On This Day

Thursday, August 25, 2005

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 72 53 .576 --
Yankees 70 56 .556 2.5
Blue Jays 64 63 .504 9.0
Orioles 61 65 .484 11.5
Devil Rays 52 76 .406 21.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 77 47 .621 --
Indians 71 57 .555 8.0
Twins 67 60 .528 11.5
Tigers 61 64 .488 16.5
Royals 42 83 .336 35.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 73 54 .575 --
Athletics 70 56 .556 2.5
Rangers 59 67 .468 13.5
Mariners 54 72 .429 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 72 55 .567 --
Phillies 69 59 .539 3.5
Mets 67 60 .528 5.0
Marlins 67 60 .528 5.0
Nationals 66 61 .520 6.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 81 47 .633 --
Astros 67 60 .528 13.5
Brewers 63 65 .492 18.0
Cubs 61 66 .480 19.5
Reds 59 68 .465 21.5
Pirates 54 74 .422 27.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 63 63 .500 --
D'backs 58 71 .450 6.5
Dodgers 57 70 .449 6.5
Giants 55 71 .437 8.0
Rockies 49 78 .386 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Victor Martinez 4
2 Ben Broussard 3
2 Emil Brown 3
2 Sean Casey 3
2 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ronnie Belliard 1
1 Emil Brown 1
1 Victor Diaz 1
1 Jim Edmonds 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ronnie Belliard 4
1 Eduardo Perez 4
1 Ichiro Suzuki 4
4 Jose Hernandez 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Emil Brown 1
1 Craig Counsell 1
1 Chone Figgins 1
1 Jason Kendall 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cliff Lee 1.25
2 Joaquin Benoit 1.00
2 Pedro Martinez 1.00
2 Brad Penny 1.00
2 Javier Vazquez 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Antonio Alfonseca 1
1 Shawn Chacon 1
1 Brandon Claussen 1
1 Aaron Cook 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Brad Penny 8
2 John Lackey 7
3 Shawn Chacon 6
3 Pedro Martinez 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 Jason Isringhausen 1
1 Bobby Jenks 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Derrek Lee .353
2 Placido Polanco .338
3 Albert Pujols .337
4 Miguel Cabrera .333
5 Johnny Damon .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andruw Jones 40
2 Derrek Lee 37
2 Alex Rodriguez 37
4 Albert Pujols 35
5 Adam Dunn 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 112
2 David Ortiz 108
3 Alex Rodriguez 101
4 Mark Teixeira 99
5 2 tied 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 54
2 Jose Reyes 45
3 Chone Figgins 43
4 Juan Pierre 42
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 Pedro Martinez 182
4 Chris Carpenter 178
5 2 tied 167

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chad Cordero 40
2 Jason Isringhausen 34
3 Mariano Rivera 33
3 Bob Wickman 33
5 2 tied 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Michael Barrett .424
2 David DeJesus .419
3 Felipe Lopez .412
4 David Wright .404
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Pena 6
2 Jorge Cantu 5
2 Brad Eldred 5
2 Ken Griffey 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adrian Beltre 16
1 Hideki Matsui 16
3 Austin Kearns 15
3 David Ortiz 15
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 8
2 Rafael Furcal 6
2 Jayson Werth 6
4 Carlos Beltran 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 0.36
2 Rich Harden 0.63
3 Noah Lowry 0.74
4 Pedro Martinez 0.90
5 Jae Weong Seo 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shawn Chacon 3
1 Bartolo Colon 3
1 Aaron Cook 3
1 Noah Lowry 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 26
2 Carlos Zambrano 25
3 Jake Peavy 24
3 Mark Prior 24
5 Roger Clemens 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danys Baez 6
1 Billy Wagner 6
3 Todd Jones 5
4 Miguel Batista 4
4 7 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sean Casey .398
2 Victor Martinez .394
3 Chipper Jones .384
4 Placido Polanco .383
5 Travis Lee .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Konerko 10
1 Alex Rodriguez 10
3 Jonny Gomes 9
3 Ken Griffey 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Wright 31
2 Adrian Beltre 27
2 Vladimir Guerrero 27
4 Matt Holliday 25
4 Jay Payton 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 11
1 Jose Reyes 11
3 Carlos Beltran 9
3 Craig Counsell 9
3 Chone Figgins 9

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 Brandon Claussen 5
1 Bartolo Colon 5
1 Jake Westbrook 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 53
2 Mark Prior 50
3 John Lackey 42
4 Scott Kazmir 41
5 Johan Santana 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 13
2 Danys Baez 10
2 Billy Wagner 10
4 Bob Wickman 9
5 3 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Placido Polanco .345
2 Albert Pujols .342
3 Vladimir Guerrero .331
4 Moises Alou .330
5 Todd Helton .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andruw Jones 48
2 Adam Dunn 44
3 Albert Pujols 43
3 Manny Ramirez 43
3 Alex Rodriguez 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 142
2 David Ortiz 140
3 Alex Rodriguez 134
4 Mark Teixeira 129
5 Albert Pujols 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 77
2 Juan Pierre 57
3 Chone Figgins 50
3 Jose Reyes 50
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
2 Roy Oswalt 21
3 Chris Carpenter 20
4 Mark Buehrle 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 253
2 Johan Santana 247
3 Randy Johnson 241
4 Pedro Martinez 229
5 Roger Clemens 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jason Isringhausen 46
2 Dustin Hermanson 43
2 Brad Lidge 43
2 Mariano Rivera 43
5 Joe Nathan 42