On This Day

Thursday, September 5, 2002

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 87 52 .626 --
Red Sox 77 61 .558 9.5
Orioles 64 74 .464 22.5
Blue Jays 62 78 .443 25.5
Devil Rays 47 92 .338 40.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 81 59 .579 --
White Sox 68 72 .486 13.0
Indians 62 77 .446 18.5
Royals 55 84 .396 25.5
Tigers 51 89 .364 30.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 88 51 .633 --
Angels 85 54 .612 3.0
Mariners 81 58 .583 7.0
Rangers 63 76 .453 25.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 88 50 .638 --
Phillies 70 69 .504 18.5
Expos 69 71 .493 20.0
Marlins 68 71 .489 20.5
Mets 64 74 .464 24.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 78 61 .561 --
Astros 74 66 .529 4.5
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 87 53 .621 --
Dodgers 81 58 .583 5.5
Giants 78 61 .561 8.5
Rockies 63 77 .450 24.0
Padres 60 80 .429 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Garret Anderson 4
2 Bobby Abreu 3
2 David Eckstein 3
2 Carl Everett 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Abreu 2
1 Garret Anderson 2
1 Josh Phelps 2
1 Alex Rodriguez 2
5 17 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Garret Anderson 7
2 Karim Garcia 4
3 Todd Hollandsworth 3
3 Brian Hunter 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 1
1 Derek Jeter 1
1 Gene Kingsale 1
1 Derrek Lee 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jake Peavy 2.25
2 Brad Penny 1.40
3 Curt Schilling 1.17
4 Orlando Hernandez 1.00
4 Randy Wolf 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orlando Hernandez 1
1 Justin Miller 1
1 Ramon Ortiz 1
1 Ricardo Rodriguez 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 9
2 Orlando Hernandez 7
2 Wade Miller 7
2 Brad Penny 7
2 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Kelvim Escobar 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .367
2 Larry Walker .346
3 Mike Sweeney .344
4 Bernie Williams .339
5 Vladimir Guerrero .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 50
2 Sammy Sosa 44
3 Jim Thome 43
4 Barry Bonds 41
5 Shawn Green 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 124
2 Miguel Tejada 116
3 Magglio Ordonez 112
4 Albert Pujols 110
5 Lance Berkman 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 43
2 Juan Pierre 41
3 Dave Roberts 40
4 Alfonso Soriano 39
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 22
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 282
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 .469
2 Barry Bonds .447
3 Angel Echevarria .429
4 Kevin Millar .426
5 Lenny Harris .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 7
1 Josh Phelps 7
3 Joe Crede 6
3 Karim Garcia 6
3 Alex Rodriguez 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Phelps 24
2 Karim Garcia 21
3 Manny Ramirez 18
4 Eric Chavez 16
5 Joe Crede 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vladimir Guerrero 7
1 Juan Pierre 7
3 Alfonso Soriano 5
4 Luis Castillo 4
4 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Wolf 0.35
2 Cory Lidle 0.63
3 Alan Benes 0.73
4 Roy Oswalt 0.79
5 2 tied 0.90

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 30
2 Kerry Wood 28
3 Roger Clemens 24
3 Wade Miller 24
3 Jake Peavy 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .419
2 Bernie Williams .402
3 Adam Kennedy .398
4 Austin Kearns .392
5 Manny Ramirez .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 13
2 Jeff Kent 12
3 Sammy Sosa 11
3 Jim Thome 11
5 3 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Phelps 37
2 Karim Garcia 35
3 Jeff Kent 34
4 Albert Pujols 32
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 12
2 Dave Roberts 10
3 Vladimir Guerrero 9
4 Luis Castillo 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cory Lidle 0.23
2 Roy Oswalt 1.21
3 Randy Wolf 1.31
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 Kevin Millwood 5
2 Tomo Ohka 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 67
2 Curt Schilling 63
3 Kerry Wood 50
4 Matt Clement 48
5 2 tied 47

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .375
2 Larry Walker .349
3 Ichiro Suzuki .335
4 Bernie Williams .334
5 Todd Helton .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 61
2 Barry Bonds 55
2 Sammy Sosa 55
4 Shawn Green 47
4 2 others tied 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 143
2 Miguel Tejada 142
3 Magglio Ordonez 133
4 Albert Pujols 132
5 Lance Berkman 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 50
2 Luis Castillo 44
3 Alfonso Soriano 43
4 Dave Roberts 40
5 Alex Sanchez 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.33
2 Derek Lowe 2.34
3 Greg Maddux 2.70
4 Randy Johnson 2.70
5 Tom Glavine 2.74

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 339
2 Curt Schilling 330
3 Pedro Martinez 224
4 A. J. Burnett 212
4 Kerry Wood 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 54
2 Eric Gagne 47
2 Eddie Guardado 47
4 Jose Mesa 46
5 2 tied 43