On This Day

Tuesday, August 15, 2000

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 65 50 .565 --
Red Sox 60 55 .522 5.0
Blue Jays 61 60 .504 7.0
Orioles 52 66 .441 14.5
Devil Rays 52 66 .441 14.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 71 48 .597 --
Indians 61 55 .526 8.5
Tigers 57 61 .483 13.5
Royals 54 64 .458 16.5
Twins 55 66 .455 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 69 51 .575 --
Athletics 64 54 .542 4.0
Angels 62 57 .521 6.5
Rangers 54 63 .462 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 73 46 .613 --
Mets 71 48 .597 2.0
Marlins 60 59 .504 13.0
Expos 51 64 .443 20.0
Phillies 50 68 .424 22.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 65 54 .546 --
Reds 59 59 .500 5.5
Cubs 54 64 .458 10.5
Brewers 50 69 .420 15.0
Pirates 49 69 .415 15.5
Astros 47 73 .392 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 66 51 .564 --
D'backs 66 53 .555 1.0
Dodgers 60 58 .508 6.5
Rockies 59 60 .496 8.0
Padres 57 63 .475 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Juan Gonzalez 4
1 Todd Helton 4
3 Garret Anderson 3
3 Danny Bautista 3
3 20 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vladimir Guerrero 2
1 J. T. Snow 2
3 Jeff Abbott 1
3 Garret Anderson 1
3 34 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 J. T. Snow 6
2 Harold Baines 5
2 Frank Thomas 5
2 Matt Williams 5
5 Dean Palmer 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Miguel Cairo 2
1 Gerald Williams 2
3 Mike Bordick 1
3 J. D. Drew 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ryan Dempster 1.60
2 Jeff Fassero 1.11
3 Dave Burba 1.00
3 John Snyder 1.00
3 Steve Sparks 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rocky Biddle 1
1 David Cone 1
1 Dennis Cook 1
1 Miguel Del Toro 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Fassero 10
2 Dave Burba 8
2 Ryan Dempster 8
4 Pedro Astacio 7
4 Garrett Stephenson 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 2
2 Octavio Dotel 1
2 Dwight Gooden 1
2 Roberto Hernandez 1
2 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .396
2 Nomar Garciaparra .380
3 Carlos Delgado .360
4 Jeffrey Hammonds .358
5 Darin Erstad .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 38
2 Gary Sheffield 37
3 Frank Thomas 36
4 Jeff Bagwell 34
4 5 others tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edgar Martinez 113
2 Frank Thomas 108
3 Sammy Sosa 107
4 Carlos Delgado 106
4 Bernie Williams 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 48
2 Tom Goodwin 41
2 Eric Young 41
4 Johnny Damon 35
5 Tony Womack 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.59
2 Randy Johnson 2.22
3 Kevin Brown 2.72
4 Al Leiter 3.11
5 Greg Maddux 3.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Wells 17
2 Tom Glavine 15
2 Randy Johnson 15
4 Rick Helling 14
4 Andy Pettitte 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 265
2 Pedro Martinez 210
3 Pedro Astacio 176
4 Kevin Brown 156
4 Ryan Dempster 156

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 34
2 Trevor Hoffman 33
2 Todd Jones 33
4 Armando Benitez 31
5 Robb Nen 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .564
2 Torii Hunter .458
3 Jeff Bagwell .455
4 Tim Salmon .439
5 Magglio Ordonez .434

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Thomas 7
2 Moises Alou 6
2 Jeff Bagwell 6
2 Vladimir Guerrero 6
2 Sammy Sosa 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Bagwell 19
2 Todd Helton 17
2 Frank Thomas 17
4 Jeff Cirillo 16
4 Chris Truby 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 13
2 Eric Young 7
3 Johnny Damon 6
3 Ryan Klesko 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Russ Ortiz 0.44
2 Paul Abbott 1.15
2 Frank Castillo 1.15
4 Matt Clement 1.31
5 Greg Maddux 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Darren Dreifort 3
1 Bobby Jones 3
1 Brian Moehler 3
1 Russ Ortiz 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Astacio 30
2 Randy Johnson 26
3 Bartolo Colon 23
4 Pedro Martinez 22
4 Javier Vazquez 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 8
2 Armando Benitez 6
3 Ricky Bottalico 5
3 Bob Wickman 5
5 2 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Damon .462
2 Todd Helton .448
3 Tim Salmon .427
4 Brook Fordyce .402
5 Jeff Bagwell .389

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Helton 32
2 Sammy Sosa 31
3 Jeff Bagwell 30
3 Jeff Cirillo 30
5 Paul O'Neill 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 15
2 Eric Young 14
3 Rafael Furcal 13
3 Rickey Henderson 13
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Julian Tavarez 1.27
2 Jeff D'Amico 1.50
3 Pedro Martinez 1.80
4 Curt Schilling 1.98
5 Ruben Quevedo 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Darren Dreifort 6
2 Tom Glavine 5
2 Bobby Jones 5
2 Jose Mercedes 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 60
2 Randy Johnson 55
3 Pedro Astacio 51
4 Rick Ankiel 43
5 Al Leiter 42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .390
2 Nomar Garciaparra .371
3 Jeffrey Hammonds .358
4 Luis Castillo .354
5 Vladimir Guerrero .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 55
2 Barry Bonds 51
2 Gary Sheffield 51
4 Mark McGwire 48
5 2 tied 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 144
2 Todd Helton 139
2 Jeff Kent 139
4 Edgar Martinez 138
4 Rafael Palmeiro 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 63
2 Tony Womack 56
2 Eric Young 56
4 Tom Goodwin 53
5 Johnny Damon 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.47
2 Randy Johnson 2.21
3 Kevin Brown 2.69
4 Albie Lopez 3.19
5 Mike Hampton 3.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Wells 23
2 Randy Johnson 21
3 James Baldwin 19
3 Tom Glavine 19
3 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 356
2 Pedro Martinez 318
3 Pedro Astacio 226
4 Kevin Brown 221
5 Jon Lieber 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 45
2 Antonio Alfonseca 44
3 Trevor Hoffman 43
4 Armando Benitez 40
4 Robb Nen 40