Around the Majors: Johnson passes Carlton
1) Yesterday’s scores–
AL
Yankees 3, Royals 0
BlueJays 3, Orioles 0
Indians 5, Tigers 3
Twins 6, Whitesox 1
Redsox 8, Devil Rays 6
Mariners 1, Angels 0
Rangers 10, A’s 3
NL
Phillies 9, Reds 1
Cubs 13, Pirates 5
Expos 6, Marlins 2 (1st)
Expos 10, Marlins 4 (2nd)
Giants 8, Brewers 1
Braves 2, Mets 0
Cardinals 4, Astros 2
Diamondbacks 3, Rockies 2
Padres 7, Dodgers 3
2) Standings–
AL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Yankees 92 54 .630 - 50-21 42-33 43-20 17-12 22-14 WON 2 Redsox 87 57 .604 4 50-23 37-34 37-21 19-13 22-14 WON 1 e--Orioles 66 77 .462 24 1/2 31-39 35-38 30-33 16-14 15-17 LOST 1 e--Devil Rays 62 81 .434 28 1/2 36-34 26-47 22-43 15-13 10-22 LOST 1 e--BlueJays 60 85 .414 31 1/2 36-38 24-47 22-37 13-19 17-19 WON 1 AL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Twins 85 60 .586 - 45-29 40-31 18-12 40-25 16-16 WON 8 Whitesox 72 72 .500 12 1/2 39-32 33-40 16-16 29-29 19-17 LOST 3 Indians 71 74 .490 14 41-32 30-42 17-15 27-32 17-19 WON 1 e--Tigers 65 79 .451 19 1/2 34-38 31-41 10-14 31-35 15-21 LOST 1 e--Royals 52 93 .359 33 32-41 20-52 10-23 28-34 08-24 LOST 2 AL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK A's 84 61 .579 - 48-25 36-36 23-20 27-16 24-17 LOST 2 Angels 82 63 .566 2 41-31 41-32 25-18 28-15 22-19 LOST 2 Rangers 80 65 .552 4 46-25 34-40 25-18 23-20 22-19 WON 2 e--Mariners 55 90 .379 29 36-39 19-51 13-30 19-24 14-27 WON 2 NL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Braves 86 60 .589 - 43-29 43-31 44-22 15-15 19-13 WON 1 Marlins 76 67 .531 8 1/2 39-32 37-35 37-22 14-20 18-14 LOST 2 Phillies 75 71 .514 11 36-35 39-36 30-33 16-17 20-12 WON 1 e--Mets 63 83 .432 23 34-40 29-43 24-42 12-18 17-15 LOST 1 e--Expos 61 85 .418 25 33-38 28-47 22-38 17-19 15-17 WON 2 NL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Cardinals 95 49 .660 - 49-24 46-25 19-11 49-29 16-08 WON 1 Cubs 79 64 .552 15 1/2 43-32 36-32 13-09 43-36 15-15 WON 3 Astros 79 67 .541 17 39-33 40-34 16-14 46-34 10-14 LOST 1 d--Reds 67 78 .462 28 1/2 38-36 29-42 16-11 31-45 15-15 LOST 1 e--Pirates 66 80 .452 30 36-35 30-45 14-10 34-46 16-14 LOST 4 e--Brewers 62 81 .434 32 1/2 34-39 28-42 11-19 31-44 12-14 LOST 2 NL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Dodgers 84 61 .579 - 45-28 39-33 14-18 22-14 38-21 LOST 1 Giants 81 65 .555 3 1/2 42-31 39-34 19-13 17-15 34-30 WON 4 Padres 78 68 .534 6 1/2 36-36 42-32 18-14 19-17 33-27 WON 1 e--Rockies 63 82 .434 21 34-38 29-44 11-21 10-20 34-31 LOST 2 e--Diamondbacks 45 101 .308 39 1/2 24-50 21-51 09-23 12-18 18-48 WON 2
d–eliminated from winning the division title
e–eliminated from winning the division title and the postseason
3) Wild card standings–
AL WON LOST PCT GB Redsox 87 57 .604 - Angels 82 63 .566 5 1/2 Rangers 80 65 .552 7 1/2 NL WON LOST PCT GB Giants 81 65 .555 - Cubs 79 64 .552 1/2 Astros 79 67 .541 2 Padres 78 68 .534 3 Marlins 76 67 .531 3 1/2 Phillies 75 71 .514 6
4) The Orioles were mathematically eliminated from the postseason.
