On This Day

Monday, August 8, 2005

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 64 47 .577 --
Yankees 60 50 .545 3.5
Blue Jays 56 55 .505 8.0
Orioles 53 58 .477 11.0
Devil Rays 43 69 .384 21.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 72 39 .649 --
Indians 60 52 .536 12.5
Twins 57 55 .509 15.5
Tigers 53 58 .477 19.0
Royals 38 73 .342 34.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 64 47 .577 --
Angels 64 47 .577 0.0
Rangers 56 55 .505 8.0
Mariners 48 63 .432 16.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 64 48 .571 --
Nationals 58 53 .523 5.5
Phillies 58 54 .518 6.0
Mets 57 54 .514 6.5
Marlins 57 54 .514 6.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 71 41 .634 --
Astros 60 51 .541 10.5
Brewers 56 57 .496 15.5
Cubs 54 58 .482 17.0
Reds 50 62 .446 21.0
Pirates 47 65 .420 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 56 55 .505 --
D'backs 54 59 .478 3.0
Dodgers 50 61 .450 6.0
Giants 48 62 .436 7.5
Rockies 43 69 .384 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alex Rios 5
1 Ryan Shealy 5
3 Garrett Atkins 3
3 Hank Blalock 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Ardoin 1
1 Adam Dunn 1
1 Tony Graffanino 1
1 Ken Griffey 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark Grudzielanek 5
2 Tony Graffanino 4
3 Danny Ardoin 3
3 Alex Gonzalez 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Conine 1
1 Alex Cora 1
1 Tony Graffanino 1
1 Mark Grudzielanek 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Mussina 0.88
2 Sun-Woo Kim 0.80
3 Orlando Hernandez 0.57
4 Carlos Silva 0.50
5 2 tied 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Claussen 1
1 Vic Darensbourg 1
1 Scott Dohmann 1
1 Randy Flores 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Mussina 7
2 Carlos Silva 5
3 Orlando Hernandez 4
3 Byung-Hyun Kim 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Craig Dingman 1
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 Eddie Guardado 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Derrek Lee .349
2 Miguel Cabrera .349
3 Albert Pujols .341
4 Johnny Damon .339
5 Michael Young .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andruw Jones 35
2 Adam Dunn 33
2 Derrek Lee 33
4 Alex Rodriguez 32
5 3 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 103
2 David Ortiz 92
2 Mark Teixeira 92
4 Carlos Lee 91
5 2 tied 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 54
2 Juan Pierre 38
3 Chone Figgins 37
3 Jose Reyes 37
5 Carl Crawford 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.38
2 Chris Carpenter 2.26
3 Roy Halladay 2.41
4 John Patterson 2.42
5 Roy Oswalt 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 16
1 Jon Garland 16
3 Dontrelle Willis 15
4 Bartolo Colon 14
4 Roy Oswalt 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 165
2 Pedro Martinez 163
2 Johan Santana 163
4 Chris Carpenter 161
5 Randy Johnson 152

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chad Cordero 36
2 Bob Wickman 31
3 Mariano Rivera 30
4 Trevor Hoffman 29
4 Jason Isringhausen 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chris Duffy .500
2 A. J. Pierzynski .463
3 Dan Johnson .435
4 Marcus Giles .426
5 Toby Hall .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Matthews 7
2 Adam Dunn 5
2 Jeff Francoeur 5
2 Jason Giambi 5
2 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adam Dunn 17
2 Aubrey Huff 16
3 Gary Matthews 15
4 Matt Holliday 14
4 David Wright 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 7
2 Ryan Freel 6
2 Alfonso Soriano 6
4 Jason Bay 5
4 Omar Vizquel 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dontrelle Willis 0.45
2 Brad Halsey 0.75
3 Joe Blanton 0.90
4 John Patterson 1.20
5 John Lackey 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Claussen 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Jeff Francis 3
1 Ben Sheets 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 29
2 Ben Sheets 22
2 Tim Wakefield 22
4 Chris Carpenter 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 7
1 Curt Schilling 7
1 Bob Wickman 7
4 Brian Fuentes 6
5 4 tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Geoff Jenkins .408
2 Chris Duffy .405
3 Miguel Cabrera .392
4 Julio Lugo .385
5 2 tied .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jason Giambi 12
2 Adam Dunn 11
3 Alex Rodriguez 10
3 Richie Sexson 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adam Dunn 32
2 Mark Teixeira 27
3 Geoff Jenkins 26
3 Richie Sexson 26
3 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 14
2 Chone Figgins 12
2 Jose Reyes 12
4 Scott Podsednik 11
5 Ryan Freel 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Patterson 1.02
2 Roger Clemens 1.06
3 Andy Pettitte 1.25
4 Jorge Sosa 1.29
5 Zach Duke 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Barry Zito 6
2 A. J. Burnett 4
2 Gustavo Chacin 4
2 Roger Clemens 4
2 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Patterson 54
2 Randy Johnson 43
3 Jake Peavy 41
4 John Lackey 40
4 Noah Lowry 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 11
2 Danys Baez 10
2 Todd Jones 10
4 Brian Fuentes 9
4 4 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .344
2 Ichiro Suzuki .337
3 Placido Polanco .337
4 Johnny Damon .332
5 Moises Alou .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andruw Jones 47
2 Albert Pujols 46
2 Manny Ramirez 46
4 Adam Dunn 45
5 2 tied 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 148
2 Mark Teixeira 138
3 David Ortiz 136
4 Albert Pujols 132
5 Gary Sheffield 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 82
2 Juan Pierre 56
3 Rafael Furcal 48
4 Carl Crawford 47
4 Chone Figgins 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.06
2 Chris Carpenter 2.30
3 Roy Halladay 2.47
4 Andy Pettitte 2.60
5 Roy Oswalt 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Oswalt 22
2 Bartolo Colon 21
2 Jon Garland 21
4 Mark Buehrle 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 258
2 Jake Peavy 246
3 Johan Santana 245
4 Pedro Martinez 236
5 Roger Clemens 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jason Isringhausen 47
2 Dustin Hermanson 45
2 Mariano Rivera 45
4 Brad Lidge 44
5 Francisco Cordero 42