On This Day

Friday, August 23, 2002

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 79 47 .627 --
Red Sox 73 53 .579 6.0
Orioles 63 63 .500 16.0
Blue Jays 53 73 .421 26.0
Devil Rays 43 85 .336 37.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 77 53 .592 --
White Sox 59 69 .461 17.0
Indians 55 72 .433 20.5
Royals 52 77 .403 24.5
Tigers 49 79 .383 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 78 51 .605 --
Mariners 77 52 .597 1.0
Angels 75 52 .591 2.0
Rangers 56 70 .444 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 81 46 .638 --
Expos 64 64 .500 17.5
Phillies 62 65 .488 19.0
Marlins 61 67 .477 20.5
Mets 58 69 .457 23.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 71 55 .563 --
Astros 68 60 .531 4.0
Reds 63 64 .496 8.5
Pirates 56 73 .434 16.5
Cubs 53 73 .421 18.0
Brewers 44 83 .346 27.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 82 46 .641 --
Dodgers 74 54 .578 8.0
Giants 70 57 .551 11.5
Rockies 61 67 .477 21.0
Padres 55 73 .430 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Durham 4
1 Ken Griffey 4
1 Scott Rolen 4
1 Bubba Trammell 4
5 17 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mabry 2
1 Rafael Palmeiro 2
1 Bubba Trammell 2
4 Bobby Abreu 1
4 29 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mabry 5
2 Adam Hyzdu 4
2 Jay Payton 4
2 Josh Phelps 4
2 Bubba Trammell 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 2
2 Rafael Furcal 1
2 Vladimir Guerrero 1
2 Gene Kingsale 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kerry Wood 2.00
2 Jake Peavy 1.14
3 Pedro Martinez 1.00
4 Mike Mussina 0.88
5 2 tied 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Terry Adams 1
1 Chris Brock 1
1 Eric Gagne 1
1 Jason Jennings 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kerry Wood 12
2 Jake Peavy 8
3 Mike Mussina 7
4 Rick Helling 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joey Eischen 1
1 Byung-Hyun Kim 1
1 B. J. Ryan 1
1 Ugueth Urbina 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .357
2 Barry Bonds .354
3 Mike Sweeney .349
4 Bernie Williams .342
5 Ichiro Suzuki .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 44
2 Sammy Sosa 43
3 Jim Thome 38
4 Shawn Green 37
5 Rafael Palmeiro 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 111
2 Miguel Tejada 107
3 Lance Berkman 103
4 Magglio Ordonez 101
5 2 tied 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 41
2 Juan Pierre 37
2 Dave Roberts 37
4 Alex Sanchez 34
4 Alfonso Soriano 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.15
2 Derek Lowe 2.19
3 Randy Johnson 2.55
4 Bartolo Colon 2.63
5 Tom Glavine 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Schilling 21
2 Randy Johnson 18
2 Barry Zito 18
4 Derek Lowe 17
4 Pedro Martinez 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 263
2 Curt Schilling 259
3 Pedro Martinez 212
4 A. J. Burnett 183
5 Matt Clement 172

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 44
2 Eric Gagne 43
3 Mike Williams 36
4 Eddie Guardado 35
5 2 tied 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .537
2 Austin Kearns .442
3 Manny Ramirez .438
4 Jose Vizcaino .415
5 Mike Lieberthal .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 8
2 Rafael Palmeiro 7
2 Alex Rodriguez 7
4 Vladimir Guerrero 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 21
2 Albert Pujols 19
3 Shawn Green 17
3 Jay Payton 17
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 8
2 Dave Roberts 6
2 Jimmy Rollins 6
4 Torii Hunter 5
5 Tony Womack 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cory Lidle 0.00
2 A. J. Burnett 0.50
3 Livan Hernandez 0.56
4 Kevin Appier 0.71
5 Tim Hudson 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jason Jennings 3
1 Cory Lidle 3
1 Kevin Millwood 3
1 Roy Oswalt 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 37
2 Curt Schilling 29
3 Kerry Wood 27
4 Chuck Finley 25
4 Mark Prior 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Acevedo 6
1 Eric Gagne 6
3 Jose Jimenez 5
3 Billy Wagner 5
5 7 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .436
2 Barry Bonds .404
3 Jose Vizcaino .390
4 Austin Kearns .390
5 Jay Payton .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 13
2 Jeff Kent 12
2 Alex Rodriguez 12
4 Rafael Palmeiro 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Tejada 32
2 Sammy Sosa 31
3 Jeff Kent 29
4 Shawn Green 28
4 2 others tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 10
2 Aaron Boone 9
2 Dave Roberts 9
2 Alex Sanchez 9
5 Luis Castillo 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.77
2 Randy Johnson 1.13
3 Roy Oswalt 1.21
4 Andy Benes 1.24
5 Cory Lidle 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Oswalt 6
2 Jason Jennings 5
2 Randy Johnson 5
2 Pedro Martinez 5
5 17 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 71
2 Mark Prior 56
3 Pedro Martinez 54
3 Curt Schilling 54
5 Kerry Wood 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Acevedo 10
1 Billy Wagner 10
3 Eric Gagne 8
3 Trevor Hoffman 8
3 3 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .366
2 Larry Walker .355
3 Ichiro Suzuki .346
4 Bernie Williams .337
5 Todd Helton .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 58
1 Sammy Sosa 58
3 Barry Bonds 54
4 Rafael Palmeiro 50
5 Shawn Green 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Tejada 139
2 Alex Rodriguez 137
3 Albert Pujols 132
4 Magglio Ordonez 131
5 Sammy Sosa 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 52
2 Luis Castillo 43
2 Ichiro Suzuki 43
4 Carlos Beltran 40
5 Alfonso Soriano 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Derek Lowe 2.20
2 Pedro Martinez 2.24
3 Barry Zito 2.62
4 Randy Johnson 2.64
5 Tom Glavine 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Barry Zito 26
2 Curt Schilling 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 Pedro Martinez 225
4 A. J. Burnett 224
5 Matt Morris 212

Saves

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