On This Day

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 52 32 .619 --
Red Sox 50 37 .575 3.5
Yankees 45 40 .529 7.5
Orioles 44 40 .524 8.0
Blue Jays 41 45 .477 12.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 49 36 .576 --
Twins 47 38 .553 2.0
Tigers 42 42 .500 6.5
Royals 38 47 .447 11.0
Indians 37 48 .435 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 51 34 .600 --
Athletics 45 39 .536 5.5
Rangers 44 42 .512 7.5
Mariners 33 51 .393 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 46 39 .541 --
Marlins 44 40 .524 1.5
Mets 41 43 .488 4.5
Braves 40 45 .471 6.0
Nationals 34 52 .395 12.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 51 34 .600 --
Cardinals 49 37 .570 2.5
Brewers 46 38 .548 4.5
Pirates 40 44 .476 10.5
Astros 40 45 .471 11.0
Reds 39 47 .453 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 42 43 .494 --
Dodgers 40 44 .476 1.5
Giants 37 48 .435 5.0
Rockies 34 51 .400 8.0
Padres 33 53 .384 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Orlando Hudson 4
1 Dustin Pedroia 4
3 Garrett Atkins 3
3 Frank Catalanotto 3
3 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Bruce 2
1 Troy Glaus 2
1 Xavier Nady 2
1 A. J. Pierzynski 2
1 Grady Sizemore 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Giambi 6
2 Garrett Atkins 4
2 Jay Bruce 4
2 Troy Glaus 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ryan Theriot 2
1 B. J. Upton 2
3 Jason Bartlett 1
3 Emil Brown 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ricky Nolasco 2.67
2 Yusmeiro Petit 2.00
3 Nick Blackburn 1.00
3 Ryan Dempster 1.00
5 Dana Eveland 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny Bautista 1
1 Nick Blackburn 1
1 Daniel Cabrera 1
1 Adam Eaton 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ricky Nolasco 8
2 Ryan Dempster 7
3 Jose Contreras 6
3 Seth McClung 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kevin Gregg 1
1 Brandon Morrow 1
1 Francisco Rodriguez 1
1 Salomon Torres 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .391
2 Lance Berkman .358
3 Albert Pujols .348
4 Matt Holliday .337
5 Joe Mauer .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan Uggla 23
1 Chase Utley 23
3 Lance Berkman 22
4 Pat Burrell 21
4 4 others tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 82
2 Ryan Howard 71
3 Lance Berkman 68
3 Adrian Gonzalez 68
5 Chase Utley 66

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 38
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 35
2 Juan Pierre 35
4 Ichiro Suzuki 33
5 Michael Bourn 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Justin Duchscherer 1.91
2 Edinson Volquez 2.24
3 Cliff Lee 2.26
4 Tim Lincecum 2.38
5 John Danks 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Saunders 12
1 Brandon Webb 12
3 Aaron Cook 11
3 Cliff Lee 11
5 4 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 123
2 Tim Lincecum 114
3 Edinson Volquez 113
4 A. J. Burnett 108
5 Matt Cain 107

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 34
2 George Sherrill 27
3 Jonathan Papelbon 24
4 Joe Nathan 23
4 Brian Wilson 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dustin Pedroia .526
2 Curtis Granderson .453
3 Casey Blake .423
4 Aaron Miles .421
5 Ian Kinsler .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Ankiel 7
1 Jermaine Dye 7
3 Jim Edmonds 6
3 Mark Teixeira 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jermaine Dye 18
2 Evan Longoria 17
3 Carlos Delgado 14
4 Adrian Beltre 13
4 5 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 9
2 Willy Taveras 8
3 Ian Kinsler 6
3 Shane Victorino 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jair Jurrjens 0.00
2 Dan Haren 0.43
2 Kevin Slowey 0.43
4 John Lackey 0.54
5 Chan Ho Park 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Baker 3
1 Mark Buehrle 3
1 Joel Hanrahan 3
4 Brian Bannister 2
4 38 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 26
2 Ervin Santana 24
3 A. J. Burnett 23
4 Matt Cain 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Salomon Torres 7
2 Francisco Rodriguez 6
2 Joakim Soria 6
2 Jose Valverde 6
5 2 tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dustin Pedroia .385
1 Placido Polanco .385
3 David DeJesus .381
4 Johnny Damon .376
5 Matt Holliday .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 J. D. Drew 11
1 Hanley Ramirez 11
1 Marcus Thames 11
4 Jermaine Dye 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 28
2 Jermaine Dye 27
3 J. D. Drew 26
3 Alex Rodriguez 26
5 Jason Giambi 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 18
2 Juan Pierre 14
3 Jose Reyes 10
3 Jimmy Rollins 10
5 Ichiro Suzuki 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Buehrle 1.15
2 John Lackey 1.16
3 Felix Hernandez 1.38
4 Justin Duchscherer 1.45
5 Dan Haren 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Lackey 5
1 Kyle Lohse 5
1 Manny Parra 5
1 Jonathan Sanchez 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 49
2 Rich Harden 47
3 Matt Cain 42
3 Ervin Santana 42
5 3 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 13
2 George Sherrill 10
2 Joakim Soria 10
2 Salomon Torres 10
5 Joe Nathan 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .364
2 Albert Pujols .347
3 Placido Polanco .336
4 Matt Holliday .334
5 Magglio Ordonez .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 49
2 Ryan Braun 47
3 Alex Rodriguez 43
4 Lance Berkman 42
4 Pat Burrell 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 150
2 Ryan Braun 130
3 David Wright 128
4 Mark Teixeira 127
5 Alex Rodriguez 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 67
2 Jose Reyes 66
3 Carl Crawford 51
3 Willy Taveras 51
5 Ichiro Suzuki 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Lackey 2.40
2 Roberto Hernandez 2.64
3 Scott Kazmir 2.69
4 Tim Lincecum 2.84
5 Adam Wainwright 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 22
2 Andy Pettitte 20
2 Chien-Ming Wang 20
4 Javier Vazquez 18
5 4 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Javier Vazquez 224
2 Aaron Harang 220
3 Johan Santana 218
4 CC Sabathia 216
5 Josh Beckett 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 50
2 Joe Nathan 44
3 Jose Valverde 43
4 Jonathan Papelbon 42
5 Mariano Rivera 41