AMERICAN LEAGUE

Who’s Hot:

Carlos Delgado, Toronto Blue Jays: Batted .333 with 6 hits in 19 at-bats, 5 home runs and 11 RBIs.

Vinny Castilla, Tampa Bay Devil Rays: Batted .400 with 6 hits in 15 at-bats, 1 home run and 6 RBIs.

Shannon Stewart, Toronto Blue Jays: Batted .500 with 11 hits in 22 at-bats and 21 total bases.

Who’s Not:

Troy O’Leary, Boston Red Sox: Batted .000 with no hits in 12 at- bats, 1 RBI and 6 strikeouts.

Cal Ripken, Baltimore Orioles: Batted .071 with 1 hit in 14 at- bats, 1 RBI and 4 strikeouts.

Benji Gil, Angels: Batted .167 with 2 hits in 12 at-bats and 4 strikeouts.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Who’s Hot:

Daryle Ward, Houston Astros: Batted .500 with 8 hits in 16 at-bats, 4 doubles and 9 RBIs.

Larry Walker, Colorado Rockies: Batted .563 with 9 hits in 16 at-bats, 2 home runs and 9 RBIs.

Craig Biggio, Houston Astros: Batted .579 with 11 hits in 19 at-bats, 1 home run and 3 RBIs.

Who’s Not:

Brian Giles, Pittsburgh Pirates: Batted .133 with 2 hits in 15 at-bats and 2 RBIs.

Matt Stairs, Chicago Cubs: Batted .192 with 2 hits in 11 at-bats and 4 strikeouts.

Lee Stevens, Montreal Expos: Batted .143 with 2 hits in 14 at-bats, 3 RBIs and 3 strikeouts.

Statistics through Friday

Dates To Watch

* April 16: Texas at Seattle. Alex Rodriguez returns to Seattle for the first time since bolting for $252 million in Texas. Will the fans at Safeco Field remember the playoff berth A-Rod brought Seattle last season or the departure a few months later?

* June 1-3: White Sox at Toronto. David Wells returns to Toronto and the fans he criticized before forcing a trade to Chicago. If the Skydome fans have any heart, Wells will hear it this weekend.

* June 8: Houston at Texas. The first meeting ever between Texas’ two teams highlights the opening of interleague play. There also are the battles of Ohio, Chicago, the Bay Area and Los Angeles, as well as a potential World Series preview between the Yankees and Braves.

* June 15-17: Yankees at Mets. Can Joe Torre juggle his pitching staff so Roger Clemens can skip a highly charged crowd at Shea Stadium? The Mets are itching for a chance to pitch to Clemens, who beaned Mike Piazza during the regular season last year and threw Piazza’s broken bat back toward him during the World Series.

* July 3: Boston at Cleveland. There should be lots of fireworks on the July 4 holiday at Jacobs Field. Manny Ramirez returns to Cleveland for the first time since signing with Boston.

* July 31: Trading deadline. Which teams will try to bolster their rosters and which teams are looking to next year at baseball’s trading deadline?

* Aug. 24-26: St. Louis at Chicago Cubs. It’s always a compelling matchup when Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa are swinging for the fences at Wrigley Field.

* Sept. 7-10: Boston at Yankees, White Sox at Cleveland. The races in the AL East and Central could be determined when the top contenders meet for the final time of the season.

* Sept. 28-30: Mets at Atlanta. The Mets won two of three games at Turner Field last week after having lost 19 of 23 previously. The Mets hope to continue that trend the last weekend of the season with the NL East possibly on the line.

Milestones To Watch

Noteworthy career numbers some active players are close to and all-time leaders in those categories:

HITS In Sight

Rickey Henderson (Padres) needs 86 for 3,000

Harold Baines (White Sox) needs 145 for 3,000

Rafael Palmeiro (Rangers) needs 178 for 2,500

All-Time Leaders

1. Pete Rose: 4,256

2. Ty Cobb: 4,189

3. Hank Aaron: 3,771

4. Stan Musial: 3,630

5. Tris Speaker: 3,514

RBIs In Sight

Cal Ripken (Orioles) needs 73 for 1,700

Harold Baines (White Sox) needs 78 for 1,700

Barry Bonds (Giants) needs 94 for 1,500

All-Time Leaders

1. Hank Aaron: 2,297

2. Babe Ruth: 2,213

3. Lou Gehrig: 1,995

4. Stan Musial: 1,951

5. Ty Cobb: 1,938

HOME RUNS In Sight

Mark McGwire (Cardinals) needs 46 for 600

Barry Bonds (Giants) needs 5 for 500

Jose Canseco (inactive) needs 4 for 450

Ken Griffey Jr. (Reds) needs 12 for 450

Fred McGriff (Devil Rays) needs 33 for 450

Cal Ripken (Orioles) needs 33 for 450

Sammy Sosa (Cubs) needs 14 for 400

Juan Gonzalez (Indians) needs 36 for 400

Andres Galarraga (Rangers) needs 39 for 400

All-Time Leaders

1. Hank Aaron: 755

2. Babe Ruth: 714

3. Willie Mays: 660

4. Frank Robinson: 586

5. Harmon Killebrew: 573

6. Reggie Jackson: 563

7. x-Mark McGwire: 554

8. Mike Schmidt: 548

9. Mickey Mantle: 536

10. Jimmie Foxx: 534

11. Willie McCovey: 521

Ted Williams: 521

13. Ernie Banks: 512

Eddie Mathews: 512

15. Mel Ott: 511

16. Eddie Murray: 504

17. x-Barry Bonds: 495

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RUNS In Sight

Rickey Henderson (Padres) needs 68 for 2,246

All-Time Leaders

1. Ty Cobb: 2,246

2. Rickey Henderson: 2,178

3. Hank Aaron: 2,174

Babe Ruth: 2,174

5. Pete Rose: 2,165

DOUBLES In Sight

Cal Ripken (Orioles) needs 13 to become one of 12 with at least 600

All-Time Leaders

1. Tris Speaker: 792

2. Pete Rose: 746

3. Stan Musial: 725

STRIKEOUTS In Sight

Roger Clemens (Yankees) needs 192 for 3,701, third most all-time

All-Time Leaders

1. Nolan Ryan: 5,714

2. Steve Carlton: 4,136

3. Bert Blyleven: 3,701

4. Tom Seaver: 3,640

5. Don Sutton: 3,574

VICTORIES In Sight

Roger Clemens (Yankees) needs 15 for 275

Greg Maddux (Braves) needs 10 for 250

All-Time Leaders

1. Cy Young: 511

2. Walter Johnson: 417

3. Grover Alexander: 373

Christy Mathewson: 373

5. Warren Spahn: 363

Through Thursday’s games