On This Day

Thursday, May 20, 2004

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 24 16 .600 --
Red Sox 24 17 .585 0.5
Orioles 20 17 .541 2.5
Blue Jays 17 24 .415 7.5
Devil Rays 11 28 .282 12.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 24 16 .600 --
White Sox 23 17 .575 1.0
Tigers 19 21 .475 5.0
Indians 18 21 .462 5.5
Royals 13 25 .342 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 26 15 .634 --
Rangers 23 17 .575 2.5
Athletics 22 18 .550 3.5
Mariners 14 26 .350 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 22 17 .564 --
Marlins 22 18 .550 0.5
Mets 19 22 .463 4.0
Braves 18 21 .462 4.0
Expos 14 27 .341 9.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 24 16 .600 --
Cubs 23 17 .575 1.0
Reds 22 18 .550 2.0
Cardinals 22 19 .537 2.5
Brewers 21 19 .525 3.0
Pirates 18 20 .474 5.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 22 17 .564 --
Padres 23 18 .561 0.0
Rockies 17 23 .425 5.5
Giants 17 24 .415 6.0
D'backs 16 24 .400 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Konerko 4
1 So Taguchi 4
1 Frank Thomas 4
4 Rod Barajas 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jason Bay 2
1 Paul Konerko 2
1 Mike Lowell 2
1 Daryle Ward 2
5 22 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rod Barajas 3
1 Jason Bay 3
1 Mike Matheny 3
1 Ichiro Suzuki 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Abreu 1
1 Jamey Carroll 1
1 Carl Crawford 1
1 Marquis Grissom 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Paul Wilson 2.00
2 Joe Kennedy 1.50
2 Tomo Ohka 1.50
4 Horacio Ramirez 1.00
5 Josh Beckett 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Adams 1
1 Josh Beckett 1
1 Mike Gonzalez 1
1 Matt Herges 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Kennedy 9
2 Victor Zambrano 8
3 Josh Beckett 7
3 Kazuhisa Ishii 7
3 Greg Maddux 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danys Baez 1
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Danny Graves 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melvin Mora .386
2 Sean Casey .364
3 Lyle Overbay .360
3 Michael Young .360
5 Ronnie Belliard .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeromy Burnitz 13
1 Steve Finley 13
1 Mike Lowell 13
4 Hank Blalock 12
4 2 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Scott Rolen 41
2 Vinny Castilla 39
3 Lyle Overbay 38
4 Pat Burrell 36
5 8 tied 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 20
1 Scott Podsednik 20
3 Brian Roberts 16
4 Dave Roberts 15
5 Juan Pierre 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.72
2 Jake Peavy 2.01
3 CC Sabathia 2.03
4 Horacio Ramirez 2.04
5 Carlos Zambrano 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 7
1 Jarrod Washburn 7
3 Shawn Estes 6
3 Brian Lawrence 6
3 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 81
2 Ben Sheets 66
3 Roger Clemens 62
4 Curt Schilling 61
5 Josh Beckett 60

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Graves 18
2 Armando Benitez 16
3 Mariano Rivera 15
4 Francisco Cordero 13
4 Joe Nathan 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melvin Mora .477
2 Lyle Overbay .449
3 Alex Sanchez .439
4 Lance Berkman .432
5 Bobby Abreu .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Blalock 7
2 Jeromy Burnitz 6
2 Pedro Feliz 6
2 Luis Gonzalez 6
2 Mike Lowell 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Victor Martinez 17
2 Jeromy Burnitz 16
2 Pat Burrell 16
4 Bobby Abreu 15
4 Frank Thomas 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Abreu 7
1 Matt Lawton 7
1 Jimmy Rollins 7
4 Carl Crawford 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Buehrle 0.00
2 Roger Clemens 0.64
3 Tim Redding 0.96
4 Carlos Zambrano 1.13
5 Chris Carpenter 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Antonio Alfonseca 3
1 Brian Lawrence 3
1 Eric Milton 3
1 Mike Mussina 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 30
2 Jason Schmidt 28
3 Pedro Martinez 25
4 Livan Hernandez 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Graves 7
2 Joe Nathan 6
3 Armando Benitez 5
3 Danny Kolb 5
5 5 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lyle Overbay .442
2 Melvin Mora .414
3 Juan Pierre .381
4 Lance Berkman .376
5 Frank Catalanotto .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Finley 12
1 Mike Lowell 12
3 Jeromy Burnitz 11
4 Bobby Abreu 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lyle Overbay 31
2 Bobby Abreu 29
2 Vinny Castilla 29
4 Miguel Tejada 27
5 Victor Martinez 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 13
2 Brian Roberts 12
3 Scott Podsednik 11
4 Matt Lawton 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aaron Sele 1.93
2 Randy Johnson 1.98
3 Jake Peavy 1.98
4 Steve Trachsel 2.03
5 Randy Wolf 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Lawrence 5
1 Jarrod Washburn 5
3 Roger Clemens 4
3 Shawn Estes 4
3 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 60
2 Ben Sheets 50
3 Jason Schmidt 44
4 Roger Clemens 43
5 Pedro Martinez 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Graves 12
1 Mariano Rivera 12
3 Francisco Cordero 11
3 Joe Nathan 11
5 Armando Benitez 10

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .361
2 Todd Helton .359
3 Melvin Mora .347
4 Javy Lopez .347
5 Albert Pujols .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Thome 48
2 Alex Rodriguez 44
2 Sammy Sosa 44
4 Barry Bonds 43
5 Jason Giambi 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Delgado 128
2 Aramis Ramirez 122
3 Carlos Beltran 120
4 Albert Pujols 118
4 Jim Thome 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 64
2 Scott Podsednik 59
3 Juan Pierre 58
4 Alex Sanchez 53
5 Carlos Beltran 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jason Schmidt 2.32
2 Pedro Martinez 2.49
3 Kevin Brown 2.61
4 Tim Hudson 2.76
5 Curt Schilling 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 22
2 Andy Pettitte 21
3 Roger Clemens 19
3 Esteban Loaiza 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kerry Wood 242
2 Javier Vazquez 208
3 Livan Hernandez 202
4 Pedro Martinez 200
5 Roy Halladay 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 52
2 Eric Gagne 49
3 Billy Wagner 41
4 Keith Foulke 39
5 2 tied 36