On This Day

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 34 22 .607 --
Red Sox 34 24 .586 1.0
Blue Jays 31 27 .534 4.0
Yankees 28 27 .509 5.5
Orioles 27 28 .491 6.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 30 26 .536 --
Twins 28 27 .509 1.5
Indians 25 30 .455 4.5
Tigers 23 32 .418 6.5
Royals 22 34 .393 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 33 24 .579 --
Athletics 29 27 .518 3.5
Rangers 29 28 .509 4.0
Mariners 21 35 .375 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Marlins 31 23 .574 --
Phillies 32 25 .561 0.5
Braves 29 27 .518 3.0
Mets 27 27 .500 4.0
Nationals 24 33 .421 8.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 35 21 .625 --
Cardinals 33 24 .579 2.5
Astros 30 27 .526 5.5
Brewers 28 28 .500 7.0
Reds 27 29 .482 8.0
Pirates 26 29 .473 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 31 25 .554 --
Dodgers 27 28 .491 3.5
Giants 23 33 .411 8.0
Padres 23 34 .404 8.5
Rockies 20 36 .357 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Bautista 4
1 Maicer Izturis 4
3 Jay Bruce 3
3 Frank Catalanotto 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Reynolds 2
2 Rod Barajas 1
2 Carlos Beltran 1
2 Russell Branyan 1
2 31 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luis Rivas 4
2 Adrian Gonzalez 3
2 Ken Griffey 3
2 Josh Hamilton 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 3
2 Orlando Cabrera 2
2 Lastings Milledge 2
2 Alex Rodriguez 2
5 14 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Felix Hernandez 3.50
2 Javier Vazquez 1.43
3 Brandon Webb 1.33
4 Paul Maholm 1.25
5 Jason Bergmann 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Aardsma 1
1 Josh Banks 1
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Kyle Davies 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Javier Vazquez 10
2 Jason Bergmann 8
2 Brandon Webb 8
4 Ryan Dempster 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Grant Balfour 1
1 Carlos Marmol 1
1 Jonathan Papelbon 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .413
2 Lance Berkman .385
3 Albert Pujols .369
4 Hideki Matsui .337
5 Aaron Rowand .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Utley 19
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 61
2 Chase Utley 49
3 Adrian Gonzalez 48
3 Carlos Quentin 48
5 Lance Berkman 47

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 26
2 Michael Bourn 24
2 Ichiro Suzuki 24
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 10
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 Javier Vazquez 77
3 Tim Lincecum 76
4 Josh Beckett 75
5 2 tied 74

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 21
2 George Sherrill 17
3 Jonathan Papelbon 16
3 Brian Wilson 16
5 2 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bengie Molina .489
2 Albert Pujols .431
3 Shane Victorino .407
4 Johnny Damon .404
4 B. J. Upton .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 6
1 Adrian Gonzalez 6
1 Ryan Howard 6
1 David Ortiz 6
1 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adrian Gonzalez 19
1 Ryan Howard 19
1 Chase Utley 19
4 Mark Teixeira 18
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 11
2 B. J. Upton 10
3 Jerry Hairston 7
3 Lastings Milledge 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Josh Banks 0.00
1 Jesse Litsch 0.00
3 Jorge Campillo 0.60
4 Darrell Rasner 0.69
5 Scott Kazmir 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Kazmir 3
1 Ricky Nolasco 3
3 Bronson Arroyo 2
3 Brandon Backe 2
3 40 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Josh Beckett 28
2 Edinson Volquez 26
3 A. J. Burnett 24
3 Randy Johnson 24
3 Scott Kazmir 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Jenks 5
1 Jonathan Papelbon 5
1 B. J. Ryan 5
4 Mariano Rivera 4
4 5 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Berkman .471
2 Chipper Jones .417
3 Orlando Hudson .379
4 Albert Pujols .373
5 Ramon Vazquez .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan Uggla 12
2 Ryan Braun 11
3 Adam Dunn 10
3 Adrian Gonzalez 10
3 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 30
1 Carlos Lee 30
3 Adrian Gonzalez 29
3 Josh Hamilton 29
3 Alfonso Soriano 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 18
1 Ichiro Suzuki 18
3 Juan Pierre 15
4 B. J. Upton 13
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aaron Laffey 0.79
2 Scott Kazmir 1.22
3 Jason Bergmann 1.30
4 Edinson Volquez 1.63
5 Jon Garland 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Kazmir 5
1 Mike Mussina 5
3 Matt Garza 4
3 Roy Halladay 4
3 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 50
2 Josh Beckett 46
2 A. J. Burnett 46
4 Ryan Dempster 41
4 2 others tied 41

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 .375
2 Chone Figgins .358
3 Magglio Ordonez .356
4 Albert Pujols .352
5 Chase Utley .336

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 148
2 Ryan Braun 133
3 Alex Rodriguez 132
4 Magglio Ordonez 125
5 Carlos Pena 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 68
2 Jose Reyes 66
3 Carl Crawford 53
4 Hanley Ramirez 48
5 2 tied 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brandon Webb 2.67
2 Scott Kazmir 2.84
3 Adam Wainwright 2.93
4 Carlos Zambrano 2.99
5 Jake Peavy 3.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 24
2 Chien-Ming Wang 22
3 Carlos Zambrano 20
4 Javier Vazquez 18
5 6 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Javier Vazquez 239
2 Aaron Harang 224
3 Josh Beckett 215
3 Jake Peavy 215
5 2 tied 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 43
1 Jose Valverde 43
3 Mariano Rivera 41
4 Bobby Jenks 40
4 2 others tied 40