On This Day

Wednesday, August 18, 2004

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 75 44 .630 --
Red Sox 67 52 .563 8.0
Orioles 57 62 .479 18.0
Devil Rays 55 65 .458 20.5
Blue Jays 49 72 .405 27.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 66 53 .555 --
Indians 63 59 .516 4.5
White Sox 60 57 .513 5.0
Tigers 55 64 .462 11.0
Royals 43 75 .364 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 68 52 .567 --
Rangers 67 52 .563 0.5
Angels 66 54 .550 2.0
Mariners 45 74 .378 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 68 51 .571 --
Marlins 60 59 .504 8.0
Phillies 59 61 .492 9.5
Mets 56 61 .479 11.0
Expos 50 70 .417 18.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 78 41 .655 --
Cubs 64 55 .538 14.0
Astros 59 60 .496 19.0
Pirates 57 61 .483 20.5
Reds 57 63 .475 21.5
Brewers 55 63 .466 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 70 49 .588 --
Giants 67 56 .545 5.0
Padres 64 56 .533 6.5
Rockies 54 65 .454 16.0
D'backs 37 85 .303 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Deivi Cruz 5
2 Erubiel Durazo 4
2 Jody Gerut 4
2 J. T. Snow 4
5 16 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Erubiel Durazo 3
2 Hank Blalock 2
2 Russell Branyan 2
2 Aaron Rowand 2
5 25 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Russell Branyan 5
1 Erubiel Durazo 5
1 Aaron Rowand 5
4 Carlos Beltran 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 2
2 Milton Bradley 1
2 Chone Figgins 1
2 Jody Gerut 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Matt Clement 2.17
2 Woody Williams 1.10
3 Wayne Franklin 1.00
3 Johan Santana 1.00
5 Ben Sheets 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rocky Biddle 1
1 D. J. Carrasco 1
1 Bartolo Colon 1
1 Jose Contreras 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Matt Clement 13
2 Woody Williams 11
3 Ben Sheets 8
4 Jose Contreras 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Greg Aquino 1
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Octavio Dotel 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ichiro Suzuki .366
2 Barry Bonds .358
3 Melvin Mora .344
4 Mark Loretta .342
5 Sean Casey .339

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Tejada 108
2 David Ortiz 105
2 Scott Rolen 105
4 Vinny Castilla 100
5 Albert Pujols 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 49
2 Scott Podsednik 45
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 Odalis Perez 2.75
4 Carlos Zambrano 2.83
5 Randy Johnson 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Mulder 16
2 Kenny Rogers 15
2 Jason Schmidt 15
4 Curt Schilling 14
5 7 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 202
2 Johan Santana 196
3 Jason Schmidt 193
4 Ben Sheets 192
5 Pedro Martinez 170

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 40
2 Francisco Cordero 37
2 Danny Graves 37
4 Armando Benitez 36
5 Eric Gagne 35

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 J. T. Snow .465
2 Ichiro Suzuki .463
3 Steve Finley .429
4 Jason Varitek .425
5 Brian Roberts .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 7
1 Chipper Jones 7
1 Albert Pujols 7
4 Wily Mo Pena 6
5 8 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Pujols 17
2 Sean Casey 16
2 Melvin Mora 16
4 Adam Dunn 15
4 Chipper Jones 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rafael Furcal 9
2 Carlos Beltran 7
3 Carl Crawford 5
3 Chone Figgins 5
3 Corey Patterson 5

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ryan Drese 3
1 Johan Santana 3
1 Julian Tavarez 3
1 Jake Westbrook 3
5 38 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ben Sheets 30
2 Jason Schmidt 29
3 Pedro Martinez 27
4 A. J. Burnett 25
5 2 tied 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ichiro Suzuki .504
2 J. T. Snow .425
3 Kevin Millar .418
4 Robb Quinlan .413
5 Mark Loretta .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 13
2 Jeromy Burnitz 12
3 Adrian Beltre 11
3 Travis Hafner 11
3 3 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Tejada 32
2 Melvin Mora 31
3 Tony Batista 30
4 Albert Pujols 29
5 3 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Beltran 12
1 Torii Hunter 12
3 Corey Patterson 11
3 Jose Reyes 11
5 2 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 Bartolo Colon 5
1 Ryan Drese 5
1 Mike Hampton 5
1 Roy Oswalt 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 51
1 Jason Schmidt 51
1 Ben Sheets 51
4 Pedro Martinez 50
5 Randy Johnson 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 14
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 .354
2 Todd Helton .338
3 Melvin Mora .336
4 Vladimir Guerrero .333
5 Ichiro Suzuki .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Thome 49
2 Albert Pujols 46
3 David Ortiz 45
4 Adrian Beltre 43
5 2 tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 143
2 Miguel Tejada 139
3 Scott Rolen 127
4 Gary Sheffield 120
5 Jim Thome 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 65
2 Scott Podsednik 63
3 Dave Roberts 42
4 Carlos Beltran 38
5 Bobby Abreu 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 Johan Santana 19
3 Roger Clemens 18
3 Pedro Martinez 18
3 Kenny Rogers 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 260
2 Johan Santana 246
3 Jason Schmidt 244
4 Ben Sheets 215
5 Pedro Martinez 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 55
2 Eric Gagne 49
3 Danny Kolb 47
4 Jason Isringhausen 42
5 Francisco Cordero 41