On This Day

Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 72 52 .581 --
Yankees 69 56 .552 3.5
Blue Jays 64 62 .508 9.0
Orioles 60 65 .480 12.5
Devil Rays 52 75 .409 21.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 76 47 .618 --
Indians 70 57 .551 8.0
Twins 67 59 .532 10.5
Tigers 61 63 .492 15.5
Royals 41 83 .331 35.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 73 53 .579 --
Athletics 69 56 .552 3.5
Rangers 59 66 .472 13.5
Mariners 53 72 .424 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 72 55 .567 --
Phillies 69 59 .539 3.5
Mets 66 60 .524 5.5
Marlins 66 60 .524 5.5
Nationals 66 60 .524 5.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 80 47 .630 --
Astros 67 60 .528 13.0
Brewers 63 64 .496 17.0
Cubs 61 66 .480 19.0
Reds 58 68 .460 21.5
Pirates 54 73 .425 26.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 63 63 .500 --
D'backs 58 70 .453 6.0
Dodgers 57 69 .452 6.0
Giants 55 71 .437 8.0
Rockies 48 78 .381 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Jacobs 4
1 David Wright 4
3 Bobby Abreu 3
3 David Bell 3
3 21 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Jacobs 2
1 David Wright 2
3 Eric Chavez 1
3 Bobby Crosby 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Delgado 4
1 Carl Everett 4
1 Mike Jacobs 4
1 Travis Lee 4
1 Jose Reyes 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rafael Furcal 2
2 Chris Burke 1
2 Victor Diaz 1
2 Chone Figgins 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 D. J. Houlton 1.75
2 Mark Buehrle 1.00
2 Dave Bush 1.00
4 Mark Prior 0.88
5 A. J. Burnett 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Buehrle 1
1 Dave Bush 1
1 Chris Carpenter 1
1 Bartolo Colon 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Patterson 8
2 Dave Bush 7
2 D. J. Houlton 7
2 Mark Prior 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chad Cordero 1
1 Kyle Farnsworth 1
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 Dustin Hermanson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Derrek Lee .353
2 Miguel Cabrera .336
3 Albert Pujols .333
4 Placido Polanco .332
5 Johnny Damon .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andruw Jones 40
2 Derrek Lee 37
3 Alex Rodriguez 36
4 Adam Dunn 34
4 Albert Pujols 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 112
2 David Ortiz 108
3 Alex Rodriguez 100
4 Mark Teixeira 99
5 Albert Pujols 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 54
2 Jose Reyes 45
3 Chone Figgins 42
4 Juan Pierre 41
5 Rafael Furcal 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.56
2 Chris Carpenter 2.34
3 Roy Halladay 2.41
4 John Patterson 2.43
5 Rich Harden 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 18
2 Bartolo Colon 17
2 Dontrelle Willis 17
4 Jon Garland 16
5 2 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 189
1 Johan Santana 189
3 Chris Carpenter 178
4 Pedro Martinez 176
5 Randy Johnson 167

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chad Cordero 40
2 Jason Isringhausen 33
2 Mariano Rivera 33
2 Bob Wickman 33
5 2 tied 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David DeJesus .452
2 David Wright .444
3 Michael Barrett .417
4 Todd Helton .413
4 Felipe Lopez .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Pena 6
2 Jorge Cantu 5
2 Brad Eldred 5
2 Andruw Jones 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Wright 18
2 David Ortiz 16
3 Adrian Beltre 15
3 Hideki Matsui 15
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 8
2 Carlos Beltran 6
2 Rafael Furcal 6
2 Jayson Werth 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 0.36
2 Cliff Lee 0.60
3 Rich Harden 0.63
4 Noah Lowry 0.74
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bartolo Colon 3
1 Noah Lowry 3
1 Seth McClung 3
1 CC Sabathia 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 26
2 Carlos Zambrano 25
3 Jake Peavy 24
3 Mark Prior 24
3 Ben Sheets 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Matos .390
2 Chipper Jones .384
3 Travis Lee .382
4 David Wright .379
5 Mark Grudzielanek .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Konerko 10
2 Jonny Gomes 9
2 Gary Matthews 9
2 Alex Rodriguez 9
2 Richie Sexson 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Wright 32
2 Adrian Beltre 28
3 Vladimir Guerrero 27
4 Aubrey Huff 25
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 11
2 Juan Pierre 10
3 Carlos Beltran 9
4 Jason Bay 8
4 4 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dontrelle Willis 0.86
2 Jae Weong Seo 0.89
3 Joe Blanton 1.15
4 Johan Santana 1.19
5 A. J. Burnett 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 5
1 Bartolo Colon 5
1 Jake Westbrook 5
4 Chris Carpenter 4
4 17 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 53
2 Mark Prior 50
3 Ben Sheets 46
4 Andy Pettitte 40
4 Johan Santana 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 12
2 Danys Baez 10
2 Billy Wagner 10
4 Bob Wickman 9
5 4 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Placido Polanco .341
2 Albert Pujols .341
3 Moises Alou .333
4 Vladimir Guerrero .332
5 Todd Helton .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andruw Jones 48
2 Adam Dunn 44
3 Derrek Lee 43
3 Manny Ramirez 43
5 4 tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 144
2 David Ortiz 140
3 Alex Rodriguez 133
4 Mark Teixeira 130
5 Albert Pujols 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 78
2 Juan Pierre 57
3 Jose Reyes 50
4 Chone Figgins 49
5 Rafael Furcal 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.91
2 Chris Carpenter 2.30
3 Roy Halladay 2.47
4 Andy Pettitte 2.67
5 Johan Santana 2.68

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 253
2 Johan Santana 247
3 Randy Johnson 241
4 Pedro Martinez 223
5 Roger Clemens 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jason Isringhausen 45
2 Brad Lidge 44
2 Mariano Rivera 44
4 Dustin Hermanson 43
5 2 tied 42