On This Day

Saturday, August 26, 2000

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 71 55 .563 --
Red Sox 68 58 .540 3.0
Blue Jays 67 62 .519 5.5
Orioles 58 71 .450 14.5
Devil Rays 56 72 .438 16.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 76 53 .589 --
Indians 67 58 .536 7.0
Tigers 64 64 .500 11.5
Royals 59 70 .457 17.0
Twins 58 72 .446 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 71 58 .550 --
Athletics 68 60 .531 2.5
Angels 66 63 .512 5.0
Rangers 58 70 .453 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 78 51 .605 --
Mets 76 53 .589 2.0
Marlins 62 66 .484 15.5
Expos 54 72 .429 22.5
Phillies 54 74 .422 23.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 72 57 .558 --
Reds 64 64 .500 7.5
Cubs 56 72 .438 15.5
Brewers 56 72 .438 15.5
Astros 53 76 .411 19.0
Pirates 52 75 .409 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 73 54 .575 --
D'backs 71 57 .555 2.5
Dodgers 67 62 .519 7.0
Rockies 65 64 .504 9.0
Padres 62 67 .481 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Garret Anderson 4
1 Albert Belle 4
1 Terrence Long 4
1 Juan Pierre 4
1 Shannon Stewart 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Will Clark 2
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 Raul Casanova 1
2 Frank Catalanotto 1
2 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Clay Bellinger 3
1 Mike Cameron 3
1 Raul Casanova 3
1 Will Clark 3
1 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 J. D. Drew 2
2 Manny Alexander 1
2 Mike Cameron 1
2 Jeff Cirillo 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jesus Sanchez 2.50
2 Paul Wilson 1.67
3 Mike Mussina 1.60
4 Orlando Hernandez 1.38
5 Kevin Millwood 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rolando Arrojo 1
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 Jason Bere 1
1 Dave Eiland 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orlando Hernandez 11
2 Kevin Millwood 8
2 Mike Mussina 8
4 Jason Bere 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Jeff Brantley 1
1 Danny Graves 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .393
2 Nomar Garciaparra .373
3 Carlos Delgado .365
4 Moises Alou .362
5 Darin Erstad .360

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 123
2 Frank Thomas 120
3 Carlos Delgado 117
3 Sammy Sosa 117
5 Mike Sweeney 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 49
2 Tom Goodwin 43
2 Eric Young 43
4 Johnny Damon 38
5 Tony Womack 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.77
2 Randy Johnson 2.41
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 17
3 Randy Johnson 16
3 Andy Pettitte 16
5 Garrett Stephenson 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 278
2 Pedro Martinez 226
3 Pedro Astacio 186
4 Al Leiter 170
5 Mike Mussina 168

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 36
1 Todd Jones 36
3 Armando Benitez 34
3 Trevor Hoffman 34
5 Derek Lowe 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .436
2 Travis Fryman .429
3 Juan Gonzalez .424
4 Moises Alou .422
5 Adrian Brown .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Bagwell 8
2 Glenallen Hill 7
2 Sammy Sosa 7
4 Moises Alou 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Bagwell 21
2 Frank Thomas 19
3 Todd Helton 18
3 Jorge Posada 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Durham 6
2 Jeffrey Hammonds 5
3 Bobby Abreu 4
3 Roger Cedeno 4
3 7 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chan Ho Park 0.56
2 Mark Gardner 0.66
3 Livan Hernandez 0.70
4 Steve Sparks 0.76
5 Kevin Appier 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Curt Leskanic 3
1 Brian Moehler 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Leiter 28
2 Randy Johnson 23
3 Livan Hernandez 22
3 Pedro Martinez 22
3 Scott Williamson 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 6
1 Derek Lowe 6
3 Octavio Dotel 5
4 Roberto Hernandez 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .447
2 Greg Colbrunn .432
3 Glenallen Hill .411
4 Johnny Damon .407
5 Tim Salmon .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 12
2 Jeff Bagwell 11
2 Glenallen Hill 11
4 Phil Nevin 9
4 Frank Thomas 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Bagwell 31
1 Todd Helton 31
1 Jorge Posada 31
4 Dean Palmer 30
4 Frank Thomas 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 16
2 Rickey Henderson 13
3 Eric Young 12
4 Johnny Damon 11
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Livan Hernandez 1.62
2 Chan Ho Park 1.77
3 Al Leiter 2.01
4 Tanyon Sturtze 2.05
5 2 tied 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 6
2 Tom Glavine 5
2 Brian Moehler 5
2 Russ Ortiz 5
2 Steve Sparks 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 50
2 Pedro Astacio 49
2 Pedro Martinez 49
4 Al Leiter 45
5 Javier Vazquez 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 12
2 Trevor Hoffman 10
2 Derek Lowe 10
4 Octavio Dotel 8
4 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .393
2 Nomar Garciaparra .373
3 Jeffrey Hammonds .361
4 Luis Castillo .353
5 Carlos Delgado .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Sheffield 53
1 Sammy Sosa 53
3 Barry Bonds 47
4 Carlos Delgado 45
5 Mark McGwire 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Helton 146
2 Sammy Sosa 142
3 Edgar Martinez 139
4 Jeff Kent 134
5 Carlos Delgado 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 61
2 Eric Young 54
3 Tom Goodwin 53
4 Tony Womack 51
5 Johnny Damon 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.59
2 Randy Johnson 2.40
3 Kevin Brown 2.46
4 Greg Maddux 3.15
5 Mike Hampton 3.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Wells 23
2 Tom Glavine 20
3 Randy Johnson 19
3 Pedro Martinez 19
3 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 341
2 Pedro Martinez 308
3 Pedro Astacio 225
4 Kevin Brown 215
5 Jon Lieber 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 47
2 Antonio Alfonseca 46
3 Armando Benitez 41
3 Trevor Hoffman 41
5 Derek Lowe 39