On This Day

Saturday, April 23, 2005

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 11 7 .611 --
Red Sox 10 8 .556 1.0
Blue Jays 9 10 .474 2.5
Devil Rays 8 10 .444 3.0
Yankees 7 11 .389 4.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 14 4 .778 --
Twins 10 7 .588 3.5
Indians 8 10 .444 6.0
Tigers 7 10 .412 6.5
Royals 5 13 .278 9.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 10 8 .556 --
Rangers 10 9 .526 0.5
Athletics 9 9 .500 1.0
Mariners 8 10 .444 2.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Marlins 11 7 .611 --
Mets 10 8 .556 1.0
Braves 10 8 .556 1.0
Nationals 9 9 .500 2.0
Phillies 8 10 .444 3.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 11 5 .688 --
Cubs 8 9 .471 3.5
Reds 8 9 .471 3.5
Astros 8 9 .471 3.5
Pirates 6 11 .353 5.5
Brewers 6 11 .353 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 12 5 .706 --
D'backs 10 8 .556 2.5
Giants 8 9 .471 4.0
Padres 8 10 .444 4.5
Rockies 6 11 .353 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Victor Diaz 4
1 Laynce Nix 4
3 Clint Barmes 3
3 Ronnie Belliard 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 2
1 Mark Teixeira 2
3 Jason Bay 1
3 Ronnie Belliard 1
3 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark Teixeira 4
1 Preston Wilson 4
3 Victor Diaz 3
3 Andruw Jones 3
3 Bobby Kielty 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff DaVanon 2
2 Alfredo Amezaga 1
2 Ben Broussard 1
2 Jason Ellison 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jose Contreras 3.00
2 Jake Peavy 1.60
3 Cliff Lee 1.00
3 Mark Mulder 1.00
5 2 tied 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erik Bedard 1
1 Shawn Chacon 1
1 Casey Fossum 1
1 John Grabow 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 8
2 Zack Greinke 7
2 Dontrelle Willis 7
4 Erik Bedard 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Lance Carter 1
1 Jose Mesa 1
1 Guillermo Mota 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Clint Barmes .456
2 Derrek Lee .413
3 Jacque Jones .400
4 Edgardo Alfonzo .393
4 Carlos Guillen .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Konerko 7
1 Brian Roberts 7
3 Troy Glaus 6
3 David Ortiz 6
5 11 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pat Burrell 20
1 Miguel Tejada 20
3 Juan Encarnacion 19
3 Brian Roberts 19
5 Manny Ramirez 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Torii Hunter 10
2 Scott Podsednik 9
3 Julio Lugo 7
3 Brian Roberts 7
3 Ichiro Suzuki 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.32
2 Rich Harden 0.44
3 John Patterson 0.86
4 Tim Hudson 0.96
5 Josh Beckett 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jon Lieber 4
1 Dontrelle Willis 4
3 Danys Baez 3
3 Josh Beckett 3
3 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 38
2 Johan Santana 37
3 Jake Peavy 34
4 Roger Clemens 32
5 Josh Beckett 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Cordero 8
2 Brandon Lyon 7
3 Danny Graves 6
3 Jason Isringhausen 6
3 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ichiro Suzuki .379
2 Vladimir Guerrero .347
3 Barry Bonds .346
4 Todd Helton .339
5 Melvin Mora .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Konerko 45
1 Manny Ramirez 45
3 Jim Edmonds 44
3 Albert Pujols 44
5 3 tied 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Tejada 162
2 David Ortiz 141
3 Manny Ramirez 137
4 Vladimir Guerrero 131
5 Vinny Castilla 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 68
2 Carl Crawford 56
3 Bobby Abreu 46
4 Juan Pierre 42
5 Ichiro Suzuki 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jake Peavy 2.21
2 Johan Santana 2.49
3 Randy Johnson 2.70
4 Ben Sheets 2.80
5 Roger Clemens 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johan Santana 22
2 Roy Oswalt 21
3 Curt Schilling 20
3 Jason Schmidt 20
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 286
2 Randy Johnson 285
3 Jason Schmidt 272
4 Ben Sheets 269
5 Oliver Perez 245

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Cordero 53
2 Jason Isringhausen 51
2 Mariano Rivera 51
4 Joe Nathan 45
5 Jose Mesa 44