On This Day

Saturday, August 20, 2005

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 70 51 .579 --
Yankees 67 54 .554 3.0
Blue Jays 63 59 .516 7.5
Orioles 60 62 .492 10.5
Devil Rays 50 73 .407 21.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 74 46 .617 --
Indians 67 56 .545 8.5
Twins 65 58 .528 10.5
Tigers 59 62 .488 15.5
Royals 39 82 .322 35.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 71 52 .577 --
Athletics 68 54 .557 2.5
Rangers 57 65 .467 13.5
Mariners 53 69 .434 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 69 54 .561 --
Phillies 66 58 .532 3.5
Marlins 64 58 .525 4.5
Nationals 64 59 .520 5.0
Mets 63 59 .516 5.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 78 45 .634 --
Astros 65 58 .528 13.0
Brewers 61 63 .492 17.5
Cubs 60 63 .488 18.0
Reds 56 67 .455 22.0
Pirates 53 70 .431 25.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 61 61 .500 --
D'backs 58 66 .468 4.0
Dodgers 56 66 .459 5.0
Giants 53 69 .434 8.0
Rockies 46 77 .374 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Bloomquist 3
1 Hee-Seop Choi 3
1 Craig Counsell 3
1 Brad Eldred 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Richie Sexson 2
2 Adrian Beltre 1
2 Miguel Cabrera 1
2 Jorge Cantu 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Sexson 5
2 Jorge Cantu 4
2 Xavier Nady 4
2 Brian Schneider 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Counsell 2
1 Adam Kennedy 2
1 Willy Taveras 2
4 Chris Burke 1
4 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Kazmir 1.67
2 Felix Hernandez 1.50
3 Cliff Lee 1.20
4 Ervin Santana 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shawn Chacon 1
1 Aaron Cook 1
1 Elmer Dessens 1
1 Franklyn German 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scott Kazmir 10
2 Felix Hernandez 9
3 Ben Sheets 8
4 Cliff Lee 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danys Baez 1
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 Jason Isringhausen 1
1 Mike MacDougal 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Derrek Lee .346
2 Miguel Cabrera .336
3 Albert Pujols .335
4 Johnny Damon .335
5 Placido Polanco .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andruw Jones 39
2 Alex Rodriguez 36
3 Derrek Lee 35
4 Adam Dunn 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 109
2 David Ortiz 107
3 Alex Rodriguez 99
4 Mark Teixeira 98
5 2 tied 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 54
2 Jose Reyes 45
3 Chone Figgins 41
3 Juan Pierre 41
5 2 tied 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.53
2 Chris Carpenter 2.29
3 John Patterson 2.38
4 Roy Halladay 2.41
5 Rich Harden 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 17
2 Bartolo Colon 16
2 Jon Garland 16
2 Dontrelle Willis 16
5 4 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 183
2 Johan Santana 182
3 Pedro Martinez 176
4 Chris Carpenter 174
5 John Lackey 160

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chad Cordero 39
2 Mariano Rivera 33
3 Jason Isringhausen 32
3 Bob Wickman 32
5 2 tied 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .467
2 So Taguchi .455
3 Jason Bay .435
4 Michael Barrett .414
5 Bill Mueller .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 6
1 Andruw Jones 6
1 Paul Konerko 6
1 David Ortiz 6
1 Alex Rodriguez 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 19
2 David Wright 18
3 Adrian Beltre 14
3 Vladimir Guerrero 14
3 Alex Rodriguez 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 9
2 Craig Counsell 7
3 Jason Bay 5
3 Carlos Beltran 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dontrelle Willis 0.36
2 A. J. Burnett 0.38
3 Jae Weong Seo 0.39
4 Kip Wells 0.64
5 Noah Lowry 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 3
1 Bartolo Colon 3
1 Jon Lieber 3
1 Noah Lowry 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 28
1 Mark Prior 28
3 Felix Hernandez 26
4 Doug Davis 24
4 2 others tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danys Baez 6
2 Miguel Batista 5
2 Todd Jones 5
2 Mariano Rivera 5
5 6 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .403
2 So Taguchi .378
3 Jason Bay .378
4 Chris Duffy .375
5 Jeff Francoeur .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vladimir Guerrero 10
1 Andruw Jones 10
1 Paul Konerko 10
1 Alex Rodriguez 10
1 Richie Sexson 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vladimir Guerrero 34
2 David Wright 31
3 Adrian Beltre 27
3 Adam Dunn 27
3 Jhonny Peralta 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 15
2 Juan Pierre 12
3 Chone Figgins 10
4 Jason Bay 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 A. J. Burnett 0.78
2 Felix Hernandez 1.24
3 Carlos Zambrano 1.51
4 Noah Lowry 1.64
5 John Patterson 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 6
2 Bartolo Colon 5
2 Jake Westbrook 5
4 Josh Beckett 4
4 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 51
2 Ben Sheets 46
3 Scott Kazmir 45
3 Mark Prior 45
5 3 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 12
2 Danys Baez 11
3 Brad Lidge 9
3 Mariano Rivera 9
3 3 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Adam Kennedy .343
2 Albert Pujols .339
3 Vladimir Guerrero .337
4 Moises Alou .335
5 Placido Polanco .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andruw Jones 47
2 Manny Ramirez 45
3 Adam Dunn 44
4 Paul Konerko 43
5 4 tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 152
2 David Ortiz 141
3 Alex Rodriguez 132
4 Mark Teixeira 130
5 Gary Sheffield 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 78
2 Juan Pierre 59
3 Jose Reyes 50
4 Chone Figgins 49
5 Rafael Furcal 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.92
2 Chris Carpenter 2.31
3 Roy Halladay 2.47
4 Andy Pettitte 2.67
5 Johan Santana 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bartolo Colon 22
2 Roy Oswalt 21
3 Chris Carpenter 20
3 Jon Garland 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 252
2 Johan Santana 251
3 Randy Johnson 247
4 Pedro Martinez 233
5 Roger Clemens 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jason Isringhausen 46
2 Mariano Rivera 45
3 Brad Lidge 44
4 Dustin Hermanson 43
5 3 tied 41