20.5
Devil Rays 39 78 .333 33.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 70 49 .588 --
White Sox 57 62 .479 13.0
Indians 51 65 .440 17.5
Royals 48 70 .407 21.5
Tigers 45 73 .381 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 72 46 .610 --
Angels 70 48 .593 2.0
Athletics 68 51 .571 4.5
Rangers 50 67 .427 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 77 40 .658 --
Mets 58 59 .496 19.0
Expos 58 59 .496 19.0
Marlins 56 62 .475 21.5
Phillies 55 62 .470 22.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 63 52 .548 --
Reds 61 55 .526 2.5
Astros 61 56 .521 3.0
Pirates 52 66 .441 12.5
Cubs 50 66 .431 13.5
Brewers 42 75 .359 22.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 73 45 .619 --
Dodgers 66 52 .559 7.0
Giants 65 52 .556 7.5
Rockies 55 63 .466 18.0
Padres 48 69 .410 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Daryle Ward 4
2 Geoff Blum 3
2 Jim Edmonds 3
2 Albert Pujols 3
2 Edgar Renteria 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Garret Anderson 1
1 Jeff Bagwell 1
1 Jermaine Dye 1
1 Brian Giles 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Pujols 4
2 Scott Rolen 3
2 Daryle Ward 3
4 Brad Ausmus 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Berkman 1
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 Jason Kendall 1
1 Orlando Merced 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roy Oswalt 1.17
2 A. J. Burnett 1.12
3 Kerry Wood 1.11
4 Brian Meadows 0.71
5 2 tied 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 Jason Jennings 1
1 Esteban Loaiza 1
1 Roy Oswalt 1
1 Jason Simontacchi 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kerry Wood 10
2 A. J. Burnett 9
3 Roy Oswalt 7
4 Jason Jennings 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kelvim Escobar 1
1 Jose Jimenez 1
1 Billy Wagner 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .359
2 Mike Sweeney .355
3 Larry Walker .352
4 Ichiro Suzuki .344
5 Todd Helton .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 40
2 Alex Rodriguez 38
3 Shawn Green 34
3 Jim Thome 34
5 Barry Bonds 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 99
2 Miguel Tejada 98
3 Magglio Ordonez 96
4 Nomar Garciaparra 95
5 Lance Berkman 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 39
2 Dave Roberts 32
3 Alex Sanchez 31
3 Alfonso Soriano 31
5 Juan Pierre 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Derek Lowe 2.09
2 Pedro Martinez 2.14
3 Greg Maddux 2.42
4 Randy Johnson 2.61
5 Elmer Dessens 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Schilling 19
2 Randy Johnson 17
3 Derek Lowe 16
3 Pedro Martinez 16
5 5 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 240
2 Curt Schilling 238
3 Pedro Martinez 196
4 A. J. Burnett 174
5 Roy Oswalt 157

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 41
2 Eric Gagne 39
3 Eddie Guardado 34
3 Mike Williams 34
5 Jose Mesa 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .500
2 Chipper Jones .475
3 Geoff Blum .457
4 Eric Young .455
5 Mike Lieberthal .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 9
2 Aaron Boone 8
3 Shawn Green 7
4 Bret Boone 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 25
2 Shawn Green 16
3 Aaron Boone 15
3 Bret Boone 15
3 4 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 6
2 Aaron Boone 4
2 Jerry Hairston 4
2 Mark McLemore 4
2 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.00
1 Andy Ashby 0.00
3 Derek Lowe 0.64
4 Jason Jennings 0.87
5 Andy Benes 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jason Jennings 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 Pedro Martinez 3
1 Roy Oswalt 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 40
2 Mark Prior 31
3 Kerry Wood 30
4 Pedro Martinez 27
5 Curt Schilling 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Wagner 6
2 Kelvim Escobar 5
2 Jose Jimenez 5
2 Jorge Julio 5
2 Jose Mesa 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .412
2 Garret Anderson .387
3 Magglio Ordonez .386
4 Edgar Renteria .385
5 Edgardo Alfonzo .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Magglio Ordonez 12
1 Sammy Sosa 12
1 Miguel Tejada 12
4 Vladimir Guerrero 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Tejada 37
2 Raul Ibanez 36
3 Sammy Sosa 32
4 Magglio Ordonez 29
4 2 others tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Aaron Boone 12
1 Dave Roberts 12
3 Alex Sanchez 10
4 Carlos Beltran 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Derek Lowe 0.51
2 Pedro Martinez 0.61
3 Greg Maddux 1.21
4 Jamie Moyer 1.26
5 Wade Miller 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 Rodrigo Lopez 5
1 Pedro Martinez 5
1 Kirk Saarloos 5
1 Jarrod Washburn 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 64
2 Pedro Martinez 55
3 Mark Prior 52
4 Curt Schilling 47
5 Kerry Wood 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kelvim Escobar 10
1 Jose Mesa 10
1 Billy Wagner 10
4 John Smoltz 9
5 2 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .367
2 Larry Walker .360
3 Ichiro Suzuki .357
4 Todd Helton .342
5 Jim Edmonds .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 63
2 Alex Rodriguez 57
3 Barry Bonds 56
4 Shawn Green 51
5 Rafael Palmeiro 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 144
2 Albert Pujols 137
3 Magglio Ordonez 136
4 Miguel Tejada 135
5 Alex Rodriguez 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 46
2 Ichiro Suzuki 44
3 Luis Castillo 42
4 Carlos Beltran 41
4 Alfonso Soriano 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Derek Lowe 2.18
2 Pedro Martinez 2.24
3 Jamie Moyer 2.60
4 Roy Halladay 2.62
5 Randy Johnson 2.63

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 345
2 Curt Schilling 320
3 A. J. Burnett 225
4 Roy Oswalt 217
5 Matt Morris 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 51
2 Jose Mesa 46
3 Armando Benitez 43
3 Eddie Guardado 43
3 Trevor Hoffman 43