On This Day

Wednesday, August 23, 2000

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 69 54 .561 --
Red Sox 66 57 .537 3.0
Blue Jays 66 61 .520 5.0
Orioles 55 70 .440 15.0
Devil Rays 55 70 .440 15.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 75 51 .595 --
Indians 66 56 .541 7.0
Tigers 62 63 .496 12.5
Royals 58 68 .460 17.0
Twins 57 71 .445 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 70 56 .556 --
Athletics 66 59 .528 3.5
Angels 65 62 .512 5.5
Rangers 57 68 .456 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 77 49 .611 --
Mets 75 52 .591 2.5
Marlins 62 64 .492 15.0
Expos 53 70 .431 22.5
Phillies 53 72 .424 23.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 70 56 .556 --
Reds 61 64 .488 8.5
Cubs 55 70 .440 14.5
Brewers 55 71 .437 15.0
Pirates 52 73 .416 17.5
Astros 52 75 .409 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 72 53 .576 --
D'backs 70 56 .556 2.5
Dodgers 64 61 .512 8.0
Rockies 63 64 .496 10.0
Padres 61 66 .480 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Girardi 4
2 Will Clark 3
2 Carlos Delgado 3
2 Juan Encarnacion 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Delgado 2
2 Brady Anderson 1
2 Danny Bautista 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Gonzalez 5
1 Jorge Posada 5
3 Danny Ardoin 3
3 Ellis Burks 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Durham 2
1 Jeff Kent 2
3 Bobby Abreu 1
3 Garret Anderson 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Leiter 2.40
2 Scott Williamson 1.14
3 Kevin Brown 1.00
4 Roger Clemens 0.90
5 Mark Redman 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Ankiel 1
1 Lorenzo Barcelo 1
1 Chris Brock 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Leiter 12
2 Roger Clemens 9
3 Scott Williamson 8
4 Rick Ankiel 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 LaTroy Hawkins 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Billy Koch 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .393
2 Nomar Garciaparra .369
3 Carlos Delgado .366
4 Moises Alou .359
5 Darin Erstad .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 43
2 Gary Sheffield 40
3 Jeff Bagwell 39
4 Barry Bonds 38
4 2 others tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edgar Martinez 121
2 Frank Thomas 119
3 Sammy Sosa 116
4 Carlos Delgado 115
5 Mike Sweeney 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 48
2 Tom Goodwin 43
3 Eric Young 41
4 Johnny Damon 38
5 Tony Womack 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.53
2 Randy Johnson 2.30
3 Kevin Brown 2.67
4 Al Leiter 3.08
5 Greg Maddux 3.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Wells 18
2 Tom Glavine 16
2 Randy Johnson 16
4 Andy Pettitte 15
5 7 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 278
2 Pedro Martinez 220
3 Pedro Astacio 184
4 Al Leiter 170
5 Kevin Brown 165

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 36
1 Todd Jones 36
3 Armando Benitez 34
3 Trevor Hoffman 34
5 2 tied 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenallen Hill .486
2 Todd Helton .475
3 Greg Colbrunn .463
4 Moises Alou .438
4 Todd Hundley .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Bagwell 10
2 Sammy Sosa 8
3 Moises Alou 7
3 Glenallen Hill 7
3 Frank Thomas 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 25
2 Jeff Bagwell 24
3 Mike Sweeney 18
4 Richie Sexson 17
5 4 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Durham 6
2 Bobby Abreu 5
2 Jeffrey Hammonds 5
2 Juan Pierre 5
2 Tony Womack 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Parris 0.64
2 Livan Hernandez 0.70
3 Steve Sparks 0.75
4 Adam Eaton 0.86
5 Scott Williamson 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff D'Amico 3
1 Tomo Ohka 3
1 Andy Pettitte 3
1 Steve Sparks 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 34
2 Al Leiter 28
3 Livan Hernandez 22
3 Scott Williamson 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 7
2 Derek Lowe 5
3 Octavio Dotel 4
3 Trevor Hoffman 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .431
2 Carlos Delgado .402
3 Johnny Damon .398
4 Tim Salmon .394
5 Denny Hocking .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 14
2 Jeff Bagwell 13
3 Glenallen Hill 11
4 Tim Salmon 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Bagwell 35
2 Jeff Cirillo 30
2 Sammy Sosa 30
4 Ellis Burks 29
4 Frank Thomas 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 15
2 Rickey Henderson 14
3 Eric Young 12
4 Johnny Damon 11
5 Rafael Furcal 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Julian Tavarez 1.56
2 Livan Hernandez 1.62
3 Al Leiter 2.01
4 Jeff D'Amico 2.03
5 Pedro Martinez 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 6
2 Scott Elarton 5
2 Tom Glavine 5
4 Jeff D'Amico 4
4 17 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 57
2 Pedro Astacio 47
3 Al Leiter 45
4 Bartolo Colon 43
4 Pedro Martinez 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 12
2 Trevor Hoffman 11
3 Roberto Hernandez 9
3 Todd Jones 9
5 4 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .390
2 Nomar Garciaparra .368
3 Jeffrey Hammonds .362
4 Luis Castillo .359
5 Carlos Delgado .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 55
2 Gary Sheffield 53
3 Barry Bonds 50
4 Carlos Delgado 47
5 Mark McGwire 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 145
2 Todd Helton 143
3 Jeff Kent 140
4 Edgar Martinez 138
5 Carlos Delgado 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 62
2 Tom Goodwin 53
2 Tony Womack 53
4 Eric Young 52
5 Johnny Damon 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.34
2 Randy Johnson 2.28
3 Kevin Brown 2.66
4 Mike Hampton 3.15
5 Greg Maddux 3.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Wells 23
2 Tom Glavine 20
2 Randy Johnson 20
2 Pedro Martinez 20
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 350
2 Pedro Martinez 317
3 Pedro Astacio 225
4 Kevin Brown 223
5 Chuck Finley 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 47
2 Antonio Alfonseca 46
3 Trevor Hoffman 42
4 Armando Benitez 41
5 Robb Nen 39