On This Day

Saturday, August 24, 2002

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 80 47 .630 --
Red Sox 73 54 .575 7.0
Orioles 63 65 .492 17.5
Blue Jays 55 73 .430 25.5
Devil Rays 43 86 .333 38.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 78 53 .595 --
White Sox 60 69 .465 17.0
Indians 56 72 .438 20.5
Royals 52 78 .400 25.5
Tigers 49 80 .380 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 79 51 .608 --
Angels 76 52 .594 2.0
Mariners 77 53 .592 2.0
Rangers 56 71 .441 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 81 47 .633 --
Expos 65 64 .504 16.5
Phillies 63 65 .492 18.0
Marlins 62 67 .481 19.5
Mets 59 69 .461 22.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 71 56 .559 --
Astros 68 61 .527 4.0
Reds 64 64 .500 7.5
Pirates 57 73 .438 15.5
Cubs 54 73 .425 17.0
Brewers 44 84 .344 27.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 82 47 .636 --
Dodgers 75 54 .581 7.0
Giants 70 58 .547 11.5
Rockies 61 68 .473 21.0
Padres 55 74 .426 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Hernandez 4
1 Josh Phelps 4
1 Vernon Wells 4
4 Bobby Abreu 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Abreu 1
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Josh Bard 1
1 Tony Batista 1
1 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Craig Wilson 4
2 Roberto Alomar 3
2 Pat Burrell 3
2 Eric Chavez 3
2 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Adam Kennedy 2
1 Dewayne Wise 2
3 Michael Barrett 1
3 Craig Biggio 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wade Miller 1.80
2 Roger Clemens 1.29
3 Danys Baez 1.17
4 Vicente Padilla 1.00
4 Dan Wright 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 Matt Clement 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Bartolo Colon 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 9
1 Wade Miller 9
3 Dan Wright 8
4 Danys Baez 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Kelvim Escobar 1
1 Eric Gagne 1
1 Eddie Guardado 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .357
2 Barry Bonds .354
3 Mike Sweeney .353
4 Bernie Williams .344
5 Ichiro Suzuki .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 45
2 Sammy Sosa 43
3 Shawn Green 38
3 Jim Thome 38
5 Rafael Palmeiro 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 112
2 Miguel Tejada 108
3 Lance Berkman 105
4 Magglio Ordonez 101
5 Shawn Green 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 41
2 Juan Pierre 37
2 Dave Roberts 37
4 Alex Sanchez 34
4 Alfonso Soriano 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.15
2 Derek Lowe 2.19
3 Randy Johnson 2.55
4 Bartolo Colon 2.65
5 Tom Glavine 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Schilling 21
2 Randy Johnson 18
2 Barry Zito 18
4 Bartolo Colon 17
4 2 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 263
2 Curt Schilling 259
3 Pedro Martinez 212
4 A. J. Burnett 183
5 Matt Clement 177

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eric Gagne 44
1 John Smoltz 44
3 Eddie Guardado 36
3 Mike Williams 36
5 Jose Mesa 35

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .538
2 Manny Ramirez .458
3 Austin Kearns .434
4 Scott Rolen .413
5 Alex Rodriguez .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 8
1 Sammy Sosa 8
3 Eric Chavez 6
3 Mike Lieberthal 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Sosa 21
2 Albert Pujols 19
3 Eric Chavez 17
3 Shawn Green 17
3 Jay Payton 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 8
2 Dave Roberts 6
2 Jimmy Rollins 6
4 Vladimir Guerrero 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cory Lidle 0.00
2 Kevin Appier 0.48
3 A. J. Burnett 0.50
4 Brad Penny 0.60
4 Jason Schmidt 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 3
1 Tim Hudson 3
1 Jason Jennings 3
1 Cory Lidle 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 37
2 Curt Schilling 29
3 Kerry Wood 27
4 Chuck Finley 25
4 Mark Prior 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eric Gagne 6
2 Juan Acevedo 5
2 Troy Percival 5
2 Billy Wagner 5
5 6 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .439
2 Barry Bonds .404
3 Austin Kearns .392
4 Alex Rodriguez .382
5 Chipper Jones .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 13
2 Jeff Kent 12
2 Sammy Sosa 12
4 Shawn Green 11
4 Rafael Palmeiro 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Tejada 32
2 Shawn Green 30
2 Sammy Sosa 30
4 Jeff Kent 29
4 Alex Rodriguez 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 10
2 Dave Roberts 9
3 Luis Castillo 8
4 Alex Sanchez 7
4 Tony Womack 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.77
2 Randy Johnson 1.13
3 Roy Oswalt 1.21
4 Andy Benes 1.42
5 Cory Lidle 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Oswalt 6
2 Jason Jennings 5
2 Randy Johnson 5
2 Pedro Martinez 5
5 19 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 71
2 Pedro Martinez 54
2 Curt Schilling 54
4 Kerry Wood 50
5 Mark Prior 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Wagner 10
2 Juan Acevedo 9
2 Eric Gagne 9
2 Troy Percival 9
5 3 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .364
2 Larry Walker .357
3 Ichiro Suzuki .343
4 Todd Helton .337
5 Bernie Williams .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 59
2 Sammy Sosa 58
3 Barry Bonds 53
4 Rafael Palmeiro 49
5 Shawn Green 48

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 138
1 Miguel Tejada 138
3 Magglio Ordonez 131
3 Albert Pujols 131
5 Eric Chavez 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 50
2 Luis Castillo 43
2 Ichiro Suzuki 43
4 Carlos Beltran 40
5 Alfonso Soriano 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Derek Lowe 2.22
2 Pedro Martinez 2.24
3 Randy Johnson 2.57
4 Barry Zito 2.62
5 Tom Glavine 2.70

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 332
2 Curt Schilling 324
3 Pedro Martinez 225
4 A. J. Burnett 224
5 Matt Morris 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 52
2 Eddie Guardado 45
2 Jose Mesa 45
4 Eric Gagne 44
5 Trevor Hoffman 43