On This Day

Saturday, July 5, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 54 32 .628 --
Red Sox 52 38 .578 4.0
Yankees 46 42 .523 9.0
Orioles 45 42 .517 9.5
Blue Jays 42 46 .477 13.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 50 38 .568 --
Twins 49 38 .563 0.5
Tigers 43 44 .494 6.5
Royals 39 49 .443 11.0
Indians 37 50 .425 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 52 35 .598 --
Athletics 47 40 .540 5.0
Rangers 45 43 .511 7.5
Mariners 35 52 .402 17.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 48 40 .545 --
Marlins 44 43 .506 3.5
Mets 43 44 .494 4.5
Braves 41 47 .466 7.0
Nationals 34 55 .382 14.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 52 36 .591 --
Cardinals 50 39 .562 2.5
Brewers 48 39 .552 3.5
Reds 42 47 .472 10.5
Astros 41 47 .466 11.0
Pirates 40 46 .465 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 43 45 .489 --
Dodgers 42 45 .483 0.5
Giants 39 49 .443 4.0
Rockies 37 51 .420 6.0
Padres 35 53 .398 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rick Ankiel 3
1 German Duran 3
1 Damion Easley 3
1 Chone Figgins 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Clement 2
1 Scott Hairston 2
3 Brian Anderson 1
3 Rick Ankiel 1
3 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Holliday 4
1 Mark Loretta 4
1 Cody Ross 4
4 Rick Ankiel 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Rios 3
2 Alex Rodriguez 2
3 Carlos Beltran 1
3 Miguel Cairo 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Bush 1.75
2 John Maine 1.67
3 Barry Zito 1.43
4 Paul Maholm 1.20
4 Jake Peavy 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Miguel Batista 1
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Jorge De La Rosa 1
1 Scott Feldman 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Barry Zito 10
2 Dave Bush 7
2 Doug Davis 7
2 Zack Greinke 7
2 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Grant Balfour 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Brandon Morrow 1
1 Joe Nathan 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .385
2 Albert Pujols .351
3 Lance Berkman .350
4 Matt Holliday .342
5 Ian Kinsler .328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 83
2 Ryan Howard 76
3 Adrian Gonzalez 70
4 Lance Berkman 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 34
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
3 Mike Mussina 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 123
2 Tim Lincecum 122
3 Javier Vazquez 114
4 Roy Halladay 113
4 Edinson Volquez 113

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 34
2 George Sherrill 27
3 Jonathan Papelbon 25
4 Joe Nathan 24
4 Brian Wilson 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dustin Pedroia .492
2 J. J. Hardy .472
3 Ian Kinsler .453
4 Curtis Granderson .436
5 Brandon Phillips .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Ankiel 7
2 Jim Edmonds 6
2 Mark Teixeira 6
4 J. J. Hardy 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Holliday 16
1 Mike Lowell 16
3 Evan Longoria 15
3 Brandon Phillips 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 7
2 Mark Ellis 6
2 Alex Rios 6
2 Randy Winn 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Matt Garza 0.56
2 John Danks 0.64
2 Tim Wakefield 0.64
4 Dan Haren 0.86
5 Chan Ho Park 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chad Billingsley 3
1 Mike Pelfrey 3
3 Bronson Arroyo 2
3 Scott Baker 2
3 42 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 27
2 CC Sabathia 26
3 Chan Ho Park 23
4 Zack Greinke 22
4 John Lackey 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Nathan 6
1 Francisco Rodriguez 6
1 C. J. Wilson 6
4 Brandon Morrow 5
4 5 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dustin Pedroia .405
2 Matt Holliday .383
3 Placido Polanco .377
4 J. J. Hardy .376
5 Curtis Granderson .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Marcus Thames 11
2 Rick Ankiel 10
2 J. D. Drew 10
2 Jermaine Dye 10
2 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 33
2 Jermaine Dye 28
3 Mike Lowell 27
4 Jose Guillen 26
4 Alex Rodriguez 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 18
2 Juan Pierre 14
3 Jose Reyes 10
4 Jimmy Rollins 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Felix Hernandez 1.38
2 Justin Duchscherer 1.43
3 John Danks 1.69
4 Dan Haren 1.76
5 Rich Harden 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Lackey 5
2 Chad Billingsley 4
2 Mark Buehrle 4
2 Justin Duchscherer 4
2 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 49
2 Tim Lincecum 44
3 Cole Hamels 41
3 John Lackey 41
5 Zack Greinke 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joakim Soria 11
2 Francisco Rodriguez 10
3 Salomon Torres 9
3 C. J. Wilson 9
5 5 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .364
2 Albert Pujols .348
3 Matt Holliday .333
4 Placido Polanco .332
5 Magglio Ordonez .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 50
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 150
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 64
3 Carl Crawford 51
3 Willy Taveras 51
5 Ichiro Suzuki 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Lackey 2.56
2 Scott Kazmir 2.63
3 Roberto Hernandez 2.64
4 Jake Peavy 2.81
5 Tim Lincecum 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 22
2 Andy Pettitte 20
3 Chien-Ming Wang 19
4 Mike Mussina 18
5 6 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Javier Vazquez 227
2 Johan Santana 219
3 Aaron Harang 216
4 CC Sabathia 213
5 Josh Beckett 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 50
2 Joe Nathan 45
3 Jose Valverde 43
4 Jonathan Papelbon 42
5 Mariano Rivera 41