On This Day

Wednesday, August 8, 2001

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 68 46 .596 --
Red Sox 64 49 .566 3.5
Blue Jays 53 61 .465 15.0
Orioles 48 67 .417 20.5
Devil Rays 38 76 .333 30.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 64 49 .566 --
Twins 63 50 .558 1.0
White Sox 56 56 .500 7.5
Tigers 48 64 .429 15.5
Royals 44 70 .386 20.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 83 31 .728 --
Athletics 64 50 .561 19.0
Angels 59 55 .518 24.0
Rangers 49 65 .430 34.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 64 49 .566 --
Phillies 62 51 .549 2.0
Marlins 57 56 .504 7.0
Mets 53 61 .465 11.5
Expos 48 66 .421 16.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 65 47 .580 --
Astros 63 50 .558 2.5
Cardinals 57 55 .509 8.0
Brewers 47 64 .423 17.5
Reds 47 65 .420 18.0
Pirates 43 69 .384 22.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 65 49 .570 --
D'backs 63 50 .558 1.5
Giants 63 51 .553 2.0
Padres 54 59 .478 10.5
Rockies 46 67 .407 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Damion Easley 6
2 Chipper Jones 4
2 Jeff Kent 4
2 Abraham Nunez 4
2 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Magglio Ordonez 2
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Clay Bellinger 1
2 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shane Halter 5
1 Randall Simon 5
3 David Justice 4
3 Magglio Ordonez 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Abreu 1
1 Carlos Beltran 1
1 Orlando Cabrera 1
1 Roger Cedeno 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Trachsel 1.60
2 Jason Bere 1.14
3 Randy Johnson 1.00
3 Jesus Sanchez 1.00
5 Tony Armas 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danys Baez 1
1 Jason Bere 1
1 Mark Buehrle 1
1 Giovanni Carrara 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bartolo Colon 10
2 Jason Bere 8
2 Randy Johnson 8
2 Jesus Sanchez 8
2 Steve Trachsel 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Danny Graves 1
1 Buddy Groom 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Moises Alou .365
2 Roberto Alomar .352
3 Luis Gonzalez .347
4 Lance Berkman .344
5 Cliff Floyd .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 48
2 Luis Gonzalez 43
3 Jim Thome 38
4 Sammy Sosa 37
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luis Gonzalez 107
2 Bret Boone 104
3 Todd Helton 102
3 Sammy Sosa 102
5 Manny Ramirez 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 42
2 Ichiro Suzuki 38
3 Jimmy Rollins 37
4 Chuck Knoblauch 31
5 2 tied 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.40
2 John Burkett 2.43
3 Greg Maddux 2.68
4 Chan Ho Park 2.83
5 Darryl Kile 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Schilling 16
2 Roger Clemens 15
2 Randy Johnson 15
2 Greg Maddux 15
5 3 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 267
2 Curt Schilling 205
3 Kerry Wood 183
4 Chan Ho Park 167
5 Javier Vazquez 162

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 36
2 Kazuhiro Sasaki 35
3 Jeff Shaw 34
4 Robb Nen 32
5 Troy Percival 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .462
2 Marvin Benard .457
3 Chipper Jones .453
4 Aramis Ramirez .442
5 Derek Jeter .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rich Aurilia 7
1 Todd Helton 7
1 Jim Thome 7
4 Barry Bonds 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rich Aurilia 18
1 Alex Rodriguez 18
3 Barry Bonds 16
3 Andres Galarraga 16
3 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 8
2 Shannon Stewart 7
3 Jimmy Rollins 6
3 Ichiro Suzuki 6
3 Jason Tyner 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Barry Zito 0.63
2 Mark Buehrle 0.71
3 Joel Pineiro 0.90
4 Paul Byrd 1.13
5 Jason Marquis 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Abbott 3
1 Danys Baez 3
1 Mark Buehrle 3
1 Paul Byrd 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 28
2 Jason Bere 27
3 Bartolo Colon 25
3 Hideo Nomo 25
3 Curt Schilling 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Keith Foulke 5
1 Billy Koch 5
1 Troy Percival 5
1 Jeff Shaw 5
5 6 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Corey Koskie .398
2 Marlon Anderson .389
3 Derek Jeter .375
4 Moises Alou .374
5 Jose Vidro .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Thome 12
2 Rich Aurilia 11
2 Shawn Green 11
2 Mark McGwire 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Thome 35
2 Rich Aurilia 28
3 Alex Rodriguez 26
4 Shawn Green 25
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 14
2 Ichiro Suzuki 10
3 Paul O'Neill 9
3 Jimmy Rollins 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joel Pineiro 0.93
2 Randy Johnson 1.45
3 Steve Trachsel 1.46
4 Darryl Kile 1.48
5 Tom Glavine 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Abbott 5
1 Tim Hudson 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 Mark Mulder 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 65
2 Jason Bere 52
3 Javier Vazquez 48
4 Curt Schilling 45
5 Kerry Wood 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Shaw 10
2 Armando Benitez 9
2 Keith Foulke 9
2 Trevor Hoffman 9
2 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Moises Alou .364
2 Roberto Alomar .362
3 Cliff Floyd .344
4 Sean Casey .341
5 Jason Giambi .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 63
2 Sammy Sosa 52
3 Luis Gonzalez 50
3 Todd Helton 50
5 Manny Ramirez 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Helton 155
2 Manny Ramirez 150
3 Luis Gonzalez 149
4 Alex Rodriguez 144
5 Jeff Bagwell 143

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 50
2 Luis Castillo 46
3 Bobby Abreu 44
4 Jimmy Rollins 40
4 Eric Young 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.32
2 Chan Ho Park 2.48
3 Greg Maddux 2.62
4 Randy Johnson 2.77
5 Mark Buehrle 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Hudson 22
1 Greg Maddux 22
3 Russ Ortiz 20
3 Andy Pettitte 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 370
2 Curt Schilling 263
3 Chan Ho Park 255
4 Javier Vazquez 246
5 Pedro Martinez 239

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 47
2 Robb Nen 46
2 Kazuhiro Sasaki 46
4 Jeff Shaw 44
5 Keith Foulke 42