On This Day

Saturday, August 27, 2005

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 73 54 .575 --
Yankees 72 56 .563 1.5
Blue Jays 65 64 .504 9.0
Orioles 61 67 .477 12.5
Devil Rays 54 76 .415 20.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 79 47 .627 --
Indians 72 58 .554 9.0
Twins 68 61 .527 12.5
Tigers 62 65 .488 17.5
Royals 42 85 .331 37.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 73 56 .566 --
Athletics 72 56 .563 0.5
Rangers 60 68 .469 12.5
Mariners 54 74 .422 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 73 56 .566 --
Phillies 70 60 .538 3.5
Marlins 69 60 .535 4.0
Mets 68 61 .527 5.0
Nationals 67 62 .519 6.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 82 48 .631 --
Astros 68 61 .527 13.5
Brewers 64 66 .492 18.0
Cubs 61 68 .473 20.5
Reds 61 68 .473 20.5
Pirates 54 76 .415 28.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 63 65 .492 --
D'backs 59 72 .450 5.5
Dodgers 58 71 .450 5.5
Giants 56 72 .438 7.0
Rockies 51 78 .395 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jason Bartlett 4
1 Jermaine Dye 4
1 Julio Lugo 4
1 Jay Payton 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chris Burke 1
1 Jorge Cantu 1
1 Eric Chavez 1
1 Alex Cintron 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Helton 4
1 Dmitri Young 4
3 Chris Burke 3
3 Jose Cruz 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jermaine Dye 2
1 Juan Pierre 2
3 Garret Anderson 1
3 Greg Dobbs 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jason Marquis 1.50
2 Jose Contreras 1.40
2 Sun-Woo Kim 1.40
4 John Smoltz 1.33
5 Scott Downs 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roman Colon 1
1 Jose Contreras 1
1 Scott Downs 1
1 Alan Embree 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 8
2 Jose Contreras 7
2 Sun-Woo Kim 7
2 Eric Milton 7
5 6 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danys Baez 1
1 Miguel Batista 1
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 David Cortes 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Derrek Lee .347
2 Placido Polanco .336
3 Miguel Cabrera .334
4 Albert Pujols .333
5 Michael Young .325

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 112
3 Alex Rodriguez 103
4 Albert Pujols 99
4 2 others tied 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 54
2 Juan Pierre 46
3 Jose Reyes 45
4 Chone Figgins 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
1 Dontrelle Willis 18
3 Bartolo Colon 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 Ken Griffey .417
1 Kevin Mench .417
3 Victor Martinez .412
4 David Wright .404
5 Juan Rivera .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 7
2 Jorge Cantu 6
2 Carlos Pena 6
4 Alex Rodriguez 5
5 18 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jorge Cantu 16
2 Chipper Jones 15
2 Hideki Matsui 15
2 Bernie Williams 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Blanton 0.47
2 Mark Mulder 0.53
3 Johan Santana 0.55
4 Rich Harden 0.63
5 Chris Young 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shawn Chacon 3
1 Bartolo Colon 3
1 Aaron Cook 3
1 Seth McClung 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Felix Hernandez 28
2 Mark Prior 24
3 Roger Clemens 23
3 Ben Sheets 23
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 7
2 Danys Baez 6
3 Derrick Turnbow 5
3 Billy Wagner 5
5 7 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Victor Martinez .417
2 Mark Grudzielanek .390
3 Marcus Giles .381
4 Chipper Jones .378
5 Sean Casey .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jonny Gomes 10
1 Paul Konerko 10
1 Alex Rodriguez 10
4 Ken Griffey 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Wright 29
2 Jorge Cantu 26
2 Vladimir Guerrero 26
4 Ronnie Belliard 25
4 3 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 14
2 Jose Reyes 11
3 Carlos Beltran 10
3 Chone Figgins 10
5 Craig Counsell 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jae Weong Seo 0.89
2 Dontrelle Willis 0.91
3 Joe Blanton 0.95
4 A. J. Burnett 1.21
5 Carlos Zambrano 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 5
1 Brandon Claussen 5
1 Bartolo Colon 5
1 CC Sabathia 5
1 Dontrelle Willis 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Prior 50
2 Ben Sheets 47
3 Jake Peavy 43
4 John Lackey 42
5 Scott Kazmir 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 14
2 Danys Baez 11
3 Billy Wagner 10
4 Dustin Hermanson 9
5 5 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Placido Polanco .344
2 Albert Pujols .339
3 Todd Helton .330
4 Vladimir Guerrero .328
5 Moises Alou .324

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 139
3 Alex Rodriguez 134
4 Mark Teixeira 129
5 Gary Sheffield 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 77
2 Juan Pierre 58
3 Chone Figgins 51
4 Jose Reyes 50
5 Rafael Furcal 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.91
2 Chris Carpenter 2.35
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 3 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
4 Chad Cordero 42
4 Mariano Rivera 42