On This Day

Saturday, August 9, 2003

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 70 44 .614 --
Red Sox 68 48 .586 3.0
Blue Jays 58 58 .500 13.0
Orioles 56 59 .487 14.5
Devil Rays 45 70 .391 25.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 61 54 .530 --
White Sox 61 55 .526 0.5
Twins 59 57 .509 2.5
Indians 49 68 .419 13.0
Tigers 30 84 .263 30.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 70 46 .603 --
Athletics 67 49 .578 3.0
Angels 54 62 .466 16.0
Rangers 50 66 .431 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 76 40 .655 --
Phillies 64 52 .552 12.0
Marlins 64 52 .552 12.0
Expos 59 58 .504 17.5
Mets 48 68 .414 28.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 62 54 .534 --
Cardinals 60 56 .517 2.0
Cubs 59 56 .513 2.5
Pirates 53 61 .465 8.0
Reds 52 64 .448 10.0
Brewers 45 71 .388 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 72 44 .621 --
D'backs 61 55 .526 11.0
Dodgers 60 55 .522 11.5
Rockies 60 59 .504 13.5
Padres 45 73 .381 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Garret Anderson 3
1 Pat Burrell 3
1 Sean Casey 3
1 Aaron Guiel 3
1 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Burrell 2
1 Ramon Hernandez 2
3 Tony Batista 1
3 Carlos Beltran 1
3 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ramon Hernandez 5
2 Torii Hunter 4
2 Reggie Taylor 4
4 Carlos Beltran 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Orlando Cabrera 2
2 Ben Broussard 1
2 Coco Crisp 1
2 Torii Hunter 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gil Meche 2.33
2 Wilson Alvarez 1.50
3 Oliver Perez 1.22
4 Brian Anderson 1.17
4 Kelvim Escobar 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 1
1 Jason Boyd 1
1 Chad Bradford 1
1 Jack Cressend 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Oliver Perez 11
2 Livan Hernandez 9
3 Brian Anderson 7
3 Kelvim Escobar 7
3 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danys Baez 1
1 Shigetoshi Hasegawa 1
1 Jason Isringhausen 1
1 Byung-Hyun Kim 1
1 Aquilino Lopez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .370
2 Todd Helton .356
3 Ichiro Suzuki .336
4 Barry Bonds .334
5 Jose Guillen .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 35
2 Jason Giambi 33
3 Carlos Delgado 32
4 Javy Lopez 31
4 Richie Sexson 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Preston Wilson 112
2 Carlos Delgado 110
3 Albert Pujols 100
4 Todd Helton 96
4 Vernon Wells 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 55
2 Carl Crawford 34
2 Alex Sanchez 34
4 Carlos Beltran 30
5 2 tied 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.13
2 Esteban Loaiza 2.30
3 Pedro Martinez 2.32
4 Jason Schmidt 2.32
5 Brandon Webb 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 16
1 Russ Ortiz 16
3 Jamie Moyer 15
3 Mark Mulder 15
5 3 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kerry Wood 192
2 Javier Vazquez 174
3 Mark Prior 156
4 Jason Schmidt 153
5 2 tied 148

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 42
2 Eric Gagne 39
3 Billy Wagner 33
4 Keith Foulke 28
4 Jorge Julio 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .435
2 Marcus Giles .417
3 Jay Payton .408
4 Mike Bordick .404
5 Gary Sheffield .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nomar Garciaparra 7
2 Jeff Bagwell 6
2 Carlos Lee 6
2 Rafael Palmeiro 6
2 Alex Rodriguez 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Olerud 19
1 Rafael Palmeiro 19
3 Jeff Bagwell 15
3 Marcus Giles 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 9
2 Alex Sanchez 8
3 Juan Pierre 7
4 Orlando Cabrera 6
5 Jimmy Rollins 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.56
2 Brad Penny 0.64
3 Al Leiter 0.69
4 Eric DuBose 0.71
5 Jimmy Gobble 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bartolo Colon 3
1 Mike Hampton 3
1 Rich Harden 3
1 Gil Meche 3
5 41 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Oliver Perez 28
2 Livan Hernandez 24
3 Bartolo Colon 23
3 Brandon Webb 23
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Braden Looper 6
2 Eric Gagne 5
2 Jorge Julio 5
2 John Smoltz 5
5 5 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .406
2 Todd Helton .404
3 Magglio Ordonez .393
4 Marcus Giles .389
4 Albert Pujols .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Bagwell 12
2 Sammy Sosa 11
3 Jason Giambi 10
3 Carlos Lee 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Lee 29
1 Preston Wilson 29
3 Sammy Sosa 28
4 Jeff Bagwell 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 14
2 Carl Crawford 13
3 Alex Sanchez 11
4 Orlando Cabrera 9
5 Jose Reyes 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Leiter 1.08
2 Rich Harden 1.33
3 Kevin Brown 1.35
4 Livan Hernandez 1.65
5 Tim Hudson 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Hampton 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
3 Bartolo Colon 4
3 Roy Halladay 4
3 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Brandon Webb 47
2 Pedro Martinez 44
2 Oliver Perez 44
4 Javier Vazquez 42
5 3 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jorge Julio 10
1 Billy Wagner 10
3 Eric Gagne 8
3 Mariano Rivera 8
3 John Smoltz 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .367
2 Barry Bonds .353
3 Todd Helton .350
4 Manny Ramirez .339
5 Gary Sheffield .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 50
2 Barry Bonds 49
3 Jason Giambi 46
3 Jim Thome 46
5 Carlos Delgado 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Pujols 147
2 Carlos Delgado 140
3 Garret Anderson 134
4 Vernon Wells 132
5 Manny Ramirez 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 73
2 Dave Roberts 42
3 Carl Crawford 41
4 Alex Sanchez 40
5 2 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.31
2 Tim Hudson 2.35
3 Jason Schmidt 2.56
4 Kevin Brown 2.64
5 Barry Zito 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Russ Ortiz 23
2 Roy Halladay 21
2 Mark Mulder 21
4 Esteban Loaiza 19
4 4 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kerry Wood 274
2 Javier Vazquez 236
3 Jason Schmidt 227
4 Mike Mussina 217
5 2 tied 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 57
2 Eric Gagne 54
3 Billy Wagner 44
4 Ugueth Urbina 40
5 2 tied 38