On This Day

Friday, May 30, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 33 22 .600 --
Red Sox 33 24 .579 1.0
Blue Jays 31 26 .544 3.0
Yankees 27 27 .500 5.5
Orioles 27 27 .500 5.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 30 25 .545 --
Twins 28 26 .519 1.5
Indians 25 29 .463 4.5
Tigers 23 31 .426 6.5
Royals 21 34 .382 9.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 32 24 .571 --
Athletics 29 26 .527 2.5
Rangers 28 28 .500 4.0
Mariners 20 35 .364 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 32 24 .571 --
Marlins 30 23 .566 0.5
Braves 29 26 .527 2.5
Mets 26 27 .491 4.5
Nationals 24 32 .429 8.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 34 21 .618 --
Cardinals 33 23 .589 1.5
Astros 30 26 .536 4.5
Brewers 27 28 .491 7.0
Reds 26 29 .473 8.0
Pirates 25 29 .463 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 30 25 .545 --
Dodgers 27 27 .500 2.5
Giants 23 32 .418 7.0
Padres 22 34 .393 8.5
Rockies 20 35 .364 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff Baker 4
1 Ryan Braun 4
1 Jay Bruce 4
1 Russell Martin 4
5 15 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 2
1 Lyle Overbay 2
1 Grady Sizemore 2
4 Casey Blake 1
4 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brandon Boggs 3
1 Chris Coste 3
1 Mark DeRosa 3
1 Jim Edmonds 3
1 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 3
2 Torii Hunter 2
2 B. J. Upton 2
4 Bobby Abreu 1
4 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Josh Beckett 1.43
2 Brett Myers 1.22
3 Greg Maddux 1.00
3 John Maine 1.00
3 Kevin Millwood 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cha-Seung Baek 1
1 Scott Eyre 1
1 Joel Hanrahan 1
1 Cliff Lee 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Brett Myers 11
2 Josh Beckett 10
3 Edinson Volquez 7
4 Matt Cain 6
4 6 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Borowski 1
1 Ryan Franklin 1
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Jonathan Papelbon 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .409
2 Lance Berkman .386
3 Albert Pujols .364
4 Hideki Matsui .339
5 Aaron Rowand .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Utley 18
2 Lance Berkman 17
3 Dan Uggla 16
4 Adrian Gonzalez 15
4 Ryan Howard 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 58
2 Carlos Quentin 48
2 Chase Utley 48
4 Lance Berkman 47
5 Carlos Lee 46

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 24
1 Ichiro Suzuki 24
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 23
4 Juan Pierre 21
5 Willy Taveras 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Edinson Volquez 1.46
2 Cliff Lee 1.88
3 Tim Lincecum 2.33
4 Carlos Zambrano 2.33
5 Daisuke Matsuzaka 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 9
2 Cliff Lee 8
2 Daisuke Matsuzaka 8
2 Mike Mussina 8
2 Joe Saunders 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 83
2 Tim Lincecum 76
3 Josh Beckett 75
4 Aaron Harang 74
5 Roy Halladay 71

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 21
2 George Sherrill 17
3 Brian Wilson 16
4 Jonathan Papelbon 15
4 Jose Valverde 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bengie Molina .451
2 Jason Giambi .429
3 Josh Hamilton .424
4 B. J. Upton .417
5 Shane Victorino .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 7
2 Adrian Gonzalez 6
2 Ryan Howard 6
2 Albert Pujols 6
5 10 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 19
2 Chase Utley 18
3 Carlos Lee 17
4 Adam Dunn 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 B. J. Upton 10
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 8
2 Ichiro Suzuki 8
4 Michael Bourn 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jason Bergmann 0.00
2 Jorge Campillo 0.60
3 Darrell Rasner 0.69
4 Roy Halladay 0.93
5 Jesse Litsch 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jamie Moyer 3
2 Manny Acosta 2
2 Bronson Arroyo 2
2 Brandon Backe 2
2 42 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Josh Beckett 28
2 Edinson Volquez 26
3 A. J. Burnett 24
3 Randy Johnson 24
5 Aaron Harang 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Jenks 6
2 Francisco Rodriguez 5
2 B. J. Ryan 5
2 Kerry Wood 5
5 6 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Berkman .467
2 Clint Barmes .389
3 Chipper Jones .388
4 Orlando Hudson .379
5 Ramon Vazquez .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan Uggla 12
2 Ryan Braun 11
2 Adrian Gonzalez 11
4 Adam Dunn 10
4 Ryan Howard 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Lee 33
2 Josh Hamilton 30
3 Ryan Howard 29
4 Adrian Gonzalez 28
4 Carlos Quentin 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ichiro Suzuki 18
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 15
2 Juan Pierre 15
4 B. J. Upton 13
5 Willy Taveras 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aaron Laffey 0.79
2 Scott Kazmir 1.50
3 Edinson Volquez 1.63
4 Jon Garland 1.78
5 Darrell Rasner 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 5
2 Chad Billingsley 4
2 Matt Garza 4
2 Roy Halladay 4
2 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 50
2 Josh Beckett 46
2 A. J. Burnett 46
4 Roy Halladay 40
5 Shaun Marcum 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 10
1 B. J. Ryan 10
1 Jose Valverde 10
4 Troy Percival 9
4 Kerry Wood 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .374
2 Chone Figgins .361
3 Magglio Ordonez .354
4 Albert Pujols .350
5 Ichiro Suzuki .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 53
2 Ryan Braun 47
3 Lance Berkman 46
3 Carlos Pena 46
5 Alex Rodriguez 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 147
2 Ryan Braun 132
3 Alex Rodriguez 130
4 Magglio Ordonez 126
5 2 tied 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 68
2 Jose Reyes 66
3 Carl Crawford 52
4 Chone Figgins 49
4 Hanley Ramirez 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brandon Webb 2.77
2 Adam Wainwright 2.93
3 Scott Kazmir 2.95
4 Carlos Zambrano 2.99
5 Jake Peavy 3.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 23
2 Chien-Ming Wang 22
3 Carlos Zambrano 20
4 Roy Halladay 18
4 Javier Vazquez 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Javier Vazquez 229
2 Aaron Harang 224
3 Josh Beckett 215
3 Jake Peavy 215
5 Johan Santana 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 43
1 Jose Valverde 43
3 Bobby Jenks 40
3 Joe Nathan 40
3 Mariano Rivera 40