On This Day

Tuesday, August 27, 2002

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 82 48 .631 --
Red Sox 74 56 .569 8.0
Orioles 63 67 .485 19.0
Blue Jays 57 74 .435 25.5
Devil Rays 43 88 .328 39.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 79 54 .594 --
White Sox 62 70 .470 16.5
Indians 57 74 .435 21.0
Royals 53 80 .398 26.0
Tigers 50 82 .379 28.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 82 51 .617 --
Angels 78 53 .595 3.0
Mariners 78 54 .591 3.5
Rangers 58 72 .446 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 83 47 .638 --
Phillies 65 65 .500 18.0
Expos 65 66 .496 18.5
Marlins 63 68 .481 20.5
Mets 61 69 .469 22.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 72 58 .554 --
Astros 69 62 .527 3.5
Reds 65 66 .496 7.5
Pirates 58 74 .439 15.0
Cubs 55 75 .423 17.0
Brewers 45 86 .344 27.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 84 48 .636 --
Dodgers 76 56 .576 8.0
Giants 73 58 .557 10.5
Rockies 61 71 .462 23.0
Padres 56 75 .427 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Darin Erstad 5
1 Albert Pujols 5
3 Barry Bonds 4
3 Carl Everett 4
3 Phil Nevin 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 3
2 Joe Crede 2
2 Scott Rolen 2
4 Jeff Bagwell 1
4 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Crede 7
2 Ryan Klesko 6
3 Matt Franco 4
3 Scott Rolen 4
5 10 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Roberts 2
1 Eric Young 2
3 Mike Cameron 1
3 Carl Crawford 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chuck Finley 2.33
2 David Wells 1.20
3 Casey Fossum 1.14
4 Hideo Nomo 1.00
5 Mark Mulder 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alan Benes 1
1 Jeremy Fikac 1
1 Chuck Finley 1
1 John Lackey 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hideo Nomo 10
2 Casey Fossum 8
3 Chuck Finley 7
4 Alan Benes 6
4 David Wells 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Acevedo 1
1 Danny Graves 1
1 Eddie Guardado 1
1 Billy Koch 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .366
2 Larry Walker .357
3 Mike Sweeney .348
4 Bernie Williams .344
5 Ichiro Suzuki .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 47
2 Sammy Sosa 43
3 Jim Thome 39
4 Barry Bonds 38
4 Shawn Green 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 116
2 Miguel Tejada 109
3 Lance Berkman 107
4 Jason Giambi 102
4 2 others tied 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Castillo 41
2 Dave Roberts 39
3 Juan Pierre 38
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 46
2 Eric Gagne 44
3 Eddie Guardado 37
3 Jose Mesa 37
3 Mike Williams 37

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Ramirez .509
2 Bernie Williams .492
3 Jay Payton .433
4 Barry Bonds .421
5 Adam Kennedy .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 9
2 Rafael Palmeiro 7
2 Jay Payton 7
4 Jacque Jones 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jay Payton 20
2 Eric Chavez 18
3 Alex Rodriguez 17
4 Karim Garcia 16
4 3 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 8
2 Dave Roberts 7
3 Carl Crawford 5
3 Alex Sanchez 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cory Lidle 0.00
1 Randy Wolf 0.00
3 Kevin Appier 0.75
3 Brian Meadows 0.75
5 2 tied 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Hudson 3
1 Cory Lidle 3
1 Kevin Millwood 3
1 Mark Mulder 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 39
2 Curt Schilling 28
3 Chuck Finley 25
4 Jason Schmidt 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Koch 7
2 Juan Acevedo 5
2 Eric Gagne 5
2 Roberto Hernandez 5
2 John Smoltz 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .456
2 Bernie Williams .421
3 Jay Payton .398
4 Vladimir Guerrero .392
5 Austin Kearns .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Kent 13
1 Alex Rodriguez 13
3 Sammy Sosa 12
4 Shawn Green 11
5 4 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Kent 33
2 Miguel Tejada 32
3 Shawn Green 31
4 Sammy Sosa 30
5 Alex Rodriguez 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 11
2 Dave Roberts 10
3 Luis Castillo 8
3 Eric Young 8
5 7 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cory Lidle 0.62
2 Pedro Martinez 0.92
3 Randy Johnson 1.08
4 Andy Benes 1.42
5 Roy Oswalt 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jason Jennings 5
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 Cory Lidle 5
1 Kevin Millwood 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Koch 10
2 Juan Acevedo 9
2 Eric Gagne 9
2 Jose Mesa 9
2 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .374
2 Larry Walker .358
3 Ichiro Suzuki .345
4 Todd Helton .333
5 Bernie Williams .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 60
2 Barry Bonds 56
2 Sammy Sosa 56
4 Rafael Palmeiro 49
5 2 tied 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 139
2 Miguel Tejada 135
3 Albert Pujols 134
4 Eric Chavez 133
5 Magglio Ordonez 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 50
2 Luis Castillo 43
2 Ichiro Suzuki 43
4 Dave Roberts 39
4 Alfonso Soriano 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 2.19
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 Mark Mulder 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 348
2 Curt Schilling 325
3 A. J. Burnett 224
4 Pedro Martinez 221
5 Matt Morris 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 54
2 Jose Mesa 46
3 Eddie Guardado 45
4 Eric Gagne 44
5 Trevor Hoffman 43