On This Day

Tuesday, August 17, 2004

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 75 43 .636 --
Red Sox 66 52 .559 9.0
Orioles 57 61 .483 18.0
Devil Rays 55 64 .462 20.5
Blue Jays 49 71 .408 27.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 65 53 .551 --
Indians 63 58 .521 3.5
White Sox 59 57 .509 5.0
Tigers 55 63 .466 10.0
Royals 42 75 .359 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 67 52 .563 --
Rangers 66 52 .559 0.5
Angels 65 54 .546 2.0
Mariners 45 73 .381 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 67 51 .568 --
Marlins 59 59 .500 8.0
Phillies 59 60 .496 8.5
Mets 56 61 .479 10.5
Expos 49 69 .415 18.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 78 40 .661 --
Cubs 63 55 .534 15.0
Astros 58 60 .492 20.0
Pirates 57 60 .487 20.5
Reds 56 63 .471 22.5
Brewers 55 62 .470 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 70 48 .593 --
Giants 66 55 .545 5.5
Padres 64 55 .538 6.5
Rockies 54 65 .454 16.5
D'backs 36 85 .298 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Raul Ibanez 5
2 Ichiro Suzuki 4
2 Mark Teixeira 4
4 Eric Byrnes 3
4 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 2
1 Bret Boone 2
1 Bobby Higginson 2
4 Adrian Beltre 1
4 33 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark Teixeira 7
2 Bobby Higginson 5
2 Ichiro Suzuki 5
4 Bret Boone 4
4 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 2
2 Carlos Beltran 1
2 Ron Calloway 1
2 Chone Figgins 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jake Peavy 4.50
2 A. J. Burnett 1.50
3 Jason Schmidt 1.17
4 Roy Oswalt 1.00
4 Victor Santos 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilson Alvarez 1
1 Dewon Brazelton 1
1 Cal Eldred 1
1 Scott Erickson 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 A. J. Burnett 9
1 Jake Peavy 9
3 Roy Oswalt 7
3 Jason Schmidt 7
5 5 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Brocail 1
1 Shawn Chacon 1
1 Danny Kolb 1
1 Ugueth Urbina 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ichiro Suzuki .367
2 Barry Bonds .354
3 Melvin Mora .346
4 Mark Loretta .341
5 Sean Casey .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 37
2 Adam Dunn 36
3 Jim Thome 35
4 Adrian Beltre 34
5 Barry Bonds 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Tejada 107
2 David Ortiz 105
3 Scott Rolen 104
4 Vinny Castilla 100
5 Albert Pujols 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 49
2 Scott Podsednik 43
3 Dave Roberts 33
4 Bobby Abreu 29
5 Ichiro Suzuki 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jason Schmidt 2.52
2 Al Leiter 2.60
3 Ben Sheets 2.74
4 Roger Clemens 2.76
5 Carlos Zambrano 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Mulder 15
1 Jason Schmidt 15
3 Kenny Rogers 14
3 Curt Schilling 14
5 6 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 202
2 Jason Schmidt 193
3 Johan Santana 190
4 Ben Sheets 184
5 Pedro Martinez 170

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 40
2 Francisco Cordero 36
2 Danny Graves 36
4 Armando Benitez 35
4 Eric Gagne 35

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ichiro Suzuki .525
2 J. T. Snow .513
3 Steve Finley .459
4 Jason Varitek .442
5 Aubrey Huff .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 8
2 Adam Dunn 7
2 Chipper Jones 7
4 Barry Bonds 6
4 Justin Morneau 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Melvin Mora 19
2 Albert Pujols 18
3 Mark Teixeira 17
4 Tony Batista 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rafael Furcal 9
2 Carlos Beltran 7
3 Carl Crawford 5
3 Corey Patterson 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Giovanni Carrara 0.00
2 Orlando Hernandez 0.60
3 Odalis Perez 0.66
4 Roy Oswalt 0.83
5 Jake Peavy 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ryan Drese 3
1 Julian Tavarez 3
1 Jake Westbrook 3
4 Jason Christiansen 2
4 40 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jason Schmidt 29
2 Pedro Martinez 27
3 A. J. Burnett 25
4 Randy Johnson 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jason Isringhausen 6
2 Shawn Chacon 5
2 Francisco Cordero 5
2 Eric Gagne 5
2 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ichiro Suzuki .508
2 Kevin Millar .420
3 J. T. Snow .415
4 Robb Quinlan .413
5 Mark Loretta .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeromy Burnitz 13
1 Albert Pujols 13
3 Adrian Beltre 12
4 Mike Cameron 11
4 4 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Melvin Mora 32
2 Tony Batista 31
2 Miguel Tejada 31
4 Jeromy Burnitz 29
5 3 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Beltran 12
2 Torii Hunter 11
2 Jose Reyes 11
4 Carl Crawford 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orlando Hernandez 1.24
2 Jake Peavy 1.58
3 Roy Oswalt 1.69
4 Chad Durbin 1.88
5 Jeff Weaver 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ryan Drese 5
1 Mike Hampton 5
1 Roy Oswalt 5
1 Sidney Ponson 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jason Schmidt 51
2 Pedro Martinez 50
3 Randy Johnson 48
3 Oliver Perez 48
5 Johan Santana 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 13
2 Jason Isringhausen 11
3 Shawn Chacon 10
3 Eric Gagne 10
3 Joe Nathan 10

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .352
2 Melvin Mora .337
3 Todd Helton .337
4 Ichiro Suzuki .333
5 Vladimir Guerrero .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Thome 49
2 Albert Pujols 46
3 David Ortiz 45
4 Adrian Beltre 43
4 Alex Rodriguez 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 143
2 Miguel Tejada 138
3 Scott Rolen 126
4 Gary Sheffield 121
5 2 tied 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 66
2 Scott Podsednik 61
3 Dave Roberts 42
4 Carlos Beltran 38
5 2 tied 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jason Schmidt 2.38
2 Jake Peavy 2.54
3 Al Leiter 2.56
4 Wilson Alvarez 2.81
5 Carlos Zambrano 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jason Schmidt 20
2 Roger Clemens 18
2 Pedro Martinez 18
2 Johan Santana 18
5 3 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 260
2 Jason Schmidt 244
3 Johan Santana 240
4 Pedro Martinez 214
5 Ben Sheets 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 55
2 Eric Gagne 49
3 Danny Kolb 47
4 Jason Isringhausen 42
5 Francisco Cordero 40