On This Day

Tuesday, August 23, 2005

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 72 51 .585 --
Yankees 69 55 .556 3.5
Blue Jays 63 62 .504 10.0
Orioles 60 64 .484 12.5
Devil Rays 51 75 .405 22.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 75 47 .615 --
Indians 70 56 .556 7.0
Twins 67 58 .536 9.5
Tigers 61 62 .496 14.5
Royals 40 83 .325 35.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 72 53 .576 --
Athletics 68 56 .548 3.5
Rangers 58 66 .468 13.5
Mariners 53 71 .427 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 71 55 .563 --
Phillies 68 59 .535 3.5
Marlins 66 59 .528 4.5
Mets 65 60 .520 5.5
Nationals 65 60 .520 5.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 79 47 .627 --
Astros 67 59 .532 12.0
Brewers 62 64 .492 17.0
Cubs 61 65 .484 18.0
Reds 58 67 .464 20.5
Pirates 54 72 .429 25.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 62 63 .496 --
D'backs 58 69 .457 5.0
Dodgers 57 68 .456 5.0
Giants 55 70 .440 7.0
Rockies 47 78 .376 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ryan Howard 4
1 Juan Rivera 4
3 Pat Burrell 3
3 Eric Byrnes 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Pena 2
1 Miguel Tejada 2
3 Casey Blake 1
3 Jeromy Burnitz 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeromy Burnitz 5
1 Ramon Castro 5
1 Miguel Tejada 5
4 Carlos Pena 4
4 Oscar Robles 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Rollins 2
1 Jayson Werth 2
3 Carl Crawford 1
3 Rafael Furcal 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Zach Duke 999.00
2 Johan Santana 1.75
3 Nate Robertson 1.50
4 Luke Hudson 1.25
5 Chris Young 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Capuano 1
1 Luke Hudson 1
1 Vicente Padilla 1
1 Jake Peavy 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chris Capuano 8
2 Roger Clemens 7
2 Mark Hendrickson 7
2 Johan Santana 7
5 5 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Joe Nathan 1
1 Fernando Rodney 1
1 Francisco Rodriguez 1
1 Bob Wickman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Derrek Lee .351
2 Miguel Cabrera .336
3 Placido Polanco .336
4 Albert Pujols .333
5 Johnny Damon .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andruw Jones 40
2 Derrek Lee 37
3 Alex Rodriguez 36
4 Adam Dunn 34
5 3 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 111
2 David Ortiz 108
3 Alex Rodriguez 100
4 Mark Teixeira 99
5 2 tied 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 54
2 Jose Reyes 45
3 Chone Figgins 41
3 Juan Pierre 41
5 Rafael Furcal 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.56
2 Chris Carpenter 2.29
3 John Patterson 2.38
4 Roy Halladay 2.41
5 Rich Harden 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 17
1 Dontrelle Willis 17
3 Bartolo Colon 16
3 Jon Garland 16
5 2 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 189
1 Johan Santana 189
3 Pedro Martinez 176
4 Chris Carpenter 174
5 Randy Johnson 167

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chad Cordero 39
2 Jason Isringhausen 33
2 Mariano Rivera 33
2 Bob Wickman 33
5 Joe Nathan 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .425
2 Bill Mueller .419
3 Michael Barrett .417
4 David Wright .396
5 Todd Helton .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jorge Cantu 5
1 Brad Eldred 5
1 Ken Griffey 5
1 Vladimir Guerrero 5
1 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pat Burrell 17
2 David Ortiz 16
2 David Wright 16
4 Adrian Beltre 14
4 Vladimir Guerrero 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 8
2 Carlos Beltran 6
2 Jayson Werth 6
4 Brian Roberts 5
5 9 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 0.36
2 A. J. Burnett 0.38
3 Jae Weong Seo 0.56
4 Kip Wells 0.64
5 Noah Lowry 0.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 3
1 Noah Lowry 3
1 CC Sabathia 3
1 Johan Santana 3
5 48 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Prior 28
2 Felix Hernandez 26
2 Johan Santana 26
4 Carlos Zambrano 25
5 4 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danys Baez 6
2 Miguel Batista 5
2 Todd Jones 5
2 Billy Wagner 5
5 5 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .389
2 Chris Duffy .383
3 Placido Polanco .380
4 Luis Matos .372
5 Sean Casey .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andruw Jones 10
1 Paul Konerko 10
1 Richie Sexson 10
4 Jonny Gomes 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Wright 30
2 Adrian Beltre 28
2 Vladimir Guerrero 28
4 Gary Matthews 23
4 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 11
1 Jose Reyes 11
3 Carlos Beltran 9
3 Chone Figgins 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 A. J. Burnett 0.78
2 Dontrelle Willis 0.86
3 Joe Blanton 1.15
4 Johan Santana 1.19
5 Felix Hernandez 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 6
2 Jake Westbrook 5
3 Brandon Claussen 4
3 Bartolo Colon 4
3 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 53
2 Ben Sheets 46
3 Mark Prior 45
4 Doug Davis 42
5 4 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 13
2 Danys Baez 10
3 Mariano Rivera 9
3 Billy Wagner 9
3 Bob Wickman 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Placido Polanco .341
2 Albert Pujols .340
3 Vladimir Guerrero .335
4 Moises Alou .333
5 Todd Helton .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andruw Jones 48
2 Adam Dunn 44
3 Derrek Lee 43
3 Manny Ramirez 43
5 3 tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 143
2 David Ortiz 140
3 Alex Rodriguez 133
4 Mark Teixeira 130
5 2 tied 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 78
2 Juan Pierre 57
3 Jose Reyes 50
4 Chone Figgins 49
5 Rafael Furcal 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.93
2 Chris Carpenter 2.26
3 Roy Halladay 2.47
4 Johan Santana 2.62
5 Andy Pettitte 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bartolo Colon 22
1 Roy Oswalt 22
3 Jon Garland 20
3 Johan Santana 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 258
1 Johan Santana 258
3 Randy Johnson 241
4 Pedro Martinez 233
5 Roger Clemens 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jason Isringhausen 45
1 Mariano Rivera 45
3 Brad Lidge 44
4 Dustin Hermanson 42
4 Joe Nathan 42