On This Day

Wednesday, August 21, 2002

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 78 46 .629 --
Red Sox 71 53 .573 7.0
Orioles 61 63 .492 17.0
Blue Jays 53 72 .424 25.5
Devil Rays 42 84 .333 37.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 75 53 .586 --
White Sox 59 68 .465 15.5
Indians 54 71 .432 19.5
Royals 52 75 .409 22.5
Tigers 49 77 .389 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 75 50 .600 --
Athletics 76 51 .598 --
Mariners 76 51 .598 --
Rangers 55 69 .444 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 81 44 .648 --
Expos 63 63 .500 18.5
Marlins 61 65 .484 20.5
Phillies 60 65 .480 21.0
Mets 58 67 .464 23.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 70 54 .565 --
Astros 66 60 .524 5.0
Reds 63 62 .504 7.5
Pirates 55 72 .433 16.5
Cubs 53 71 .427 17.0
Brewers 44 81 .352 26.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 80 46 .635 --
Dodgers 72 54 .571 8.0
Giants 69 56 .552 10.5
Rockies 59 67 .468 21.0
Padres 53 73 .421 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bret Boone 4
1 David Eckstein 4
1 Nomar Garciaparra 4
4 Juan Encarnacion 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Sheffield 2
1 Jose Valentin 2
1 Brad Wilkerson 2
4 Bobby Abreu 1
4 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Sheffield 5
1 Jose Valentin 5
3 Bobby Abreu 4
4 Carlos Beltran 3
4 9 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Abreu 1
1 Carlos Beltran 1
1 Orlando Cabrera 1
1 Jeff Conine 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cory Lidle 4.00
2 Chuck Finley 2.00
3 Curt Schilling 1.50
4 Carlos Hernandez 1.14
5 Ramon Ortiz 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Buehrle 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 Carlos Hernandez 1
1 Bob Howry 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Finley 10
2 Curt Schilling 9
3 Carlos Hernandez 8
3 Cory Lidle 8
3 Steve Sparks 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Octavio Dotel 1
1 Buddy Groom 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Jason Isringhausen 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .357
2 Larry Walker .357
3 Mike Sweeney .348
4 Bernie Williams .343
5 Ichiro Suzuki .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 44
2 Sammy Sosa 43
3 Jim Thome 38
4 Shawn Green 36
5 3 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 110
2 Lance Berkman 103
3 Miguel Tejada 102
4 Magglio Ordonez 101
5 2 tied 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 39
2 Dave Roberts 36
3 Juan Pierre 34
3 Alex Sanchez 34
3 Alfonso Soriano 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Derek Lowe 2.19
2 Pedro Martinez 2.20
3 Randy Johnson 2.55
4 Bartolo Colon 2.63
4 Greg Maddux 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Schilling 21
2 Randy Johnson 18
3 Derek Lowe 17
3 Barry Zito 17
5 4 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 263
2 Curt Schilling 259
3 Pedro Martinez 206
4 A. J. Burnett 183
5 Matt Clement 172

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 44
2 Eric Gagne 43
3 Mike Williams 35
4 Eddie Guardado 34
4 2 others tied 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .517
2 Austin Kearns .451
3 Jose Vizcaino .442
4 Jimmy Rollins .426
5 Sammy Sosa .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 10
2 Jeff Kent 7
2 Alex Rodriguez 7
4 Aaron Boone 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 25
2 Jeff Kent 21
3 Albert Pujols 20
4 Shawn Green 18
5 Alex Rodriguez 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Rollins 6
2 Juan Pierre 5
2 Dave Roberts 5
4 Tom Goodwin 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cory Lidle 0.00
2 Tim Hudson 0.79
3 Brad Penny 0.82
4 Denny Neagle 0.95
5 Curt Schilling 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jason Jennings 3
1 Cory Lidle 3
1 Kevin Millwood 3
1 Matt Morris 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 37
2 Curt Schilling 29
3 Matt Clement 26
4 Chuck Finley 25
4 Mark Prior 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Acevedo 7
1 Eric Gagne 7
3 Trevor Hoffman 5
3 Jose Jimenez 5
3 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .436
2 Jose Vizcaino .429
3 Barry Bonds .423
4 Austin Kearns .406
5 Randall Simon .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 14
2 Jeff Kent 12
2 Alex Rodriguez 12
4 Magglio Ordonez 10
4 Jim Thome 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 35
2 Bernie Williams 30
3 Jeff Kent 29
3 Miguel Tejada 29
5 Alex Rodriguez 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Roberts 10
2 Aaron Boone 9
2 Alex Sanchez 9
2 Tony Womack 9
5 4 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.69
2 Randy Johnson 1.13
3 Roy Oswalt 1.23
4 Andy Benes 1.24
5 Derek Lowe 1.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 Wade Miller 5
1 Roy Oswalt 5
1 Curt Schilling 5
5 19 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 71
2 Curt Schilling 62
3 Mark Prior 56
4 Pedro Martinez 48
5 Jason Schmidt 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Acevedo 10
1 Billy Wagner 10
3 Eric Gagne 9
3 Trevor Hoffman 9
3 Jose Mesa 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .367
2 Larry Walker .352
3 Ichiro Suzuki .350
4 Bernie Williams .338
5 Chipper Jones .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 61
2 Alex Rodriguez 59
3 Barry Bonds 53
4 Rafael Palmeiro 49
5 Shawn Green 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 138
2 Albert Pujols 135
2 Sammy Sosa 135
4 Miguel Tejada 134
5 Magglio Ordonez 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 49
2 Ichiro Suzuki 43
3 Carlos Beltran 41
3 Luis Castillo 41
5 Alfonso Soriano 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Derek Lowe 2.19
2 Pedro Martinez 2.29
3 Randy Johnson 2.64
4 Barry Zito 2.70
5 Tom Glavine 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Schilling 25
1 Barry Zito 25
3 Randy Johnson 22
4 Mark Buehrle 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 348
2 Curt Schilling 328
3 A. J. Burnett 230
4 Pedro Martinez 219
5 Matt Morris 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 53
2 Jose Mesa 45
3 Trevor Hoffman 44
4 Eric Gagne 43
4 Eddie Guardado 43