On This Day

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 31 21 .596 --
Red Sox 32 23 .582 0.5
Orioles 27 25 .519 4.0
Blue Jays 28 26 .519 4.0
Yankees 25 27 .481 6.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 28 24 .538 --
Twins 26 25 .510 1.5
Indians 24 28 .462 4.0
Tigers 21 31 .404 7.0
Royals 21 31 .404 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 32 22 .593 --
Athletics 29 23 .558 2.0
Rangers 27 27 .500 5.0
Mariners 19 34 .358 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Marlins 30 21 .588 --
Phillies 30 24 .556 1.5
Braves 28 24 .538 2.5
Mets 24 26 .480 5.5
Nationals 22 31 .415 9.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 31 21 .596 --
Cardinals 30 23 .566 1.5
Astros 30 23 .566 1.5
Brewers 25 27 .481 6.0
Pirates 24 27 .471 6.5
Reds 24 28 .462 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 30 22 .577 --
Dodgers 26 25 .510 3.5
Giants 21 31 .404 9.0
Rockies 20 32 .385 10.0
Padres 20 33 .377 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hunter Pence 5
2 Johnny Damon 4
2 Albert Pujols 4
4 Garret Anderson 3
4 17 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Millar 2
2 Bobby Abreu 1
2 Brian Barton 1
2 Gregor Blanco 1
2 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 5
2 Adam Dunn 4
2 Franklin Gutierrez 4
4 Brandon Boggs 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Crosby 2
2 Jason Bartlett 1
2 Carlos Beltran 1
2 Emil Brown 1
2 22 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ervin Santana 2.33
2 A. J. Burnett 1.11
3 Jeremy Bonderman 1.00
3 Shawn Chacon 1.00
5 Vicente Padilla 0.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Matt Albers 1
1 Heath Bell 1
1 Shawn Chacon 1
1 Jesse Crain 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 A. J. Burnett 10
1 Vicente Padilla 10
3 Jeremy Bonderman 7
3 Shawn Chacon 7
3 5 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Matt Guerrier 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Huston Street 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .418
2 Lance Berkman .384
3 Albert Pujols .360
4 Garrett Atkins .335
5 Ryan Ludwick .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Berkman 16
1 Dan Uggla 16
1 Chase Utley 16
4 Adrian Gonzalez 15
5 3 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 58
2 Lance Berkman 46
3 Carlos Lee 45
4 Adrian Gonzalez 44
4 Carlos Quentin 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 23
2 Ichiro Suzuki 22
3 Willy Taveras 20
4 Jacoby Ellsbury 19
4 Juan Pierre 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Edinson Volquez 1.31
2 Cliff Lee 1.50
3 Joe Saunders 2.31
4 Tim Lincecum 2.33
5 Carlos Zambrano 2.47

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 76
1 Edinson Volquez 76
3 Aaron Harang 72
4 CC Sabathia 70
5 2 tied 67

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 21
2 George Sherrill 17
3 Jose Valverde 15
3 Brian Wilson 15
5 2 tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bengie Molina .469
2 Chipper Jones .455
3 Mark DeRosa .419
4 Ramon Vazquez .412
5 Frank Thomas .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 8
2 Ryan Howard 7
2 Alfonso Soriano 7
4 Adrian Gonzalez 6
5 10 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 19
1 Carlos Lee 19
3 Adam Dunn 18
3 Jose Guillen 18
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Hairston 7
2 Michael Bourn 6
2 Juan Pierre 6
2 Jimmy Rollins 6
2 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jason Bergmann 0.00
1 Jorge Campillo 0.00
3 Darrell Rasner 0.69
4 Doug Waechter 0.73
5 Jered Weaver 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Kazmir 3
1 Jamie Moyer 3
3 Manny Acosta 2
3 Brandon Backe 2
3 39 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 A. J. Burnett 24
1 CC Sabathia 24
1 Edinson Volquez 24
4 Josh Beckett 23
4 2 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Jenks 6
1 Francisco Rodriguez 6
1 B. J. Ryan 6
1 Jose Valverde 6
5 3 tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Berkman .433
2 Ramon Vazquez .417
3 Chipper Jones .402
4 Clint Barmes .373
5 Orlando Hudson .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan Uggla 13
2 Adam Dunn 11
2 Adrian Gonzalez 11
4 Ryan Braun 10
5 5 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 33
1 Carlos Lee 33
3 Adam Dunn 28
4 Adrian Gonzalez 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ichiro Suzuki 16
2 Juan Pierre 13
3 Willy Taveras 12
4 Jacoby Ellsbury 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Edinson Volquez 1.36
2 Scott Kazmir 1.50
3 Aaron Laffey 1.59
4 Darrell Rasner 1.80
5 CC Sabathia 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 5
1 Vicente Padilla 5
3 Chad Billingsley 4
3 Jose Contreras 4
3 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 53
2 Josh Beckett 49
3 A. J. Burnett 46
4 CC Sabathia 45
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 11
1 Jose Valverde 11
3 Troy Percival 9
3 B. J. Ryan 9
5 3 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .376
2 Chone Figgins .359
3 Magglio Ordonez .352
4 Albert Pujols .346
5 Chase Utley .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 53
2 Ryan Braun 46
2 Carlos Pena 46
4 Lance Berkman 45
5 Alex Rodriguez 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 145
2 Ryan Braun 131
3 Alex Rodriguez 129
4 Magglio Ordonez 127
5 3 tied 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 66
2 Jose Reyes 65
3 Carl Crawford 52
4 Chone Figgins 49
4 Hanley Ramirez 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brandon Webb 2.77
2 Scott Kazmir 2.95
3 Adam Wainwright 3.00
4 Jake Peavy 3.02
5 Carlos Zambrano 3.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 23
2 Chien-Ming Wang 22
3 Carlos Zambrano 20
4 Josh Beckett 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Aaron Harang 229
1 Javier Vazquez 229
3 Johan Santana 220
4 Jake Peavy 215
5 Josh Beckett 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 45
2 Jose Valverde 44
3 Bobby Jenks 39
3 Joe Nathan 39
3 2 others tied 39