On This Day

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 9 7 .563 --
Yankees 9 7 .563 0.0
Orioles 8 7 .533 0.5
Blue Jays 8 7 .533 0.5
Rays 6 9 .400 2.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 9 5 .643 --
Royals 9 6 .600 0.5
Twins 7 8 .467 2.5
Tigers 5 10 .333 4.5
Indians 5 10 .333 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 9 7 .563 --
Angels 9 7 .563 0.0
Mariners 8 8 .500 1.0
Rangers 6 9 .400 2.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Marlins 9 5 .643 --
Mets 7 6 .538 1.5
Phillies 7 8 .467 2.5
Braves 5 9 .357 4.0
Nationals 4 11 .267 5.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 11 4 .733 --
Cubs 9 5 .643 1.5
Brewers 8 6 .571 2.5
Pirates 7 8 .467 4.0
Reds 6 9 .400 5.0
Astros 6 9 .400 5.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 11 4 .733 --
Padres 8 7 .533 3.0
Dodgers 7 8 .467 4.0
Rockies 6 8 .429 4.5
Giants 6 10 .375 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Garrett Atkins 4
1 Miguel Cabrera 4
1 Rafael Furcal 4
1 Josh Hamilton 4
5 14 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Abreu 1
1 Carlos Beltran 1
1 Jason Botts 1
1 Michael Bourn 1
1 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 5
1 Edgar Renteria 5
3 Carlos Beltran 3
3 Jason Botts 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Gomez 2
2 Jason Bartlett 1
2 Michael Bourn 1
2 Melky Cabrera 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Armando Galarraga 6.00
2 Jose Contreras 1.50
3 Kyle Kendrick 1.00
3 Brandon Webb 1.00
5 Felix Hernandez 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Contreras 1
1 Armando Galarraga 1
1 LaTroy Hawkins 1
1 Mark Hendrickson 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Felix Hernandez 8
2 Jose Contreras 6
2 Armando Galarraga 6
2 Adam Wainwright 6
5 7 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Brocail 1
1 Brian Bruney 1
1 Kevin Gregg 1
1 Jason Isringhausen 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Furcal .407
2 A. J. Pierzynski .405
3 Chipper Jones .404
4 Chone Figgins .393
4 Derrek Lee .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Jacobs 6
1 Derrek Lee 6
1 Carlos Pena 6
4 Pat Burrell 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Crede 16
2 Pat Burrell 15
2 Josh Hamilton 15
2 Raul Ibanez 15
2 4 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Gomez 9
2 Michael Bourn 8
3 Chone Figgins 7
3 Joey Gathright 7
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 Brandon Webb 4
2 Brian Bannister 3
2 Zack Greinke 3
2 Mark Hendrickson 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Cueto 24
1 Felix Hernandez 24
1 Daisuke Matsuzaka 24
4 Javier Vazquez 23
4 Carlos Zambrano 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jason Isringhausen 6
1 Bobby Jenks 6
1 George Sherrill 6
4 Joe Nathan 5
4 4 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Magglio Ordonez .369
2 Chipper Jones .348
3 Ichiro Suzuki .347
4 Albert Pujols .344
5 Matt Holliday .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 51
2 Carlos Pena 50
3 Prince Fielder 49
3 Ryan Howard 49
5 Adam Dunn 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 147
2 Matt Holliday 139
2 Magglio Ordonez 139
4 Ryan Howard 137
5 Carlos Pena 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 73
2 Juan Pierre 61
3 Brian Roberts 53
4 Carl Crawford 52
5 Hanley Ramirez 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jake Peavy 2.60
2 Brandon Webb 2.70
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 Brandon Webb 21
3 Roberto Hernandez 20
3 Jake Peavy 20
5 Carlos Zambrano 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 Bobby Jenks 43
3 Joe Borowski 42
3 Francisco Cordero 42
3 Jose Valverde 42