5) The Tigers were mathematically eliminated winning the division title and from the postseason.
6) The Pirates were mathematically eliminated from the postseason.
7) The Brewers were mathematically eliminated from the postseason.
8) Magic numbers–
AL East–Yankees, 14
AL Central–Twins, 6
AL West–A’s, 16
AL wild card–Redsox, 13
NL East–Braves, 10
NL Central–Cardinals, 4
NL West–Dodgers, 14
NL wild card–Giants, 18
9) Race for the postseason seeds–
AL–The Yankees have a 6 1/2 game lead over the Twins for the #1 seed. The Twins lead the A’s by 1 game for the #2 seed.
The Twins passed the A’s into the lead for the #2 seed.
NL–The Cardinals have a 10 game lead over the Braves for the #1 seed. The Braves lead the Dodgers by 1 1/2 game for the #2 seed.
10) Today’s schedule–
AL
Rangers (Kenny Rogers, 4.60) at A’s (Rich Harden, 4.05), 3:35
Tigers (Gary Knotts) at Indians (C.C. Sabathia, 3.98), 7:05
Orioles (Rodrigo Lopez, 3.86) at BlueJays (Miguel Batista, 4.64), 7:05
Devil Rays (Mark Hendrickson, 4.93) at Redsox (Curt Schilling, 3.35), 7:05
Whitesox (Jon Garland, 4.93) at Twins (Kyle Lohse, 5.45), 8:10
Angels (Aaron Sele, 5.01) at Mariners (Jamie Moyer, 5.09), 10:05
NL
Giants (Brad Hennessey, 5.70) at Brewers (Victor Santos, 4.69), 1:05
Rockies (Jeff Francis, 7.32) at Diamondbacks (Stephen Randolph, 5.35), 6:05
Expos (Livan Hernandez, 3.75) at Marlins (Dontrelle Willis, 3.86), 7:05
Cubs (Kerry Wood, 3.45) at Reds (Josh Hancock, 5.82), 7:10
Braves (Jose Capellan, 3.60) at Mets (Steve Trachsel, 4.14), 7:10
Astros (Brandon Backe, 4.44) at Cardinals (Jason Marquis, 3.58), 8:10
Padres (Adam Eaton, 4.91) at Dodgers (Jeff Weaver, 3.77), 10:10
11) Yesterday’s HR–
Jim Edmonds–#42
Mark Teixeira–#36
Hank Blalock–#30
Sammy Sosa–#31 & #32
Derrek Lee–#30
Brad Wilkerson–#29
Alfonso Soriano–#28
Tony Batista–#27
Pat Burrell–#23
Brian Giles–#22
Jeff Kent–#22
Derek Jeter–#21
Carlos Pena–#21
Ivan Rodriguez–#18
Mark Bellhorn–#17
Tony Clark–#16
Kevin Millar–#16
Juan Encarnacion–#16
Michael Barrett–#15
J.T. Snow–#11
Ronnie Belliard–#10
Juan Rivera–#8
Jay Payton–#7
Aaron Miles–#6
Deivi Cruz–#6
Luis Terrero–#4
Neifi Perez–#4
Jorge Cantu–#2
Val Pascucci–#1
Brendan Harris–#1
Ryan Church–#1
12) HR leaders–
AL
1) Manny Ramirez–41
2) David Ortiz–37
T3) Paul Konerko–36
T3) Mark Teixeira–36*
5) Gary Sheffield–34
6) Alex Rodriguez–33
T7) Vladimir Guerrero–30
T7) Hank Blalock–30*
9) Carlos Delgado–29
T10) Eric Chavez–28
T10) Alfonso Soriano–28*
NL
1) Adrian Beltre–45
2) Albert Pujols–43
T3) Adam Dunn–42
T3) Jim Edmonds–42*
5) Barry Bonds–41
T6) Jim Thome–41
-) Carlos Beltran–38 (not officially in the top 10, since 15 in the AL)
T7) Moises Alou–35
T7) Jeromy Burnitz–35
9) Steve Finley–34
10) Scott Rolen–33
*–hit 1 yesterday
13) Barry Bonds watch–
OBA–.609, Bonds holds the major league record with .582, in 2002
SLG–.816, on pace for 4th all time, Bonds holds the major league record with .863, 2001
OPS–1.425, Bonds holds the major league record with 1.381, in 2002
RCAA–138, is tied for 7th all time, Bonds holds the major league record with 169, 2001
BB–206, new major league record
BB above average–177, new major league record
career HR–has 699, is 1 away from 700, is 15 behind Ruth, is 56 behind Aaron
career HR above average–has 457, tied Aaron for 2nd all time
career RCAA–1482, 2nd all time, Ruth holds the record with 1795
14) Sammy Sosa watch–hit #570 & #571, is 2 behind Harmon Killebrew for 7th place on the all time HR list.
