On This Day

Sunday, October 3, 2004

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2004 Playoffs

Upcoming Games

October 5, 2004

Los Angeles Dodgers at St. Louis Cardinals

Boston Red Sox at Anaheim Angels

Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees

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Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 101 61 .623 --
Red Sox 98 64 .605 3.0
Orioles 78 84 .481 23.0
Devil Rays 70 91 .435 30.5
Blue Jays 67 94 .416 33.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 92 70 .568 --
White Sox 83 79 .512 9.0
Indians 80 82 .494 12.0
Tigers 72 90 .444 20.0
Royals 58 104 .358 34.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 92 70 .568 --
Athletics 91 71 .562 1.0
Rangers 89 73 .549 3.0
Mariners 63 99 .389 29.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 96 66 .593 --
Phillies 86 76 .531 10.0
Marlins 83 79 .512 13.0
Mets 71 91 .438 25.0
Expos 67 95 .414 29.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 105 57 .648 --
Astros 92 70 .568 13.0
Cubs 89 73 .549 16.0
Reds 76 86 .469 29.0
Pirates 72 89 .447 32.5
Brewers 67 94 .416 37.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 93 69 .574 --
Giants 91 71 .562 2.0
Padres 87 75 .537 6.0
Rockies 68 94 .420 25.0
D'backs 51 111 .315 42.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Moises Alou 3
1 Josh Bard 3
1 Joe Borchard 3
1 Jermaine Dye 3
1 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charles Thomas 2
2 Bobby Abreu 1
2 Chris Aguila 1
2 Moises Alou 1
2 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charles Thomas 5
2 Jason Dubois 4
2 Jimmy Rollins 4
4 Jason Ellison 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 3
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Lance Berkman 1
2 Joe Borchard 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jason Schmidt 2.25
2 Tim Hudson 1.50
3 Oliver Perez 1.29
4 Cliff Lee 1.20
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Backe 1
1 Kiko Calero 1
1 Bruce Chen 1
1 Jose Contreras 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Oliver Perez 9
1 Jason Schmidt 9
3 Brandon Backe 6
3 Tim Hudson 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Greg Aquino 1
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 LaTroy Hawkins 1
1 Brad Lidge 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ichiro Suzuki .372
2 Barry Bonds .362
3 Todd Helton .347
4 Melvin Mora .340
5 Vladimir Guerrero .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 48
2 Adam Dunn 46
2 Albert Pujols 46
4 Barry Bonds 45
5 Manny Ramirez 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Tejada 150
2 David Ortiz 139
3 Vinny Castilla 131
4 Manny Ramirez 130
5 Vladimir Guerrero 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 70
2 Carl Crawford 59
3 Juan Pierre 45
4 Carlos Beltran 42
5 Bobby Abreu 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jake Peavy 2.27
2 Randy Johnson 2.60
3 Johan Santana 2.61
4 Ben Sheets 2.70
5 Carlos Zambrano 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Schilling 21
2 Roy Oswalt 20
2 Johan Santana 20
4 Roger Clemens 18
4 4 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 290
2 Johan Santana 265
3 Ben Sheets 264
4 Jason Schmidt 251
5 Oliver Perez 239

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 53
2 Francisco Cordero 49
3 Armando Benitez 47
3 Jason Isringhausen 47
5 Eric Gagne 45

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Raul Ibanez .458
2 Vladimir Guerrero .435
3 Jeremy Reed .429
4 Placido Polanco .426
5 Marcus Giles .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vladimir Guerrero 7
2 Keith Ginter 5
2 Jeff Kent 5
2 Carlos Lee 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Tejada 19
2 Michael Young 17
3 Keith Ginter 16
4 Johnny Damon 15
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 10
2 Juan Pierre 7
3 Carlos Beltran 6
4 Rafael Furcal 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Hampton 0.69
2 Mark Prior 0.74
3 Jeff Francis 0.75
4 Oliver Perez 0.92
5 Johan Santana 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Yhency Brazoban 5
2 Cliff Lee 3
2 Cory Lidle 3
2 Jake Peavy 3
5 37 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 30
1 Mark Prior 30
3 Jake Peavy 29
4 Ben Sheets 27
5 Johan Santana 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 5
1 Jason Isringhausen 5
1 Brad Lidge 5
1 Troy Percival 5
1 John Smoltz 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .406
2 Jason Kendall .398
3 Ryan Klesko .389
4 Raul Ibanez .381
5 Ross Gload .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vladimir Guerrero 11
2 Tony Batista 9
2 Paul Konerko 9
2 Rafael Palmeiro 9
2 Aramis Ramirez 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Tejada 29
2 Johnny Damon 28
3 Mark Teixeira 27
3 Michael Young 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 19
2 Endy Chavez 9
2 Carl Crawford 9
2 Ryan Freel 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 0.45
2 Luke Hudson 1.33
3 Brett Tomko 1.48
4 John Thomson 1.50
5 Sun-Woo Kim 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Yhency Brazoban 5
1 Bartolo Colon 5
1 Johan Santana 5
4 Jeremy Bonderman 4
4 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 52
1 Johan Santana 52
3 Ben Sheets 51
4 Randy Johnson 48
4 Oliver Perez 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brad Lidge 11
2 Dustin Hermanson 9
2 John Smoltz 9
4 Francisco Cordero 8
4 3 others tied 8