On This Day

Tuesday, August 30, 2005

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 76 54 .585 --
Yankees 74 57 .565 2.5
Blue Jays 66 65 .504 10.5
Orioles 61 70 .466 15.5
Devil Rays 55 78 .414 22.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 80 50 .615 --
Indians 74 58 .561 7.0
Twins 70 62 .530 11.0
Tigers 62 67 .481 17.5
Royals 42 88 .323 38.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 75 56 .573 --
Angels 73 58 .557 2.0
Rangers 63 69 .477 12.5
Mariners 56 75 .427 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 74 57 .565 --
Phillies 70 62 .530 4.5
Marlins 70 62 .530 4.5
Mets 69 62 .527 5.0
Nationals 68 63 .519 6.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 84 49 .632 --
Astros 69 62 .527 14.0
Brewers 64 68 .485 19.5
Cubs 63 69 .477 20.5
Reds 62 69 .473 21.0
Pirates 55 77 .417 28.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 65 66 .496 --
D'backs 61 73 .455 5.5
Dodgers 60 72 .455 5.5
Giants 58 73 .443 7.0
Rockies 52 80 .394 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Aaron Rowand 5
2 Jermaine Dye 4
2 Scott Podsednik 4
4 Carlos Beltran 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jermaine Dye 2
1 Mark Teixeira 2
3 Carlos Beltran 1
3 John Buck 1
3 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jermaine Dye 6
1 Mark Teixeira 6
3 Mark Grudzielanek 4
3 Aaron Rowand 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Albert Pujols 2
2 Russ Adams 1
2 Ronny Cedeno 1
2 Royce Clayton 1
2 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Barry Zito 1.80
2 Dave Bush 1.00
3 Doug Davis 0.89
3 Jake Peavy 0.89
5 Mark Prior 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jason Bergmann 1
1 Dave Bush 1
1 Kiko Calero 1
1 Jeff Harris 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Barry Zito 9
2 Doug Davis 8
2 Jake Peavy 8
4 Dave Bush 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Chad Cordero 1
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Ryan Dempster 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Derrek Lee .346
2 Miguel Cabrera .332
3 Placido Polanco .331
4 Albert Pujols .329
5 Johnny Damon .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andruw Jones 42
2 Alex Rodriguez 40
3 Derrek Lee 39
4 Adam Dunn 35
4 2 others tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 117
2 Manny Ramirez 115
3 Mark Teixeira 107
4 Alex Rodriguez 105
5 Andruw Jones 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 55
2 Juan Pierre 46
2 Jose Reyes 46
4 Chone Figgins 45
5 Rafael Furcal 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.51
2 Chris Carpenter 2.29
3 Roy Halladay 2.41
4 John Patterson 2.50
5 Andy Pettitte 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 19
2 Dontrelle Willis 18
3 Bartolo Colon 17
4 Jon Garland 16
5 2 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 197
2 Johan Santana 195
3 Chris Carpenter 183
4 Pedro Martinez 182
5 Randy Johnson 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chad Cordero 42
2 Bob Wickman 35
3 Trevor Hoffman 34
3 Jason Isringhausen 34
3 2 others tied 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Griffey .418
2 Brian Giles .396
3 David Wright .392
4 Derek Jeter .386
5 Mark Teixeira .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Pena 7
2 Ken Griffey 6
2 David Ortiz 6
4 Mark Ellis 5
4 Andruw Jones 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Delgado 17
2 Jorge Cantu 16
2 David Ortiz 16
4 Travis Hafner 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Beltran 5
1 Chone Figgins 5
1 Rafael Furcal 5
1 Juan Pierre 5
1 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.00
2 Chris Young 0.45
3 Joe Blanton 0.47
4 Mark Mulder 0.53
5 Johan Santana 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Hudson 3
1 Noah Lowry 3
1 CC Sabathia 3
1 Jeff Weaver 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carlos Zambrano 26
2 Mark Prior 24
3 Jake Peavy 23
3 Johan Santana 23
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 7
2 Danys Baez 6
3 Brian Fuentes 5
3 Braden Looper 5
3 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Victor Martinez .398
2 Mark Grudzielanek .390
3 David Wright .386
4 Todd Helton .379
5 Travis Lee .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 12
2 David Ortiz 11
3 Ken Griffey 10
3 Andruw Jones 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 30
2 Jorge Cantu 29
3 David Wright 28
4 Adrian Beltre 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 12
2 Juan Pierre 11
3 Jason Bay 9
3 Carlos Beltran 9
3 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Blanton 0.95
2 Dontrelle Willis 1.06
3 Johan Santana 1.39
4 Noah Lowry 1.41
5 Roger Clemens 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bartolo Colon 5
1 Noah Lowry 5
1 CC Sabathia 5
1 Jeff Weaver 5
1 Jake Westbrook 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 51
2 Mark Prior 49
3 Noah Lowry 41
3 Johan Santana 41
5 Roger Clemens 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 12
2 Danys Baez 11
3 Brian Fuentes 9
3 Huston Street 9
3 Bob Wickman 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Placido Polanco .337
2 Albert Pujols .336
3 Todd Helton .328
4 Derek Jeter .324
5 Moises Alou .324

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 142
2 Manny Ramirez 141
3 Mark Teixeira 134
4 Alex Rodriguez 133
5 Andruw Jones 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 76
2 Juan Pierre 56
3 Chone Figgins 52
4 Jose Reyes 51
5 2 tied 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 1.71
2 Chris Carpenter 2.31
3 Roy Halladay 2.47
4 Andy Pettitte 2.60
5 Johan Santana 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bartolo Colon 22
2 Chris Carpenter 21
3 Roy Oswalt 20
4 Mark Buehrle 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 255
2 Johan Santana 247
3 Randy Johnson 236
4 Pedro Martinez 221
5 Roger Clemens 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chad Cordero 43
1 Jason Isringhausen 43
1 Joe Nathan 43
4 Dustin Hermanson 42
4 3 others tied 42