On This Day

Friday, August 2, 2002

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 68 40 .630 --
Red Sox 64 44 .593 4.0
Orioles 51 55 .481 16.0
Blue Jays 47 60 .439 20.5
Devil Rays 35 73 .324 33.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 67 43 .609 --
White Sox 52 58 .473 15.0
Indians 47 61 .435 19.0
Royals 44 65 .404 22.5
Tigers 41 67 .380 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 68 42 .618 --
Angels 64 44 .593 3.0
Athletics 62 48 .564 6.0
Rangers 46 63 .422 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 71 38 .651 --
Mets 55 52 .514 15.0
Expos 55 54 .505 16.0
Marlins 53 56 .486 18.0
Phillies 52 56 .481 18.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 59 47 .557 --
Reds 56 52 .519 4.0
Astros 55 53 .509 5.0
Pirates 50 59 .459 10.5
Cubs 46 61 .430 13.5
Brewers 39 70 .358 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 65 43 .602 --
Dodgers 60 49 .550 5.5
Giants 59 50 .541 6.5
Rockies 49 60 .450 16.5
Padres 46 63 .422 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Matthews 4
1 Shannon Stewart 4
3 Moises Alou 3
3 Royce Clayton 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Trot Nixon 2
2 Moises Alou 1
2 Henry Blanco 1
2 Bret Boone 1
2 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Trot Nixon 5
2 Wes Helms 4
2 Chris Woodward 4
4 Moises Alou 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Harris 2
2 Steve Cox 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 Jerry Hairston 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kerry Wood 2.17
2 Britt Reames 1.75
3 Derek Lowe 1.33
4 Brian Lawrence 1.25
5 Andy Pettitte 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Boehringer 1
1 Joe Borowski 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 Brian Lawrence 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kerry Wood 13
2 Brian Lawrence 10
3 Kevin Appier 7
3 Britt Reames 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Acevedo 1
1 Mike DeJean 1
1 Eddie Guardado 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .362
2 Mike Sweeney .355
3 Ichiro Suzuki .347
4 Barry Bonds .344
5 Jeff Kent .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 36
2 Sammy Sosa 33
3 Jim Thome 32
4 Lance Berkman 31
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 93
2 Nomar Garciaparra 88
3 Lance Berkman 87
3 Jason Giambi 87
3 Magglio Ordonez 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 34
2 Alex Sanchez 31
3 Dave Roberts 30
3 Alfonso Soriano 30
5 Juan Pierre 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Derek Lowe 2.13
2 Pedro Martinez 2.36
3 Greg Maddux 2.45
4 Bartolo Colon 2.62
5 Elmer Dessens 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Schilling 18
2 Randy Johnson 15
2 Derek Lowe 15
2 Barry Zito 15
5 5 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 219
2 Randy Johnson 215
3 Pedro Martinez 178
4 A. J. Burnett 163
5 Roy Oswalt 146

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 39
2 Eric Gagne 35
3 Eddie Guardado 33
4 Mike Williams 32
5 Jose Mesa 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Ortiz .460
2 Chipper Jones .447
3 Larry Walker .447
4 Randall Simon .435
5 Alex Rodriguez .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Everett 6
1 Nomar Garciaparra 6
3 Mark Bellhorn 5
3 Ellis Burks 5
3 11 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nomar Garciaparra 19
2 Robin Ventura 17
3 Adam Hyzdu 16
3 Trot Nixon 16
3 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Aaron Boone 9
2 Dave Roberts 7
2 Alex Sanchez 7
4 Carlos Beltran 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Derek Lowe 0.00
2 Damian Moss 0.45
3 John Patterson 0.67
4 Wade Miller 0.75
5 Pedro Martinez 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 3
1 Rodrigo Lopez 3
1 Pedro Martinez 3
1 Damian Moss 3
1 Kirk Saarloos 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 32
2 Pedro Martinez 29
3 Mark Prior 26
4 A. J. Burnett 25
5 Josh Beckett 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 6
2 Armando Benitez 5
2 Trevor Hoffman 5
2 Kazuhiro Sasaki 5
2 John Smoltz 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .419
2 Edgardo Alfonzo .389
3 David Ortiz .388
4 Randall Simon .385
5 Edgar Renteria .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 12
2 Rafael Palmeiro 11
3 Ellis Burks 9
3 Brian Giles 9
3 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Trot Nixon 32
2 Raul Ibanez 30
3 Nomar Garciaparra 28
4 Rafael Palmeiro 27
4 3 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Aaron Boone 13
2 Dave Roberts 11
2 Alex Sanchez 11
4 Mike Cameron 9
5 5 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.79
2 Greg Maddux 1.26
3 Barry Zito 1.31
4 Wade Miller 1.50
5 Kyle Lohse 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rodrigo Lopez 5
1 Kevin Millwood 5
1 Wade Miller 5
1 Curt Schilling 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 54
2 Pedro Martinez 45
3 Curt Schilling 44
4 A. J. Burnett 43
4 Kerry Wood 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kazuhiro Sasaki 11
1 John Smoltz 11
3 Jose Mesa 10
4 Mike Williams 9
5 2 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .368
2 Ichiro Suzuki .361
3 Barry Bonds .354
4 Todd Helton .339
5 Chipper Jones .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 62
2 Alex Rodriguez 59
3 Barry Bonds 56
4 Rafael Palmeiro 48
5 2 tied 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 139
2 Magglio Ordonez 135
3 Richie Sexson 131
3 Sammy Sosa 131
5 3 tied 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 47
2 Alfonso Soriano 45
2 Ichiro Suzuki 45
4 Carlos Beltran 43
5 Vladimir Guerrero 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Derek Lowe 2.16
2 Woody Williams 2.31
3 Barry Zito 2.43
4 Pedro Martinez 2.45
5 Jamie Moyer 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Barry Zito 26
2 Curt Schilling 25
3 Randy Johnson 23
4 Mark Buehrle 22
4 Matt Morris 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 336
2 Curt Schilling 320
3 A. J. Burnett 217
4 Roy Oswalt 216
5 Matt Morris 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 49
2 Jose Mesa 46
3 Armando Benitez 45
3 Trevor Hoffman 45
5 3 tied 42