On This Day

Sunday, August 4, 2002

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 69 41 .627 --
Red Sox 65 45 .591 4.0
Orioles 52 56 .481 16.0
Blue Jays 48 61 .440 20.5
Devil Rays 37 73 .336 32.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 69 43 .616 --
White Sox 52 60 .464 17.0
Indians 48 62 .436 20.0
Royals 44 67 .396 24.5
Tigers 41 69 .373 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 69 43 .616 --
Angels 65 45 .591 3.0
Athletics 64 48 .571 5.0
Rangers 47 64 .423 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 73 38 .658 --
Mets 55 55 .500 17.5
Expos 55 56 .495 18.0
Marlins 55 56 .495 18.0
Phillies 52 58 .473 20.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 59 49 .546 --
Reds 58 52 .527 2.0
Astros 57 53 .518 3.0
Pirates 50 61 .450 10.5
Cubs 47 62 .431 12.5
Brewers 39 72 .351 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 68 43 .613 --
Dodgers 62 49 .559 6.0
Giants 61 50 .550 7.0
Rockies 50 61 .450 18.0
Padres 46 65 .414 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Nomar Garciaparra 4
1 Ty Wigginton 4
3 Carlos Beltran 3
3 Gary Bennett 3
3 19 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Russell Branyan 3
2 David Bell 2
2 Nomar Garciaparra 2
2 Craig Wilson 2
5 34 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Russell Branyan 5
1 J. T. Snow 5
1 Todd Walker 5
4 Steve Finley 4
4 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Beltran 1
1 Juan Encarnacion 1
1 Darin Erstad 1
1 Rafael Furcal 1
1 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pedro Martinez 2.50
2 Cory Lidle 2.00
3 Mark Prior 1.86
4 Andy Benes 1.60
5 Damian Moss 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Omar Daal 1
1 Felix Heredia 1
1 Joe Kennedy 1
1 Mike Koplove 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Prior 13
2 Pedro Martinez 10
3 Andy Benes 8
4 Al Leiter 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kelvim Escobar 1
1 Eric Gagne 1
1 Byung-Hyun Kim 1
1 Ramiro Mendoza 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .364
2 Mike Sweeney .355
3 Barry Bonds .353
4 Ichiro Suzuki .350
5 Jeff Kent .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 37
2 Sammy Sosa 33
3 Jim Thome 32
4 Lance Berkman 31
4 Barry Bonds 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 94
2 Nomar Garciaparra 91
3 Miguel Tejada 90
4 Jason Giambi 88
5 2 tied 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 35
2 Alex Sanchez 31
2 Alfonso Soriano 31
4 Dave Roberts 30
5 Juan Pierre 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Derek Lowe 2.13
2 Pedro Martinez 2.25
3 Greg Maddux 2.45
4 Elmer Dessens 2.67
5 Bartolo Colon 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Schilling 18
2 Randy Johnson 15
2 Derek Lowe 15
2 Pedro Martinez 15
2 Barry Zito 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 219
2 Randy Johnson 215
3 Pedro Martinez 188
4 A. J. Burnett 163
5 2 tied 146

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 39
2 Eric Gagne 36
3 Eddie Guardado 33
4 Mike Williams 32
5 Jose Mesa 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .455
2 Randall Simon .444
3 Deivi Cruz .438
4 Luis Gonzalez .431
5 2 tied .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nomar Garciaparra 8
2 Luis Gonzalez 7
3 Mark Bellhorn 6
3 Carl Everett 6
3 Jared Sandberg 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nomar Garciaparra 21
2 Luis Gonzalez 20
3 Jared Sandberg 18
3 Miguel Tejada 18
3 Bernie Williams 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Aaron Boone 7
2 Alex Sanchez 6
2 Alfonso Soriano 6
4 Doug Glanville 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.00
1 Derek Lowe 0.00
3 Damian Moss 0.41
4 John Lackey 0.63
5 Jamie Moyer 0.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 3
1 Pedro Martinez 3
1 Wade Miller 3
1 Kirk Rueter 3
1 Kirk Saarloos 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 32
2 Mark Prior 31
3 Pedro Martinez 30
4 A. J. Burnett 25
5 Josh Beckett 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 6
2 Trevor Hoffman 5
2 Kazuhiro Sasaki 5
2 Billy Wagner 5
5 14 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .407
2 Randall Simon .389
3 David Ortiz .388
4 Luis Gonzalez .386
5 Edgardo Alfonzo .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 12
2 Ellis Burks 10
2 Rafael Palmeiro 10
2 Miguel Tejada 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Trot Nixon 31
1 Miguel Tejada 31
3 Bernie Williams 30
4 Raul Ibanez 29
5 Luis Gonzalez 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Aaron Boone 13
2 Dave Roberts 11
3 Alex Sanchez 10
4 Carlos Beltran 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.65
2 Greg Maddux 0.98
3 Barry Zito 1.31
4 Derek Lowe 1.32
5 Roy Halladay 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wade Miller 6
2 Rodrigo Lopez 5
2 Pedro Martinez 5
2 Kevin Millwood 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 55
2 Randy Johnson 54
3 Mark Prior 44
3 Curt Schilling 44
5 A. J. Burnett 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 10
2 Jose Mesa 9
2 Kazuhiro Sasaki 9
2 Billy Wagner 9
5 2 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .369
2 Ichiro Suzuki .364
3 Barry Bonds .362
4 Chipper Jones .336
5 Mike Sweeney .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Sosa 62
2 Alex Rodriguez 59
3 Barry Bonds 58
4 Shawn Green 48
4 Rafael Palmeiro 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 137
2 Magglio Ordonez 135
3 Richie Sexson 131
3 Sammy Sosa 131
3 Miguel Tejada 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 47
2 Alfonso Soriano 46
3 Carlos Beltran 44
3 Ichiro Suzuki 44
5 Vladimir Guerrero 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Derek Lowe 2.16
2 Woody Williams 2.31
3 Pedro Martinez 2.35
4 Barry Zito 2.43
5 Randy Johnson 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Barry Zito 26
2 Curt Schilling 25
3 Randy Johnson 22
4 Mark Buehrle 21
4 Matt Morris 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 328
2 Curt Schilling 320
3 A. J. Burnett 217
4 Roy Oswalt 216
5 Matt Morris 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 49
2 Armando Benitez 45
2 Jose Mesa 45
4 Trevor Hoffman 44
5 2 tied 42