On This Day

Friday, May 31, 2002

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 36 15 .706 --
Yankees 36 19 .655 2.0
Orioles 24 28 .462 12.5
Blue Jays 18 33 .353 18.0
Devil Rays 18 34 .346 18.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 31 24 .564 --
White Sox 28 26 .519 2.5
Indians 26 28 .481 4.5
Royals 21 30 .412 8.0
Tigers 20 32 .385 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 34 19 .642 --
Angels 30 21 .588 3.0
Athletics 25 28 .472 9.0
Rangers 21 31 .404 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 30 25 .545 --
Mets 29 25 .537 0.5
Expos 27 27 .500 2.5
Marlins 26 29 .473 4.0
Phillies 21 32 .396 8.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 32 22 .593 --
Cardinals 30 24 .556 2.0
Pirates 25 29 .463 7.0
Astros 24 29 .453 7.5
Cubs 21 32 .396 10.5
Brewers 18 36 .333 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 34 20 .630 --
Dodgers 31 23 .574 3.0
Giants 30 23 .566 3.5
Rockies 29 26 .527 5.5
Padres 25 30 .455 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Richard Hidalgo 4
1 Bengie Molina 4
1 Alex Sanchez 4
1 Miguel Tejada 4
1 Craig Wilson 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Beltran 2
1 Scott Hatteberg 2
1 Richard Hidalgo 2
1 Alex Rodriguez 2
5 28 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Beltran 5
2 Scott Hatteberg 4
2 Richard Hidalgo 4
2 Geoff Jenkins 4
2 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alfonso Soriano 2
2 Vinny Castilla 1
2 Cliff Floyd 1
2 Jerry Hairston 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jason Jennings 1.25
2 Pedro Astacio 1.00
2 Jarrod Washburn 1.00
4 A. J. Burnett 0.89
5 2 tied 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cory Bailey 1
1 Rick Bauer 1
1 Bartolo Colon 1
1 Josh Fogg 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 A. J. Burnett 8
2 Carlos Hernandez 7
2 Ruben Quevedo 7
2 Jarrod Washburn 7
2 David Wells 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Kelvim Escobar 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Byung-Hyun Kim 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ichiro Suzuki .362
2 Mike Sweeney .342
3 Jim Edmonds .341
4 Ryan Klesko .339
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 19
2 Barry Bonds 18
3 Lance Berkman 17
3 Alex Rodriguez 17
5 8 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 52
2 Todd Helton 48
2 Paul Konerko 48
4 Lance Berkman 47
4 Troy Glaus 47

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 21
2 Kenny Lofton 20
3 Juan Pierre 18
4 Alfonso Soriano 16
4 Preston Wilson 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 1.59
2 Derek Lowe 1.95
3 Bartolo Colon 2.22
4 Roy Oswalt 2.48
5 Randy Johnson 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Schilling 10
2 Randy Johnson 9
3 Mark Buehrle 8
3 Paul Byrd 8
3 4 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 123
2 Randy Johnson 104
3 Roger Clemens 85
4 Pedro Martinez 80
5 A. J. Burnett 79

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eric Gagne 18
2 Danny Graves 17
2 Mariano Rivera 17
2 Ugueth Urbina 17
5 2 tied 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Jordan .444
2 Benito Santiago .439
3 Mark Kotsay .434
4 Dave Roberts .433
5 Adam Dunn .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Shawn Green 10
2 Brian Giles 7
3 Jeff Conine 6
3 Jason Giambi 6
3 Greg Vaughn 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shawn Green 18
2 Jeff Conine 15
2 Jason Giambi 15
2 Bernie Williams 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alfonso Soriano 10
2 Luis Castillo 6
2 Dave Roberts 6
2 Chris Singleton 6
2 Preston Wilson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kip Wells 0.40
2 Mark Redman 0.50
3 Denny Neagle 0.56
4 Tom Glavine 0.73
5 Bartolo Colon 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cory Bailey 3
1 Tom Glavine 3
1 Hideo Nomo 3
1 Scott Strickland 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 28
2 Roger Clemens 26
2 Pedro Martinez 26
4 A. J. Burnett 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jason Isringhausen 6
2 Eric Gagne 5
2 Roberto Hernandez 5
2 Jose Jimenez 5
2 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ichiro Suzuki .404
2 Rey Sanchez .382
3 Luis Castillo .376
4 Benito Santiago .375
5 Bernie Williams .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 11
2 Barry Bonds 10
2 Jason Giambi 10
2 Shawn Green 10
2 Todd Helton 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Helton 28
2 Richie Sexson 27
3 Bernie Williams 26
4 Fred McGriff 25
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 12
1 Eric Owens 12
3 Ichiro Suzuki 11
4 Alfonso Soriano 10
5 5 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bartolo Colon 1.13
2 Kip Wells 1.74
3 Mark Buehrle 1.81
4 Derek Lowe 1.88
5 Jarrod Washburn 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Schilling 5
1 Kip Wells 5
3 Mark Buehrle 4
3 John Burkett 4
3 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 62
2 Pedro Martinez 48
3 Roger Clemens 47
4 Freddy Garcia 43
4 Randy Johnson 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jason Isringhausen 12
2 Eric Gagne 9
2 Byung-Hyun Kim 9
2 Jose Mesa 9
2 3 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ichiro Suzuki .350
2 Chipper Jones .348
3 Larry Walker .342
4 Sammy Sosa .338
5 Barry Bonds .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 68
2 Barry Bonds 63
3 Alex Rodriguez 52
3 Jim Thome 52
5 Shawn Green 51

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 148
2 Alex Rodriguez 138
3 Richie Sexson 137
4 Todd Helton 135
5 Lance Berkman 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ichiro Suzuki 55
2 Juan Pierre 50
3 Roger Cedeno 47
4 Carlos Beltran 44
4 Alfonso Soriano 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.37
2 Tom Glavine 2.64
3 Roy Oswalt 2.69
4 Mark Buehrle 2.88
5 Al Leiter 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Johnson 25
2 Curt Schilling 24
3 Mark Buehrle 22
3 Roger Clemens 22
3 Matt Morris 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 353
2 Curt Schilling 323
3 Roger Clemens 227
4 Hideo Nomo 214
5 Mike Mussina 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 52
2 Robb Nen 48
3 Armando Benitez 46
3 Trevor Hoffman 46
5 Jose Mesa 42