On This Day

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 22 13 .629 --
Rays 17 15 .531 3.5
Yankees 17 17 .500 4.5
Orioles 17 17 .500 4.5
Blue Jays 16 18 .471 5.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 16 15 .516 --
White Sox 15 17 .469 1.5
Indians 15 17 .469 1.5
Royals 14 18 .438 2.5
Tigers 14 20 .412 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 22 13 .629 --
Athletics 21 14 .600 1.0
Rangers 14 20 .412 7.5
Mariners 14 20 .412 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Marlins 18 14 .563 --
Phillies 19 15 .559 0.0
Mets 16 15 .516 1.5
Braves 16 15 .516 1.5
Nationals 14 19 .424 4.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 22 12 .647 --
Cubs 19 14 .576 2.5
Astros 17 16 .515 4.5
Brewers 16 16 .500 5.0
Pirates 13 19 .406 8.0
Reds 13 21 .382 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 22 11 .667 --
Dodgers 19 14 .576 3.0
Giants 14 19 .424 8.0
Padres 12 21 .364 10.0
Rockies 12 21 .364 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lance Berkman 5
2 Brian Giles 4
2 Luis Gonzalez 4
2 Ryan Ludwick 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate McLouth 2
2 Garret Anderson 1
2 Rick Ankiel 1
2 Aaron Boone 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Garret Anderson 5
2 Blake DeWitt 4
3 Eric Bruntlett 3
3 Jose Castillo 3
3 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Berkman 2
1 Matt Kemp 2
3 Moises Alou 1
3 Luis Castillo 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tim Wakefield 3.00
2 Scott Olsen 1.33
3 A. J. Burnett 1.00
3 Gavin Floyd 1.00
3 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Brocail 1
1 Justin Duchscherer 1
1 Zach Duke 1
1 Gavin Floyd 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 A. J. Burnett 10
2 Shawn Chacon 8
2 Jair Jurrjens 8
2 Hung-Chih Kuo 8
2 Scott Olsen 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Bennett 1
1 Rafael Betancourt 1
1 Ryan Franklin 1
1 Santiago Casilla 1
1 7 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .426
2 Rafael Furcal .366
3 Lance Berkman .353
4 Xavier Nady .352
5 Chase Utley .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Utley 13
2 Lance Berkman 10
2 Chipper Jones 10
4 Pat Burrell 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 36
2 Lance Berkman 32
2 Xavier Nady 32
4 Pat Burrell 30
5 Chipper Jones 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 14
2 Michael Bourn 13
2 Carlos Gomez 13
2 Ichiro Suzuki 13
5 4 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 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 7
2 Ervin Santana 6
2 Joe Saunders 6
2 Chien-Ming Wang 6
5 8 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Aaron Harang 47
1 Johan Santana 47
3 Jake Peavy 46
3 Javier Vazquez 46
5 Tim Lincecum 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 14
2 Jason Isringhausen 11
2 Joe Nathan 11
2 George Sherrill 11
5 3 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Berkman .458
2 Geovany Soto .404
3 Joe Mauer .400
4 Russell Martin .383
5 Jack Cust .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate McLouth 6
2 Lance Berkman 5
2 Adrian Gonzalez 5
2 Curtis Granderson 5
2 David Ortiz 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Kemp 19
2 Lance Berkman 18
3 Josh Hamilton 17
4 Magglio Ordonez 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ichiro Suzuki 10
2 Matt Kemp 8
2 Willy Taveras 8
4 Jose Reyes 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carlos Zambrano 0.42
2 Erik Bedard 0.66
3 Daisuke Matsuzaka 0.75
4 Ervin Santana 1.23
5 Shaun Marcum 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Beimel 3
1 Aaron Cook 3
1 Tom Gordon 3
1 Mike Mussina 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 26
2 Chad Billingsley 24
3 CC Sabathia 23
4 Cole Hamels 22
5 A. J. Burnett 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 7
2 Brandon Lyon 6
2 Troy Percival 6
4 Joe Nathan 5
4 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .413
2 Lance Berkman .381
3 Geovany Soto .376
4 Josh Willingham .371
5 Ryan Ludwick .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Utley 10
2 Lance Berkman 9
2 Chipper Jones 9
4 Pat Burrell 8
4 Nate McLouth 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 31
2 Lance Berkman 29
3 Pat Burrell 25
3 Xavier Nady 25
3 David Ortiz 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ichiro Suzuki 13
1 Willy Taveras 13
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 11
3 Juan Pierre 11
3 Hanley Ramirez 11

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 Scott Olsen 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Aaron Cook 5
1 Cliff Lee 5
1 Ervin Santana 5
1 Joe Saunders 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chad Billingsley 42
1 Edinson Volquez 42
3 Felix Hernandez 41
3 Tim Lincecum 41
5 Javier Vazquez 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 11
2 Jason Isringhausen 9
2 Brandon Lyon 9
2 Huston Street 9
2 Brian Wilson 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .365
2 Magglio Ordonez .354
3 Ichiro Suzuki .351
4 Chase Utley .344
5 Albert Pujols .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 48
1 Carlos Pena 48
3 Prince Fielder 45
4 Alex Rodriguez 44
5 Lance Berkman 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Magglio Ordonez 134
2 Ryan Howard 133
3 Matt Holliday 130
3 Alex Rodriguez 130
5 Carlos Pena 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 69
2 Juan Pierre 63
3 Hanley Ramirez 54
4 Chone Figgins 52
5 Carl Crawford 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Erik Bedard 2.38
2 Jake Peavy 2.63
3 Brandon Webb 2.75
4 John Smoltz 2.89
5 Roberto Hernandez 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chien-Ming Wang 24
2 Brandon Webb 23
3 Roberto Hernandez 20
3 Carlos Zambrano 20
5 Jake Peavy 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Javier Vazquez 233
2 Johan Santana 232
3 Jake Peavy 230
4 Aaron Harang 221
5 Scott Kazmir 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 44
2 Jose Valverde 43
3 Joe Nathan 40
4 Trevor Hoffman 39
5 3 tied 37