On This Day

Friday, September 23, 2005

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 90 63 .588 --
Red Sox 89 64 .582 1.0
Blue Jays 75 78 .490 15.0
Orioles 70 83 .458 20.0
Devil Rays 64 90 .416 26.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 92 61 .601 --
Indians 91 63 .591 1.5
Twins 78 75 .510 14.0
Tigers 67 86 .438 25.0
Royals 52 101 .340 40.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 88 65 .575 --
Athletics 84 69 .549 4.0
Rangers 76 78 .494 12.5
Mariners 67 87 .435 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 87 67 .565 --
Phillies 83 71 .539 4.0
Marlins 80 74 .519 7.0
Nationals 78 76 .506 9.0
Mets 76 77 .497 10.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 96 59 .619 --
Astros 84 70 .545 11.5
Brewers 76 77 .497 19.0
Cubs 76 78 .494 19.5
Reds 71 82 .464 24.0
Pirates 62 92 .403 33.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 77 76 .503 --
Giants 72 81 .471 5.0
D'backs 70 84 .455 7.5
Dodgers 68 85 .444 9.0
Rockies 63 90 .412 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Hall 4
1 Todd Helton 4
3 Carlos Beltran 3
3 Craig Biggio 3
3 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Utley 2
2 Chip Ambres 1
2 Danny Ardoin 1
2 Carlos Baerga 1
2 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chase Utley 5
2 Carlos Beltran 3
2 Carlos Delgado 3
2 Jermaine Dye 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rich Aurilia 1
1 Emil Brown 1
1 Bernie Castro 1
1 Raul Chavez 1
1 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jose Contreras 1.29
2 D. J. Houlton 1.25
3 Steve Trachsel 1.17
4 Esteban Loaiza 1.00
5 Josh Beckett 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeremy Accardo 1
1 Bronson Arroyo 1
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 Blaine Boyer 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose Contreras 9
2 Daniel Cabrera 7
2 Esteban Loaiza 7
2 Steve Trachsel 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Ryan Dempster 1
1 Kyle Farnsworth 1
1 Eddie Guardado 1
1 9 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Derrek Lee .341
2 Albert Pujols .335
3 Placido Polanco .330
4 Michael Young .330
5 Miguel Cabrera .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andruw Jones 50
2 David Ortiz 46
3 Alex Rodriguez 45
4 Derrek Lee 44
5 Mark Teixeira 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 140
2 Mark Teixeira 134
3 Manny Ramirez 132
4 Andruw Jones 126
5 Alex Rodriguez 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 58
2 Chone Figgins 56
2 Scott Podsednik 56
4 Juan Pierre 54
5 Carl Crawford 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.89
2 Dontrelle Willis 2.44
3 Andy Pettitte 2.45
4 Chris Carpenter 2.71
5 John Patterson 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dontrelle Willis 22
2 Chris Carpenter 21
3 Bartolo Colon 20
4 Chris Capuano 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 223
2 Jake Peavy 211
3 Pedro Martinez 208
4 Chris Carpenter 207
5 Randy Johnson 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chad Cordero 47
2 Bob Wickman 45
3 Trevor Hoffman 41
3 Mariano Rivera 41
3 Francisco Rodriguez 41

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kenny Lofton .513
2 Carlos Delgado .480
3 Jimmy Rollins .460
4 Todd Helton .438
5 Jorge Posada .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 8
2 Troy Glaus 7
2 Travis Hafner 7
2 Manny Ramirez 7
5 Mark Teixeira 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Travis Hafner 20
2 Matt Holliday 19
2 Mark Teixeira 19
4 David Ortiz 18
4 Richie Sexson 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chone Figgins 8
1 Jose Reyes 8
3 Jimmy Rollins 7
4 Juan Pierre 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jorge Sosa 0.89
2 Hector Carrasco 1.10
3 Scott Elarton 1.17
4 Kevin Millwood 1.29
5 Jon Lieber 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Blanton 3
1 Jose Contreras 3
1 Scott Elarton 3
1 Cliff Lee 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Esteban Loaiza 22
2 Doug Davis 21
2 Mark Prior 21
2 Tim Wakefield 21
5 CC Sabathia 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Wickman 8
2 Armando Benitez 6
2 Francisco Rodriguez 6
4 Ryan Dempster 5
4 4 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kenny Lofton .411
2 Victor Martinez .404
3 Todd Helton .394
4 Carl Crawford .387
5 David Eckstein .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 David Ortiz 15
2 Travis Hafner 13
3 Troy Glaus 11
3 Ryan Howard 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark Teixeira 35
2 Matt Holliday 33
3 David Ortiz 32
4 Travis Hafner 30
4 Andruw Jones 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chone Figgins 15
2 Juan Pierre 13
2 Jose Reyes 13
4 Carl Crawford 10
5 Jimmy Rollins 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hector Carrasco 0.96
2 Brandon McCarthy 1.15
3 Jason Marquis 1.38
4 Derek Lowe 1.48
5 Jon Lieber 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Contreras 6
1 Andy Pettitte 6
3 Cliff Lee 5
3 Aaron Small 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 44
2 Esteban Loaiza 42
3 Mark Prior 41
4 Doug Davis 39
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 13
2 Francisco Rodriguez 12
2 Bob Wickman 12
4 Ryan Dempster 11
5 3 tied 10