Around the majors reports--Oct 6

[nyy26wc]

1) Yesterday's results--

AL
Devil Rays 8, Yankees 4
Redsox 5, Orioles 0 (1st)
Redsox 7, Orioles 5 (10) (2nd)
BlueJays 5, Indians 0 (1st)
BlueJays 4, Indians 3 (11) (2nd)
Royals at Tigers--PPD
Whitesox 7, Twins 4
Mariners 6, Rangers 2
A's 6, Angels 2

NL
Braves 20, Marlins 3
Diamondbacks 3, Brewers 0
Astros 2, Cardinals 1
Dodgers 11, Giants 10
Pirates 3, Cubs 2
Phillies at Reds--PPD
Expos 8, Mets 6
Rockies 4, Padres 0

2) Standings--

AL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
x--Yankees 94 64 .595 - 51-28 43-36 49-23 23-13 12-20 LOST 2
Redsox 81 79 .506 14 41-40 40-39 40-34 16-20 15-17 WON 4
BlueJays 79 81 .494 16 39-41 40-40 37-39 18-12 16-20 WON 3
Orioles 63 97 .394 32 30-49 33-48 31-43 16-16 10-26 LOST 4
Devil Rays 61 99 .381 34 36-43 25-56 28-46 13-19 10-26 WON 2

AL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
x--Indians 90 70 .563 - 44-36 46-34 21-13 47-29 15-17 LOST 3
Twins 83 77 .519 7 45-34 38-43 13-19 45-29 16-20 LOST 1
Whitesox 83 77 .519 7 46-35 37-42 16-16 42-32 13-23 WON 1
Tigers 65 94 .409 24 1/2 36-42 29-52 17-19 23-50 15-17 LOST 1
Royals 63 96 .396 26 1/2 35-46 28-50 13-19 28-45 14-22 WON 1

AL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
x--Mariners 115 45 .719 - 56-23 59-22 33-12 31-10 39-17 WON 5
y--A's 100 60 .625 15 53-28 47-32 31-14 27-14 30-26 WON 4
Angels 75 85 .469 40 39-40 36-45 24-17 24-21 17-39 LOST 5
Rangers 72 88 .450 43 41-41 31-47 21-20 17-28 26-30 LOST 4

NL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
x--Braves 87 73 .544 - 39-40 48-33 41-33 22-14 15-17 WON 3
Phillies 83 76 .522 3 1/2 47-34 36-42 41-35 16-17 19-13 LOST 2
Mets 81 79 .506 6 43-36 38-43 42-32 15-21 14-18 LOST 1
Marlins 75 85 .469 12 46-34 29-51 33-41 19-17 11-21 LOST 1
Expos 67 93 .419 20 34-47 33-46 29-45 14-22 16-16 WON 1

NL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
z--Cardinals 92 68 .575 - 53-27 39-41 19-11 48-34 17-16 LOST 1
z--Astros 92 68 .575 - 44-37 48-31 18-12 49-33 16-17 WON 1
Cubs 87 73 .544 5 47-32 40-41 16-14 47-35 15-18 LOST 1
Reds 66 93 .415 25 1/2 27-51 39-42 16-11 32-52 14-19 LOST 2
Brewers 66 94 .413 26 34-45 32-49 15-15 37-47 09-22 LOST 2
Pirates 61 99 .381 31 38-43 23-56 07-23 35-47 11-22 WON 1

NL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
x--Diamondbacks 92 68 .575 - 48-33 44-35 18-14 22-15 45-31 WON 4
Giants 89 71 .556 3 48-31 41-40 18-14 21-18 40-34 LOST 1
Dodgers 85 75 .531 7 44-37 41-38 17-15 23-16 39-35 WON 1
Padres 78 82 .488 14 34-45 44-37 17-15 24-15 31-43 LOST 1
Rockies 72 88 .450 20 41-40 31-48 15-17 24-18 31-43 WON 1

x--clinched division title
y--clinched wild card
z--clinched postseason berth, with exact berth not determined yet

Since every postseason spot has been clinched, it is no longer necessary to indicate who has been mathematically eliminated.

3) The Braves clinched the NL East title. It is their 12th division title and they've won the division for the 7th consecutive year.