15) Jim Edmonds passed Rogers Hornsby into 100th place on the all time HR list, with 302.
16) Redsox 1B Kevin Millar hit his 100th career HR.
After 19 RCAA/.875 OPS and 6 RCAA/.820 OPS seasons, Millar is hitting .475 SLG, .382 OBA, .857 OPS, 13 RCAA in his first 135 games. He has a .857 career OPS, compared to his league average of .777, and 85 RCAA in 783 games.
1) Diamondbacks P Randy Johnson moved into 3rd place on the career SO list and set the major league record for SO by a lefthanded pitcher.
After 2.32 ERA/62 RSAA and 4.26 ERA/6 RSAA seasons, Johnson is off to a 2.7 ERA/42 RSAA start in his first 32 starts. He has a 3.08 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.35, and 503 RSAA in 486 games.
The new top 10–
STRIKEOUTS 1 Nolan Ryan 5714 2 Roger Clemens 4287 3 Randy Johnson 4139 4 Steve Carlton 4136 5 Bert Blyleven 3701 6 Tom Seaver 3640 7 Don Sutton 3574 8 Gaylord Perry 3534 9 Walter Johnson 3509 10 Phil Niekro 3342
Johnson is 2nd vs. the league average–
STRIKEOUTS DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE 1 Nolan Ryan 2536 5714 3178 2 Randy Johnson 1807 4139 2332 3 Roger Clemens 1324 4287 2963 4 Walter Johnson 1191 3509 2318 5 Rube Waddell 1116 2316 1200 6 Dazzy Vance 1086 2045 959 7 Pedro Martinez 1014 2639 1625 8 Steve Carlton 981 4136 3155 9 Bob Feller 963 2581 1618 10 Sandy Koufax 958 2396 1438
2) The Mets fired manager Art Howe, effective at the end of the season.
3) Cardinals 3B Scott Rolen’s strained calf is expected to keep him for at least another week. He’s been out of the lineup for the past 4 games and had been considered day to day.
4) The Yankees-BlueJays series for next week was changed from Tuesday-Thursday to Monday-Wednesday. The Yankees will play a makeup game against the Devil Rays on Thursday, which will avoid the need for a 3 team doubleheader.
5) Padres SS Khalil Greene is expected to be out of the lineup for the remainder of the season, after breaking a bone in his right index finger. Manager Bruce Bochy says Greene could be used as a pinch runner.
Greene has 6 RCAA/.781 OPS in 157 career games, including a .446 SLG, .349 OBA, .795 OPS, 10 RCAA in 137 games.
6) Phillies 1B Jim Thome (bruised chest) and C Todd Pratt (bruised left shoulder) had to leave yesterday’s game, after a collision. Later in the game, LF Pat Burrell had to leave, due to a sore foot.
After 88 RCAA/1.122 OPS and 53 RCAA/.958 OPS seasons, Thome is hitting .594 SLG, .400 OBA, .994 OPS, 44 RCAA in his first 135 games. He has a .980 career OPS, compared to his league average of .774, and 572 RCAA in 1671 games.
