On This Day

Thursday, August 26, 2004

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 79 48 .622 --
Red Sox 73 53 .579 5.5
Devil Rays 59 68 .465 20.0
Orioles 57 69 .452 21.5
Blue Jays 53 75 .414 26.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 71 56 .559 --
Indians 64 65 .496 8.0
White Sox 62 63 .496 8.0
Tigers 60 67 .472 11.0
Royals 45 80 .360 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 74 53 .583 --
Angels 73 54 .575 1.0
Rangers 71 55 .563 2.5
Mariners 46 80 .365 27.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 73 53 .579 --
Marlins 63 62 .504 9.5
Phillies 62 65 .488 11.5
Mets 59 67 .468 14.0
Expos 54 73 .425 19.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 83 44 .654 --
Cubs 71 56 .559 12.0
Astros 64 63 .504 19.0
Reds 61 65 .484 21.5
Pirates 60 66 .476 22.5
Brewers 55 70 .440 27.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 74 53 .583 --
Giants 71 58 .550 4.0
Padres 69 58 .543 5.0
Rockies 55 72 .433 19.0
D'backs 39 89 .305 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rod Barajas 3
1 Sean Burroughs 3
1 Deivi Cruz 3
1 Steve Finley 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Bagwell 1
1 Ronnie Belliard 1
1 Adrian Beltre 1
1 Carlos Beltran 1
1 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Everett 4
1 Steve Finley 4
1 Scott Hatteberg 4
1 Abraham Nunez 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Adrian Beltre 1
1 Johnny Damon 1
1 Steve Finley 1
1 Rafael Furcal 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chris Carpenter 2.75
2 Aaron Harang 1.50
3 Adam Eaton 1.33
4 Bronson Arroyo 1.00
5 2 tied 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Anderson 1
1 Bronson Arroyo 1
1 Neal Cotts 1
1 Adam Eaton 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chris Carpenter 11
2 Bronson Arroyo 8
2 Mark Prior 8
4 Aaron Harang 6
4 Livan Hernandez 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Keith Foulke 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 John Smoltz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ichiro Suzuki .364
2 Barry Bonds .362
3 Melvin Mora .348
4 Mark Loretta .345
5 Sean Casey .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 41
2 Albert Pujols 39
3 Jim Thome 38
4 Adam Dunn 37
5 Barry Bonds 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Tejada 114
2 David Ortiz 112
3 Scott Rolen 110
4 Vinny Castilla 104
5 Manny Ramirez 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 50
2 Scott Podsednik 47
3 Dave Roberts 34
4 Juan Pierre 33
5 2 tied 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jason Schmidt 2.52
2 Al Leiter 2.69
3 Randy Johnson 2.78
4 Oliver Perez 2.80
5 Tim Hudson 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Mulder 17
2 Curt Schilling 16
3 Kenny Rogers 15
3 Jason Schmidt 15
5 3 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 227
2 Johan Santana 207
3 Ben Sheets 197
4 Jason Schmidt 193
5 Oliver Perez 184

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 44
2 Francisco Cordero 39
3 Danny Graves 37
4 Armando Benitez 36
4 Jason Isringhausen 36

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Varitek .484
2 Barry Bonds .455
2 J. T. Snow .455
4 JD Closser .441
5 Adrian Beltre .433

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 10
2 Chipper Jones 9
3 Albert Pujols 7
4 Carlos Beltran 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adrian Beltre 18
2 Erubiel Durazo 17
2 Chipper Jones 17
2 Albert Pujols 17
2 Manny Ramirez 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Corey Patterson 7
2 Carlos Beltran 6
2 Rafael Furcal 6
2 Juan Pierre 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jason Schmidt 0.53
2 Brad Radke 0.64
3 Zack Greinke 0.69
3 Brandon Webb 0.69
5 Oliver Perez 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Gordon 3
1 Johan Santana 3
1 Curt Schilling 3
4 Bronson Arroyo 2
4 43 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 39
2 Pedro Martinez 26
2 Ben Sheets 26
4 Oliver Perez 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 7
2 Francisco Cordero 6
2 Keith Foulke 6
4 Dustin Hermanson 5
4 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ichiro Suzuki .460
2 Jason Varitek .420
3 J. T. Snow .400
4 Mark Loretta .385
5 Darin Erstad .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 13
2 Gary Sheffield 12
3 Mike Cameron 11
3 Chipper Jones 11
5 4 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Cameron 29
1 Chipper Jones 29
1 Melvin Mora 29
4 Erubiel Durazo 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Beltran 13
2 Corey Patterson 12
3 Rafael Furcal 11
4 Carl Crawford 9
4 Derek Jeter 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roy Oswalt 1.60
2 Jason Schmidt 1.62
3 Oliver Perez 1.77
4 Jake Peavy 1.97
5 Johan Santana 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johan Santana 6
2 Bartolo Colon 5
2 Roy Oswalt 5
2 Jeff Weaver 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 53
2 Johan Santana 52
3 Oliver Perez 51
4 Ben Sheets 49
5 Pedro Martinez 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 13
2 Jason Isringhausen 11
3 Troy Percival 10
4 Francisco Cordero 9
4 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .360
2 Melvin Mora .340
3 Ichiro Suzuki .340
4 Mark Loretta .339
5 Todd Helton .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 49
1 Jim Thome 49
3 Albert Pujols 47
4 David Ortiz 44
5 Barry Bonds 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 139
2 Miguel Tejada 135
3 Scott Rolen 125
4 Gary Sheffield 120
5 Jim Thome 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 62
2 Scott Podsednik 60
3 Carlos Beltran 42
4 Juan Pierre 41
4 Dave Roberts 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jason Schmidt 2.56
2 Al Leiter 2.62
3 Randy Johnson 2.79
4 Odalis Perez 3.03
5 Roger Clemens 3.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jason Schmidt 19
2 Roger Clemens 18
2 Roy Oswalt 18
2 Johan Santana 18
5 6 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 275
2 Johan Santana 237
3 Jason Schmidt 231
4 Pedro Martinez 220
5 Ben Sheets 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 56
2 Eric Gagne 47
3 Jason Isringhausen 44
4 Francisco Cordero 43
4 Danny Kolb 43