On This Day

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 23 17 .575 --
Red Sox 24 19 .558 0.5
Orioles 22 19 .537 1.5
Yankees 20 21 .488 3.5
Blue Jays 20 22 .476 4.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 21 19 .525 --
Twins 20 19 .513 0.5
White Sox 19 21 .475 2.0
Royals 18 21 .462 2.5
Tigers 16 24 .400 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 24 18 .571 --
Athletics 23 18 .561 0.5
Rangers 20 22 .476 4.0
Mariners 16 26 .381 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Marlins 23 17 .575 --
Phillies 22 19 .537 1.5
Mets 20 18 .526 2.0
Braves 20 19 .513 2.5
Nationals 17 24 .415 6.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 24 16 .600 --
Cardinals 24 18 .571 1.0
Astros 23 18 .561 1.5
Brewers 20 20 .500 4.0
Pirates 19 21 .475 5.0
Reds 18 23 .439 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 25 15 .625 --
Dodgers 20 19 .513 4.5
Giants 17 24 .415 8.5
Rockies 15 25 .375 10.0
Padres 15 26 .366 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Robinson Cano 4
1 Chris Coste 4
1 David Murphy 4
4 Jacoby Ellsbury 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brad Ausmus 1
1 Lance Berkman 1
1 Blake DeWitt 1
1 Adam Dunn 1
1 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jay Payton 5
1 Carlos Quentin 5
3 Matt Stairs 4
4 Tadahito Iguchi 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 1
1 Jerry Hairston 1
1 Corey Hart 1
1 Cesar Izturis 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ted Lilly 1.57
1 CC Sabathia 1.57
3 Tim Redding 1.00
3 Todd Wellemeyer 1.00
5 2 tied 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jonathan Broxton 1
1 Jared Burton 1
1 Daniel Cabrera 1
1 Jose Contreras 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ted Lilly 11
1 CC Sabathia 11
3 Roy Halladay 8
3 Jake Peavy 8
5 7 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Blaine Boyer 1
1 Scott Downs 1
1 Brandon Lyon 1
1 Jon Rauch 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .418
2 Lance Berkman .388
3 Rafael Furcal .366
4 Albert Pujols .355
5 Miguel Tejada .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Berkman 14
1 Chase Utley 14
3 Dan Uggla 12
4 Chipper Jones 11
5 3 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 44
2 Lance Berkman 40
3 Xavier Nady 34
3 Carlos Quentin 34
5 Emil Brown 33

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 0.67
2 Edinson Volquez 1.12
3 Tim Lincecum 1.61
4 Zack Greinke 1.93
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 8 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 60
2 CC Sabathia 57
2 Edinson Volquez 57
4 Roy Halladay 55
5 Tim Lincecum 53

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 16
2 George Sherrill 15
3 Joe Nathan 12
3 Brian Wilson 12
5 4 tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Berkman .560
2 Clint Barmes .417
2 Ramon Vazquez .417
4 Blake DeWitt .400
5 Chipper Jones .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan Uggla 8
2 Lance Berkman 6
2 Ryan Braun 6
2 Kevin Youkilis 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lance Berkman 17
1 Dan Uggla 17
3 Josh Hamilton 16
4 Carlos Lee 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aaron Laffey 0.00
2 Jon Garland 0.56
3 Shaun Marcum 0.77
4 Tim Hudson 0.78
5 Edinson Volquez 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Livan Hernandez 3
1 J. P. Howell 3
1 Tim Hudson 3
1 Ted Lilly 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ted Lilly 25
2 Roy Halladay 24
2 CC Sabathia 24
2 Edinson Volquez 24
5 Shaun Marcum 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 5
1 George Sherrill 5
1 Jose Valverde 5
4 Scott Downs 4
4 6 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .423
2 Lance Berkman .422
3 Russell Martin .375
4 Ryan Theriot .370
5 Joe Mauer .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Utley 11
2 Lance Berkman 10
2 Dan Uggla 10
4 Chipper Jones 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 31
2 Lance Berkman 30
3 Emil Brown 26
3 David Ortiz 26
5 Conor Jackson 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ichiro Suzuki 15
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 13
3 Juan Pierre 12
4 Michael Bourn 11
4 4 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 0.69
2 Edinson Volquez 1.18
3 Tim Lincecum 1.31
4 John Danks 1.46
5 Aaron Cook 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Aaron Cook 5
1 John Maine 5
1 Mike Mussina 5
1 Ervin Santana 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 48
2 Jake Peavy 44
2 CC Sabathia 44
4 Ted Lilly 42
5 Roy Halladay 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 13
2 George Sherrill 10
3 Brandon Lyon 9
3 Jose Valverde 9
3 Brian Wilson 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .368
2 Albert Pujols .355
3 Magglio Ordonez .353
4 Chone Figgins .344
5 Ichiro Suzuki .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 49
2 Carlos Pena 47
3 Prince Fielder 44
4 Lance Berkman 43
4 2 others tied 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 134
2 Magglio Ordonez 130
3 Alex Rodriguez 128
4 Matt Holliday 127
5 Ryan Braun 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 67
2 Juan Pierre 63
3 Carl Crawford 52
3 Hanley Ramirez 52
5 Chone Figgins 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Erik Bedard 2.73
2 Brandon Webb 2.79
3 Jake Peavy 2.87
4 Roberto Hernandez 2.90
5 John Smoltz 2.91

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 Jake Peavy 234
2 Johan Santana 231
3 Javier Vazquez 229
4 Aaron Harang 223
5 CC Sabathia 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Valverde 45
2 Francisco Rodriguez 44
3 Joe Nathan 41
4 Trevor Hoffman 39
5 3 tied 38