On This Day

Friday, June 6, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 38 26 .594 --
Rays 36 25 .590 0.5
Orioles 31 30 .508 5.5
Blue Jays 32 31 .508 5.5
Yankees 30 31 .492 6.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 34 27 .557 --
Twins 31 30 .508 3.0
Indians 28 33 .459 6.0
Tigers 24 36 .400 9.5
Royals 24 37 .393 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 38 24 .613 --
Athletics 33 28 .541 4.5
Rangers 31 32 .492 7.5
Mariners 22 39 .361 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 37 26 .587 --
Marlins 32 28 .533 3.5
Braves 32 30 .516 4.5
Mets 30 30 .500 5.5
Nationals 25 37 .403 11.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 39 23 .629 --
Cardinals 36 27 .571 3.5
Brewers 32 29 .525 6.5
Astros 32 30 .516 7.0
Reds 30 32 .484 9.0
Pirates 29 32 .475 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 33 28 .541 --
Dodgers 29 32 .475 4.0
Giants 26 35 .426 7.0
Padres 26 37 .413 8.0
Rockies 23 38 .377 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Crede 4
1 Mark Loretta 4
1 Nick Markakis 4
4 Jay Bruce 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jorge Cantu 2
1 Joe Crede 2
3 Geoff Blum 1
3 Russell Branyan 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jay Bruce 3
1 Jose Castillo 3
1 Eric Hinske 3
1 Carlos Quentin 3
5 21 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ryan Braun 2
1 B. J. Upton 2
3 Gregor Blanco 1
3 John Bowker 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hiroki Kuroda 2.75
2 John Lackey 1.25
2 Brian Moehler 1.25
4 Ian Snell 1.12
5 4 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Byrd 1
1 Manny Corpas 1
1 Johnny Cueto 1
1 Kyle Davies 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hiroki Kuroda 11
2 Ian Snell 9
3 Johnny Cueto 8
3 Justin Verlander 8
5 Braden Looper 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Borowski 1
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Brad Lidge 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .421
2 Lance Berkman .377
3 Albert Pujols .357
4 Milton Bradley .337
5 Joe Mauer .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Utley 21
2 Dan Uggla 18
3 Lance Berkman 17
3 Adrian Gonzalez 17
3 Josh Hamilton 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 68
2 Adrian Gonzalez 56
3 Chase Utley 55
4 Carlos Quentin 53
5 Lance Berkman 48

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 28
2 Ichiro Suzuki 25
3 Michael Bourn 24
4 Juan Pierre 21
4 2 others tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Edinson Volquez 1.32
2 Tim Lincecum 2.15
3 Cliff Lee 2.45
4 Carlos Zambrano 2.51
5 Shaun Marcum 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 11
2 Cliff Lee 9
2 Mike Mussina 9
2 Joe Saunders 9
5 6 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 91
2 Tim Lincecum 83
3 CC Sabathia 82
4 Javier Vazquez 81
5 Josh Beckett 80

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 25
2 George Sherrill 21
3 Jonathan Papelbon 17
3 Kerry Wood 17
5 4 tied 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jay Bruce .463
2 Chipper Jones .457
3 Bengie Molina .447
4 Johnny Damon .434
5 Hideki Matsui .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Utley 7
2 Milton Bradley 5
2 Russell Branyan 5
2 Jorge Cantu 5
2 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chase Utley 22
2 Adrian Gonzalez 17
2 Manny Ramirez 17
4 Mark Teixeira 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 9
1 B. J. Upton 9
3 Jose Reyes 7
4 Jerry Hairston 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 R. A. Dickey 0.00
2 Josh Banks 0.39
3 Kyle Lohse 1.06
4 Scott Kazmir 1.23
4 Derek Lowe 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Heath Bell 3
1 Johnny Cueto 3
1 Roy Halladay 3
1 Scott Kazmir 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 29
2 Randy Johnson 27
3 Josh Beckett 24
4 Scott Kazmir 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kerry Wood 7
2 Francisco Rodriguez 6
3 Ryan Franklin 5
3 Salomon Torres 5
5 5 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .416
2 Lance Berkman .404
3 Bengie Molina .374
4 Milton Bradley .374
5 Albert Pujols .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Braun 11
1 Alfonso Soriano 11
1 Dan Uggla 11
4 Milton Bradley 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 32
2 Adrian Gonzalez 31
3 Carlos Quentin 29
3 Alfonso Soriano 29
3 Chase Utley 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 17
2 B. J. Upton 15
3 Ichiro Suzuki 12
4 Michael Bourn 11
4 Jose Reyes 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Kazmir 0.88
2 Edinson Volquez 1.36
3 Jose Contreras 1.50
4 Todd Wellemeyer 1.66
5 John Lackey 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Kazmir 6
2 Mike Mussina 5
3 Jose Contreras 4
3 Roy Halladay 4
3 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 49
2 Josh Beckett 46
3 CC Sabathia 45
4 Ted Lilly 40
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kerry Wood 12
2 Francisco Rodriguez 11
3 George Sherrill 10
4 Brad Lidge 9
4 Jose Valverde 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .380
2 Chone Figgins .353
3 Albert Pujols .351
4 Magglio Ordonez .344
5 Ichiro Suzuki .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 52
2 Ryan Braun 47
3 Carlos Pena 45
4 Lance Berkman 44
5 2 tied 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 145
2 Ryan Braun 135
3 Alex Rodriguez 129
4 Carlos Pena 124
4 David Wright 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 68
2 Juan Pierre 67
3 Carl Crawford 52
4 Hanley Ramirez 48
4 Brian Roberts 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Kazmir 2.75
2 Brandon Webb 2.80
3 Carlos Zambrano 2.88
4 John Lackey 2.94
5 Jake Peavy 2.99

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Javier Vazquez 231
2 Aaron Harang 221
3 Johan Santana 220
4 Josh Beckett 215
5 3 tied 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 46
2 Jose Valverde 42
3 Jonathan Papelbon 41
4 Joe Nathan 40
5 Mariano Rivera 39