On This Day

Friday, August 26, 2005

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 73 53 .579 --
Yankees 71 56 .559 2.5
Blue Jays 64 64 .500 10.0
Orioles 61 66 .480 12.5
Devil Rays 53 76 .411 21.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 78 47 .624 --
Indians 72 57 .558 8.0
Twins 67 61 .523 12.5
Tigers 61 65 .484 17.5
Royals 42 84 .333 36.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 73 55 .570 --
Athletics 71 56 .559 1.5
Rangers 60 67 .472 12.5
Mariners 54 73 .425 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 72 56 .563 --
Phillies 70 59 .543 2.5
Mets 68 60 .531 4.0
Marlins 68 60 .531 4.0
Nationals 67 61 .523 5.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 81 48 .628 --
Astros 68 60 .531 12.5
Brewers 64 65 .496 17.0
Cubs 61 67 .477 19.5
Reds 60 68 .469 20.5
Pirates 54 75 .419 27.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 63 64 .496 --
D'backs 58 72 .446 6.5
Dodgers 57 71 .445 6.5
Giants 55 72 .433 8.0
Rockies 50 78 .391 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Toby Hall 4
1 Victor Martinez 4
3 Brian Anderson 3
3 Ronnie Belliard 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brian Anderson 2
1 Ken Griffey 2
1 Travis Hafner 2
1 Chase Utley 2
1 Bernie Williams 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jorge Cantu 5
2 Bobby Abreu 4
2 Bernie Williams 4
4 Brian Anderson 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 2
1 Grady Sizemore 2
3 Rich Aurilia 1
3 Carlos Beltran 1
3 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Johnson 1.50
1 Steve Trachsel 1.50
3 Ben Sheets 1.33
4 Kevin Correia 1.00
4 4 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Blanton 1
1 Casey Fossum 1
1 Jeff Francis 1
1 Aaron Fultz 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Felix Hernandez 8
1 Ben Sheets 8
3 Kevin Correia 7
3 Esteban Loaiza 7
3 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chad Cordero 1
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 Dustin Hermanson 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Derrek Lee .350
2 Placido Polanco .335
3 Albert Pujols .334
4 Miguel Cabrera .334
5 Michael Young .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andruw Jones 40
2 Alex Rodriguez 38
3 Derrek Lee 37
4 Adam Dunn 35
4 Albert Pujols 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 115
2 David Ortiz 109
3 Alex Rodriguez 102
4 Mark Teixeira 99
5 2 tied 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 54
2 Jose Reyes 45
3 Chone Figgins 44
3 Juan Pierre 44
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 Andy Pettitte 2.60

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 Randy Johnson 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chad Cordero 41
2 Jason Isringhausen 34
3 Mariano Rivera 33
3 Bob Wickman 33
5 3 tied 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Wright .442
2 Kevin Mench .429
3 Victor Martinez .415
4 Michael Barrett .400
4 Yorvit Torrealba .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 7
2 Jorge Cantu 6
2 Carlos Pena 6
4 David Ortiz 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jorge Cantu 17
1 Bernie Williams 17
3 Adrian Beltre 16
3 David Ortiz 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 7
2 Brian Roberts 6
2 Grady Sizemore 6
4 Carlos Beltran 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 0.36
2 Joe Blanton 0.47
3 Mark Mulder 0.53
4 Rich Harden 0.63
5 Noah Lowry 0.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shawn Chacon 3
1 Bartolo Colon 3
1 Aaron Cook 3
1 Esteban Loaiza 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Felix Hernandez 28
2 Johan Santana 26
3 Carlos Zambrano 25
4 Jake Peavy 24
4 Mark Prior 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danys Baez 6
1 Todd Jones 6
1 Billy Wagner 6
4 Derrick Turnbow 5
5 8 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Victor Martinez .418
2 Sean Casey .388
3 Placido Polanco .373
4 Mark Grudzielanek .372
5 Marcus Giles .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jonny Gomes 10
1 Ken Griffey 10
1 Paul Konerko 10
1 Alex Rodriguez 10
5 7 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Wright 31
2 Vladimir Guerrero 27
3 Adrian Beltre 26
4 Ronnie Belliard 25
4 Jay Payton 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 12
2 Jose Reyes 11
3 Carlos Beltran 10
3 Chone Figgins 10
5 Craig Counsell 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dontrelle Willis 0.86
2 Jae Weong Seo 0.89
3 Joe Blanton 0.95
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 CC Sabathia 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 53
2 Mark Prior 50
3 Ben Sheets 47
4 John Lackey 42
5 Scott Kazmir 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 14
2 Danys Baez 10
2 Billy Wagner 10
4 Dustin Hermanson 9
5 6 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Placido Polanco .343
2 Albert Pujols .338
3 Vladimir Guerrero .330
4 Todd Helton .329
5 Moises Alou .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andruw Jones 48
2 Adam Dunn 44
2 Alex Rodriguez 44
4 Paul Konerko 42
4 3 others tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 143
2 David Ortiz 137
3 Alex Rodriguez 135
4 Mark Teixeira 129
5 2 tied 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 77
2 Juan Pierre 56
3 Chone Figgins 51
4 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 2.60
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 236
4 Pedro Martinez 229
5 Roger Clemens 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jason Isringhausen 45
2 Dustin Hermanson 43
2 Brad Lidge 43
2 Mariano Rivera 43
5 Chad Cordero 42