On This Day

Sunday, August 27, 2000

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 72 55 .567 --
Red Sox 68 59 .535 4.0
Blue Jays 68 62 .523 5.5
Orioles 59 71 .454 14.5
Devil Rays 56 73 .434 17.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 77 53 .592 --
Indians 67 59 .532 8.0
Tigers 64 65 .496 12.5
Royals 60 70 .462 17.0
Twins 59 72 .450 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 71 59 .546 --
Athletics 68 61 .527 2.5
Angels 67 63 .515 4.0
Rangers 58 71 .450 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 78 52 .600 --
Mets 77 53 .592 1.0
Marlins 63 66 .488 14.5
Phillies 55 74 .426 22.5
Expos 54 73 .425 22.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 73 57 .562 --
Reds 64 65 .496 8.5
Cubs 56 73 .434 16.5
Brewers 56 73 .434 16.5
Astros 54 76 .415 19.0
Pirates 52 76 .406 20.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 73 55 .570 --
D'backs 71 58 .550 2.5
Dodgers 68 62 .523 6.0
Rockies 66 64 .508 8.0
Padres 63 67 .485 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Moises Alou 3
1 Jeff Cirillo 3
1 Ron Coomer 3
1 Midre Cummings 3
1 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrin Fletcher 3
2 Bobby Abreu 2
2 Bruce Aven 2
4 Benny Agbayani 1
4 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Alomar 5
1 Dante Bichette 5
3 Bruce Aven 3
3 Ron Coomer 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Cora 2
1 Ricky Ledee 2
3 Clay Bellinger 1
3 Jay Bell 1
3 22 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bruce Chen 1.40
2 Kerry Wood 1.38
3 John Burkett 1.25
3 John Snyder 1.25
5 3 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lorenzo Barcelo 1
1 Brian Bohanon 1
1 Hector Carrasco 1
1 Scott Elarton 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kerry Wood 11
2 Ryan Dempster 9
3 Bruce Chen 7
3 Matt Kinney 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Keith Foulke 1
1 Shigetoshi Hasegawa 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .394
2 Nomar Garciaparra .373
3 Moises Alou .366
4 Carlos Delgado .362
5 Darin Erstad .361

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 2 tied 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 49
2 Tom Goodwin 43
2 Eric Young 43
4 Johnny Damon 38
5 Tony Womack 37

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 3 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 278
2 Pedro Martinez 226
3 Pedro Astacio 186
4 Ryan Dempster 170
4 Al Leiter 170

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 36
1 Todd Jones 36
3 Armando Benitez 35
3 Trevor Hoffman 35
5 2 tied 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Moises Alou .468
2 Travis Fryman .460
3 Ben Petrick .444
4 Todd Helton .439
5 Manny Ramirez .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Bagwell 8
2 Moises Alou 7
2 Sammy Sosa 7
4 Ellis Burks 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Bagwell 22
2 Moises Alou 19
2 Todd Helton 19
2 Jorge Posada 19
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chan Ho Park 0.56
2 Livan Hernandez 0.70
3 Steve Sparks 0.78
4 Kevin Appier 0.86
5 Brian Tollberg 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Elarton 3
1 Tom Glavine 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Curt Leskanic 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .460
2 Tim Salmon .427
3 Glenallen Hill .408
4 Moises Alou .398
5 Johnny Damon .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 12
2 Jeff Bagwell 11
2 Glenallen Hill 11
4 Moises Alou 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Bagwell 32
1 Jorge Posada 32
3 Todd Helton 31
3 Dean Palmer 31
5 Frank Thomas 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Womack 17
2 Rickey Henderson 13
3 Eric Young 11
4 Johnny Damon 9
4 Luis Matos 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Livan Hernandez 1.62
2 Steve Sparks 1.69
3 Chan Ho Park 1.77
4 Greg Maddux 1.87
5 Al Leiter 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 6
2 Scott Elarton 5
2 Tom Glavine 5
2 Brian Moehler 5
2 2 others tied 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 11
3 Derek Lowe 9
4 Octavio Dotel 8
4 Todd Jones 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .394
2 Nomar Garciaparra .374
3 Jeffrey Hammonds .358
4 Luis Castillo .353
5 Carlos Delgado .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Sheffield 53
1 Sammy Sosa 53
3 Barry Bonds 47
4 Carlos Delgado 44
4 2 others tied 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Helton 148
2 Sammy Sosa 142
3 Edgar Martinez 139
4 Jeff Kent 134
5 2 tied 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 58
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 Mike Hampton 3.15
5 Greg Maddux 3.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Wells 23
2 Tom Glavine 20
3 Mike Hampton 19
3 Randy Johnson 19
3 3 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 46
2 Antonio Alfonseca 45
3 Trevor Hoffman 42
4 Armando Benitez 41
5 3 tied 38