Around the majors reports--Aug 28

[nyy26wc]

1) Yesterday's results--

AL
No games

NL
Dodgers 4, Braves 2
Giants 6, Mets 5
Phillies 3, Diamondbacks 1
Padres 8, Marlins 3
Brewers 12, Pirates 5

2) Standings--

AL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Yankees 76 55 .580 - 41-25 35-30 36-15 18-12 12-20 LOST 1
Redsox 71 58 .550 4 36-29 35-29 33-22 13-11 15-17 LOST 2
BlueJays 64 67 .489 12 31-35 33-32 29-28 11-09 16-20 WON 4
Orioles 54 76 .415 21 1/2 26-38 28-38 23-33 16-16 09-15 LOST 3
Devil Rays 47 84 .359 29 27-37 20-47 17-40 13-19 07-17 LOST 1

NL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Indians 73 57 .562 - 34-31 39-26 15-09 36-20 15-17 WON 1
Twins 69 62 .527 4 1/2 39-27 30-35 13-19 37-20 10-14 WON 3
Whitesox 65 64 .504 7 1/2 35-29 30-35 15-11 25-24 13-23 WON 1
Tigers 53 76 .411 19 1/2 31-34 22-42 11-13 17-38 15-17 LOST 2
Royals 51 80 .389 22 1/2 26-39 25-41 13-19 22-35 08-16 LOST 6

AL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Mariners 94 37 .718 - 45-20 49-17 24-09 31-10 27-12 LOST 1
A's 75 56 .573 19 38-28 37-28 20-13 27-14 16-23 WON 2
Angels 69 62 .527 25 35-30 34-32 24-17 20-13 15-24 WON 1
d-Rangers 58 73 .443 36 33-34 25-39 21-20 09-24 20-19 WON 2

NL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Braves 71 59 .546 - 32-34 39-25 29-21 18-12 15-17 LOST 1
Phillies 70 60 .539 1 40-25 30-35 29-21 15-15 19-13 WON 1
Marlins 61 69 .469 10 37-26 24-43 22-28 16-14 11-21 LOST 3
Mets 61 70 .466 10 1/2 36-30 25-40 26-25 11-19 14-18 LOST 1
Expos 55 75 .423 16 29-35 26-40 20-31 13-20 14-14 LOST 2

NL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Astros 75 55 .577 - 36-29 39-26 18-12 35-23 13-14 WON 1
Cubs 72 58 .554 3 39-25 33-33 11-07 37-27 15-18 WON 2
Cardinals 70 60 .538 5 43-24 27-36 19-11 34-30 09-12 LOST 2
Brewers 58 72 .446 17 30-36 28-36 15-15 30-31 08-16 WON 1
Reds 53 77 .408 22 21-45 32-32 12-09 23-38 14-19 WON 2
Pirates 48 82 .369 27 30-33 18-49 05-19 24-34 11-22 LOST 2

NL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Diamondbacks 75 55 .577 - 37-29 38-26 18-14 19-14 31-19 LOST 1
Giants 73 58 .557 2 1/2 42-23 31-35 18-14 18-15 27-24 WON 1
Dodgers 72 59 .550 3 1/2 38-27 34-32 17-15 20-13 29-22 WON 1
Padres 65 65 .500 10 29-36 36-29 17-15 23-10 19-31 WON 3
Rockies 56 73 .434 18 1/2 32-33 24-40 13-15 21-18 20-30 WON 1

d--mathematically eliminated from winning the division title

3) Today's schedule--

AL
BlueJays (Esteban Loaiza 9-10) at Yankees (Mike Mussina 12-11), 7:05 PM
Redsox (David Cone 8-2) at Indians (Dave Burba 9-8), 7:05 PM
Whitesox (Rocky Biddle 5-8) at Tigers (Jose Lima 4-5), 7:05 PM
A's (Mark Mulder 15-7) at Orioles (Sidney Ponson 5-9), 7:05 PM
Mariners (Joel Pineiro 3-0) at Devil Rays (Paul Wilson 5-8), 7:15 PM
Angels (Ramon Ortiz 11-7) at Royals (Chris George 1-4), 8:05 PM
Rangers (Darren Oliver 10-8) at Twins (Rick Reed 2-2), 8:05 PM

