On This Day

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 80 52 .606 --
Yankees 73 59 .553 7.0
Blue Jays 67 65 .508 13.0
Orioles 58 72 .446 21.0
Devil Rays 52 80 .394 28.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 74 57 .565 --
Tigers 71 61 .538 3.5
Twins 67 65 .508 7.5
Royals 58 72 .446 15.5
White Sox 57 75 .432 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 78 54 .591 --
Mariners 73 57 .562 4.0
Athletics 65 69 .485 14.0
Rangers 59 72 .450 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 73 58 .557 --
Phillies 69 62 .527 4.0
Braves 68 65 .511 6.0
Marlins 58 75 .436 16.0
Nationals 58 75 .436 16.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 67 63 .515 --
Cardinals 64 64 .500 2.0
Brewers 65 66 .496 2.5
Reds 60 72 .455 8.0
Pirates 59 72 .450 8.5
Astros 58 74 .439 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 74 59 .556 --
Padres 72 59 .550 1.0
Dodgers 69 63 .523 4.5
Rockies 67 65 .508 6.5
Giants 61 72 .459 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Norris Hopper 6
2 Freddy Sanchez 5
3 Edwin Encarnacion 4
3 Vladimir Guerrero 4
3 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Miguel Tejada 2
2 Tony Batista 1
2 Jason Bay 1
2 Brian Buscher 1
2 32 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Freddy Sanchez 5
2 Chris Duncan 4
3 Carl Crawford 3
3 Alex Gordon 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Roberts 2
2 Eric Byrnes 1
2 Carl Crawford 1
2 Rajai Davis 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Matt Cain 1.33
2 Rich Hill 1.29
3 John Smoltz 1.17
4 Rick van den Hurk 1.14
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Bannister 1
1 Chad Billingsley 1
1 Matt Cain 1
1 Shawn Chacon 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rich Hill 9
2 Daniel Cabrera 8
2 Matt Cain 8
2 Rick van den Hurk 8
5 John Smoltz 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Matt Capps 2
2 Joaquin Benoit 1
2 Joe Borowski 1
2 Ryan Dempster 1
2 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Magglio Ordonez .359
2 Ichiro Suzuki .353
3 Placido Polanco .340
4 Chase Utley .337
5 Dmitri Young .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 43
2 Prince Fielder 39
3 Adam Dunn 36
4 Ryan Howard 35
5 Carlos Pena 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 123
2 Magglio Ordonez 116
3 Ryan Howard 108
4 Vladimir Guerrero 107
5 Matt Holliday 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 71
2 Juan Pierre 52
3 Carl Crawford 42
3 Hanley Ramirez 42
5 Brian Roberts 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Young 2.12
2 Jake Peavy 2.18
3 Brad Penny 2.65
4 Dan Haren 2.72
5 Kelvim Escobar 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Josh Beckett 16
1 John Lackey 16
1 Tim Wakefield 16
4 Kelvim Escobar 15
4 3 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Erik Bedard 221
2 Johan Santana 198
3 Jake Peavy 197
4 Scott Kazmir 189
5 2 tied 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Valverde 40
2 Joe Borowski 38
3 Francisco Cordero 37
3 J. J. Putz 37
5 2 tied 36

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Bartlett .514
2 Jayson Werth .476
3 Mike Lowell .431
4 Ichiro Suzuki .411
5 2 tied .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chris Young 9
2 Adam Dunn 6
2 Albert Pujols 6
2 Mark Teixeira 6
5 10 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Garret Anderson 19
1 Carlos Beltran 19
1 Mark Teixeira 19
4 Freddy Sanchez 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 15
2 Eric Byrnes 7
3 Bobby Abreu 6
3 Juan Pierre 6
3 Dave Roberts 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Wakefield 0.00
2 Ubaldo Jimenez 0.90
3 Barry Zito 1.23
4 Shawn Hill 1.35
4 Adam Wainwright 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Bannister 3
1 Bill Bray 3
1 Paul Byrd 3
1 Matt Cain 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 33
2 Scott Kazmir 29
2 John Smoltz 29
4 Dan Haren 26
4 Rich Hill 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brad Hennessey 7
1 Takashi Saito 7
3 Joe Borowski 6
3 Trevor Hoffman 6
3 David Weathers 6

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norris Hopper .425
2 Carl Crawford .397
3 Jayson Werth .395
4 Raul Ibanez .393
5 David Wright .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Teixeira 10
1 Chris Young 10
3 Lance Berkman 9
3 Adam Dunn 9
3 5 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark Teixeira 31
2 Garret Anderson 29
2 Magglio Ordonez 29
4 Bobby Abreu 28
4 2 others tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 23
2 Hanley Ramirez 14
3 Eric Byrnes 11
3 Kazuo Matsui 11
3 Corey Patterson 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jake Peavy 1.36
2 Brandon Webb 1.55
3 A. J. Burnett 1.63
4 Jake Westbrook 1.90
5 Edwin Jackson 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 6
2 Tim Hudson 5
2 Shaun Marcum 5
2 Jake Peavy 5
2 Brandon Webb 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scott Kazmir 53
1 Jake Peavy 53
3 Erik Bedard 46
4 Johan Santana 42
5 Rich Hill 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Takashi Saito 10
2 Jeremy Accardo 9
2 Joe Borowski 9
2 Jose Valverde 9
5 4 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Magglio Ordonez .356
2 Ichiro Suzuki .349
3 Placido Polanco .338
4 Hanley Ramirez .337
5 Chipper Jones .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 52
2 Ryan Howard 47
3 Prince Fielder 44
4 Albert Pujols 41
5 Adam Dunn 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 151
2 Matt Holliday 141
3 Ryan Howard 136
3 Magglio Ordonez 136
5 2 tied 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 81
2 Juan Pierre 65
3 Carl Crawford 57
4 Hanley Ramirez 52
5 Ichiro Suzuki 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Young 2.17
2 Jake Peavy 2.23
3 Johan Santana 2.73
4 Kelvim Escobar 2.73
5 Orlando Hernandez 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Lackey 19
1 Jake Peavy 19
1 Chien-Ming Wang 19
4 Josh Beckett 18
4 3 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Erik Bedard 257
2 Johan Santana 247
3 Jake Peavy 238
4 Javier Vazquez 216
5 2 tied 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 47
2 J. J. Putz 46
3 Joe Borowski 44
3 Francisco Rodriguez 44
3 2 others tied 44