On This Day

Tuesday, August 21, 2001

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 52 .587 --
Red Sox 69 55 .556 4.0
Blue Jays 60 66 .476 14.0
Orioles 53 72 .424 20.5
Devil Rays 45 81 .357 29.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 70 55 .560 --
Twins 65 61 .516 5.5
White Sox 61 63 .492 8.5
Tigers 52 72 .419 17.5
Royals 51 75 .405 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 90 36 .714 --
Athletics 73 53 .579 17.0
Angels 66 60 .524 24.0
Rangers 55 71 .437 35.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 68 56 .548 --
Phillies 67 57 .540 1.0
Marlins 59 65 .476 9.0
Mets 57 68 .456 11.5
Expos 53 72 .424 15.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 72 53 .576 --
Cardinals 69 56 .552 3.0
Cubs 69 56 .552 3.0
Brewers 55 69 .444 16.5
Reds 49 76 .392 23.0
Pirates 46 78 .371 25.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 72 52 .581 --
Giants 71 54 .568 1.5
Dodgers 68 57 .544 4.5
Padres 62 62 .500 10.0
Rockies 53 71 .427 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ruben Sierra 5
2 Jeff Cirillo 3
2 Carlos Delgado 3
2 Cristian Guzman 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ruben Sierra 2
2 Rich Aurilia 1
2 Tony Batista 1
2 Larry Bigbie 1
2 31 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug Mirabelli 4
2 David Eckstein 3
2 Jim Edmonds 3
2 Chris Gomez 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Abreu 1
1 Moises Alou 1
1 Dante Bichette 1
1 Larry Bigbie 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Juan Cruz 2.00
2 Aaron Sele 1.33
3 John Burkett 1.17
4 Ruben Quevedo 1.11
5 Eric Gagne 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 Giovanni Carrara 1
1 David Cone 1
1 Doug Davis 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ruben Quevedo 10
2 Juan Cruz 8
3 John Burkett 7
3 Eric Gagne 7
5 Pedro Astacio 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Mike Fetters 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Billy Koch 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Moises Alou .357
2 Larry Walker .355
3 Luis Gonzalez .345
4 Roberto Alomar .344
5 Lance Berkman .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 54
2 Luis Gonzalez 46
2 Sammy Sosa 46
4 Jim Thome 42
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 121
2 Luis Gonzalez 115
3 Todd Helton 112
4 Juan Gonzalez 111
5 2 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 49
2 Ichiro Suzuki 40
3 Jimmy Rollins 39
4 Alfonso Soriano 37
5 Mark McLemore 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.35
2 John Burkett 2.52
3 Darryl Kile 2.76
4 Greg Maddux 2.84
5 Curt Schilling 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Schilling 18
2 Randy Johnson 17
3 Roger Clemens 16
3 Jon Lieber 16
3 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 287
2 Curt Schilling 228
3 Kerry Wood 183
4 Chan Ho Park 180
5 Javier Vazquez 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kazuhiro Sasaki 39
2 Mariano Rivera 38
3 Robb Nen 36
4 Troy Percival 35
4 Jeff Shaw 35

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Catalanotto .500
2 Larry Walker .476
3 Sammy Sosa .466
4 Albert Pujols .434
5 Jason Kendall .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 9
2 Jose Cruz 8
3 Barry Bonds 7
3 Adam Dunn 7
3 Scott Rolen 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edgar Martinez 20
1 Sammy Sosa 20
3 Magglio Ordonez 17
3 Albert Pujols 17
5 5 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 8
2 Alfonso Soriano 7
3 Johnny Damon 6
3 Vladimir Guerrero 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mac Suzuki 0.67
2 Brian Lawrence 0.69
3 Javier Vazquez 0.75
3 Lou Pote 0.75
5 2 tied 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Giovanni Carrara 3
1 Dustin Hermanson 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 Matt Morris 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 28
1 Ruben Quevedo 28
3 Javier Vazquez 27
4 Curt Schilling 23
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 5
1 Trevor Hoffman 5
1 Billy Koch 5
1 Troy Percival 5
5 6 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Catalanotto .436
2 Ichiro Suzuki .403
3 Gary Sheffield .388
4 Todd Helton .387
5 Albert Pujols .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Shawn Green 13
1 Sammy Sosa 13
3 Barry Bonds 12
3 Alex Rodriguez 12
3 Jim Thome 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 32
2 Rich Aurilia 30
2 Jermaine Dye 30
4 Barry Bonds 29
4 Sammy Sosa 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 15
2 Shannon Stewart 10
3 Johnny Damon 9
3 Vladimir Guerrero 9
3 4 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Darryl Kile 1.04
2 Randy Johnson 1.20
3 Jason Marquis 1.27
4 Mark Buehrle 1.65
5 Javier Vazquez 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Byrd 5
1 Dustin Hermanson 5
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 Jamie Moyer 5
1 Andy Pettitte 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 62
2 Jason Bere 48
2 Curt Schilling 48
2 Javier Vazquez 48
5 2 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Keith Foulke 10
1 Trevor Hoffman 10
1 Billy Koch 10
1 Troy Percival 10
5 Jeff Shaw 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .359
2 Larry Walker .355
3 Moises Alou .354
4 Ichiro Suzuki .342
5 Cliff Floyd .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 67
2 Sammy Sosa 54
3 Luis Gonzalez 51
3 Manny Ramirez 51
5 2 tied 49

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 151
2 Todd Helton 149
3 Luis Gonzalez 148
4 Sammy Sosa 145
5 Alex Rodriguez 144

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 55
2 Luis Castillo 45
3 Bobby Abreu 42
3 Jimmy Rollins 42
5 Ichiro Suzuki 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.31
2 Randy Johnson 2.69
3 Chan Ho Park 2.72
4 Greg Maddux 2.77
5 Tim Hudson 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 22
2 Tim Hudson 21
3 Randy Johnson 20
4 Roger Clemens 19
4 4 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 356
2 Curt Schilling 272
3 Chan Ho Park 252
4 Javier Vazquez 242
5 Kerry Wood 235

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 48
1 Kazuhiro Sasaki 48
3 Robb Nen 47
4 Jeff Shaw 44
5 Keith Foulke 43