On This Day

Saturday, August 28, 2004

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 81 48 .628 --
Red Sox 75 53 .586 5.5
Devil Rays 59 70 .457 22.0
Orioles 57 71 .445 23.5
Blue Jays 53 77 .408 28.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 72 57 .558 --
Indians 65 66 .496 8.0
White Sox 63 64 .496 8.0
Tigers 60 69 .465 12.0
Royals 45 83 .352 26.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 76 53 .589 --
Angels 74 55 .574 2.0
Rangers 73 55 .570 2.5
Mariners 49 80 .380 27.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 75 53 .586 --
Marlins 65 62 .512 9.5
Phillies 64 65 .496 11.5
Mets 60 68 .469 15.0
Expos 55 74 .426 20.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 85 44 .659 --
Cubs 71 58 .550 14.0
Astros 66 63 .512 19.0
Reds 61 67 .477 23.5
Pirates 60 68 .469 24.5
Brewers 55 72 .433 29.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 75 54 .581 --
Padres 70 59 .543 5.0
Giants 71 60 .542 5.0
Rockies 55 74 .426 20.0
D'backs 41 89 .315 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Adrian Beltre 5
1 Randy Winn 5
3 Bret Boone 4
3 Rafael Furcal 4
3 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Clark 3
2 Rod Barajas 1
2 Clint Barmes 1
2 Jason Bay 1
2 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Clark 5
1 Ruben Sierra 5
3 Juan Encarnacion 4
3 Rafael Furcal 4
3 Randy Winn 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 2
1 Scott Podsednik 2
3 Craig Biggio 1
3 Ben Broussard 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ben Sheets 1.50
2 Pedro Martinez 1.33
3 Johan Santana 1.20
4 Casey Fossum 1.14
5 Jake Peavy 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cha-Seung Baek 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Paul Byrd 1
1 Giovanni Carrara 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Casey Fossum 8
1 Bobby Madritsch 8
1 Pedro Martinez 8
1 Kenny Rogers 8
1 Jason Schmidt 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Greg Aquino 1
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Octavio Dotel 1
1 7 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ichiro Suzuki .366
2 Barry Bonds .361
3 Melvin Mora .345
4 Mark Loretta .343
5 Adrian Beltre .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 42
2 Albert Pujols 39
3 Adam Dunn 38
3 Jim Thome 38
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Tejada 118
2 David Ortiz 113
3 Scott Rolen 111
4 Vinny Castilla 104
5 Manny Ramirez 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 50
2 Scott Podsednik 49
3 Juan Pierre 35
4 Dave Roberts 34
5 Carlos Beltran 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Leiter 2.69
2 Jason Schmidt 2.78
3 Randy Johnson 2.78
4 Oliver Perez 2.80
5 Tim Hudson 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Mulder 17
2 Curt Schilling 16
3 Roy Oswalt 15
3 Carl Pavano 15
3 3 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 227
2 Johan Santana 213
3 Ben Sheets 203
4 Jason Schmidt 201
5 Pedro Martinez 188

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 45
2 Francisco Cordero 41
3 Armando Benitez 38
3 Jason Isringhausen 38
5 Danny Graves 37

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Varitek .531
2 Adrian Beltre .450
3 Carlos Lee .447
4 Erubiel Durazo .431
5 Raul Ibanez .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 10
2 Chipper Jones 9
3 Carlos Beltran 7
3 Gary Sheffield 7
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Erubiel Durazo 19
1 Phil Nevin 19
3 Adrian Beltre 18
3 Carlos Delgado 18
3 Chipper Jones 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 8
2 Carlos Beltran 7
3 Ryan Freel 6
3 Rafael Furcal 6
3 Scott Podsednik 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Oliver Perez 0.86
2 Randy Johnson 1.13
3 Tim Hudson 1.16
4 Brandon Webb 1.40
5 Johan Santana 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Gordon 3
1 Tim Hudson 3
1 Roy Oswalt 3
1 Carl Pavano 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 39
2 Ted Lilly 25
2 Oliver Perez 25
4 Pedro Martinez 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Cordero 7
1 John Smoltz 7
3 Greg Aquino 6
3 Octavio Dotel 6
3 4 others tied 6

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ichiro Suzuki .450
2 Jason Varitek .444
3 J. T. Snow .419
4 Mark Loretta .396
5 Erubiel Durazo .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 13
2 Barry Bonds 11
2 Chipper Jones 11
2 Gary Sheffield 11
5 5 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chipper Jones 30
2 Carlos Delgado 29
2 Melvin Mora 29
4 Erubiel Durazo 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Beltran 14
2 Rafael Furcal 12
2 Corey Patterson 12
4 Ryan Freel 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Oliver Perez 1.95
2 Johan Santana 2.08
3 Jake Peavy 2.09
4 Doug Davis 2.13
5 Pedro Martinez 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johan Santana 6
2 Roy Oswalt 5
2 Jeff Weaver 5
2 Jaret Wright 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 56
2 Randy Johnson 53
3 Johan Santana 52
4 Jason Schmidt 47
4 Ben Sheets 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Smoltz 13
2 Jason Isringhausen 12
3 Francisco Cordero 11
4 Octavio Dotel 10
4 Mariano Rivera 10

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .359
2 Ichiro Suzuki .346
3 Todd Helton .338
4 Melvin Mora .338
5 Mark Loretta .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 50
2 Jim Thome 49
3 Albert Pujols 47
4 David Ortiz 43
5 2 tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 139
2 Miguel Tejada 136
3 Scott Rolen 125
4 Gary Sheffield 122
5 Jim Thome 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 62
2 Scott Podsednik 61
3 Carlos Beltran 44
4 Juan Pierre 43
5 Dave Roberts 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jake Peavy 2.43
2 Al Leiter 2.73
3 Jason Schmidt 2.76
4 Randy Johnson 2.79
5 Odalis Perez 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 19
1 Roy Oswalt 19
1 Johan Santana 19
1 Jason Schmidt 19
5 Pedro Martinez 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 275
2 Johan Santana 243
3 Jason Schmidt 239
4 Pedro Martinez 228
5 Ben Sheets 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 56
2 Eric Gagne 47
3 Francisco Cordero 45
3 Jason Isringhausen 45
5 Danny Kolb 42