NL
Phillies (Brandon Duckworth 2-0) at Mets (Glendon Rusch 6-9), 7:10 PM
Expos (Javier Vazquez 13-11) at Braves (Kevin Millwood 4-5), 7:35 PM
Marlins (Ryan Dempster 14-11) at Cubs (Kevin Tapani 9-10), 8:05 PM
Reds (Lance Davis 6-2) at Astros (Wade Miller 13-7), 8:05 PM
Pirates (Tony McKnight 2-3) at Brewers (Mac Suzuki 3-4), 8:05 PM
Padres (Brian Lawrence 3-3) at Cardinals (Darryl Kile 13-8), 8:10 PM
Giants (Livan Hernandez 11-12) at Diamondbacks (Randy Johnson 17-6), 10:05 PM
Rockies (Shawn Chacon 6-8) at Dodgers (Kevin Brown 8-4), 10:10 PM

4) Yesterday's HRs--

Barry Bonds--#56
Richie Sexson--#31 & #32
Phil Nevin--#32
Gary Sheffield--#31
Reggie Sanders--#29
Rich Aurilia--#28
Jeromy Burnitz--#28
Aramis Ramirez--#28
Jose Hernandez--#20
Craig Wilson--#9
Tsuyoshi Shinjo--#8
J.T. Snow--#7
Benny Agbayani--#6
Damian Jackson--#4
Dave Berg--#4

5) HR leaders--

AL
1) Jim Thome--43
2) Alex Rodriguez--39
3) Manny Ramirez--38
4) Carlos Delgado--36
5) Rafael Palmeiro--35
6) Troy Glaus--33
7) Jason Giambi--31
8) Juan Gonzalez--30
9) Bret Boone--29
10) Tino Martinez--28

NL
1) Barry Bonds--56*
2) Sammy Sosa--51
3) Luis Gonzalez--48
4) Shawn Green--42
5) Todd Helton--39
6) Larry Walker--33
T7) Jeff Bagwell--32
T7) Chipper Jones--32
T7) Vladimir Guerrero--32

**--hit 2 yesterday
*--hit 1 yesterday

6) The Pirates clinched a losing season for the 9th consecutive year. The 9 consecutive losing seasons ties the team record, originally set from 1949-57.

7) Barry Bonds watch--hit #56, is on pace for 69

Bonds hit #550 and is 13 behind Reggie Jackson for 7th place

8) Phillies P Jose Mesa was suspended for 2 games, for throwing at Cardinals CF Jim Edmonds yesterday. Mesa will serve the suspension today and tomorrow.

9) X-rays on Yankees C Jorge Posada's toe were negative and he's day to day. There was concern that he had a broken left big toe.

10) Pirates P Francisco Cordova was going to go to the minors, for an injury rehab assignment, but he has recurring elbow pain and those plans were cancelled. Cordova's been on the DL all year and the Pirates had wanted him to have elbow surgery in spring training, but Cordova's doctors told him it wasn't necessary. Now, he's going to meet soon with Dr. James Andrews and if he does have reconstructive surgery, he's expected to have to miss next year.

Corrections from yesterday--

1) The Giants starter was Ryan Jensen, not Marcus Jensen.

2) Mark McGwire's 1996-97 seasons should have been on the list of players with 40+ HR who improved the next year. McGwire went from 52 to 58.

[nyy26wc]

1) A MRI on Astros P Pedro Astacio's shoulder showed he has no structural damage. According to GM Gerry Hunsicker, "In all probability, Pedro will miss his scheduled start this weekend. Hopefully, he will make his next start after that, but we don't have a definite timetable on his return right now. A lot depends on how his shoulder responds to treatment."

2) Rangers P Kevin Foster became a free agent when he refused an assignment to the minors.

3) The Devil Rays sold minor league C Pat Borders to the Mariners. He moves from Tampa Bay's AAA team to Seattle's and could be a September callup.

4) Randy Myers, who hasn't pitched since 1998, had a workout with the Mariners before Sunday's game. While Myers said there is a "remote" chance he could pitch when the roster expand, the team was really interested in seeing if it worthwhile to invite him to spring training.

