On This Day

Friday, July 4, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 53 32 .624 --
Red Sox 52 37 .584 3.0
Orioles 45 41 .523 8.5
Yankees 45 42 .517 9.0
Blue Jays 41 46 .471 13.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 49 38 .563 --
Twins 48 38 .558 0.5
Tigers 43 43 .500 5.5
Royals 39 48 .448 10.0
Indians 37 49 .430 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 52 34 .605 --
Athletics 47 39 .547 5.0
Rangers 44 43 .506 8.5
Mariners 34 52 .395 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 48 39 .552 --
Marlins 44 42 .512 3.5
Mets 42 44 .488 5.5
Braves 41 46 .471 7.0
Nationals 34 54 .386 14.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 52 35 .598 --
Cardinals 49 39 .557 3.5
Brewers 47 39 .547 4.5
Pirates 40 45 .471 11.0
Reds 41 47 .466 11.5
Astros 40 47 .460 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 43 44 .494 --
Dodgers 42 44 .488 0.5
Giants 38 49 .437 5.0
Rockies 36 51 .414 7.0
Padres 34 53 .391 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Garrett Atkins 5
2 Clint Barmes 4
2 Jorge Cantu 4
2 J. J. Hardy 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Holliday 2
1 Ryan Spilborghs 2
3 Garret Anderson 1
3 Garrett Atkins 1
3 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Holliday 5
1 Carlos Pena 5
1 Cody Ross 5
4 Chris Iannetta 4
4 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Rios 2
1 Randy Winn 2
3 Gregor Blanco 1
3 Emilio Bonifacio 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cha-Seung Baek 2.33
2 Johan Santana 1.00
3 Dan Haren 0.88
3 Jonathan Sanchez 0.88
5 2 tied 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 1
1 Cha-Seung Baek 1
1 Josh Beckett 1
1 Erik Bedard 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cha-Seung Baek 7
1 Dan Haren 7
1 Jonathan Sanchez 7
4 Brian Bannister 6
4 7 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Brandon Morrow 1
1 Jonathan Papelbon 1
1 Takashi Saito 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .390
2 Lance Berkman .355
3 Albert Pujols .348
4 Matt Holliday .339
5 Xavier Nady .326

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 82
2 Ryan Howard 73
3 Lance Berkman 69
3 Adrian Gonzalez 69
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 6 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 123
2 Tim Lincecum 122
3 Javier Vazquez 114
4 Edinson Volquez 113
5 A. J. Burnett 111

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 34
2 George Sherrill 27
3 Jonathan Papelbon 25
4 Joe Nathan 23
4 2 others tied 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dustin Pedroia .492
2 J. J. Hardy .473
3 Curtis Granderson .464
4 Carlos Lee .423
5 Alexi Casilla .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Ankiel 6
1 Jim Edmonds 6
1 J. J. Hardy 6
1 Hanley Ramirez 6
1 Mark Teixeira 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Delgado 16
1 Mike Lowell 16
3 J. J. Hardy 15
3 Evan Longoria 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 9
2 Mark Ellis 6
2 Willy Taveras 6
2 Shane Victorino 6
2 Randy Winn 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Slowey 0.00
2 John Lackey 0.54
3 Chan Ho Park 0.73
4 Dan Haren 0.86
5 John Danks 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Baker 3
1 Chad Billingsley 3
1 Joel Hanrahan 3
1 Mike Pelfrey 3
5 41 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 27
2 CC Sabathia 26
3 Ervin Santana 24
4 Matt Cain 22
5 5 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 6
1 Jose Valverde 6
3 Joe Nathan 5
3 Takashi Saito 5
3 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dustin Pedroia .391
2 J. J. Hardy .390
3 Placido Polanco .382
4 Matt Holliday .378
5 Vladimir Guerrero .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hanley Ramirez 12
2 Marcus Thames 11
3 J. D. Drew 10
3 Jermaine Dye 10
3 Grady Sizemore 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 30
2 Jermaine Dye 28
3 Jose Guillen 26
3 Mike Lowell 26
3 Alex Rodriguez 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 18
2 Juan Pierre 14
3 Jose Reyes 11
4 Jimmy Rollins 9
4 Ichiro Suzuki 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Lackey 1.16
2 Felix Hernandez 1.38
3 Justin Duchscherer 1.62
4 Dan Haren 1.76
5 Rich Harden 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Justin Duchscherer 5
1 John Lackey 5
1 Manny Parra 5
4 Heath Bell 4
4 14 others 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 11
1 Joakim Soria 11
3 Salomon Torres 9
4 Joe Nathan 8
4 3 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .369
2 Albert Pujols .344
3 Placido Polanco .335
4 Magglio Ordonez .333
5 Matt Holliday .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 49
2 Ryan Braun 46
3 Alex Rodriguez 43
4 Lance Berkman 42
5 Pat Burrell 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 147
2 Mark Teixeira 127
3 Ryan Braun 126
4 Alex Rodriguez 125
5 David Wright 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 66
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 Josh Beckett 17
4 6 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Javier Vazquez 227
2 Johan Santana 219
3 Josh Beckett 216
3 Aaron Harang 216
3 CC Sabathia 216

Saves

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