On This Day

Thursday, May 8, 2003

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 25 9 .735 --
Red Sox 22 12 .647 3.0
Orioles 16 17 .485 8.5
Blue Jays 16 19 .457 9.5
Devil Rays 12 22 .353 13.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 20 11 .645 --
Twins 18 15 .545 3.0
White Sox 16 18 .471 5.5
Indians 9 24 .273 12.0
Tigers 7 25 .219 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 21 13 .618 --
Mariners 21 13 .618 --
Angels 16 17 .485 4.5
Rangers 15 19 .441 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 23 11 .676 --
Expos 21 13 .618 2.0
Phillies 20 15 .571 3.5
Marlins 15 21 .417 9.0
Mets 14 20 .412 9.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 19 15 .559 --
Astros 18 16 .529 1.0
Cardinals 17 16 .515 1.5
Reds 17 18 .486 2.5
Pirates 14 20 .412 5.0
Brewers 12 22 .353 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 24 9 .727 --
Dodgers 18 17 .514 7.0
Rockies 16 18 .471 8.5
D'backs 15 20 .429 10.0
Padres 11 23 .324 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Garret Anderson 3
1 Geoff Blum 3
1 Aaron Boone 3
1 Miguel Cairo 3
1 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Aaron Boone 3
2 Garret Anderson 1
2 Sean Casey 1
2 Eric Chavez 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Garret Anderson 7
2 Robert Fick 5
2 Chris Stynes 5
4 Gary Sheffield 4
5 10 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 Milton Bradley 1
1 Eric Hinske 1
1 Al Martin 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Russ Ortiz 0.75
2 Nelson Cruz 0.71
3 Kurt Ainsworth 0.62
4 Kyle Lohse 0.60
5 2 tied 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 John Halama 1
1 Kazuhisa Ishii 1
1 Cory Lidle 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Russ Ortiz 6
2 Kurt Ainsworth 5
2 Nelson Cruz 5
2 Paul Wilson 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 2
2 Keith Foulke 1
2 Cliff Politte 1
2 Scott Williamson 1
2 Tim Worrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brad Fullmer .363
2 Hank Blalock .358
3 Jim Edmonds .356
4 Rocco Baldelli .355
5 Edgar Renteria .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Delgado 12
1 Juan Gonzalez 12
3 Jeff Bagwell 11
3 Carl Everett 11
3 3 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Delgado 37
2 Andruw Jones 35
3 Garret Anderson 33
3 Vernon Wells 33
5 Carl Everett 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 14
2 Jerry Hairston 12
2 Dave Roberts 12
4 Derrek Lee 10
5 Juan Encarnacion 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Prior 1.65
2 Mike Mussina 1.70
3 Runelvys Hernandez 1.74
4 Woody Williams 1.76
5 Jason Schmidt 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 7
2 Esteban Loaiza 6
3 Cory Lidle 5
3 Kevin Millwood 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Javier Vazquez 64
2 Mike Mussina 63
3 Kerry Wood 55
4 Mark Prior 52
5 Pedro Martinez 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 15
2 Eric Gagne 11
2 Tim Worrell 11
4 Armando Benitez 10
4 3 others tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brad Wilkerson .410
2 Bill Mueller .405
3 Rafael Furcal .400
4 Michael Young .392
5 Carlos Delgado .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 7
2 Aaron Boone 6
2 Carlos Delgado 6
2 Aubrey Huff 6
2 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Everett 21
2 Andruw Jones 18
3 Carlos Delgado 17
4 Jose Guillen 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 6
2 Carlos Febles 5
2 Jerry Hairston 5
2 Ramon Vazquez 5
5 7 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Mulder 0.33
2 Barry Zito 0.60
3 Brett Myers 0.66
4 Gil Meche 0.71
5 Damian Moss 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Mulder 3
1 Mike Mussina 3
1 Joe Nathan 3
4 Pedro Astacio 2
4 42 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Mussina 30
2 Javier Vazquez 27
3 Kevin Millwood 23
4 Pedro Martinez 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 7
2 Eric Gagne 6
3 Keith Foulke 5
3 Jose Mesa 5
3 Tim Worrell 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Mueller .365
2 Jose Vidro .364
3 Rocco Baldelli .362
4 Gary Sheffield .360
5 Brad Fullmer .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Everett 11
2 Carlos Delgado 10
3 Jeff Bagwell 9
3 Juan Gonzalez 9
3 Ryan Klesko 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Everett 31
2 Carlos Delgado 30
3 Edgar Renteria 28
3 Preston Wilson 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Hairston 11
2 Juan Pierre 10
2 Dave Roberts 10
4 Derrek Lee 8
5 5 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gil Meche 1.13
2 Mike Mussina 1.15
3 Scot Shields 1.44
4 Nate Cornejo 1.62
5 Mark Prior 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 6
2 Esteban Loaiza 5
2 Mark Mulder 5
4 Jason Johnson 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Javier Vazquez 59
2 Mike Mussina 55
3 Mark Prior 45
4 Kerry Wood 42
5 Kevin Millwood 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 13
2 Eric Gagne 11
3 Jose Mesa 9
4 Armando Benitez 8
4 3 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .352
2 Manny Ramirez .343
3 Bernie Williams .343
4 Larry Walker .334
5 Todd Helton .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 58
2 Jim Thome 50
3 Barry Bonds 46
4 Rafael Palmeiro 44
4 Alfonso Soriano 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Garret Anderson 137
2 Alex Rodriguez 136
3 Magglio Ordonez 131
3 Miguel Tejada 131
5 Albert Pujols 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 50
2 Dave Roberts 49
3 Luis Castillo 42
4 Alfonso Soriano 41
5 Alex Sanchez 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.10
2 Barry Zito 2.34
3 Randy Wolf 2.81
4 Mark Prior 2.82
5 Randy Johnson 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Barry Zito 26
2 Mark Mulder 22
3 Kevin Millwood 21
3 Mike Mussina 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 296
2 Curt Schilling 277
3 Pedro Martinez 247
4 Jason Schmidt 237
5 Kerry Wood 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 59
2 Eric Gagne 53
3 Jose Mesa 45
4 Mike Williams 42
5 4 tied 40