On This Day

Wednesday, May 18, 2005

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 26 13 .667 --
Red Sox 23 17 .575 3.5
Blue Jays 21 19 .525 5.5
Yankees 21 20 .512 6.0
Devil Rays 14 27 .341 13.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 29 12 .707 --
Twins 22 16 .579 5.5
Tigers 19 19 .500 8.5
Indians 17 22 .436 11.0
Royals 11 29 .275 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 23 17 .575 --
Rangers 21 20 .512 2.5
Athletics 16 24 .400 7.0
Mariners 16 24 .400 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 23 17 .575 --
Marlins 21 16 .568 0.5
Nationals 22 18 .550 1.0
Mets 22 19 .537 1.5
Phillies 18 23 .439 5.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 25 14 .641 --
Brewers 19 20 .487 6.0
Cubs 18 20 .474 6.5
Pirates 17 21 .447 7.5
Astros 15 24 .385 10.0
Reds 14 26 .350 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 25 16 .610 --
D'backs 24 17 .585 1.0
Dodgers 22 18 .550 2.5
Giants 19 20 .487 5.0
Rockies 11 26 .297 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sean Casey 5
2 Eric Byrnes 4
2 Mike Piazza 4
4 Wilson Betemit 3
4 18 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Khalil Greene 2
1 Melvin Mora 2
3 Bobby Abreu 1
3 Mark Bellhorn 1
3 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Khalil Greene 6
2 Sean Casey 4
2 Eric Chavez 4
2 Melvin Mora 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Cuddyer 1
1 Ryan Freel 1
1 Jerry Hairston 1
1 Damian Jackson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jake Westbrook 1.33
2 Chris Capuano 1.20
3 Shawn Chacon 1.00
3 Wil Ledezma 1.00
5 Bruce Chen 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Josh Beckett 1
1 Jim Brower 1
1 Mark Buehrle 1
1 Chris Carpenter 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Chen 8
1 Jake Westbrook 8
3 Chris Carpenter 7
3 Wil Ledezma 7
3 Glendon Rusch 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Bruney 1
1 Ryan Dempster 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Joe Nathan 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Clint Barmes .377
2 Brian Roberts .373
3 Carlos Guillen .371
4 Miguel Cabrera .370
5 Derrek Lee .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 14
2 Bobby Abreu 12
2 Troy Glaus 12
2 Derrek Lee 12
2 Tino Martinez 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 41
2 Miguel Tejada 38
3 Derrek Lee 37
4 Jeff Kent 34
4 Manny Ramirez 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 24
2 Ichiro Suzuki 14
2 Willy Taveras 14
4 Brian Roberts 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.11
2 Dontrelle Willis 1.45
3 Kenny Rogers 1.49
4 Brett Myers 1.63
5 Mike Hampton 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jon Garland 8
2 Mark Buehrle 7
2 Dontrelle Willis 7
4 Josh Beckett 6
4 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 72
2 Pedro Martinez 67
3 Brett Myers 62
4 Jake Peavy 61
5 Roger Clemens 60

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Cordero 13
1 Trevor Hoffman 13
1 Brandon Lyon 13
1 Jose Mesa 13
5 2 tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Abreu .469
1 Brian Giles .469
3 Mark Grudzielanek .440
4 Trot Nixon .425
5 Eric Byrnes .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Abreu 10
2 Tino Martinez 9
3 Andruw Jones 8
4 A. J. Pierzynski 6
4 Alfonso Soriano 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tino Martinez 21
2 Bobby Abreu 19
3 Adam LaRoche 17
3 Carlos Lee 17
5 Andruw Jones 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 14
2 Tony Womack 9
3 Juan Pierre 6
3 Ichiro Suzuki 6
5 Ryan Freel 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kenny Rogers 0.00
2 Roger Clemens 1.23
3 Chris Young 1.38
4 Nate Robertson 1.53
5 Erik Bedard 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Buehrle 3
1 Paul Byrd 3
1 Adam Eaton 3
1 Jon Garland 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 24
2 Mark Prior 23
3 Josh Beckett 21
3 Erik Bedard 21
3 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 7
1 B. J. Ryan 7
3 Dustin Hermanson 6
3 Braden Looper 6
5 2 tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Cabrera .424
2 Mark Grudzielanek .388
3 Carlos Guillen .382
4 Johnny Damon .375
5 Hee-Seop Choi .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 12
2 Bobby Abreu 11
2 Tino Martinez 11
4 Andruw Jones 10
4 Derrek Lee 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 35
2 Tino Martinez 28
2 Albert Pujols 28
4 Bobby Abreu 27
5 Carlos Lee 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 20
2 Chone Figgins 11
2 Willy Taveras 11
4 Ryan Freel 10
5 Tony Womack 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kenny Rogers 0.50
2 Roger Clemens 1.26
3 Chris Young 1.39
4 John Smoltz 1.74
5 Javier Vazquez 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jon Garland 6
2 Mark Buehrle 5
2 Adam Eaton 5
2 Livan Hernandez 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chris Carpenter 46
1 Mark Prior 46
3 Johan Santana 45
4 Jake Peavy 44
5 3 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 12
2 B. J. Ryan 10
3 Yhency Brazoban 9
3 Braden Looper 9
3 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ichiro Suzuki .377
2 Barry Bonds .362
3 Todd Helton .347
4 Albert Pujols .344
5 Mark Loretta .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 47
2 Adam Dunn 46
3 Paul Konerko 45
3 Manny Ramirez 45
5 2 tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Tejada 158
2 Manny Ramirez 140
3 David Ortiz 139
4 Albert Pujols 132
4 Gary Sheffield 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 74
2 Carl Crawford 53
3 Bobby Abreu 45
4 Ichiro Suzuki 43
5 Juan Pierre 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jake Peavy 2.42
2 Johan Santana 2.59
3 Roger Clemens 2.79
4 Ben Sheets 2.81
5 Randy Johnson 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Oswalt 23
1 Johan Santana 23
3 Mark Buehrle 20
4 Bartolo Colon 19
5 5 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 297
2 Randy Johnson 272
3 Jason Schmidt 256
4 Pedro Martinez 238
5 Oliver Perez 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Cordero 50
2 Jason Isringhausen 49
3 Mariano Rivera 46
4 Jose Mesa 45
5 2 tied 44