4) The Diamondbacks clinched the NL West title. It is their 2nd division title.

5) The Cardinals and Astros clinched postseason berths.

The Cardinals must beat the Astros in each of the final 2 games to win the NL Central title. If the teams split and finish in a tie, the Astros will win the division title. If there in a tie for the division title, there is not a playoff game to determine the division title if both teams are headed to the postseason. In such a case, like this one, head to head records will determine the division winner and the Astros would then hold a 9-7 lead.

Meanwhile, yesterday's report that said the Cardinals clinched a postseason berth was premature. As of then, they had only clinched a tie for the postseason.

6) Mariners watch--they have to go 2-0 in their remaining 2 games to break the 1906 Cubs's record of 116 wins.

The Mariners set the AL record for wins in a season, with 115, breaking the mark of 114, by the 1998 Yankees.

7) The A's reached 100 wins.

8) The Devil Rays will reach 100 losses if they lose to the Yankees.

9) Race for postseason seeds--

AL--The Mariners have clinched the top seed. The Yankees clinched the 2nd seed.

NL--The Cardinals, Astros and Diamondbacks are all tied for the top seed. The Braves will get the 3rd seed.

10) Today's schedule--

AL
Royals (Jeff Suppan 9-14 and Chris George 4-7) at Tigers (Jeff Weaver 13-15 and Steve Sparks 13-9), DH, 1:05 PM
Yankees (Andy Pettitte 15-10) at Devil Rays (Tanyon Sturtze 10-12), 4:05 PM
A's (Erik Hiljus 5-0) at Angels (Scott Schoeneweis 10-10), 4:05 PM
Whitesox (Gary Glover 5-4) at Twins (Kyle Lohse 4-7), 7:05 PM
Redsox (David Cone 8-7) at Orioles (Rick Bauer 0-4), 7:05 PM
Indians (Tim Drew 0-1) at BlueJays (Chris Carpenter 10-11), 7:05 PM
Rangers (Doug Davis 11-9) at Mariners (Denny Stark 1-1), 9:05 PM

NL
Astros (Ron Villone 6-9) at Cardinals (Dustin Hermanson 14-13), 1:15 PM
Phillies (Omar Daal 12-7 and Dave Coggin 5-7) at Reds (Elmer Dessens 10-13 and Joey Hamilton 1-1), DH, 1:25 PM
Rockies (Scott Elarton 4-9) at Padres (Brian Tollberg 9-4), 3:05 PM
Pirates (Tony McKnight 3-5) at Cubs (Julian Tavarez 9-9), 4:05 PM
Dodgers (James Baldwin 2-6) at Giants (Livan Hernandez 13-14), 4:05 PM
Marlins (Josh Beckett 2-1) at Braves (Jason Marquis 4-6), 7:05 PM
Diamondbacks (Miguel Batista 11-8) at Brewers (Jeff D'Amico 2-4), 7:05 PM
Expos (Carl Pavano 1-5) at Mets (Kevin Appier 10-10), 7:10 PM

11) Yesterday's HRs--

Barry Bonds--#71 & #72
Sammy Sosa--#62
Todd Helton--#49
Shawn Green--#49
Chipper Jones--#38
Larry Walker--#38
Rich Aurilia--#37
Gary Sheffield--#36
Bret Boone--#36
Jose Cruz Jr.--#34
Lance Berkman--#34
Magglio Ordonez--#31
Trot Nixon--#26 & #27
Jose Valentin--#27
Bernie Williams--#24 & #25
Preston Wilson--#23
John Olerud--#21
Marquis Grissom--#21
Ray Durham--#19 & #20
Russell Branyan--#19
Ramon Hernandez--#15
Jacque Jones--#14
Kevin Young--#14
Steve Finley--#14
Darrin Fletcher--#11
Marcus Giles--#9
Karim Garcia--#4
Alex Escobar--#2 & #3
Calvin Pickering--#3
Tony Womack--#3
Tim Raines Sr.--#1
Morgan Burkhart--#1

12) HR leaders--

AL
1) Alex Rodriguez--52
2) Jim Thome--49
3) Rafael Palmeiro--46
T4) Manny Ramirez--41
T4) Troy Glaus--41
6) Carlos Delgado--39
7) Jason Giambi--38
8) Bret Boone--36*
9) Juan Gonzalez--35
T10) Tino Martinez--34
T10) Jose Cruz Jr.--34*

