On This Day

Wednesday, September 8, 2004

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 86 52 .623 --
Red Sox 84 54 .609 2.0
Orioles 64 74 .464 22.0
Devil Rays 59 77 .434 26.0
Blue Jays 58 81 .417 28.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 79 60 .568 --
White Sox 70 68 .507 8.5
Indians 69 71 .493 10.5
Tigers 63 73 .463 14.5
Royals 49 88 .358 29.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 81 58 .583 --
Angels 79 59 .572 1.5
Rangers 75 63 .543 5.5
Mariners 51 87 .370 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 81 57 .587 --
Marlins 72 62 .537 7.0
Phillies 70 69 .504 11.5
Mets 60 78 .435 21.0
Expos 59 80 .424 22.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 93 46 .669 --
Astros 76 63 .547 17.0
Cubs 74 62 .544 17.5
Pirates 63 75 .457 29.5
Reds 63 75 .457 29.5
Brewers 60 77 .438 32.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 80 58 .580 --
Giants 77 64 .546 4.5
Padres 74 65 .532 6.5
Rockies 60 78 .435 20.0
D'backs 42 97 .302 38.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Rollins 5
2 Chase Utley 4
3 Bobby Abreu 3
3 Edgardo Alfonzo 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Edgar Martinez 2
1 Chris Snyder 2
3 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
3 Marlon Anderson 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Olmedo Saenz 4
1 Jim Thome 4
3 Ronnie Belliard 3
3 Bobby Kielty 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Abreu 2
1 Jimmy Rollins 2
3 Hank Blalock 1
3 Hiram Bocachica 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kelvim Escobar 2.00
2 Johan Santana 1.80
3 Freddy Garcia 1.60
4 Josh Beckett 1.50
4 David Wells 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Josh Beckett 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Scott Downs 1
1 Eric Gagne 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kelvim Escobar 12
2 Josh Beckett 9
2 Johan Santana 9
4 Paul Byrd 8
4 2 others tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Keith Foulke 1
1 Dustin Hermanson 1
1 Brad Lidge 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ichiro Suzuki .377
2 Barry Bonds .373
3 Mark Loretta .344
4 Melvin Mora .343
5 Adrian Beltre .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 44
2 Albert Pujols 43
3 Adam Dunn 41
4 Barry Bonds 40
4 2 others tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 124
2 Miguel Tejada 122
3 Scott Rolen 117
4 Vinny Castilla 114
5 Manny Ramirez 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 54
2 Carl Crawford 50
3 Bobby Abreu 38
3 Juan Pierre 38
5 Carlos Beltran 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 2.80
2 Johan Santana 2.85
3 Carlos Zambrano 2.86
4 Ben Sheets 2.93
5 Brad Penny 3.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Schilling 18
2 Mark Mulder 17
2 Roy Oswalt 17
2 Johan Santana 17
5 4 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 249
2 Johan Santana 233
3 Ben Sheets 217
4 Jason Schmidt 215
5 Pedro Martinez 203

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 46
2 Francisco Cordero 42
3 Armando Benitez 41
4 Jason Isringhausen 40
5 Joe Nathan 39

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Juan Pierre .489
2 Ichiro Suzuki .452
3 Jim Edmonds .450
4 Geoff Jenkins .444
5 Jeff Bagwell .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Berkman 8
1 Jim Edmonds 8
3 Carlos Beltran 7
3 Jeff Kent 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Kent 19
2 Jim Edmonds 18
3 Jeff Bagwell 17
3 David Ortiz 17
5 Carlos Delgado 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 8
2 Bobby Abreu 7
2 Scott Podsednik 7
4 Carlos Beltran 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cory Lidle 0.00
1 Jason Marquis 0.00
3 Johan Santana 0.43
4 Pedro Martinez 0.45
5 Chris Carpenter 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Derek Lowe 3
1 Pedro Martinez 3
1 Roy Oswalt 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 33
2 Johan Santana 26
3 Kelvim Escobar 23
3 Pedro Martinez 23
3 Curt Schilling 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dustin Hermanson 6
2 Armando Benitez 5
2 Keith Foulke 5
2 Jason Isringhausen 5
2 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ichiro Suzuki .461
2 Barry Bonds .449
3 J. T. Snow .443
4 Jason Varitek .438
5 Adrian Beltre .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 14
2 Albert Pujols 12
3 Carlos Beltran 11
3 Barry Bonds 11
3 Chipper Jones 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Delgado 30
2 Melvin Mora 28
2 Phil Nevin 28
2 Albert Pujols 28
5 Jeff Kent 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Beltran 13
2 Scott Podsednik 12
3 Bobby Abreu 11
3 Juan Pierre 11
5 Corey Patterson 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 1.05
2 Pedro Martinez 1.67
3 Chris Carpenter 1.72
4 Josh Beckett 2.23
5 Randy Johnson 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johan Santana 6
1 Jeff Suppan 6
3 Derek Lowe 5
3 Roy Oswalt 5
3 Curt Schilling 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 65
2 Johan Santana 50
3 Pedro Martinez 49
4 Ben Sheets 46
5 Kelvim Escobar 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jason Isringhausen 11
2 Keith Foulke 10
2 Dustin Hermanson 10
4 Francisco Cordero 9
4 3 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonds .370
2 Ichiro Suzuki .367
3 Todd Helton .344
4 Melvin Mora .339
5 Sean Casey .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 49
2 Jim Thome 48
3 Albert Pujols 47
4 Barry Bonds 45
5 2 tied 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 139
1 Miguel Tejada 139
3 Scott Rolen 127
4 Manny Ramirez 121
5 Jim Thome 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 61
2 Carl Crawford 58
3 Juan Pierre 44
4 Carlos Beltran 43
5 Bobby Abreu 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jake Peavy 2.56
2 Randy Johnson 2.73
3 Johan Santana 2.85
4 Roger Clemens 3.05
5 Pedro Martinez 3.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 20
1 Roy Oswalt 20
1 Johan Santana 20
4 Pedro Martinez 19
4 Curt Schilling 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 283
2 Johan Santana 253
3 Jason Schmidt 240
4 Pedro Martinez 231
5 Ben Sheets 230

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 53
2 Francisco Cordero 45
2 Jason Isringhausen 45
4 Eric Gagne 43
5 Danny Kolb 42