On This Day

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 30 19 .612 --
Rays 27 20 .574 2.0
Orioles 25 21 .543 3.5
Blue Jays 23 25 .479 6.5
Yankees 21 25 .457 7.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 25 21 .543 --
Twins 23 23 .500 2.0
Indians 22 24 .478 3.0
Royals 21 25 .457 4.0
Tigers 19 27 .413 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 28 20 .583 --
Athletics 25 23 .521 3.0
Rangers 23 25 .479 5.0
Mariners 18 29 .383 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Marlins 26 19 .578 --
Braves 25 21 .543 1.5
Phillies 26 22 .542 1.5
Mets 22 22 .500 3.5
Nationals 20 28 .417 7.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 28 19 .596 --
Cardinals 28 21 .571 1.0
Astros 27 21 .563 1.5
Brewers 22 24 .478 5.5
Pirates 21 25 .457 6.5
Reds 21 26 .447 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 28 18 .609 --
Dodgers 25 21 .543 3.0
Giants 19 29 .396 10.0
Rockies 18 29 .383 10.5
Padres 17 31 .354 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Skip Schumaker 4
2 Michael Bourn 3
2 Bobby Crosby 3
2 David DeJesus 3
2 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Cust 2
1 Jermaine Dye 2
1 Vladimir Guerrero 2
1 Ryan Howard 2
5 26 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Cust 4
1 Jermaine Dye 4
1 Jeff Francoeur 4
1 Vladimir Guerrero 4
1 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 2
2 Bobby Abreu 1
2 Lance Berkman 1
2 Michael Bourn 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ricky Nolasco 1.40
1 Javier Vazquez 1.40
3 Dana Eveland 1.25
4 Brandon Webb 1.17
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shawn Chacon 1
1 Bartolo Colon 1
1 Dana Eveland 1
1 Jon Garland 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Shaun Marcum 7
1 Ricky Nolasco 7
1 Javier Vazquez 7
1 Brandon Webb 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Condrey 1
1 Kevin Gregg 1
1 Francisco Rodriguez 1
1 Takashi Saito 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .410
2 Lance Berkman .382
3 Rafael Furcal .366
4 Albert Pujols .351
5 Miguel Tejada .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Berkman 16
2 Dan Uggla 14
2 Chase Utley 14
4 Ryan Braun 13
5 6 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 51
2 Lance Berkman 44
3 David Ortiz 38
3 Carlos Quentin 38
5 3 tied 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ichiro Suzuki 21
2 Michael Bourn 20
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 19
3 Willy Taveras 19
5 Juan Pierre 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Edinson Volquez 1.33
2 Cliff Lee 1.37
3 Daisuke Matsuzaka 2.15
4 Tim Lincecum 2.17
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 14 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 69
2 Cole Hamels 65
2 CC Sabathia 65
2 Javier Vazquez 65
5 Edinson Volquez 62

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 19
2 George Sherrill 17
3 Jose Valverde 14
3 Brian Wilson 14
5 3 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dan Uggla .467
2 Brian McCann .447
3 Lance Berkman .444
4 Alfonso Soriano .429
5 Mark DeRosa .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Braun 8
1 Ryan Ludwick 8
3 Alfonso Soriano 7
3 Dan Uggla 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Ludwick 18
2 Jose Guillen 16
2 Alfonso Soriano 16
4 Josh Hamilton 15
4 Carlos Lee 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 8
1 Ichiro Suzuki 8
3 Michael Bourn 7
3 Kazuo Matsui 7
3 Juan Pierre 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jason Bergmann 0.00
1 Aaron Laffey 0.00
3 Edwin Jackson 0.44
4 Scott Kazmir 0.47
5 Roberto Hernandez 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Daniel Cabrera 3
1 Jose Contreras 3
1 J. P. Howell 3
1 Scott Kazmir 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 28
2 Ted Lilly 27
3 Ryan Dempster 24
3 Cole Hamels 24
3 2 others tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Valverde 7
2 Troy Percival 6
2 George Sherrill 6
4 Bobby Jenks 5
4 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Berkman .448
2 Dan Uggla .402
3 Chipper Jones .372
4 Russell Martin .371
5 Blake DeWitt .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Berkman 12
1 Dan Uggla 12
3 Ryan Braun 10
3 Adrian Gonzalez 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 34
2 Lance Berkman 33
3 Adrian Gonzalez 28
4 Ryan Braun 27
4 Carlos Lee 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ichiro Suzuki 18
2 Willy Taveras 14
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 13
3 Juan Pierre 13
5 Jose Reyes 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Daisuke Matsuzaka 1.05
2 Aaron Laffey 1.35
3 Edinson Volquez 1.38
4 CC Sabathia 1.66
5 Cliff Lee 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lilly 5
1 Mike Mussina 5
1 Edinson Volquez 5
1 Brandon Webb 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 51
2 Cole Hamels 46
2 Edinson Volquez 46
4 Ted Lilly 42
4 Tim Lincecum 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Troy Percival 12
1 Francisco Rodriguez 12
1 Jose Valverde 12
4 George Sherrill 11
5 2 tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .369
2 Chone Figgins .353
3 Magglio Ordonez .353
4 Albert Pujols .349
5 Ichiro Suzuki .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 53
2 Ryan Braun 47
3 Carlos Pena 46
4 Lance Berkman 45
5 2 tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 142
2 Ryan Braun 134
3 Magglio Ordonez 128
3 Alex Rodriguez 128
5 Matt Holliday 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 67
2 Juan Pierre 66
3 Carl Crawford 51
4 Chone Figgins 49
4 Hanley Ramirez 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brandon Webb 2.66
2 Erik Bedard 2.77
3 Jake Peavy 2.88
4 Roberto Hernandez 2.96
5 John Smoltz 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 24
2 Chien-Ming Wang 22
3 Carlos Zambrano 20
4 Josh Beckett 18
4 3 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Javier Vazquez 234
2 Jake Peavy 229
3 Johan Santana 225
4 Aaron Harang 218
5 Scott Kazmir 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 46
2 Jose Valverde 44
3 Joe Nathan 42
4 Trevor Hoffman 40
5 Jonathan Papelbon 39