On This Day

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 27 19 .587 --
Rays 25 19 .568 1.0
Orioles 24 20 .545 2.0
Blue Jays 23 23 .500 4.0
Yankees 20 24 .455 6.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 23 21 .523 --
Indians 22 22 .500 1.0
Twins 21 22 .488 1.5
Royals 21 22 .488 1.5
Tigers 17 27 .386 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 26 20 .565 --
Athletics 24 21 .533 1.5
Rangers 22 23 .489 3.5
Mariners 18 27 .400 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Marlins 24 19 .558 --
Mets 22 19 .537 1.0
Phillies 24 21 .533 1.0
Braves 22 21 .512 2.0
Nationals 19 26 .422 6.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 27 17 .614 --
Cardinals 26 20 .565 2.0
Astros 25 20 .556 2.5
Pirates 21 23 .477 6.0
Reds 21 23 .477 6.0
Brewers 20 24 .455 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 28 16 .636 --
Dodgers 22 21 .512 5.5
Rockies 17 27 .386 11.0
Giants 17 28 .378 11.5
Padres 16 29 .356 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Durham 3
1 Yunel Escobar 3
1 Brian Giles 3
1 Maicer Izturis 3
1 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Braun 2
1 Orlando Cabrera 2
1 Mike Napoli 2
1 David Ortiz 2
5 30 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Napoli 5
2 Ryan Braun 4
2 Jose Guillen 4
2 David Ortiz 4
5 9 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ichiro Suzuki 2
1 Willy Taveras 2
3 Lance Berkman 1
3 Asdrubal Cabrera 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kyle Kendrick 999.00
2 Josh Beckett 1.29
3 Brandon Backe 1.00
3 John Lannan 1.00
3 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Backe 1
1 Josh Beckett 1
1 Jeff Francis 1
1 Jason Frasor 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Josh Beckett 9
2 Jeff Francis 7
2 Edwin Jackson 7
2 Jered Weaver 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Nick Masset 1
1 J. J. Putz 1
1 Jon Rauch 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .410
2 Lance Berkman .399
3 Rafael Furcal .366
4 Albert Pujols .357
5 Miguel Tejada .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Berkman 16
2 Chase Utley 14
3 Ryan Braun 13
3 Dan Uggla 13
5 Nate McLouth 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 49
2 Lance Berkman 44
3 David Ortiz 37
3 Carlos Quentin 37
5 2 tied 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ichiro Suzuki 20
2 Michael Bourn 18
2 Willy Taveras 18
4 Jacoby Ellsbury 16
4 2 others tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Edinson Volquez 1.33
2 Cliff Lee 1.37
3 Tim Lincecum 1.92
4 Daisuke Matsuzaka 2.15
5 Zack Greinke 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 9
2 Daisuke Matsuzaka 7
2 Joe Saunders 7
2 Edinson Volquez 7
5 10 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 63
2 Edinson Volquez 62
3 Jake Peavy 60
4 Javier Vazquez 58
5 4 tied 57

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 17
1 George Sherrill 17
3 Joe Nathan 13
4 Brandon Lyon 12
4 3 others tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Berkman .593
2 Clint Barmes .488
3 Dan Uggla .478
4 Alfonso Soriano .463
5 Garret Anderson .451

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Braun 8
2 Lance Berkman 7
2 Ryan Ludwick 7
2 Alfonso Soriano 7
2 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lance Berkman 17
1 Alfonso Soriano 17
1 Kevin Youkilis 17
4 Josh Hamilton 16
5 5 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ichiro Suzuki 9
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 7
2 Juan Pierre 7
4 Ian Kinsler 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aaron Laffey 0.00
2 Edwin Jackson 0.44
3 CC Sabathia 0.56
4 Ryan Dempster 0.89
5 James Shields 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 J. P. Howell 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 Logan Kensing 3
1 Daisuke Matsuzaka 3
1 Edinson Volquez 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ryan Dempster 26
1 Roy Halladay 26
3 A. J. Burnett 25
4 Tim Lincecum 23
5 Josh Beckett 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Sherrill 6
1 Jose Valverde 6
1 Kerry Wood 6
4 Francisco Cordero 5
4 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Berkman .453
2 Dan Uggla .392
3 Russell Martin .391
4 Chipper Jones .389
5 Dioner Navarro .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Berkman 12
2 Dan Uggla 11
3 Ryan Braun 10
3 Nate McLouth 10
3 Chase Utley 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lance Berkman 34
1 Josh Hamilton 34
3 David Ortiz 33
4 Ryan Braun 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ichiro Suzuki 17
2 Juan Pierre 14
3 Willy Taveras 13
4 Jacoby Ellsbury 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aaron Laffey 1.35
2 Edinson Volquez 1.38
3 CC Sabathia 1.49
4 Cliff Lee 1.61
5 Daisuke Matsuzaka 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Aaron Cook 5
1 Mike Mussina 5
1 Joe Saunders 5
1 Andy Sonnanstine 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 46
2 CC Sabathia 43
3 Chad Billingsley 42
4 Tim Lincecum 41
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 11
1 George Sherrill 11
1 Jose Valverde 11
4 Troy Percival 10
5 Brandon Lyon 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .369
2 Magglio Ordonez .353
3 Albert Pujols .351
4 Chone Figgins .351
5 Ichiro Suzuki .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 51
2 Ryan Braun 47
2 Carlos Pena 47
4 Lance Berkman 45
5 Prince Fielder 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 138
2 Ryan Braun 132
3 Alex Rodriguez 128
4 Matt Holliday 127
4 Magglio Ordonez 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 67
2 Juan Pierre 65
3 Carl Crawford 51
4 Chone Figgins 49
4 2 others tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Erik Bedard 2.71
2 Brandon Webb 2.74
3 Jake Peavy 2.88
4 John Smoltz 2.91
5 Roberto Hernandez 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 24
2 Chien-Ming Wang 23
3 Carlos Zambrano 20
4 Josh Beckett 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Javier Vazquez 235
2 Jake Peavy 229
3 Johan Santana 225
4 Aaron Harang 221
5 2 tied 203

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 45
1 Jose Valverde 45
3 Joe Nathan 42
4 Trevor Hoffman 40
5 2 tied 38