On This Day

Tuesday, May 23, 2000

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 25 16 .610 --
Yankees 24 17 .585 1.0
Blue Jays 24 23 .511 4.0
Orioles 18 25 .419 8.0
Devil Rays 15 28 .349 11.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 26 18 .591 --
Indians 23 18 .561 1.5
Royals 22 22 .500 4.0
Twins 20 26 .435 7.0
Tigers 15 26 .366 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 23 19 .548 --
Rangers 24 20 .545 0.0
Angels 23 22 .511 1.5
Athletics 22 24 .478 3.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 30 14 .682 --
Expos 25 17 .595 4.0
Mets 25 21 .543 6.0
Marlins 22 24 .478 9.0
Phillies 15 28 .349 14.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 26 18 .591 --
Reds 25 20 .556 1.5
Brewers 20 25 .444 6.5
Pirates 19 24 .442 6.5
Cubs 17 29 .370 10.0
Astros 16 28 .364 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 28 16 .636 --
Dodgers 25 18 .581 2.5
Rockies 22 20 .524 5.0
Giants 19 23 .452 8.0
Padres 18 27 .400 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Damon Buford 4
1 Rondell White 4
3 Roberto Alomar 3
3 Rich Becker 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Moises Alou 1
1 Brady Anderson 1
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Tony Batista 1
1 43 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Finley 4
1 Jose Hernandez 4
1 Bobby Higginson 4
4 Jose Canseco 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 1
1 Jose Cruz 1
1 Marquis Grissom 1
1 Andruw Jones 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Eiland 999.00
2 Stan Spencer 1.60
3 Darryl Kile 1.57
4 Al Leiter 1.17
5 Kerry Wood 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Anderson 1
1 Willie Blair 1
1 Brian Bohanon 1
1 Chris Carpenter 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Darryl Kile 11
2 Stan Spencer 8
2 Kerry Wood 8
4 Chris Holt 7
4 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Danny Graves 1
1 Dustin Hermanson 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .407
2 Jose Vidro .399
3 Vladimir Guerrero .386
4 Darin Erstad .376
5 Jim Edmonds .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 19
2 Barry Bonds 17
2 Steve Finley 17
2 Jason Giambi 17
5 2 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Giambi 51
2 Edgar Martinez 50
3 Alex Rodriguez 45
3 Sammy Sosa 45
5 3 tied 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 18
2 Roger Cedeno 17
3 Johnny Damon 16
3 Eric Young 16
5 2 tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.19
2 Randy Johnson 1.44
3 Kevin Brown 2.41
4 James Baldwin 2.51
5 Greg Maddux 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 7
1 Tom Glavine 7
1 Rick Helling 7
1 Randy Johnson 7
1 4 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 113
2 Pedro Martinez 95
3 Ryan Dempster 67
4 Chuck Finley 66
5 Pedro Astacio 59

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 14
2 Troy Percival 13
3 Armando Benitez 12
3 Todd Jones 12
3 Mariano Rivera 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Jordan .522
2 Jose Vidro .481
3 Ivan Rodriguez .476
4 Wil Cordero .471
5 2 tied .455

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brian Jordan 8
2 Edgar Martinez 7
2 Mark McGwire 7
2 Alex Rodriguez 7
2 Mo Vaughn 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edgar Martinez 22
2 Jeffrey Hammonds 20
3 Brian Jordan 19
4 Mark McGwire 18
4 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 9
2 Roger Cedeno 7
2 Eric Young 7
4 Cliff Floyd 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Brock 0.00
2 Mike Hampton 0.39
3 Jeff D'Amico 0.43
4 Scott Williamson 0.60
5 Jeff Fassero 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Burkett 3
1 Danny Graves 3
1 Mike Hampton 3
1 Shigetoshi Hasegawa 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 38
2 Pedro Martinez 28
3 Bartolo Colon 25
4 Al Leiter 24
5 Stan Spencer 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 8
2 Antonio Alfonseca 5
2 Todd Jones 5
4 Armando Benitez 4
4 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .467
2 Jose Vidro .422
3 Edgardo Alfonzo .411
4 Mike Sweeney .406
5 Edgar Martinez .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 15
2 Mo Vaughn 13
3 Barry Bonds 10
3 Steve Finley 10
3 4 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 34
2 Edgar Martinez 31
2 Sammy Sosa 31
4 Manny Ramirez 30
4 Mo Vaughn 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 14
2 Raul Mondesi 12
3 Tom Goodwin 11
3 Eric Young 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Williamson 0.64
2 Pedro Martinez 1.15
3 Kris Benson 1.35
4 Kevin Brown 1.80
5 Randy Johnson 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Baldwin 5
1 Rick Helling 5
1 David Wells 5
4 Pedro Astacio 4
4 17 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 71
2 Pedro Martinez 63
3 Robert Person 42
4 Chuck Finley 41
4 2 others tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 10
2 Todd Jones 9
3 Antonio Alfonseca 8
3 Billy Koch 8
3 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nomar Garciaparra .363
2 Larry Walker .360
3 Edgar Martinez .354
4 Todd Helton .349
5 Ivan Rodriguez .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 72
2 Sammy Sosa 62
3 Alex Rodriguez 53
4 Greg Vaughn 48
5 2 tied 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark McGwire 158
2 Sammy Sosa 155
3 Manny Ramirez 153
4 Alex Rodriguez 148
5 2 tied 144

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 61
2 Luis Castillo 59
3 Tony Womack 57
4 Brian Hunter 47
4 Pokey Reese 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.81
2 Randy Johnson 1.92
3 Greg Maddux 2.89
4 Kevin Brown 2.98
5 Kevin Millwood 3.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Hampton 22
2 Pedro Martinez 21
3 Randy Johnson 20
3 Greg Maddux 20
3 David Wells 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 381
2 Pedro Martinez 300
3 Pedro Astacio 217
4 Chuck Finley 214
5 Kevin Brown 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 46
2 John Rocker 42
2 Ugueth Urbina 42
4 John Wetteland 41
5 Trevor Hoffman 40