After 12 RCAA/.949 OPS and 7 RCAA/.864 OPS seasons, Pratt is off to a .297 SLG, .324 OBA, .620 OPS, -8 RCAA start in his first 42 games. He has a .748 career OPS, compared to his league average of .774, and -3 RCAA in 537 games.
After 44 RCAA/.920 OPS and -15 RCAA/.713 OPS seasons, Burrell is hitting .476 SLG, .371 OBA, .847 OPS, 12 RCAA in his first 113 games. He has a .825 career OPS, compared to his league average of .778, and 52 RCAA in 682 games.
7) The Phillies called up C A.J. Hinch.
Hinch has -58 RCAA/.638 OPS in 347 career games.
8) The Cubs got back to back to back HRs in the 1st inning yesterday, from Derrek Lee, Sammy Sosa and Michael Barrett.
9) The Mariners called up C Rene Rivera and designated minor league P Brett Everet for assignment.
10) The Royals re-signed OF Matt Stairs to a 1 year, $1.2 million contract extension.
After 7 RCAA/.827 OPS and 24 RCAA/.950 OPS seasons, Stairs is hitting .444 SLG, .336 OBA, .780 OPS, -1 RCAA in his first 110 games. He has a .853 career OPS, compared to his league average of .778, and 116 RCAA in 1156 games.
11) On Monday, Orioles 1B Rafael Palmeiro hit his 200th HR as an Oriole. He also hit 321 with the Rangers and joined Mark McGwire and Jimmie Foxx as the only players with 200+ HR with a couple of teams.
12) Reds LF Adam Dunn set the team record with his 171st SO of the season.
After 20 RCAA/.854 OPS and 9 RCAA/.819 OPS seasons, Dunn is hitting .581 SLG, .398 OBA, .978 OPS, 51 RCAA in his first 144 games. He has a .898 career OPS, compared to his league average of .773, and 97 RCA in 484 games.
The new top 10–
STRIKEOUTS YEAR SO 1 Adam Dunn 2004 171 2 Adam Dunn 2002 170 3 Mike Cameron 1999 145 4 Lee May 1969 142 5 George Foster 1978 138 T6 Reggie Sanders 1998 137 T6 Greg Vaughn 1999 137 8 Lee May 1971 135 T9 Tony Perez 1970 134 T9 Eric Davis 1987 134
Dunn also broke his own record for SO above the league average–
STRIKEOUTS YEAR DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE 1 Adam Dunn 2004 82 171 89 2 Adam Dunn 2002 70 170 100 3 Eric Davis 1987 61 134 73 T4 Lee May 1971 59 135 76 T4 Nick Cullop 1931 59 86 27 6 Wally Post 1956 58 124 66 7 George Foster 1978 57 138 81 8 Nick Esasky 1983 55 99 44 T9 Adam Dunn 2003 54 126 72 T9 Eric Davis 1988 54 124 70
13) Twins P Carlos Silva had to leave yesterday’s game, after being hit in the shin by a grounder, and is day to day.
After starting his career with 3.21 ERA/5 RSAA and 4.43 ERA/-4 RSAA seasons as a reliever, Silva is off to a 4.33 ERA/9 RSAA start in his first 30 starts. He has a 4.09 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.42, and 10 RSAA in 160 games.
14) Redsox 3B Bill Mueller had to leave Tuesday’s game, due to a sore right knee, and has gone to Arizona for a second opinion. An MRI, given by the team physician, showed no damage.
After 0 RCAA/.743 OPS and 38 RCAA/.938 OPS seasons, Mueller is hitting .448 SLG, .363 OBA, .809 OPS, 3 RCAA in his first 97 games. He has a .798 career OPS, compared to his league average of .775, and 68 RCAA in 1021 games.
15) Marlins P A.J. Burnett will miss his next start, due to elbow inflammation.
After being limited to 4 starts in 2003, Burnett is off to a 3.74 ERA/5 RSAA start in his first 19 starts. He has a 3.84 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.33, and 23 RSAA in 101 games.
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