On This Day

Sunday, May 4, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 20 13 .606 --
Orioles 17 15 .531 2.5
Rays 16 15 .516 3.0
Yankees 17 16 .515 3.0
Blue Jays 15 17 .469 4.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 16 14 .533 --
White Sox 14 16 .467 2.0
Royals 14 16 .467 2.0
Indians 14 17 .452 2.5
Tigers 14 18 .438 3.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 20 13 .606 --
Athletics 19 14 .576 1.0
Rangers 13 19 .406 6.5
Mariners 13 19 .406 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 18 14 .563 --
Mets 16 13 .552 0.5
Marlins 17 14 .548 0.5
Braves 15 15 .500 2.0
Nationals 14 18 .438 4.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 20 12 .625 --
Cubs 18 13 .581 1.5
Brewers 16 15 .516 3.5
Astros 16 16 .500 4.0
Pirates 12 19 .387 7.5
Reds 12 20 .375 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 21 10 .677 --
Dodgers 17 14 .548 4.0
Giants 14 18 .438 7.5
Rockies 12 19 .387 9.0
Padres 12 20 .375 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lance Berkman 4
1 Derek Jeter 4
1 Kelly Johnson 4
4 Bobby Abreu 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Cameron 2
2 Rich Aurilia 1
2 Paul Bako 1
2 Adrian Beltre 1
2 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chipper Jones 5
2 Lance Berkman 4
2 Mike Cameron 4
2 Kevin Youkilis 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 2
1 Scott Podsednik 2
3 Coco Crisp 1
3 Johnny Damon 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roy Halladay 2.33
2 Greg Smith 2.00
3 Dan Haren 1.75
4 Gil Meche 1.00
4 Kenny Rogers 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Byrdak 1
1 Aaron Cook 1
1 Santiago Casilla 1
1 Matt Guerrier 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Greg Smith 10
2 Johan Santana 8
3 Roy Halladay 7
3 Dan Haren 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Taylor Buchholz 1
1 Scott Downs 1
1 Jason Isringhausen 1
1 Joe Nathan 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .425
2 Rafael Furcal .369
3 Albert Pujols .358
4 Chase Utley .357
5 Miguel Tejada .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Utley 13
2 Lance Berkman 10
3 Pat Burrell 9
3 Chipper Jones 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 33
2 Lance Berkman 31
3 Pat Burrell 30
3 Xavier Nady 30
5 Chipper Jones 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 13
1 Carlos Gomez 13
1 Willy Taveras 13
4 Ichiro Suzuki 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 0.96
2 Edinson Volquez 1.27
3 Zack Greinke 1.47
4 Tim Lincecum 1.49
5 Carlos Zambrano 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 7
2 Joe Saunders 6
2 Chien-Ming Wang 6
4 Aaron Cook 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 47
2 Jake Peavy 46
3 Tim Lincecum 45
4 Felix Hernandez 44
5 Edinson Volquez 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 13
2 Joe Nathan 11
2 George Sherrill 11
4 Jason Isringhausen 10
4 Brian Wilson 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Damon .412
2 Ronny Cedeno .406
3 Miguel Tejada .400
3 Chase Utley .400
5 Russell Martin .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Utley 7
2 Lance Berkman 6
2 Adrian Gonzalez 6
4 Edwin Encarnacion 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lance Berkman 20
2 Matt Kemp 18
3 James Loney 17
4 Josh Hamilton 16
4 Magglio Ordonez 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ichiro Suzuki 9
2 Willy Taveras 8
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 7
4 Rafael Furcal 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joel Pineiro 0.64
2 Erik Bedard 0.66
3 Carlos Zambrano 0.89
4 Sidney Ponson 1.35
5 Edinson Volquez 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Beimel 3
1 Aaron Cook 3
1 Tom Gordon 3
1 Mike Mussina 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 26
2 CC Sabathia 23
3 Cole Hamels 22
4 Clay Buchholz 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brandon Lyon 6
1 Francisco Rodriguez 6
3 Brad Lidge 5
3 Joe Nathan 5
3 4 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .421
2 Josh Willingham .372
3 Miguel Tejada .369
4 Rafael Furcal .368
5 Chase Utley .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Utley 12
2 Lance Berkman 9
2 Pat Burrell 9
4 Mike Jacobs 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 31
2 Lance Berkman 28
2 Pat Burrell 28
4 Mark Reynolds 25
5 5 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 13
2 Ichiro Suzuki 12
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 11
3 Carlos Gomez 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 0.96
2 Edinson Volquez 1.27
3 Tim Lincecum 1.41
4 Zack Greinke 1.50
5 Aaron Cook 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 6
2 Aaron Cook 5
2 Mark Hendrickson 5
2 Cliff Lee 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 42
1 Edinson Volquez 42
3 Felix Hernandez 41
3 Tim Lincecum 41
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 11
2 Joe Nathan 10
2 George Sherrill 10
4 Eric Gagne 9
4 3 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .362
2 Magglio Ordonez .356
3 Ichiro Suzuki .347
4 Chase Utley .344
5 Albert Pujols .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 49
2 Carlos Pena 48
3 Prince Fielder 47
4 Alex Rodriguez 44
5 Lance Berkman 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Magglio Ordonez 136
2 Matt Holliday 133
2 Ryan Howard 133
4 Alex Rodriguez 130
5 Carlos Pena 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 69
2 Juan Pierre 61
3 Hanley Ramirez 54
4 Chone Figgins 52
5 Carl Crawford 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Erik Bedard 2.38
2 Jake Peavy 2.55
3 Brandon Webb 2.87
4 John Smoltz 2.89
5 Roberto Hernandez 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chien-Ming Wang 25
2 Brandon Webb 23
3 Roberto Hernandez 20
3 Jake Peavy 20
5 Carlos Zambrano 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 240
2 Johan Santana 237
3 Javier Vazquez 224
4 Aaron Harang 223
5 Scott Kazmir 214

Saves

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