On This Day

Monday, May 12, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 24 17 .585 --
Rays 22 16 .579 0.5
Orioles 20 19 .513 3.0
Yankees 19 20 .487 4.0
Blue Jays 18 22 .450 5.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 20 17 .541 --
Indians 19 19 .500 1.5
White Sox 18 20 .474 2.5
Royals 16 21 .432 4.0
Tigers 16 22 .421 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 23 16 .590 --
Angels 23 17 .575 0.5
Rangers 19 21 .475 4.5
Mariners 15 25 .375 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Marlins 23 15 .605 --
Phillies 21 18 .538 2.5
Mets 19 17 .528 3.0
Braves 19 18 .514 3.5
Nationals 16 23 .410 7.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 23 15 .605 --
Cardinals 23 17 .575 1.0
Astros 22 17 .564 1.5
Brewers 19 19 .500 4.0
Pirates 18 20 .474 5.0
Reds 16 23 .410 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 23 15 .605 --
Dodgers 19 18 .514 3.5
Giants 16 23 .410 7.5
Rockies 15 23 .395 8.0
Padres 14 25 .359 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff Francoeur 5
2 Jermaine Dye 4
2 Chipper Jones 4
2 Corey Patterson 4
2 Matt Stairs 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Braun 2
2 Rick Ankiel 1
2 Wladimir Balentien 1
2 Lance Berkman 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vladimir Guerrero 4
1 Josh Hamilton 4
1 Kenji Johjima 4
4 Raul Ibanez 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jonny Gomes 2
2 Gregor Blanco 1
2 Ian Kinsler 1
2 Derrek Lee 1
2 David Wright 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Shaun Marcum 2.50
2 Tim Hudson 1.25
3 Roy Oswalt 1.20
4 A. J. Burnett 0.88
5 Jair Jurrjens 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Adenhart 1
1 Dave Bush 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Zach Duke 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 A. J. Burnett 7
2 Mark Buehrle 6
2 Roy Oswalt 6
4 Tim Hudson 5
4 7 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Scott Downs 1
1 Guillermo Mota 1
1 Francisco Rodriguez 1
1 Jose Valverde 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .406
2 Lance Berkman .393
3 Rafael Furcal .366
4 Albert Pujols .348
5 Ryan Ludwick .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Berkman 13
1 Chase Utley 13
3 Dan Uggla 12
4 Chipper Jones 10
4 Derrek Lee 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 43
2 Lance Berkman 38
3 Xavier Nady 34
4 Emil Brown 33
5 David Wright 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 17
2 Carlos Gomez 16
2 Ichiro Suzuki 16
4 Willy Taveras 15
5 Jacoby Ellsbury 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 0.67
2 Edinson Volquez 1.06
3 Tim Lincecum 1.61
4 Zack Greinke 1.80
5 Carlos Zambrano 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 8
2 Aaron Cook 6
2 Livan Hernandez 6
2 Tim Hudson 6
2 6 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 53
2 Jake Peavy 52
2 Johan Santana 52
2 Javier Vazquez 52
2 Edinson Volquez 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 15
2 George Sherrill 13
3 Joe Nathan 12
4 Jason Isringhausen 11
4 2 others tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Berkman .520
2 Jack Cust .432
2 Blake DeWitt .432
4 Placido Polanco .420
5 Ramon Vazquez .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan Uggla 9
2 Ryan Braun 6
2 Kevin Youkilis 6
4 Lance Berkman 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Uggla 17
2 Josh Hamilton 16
2 Kevin Youkilis 16
4 Lance Berkman 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ichiro Suzuki 10
2 Matt Kemp 8
3 Juan Pierre 7
3 Jose Reyes 7
3 Willy Taveras 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Edinson Volquez 0.69
2 Shaun Marcum 0.77
3 Tim Hudson 0.78
4 Cliff Lee 1.23
5 Aaron Cook 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Aaron Cook 3
1 Livan Hernandez 3
1 Tim Hudson 3
1 Mike Mussina 3
5 40 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Shaun Marcum 23
2 A. J. Burnett 22
2 Roy Halladay 22
2 Javier Vazquez 22
5 Roy Oswalt 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Nathan 5
1 Francisco Rodriguez 5
1 Jose Valverde 5
4 Troy Percival 4
4 George Sherrill 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Berkman .431
2 Chipper Jones .421
3 Ryan Theriot .368
4 Joe Mauer .358
5 Miguel Tejada .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Berkman 10
1 Dan Uggla 10
1 Chase Utley 10
4 Chipper Jones 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 32
2 Lance Berkman 31
3 Emil Brown 27
4 David Ortiz 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ichiro Suzuki 16
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 14
3 Juan Pierre 12
4 Michael Bourn 11
4 4 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 0.77
2 Edinson Volquez 1.13
3 Carlos Zambrano 1.49
4 Tim Lincecum 1.56
5 John Danks 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Aaron Cook 6
2 Cliff Lee 5
2 Ervin Santana 5
2 Joe Saunders 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chad Billingsley 45
2 Edinson Volquez 43
3 Tim Lincecum 42
4 Johan Santana 41
5 Cliff Lee 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 12
2 Joe Nathan 9
2 George Sherrill 9
2 Brian Wilson 9
5 5 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .364
2 Magglio Ordonez .356
3 Ichiro Suzuki .349
4 Albert Pujols .349
5 Chone Figgins .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 48
1 Carlos Pena 48
3 Prince Fielder 44
4 Ryan Braun 43
4 Alex Rodriguez 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 132
1 Magglio Ordonez 132
3 Alex Rodriguez 128
4 Matt Holliday 127
5 2 tied 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 70
2 Juan Pierre 63
3 Hanley Ramirez 54
4 Carl Crawford 52
5 Chone Figgins 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jake Peavy 2.76
2 Erik Bedard 2.77
3 Brandon Webb 2.79
4 John Smoltz 2.90
5 Roberto Hernandez 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chien-Ming Wang 24
2 Brandon Webb 23
3 Carlos Zambrano 21
4 Roberto Hernandez 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Javier Vazquez 232
2 Johan Santana 231
3 Jake Peavy 226
4 Aaron Harang 223
5 Scott Kazmir 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Valverde 44
2 Francisco Rodriguez 43
3 Joe Nathan 41
4 Trevor Hoffman 39
5 2 tied 38