On This Day

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 52 32 .619 --
Red Sox 51 37 .580 3.0
Yankees 45 41 .523 8.0
Orioles 44 41 .518 8.5
Blue Jays 41 45 .477 12.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 49 37 .570 --
Twins 47 38 .553 1.5
Tigers 43 42 .506 5.5
Royals 39 47 .453 10.0
Indians 37 48 .435 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 51 34 .600 --
Athletics 46 39 .541 5.0
Rangers 44 42 .512 7.5
Mariners 33 52 .388 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 47 39 .547 --
Marlins 44 41 .518 2.5
Mets 42 43 .494 4.5
Braves 40 46 .465 7.0
Nationals 34 53 .391 13.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 51 35 .593 --
Cardinals 49 38 .563 2.5
Brewers 46 39 .541 4.5
Pirates 40 44 .476 10.0
Astros 40 46 .465 11.0
Reds 40 47 .460 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 43 43 .500 --
Dodgers 41 44 .482 1.5
Giants 38 48 .442 5.0
Rockies 35 51 .407 8.0
Padres 33 53 .384 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Grudzielanek 4
1 J. J. Hardy 4
1 Matthew Joyce 4
4 Pedro Feliz 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Aubrey Huff 2
2 Rich Aurilia 1
2 Jeff Baker 1
2 Billy Butler 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Baker 4
2 Rich Aurilia 3
2 Carlos Delgado 3
2 Jose Guillen 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Russell Branyan 1
1 Coco Crisp 1
1 Carlos Gonzalez 1
1 Carlos Guillen 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Javier Vazquez 2.00
2 Jon Lester 1.14
3 Johnny Cueto 1.00
3 Cole Hamels 1.00
3 Tim Lincecum 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chad Billingsley 1
1 Johnny Cueto 1
1 Justin Duchscherer 1
1 Cole Hamels 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Javier Vazquez 10
2 Brandon Backe 8
2 Johnny Cueto 8
2 Jon Lester 8
2 Tim Lincecum 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Tom Gordon 1
1 Fernando Rodney 1
1 Takashi Saito 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .389
2 Lance Berkman .353
3 Albert Pujols .345
4 Matt Holliday .336
5 Joe Mauer .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Utley 24
2 Dan Uggla 23
3 Lance Berkman 22
3 Ryan Howard 22
5 4 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 82
2 Ryan Howard 72
3 Lance Berkman 68
3 Adrian Gonzalez 68
5 Chase Utley 67

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 1.96
2 Edinson Volquez 2.24
3 Cliff Lee 2.26
4 Tim Lincecum 2.49
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 5 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 123
2 Tim Lincecum 122
3 Javier Vazquez 114
4 Edinson Volquez 113
5 Cole Hamels 110

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dustin Pedroia .491
2 Curtis Granderson .472
3 J. J. Hardy .418
3 Ian Kinsler .418
5 Casey Blake .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Ankiel 7
1 Jermaine Dye 7
3 Jim Edmonds 6
3 Aubrey Huff 6
3 Mark Teixeira 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jermaine Dye 19
2 Carlos Delgado 16
2 Evan Longoria 16
4 Brandon Phillips 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 9
2 Willy Taveras 7
3 Ian Kinsler 6
3 Shane Victorino 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Slowey 0.00
1 Dan Haren 0.00
3 John Lackey 0.54
4 Mark Buehrle 0.60
5 Chan Ho Park 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Baker 3
1 Chad Billingsley 3
1 Joel Hanrahan 3
1 Mike Pelfrey 3
5 38 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 27
2 CC Sabathia 26
3 Ervin Santana 24
4 A. J. Burnett 23
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 6
1 Joakim Soria 6
1 Salomon Torres 6
1 Jose Valverde 6
5 3 tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Placido Polanco .385
2 Dustin Pedroia .376
3 David DeJesus .373
4 J. J. Hardy .370
5 Matt Holliday .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 J. D. Drew 11
1 Hanley Ramirez 11
1 Marcus Thames 11
4 Jermaine Dye 10
4 Grady Sizemore 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 29
2 Jermaine Dye 28
3 J. D. Drew 26
3 Jose Guillen 26
5 6 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 18
2 Juan Pierre 14
3 Jimmy Rollins 11
4 Jose Reyes 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 Dan Haren 1.59
5 Justin Duchscherer 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Justin Duchscherer 5
1 John Lackey 5
1 Kyle Lohse 5
1 Manny Parra 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 49
2 Tim Lincecum 44
3 Matt Cain 42
4 Cole Hamels 41
5 4 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 12
2 Joakim Soria 11
3 George Sherrill 9
3 Salomon Torres 9
5 4 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .366
2 Albert Pujols .342
3 Placido Polanco .335
4 Matt Holliday .332
5 Magglio Ordonez .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 50
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 149
2 Ryan Braun 129
3 Mark Teixeira 127
3 David Wright 127
5 Alex Rodriguez 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 67
2 Jose Reyes 65
3 Carl Crawford 51
3 Willy Taveras 51
5 2 tied 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Lackey 2.40
2 Scott Kazmir 2.63
3 Roberto Hernandez 2.64
4 Tim Lincecum 2.89
5 Adam Wainwright 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 22
2 Andy Pettitte 20
3 Chien-Ming Wang 19
4 Ted Lilly 17
4 3 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Javier Vazquez 227
2 Johan Santana 218
3 Aaron Harang 216
3 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