NL
1) Barry Bonds--72**
2) Sammy Sosa--62*
3) Luis Gonzalez--56
T4) Shawn Green--49*
T4) Todd Helton--49*
6) Richie Sexson--44
T7) Jeff Bagwell--38
T7) Phil Nevin--38
T7) Larry Walker--38*
T7) Chipper Jones--38*

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

13) Barry Bonds watch--Bonds broke Mark McGwire's major league record and is up to 72 HR.

With a 1-0 count in the bottom of the 1st, Bonds hit a shot into the right center stands off Dodgers P Chan Ho Park. Bonds also added #72, off Park, in the 3rd. It is Bonds's 55th career multi HR game, moving him into 5th place.

Bonds hit #565 & #566 and is 7 behind Harmon Killebrew, for 6th place.

Bonds SLG--.860, 1st all time (Ruth--.847, 1920; .846, 1921--no one else was ever over .800)
Bonds OBA--.514, 1st for modern day NL (Hornsby--.507, 1924; John McGraw--.547, 1899), 6th all time (modern day)
Bonds OPS--1.374, 2nd all time behind Ruth (1.379, 1920; also 1.359, 1921--no one else was ever over 1.300)
Bonds BB--177, new all time record

Bonds has already been inducted into Baseball Immortals and has an area at
http://www.baseballimmortals.net/Bonds_Barry/barry_bonds.htm

14) Rickey Henderson watch--has 2998 hits, is 2 away from 3000.

15) Sammy Sosa passed Fred McGriff into 25th place on the all time HR list, with 448.

16) Gary Sheffield passed Mike Piazza and Reggie Smith into 81st place on the all time HR list, with 315.

17) Larry Walker tied Jay Buhner for 85th place on the all time HR list, with 309.

[nyy26wc]

1) Cal Ripken became the 7th player to play in 3000 games and will play in the final game of his career this evening.

In his final season, Ripken's hitting just .363 SLG, .278 OBA, .641 OPS, -25 RCAA, .323 OWP, 3.62 RC/G, 50 RC in 127 games.

2) Marlins MGR Tony Perez will not return as MGR next season. Instead, he'll return to his old job as Special Assistant to GM Dave Dombrowski.

3) Mets PH Lenny Harris tied the major league record with his 150th career PH, tying the mark set by Manny Mota. Harris also set the record with his 82nd PH AB of the season, breaking the mark of 81, set by Rusty Staub, in 1983.

Harris is having an awful season, hitting just .269 SLG, .261 OBA, .529 OPS, -12 RCAA, .187 OWP, 2.52 RC/G, 10 RC in 142 PA. This is the 11th consecutive year in which he's had a negative RCAA and the 12th such season in his 14 year career. Harris came into the year with a .675 career OPS, compared to his league average of .742 and positional average of .750, -99 RCAA and -90 RCAP.

4) Cubs C Joe Girardi had surgery to remove bone fragments from his left knee and is expected to be ready for the beginning of spring training.

Girardi added another lousy year to his collection, hitting just .345 SLG, .315 OBA, .660 OPS, -13 RCAA, .325 OWP, 4.01 RC/G, 26 RC in 78 games. It's his 13th year with a negative RCAA in his 13 year career and the 10th time he's had a double digit negative figure. Girardi came into the year with a .674 career OPS, compared to his league average of .761 and C average of .711, -196 RCAA and -103 RCAP.

5) Jamie Moyer, who will turn 39 next month, became the oldest pitcher to win 20 games for the 1st time. Moyer tied the Mariners record with his 20th win of the season, tying the mark set by Randy Johnson, in 1997.

Moyer has a 3.43 ERA and 24 RSAA in 33 starts. He came into the season with a 4.30 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.42, and 46 RSAA.

Moyer's RSAA is only tied for 12th in the league.

6) Yankees P Orlando Hernandez had a MRI, which showed no problems in his arm, shoulder and neck areas. But, his status for the postseason won't be decided until the Yankees see what happens tomorrow.

