On This Day

Wednesday, May 4, 2005

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 18 9 .667 --
Red Sox 15 12 .556 3.0
Blue Jays 16 13 .552 3.0
Yankees 11 17 .393 7.5
Devil Rays 10 18 .357 8.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 20 7 .741 --
Twins 15 11 .577 4.5
Tigers 12 14 .462 7.5
Indians 11 15 .423 8.5
Royals 7 20 .259 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 17 11 .607 --
Rangers 15 14 .517 2.5
Athletics 13 15 .464 4.0
Mariners 12 16 .429 5.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Marlins 15 10 .600 --
Braves 16 11 .593 0.0
Nationals 15 13 .536 1.5
Mets 14 14 .500 2.5
Phillies 12 16 .429 4.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 18 8 .692 --
Brewers 13 13 .500 5.0
Cubs 12 14 .462 6.0
Astros 11 15 .423 7.0
Pirates 10 16 .385 8.0
Reds 10 17 .370 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 17 10 .630 --
D'backs 17 11 .607 0.5
Giants 14 13 .519 3.0
Padres 14 14 .500 3.5
Rockies 6 19 .240 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carl Crawford 4
2 Hank Blalock 3
2 Miguel Cabrera 3
2 Johnny Damon 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Klesko 2
2 Bobby Abreu 1
2 Josh Bard 1
2 Jason Bay 1
2 30 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Scott Hatteberg 4
1 Richard Hidalgo 4
1 Damon Hollins 4
4 Casey Blake 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chone Figgins 2
1 Rob Mackowiak 2
3 Carl Crawford 1
3 Erubiel Durazo 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jae Weong Seo 2.67
2 Erik Bedard 2.00
3 Jake Peavy 1.14
4 Mark Mulder 1.00
5 Roger Clemens 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erik Bedard 1
1 Paul Byrd 1
1 Casey Fossum 1
1 Freddy Garcia 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Erik Bedard 12
2 A. J. Burnett 8
2 Roger Clemens 8
2 Jake Peavy 8
2 Jae Weong Seo 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danys Baez 1
1 Keith Foulke 1
1 Dustin Hermanson 1
1 Danny Kolb 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Derrek Lee .406
2 Carlos Guillen .400
3 Clint Barmes .392
4 Cliff Floyd .391
5 Shea Hillenbrand .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 10
2 Miguel Tejada 9
3 Adam Dunn 8
3 Cliff Floyd 8
3 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Tejada 32
2 Derrek Lee 30
3 Alex Rodriguez 28
4 Manny Ramirez 27
4 Brian Roberts 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chone Figgins 12
1 Brian Roberts 12
3 Torii Hunter 11
3 Scott Podsednik 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.29
1 Dontrelle Willis 1.29
3 Brett Myers 1.34
4 Jon Garland 1.38
5 John Patterson 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jon Garland 5
1 Dontrelle Willis 5
3 Josh Beckett 4
3 Jeremy Bonderman 4
3 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 52
1 Johan Santana 52
3 Jake Peavy 49
4 Roger Clemens 44
4 Brett Myers 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brandon Lyon 11
2 Jose Mesa 10
3 Yhency Brazoban 9
3 Francisco Cordero 9
5 5 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lyle Overbay .500
2 Bill Hall .471
2 Toby Hall .471
4 Miguel Cabrera .463
5 Carlos Guillen .462

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 6
1 Mark Teixeira 6
3 Cliff Floyd 5
3 Mike Sweeney 5
3 Miguel Tejada 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 16
2 Cliff Floyd 15
3 Johnny Damon 14
3 Mike Sweeney 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chone Figgins 9
2 Scott Podsednik 7
3 Carl Crawford 6
3 Brian Roberts 6
3 Willy Taveras 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jon Garland 0.35
2 Erik Bedard 0.39
3 CC Sabathia 0.64
4 John Thomson 0.69
5 Kenny Rogers 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erik Bedard 3
1 Jon Garland 3
1 Livan Hernandez 3
1 Mark Mulder 3
1 Javier Vazquez 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 A. J. Burnett 29
2 Chris Carpenter 26
3 Erik Bedard 25
3 Johan Santana 25
5 Brett Myers 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Yhency Brazoban 6
1 Brandon Lyon 6
1 Jose Mesa 6
4 Francisco Rodriguez 5
5 10 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ichiro Suzuki .381
2 Barry Bonds .345
3 Albert Pujols .342
4 Todd Helton .339
5 Vladimir Guerrero .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 45
1 Manny Ramirez 45
3 Albert Pujols 44
3 Mark Teixeira 44
5 2 tied 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Tejada 166
2 Manny Ramirez 141
3 David Ortiz 139
4 Vladimir Guerrero 131
5 2 tied 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 67
2 Carl Crawford 55
3 Bobby Abreu 48
4 Juan Pierre 40
5 Ichiro Suzuki 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jake Peavy 2.38
2 Johan Santana 2.43
3 Randy Johnson 2.72
4 Ben Sheets 2.76
5 Roger Clemens 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johan Santana 23
2 Roy Oswalt 22
3 Mark Buehrle 19
3 Bartolo Colon 19
3 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 287
2 Randy Johnson 282
3 Jason Schmidt 268
4 Ben Sheets 255
5 Pedro Martinez 248

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jason Isringhausen 52
2 Francisco Cordero 48
3 Mariano Rivera 47
4 Joe Nathan 45
5 Jose Mesa 44