On This Day

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 9 6 .600 --
Orioles 8 6 .571 0.5
Blue Jays 8 6 .571 0.5
Yankees 8 7 .533 1.0
Rays 6 8 .429 2.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 8 5 .615 --
Royals 8 6 .571 0.5
Twins 6 8 .429 2.5
Indians 5 9 .357 3.5
Tigers 4 10 .286 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 9 6 .600 --
Angels 9 6 .600 0.0
Mariners 7 8 .467 2.0
Rangers 5 9 .357 3.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Marlins 8 5 .615 --
Mets 6 6 .500 1.5
Phillies 7 7 .500 1.5
Braves 5 8 .385 3.0
Nationals 4 10 .286 4.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 10 4 .714 --
Cubs 8 5 .615 1.5
Brewers 8 5 .615 1.5
Pirates 7 7 .500 3.0
Reds 6 8 .429 4.0
Astros 5 9 .357 5.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 10 4 .714 --
Padres 8 6 .571 2.0
Dodgers 6 8 .429 4.0
Giants 6 9 .400 4.5
Rockies 5 8 .385 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Reyes 4
2 David Eckstein 3
2 Pedro Feliz 3
2 Mark Grudzielanek 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Burrell 1
1 Miguel Cabrera 1
1 Mark DeRosa 1
1 Ken Griffey 1
1 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Wright 5
2 Jose Lopez 4
3 Yuniesky Betancourt 3
3 Mark DeRosa 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Franklin Gutierrez 2
1 Josh Willingham 2
3 Adrian Beltre 1
3 Michael Bourn 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Wolf 1.80
2 Hung-Chih Kuo 1.20
2 Micah Owings 1.20
4 Paul Byrd 1.00
5 Shawn Chacon 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Aardsma 1
1 Miguel Batista 1
1 John Danks 1
1 Ryan Dempster 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Wolf 9
2 Paul Byrd 6
2 Kevin Correia 6
2 Aaron Harang 6
2 2 others tied 6

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 A. J. Pierzynski .421
2 Chipper Jones .415
3 Chone Figgins .393
4 Nate McLouth .391
5 Luke Scott .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Pena 6
2 Pat Burrell 5
2 Bill Hall 5
2 Raul Ibanez 5
2 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Crede 16
2 Pat Burrell 15
2 Mark Reynolds 15
2 David Wright 15
5 5 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 7
1 Chone Figgins 7
1 Carlos Gomez 7
4 Joey Gathright 6
5 Brian Roberts 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 0.61
2 Zack Greinke 0.75
3 Cole Hamels 0.82
4 Brian Bannister 0.86
5 Kyle Lohse 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Bannister 3
1 Zack Greinke 3
1 Livan Hernandez 3
1 Braden Looper 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Cueto 24
1 Daisuke Matsuzaka 24
3 Javier Vazquez 23
4 Tim Lincecum 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Sherrill 6
2 Jason Isringhausen 5
2 Bobby Jenks 5
2 Jonathan Papelbon 5
2 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Magglio Ordonez .367
2 Chipper Jones .349
3 Ichiro Suzuki .348
4 Albert Pujols .342
5 Matt Holliday .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Pena 50
1 Alex Rodriguez 50
3 Prince Fielder 49
3 Ryan Howard 49
5 4 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 146
2 Magglio Ordonez 140
3 Matt Holliday 139
4 Ryan Howard 136
5 Carlos Pena 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 73
2 Juan Pierre 62
3 Brian Roberts 54
4 Carl Crawford 52
5 Hanley Ramirez 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jake Peavy 2.60
2 Brandon Webb 2.76
3 Roberto Hernandez 2.81
4 John Smoltz 2.97
5 Erik Bedard 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chien-Ming Wang 22
2 Roberto Hernandez 20
2 Jake Peavy 20
2 Brandon Webb 20
5 Josh Beckett 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 244
2 Johan Santana 228
3 Aaron Harang 225
4 Javier Vazquez 224
5 Scott Kazmir 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 44
2 Joe Borowski 42
2 Francisco Cordero 42
2 Bobby Jenks 42
2 Jose Valverde 42