On This Day

Friday, August 24, 2001

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 75 54 .581 --
Red Sox 71 56 .559 3.0
Blue Jays 62 67 .481 13.0
Orioles 54 74 .422 20.5
Devil Rays 46 83 .357 29.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 72 56 .563 --
Twins 67 62 .519 5.5
White Sox 64 63 .504 7.5
Tigers 53 74 .417 18.5
Royals 51 78 .395 21.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 93 36 .721 --
Athletics 73 56 .566 20.0
Angels 68 61 .527 25.0
Rangers 56 73 .434 37.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 70 57 .551 --
Phillies 69 58 .543 1.0
Marlins 61 66 .480 9.0
Mets 59 69 .461 11.5
Expos 55 73 .430 15.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 74 54 .578 --
Cardinals 70 58 .547 4.0
Cubs 70 58 .547 4.0
Brewers 56 71 .441 17.5
Reds 51 77 .398 23.0
Pirates 47 80 .370 26.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 73 54 .575 --
Giants 72 56 .563 1.5
Dodgers 70 58 .547 3.5
Padres 62 65 .488 11.0
Rockies 55 72 .433 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Marlon Anderson 3
1 Frank Catalanotto 3
1 Roger Cedeno 3
1 Jim Edmonds 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Sanders 2
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
2 Rich Aurilia 1
2 Bret Boone 1
2 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Helton 4
1 Paul Konerko 4
1 Trot Nixon 4
1 Devon White 4
5 9 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 J. D. Drew 2
1 Eric Young 2
3 Garret Anderson 1
3 Peter Bergeron 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roy Oswalt 1.29
2 Jamie Moyer 1.20
3 Chan Ho Park 1.00
4 Denny Neagle 0.90
5 Tony Armas 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Mark Buehrle 1
1 Chris Carpenter 1
1 Bruce Chen 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Denny Neagle 9
1 Roy Oswalt 9
3 Tony Armas 8
3 Bartolo Colon 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Antonio Alfonseca 1
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 Keith Foulke 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ichiro Suzuki .350
2 Moises Alou .349
3 Larry Walker .349
4 Roberto Alomar .345
5 Luis Gonzalez .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 55
2 Sammy Sosa 49
3 Luis Gonzalez 47
4 Jim Thome 43
5 Shawn Green 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 129
2 Todd Helton 117
3 Luis Gonzalez 116
4 Juan Gonzalez 115
5 Bret Boone 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 50
2 Ichiro Suzuki 40
3 Jimmy Rollins 39
4 Alfonso Soriano 38
5 Juan Pierre 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.45
2 John Burkett 2.52
3 Darryl Kile 2.80
4 Greg Maddux 2.86
5 Curt Schilling 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Schilling 18
2 Randy Johnson 17
2 Greg Maddux 17
2 Matt Morris 17
5 2 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 303
2 Curt Schilling 228
3 Chan Ho Park 187
4 Javier Vazquez 183
4 Kerry Wood 183

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Catalanotto .509
2 Ichiro Suzuki .475
3 Sammy Sosa .448
4 David Bell .442
5 Jeff Cirillo .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Shawn Green 9
1 Sammy Sosa 9
3 Jose Cruz 8
4 Barry Bonds 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 24
2 Edgar Martinez 20
3 Jermaine Dye 18
3 Jim Edmonds 18
5 Jeff Conine 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 8
1 Alfonso Soriano 8
3 Vladimir Guerrero 6
3 Raul Mondesi 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carlos Hernandez 0.00
2 Albie Lopez 0.39
2 Javier Vazquez 0.39
4 Jon Garland 1.06
5 2 tied 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rich Garces 3
1 Dustin Hermanson 3
1 Albie Lopez 3
1 Matt Morris 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 36
2 Ruben Quevedo 28
3 Roy Oswalt 27
4 Mike Mussina 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Keith Foulke 7
2 Armando Benitez 5
2 Trevor Hoffman 5
2 Troy Percival 5
5 6 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Catalanotto .470
2 Ichiro Suzuki .435
3 Larry Walker .425
4 Gary Sheffield .404
5 Marlon Anderson .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 15
2 Barry Bonds 13
2 Shawn Green 13
4 Jim Thome 12
5 5 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jermaine Dye 32
2 Sammy Sosa 31
3 Barry Bonds 30
4 Rich Aurilia 29
5 3 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 16
2 Vladimir Guerrero 10
2 Alfonso Soriano 10
4 Carlos Beltran 9
4 3 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Barry Zito 0.93
2 Jason Marquis 1.27
3 Jon Garland 1.59
4 Paul Byrd 1.70
4 Darryl Kile 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Buehrle 5
1 Paul Byrd 5
1 Dustin Hermanson 5
1 Matt Morris 5
1 Jamie Moyer 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 64
2 Curt Schilling 48
3 Bartolo Colon 44
4 Hideo Nomo 43
4 Roy Oswalt 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Keith Foulke 12
2 Troy Percival 11
3 Billy Koch 10
4 Armando Benitez 9
4 Trevor Hoffman 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .361
2 Ichiro Suzuki .350
3 Larry Walker .349
4 Moises Alou .348
5 Jason Giambi .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 66
2 Sammy Sosa 56
3 Luis Gonzalez 52
4 Todd Helton 50
4 Manny Ramirez 50

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Helton 154
2 Sammy Sosa 151
3 Manny Ramirez 148
4 Luis Gonzalez 147
5 Alex Rodriguez 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 54
2 Luis Castillo 45
3 Jimmy Rollins 42
4 Bobby Abreu 41
5 Ichiro Suzuki 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.31
2 Chan Ho Park 2.66
3 Randy Johnson 2.76
4 Darryl Kile 2.78
5 Greg Maddux 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 22
2 Tim Hudson 21
3 Randy Johnson 20
4 Roger Clemens 19
4 5 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 372
2 Curt Schilling 269
3 Chan Ho Park 259
4 Javier Vazquez 246
5 Kerry Wood 227

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 49
2 Robb Nen 47
2 Kazuhiro Sasaki 47
4 Keith Foulke 46
5 Jeff Shaw 44