On This Day

Monday, August 7, 2000

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 59 48 .551 --
Red Sox 56 52 .519 3.5
Blue Jays 58 56 .509 4.5
Orioles 49 61 .445 11.5
Devil Rays 47 63 .427 13.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 67 43 .609 --
Indians 58 51 .532 8.5
Tigers 51 59 .464 16.0
Royals 51 60 .459 16.5
Twins 52 62 .456 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 65 46 .586 --
Athletics 61 49 .555 3.5
Angels 58 55 .513 8.0
Rangers 52 58 .473 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 68 44 .607 --
Mets 64 46 .582 3.0
Marlins 56 56 .500 12.0
Expos 49 59 .454 17.0
Phillies 47 63 .427 20.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 61 50 .550 --
Reds 55 56 .495 6.0
Cubs 52 59 .468 9.0
Pirates 48 63 .432 13.0
Brewers 47 65 .420 14.5
Astros 42 70 .375 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 62 48 .564 --
D'backs 62 50 .554 1.0
Dodgers 58 53 .523 4.5
Rockies 53 57 .482 9.0
Padres 53 59 .473 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jay Buhner 4
1 Jeff Cirillo 4
1 Johnny Damon 4
1 Todd Dunwoody 4
1 Shannon Stewart 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Gant 2
1 David Justice 2
3 Kurt Abbott 1
3 Bobby Abreu 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Guillen 4
1 Ricky Gutierrez 4
3 Rich Aurilia 3
3 Todd Dunwoody 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Preston Wilson 2
1 Tony Womack 2
3 Moises Alou 1
3 Danny Bautista 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Redman 1.50
2 Rick Ankiel 1.40
3 Robert Person 0.89
3 Ruben Quevedo 0.89
5 Greg Maddux 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Matt Clement 1
1 Buddy Groom 1
1 John Halama 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Redman 9
2 Robert Person 8
2 Ruben Quevedo 8
4 Rick Ankiel 7
4 Livan Hernandez 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Eddie Guardado 1
1 Shigetoshi Hasegawa 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nomar Garciaparra .390
2 Todd Helton .380
3 Carlos Delgado .369
4 Luis Castillo .367
5 Jeffrey Hammonds .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Sheffield 35
1 Sammy Sosa 35
3 Barry Bonds 34
4 Tony Batista 33
4 Carlos Delgado 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edgar Martinez 103
2 Sammy Sosa 101
3 Carlos Delgado 100
3 Bernie Williams 100
5 Jeff Kent 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 46
2 Tom Goodwin 40
3 Eric Young 37
4 Johnny Damon 34
5 Rickey Henderson 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.42
2 Randy Johnson 2.23
3 Kevin Brown 2.34
4 Al Leiter 3.21
5 Greg Maddux 3.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Wells 17
2 Randy Johnson 15
3 Tom Glavine 14
4 James Baldwin 13
4 4 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 244
2 Pedro Martinez 195
3 Pedro Astacio 163
4 Kevin Brown 149
5 Mike Mussina 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 33
2 Todd Jones 32
3 Trevor Hoffman 30
4 Armando Benitez 27
4 2 others tied 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tim Salmon .482
2 Carlos Delgado .460
3 Johnny Damon .458
4 Paul O'Neill .434
5 Jim Thome .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luis Gonzalez 6
1 Geoff Jenkins 6
1 Tim Salmon 6
1 Sammy Sosa 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark Grace 18
1 Paul O'Neill 18
1 Tim Salmon 18
4 Adrian Beltre 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Tony Womack 9
3 Rafael Furcal 8
3 Eric Young 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Julian Tavarez 0.60
2 Scott Sullivan 0.73
3 Curt Schilling 1.04
4 Eric Milton 1.17
5 Al Leiter 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Elarton 3
1 Rich Garces 3
1 Tom Glavine 3
1 Eric Milton 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Astacio 26
2 Bartolo Colon 25
3 Randy Johnson 23
4 Rick Ankiel 22
4 Kevin Brown 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 7
2 Roberto Hernandez 6
3 Rick Aguilera 5
3 Armando Benitez 5
3 4 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Damon .471
2 Carlos Delgado .411
3 Nomar Garciaparra .400
4 David Justice .396
5 Sean Casey .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 14
2 Manny Ramirez 11
3 Tony Batista 9
3 Brad Fullmer 9
3 Geoff Jenkins 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 32
2 Ken Griffey 29
3 Gerald Williams 28
4 Mark Grace 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rafael Furcal 14
2 Johnny Damon 12
2 Tony Womack 12
4 Rickey Henderson 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff D'Amico 1.10
2 Pedro Martinez 1.35
3 Julian Tavarez 1.44
4 Jimmy Anderson 1.72
5 Curt Schilling 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 5
1 Mark Redman 5
1 Curt Schilling 5
4 Andy Ashby 4
4 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 59
2 Pedro Martinez 55
3 Pedro Astacio 44
4 Bartolo Colon 41
5 Kris Benson 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 11
2 Rick Aguilera 9
2 Armando Benitez 9
2 Roberto Hernandez 9
2 Trevor Hoffman 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .378
2 Nomar Garciaparra .375
3 Jeffrey Hammonds .363
4 Luis Castillo .359
5 Carlos Delgado .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 56
2 Barry Bonds 52
3 Mark McGwire 51
4 Gary Sheffield 50
5 Rafael Palmeiro 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 147
2 Carlos Delgado 142
2 Todd Helton 142
4 Vladimir Guerrero 140
5 2 tied 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 63
2 Eric Young 54
3 Tom Goodwin 52
3 Tony Womack 52
5 Johnny Damon 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.36
2 Randy Johnson 2.22
3 Kevin Brown 2.28
4 Mike Hampton 3.30
5 Chuck Finley 3.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Wells 23
2 Randy Johnson 21
2 Pedro Martinez 21
4 James Baldwin 20
5 Tom Glavine 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 346
2 Pedro Martinez 314
3 Pedro Astacio 233
4 Kevin Brown 222
5 Chuck Finley 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 46
2 Antonio Alfonseca 45
3 Trevor Hoffman 42
4 Robb Nen 40
5 Mariano Rivera 39