7) The Angels announced MGR Mike Scioscia's entire coach staff will be back next year.

8) The Padres re-signed C Wiki Gonzalez to a 4 year contract extension, with a team option for 2006.

Gonzalez is hitting .449 SLG, .337 OBA, .786 OPS, 2 RCAA, .535 OWP, 5.92 RC/G, 25 RC in 63 games. He came into the year with a .662 OPS, compared to his league average of .797 and C average of .762, -18 RCAA and -12 RCAP, in 125 games over the past 2 years.

9) Indians MGR Charlie Manuel says he hasn't decided whether John Rocker will make the postseason roster. According to Manuel, "We'd like to see him pitch more consistent." Meanwhile, contract talks with Bob Wickman, who will be a free agent at the end of the season, have resumed.

Since the trade, Rocker has had a 5.61 ERA and -3 RSAA in 37 games.

Wickman has a 2.43 ERA and 18 RSAA in 69 games. This is the 2nd consecutive year he's reached double digits in RSAA and the 4th time in his career.

10) The St. Petersburg Times reports Devil Rays GM Chuck LeMar has spoken to SS Chris Gomez's agent about re-signing Gomez, who will be a free agent at the end of the season.

Gomez is hitting .503 SLG, .332 SLG, .834 OPS, 4 RCAA, .556 OWP, 6.45 RC/G, 32 RC in 56 games. This is the first time in his 9 year career that he's had a positive RCAA and the 1st time he's had an OPS over .750. Gomez came into the year with a .674 career OPS, compared to his league average of .771 and SS average of .696, -96 RCAA and -18 RCAP.

[nyy26wc]

1) The Giants-Dodgers game was 4 hours, 27 minutes, breaking the 9 inning record of 4:22, set by the Yankees-Orioles, in 1999, and Brewers-Cubs, in 2000.

2) Rockies 1B Todd Helton tied the team record with his 49th HR of the season, tying the mark set by Larry Walker, in 1997.

3) Braves 3B Chipper Jones became the 1st 3B to have 6 consecutive 100 RBI seasons.

Jones is having another outstanding season, hitting .605 SLG, .427 OBA, 1.032 OPS, 70 RCAA, .748 OWP, 10.61 RC/G, 156 RC in 158 games. This will be his 2nd year with a 1.000+ OPS and .600+ SLG, 3rd with 50+ RCAA and 4th with a .400+ OBA. Jones came into the year with a .931 career OPS, compared to his league average of .774 and 3B average of .787, 258 RCAA and 251 RCAP.

4) BlueJays CF Jose Cruz Jr. became a 30/30 man.

[nyy26wc]

MOST HOMERUNS, SEASON

1 Barry Bonds 2001 72
2 Mark McGwire 1998 70
3 Sammy Sosa 1998 66
4 Mark McGwire 1999 65
5 Sammy Sosa 1999 63
6 Sammy Sosa 2001 62
7 Roger Maris 1961 61
8 Babe Ruth 1927 60
9 Babe Ruth 1921 59
T10 Jimmie Foxx 1932 58
T10 Hank Greenberg 1938 58
T10 Mark McGwire 1997 58

[nyy26wc]

MOST HR ABOVE THE LEAGUE AVERAGE, SEASON

YEAR DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE
1 Babe Ruth 1927 54 60 6
T2 Babe Ruth 1921 52 59 7
T2 Mark McGwire 1998 52 70 18
4 Barry Bonds 2001 51 72 21
5 Babe Ruth 1920 49 54 5
T6 Jimmie Foxx 1932 47 58 11
T6 Babe Ruth 1928 47 54 7
8 Sammy Sosa 1998 46 66 20
T9 Mark McGwire 1999 45 65 20
T9 Hank Greenberg 1938 45 58 13

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MOST HR ABOVE THE LEAGUE AVERAGE, CAREER

DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE
1 Babe Ruth 602 714 112
2 Hank Aaron 436 755 319
3 Jimmie Foxx 387 534 147
4 Mark McGwire 384 583 199
5 Willie Mays 367 660 293
6 Lou Gehrig 359 493 134
7 Mel Ott 355 511 156
8 Mike Schmidt 351 548 197
9 Harmon Killebrew 345 573 228
10 Ted Williams 339 521 182
11 Barry Bonds 324 566 242

