On This Day

Saturday, May 24, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 31 21 .596 --
Rays 29 20 .592 0.5
Orioles 25 24 .510 4.5
Blue Jays 26 25 .510 4.5
Yankees 24 25 .490 5.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 26 23 .531 --
Twins 24 25 .490 2.0
Indians 23 26 .469 3.0
Tigers 21 28 .429 5.0
Royals 21 28 .429 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 30 21 .588 --
Athletics 27 23 .540 2.5
Rangers 25 26 .490 5.0
Mariners 18 32 .360 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Marlins 27 20 .574 --
Braves 27 22 .551 1.0
Phillies 27 24 .529 2.0
Mets 23 24 .489 4.0
Nationals 21 29 .420 7.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 29 20 .592 --
Cardinals 30 21 .588 0.0
Astros 29 22 .569 1.0
Pirates 23 26 .469 6.0
Brewers 23 26 .469 6.0
Reds 23 27 .460 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 29 20 .592 --
Dodgers 25 23 .521 3.5
Giants 20 29 .408 9.0
Rockies 19 30 .388 10.0
Padres 18 33 .353 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jason Bay 4
1 Robinson Cano 4
1 Placido Polanco 4
1 B. J. Upton 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Evan Longoria 2
1 Magglio Ordonez 2
3 Bobby Abreu 1
3 Jason Bay 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Evan Longoria 6
1 Magglio Ordonez 6
3 Bobby Abreu 4
3 Joey Votto 4
3 Brad Wilkerson 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Hairston 2
2 Jason Bay 1
2 Michael Bourn 1
2 Luis Castillo 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Justin Duchscherer 4.00
2 Randy Johnson 2.00
3 Jorge Campillo 1.50
4 Josh Beckett 1.29
5 Jered Weaver 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 1
1 Blaine Boyer 1
1 Justin Duchscherer 1
1 John Grabow 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 10
2 Bronson Arroyo 9
2 Josh Beckett 9
4 Jeff Francis 8
4 Cliff Lee 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Borowski 1
1 Doug Brocail 1
1 Francisco Rodriguez 1
1 Huston Street 1
1 Salomon Torres 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .417
2 Lance Berkman .385
3 Rafael Furcal .366
4 Ryan Ludwick .346
5 Albert Pujols .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Berkman 16
2 Dan Uggla 15
3 Ryan Howard 14
3 Chase Utley 14
5 3 tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 53
2 Lance Berkman 45
3 Carlos Quentin 40
4 Adrian Gonzalez 39
4 2 others tied 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 22
2 Ichiro Suzuki 21
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 19
3 Willy Taveras 19
5 Juan Pierre 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Edinson Volquez 1.34
2 Cliff Lee 1.50
3 Tim Lincecum 2.17
4 Joe Saunders 2.31
5 Daisuke Matsuzaka 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 9
2 Daisuke Matsuzaka 8
2 Joe Saunders 8
4 Tim Hudson 7
4 4 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 74
2 Tim Lincecum 69
3 Josh Beckett 65
3 Cole Hamels 65
3 2 others tied 65

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 21
2 George Sherrill 17
3 Jose Valverde 15
4 Jonathan Papelbon 14
4 2 others tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dan Uggla .488
2 Josh Hamilton .444
3 Kelly Johnson .432
4 Chipper Jones .429
5 Ramon Vazquez .424

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Guillen 20
2 Ryan Howard 17
3 Carlos Beltran 16
3 Josh Hamilton 16
3 Ryan Ludwick 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ichiro Suzuki 7
2 Michael Bourn 6
2 Ian Kinsler 6
2 Juan Pierre 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cole Hamels 0.00
1 Jorge Campillo 0.00
1 Jason Bergmann 0.00
1 Max Scherzer 0.00
5 Scott Kazmir 0.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Kazmir 3
1 Daisuke Matsuzaka 3
3 Bronson Arroyo 2
3 Brandon Backe 2
3 37 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bronson Arroyo 26
2 Ryan Dempster 24
2 Tim Lincecum 24
4 Josh Beckett 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Valverde 8
2 Troy Percival 7
2 Francisco Rodriguez 7
4 Francisco Cordero 5
4 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Berkman .448
2 Chipper Jones .413
3 Ramon Vazquez .394
4 Brian McCann .380
5 Joe Mauer .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan Uggla 12
2 Lance Berkman 11
3 Ryan Braun 10
3 Ryan Howard 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 32
2 David Murphy 29
3 Lance Berkman 28
3 Carlos Lee 28
5 Jose Guillen 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ichiro Suzuki 17
2 Juan Pierre 13
2 Willy Taveras 13
4 Jacoby Ellsbury 11
4 Jose Reyes 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Edinson Volquez 1.42
2 Jon Lester 1.57
3 Aaron Laffey 1.60
4 Daisuke Matsuzaka 1.72
5 CC Sabathia 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 5
1 Joe Saunders 5
3 Chad Billingsley 4
3 Jose Contreras 4
3 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 51
2 Josh Beckett 49
3 A. J. Burnett 42
3 Tim Lincecum 42
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 13
1 Jose Valverde 13
3 Troy Percival 11
4 George Sherrill 10
5 4 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .375
2 Chone Figgins .354
3 Magglio Ordonez .354
4 Albert Pujols .348
5 Ichiro Suzuki .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 55
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 147
2 Ryan Braun 134
3 Matt Holliday 130
4 Magglio Ordonez 129
4 Alex Rodriguez 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 67
2 Juan Pierre 65
3 Carl Crawford 52
4 Chone Figgins 49
4 Hanley Ramirez 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brandon Webb 2.66
2 Jake Peavy 2.92
3 Adam Wainwright 2.98
4 Cole Hamels 2.98
5 Carlos Zambrano 3.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 24
2 Chien-Ming Wang 22
3 Carlos Zambrano 21
4 Josh Beckett 18
4 3 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Javier Vazquez 234
2 Aaron Harang 225
3 Jake Peavy 223
4 Johan Santana 213
5 Josh Beckett 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 47
2 Jose Valverde 45
3 Joe Nathan 41
4 Jonathan Papelbon 40
5 3 tied 38