According to GM Pat Gillick, "We've been talking since January. We just wanted to see him throw. He threw all right. In fact, he threw better than I thought he'd throw."

5) The Dodgers will activate P Kevin Brown before tonight's game, which he'll start.

6) Phillies 3B Scott Rolen, who's been out of the lineup due to a strained left rib cage, says he expects to return today.

7) Cubs OF Rondell White is in the minors on a rehab assignment, but is still bothered by a groin injury and hasn't been able to play a full game. The team expects him to only be available as a pinch hitter when he's eventually activated from DL.

8) Indians P Jaret Wright will meet with Dr. Lewis Yocum on September 5. The team is recommending he has surgery on his ailing shoulder and if Dr. Yocum agrees, the surgery will take place a couple of days later.

9) Dodgers 2B Mark Grudzielanek fractured his finger on Sunday, missed yesterday's game and could be headed for the DL.

Grudzielanek's having his typical respectable AVG, but otherwise poor performance in 2001, hitting .405 SLG, .333 OBA, .738 OPS, -5 RCAA, .467 OWP, 5.10 RC/G, 61 RC in 109 games. He's working on his 6th negative RCAA season in his 7 year career and his .715 career OPS coming into the season was 60 points below his league average of .775.

10) The Angels sent P Mark Lukasiewicz to the minors.

11) Braves LF B.J. Surhoff recorded his 2000th career hit.

Surhoff's having a bad year, hitting .399 SLG, .314 OBA, .713 OPS, -13 RCAA, .400 OWP, 4.72 RC/G, 51 RC in 110 games. Unless he improves, this will be his 4th season with a double digit negative RCAA.

Surhoff came into the season with -10 RCAA and became the 27th player to reach 2000 hits and have a negative career RCAA.

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10+ CONSECUTIVE WINNING SEASONS

Yankees 39 1926-64
Orioles 18 1968-85
Whitesox 17 1951-67
Redsox 16 1967-82
Pirates 15 1899-13
Cardinals 15 1939-53
Cubs 14 1879-92
Cubs 14 1926-39
Braves 14 1953-66
Giants 14 1958-71
Braves 13 1887-99
Dodgers 13 1945-57
Pirates 13 1918-30
Cubs 12 1903-14
Giants 12 1903-14
Tigers 11 1978-88
BlueJays 11 1983-93
Redsox 10 1909-18
Giants 10 1916-25
Indians 10 1947-56
Dodgers 10 1969-78
Reds 10 1972-81
Braves 10 1991-00 (will reach 11 soon)

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10+ CONSECUTIVE LOSING SEASONS

Phillies 16 1933-48
Redsox 15 1919-33
Athletics 15 1953-67
Phillies 14 1918-31
Mariners 14 1977-90
Athletics 13 1934-46
Browns 12 1930-41
Senators 11 1901-11
Braves 11 1903-13
Dodgers 11 1904-14
Reds 11 1945-55
Browns/Orioles 11 1946-56
Athletics 10 1915-24
Expos 10 1969-78
Braves 10 1922-31
Cubs 10 1953-62

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2000+ HITS, NEGATIVE CAREER RCAA

H RCAA
1 Bill Buckner 2715 -36
2 Doc Cramer 2705 -220
3 Luis Aparicio 2677 -183
4 Nellie Fox 2663 -35
5 Lave Cross 2644 -87
6 Rabbit Maranville 2605 -280
7 Ozzie Smith 2460 -72
8 Red Schoendienst 2449 -58
9 Dave Concepcion 2326 -166
10 Charlie Grimm 2299 -64
11 Gary Gaetti 2280 -131
12 Jimmy Dykes 2256 -77
13 Tommy Corcoran 2252 -442
14 Bert Campaneris 2249 -55
15 Larry Bowa 2191 -310
16 Dick Bartell 2165 -81
17 Dick Groat 2138 -133
18 Maury Wills 2134 -36
19 Herman Long 2127 -97
20 Garry Templeton 2096 -179
21 Al Dark 2089 -11
22 Tim Wallach 2085 -26
23 Bill Mazeroski 2016 -199
24 Tony Taylor 2007 -138
25 Frank White 2006 -187
26 Dave Bancroft 2004 -4
27 B.J. Surhoff 2000 -23