On This Day

Monday, September 9, 2002

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 89 53 .627 --
Red Sox 80 62 .563 9.0
Orioles 64 77 .454 24.5
Blue Jays 64 80 .444 26.0
Devil Rays 48 95 .336 41.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 83 61 .576 --
White Sox 70 74 .486 13.0
Indians 64 79 .448 18.5
Royals 55 88 .385 27.5
Tigers 52 92 .361 31.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 91 52 .636 --
Angels 88 55 .615 3.0
Mariners 84 59 .587 7.0
Rangers 66 77 .462 25.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 90 51 .638 --
Phillies 70 73 .490 21.0
Expos 70 74 .486 21.5
Marlins 69 73 .486 21.5
Mets 68 74 .479 22.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 82 61 .573 --
Astros 77 67 .535 5.5
Reds 70 73 .490 12.0
Pirates 63 81 .438 19.5
Cubs 61 83 .424 21.5
Brewers 51 93 .354 31.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 88 56 .611 --
Dodgers 82 61 .573 5.5
Giants 82 61 .573 5.5
Rockies 65 79 .451 23.0
Padres 61 83 .424 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Abreu 3
1 Rich Aurilia 3
1 David Bell 3
1 Carlos Delgado 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Crede 2
1 Alex Rodriguez 2
3 Garret Anderson 1
3 Michael Barrett 1
3 33 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 6
2 Jose Guillen 5
3 Carlos Beltran 4
3 Mike Piazza 4
5 11 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Raul Gonzalez 2
2 Carlos Beltran 1
2 Roger Cedeno 1
2 Adam Dunn 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hector Mercado 2.00
2 Matt Clement 1.50
3 Tony Armas 1.00
3 Woody Williams 1.00
5 Ben Diggins 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Borowski 1
1 Brian Bowles 1
1 Jeff D'Amico 1
1 Ryan Dempster 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tony Armas 8
2 Ben Diggins 7
2 Randy Johnson 7
4 Matt Clement 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Kelvim Escobar 1
1 Eddie Guardado 1
1 Byung-Hyun Kim 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .364
2 Larry Walker .348
3 Mike Sweeney .340
4 Bernie Williams .339
5 Manny Ramirez .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 53
2 Sammy Sosa 44
2 Jim Thome 44
4 Barry Bonds 43
5 2 tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 131
2 Miguel Tejada 117
3 Magglio Ordonez 116
4 Albert Pujols 115
5 Lance Berkman 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 43
1 Dave Roberts 43
3 Juan Pierre 41
4 Alfonso Soriano 40
5 Alex Sanchez 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.22
2 Greg Maddux 2.42
3 Derek Lowe 2.45
4 Randy Johnson 2.53
5 Bartolo Colon 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Schilling 22
2 Randy Johnson 21
3 Barry Zito 20
4 Derek Lowe 19
4 Roy Oswalt 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 300
2 Curt Schilling 282
3 Pedro Martinez 221
4 Matt Clement 200
5 Kerry Wood 188

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 49
2 Eric Gagne 48
3 Eddie Guardado 40
3 Mike Williams 40
5 2 tied 39

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Desi Relaford .520
2 Albert Pujols .477
3 Kevin Millar .468
4 Ivan Rodriguez .460
5 Aubrey Huff .453

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 8
1 Alex Rodriguez 8
3 Joe Crede 6
3 Karim Garcia 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Karim Garcia 23
2 Josh Phelps 21
3 Alex Rodriguez 18
4 Joe Crede 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 9
2 Dave Roberts 6
2 Alfonso Soriano 6
4 Mike Cameron 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 0.41
2 Kirk Rueter 0.47
3 Randy Wolf 0.50
4 Damian Moss 0.60
4 Andy Van Hekken 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Felix Rodriguez 4
2 Billy Koch 3
2 John Lackey 3
2 Kevin Millwood 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Mussina 26
1 Hideo Nomo 26
1 Kerry Wood 26
4 Matt Clement 23
4 2 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Koch 6
1 Robb Nen 6
3 Mike DeJean 4
3 Eric Gagne 4
3 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kevin Millar .414
2 Aubrey Huff .414
3 Bernie Williams .407
4 Gary Sheffield .400
5 Desi Relaford .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 16
2 Barry Bonds 10
2 Karim Garcia 10
2 Jeff Kent 10
2 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Karim Garcia 38
2 Josh Phelps 37
3 Albert Pujols 35
4 Alex Rodriguez 34
5 Eric Chavez 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 12
1 Dave Roberts 12
3 Eric Young 11
4 Vladimir Guerrero 10
5 Alfonso Soriano 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Wolf 0.88
2 Cory Lidle 1.20
3 Tim Wakefield 1.29
4 Kevin Appier 1.36
5 Rick Reed 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Millwood 6
1 Roy Oswalt 6
3 Kevin Appier 5
3 Tim Hudson 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 74
2 Kerry Wood 53
3 Curt Schilling 52
4 Matt Clement 45
4 Chuck Finley 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Koch 11
2 Eric Gagne 10
3 Troy Percival 9
4 Trevor Hoffman 8
4 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .372
2 Larry Walker .355
3 Bernie Williams .336
4 Todd Helton .333
5 Manny Ramirez .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 61
2 Barry Bonds 56
3 Sammy Sosa 55
4 Rafael Palmeiro 48
5 Jim Thome 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 146
2 Miguel Tejada 140
3 Albert Pujols 134
4 Magglio Ordonez 133
5 Lance Berkman 128

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.22
2 Derek Lowe 2.38
3 Randy Johnson 2.62
4 Greg Maddux 2.62
5 Barry Zito 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Barry Zito 25
2 Randy Johnson 24
2 Curt Schilling 24
4 Mark Buehrle 20
4 4 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 336
2 Curt Schilling 318
3 Pedro Martinez 221
4 Kerry Wood 216
5 Matt Clement 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 52
2 Eric Gagne 48
3 Eddie Guardado 47
4 Jose Mesa 45
5 Billy Koch 44