On This Day

Monday, August 26, 2002

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 81 48 .628 --
Red Sox 74 55 .574 7.0
Orioles 63 66 .488 18.0
Blue Jays 57 73 .438 24.5
Devil Rays 43 87 .331 38.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 78 54 .591 --
White Sox 61 70 .466 16.5
Indians 57 73 .438 20.0
Royals 53 79 .402 25.0
Tigers 49 82 .374 28.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 81 51 .614 --
Mariners 78 53 .595 2.5
Angels 77 53 .592 3.0
Rangers 57 72 .442 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 82 47 .636 --
Expos 65 65 .500 17.5
Phillies 64 65 .496 18.0
Marlins 63 67 .485 19.5
Mets 60 69 .465 22.0

Games

No Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 71 57 .555 --
Astros 69 61 .531 3.0
Reds 64 65 .496 7.5
Pirates 58 73 .443 14.5
Cubs 54 75 .419 17.5
Brewers 45 85 .346 27.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 84 47 .641 --
Dodgers 75 56 .573 9.0
Giants 72 58 .554 11.5
Rockies 61 70 .466 23.0
Padres 55 75 .423 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Manny Ramirez 5
2 Alex Cora 3
2 Johnny Damon 3
2 Jermaine Dye 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Manny Ramirez 2
2 David Bell 1
2 Greg Colbrunn 1
2 Alex Cora 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 4
2 Ramon Hernandez 3
2 Matt Lawton 3
2 Alfonso Soriano 3
2 Dewayne Wise 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Cora 1
1 Rickey Henderson 1
1 David Justice 1
1 Wendell Magee 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Prior 1.20
2 Orlando Hernandez 1.14
2 Ben Sheets 1.14
4 Ricardo Rodriguez 0.83
5 Curt Schilling 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orlando Hernandez 1
1 Byung-Hyun Kim 1
1 Cory Lidle 1
1 Felix Rodriguez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orlando Hernandez 8
1 Ben Sheets 8
3 Curt Schilling 7
4 Rocky Biddle 6
4 Mark Prior 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike DeJean 1
1 Billy Koch 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 Jeff Weaver 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .358
2 Larry Walker .357
3 Mike Sweeney .352
4 Bernie Williams .345
5 Ichiro Suzuki .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 46
2 Sammy Sosa 43
3 Jim Thome 39
4 Shawn Green 38
5 Rafael Palmeiro 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 114
2 Miguel Tejada 109
3 Lance Berkman 106
4 Magglio Ordonez 102
5 3 tied 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 41
2 Juan Pierre 37
2 Dave Roberts 37
4 Alex Sanchez 36
5 Alfonso Soriano 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.15
2 Derek Lowe 2.39
3 Randy Johnson 2.44
4 Bartolo Colon 2.65
5 Tom Glavine 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Schilling 21
2 Randy Johnson 19
3 Barry Zito 18
4 Bartolo Colon 17
4 2 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 279
2 Curt Schilling 266
3 Pedro Martinez 212
4 A. J. Burnett 183
5 Matt Clement 177

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 45
2 Eric Gagne 44
3 Mike Williams 37
4 Eddie Guardado 36
4 Jose Mesa 36

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Ramirez .531
2 Bernie Williams .519
3 Jose Hernandez .417
3 Adam Kennedy .417
5 3 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 8
2 Rafael Palmeiro 7
3 Jay Payton 6
3 Manny Ramirez 6
5 10 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jay Payton 19
2 Eric Chavez 18
2 Josh Phelps 18
4 Manny Ramirez 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 8
2 Dave Roberts 5
2 Alex Sanchez 5
4 Carl Crawford 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cory Lidle 0.00
1 Randy Wolf 0.00
3 Kevin Appier 0.48
4 A. J. Burnett 0.50
5 Randy Johnson 1.13

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 39
2 Curt Schilling 28
3 Kerry Wood 27
4 Jason Schmidt 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Koch 6
2 Eric Gagne 5
2 Roberto Hernandez 5
4 Juan Acevedo 4
4 7 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .433
2 Barry Bonds .422
3 Austin Kearns .392
4 Manny Ramirez .390
5 Chipper Jones .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 14
2 Jeff Kent 12
2 Sammy Sosa 12
4 Shawn Green 11
4 Chipper Jones 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Tejada 32
2 Alex Rodriguez 31
3 Shawn Green 30
3 Jeff Kent 30
3 Sammy Sosa 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 10
2 Dave Roberts 9
3 Luis Castillo 8
4 Alex Sanchez 7
5 8 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cory Lidle 0.62
2 Pedro Martinez 0.92
3 Randy Johnson 1.08
4 Roy Oswalt 1.21
5 Andy Benes 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Oswalt 6
2 Jason Jennings 5
2 Randy Johnson 5
2 Cory Lidle 5
5 17 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 79
2 Curt Schilling 61
3 Mark Prior 54
4 Kerry Wood 50
5 Jason Schmidt 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Wagner 10
2 Eric Gagne 9
2 Billy Koch 9
2 Troy Percival 9
5 6 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .368
2 Larry Walker .356
3 Ichiro Suzuki .343
4 Todd Helton .336
5 Mike Sweeney .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 59
2 Sammy Sosa 58
3 Barry Bonds 53
4 Rafael Palmeiro 49
5 Shawn Green 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Tejada 138
2 Alex Rodriguez 137
3 Eric Chavez 133
4 Magglio Ordonez 132
5 Albert Pujols 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 49
2 Luis Castillo 43
2 Ichiro Suzuki 43
4 Carlos Beltran 39
4 Alfonso Soriano 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.24
2 Derek Lowe 2.40
3 Randy Johnson 2.48
4 Tom Glavine 2.63
5 Barry Zito 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Schilling 25
1 Barry Zito 25
3 Randy Johnson 23
4 Bartolo Colon 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 348
2 Curt Schilling 331
3 Pedro Martinez 225
4 A. J. Burnett 224
5 Matt Morris 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 53
2 Jose Mesa 45
3 Eric Gagne 44
3 Eddie Guardado 44
5 Trevor Hoffman 43