On This Day

Friday, May 23, 2003

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 29 18 .617 --
Yankees 29 19 .604 0.5
Blue Jays 25 24 .510 5.0
Orioles 21 26 .447 8.0
Devil Rays 19 28 .404 10.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 27 20 .574 --
Royals 25 21 .543 1.5
White Sox 22 25 .468 5.0
Indians 17 30 .362 10.0
Tigers 11 35 .239 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 31 16 .660 --
Athletics 28 19 .596 3.0
Rangers 23 24 .489 8.0
Angels 22 24 .478 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 32 16 .667 --
Expos 30 18 .625 2.0
Phillies 27 21 .563 5.0
Mets 22 26 .458 10.0
Marlins 20 29 .408 12.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 26 21 .553 --
Astros 26 22 .542 0.5
Cardinals 24 22 .522 1.5
Reds 24 24 .500 2.5
Pirates 19 28 .404 7.0
Brewers 18 30 .375 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 29 18 .617 --
Dodgers 28 20 .583 1.5
Rockies 22 26 .458 7.5
D'backs 22 26 .458 7.5
Padres 13 35 .271 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Albert Pujols 5
2 Rocco Baldelli 4
2 Todd Helton 4
2 Ramon Martinez 4
2 Aramis Ramirez 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Abreu 1
1 Rocco Baldelli 1
1 Brian Banks 1
1 Danny Bautista 1
1 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Bautista 4
1 Jeromy Burnitz 4
1 Shawn Green 4
1 Todd Helton 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Morban 2
2 Eric Byrnes 1
2 Eric Chavez 1
2 Endy Chavez 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Brandon Webb 0.75
2 Geremi Gonzalez 0.71
2 Derek Lowe 0.71
4 Mike Mussina 0.67
4 Tommy Phelps 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shawn Chacon 1
1 Cal Eldred 1
1 Kelvim Escobar 1
1 Geremi Gonzalez 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jarrod Washburn 7
2 Mark Mulder 6
2 Mike Mussina 6
2 Mark Prior 6
2 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Lance Carter 1
1 Jeff Fassero 1
1 Matt Mantei 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Blalock .361
2 Albert Pujols .359
3 Gary Sheffield .358
4 Jacque Jones .343
5 Michael Young .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 17
2 Carlos Delgado 15
2 Mike Lowell 15
2 Richie Sexson 15
5 2 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Delgado 47
2 Vernon Wells 45
3 Austin Kearns 44
3 Preston Wilson 44
5 Andruw Jones 42

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 19
2 Dave Roberts 18
3 Jerry Hairston 14
4 Eric Young 13
5 4 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Esteban Loaiza 1.99
2 Woody Williams 2.25
3 Kevin Brown 2.38
4 Mark Mulder 2.45
5 Barry Zito 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cory Lidle 7
1 Esteban Loaiza 7
1 Kevin Millwood 7
1 Jamie Moyer 7
1 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kerry Wood 79
2 Mike Mussina 77
3 Mark Prior 75
3 Javier Vazquez 75
5 Jason Schmidt 73

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eric Gagne 18
1 John Smoltz 18
3 Ugueth Urbina 16
4 Armando Benitez 14
5 5 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Mueller .462
2 Ichiro Suzuki .418
3 Eric Byrnes .413
4 Paul Lo Duca .412
5 Javy Lopez .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 7
1 Geoff Jenkins 7
1 Javy Lopez 7
1 Mike Lowell 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Austin Kearns 19
2 Geoff Jenkins 18
3 Hank Blalock 17
4 Edgar Martinez 16
4 Gary Sheffield 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 10
2 Dave Roberts 6
2 Alfonso Soriano 6
4 Luis Castillo 5
4 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Esteban Loaiza 0.69
2 Curt Schilling 1.08
3 Kevin Brown 1.35
4 Tim Hudson 1.50
4 Kelvim Escobar 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Ayala 3
1 Bartolo Colon 3
1 Roy Halladay 3
1 LaTroy Hawkins 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 31
2 Darren Dreifort 29
3 Jason Schmidt 25
4 Kerry Wood 24
5 Mark Prior 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eric Gagne 7
2 Rocky Biddle 6
2 Ugueth Urbina 6
2 Billy Wagner 6
5 2 tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Mueller .432
2 Michael Young .402
3 Eric Byrnes .394
4 Dustan Mohr .389
5 Kenny Lofton .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 12
2 Aubrey Huff 11
2 Mike Lowell 11
4 Carlos Delgado 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Everett 31
2 Albert Pujols 29
2 Gary Sheffield 29
2 Preston Wilson 29
5 Carlos Delgado 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 11
2 Eric Young 10
3 Dave Roberts 8
3 Alfonso Soriano 8
5 5 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Mulder 1.21
2 Kevin Brown 1.50
3 CC Sabathia 1.54
4 Kevin Millwood 1.80
5 Tim Hudson 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 5
1 Gil Meche 5
1 Jamie Moyer 5
1 Mark Mulder 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kerry Wood 50
2 Darren Dreifort 49
3 Jason Schmidt 45
4 Mike Mussina 44
4 Mark Prior 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eric Gagne 13
2 John Smoltz 11
3 Armando Benitez 9
3 Rocky Biddle 9
3 3 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .348
2 Gary Sheffield .341
3 Todd Helton .335
4 Bernie Williams .333
5 Albert Pujols .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 58
2 Jim Thome 52
3 Rafael Palmeiro 45
4 Shawn Green 43
5 Barry Bonds 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Pujols 140
2 Miguel Tejada 135
3 Alex Rodriguez 134
4 Magglio Ordonez 133
5 Garret Anderson 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Roberts 53
2 Juan Pierre 49
3 Luis Castillo 43
3 Alfonso Soriano 43
5 2 tied 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.28
2 Barry Zito 2.39
3 Tim Hudson 2.56
4 Woody Williams 2.58
5 Kevin Millwood 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Barry Zito 25
2 Mark Mulder 24
3 Kevin Millwood 23
4 Bartolo Colon 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 276
2 Randy Johnson 270
3 Jason Schmidt 246
4 Kerry Wood 242
5 Pedro Martinez 238

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 60
2 Eric Gagne 55
3 Jose Mesa 44
3 Mike Williams 44
5 Eddie Guardado 43