On This Day

Tuesday, August 28, 2001

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 77 55 .583 --
Red Sox 71 59 .546 5.0
Blue Jays 64 68 .485 13.0
Orioles 54 77 .412 22.5
Devil Rays 48 84 .364 29.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 74 57 .565 --
Twins 69 63 .523 5.5
White Sox 66 64 .508 7.5
Tigers 53 77 .408 20.5
Royals 52 80 .394 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 94 38 .712 --
Athletics 76 56 .576 18.0
Angels 69 63 .523 25.0
Rangers 59 73 .447 35.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 71 60 .542 --
Braves 71 60 .542 0.0
Marlins 62 69 .473 9.0
Mets 61 71 .462 10.5
Expos 56 75 .427 15.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 76 55 .580 --
Cubs 72 59 .550 4.0
Cardinals 70 61 .534 6.0
Brewers 58 73 .443 18.0
Reds 53 78 .405 23.0
Pirates 49 82 .374 27.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 76 55 .580 --
Giants 73 59 .553 3.5
Dodgers 72 60 .545 4.5
Padres 66 65 .504 10.0
Rockies 57 73 .438 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Konerko 4
1 Jimmy Rollins 4
3 Moises Alou 3
3 Luis Castillo 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Febles 2
1 Dmitri Young 2
3 Jeff Bagwell 1
3 Geoff Blum 1
3 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Marlon Anderson 3
1 Frank Catalanotto 3
1 Carlos Febles 3
1 Mark Quinn 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Damon 2
2 Luis Castillo 1
2 Frank Catalanotto 1
2 Roger Cedeno 1
2 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Javier Vazquez 1.40
2 Darren Oliver 1.33
3 Brian Lawrence 1.20
4 Paul Wilson 1.17
5 Randy Johnson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Burba 1
1 Kane Davis 1
1 Alan Embree 1
1 Chris George 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 9
2 Darren Oliver 8
3 Javier Vazquez 7
3 Paul Wilson 7
5 5 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ricky Bottalico 1
1 Mike Fetters 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Bob Howry 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Moises Alou .354
2 Ichiro Suzuki .349
3 Larry Walker .345
4 Roberto Alomar .341
5 Juan Gonzalez .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 56
2 Sammy Sosa 52
3 Luis Gonzalez 49
4 Jim Thome 43
5 Shawn Green 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 135
2 Luis Gonzalez 119
2 Todd Helton 119
4 Juan Gonzalez 115
5 Alex Rodriguez 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 52
2 Jimmy Rollins 42
3 Ichiro Suzuki 40
4 Alfonso Soriano 38
5 Juan Pierre 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.40
2 John Burkett 2.53
3 Greg Maddux 2.80
4 Darryl Kile 2.92
5 Chan Ho Park 2.95

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 312
2 Curt Schilling 234
3 Javier Vazquez 190
4 Chan Ho Park 187
5 Kerry Wood 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 41
2 Kazuhiro Sasaki 39
3 Robb Nen 37
3 Jeff Shaw 37
5 Troy Percival 36

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ichiro Suzuki .473
2 Todd Helton .451
3 Sammy Sosa .439
4 Gary Sheffield .438
5 Bengie Molina .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Shawn Green 10
1 Sammy Sosa 10
3 Rafael Palmeiro 8
4 Alex Rodriguez 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 22
2 Jeff Conine 19
3 Jim Edmonds 18
3 Shawn Green 18
3 Gary Sheffield 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 8
2 Carlos Beltran 6
2 Johnny Damon 6
4 Frank Catalanotto 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carlos Hernandez 0.00
2 Javier Vazquez 0.36
3 Kelvim Escobar 0.72
4 Kevin Jarvis 0.87
5 Roy Oswalt 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kelvim Escobar 3
1 Rich Garces 3
1 Matt Morris 3
1 Javier Vazquez 3
1 Kip Wells 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 35
2 Roy Oswalt 27
3 Ruben Quevedo 25
4 Steve Trachsel 24
5 3 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Keith Foulke 7
2 Armando Benitez 6
3 Trevor Hoffman 5
3 Billy Wagner 5
5 5 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Catalanotto .443
2 Ichiro Suzuki .430
3 Todd Helton .412
4 Sammy Sosa .398
5 Gary Sheffield .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 17
2 Shawn Green 12
2 Alex Rodriguez 12
4 Barry Bonds 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 36
2 Jermaine Dye 32
3 Ken Griffey 29
3 Edgar Martinez 29
3 Alex Rodriguez 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 16
2 Carlos Beltran 12
3 Frank Catalanotto 10
3 Johnny Damon 10
3 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Javier Vazquez 0.55
2 Barry Zito 1.01
3 Kelvim Escobar 1.45
4 Randy Johnson 1.88
5 Paul Byrd 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 Matt Morris 5
1 Javier Vazquez 5
4 Mark Buehrle 4
4 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 73
2 Curt Schilling 50
3 Javier Vazquez 45
4 Barry Zito 43
5 Ruben Quevedo 41

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Alomar .356
2 Ichiro Suzuki .349
3 Moises Alou .346
4 Larry Walker .345
5 Jason Giambi .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 67
2 Sammy Sosa 59
3 Luis Gonzalez 54
4 Todd Helton 50
4 Manny Ramirez 50

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 156
2 Todd Helton 150
3 Luis Gonzalez 149
4 Manny Ramirez 147
5 Alex Rodriguez 143

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Cedeno 56
2 Luis Castillo 45
2 Jimmy Rollins 45
4 Bobby Abreu 41
5 Ichiro Suzuki 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.14
2 Randy Johnson 2.63
3 Chan Ho Park 2.73
4 Greg Maddux 2.76
5 Tim Hudson 2.87

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 381
2 Curt Schilling 275
3 Chan Ho Park 252
4 Javier Vazquez 247
5 Roger Clemens 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 48
1 Mariano Rivera 48
3 Kazuhiro Sasaki 47
4 Keith Foulke 45
5 2 tied 43