On This Day

Sunday, August 28, 2005

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 74 54 .578 --
Yankees 73 56 .566 1.5
Blue Jays 65 65 .500 10.0
Orioles 61 68 .473 13.5
Devil Rays 55 76 .420 20.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 79 48 .622 --
Indians 73 58 .557 8.0
Twins 68 62 .523 12.5
Tigers 62 66 .484 17.5
Royals 42 86 .328 37.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 73 56 .566 --
Angels 73 57 .562 0.5
Rangers 61 68 .473 12.0
Mariners 55 74 .426 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 74 56 .569 --
Phillies 70 61 .534 4.5
Marlins 69 61 .531 5.0
Mets 68 62 .523 6.0
Nationals 67 63 .515 7.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 83 48 .634 --
Astros 68 62 .523 14.5
Brewers 64 67 .489 19.0
Cubs 62 68 .477 20.5
Reds 62 68 .477 20.5
Pirates 54 77 .412 29.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 64 65 .496 --
D'backs 60 72 .455 5.5
Dodgers 59 71 .454 5.5
Giants 57 72 .442 7.0
Rockies 51 79 .392 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff Conine 3
1 Jason Giambi 3
1 Shawn Green 3
1 Jerry Hairston 3
1 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Burrell 2
1 Jason Giambi 2
1 Andruw Jones 2
1 Derrek Lee 2
1 Melvin Mora 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Giambi 7
2 Shawn Green 4
2 Jerry Hairston 4
2 Andruw Jones 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jason Bay 2
1 Yadier Molina 2
1 Jeremy Reed 2
4 Willie Bloomquist 1
4 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jeff Weaver 1.43
2 Roger Clemens 1.25
3 Chris Young 1.20
4 Luke Hudson 1.00
4 3 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Astacio 1
1 Doug Brocail 1
1 Dan Haren 1
1 Mark Hendrickson 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Weaver 10
2 Luke Hudson 7
2 David Wells 7
2 Jamey Wright 7
5 5 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danys Baez 1
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Todd Coffey 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Derrek Lee .349
2 Placido Polanco .334
3 Albert Pujols .334
4 Miguel Cabrera .331
5 Johnny Damon .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andruw Jones 42
2 Derrek Lee 39
3 Alex Rodriguez 38
4 Adam Dunn 35
4 Albert Pujols 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 115
1 Manny Ramirez 115
3 Alex Rodriguez 103
4 Andruw Jones 102
5 3 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 1.51
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 Johan Santana 195
2 Jake Peavy 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
2 Bob Wickman 34
4 Trevor Hoffman 33
4 Mariano Rivera 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Griffey .458
2 David Wright .404
3 Orlando Hudson .400
3 Bill Mueller .400
5 Brian Giles .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 8
2 Carlos Pena 6
3 Andruw Jones 5
3 David Ortiz 5
5 16 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 16
1 Bernie Williams 16
3 Carlos Delgado 15
4 Adrian Beltre 14
4 4 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Roberts 6
2 Carlos Beltran 5
2 Rafael Furcal 5
2 Juan Pierre 5
2 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Young 0.45
2 Joe Blanton 0.47
3 Mark Mulder 0.53
4 Rich Harden 0.63
5 Johan Santana 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shawn Chacon 3
1 Aaron Cook 3
1 Tim Hudson 3
1 Noah Lowry 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Felix Hernandez 28
2 Carlos Zambrano 26
3 Mark Prior 24
4 Johan Santana 23
4 Ben Sheets 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danys Baez 7
1 Todd Jones 7
3 Derrick Turnbow 5
4 Miguel Batista 4
4 8 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Victor Martinez .396
2 Chipper Jones .384
3 Mark Grudzielanek .383
4 Derek Jeter .378
5 David Wright .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 10
1 Andruw Jones 10
1 Paul Konerko 10
1 Alex Rodriguez 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Wright 29
2 David Ortiz 28
3 Jorge Cantu 26
3 Vladimir Guerrero 26
3 Jay Payton 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 13
2 Jose Reyes 11
3 Carlos Beltran 10
4 Jason Bay 9
4 Chone Figgins 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jae Weong Seo 0.89
2 Joe Blanton 0.95
3 Dontrelle Willis 1.06
4 A. J. Burnett 1.21
5 Johan Santana 1.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 5
1 Bartolo Colon 5
1 Luke Hudson 5
1 Noah Lowry 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Prior 50
2 Ben Sheets 47
3 Jake Peavy 43
4 Noah Lowry 41
4 Johan Santana 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 13
2 Danys Baez 12
3 Dustin Hermanson 9
3 Billy Wagner 9
5 4 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Placido Polanco .344
2 Albert Pujols .341
3 Todd Helton .328
4 Vladimir Guerrero .327
5 Michael Young .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andruw Jones 50
2 Alex Rodriguez 44
3 Adam Dunn 43
3 Derrek Lee 43
5 3 tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 143
2 David Ortiz 142
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 1.86
2 Chris Carpenter 2.35
3 Roy Halladay 2.47
4 Andy Pettitte 2.60
5 Johan Santana 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bartolo Colon 22
2 Chris Carpenter 20
2 Roy Oswalt 20
4 Mark Buehrle 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 253
1 Johan Santana 253
3 Randy Johnson 236
4 Pedro Martinez 229
5 Roger Clemens 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jason Isringhausen 44
2 Dustin Hermanson 43
2 Brad Lidge 43
4 Chad Cordero 42
4 2 others tied 42