On This Day

Thursday, August 22, 2002

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 79 46 .632 --
Red Sox 72 53 .576 7.0
Orioles 62 63 .496 17.0
Blue Jays 53 72 .424 26.0
Devil Rays 42 85 .331 38.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 76 53 .589 --
White Sox 59 68 .465 16.0
Indians 54 72 .429 20.5
Royals 52 76 .406 23.5
Tigers 49 78 .386 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 77 51 .602 --
Mariners 77 51 .602 --
Angels 75 51 .595 1.0
Rangers 55 70 .440 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 81 45 .643 --
Expos 63 64 .496 18.5
Phillies 61 65 .484 20.0
Marlins 61 66 .480 20.5
Mets 58 68 .460 23.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 71 54 .568 --
Astros 67 60 .528 5.0
Reds 63 63 .500 8.5
Pirates 55 73 .430 17.5
Cubs 53 72 .424 18.0
Brewers 44 82 .349 27.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 81 46 .638 --
Dodgers 73 54 .575 8.0
Giants 70 56 .556 10.5
Rockies 60 67 .472 21.0
Padres 54 73 .425 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rafael Furcal 4
1 Jay Payton 4
1 Manny Ramirez 4
4 Cristian Guzman 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Manny Ramirez 2
2 Brad Ausmus 1
2 Carlos Beltran 1
2 Ellis Burks 1
2 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 6
2 Jay Payton 5
3 Brad Ausmus 3
3 Brent Butler 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 2
1 Ramon Vazquez 2
3 Bobby Abreu 1
3 Jeromy Burnitz 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Josh Beckett 3.50
2 Roy Oswalt 1.00
2 Jorge Sosa 1.00
2 John Stephens 1.00
5 Randy Wolf 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Miguel Batista 1
1 Mike Bynum 1
1 Ryan Franklin 1
1 Dustin Hermanson 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Josh Beckett 7
1 Randy Wolf 7
3 Roy Oswalt 6
4 Miguel Batista 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chad Bradford 1
1 Frank Castillo 1
1 Eddie Guardado 1
1 Steve Karsay 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .357
2 Barry Bonds .354
3 Mike Sweeney .351
4 Bernie Williams .343
5 Ichiro Suzuki .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 44
2 Sammy Sosa 43
3 Jim Thome 38
4 Shawn Green 36
5 Vladimir Guerrero 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 111
2 Miguel Tejada 104
3 Lance Berkman 103
4 Magglio Ordonez 101
5 2 tied 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 41
2 Dave Roberts 36
3 Juan Pierre 35
4 Alex Sanchez 34
4 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 5 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 Eddie Guardado 35
3 Mike Williams 35
5 2 tied 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .537
2 Austin Kearns .451
3 Jose Vizcaino .444
4 Todd Helton .415
5 Alex Rodriguez .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 10
2 Alex Rodriguez 7
3 Vladimir Guerrero 6
3 Jeff Kent 6
3 Albert Pujols 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 25
2 Albert Pujols 20
3 Jeff Kent 19
4 Shawn Green 17
4 Raul Ibanez 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 6
1 Jimmy Rollins 6
3 Torii Hunter 5
3 Dave Roberts 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cory Lidle 0.00
2 A. J. Burnett 0.50
3 Kevin Appier 0.71
4 Tim Hudson 0.79
5 Brad Penny 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cory Lidle 3
1 Kevin Millwood 3
1 Matt Morris 3
1 Roy Oswalt 3
1 Curt Schilling 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
2 Eric Gagne 6
3 Jose Jimenez 5
3 John Smoltz 5
5 7 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .436
2 Jose Vizcaino .417
3 Austin Kearns .410
4 Barry Bonds .407
5 Alex Rodriguez .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 13
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 32
2 Miguel Tejada 31
3 Bernie Williams 30
4 Jeff Kent 29
5 Alex Rodriguez 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Aaron Boone 9
1 Dave Roberts 9
1 Alex Sanchez 9
4 Luis Castillo 8
4 4 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.69
2 Randy Johnson 1.13
3 Roy Oswalt 1.21
4 Andy Benes 1.24
5 Derek Lowe 1.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Oswalt 6
2 Randy Johnson 5
3 Mark Buehrle 4
3 Tom Glavine 4
3 20 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 71
2 Mark Prior 56
3 Curt Schilling 54
4 Pedro Martinez 48
5 Johan Santana 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Acevedo 10
2 Eric Gagne 9
2 Jose Mesa 9
2 Billy Wagner 9
5 6 tied 8

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 Todd Helton .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 61
2 Alex Rodriguez 58
3 Barry Bonds 53
4 Shawn Green 48
4 Rafael Palmeiro 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 137
2 Miguel Tejada 136
3 Sammy Sosa 135
4 Magglio Ordonez 132
4 Albert Pujols 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 50
2 Luis Castillo 43
2 Ichiro Suzuki 43
4 Carlos Beltran 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 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 348
2 Curt Schilling 324
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 Eddie Guardado 44
4 Eric Gagne 43
4 Trevor Hoffman 43