On This Day

Saturday, August 12, 2000

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 62 50 .554 --
Red Sox 58 54 .518 4.0
Blue Jays 60 59 .504 5.5
Orioles 51 64 .443 12.5
Devil Rays 50 65 .435 13.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 70 46 .603 --
Indians 60 53 .531 8.5
Tigers 54 61 .470 15.5
Royals 53 63 .457 17.0
Twins 54 65 .454 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 69 48 .590 --
Athletics 62 53 .539 6.0
Angels 61 56 .521 8.0
Rangers 54 60 .474 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 71 45 .612 --
Mets 68 47 .591 2.5
Marlins 58 58 .500 13.0
Expos 51 61 .455 18.0
Phillies 50 65 .435 20.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 63 53 .543 --
Reds 58 57 .504 4.5
Cubs 53 62 .461 9.5
Pirates 49 66 .426 13.5
Brewers 48 68 .414 15.0
Astros 44 73 .376 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 64 50 .561 --
D'backs 63 53 .543 2.0
Dodgers 59 56 .513 5.5
Rockies 57 58 .496 7.5
Padres 56 61 .479 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff Cirillo 4
1 Carlos Febles 4
1 Jeffrey Hammonds 4
1 Magglio Ordonez 4
1 Larry Walker 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jermaine Dye 2
1 Troy Glaus 2
1 Jason LaRue 2
4 Jay Bell 1
4 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Cirillo 7
2 Jermaine Dye 6
3 Troy Glaus 5
3 Ricky Ledee 5
3 Aramis Ramirez 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 2
2 Marlon Anderson 1
2 Adrian Beltre 1
2 Luis Castillo 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bartolo Colon 1.60
2 Chuck Smith 1.00
3 Wade Miller 0.90
4 Rick Ankiel 0.86
5 Ismael Valdez 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Buehrle 1
1 Bartolo Colon 1
1 Buddy Groom 1
1 Mike Hampton 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wade Miller 9
2 Bartolo Colon 8
3 Chuck Smith 7
3 Scott Williamson 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Keith Foulke 1
1 Danny Graves 1
1 7 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .387
2 Nomar Garciaparra .383
3 Jeffrey Hammonds .365
4 Carlos Delgado .363
5 Darin Erstad .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Sheffield 36
1 Sammy Sosa 36
3 Tony Batista 34
3 Barry Bonds 34
3 3 others tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edgar Martinez 111
2 Bernie Williams 106
3 Sammy Sosa 105
4 Carlos Delgado 104
5 2 tied 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 47
2 Tom Goodwin 40
2 Eric Young 40
4 Johnny Damon 35
5 Tony Womack 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.46
2 Randy Johnson 2.25
3 Kevin Brown 2.47
4 Greg Maddux 3.15
5 Al Leiter 3.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Wells 17
2 Randy Johnson 15
3 Tom Glavine 14
3 Rick Helling 14
5 8 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 255
2 Pedro Martinez 204
3 Pedro Astacio 169
4 Kevin Brown 154
5 Darryl Kile 149

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 34
2 Trevor Hoffman 32
2 Todd Jones 32
4 Armando Benitez 29
5 2 tied 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .500
2 Tim Salmon .479
3 Phil Nevin .449
4 Johnny Damon .446
5 Melvin Mora .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luis Gonzalez 6
1 Geoff Jenkins 6
1 Phil Nevin 6
1 Alex Rodriguez 6
1 Greg Vaughn 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Cirillo 17
2 Phil Nevin 16
3 Edgar Martinez 15
4 Albert Belle 14
4 7 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 14
2 Rickey Henderson 8
2 Eric Young 8
4 Johnny Damon 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Julian Tavarez 0.98
2 Albie Lopez 1.09
3 Brian Moehler 1.13
4 Matt Clement 1.31
4 Kevin Tapani 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Jones 3
1 Andy Pettitte 3
3 Paul Abbott 2
3 Juan Acevedo 2
3 48 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 27
2 Pedro Astacio 23
2 Bartolo Colon 23
2 Jeff Weaver 23
5 Kevin Brown 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 8
2 Antonio Alfonseca 5
2 Armando Benitez 5
2 Ricky Bottalico 5
2 Bob Wickman 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Damon .477
2 Todd Helton .400
3 Sean Casey .393
4 David Justice .392
5 Tim Salmon .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 13
2 Manny Ramirez 11
3 Tony Batista 10
3 Brad Fullmer 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Cirillo 31
1 Sammy Sosa 31
3 Mark Grace 29
4 Ken Griffey 28
4 Gerald Williams 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 16
2 Rafael Furcal 14
3 Eric Young 13
4 Johnny Damon 12
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff D'Amico 1.29
2 Julian Tavarez 1.45
3 Pedro Martinez 1.50
4 Jimmy Anderson 1.72
5 Kirk Rueter 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Darren Dreifort 5
1 Tom Glavine 5
1 Mark Redman 5
1 Curt Schilling 5
5 18 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 64
2 Randy Johnson 57
3 Pedro Astacio 50
4 Rick Ankiel 43
5 2 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 11
2 Rick Aguilera 10
2 Armando Benitez 10
2 Trevor Hoffman 10
5 2 tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .387
2 Nomar Garciaparra .377
3 Jeffrey Hammonds .364
4 Larry Walker .356
5 Vladimir Guerrero .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 56
2 Barry Bonds 52
3 Mark McGwire 51
4 Gary Sheffield 50
5 Mike Piazza 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 150
2 Todd Helton 144
3 Mike Piazza 141
4 Vladimir Guerrero 139
4 Jeff Kent 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 63
2 Tony Womack 57
2 Eric Young 57
4 Tom Goodwin 52
5 Johnny Damon 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.38
2 Randy Johnson 2.23
3 Kevin Brown 2.44
4 Mike Hampton 3.23
5 Greg Maddux 3.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Wells 23
2 Randy Johnson 21
3 James Baldwin 20
3 Pedro Martinez 20
5 Aaron Sele 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 346
2 Pedro Martinez 318
3 Pedro Astacio 230
4 Kevin Brown 224
5 Chuck Finley 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 45
2 Trevor Hoffman 44
2 Todd Jones 44
4 Robb Nen 40
5 2 tied 38