On This Day

Thursday, August 18, 2005

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 69 50 .580 --
Yankees 65 54 .546 4.0
Blue Jays 63 57 .525 6.5
Orioles 60 60 .500 9.5
Devil Rays 48 73 .397 22.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 74 44 .627 --
Indians 65 56 .537 10.5
Twins 64 57 .529 11.5
Tigers 57 62 .479 17.5
Royals 38 81 .319 36.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 70 51 .579 --
Athletics 67 53 .558 2.5
Rangers 57 63 .475 12.5
Mariners 52 68 .433 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 69 52 .570 --
Phillies 65 57 .533 4.5
Nationals 64 57 .529 5.0
Marlins 63 57 .525 5.5
Mets 61 59 .508 7.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 76 45 .628 --
Astros 64 57 .529 12.0
Brewers 60 62 .492 16.5
Cubs 59 62 .488 17.0
Reds 55 66 .455 21.0
Pirates 52 69 .430 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 59 61 .492 --
D'backs 57 65 .467 3.0
Dodgers 55 65 .458 4.0
Giants 53 67 .442 6.0
Rockies 45 76 .372 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Juan Rivera 4
1 Shannon Stewart 4
1 Jose Vidro 4
4 Bobby Abreu 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luis Gonzalez 2
1 Juan Rivera 2
3 Adrian Beltre 1
3 Milton Bradley 1
3 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Rivera 6
2 Milton Bradley 3
2 Jhonny Peralta 3
2 Chase Utley 3
5 23 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Grady Sizemore 2
2 Brent Abernathy 1
2 Carlos Beltran 1
2 Orlando Cabrera 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Zach Duke 1.67
2 Jake Peavy 1.12
3 Josh Beckett 1.00
3 Roger Clemens 1.00
5 Claudio Vargas 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Ayala 1
1 Josh Beckett 1
1 Bartolo Colon 1
1 Zach Duke 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 9
2 Roger Clemens 7
3 Josh Beckett 6
3 Jeff Weaver 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chad Cordero 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Duaner Sanchez 1
1 Derrick Turnbow 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Derrek Lee .346
2 Miguel Cabrera .339
3 Albert Pujols .336
4 Johnny Damon .331
5 Placido Polanco .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andruw Jones 39
2 Alex Rodriguez 36
3 Derrek Lee 35
4 Adam Dunn 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 108
2 David Ortiz 107
3 Alex Rodriguez 97
3 Mark Teixeira 97
5 3 tied 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 54
2 Jose Reyes 42
3 Chone Figgins 41
3 Juan Pierre 41
5 Carl Crawford 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.53
2 Chris Carpenter 2.25
3 Roy Halladay 2.41
4 John Patterson 2.44
5 Dontrelle Willis 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 17
2 Bartolo Colon 16
2 Jon Garland 16
2 Dontrelle Willis 16
5 4 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 183
2 Johan Santana 182
3 Pedro Martinez 172
4 Chris Carpenter 169
5 Randy Johnson 159

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chad Cordero 39
2 Mariano Rivera 32
2 Bob Wickman 32
4 Trevor Hoffman 31
4 Jason Isringhausen 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Todd Helton .438
1 So Taguchi .438
3 Juan Rivera .429
4 Michael Barrett .419
5 Bill Mueller .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andruw Jones 7
1 Alex Rodriguez 7
3 Ken Griffey 6
3 Paul Konerko 6
3 David Ortiz 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 19
2 Vladimir Guerrero 16
2 David Wright 16
4 Jhonny Peralta 15
4 Olmedo Saenz 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 8
2 Juan Pierre 6
3 Jason Bay 5
3 Carlos Beltran 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dontrelle Willis 0.36
2 Jae Weong Seo 0.59
3 David Williams 0.60
4 Noah Lowry 0.79
5 Felix Hernandez 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 3
1 Bruce Chen 3
1 Bartolo Colon 3
1 Jon Lieber 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 28
2 Mark Prior 25
3 Ben Sheets 23
4 Felix Hernandez 21
4 5 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 6
2 Miguel Batista 5
2 Dustin Hermanson 5
2 Todd Jones 5
2 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .400
2 Chris Duffy .376
3 Victor Martinez .374
4 So Taguchi .374
5 Luis Matos .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 10
1 Jason Giambi 10
1 Vladimir Guerrero 10
1 Andruw Jones 10
1 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vladimir Guerrero 34
2 Adam Dunn 29
3 David Wright 28
4 Adrian Beltre 27
4 Aubrey Huff 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 15
2 Juan Pierre 14
3 Chone Figgins 12
4 Jason Bay 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Patterson 1.41
2 A. J. Burnett 1.43
3 Carlos Zambrano 1.51
4 Roger Clemens 1.74
5 Andy Pettitte 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 6
2 Bartolo Colon 5
2 Jake Westbrook 5
4 Josh Beckett 4
4 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 51
2 Ben Sheets 45
3 John Patterson 44
4 Mark Prior 43
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 12
2 Huston Street 10
3 Danys Baez 9
3 Brad Lidge 9
3 3 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .341
2 Adam Kennedy .340
3 Vladimir Guerrero .337
4 Moises Alou .337
5 Todd Helton .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andruw Jones 48
2 Manny Ramirez 45
3 Adam Dunn 44
4 Paul Konerko 43
4 3 others tied 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 151
2 David Ortiz 141
3 Alex Rodriguez 132
4 Gary Sheffield 129
4 Mark Teixeira 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 81
2 Juan Pierre 59
3 Chone Figgins 50
4 Jose Reyes 47
5 2 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.05
2 Chris Carpenter 2.27
3 Roy Halladay 2.47
4 Andy Pettitte 2.67
5 Johan Santana 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bartolo Colon 23
2 Roy Oswalt 21
3 Chris Carpenter 20
3 Jon Garland 20
3 Johan Santana 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 257
2 Jake Peavy 252
3 Randy Johnson 247
4 Pedro Martinez 229
5 Roger Clemens 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jason Isringhausen 45
1 Brad Lidge 45
1 Mariano Rivera 45
4 Dustin Hermanson 43
5 2 tied 41