On This Day

Friday, May 2, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 18 13 .581 --
Orioles 17 13 .567 0.5
Rays 16 13 .552 1.0
Yankees 15 16 .484 3.0
Blue Jays 13 17 .433 4.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 14 14 .500 --
Twins 14 14 .500 0.0
Indians 14 15 .483 0.5
Tigers 14 16 .467 1.0
Royals 12 16 .429 2.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 18 13 .581 --
Angels 18 13 .581 0.0
Mariners 13 17 .433 4.5
Rangers 12 18 .400 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 17 13 .567 --
Mets 15 12 .556 0.5
Marlins 16 13 .552 0.5
Braves 13 15 .464 3.0
Nationals 12 18 .400 5.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 19 11 .633 --
Cubs 17 12 .586 1.5
Brewers 16 13 .552 2.5
Astros 14 16 .467 5.0
Pirates 12 17 .414 6.5
Reds 12 18 .400 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 20 9 .690 --
Dodgers 16 13 .552 4.0
Giants 13 17 .433 7.5
Rockies 11 18 .379 9.0
Padres 11 19 .367 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Bowker 4
1 Kevin Kouzmanoff 4
1 Jose Reyes 4
4 Milton Bradley 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Bautista 2
1 Hunter Pence 2
1 Dan Uggla 2
4 Lance Berkman 1
4 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Bautista 4
1 Rafael Furcal 4
1 Matt Kemp 4
1 Dan Uggla 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ichiro Suzuki 3
2 Carlos Gomez 2
2 Willy Taveras 2
4 Carlos Beltran 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tim Hudson 3.33
2 Shaun Marcum 1.80
3 Edinson Volquez 1.50
4 Mark Buehrle 1.40
5 2 tied 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Buchholz 1
1 Jeremy Guthrie 1
1 Mark Hendrickson 1
1 Livan Hernandez 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Hudson 10
2 Shaun Marcum 9
2 Edinson Volquez 9
4 Mark Buehrle 7
5 8 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Scott Downs 1
1 Kevin Gregg 1
1 George Sherrill 1
1 Jose Valverde 1
1 C. J. Wilson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .417
2 Rafael Furcal .380
3 Chase Utley .364
4 Albert Pujols .364
5 Victor Martinez .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Utley 12
2 Lance Berkman 9
2 Pat Burrell 9
4 Chipper Jones 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 32
2 Pat Burrell 28
3 Xavier Nady 27
4 Lance Berkman 26
4 Emil Brown 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 13
1 Carlos Gomez 13
1 Willy Taveras 13
4 Chone Figgins 10
4 3 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 0.96
2 Edinson Volquez 1.27
3 Zack Greinke 1.47
4 Ben Sheets 1.64
5 Tim Lincecum 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chien-Ming Wang 6
1 Brandon Webb 6
3 Mark Hendrickson 5
3 Cliff Lee 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 42
2 Aaron Harang 41
2 Felix Hernandez 41
4 Chad Billingsley 40
4 2 others tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 11
1 George Sherrill 11
3 Eric Gagne 9
3 Jason Isringhausen 9
3 3 others tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ronny Cedeno .429
1 Josh Willingham .429
3 Chase Utley .418
4 Russell Martin .400
5 Geovany Soto .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Utley 8
2 Garrett Atkins 5
2 Lance Berkman 5
2 Edwin Encarnacion 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 18
2 Josh Hamilton 17
2 Matt Kemp 17
4 Lance Berkman 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hanley Ramirez 8
1 Willy Taveras 8
3 Ichiro Suzuki 7
4 Jose Reyes 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 CC Sabathia 0.64
2 Erik Bedard 0.66
3 Carlos Zambrano 0.89
4 Chad Gaudin 0.90
5 James Shields 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Beimel 3
1 Aaron Cook 3
1 Chad Gaudin 3
1 Tom Gordon 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chad Billingsley 29
2 Edinson Volquez 26
3 Clay Buchholz 21
3 Cole Hamels 21
3 Johan Santana 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brandon Lyon 6
2 Eric Gagne 5
2 Brad Lidge 5
2 Troy Percival 5
2 4 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .430
2 Albert Pujols .368
3 Rafael Furcal .366
4 Josh Willingham .366
5 Derrek Lee .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Utley 11
2 Lance Berkman 9
2 Pat Burrell 9
4 Derrek Lee 8
4 Hanley Ramirez 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 30
2 Pat Burrell 27
3 Lance Berkman 26
4 Conor Jackson 24
4 3 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 13
2 Carlos Gomez 11
3 Michael Bourn 10
3 Hanley Ramirez 10
3 Ichiro Suzuki 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 0.96
2 Edinson Volquez 1.27
3 Zack Greinke 1.47
4 Tim Lincecum 1.73
5 Brandon Webb 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Hendrickson 5
1 Cliff Lee 5
1 Ervin Santana 5
1 Joe Saunders 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 42
2 Chad Billingsley 40
2 Tim Lincecum 40
2 Jonathan Sanchez 40
5 Felix Hernandez 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 11
1 George Sherrill 11
3 Eric Gagne 9
3 Jason Isringhausen 9
3 Brian Wilson 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Magglio Ordonez .360
2 Chipper Jones .358
3 Ichiro Suzuki .346
4 Chase Utley .344
5 Albert Pujols .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 49
2 Prince Fielder 48
2 Carlos Pena 48
4 Alex Rodriguez 44
5 Lance Berkman 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Magglio Ordonez 135
2 Ryan Howard 134
3 Alex Rodriguez 133
4 Matt Holliday 130
5 2 tied 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 68
2 Juan Pierre 59
3 Hanley Ramirez 55
4 Carl Crawford 51
4 Chone Figgins 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Erik Bedard 2.40
2 Jake Peavy 2.54
3 John Smoltz 2.78
4 Brandon Webb 2.79
5 Roberto Hernandez 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chien-Ming Wang 25
2 Brandon Webb 22
3 Roberto Hernandez 20
3 Carlos Zambrano 20
5 Jake Peavy 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 232
2 Johan Santana 229
3 Javier Vazquez 224
4 Aaron Harang 223
5 Scott Kazmir 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Valverde 43
2 Trevor Hoffman 41
2 Francisco Rodriguez 41
4 Joe Nathan 39
5 3 tied 38