[nyy26wc]

MOST MULTI HR GAMES, CAREER

1 Babe Ruth 72
2 Mark McGwire 67
3 Willie Mays 63
4 Hank Aaron 62
5 Barry Bonds 56
6 Jimmie Foxx 55
T7 Frank Robinson 54
T7 Sammy Sosa 54
T9 Eddie Mathews 49
T9 Mel Ott 49

[nyy26wc]

MOST WINS, SEASON, AL

1 2001 Mariners 115-45, .719
2 1998 Yankees 114-48, .704
3 1954 Indians 111-43, .721
4 1927 Yankees 110-44, .714
T5 1961 Yankees 109-53, .673
T5 1969 Orioles 109-53, .673
7 1970 Orioles 108-43. .715
T8 1931 Athletics 107-45, .704
T8 1932 Yankees 107-47, .695
10 1939 Yankees 106-45, .702

[nyy26wc]

NL EAST CHAMPIONS

1969--Mets
1970--Pirates
1971--Pirates
1972--Pirates
1973--Mets
1974--Pirates
1975--Pirates
1976--Phillies
1977--Phillies
1978--Phillies
1979--Pirates
1980--Phillies
1981--Expos
1982--Cardinals
1983--Phillies
1984--Cubs
1985--Cardinals
1986--Mets
1987--Cardinals
1988--Mets
1989--Cubs
1990--Pirates
1991--Pirates
1992--Pirates
1993--Phillies
1995--Braves
1996--Braves
1997--Braves
1998--Braves
1999--Braves
2000--Braves
2001--Braves

[nyy26wc]

NL WEST CHAMPIONS

1969--Braves
1970--Reds
1971--Giants
1972--Reds
1973--Reds
1974--Dodgers
1975--Reds
1976--Reds
1977--Dodgers
1978--Dodgers
1979--Reds
1980--Astros
1981--Dodgers
1982--Braves
1983--Dodgers
1984--Padres
1985--Dodgers
1986--Astros
1987--Giants
1988--Dodgers
1989--Giants
1990--Reds
1991--Braves
1992--Braves
1993--Braves
1995--Dodgers
1996--Padres
1997--Giants
1998--Padres
1999--Diamondbacks
2000--Giants
2001--Diamondbacks

[nyy26wc]

3000+ CAREER GAMES

1 Pete Rose 3562
2 Carl Yastrzemski 3308
3 Hank Aaron 3298
4 Ty Cobb 3034
T5 Stan Musial 3026
T5 Eddie Murray 3026
7 Cal Ripken 3000

[nyy26wc]

MOST WINS, SEASON, MARINERS

T1 Randy Johnson 1997 20
T1 Jamie Moyer 2001 20
T3 Randy Johnson 1993 19
T3 Mark Langston 1987 19
T5 Randy Johnson 1995 18
T5 Erik Hanson 1990 18
T5 Freddy Garcia 2001 18
T8 Jamie Moyer 1997 17
T8 Mike Moore 1985 17
T8 Mark Langston 1984 17
T8 Aaron Sele 2000 17
T8 Freddy Garcia 1999 17
T8 Dave Fleming 1992 17
T8 Paul Abbott 2001 17

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MOST HOMERUNS, SEASON, ROCKIES

T1 Larry Walker 1997 49
T1 Todd Helton 2001 49
3 Andres Galarraga 1996 47
4 Vinny Castilla 1998 46
5 Todd Helton 2000 42
6 Andres Galarraga 1997 41
T7 Ellis Burks 1996 40
T7 Vinny Castilla 1996 40
T7 Vinny Castilla 1997 40
T7 Dante Bichette 1995 40

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Originally posted by nyy26wc
MOST MULTI HR GAMES, CAREER

1 Babe Ruth 72
2 Mark McGwire 67
3 Willie Mays 63
4 Hank Aaron 62
5 Barry Bonds 56
6 Jimmie Foxx 55
T7 Frank Robinson 54
T7 Sammy Sosa 54
T9 Eddie Mathews 49
T9 Mel Ott 49

Very interesting - - No Killebrew, no Reggie, no Mike Schimdt, or Mantle.