On This Day

Wednesday, September 4, 2002

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 86 52 .623 --
Red Sox 77 60 .562 8.5
Orioles 64 73 .467 21.5
Blue Jays 61 78 .439 25.5
Devil Rays 47 91 .341 39.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 81 59 .579 --
White Sox 68 71 .489 12.5
Indians 61 77 .442 19.0
Royals 55 84 .396 25.5
Tigers 51 88 .367 29.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 88 51 .633 --
Angels 84 54 .609 3.5
Mariners 81 58 .583 7.0
Rangers 62 76 .449 25.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 88 50 .638 --
Phillies 69 69 .500 19.0
Expos 69 70 .496 19.5
Marlins 68 70 .493 20.0
Mets 63 74 .460 24.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 78 61 .561 --
Astros 73 66 .525 5.0
Reds 67 72 .482 11.0
Pirates 61 79 .436 17.5
Cubs 60 80 .429 18.5
Brewers 50 90 .357 28.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 86 53 .619 --
Dodgers 81 58 .583 5.0
Giants 78 60 .565 7.5
Rockies 63 77 .450 23.5
Padres 60 79 .432 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Moises Alou 4
1 Albert Pujols 4
3 Tony Batista 3
3 David Eckstein 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Marcus Giles 2
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Tony Batista 1
2 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edgar Renteria 5
2 Andres Galarraga 4
2 Marcus Giles 4
2 Jason LaRue 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rafael Furcal 2
2 Moises Alou 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Mike Bordick 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Johnson 2.67
2 Brett Tomko 0.86
2 Carlos Zambrano 0.86
4 Nelson Figueroa 0.73
5 Rick Reed 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 Luther Hackman 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nelson Figueroa 8
1 Randy Johnson 8
3 Tim Hudson 6
3 Darrell May 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 1
1 Joey Eischen 1
1 Eddie Guardado 1
1 Jose Jimenez 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .367
2 Larry Walker .346
3 Mike Sweeney .344
4 Bernie Williams .340
5 Manny Ramirez .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 48
2 Sammy Sosa 44
3 Jim Thome 42
4 Barry Bonds 40
4 Shawn Green 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 121
2 Miguel Tejada 116
3 Albert Pujols 110
4 Lance Berkman 109
4 Magglio Ordonez 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 42
2 Juan Pierre 41
3 Dave Roberts 40
4 Alfonso Soriano 38
5 Alex Sanchez 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.22
2 Derek Lowe 2.38
3 Greg Maddux 2.49
4 Randy Johnson 2.57
5 Tom Glavine 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Schilling 21
2 Randy Johnson 20
3 Barry Zito 19
4 Derek Lowe 18
4 Roy Oswalt 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 293
2 Curt Schilling 275
3 Pedro Martinez 221
4 Matt Clement 194
5 A. J. Burnett 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 49
2 Eric Gagne 47
3 Eddie Guardado 39
3 Jose Mesa 39
3 Mike Williams 39

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Adam Kennedy .471
2 Lenny Harris .435
3 Angel Echevarria .429
4 Manny Ramirez .426
5 Ray Durham .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 6
1 Joe Crede 6
1 Jeff Kent 6
4 Tony Batista 5
4 10 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Phelps 21
2 Karim Garcia 17
2 Manny Ramirez 17
4 Eric Chavez 16
5 Joe Crede 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vladimir Guerrero 7
1 Juan Pierre 7
3 Dave Roberts 5
4 Orlando Cabrera 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Wolf 0.00
2 Cory Lidle 0.39
3 Kirk Rueter 0.47
4 Steve Trachsel 0.69
5 Alan Benes 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 3
1 Matt Clement 3
1 Billy Koch 3
1 Kevin Millwood 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 30
2 Chuck Finley 29
3 Kerry Wood 28
4 Curt Schilling 25
5 Roger Clemens 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 6
1 John Smoltz 6
3 Eddie Guardado 5
3 Billy Koch 5
3 Jose Mesa 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .417
2 Adam Kennedy .411
3 Bernie Williams .407
4 Austin Kearns .392
5 Manny Ramirez .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Kent 12
2 Alex Rodriguez 11
2 Sammy Sosa 11
4 Shawn Green 10
4 Jim Thome 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Kent 34
1 Josh Phelps 34
3 Albert Pujols 32
4 Karim Garcia 31
5 Eric Chavez 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 12
2 Dave Roberts 10
3 Vladimir Guerrero 9
4 Eric Young 8
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cory Lidle 0.23
2 Roy Oswalt 1.21
3 Randy Wolf 1.38
4 Tomo Ohka 1.42
5 Mark Buehrle 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Oswalt 6
2 Kevin Appier 5
2 Jason Jennings 5
2 Randy Johnson 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 78
2 Curt Schilling 56
3 Kerry Wood 50
4 Matt Clement 48
5 Chuck Finley 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eric Gagne 11
2 Billy Koch 10
2 John Smoltz 10
4 Juan Acevedo 8
4 5 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .377
2 Larry Walker .351
3 Bernie Williams .333
4 Ichiro Suzuki .333
5 Chipper Jones .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 59
2 Barry Bonds 55
2 Sammy Sosa 55
4 Jim Thome 48
5 2 tied 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Tejada 142
2 Alex Rodriguez 140
3 Albert Pujols 134
4 Magglio Ordonez 133
5 Lance Berkman 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 51
2 Luis Castillo 43
3 Alfonso Soriano 42
4 Dave Roberts 40
5 Alex Sanchez 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.33
2 Derek Lowe 2.34
3 Barry Zito 2.68
4 Greg Maddux 2.70
5 Randy Johnson 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Barry Zito 25
2 Curt Schilling 24
3 Randy Johnson 23
4 Mark Buehrle 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 339
2 Curt Schilling 323
3 Pedro Martinez 224
4 A. J. Burnett 212
4 Kerry Wood 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 55
2 Eric Gagne 47
2 Eddie Guardado 47
4 Jose Mesa 46
5 2 tied 43