On This Day

Tuesday, August 31, 2004

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 81 50 .618 --
Red Sox 77 53 .592 3.5
Orioles 59 71 .454 21.5
Devil Rays 59 72 .450 22.0
Blue Jays 54 78 .409 27.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 73 58 .557 --
Indians 67 66 .504 7.0
White Sox 64 66 .492 8.5
Tigers 61 71 .462 12.5
Royals 46 85 .351 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 78 53 .595 --
Angels 75 56 .573 3.0
Rangers 73 57 .562 4.5
Mariners 51 80 .389 27.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 77 54 .588 --
Marlins 68 62 .523 8.5
Phillies 65 67 .492 12.5
Mets 60 71 .458 17.0
Expos 56 76 .424 21.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 87 44 .664 --
Cubs 72 60 .545 15.5
Astros 69 63 .523 18.5
Reds 62 69 .473 25.0
Pirates 61 70 .466 26.0
Brewers 56 74 .431 30.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 77 54 .588 --
Giants 73 61 .545 5.5
Padres 71 60 .542 6.0
Rockies 55 76 .420 22.0
D'backs 41 91 .311 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Omar Vizquel 6
2 Jay Gibbons 4
2 Abraham Nunez 4
2 Ivan Rodriguez 4
5 19 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Edmonds 2
1 Jay Gibbons 2
1 Aubrey Huff 2
1 Jeff Kent 2
1 Manny Ramirez 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Torii Hunter 6
2 Alfredo Amezaga 4
2 Steve Finley 4
2 Aubrey Huff 4
2 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 2
1 Alfonso Soriano 2
3 Craig Biggio 1
3 Willie Bloomquist 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Johnson 3.75
2 Jeff Weaver 1.80
3 Rich Harden 1.25
4 Doug Davis 1.00
4 Jake Westbrook 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeremy Affeldt 1
1 Scott Atchison 1
1 Brandon Backe 1
1 Josh Beckett 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 15
2 Jeff Weaver 9
3 Mark Prior 8
4 Aaron Harang 6
4 Woody Williams 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Giovanni Carrara 1
1 Keith Foulke 1
1 Dustin Hermanson 1
1 Danny Kolb 1
1 J. J. Putz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ichiro Suzuki .371
2 Barry Bonds .368
3 Melvin Mora .349
4 Mark Loretta .342
5 Ivan Rodriguez .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 42
2 Albert Pujols 41
3 Adam Dunn 40
4 Jim Thome 39
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Tejada 118
2 David Ortiz 114
3 Scott Rolen 113
4 Manny Ramirez 108
5 Vinny Castilla 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 51
2 Carl Crawford 50
3 Carlos Beltran 36
3 Juan Pierre 36
5 Dave Roberts 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.71
2 Al Leiter 2.77
3 Jason Schmidt 2.78
4 Tim Hudson 2.84
5 Oliver Perez 2.87

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 242
2 Johan Santana 213
3 Ben Sheets 203
4 Jason Schmidt 201
5 Oliver Perez 191

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 45
2 Francisco Cordero 41
3 Armando Benitez 39
4 Jason Isringhausen 38
5 Danny Graves 37

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .487
2 Jim Edmonds .462
3 J. T. Snow .457
4 Adrian Beltre .456
5 Aaron Rowand .455

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 9
2 Carlos Beltran 7
2 Barry Bonds 7
2 Jim Edmonds 7
5 7 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 21
2 Torii Hunter 19
3 Moises Alou 18
3 Adrian Beltre 18
3 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Beltran 10
2 Juan Pierre 9
3 Scott Podsednik 8
4 Ryan Freel 6
4 Corey Patterson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Hudson 1.16
2 Glendon Rusch 1.29
3 Joe Kennedy 1.35
4 Nate Robertson 1.50
5 Randy Johnson 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Gordon 3
1 Tim Hudson 3
1 Roy Oswalt 3
1 Jake Peavy 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 40
2 A. J. Burnett 27
3 Oliver Perez 26
4 Ted Lilly 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Greg Aquino 5
1 Francisco Cordero 5
1 Octavio Dotel 5
1 Keith Foulke 5
1 4 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ichiro Suzuki .463
2 J. T. Snow .452
3 Jason Varitek .449
4 Barry Bonds .414
5 Juan Rivera .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 13
2 Albert Pujols 12
3 Barry Bonds 11
3 Adam Dunn 11
3 Chipper Jones 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Melvin Mora 31
2 Carlos Delgado 30
3 Chipper Jones 29
3 Albert Pujols 29
5 Barry Bonds 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Beltran 16
2 Rafael Furcal 12
2 Corey Patterson 12
4 Juan Pierre 10
4 Scott Podsednik 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jake Peavy 2.03
2 Johan Santana 2.08
3 Chris Carpenter 2.13
4 Pedro Martinez 2.25
5 Josh Fogg 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johan Santana 6
2 Roy Oswalt 5
2 Curt Schilling 5
2 Tim Wakefield 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 62
2 Pedro Martinez 56
3 Johan Santana 52
4 Oliver Perez 48
5 2 tied 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jason Isringhausen 11
1 John Smoltz 11
3 Francisco Cordero 10
4 Octavio Dotel 9
4 Keith Foulke 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .361
2 Ichiro Suzuki .355
3 Melvin Mora .341
4 Todd Helton .341
5 Mark Loretta .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 49
1 Jim Thome 49
3 Albert Pujols 47
4 Barry Bonds 43
4 Jim Edmonds 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 137
2 Miguel Tejada 135
3 Scott Rolen 124
4 Manny Ramirez 122
5 Jim Thome 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 60
1 Scott Podsednik 60
3 Carlos Beltran 47
4 Juan Pierre 44
5 Dave Roberts 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.74
2 Al Leiter 2.79
3 Jason Schmidt 2.83
4 Oliver Perez 2.99
5 Roger Clemens 3.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Oswalt 19
2 Roger Clemens 18
2 Pedro Martinez 18
2 Johan Santana 18
2 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 279
2 Johan Santana 239
3 Jason Schmidt 233
4 Pedro Martinez 225
5 Ben Sheets 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 54
2 Francisco Cordero 45
2 Eric Gagne 45
4 Jason Isringhausen 44
5 Danny Kolb 42