On This Day

Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 77 54 .588 --
Yankees 75 57 .568 2.5
Blue Jays 66 66 .500 11.5
Orioles 62 70 .470 15.5
Devil Rays 55 79 .410 23.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 80 51 .611 --
Indians 74 59 .556 7.0
Twins 70 63 .526 11.0
Tigers 63 67 .485 16.5
Royals 43 88 .328 37.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 75 57 .568 --
Angels 74 58 .561 1.0
Rangers 64 69 .481 11.5
Mariners 56 76 .424 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 75 58 .564 --
Phillies 71 62 .534 4.0
Marlins 70 63 .526 5.0
Mets 69 63 .523 5.5
Nationals 69 64 .519 6.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 85 49 .634 --
Astros 70 62 .530 14.0
Brewers 65 68 .489 19.5
Cubs 63 70 .474 21.5
Reds 62 70 .470 22.0
Pirates 55 78 .414 29.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 66 66 .500 --
Dodgers 61 72 .459 5.5
D'backs 61 74 .452 6.5
Giants 59 73 .447 7.0
Rockies 52 81 .391 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wilson Betemit 4
1 Jose Guillen 4
1 Andruw Jones 4
4 Chris Burke 3
4 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Millar 2
1 Chase Utley 2
3 Moises Alou 1
3 Rod Barajas 1
3 38 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andruw Jones 5
2 Brad Ausmus 4
2 Jeremy Hermida 4
4 Carl Crawford 3
4 9 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Abreu 1
1 Carlos Beltran 1
1 Chris Burke 1
1 Doug Mirabelli 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bruce Chen 2.33
1 Derek Lowe 2.33
3 Joe Blanton 1.43
4 Randy Johnson 1.40
5 Mike Maroth 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Chen 1
1 Jeff Fassero 1
1 Randy Johnson 1
1 John Lackey 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Blanton 10
2 Bruce Chen 7
2 Felix Hernandez 7
2 Randy Johnson 7
2 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Chad Cordero 1
1 Kyle Farnsworth 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Derrek Lee .344
2 Albert Pujols .332
3 Placido Polanco .332
4 Miguel Cabrera .331
5 Michael Young .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andruw Jones 43
2 Alex Rodriguez 40
3 Derrek Lee 39
4 David Ortiz 36
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 118
2 Manny Ramirez 115
3 Andruw Jones 108
4 Mark Teixeira 107
5 Alex Rodriguez 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 55
2 Jose Reyes 47
3 Juan Pierre 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 Andy Pettitte 2.50
5 John Patterson 2.50

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 Pedro Martinez 188
4 Chris Carpenter 183
5 Randy Johnson 180

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chad Cordero 43
2 Mariano Rivera 35
2 Bob Wickman 35
4 Trevor Hoffman 34
4 2 others tied 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carlos Pena .452
2 Dmitri Young .409
3 David Wright .400
4 Derek Jeter .396
5 Brian Giles .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Pena 7
2 Andruw Jones 6
3 Mark Ellis 5
3 Ken Griffey 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Delgado 17
1 Andruw Jones 17
3 Jorge Cantu 16
3 Carlos Pena 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Beltran 6
2 Chone Figgins 5
2 Rafael Furcal 5
2 Juan Pierre 5
2 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Young 0.45
2 Mark Mulder 0.53
3 Jason Schmidt 0.64
4 Salomon Torres 0.73
5 Scott Downs 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Hudson 3
1 Noah Lowry 3
1 Chan Ho Park 3
1 Andy Pettitte 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carlos Zambrano 26
2 Felix Hernandez 24
2 Mark Prior 24
4 Jake Peavy 23
4 Johan Santana 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 7
2 Danys Baez 6
3 Armando Benitez 5
3 Chad Cordero 5
3 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Victor Martinez .402
2 David Wright .378
3 Sean Casey .368
3 Mark Grudzielanek .368
3 Travis Lee .368

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 30
2 Andruw Jones 29
3 Jorge Cantu 28
4 David Wright 27
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 13
2 Juan Pierre 11
3 Carlos Beltran 9
3 Craig Counsell 9
3 Chone Figgins 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Noah Lowry 0.69
2 Dontrelle Willis 1.06
3 Joe Blanton 1.17
4 Johan Santana 1.39
5 Roger Clemens 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bartolo Colon 5
1 Noah Lowry 5
1 CC Sabathia 5
1 Tim Wakefield 5
1 Jeff Weaver 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 51
2 Mark Prior 49
3 Felix Hernandez 45
4 Johan Santana 41
5 2 tied 40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Placido Polanco .338
2 Albert Pujols .338
3 Todd Helton .326
4 Michael Young .325
5 Vladimir Guerrero .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andruw Jones 51
2 David Ortiz 44
2 Alex Rodriguez 44
4 Derrek Lee 43
5 2 tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 143
2 Manny Ramirez 141
3 Mark Teixeira 134
4 Alex Rodriguez 133
5 Andruw Jones 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 76
2 Juan Pierre 56
3 Chone Figgins 52
3 Jose Reyes 52
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 2.50
5 Johan Santana 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bartolo Colon 22
2 Chris Carpenter 21
3 Roy Oswalt 20
4 Jon Garland 19
4 Dontrelle Willis 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 255
2 Johan Santana 247
3 Randy Johnson 243
4 Pedro Martinez 227
5 Roger Clemens 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chad Cordero 44
2 Jason Isringhausen 43
2 Joe Nathan 43
2 Mariano Rivera 43
5 3 tied 42