On This Day

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 55 34 .618 --
Red Sox 54 39 .581 3.0
Yankees 48 42 .533 7.5
Orioles 45 44 .506 10.0
Blue Jays 43 47 .478 12.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 52 38 .578 --
Twins 50 40 .556 2.0
Tigers 45 44 .506 6.5
Royals 40 51 .440 12.5
Indians 37 52 .416 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 54 36 .600 --
Athletics 49 41 .544 5.0
Rangers 47 44 .516 7.5
Mariners 35 55 .389 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 48 43 .527 --
Mets 46 44 .511 1.5
Marlins 46 44 .511 1.5
Braves 43 48 .473 5.0
Nationals 34 57 .374 14.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 54 36 .600 --
Cardinals 51 40 .560 3.5
Brewers 50 40 .556 4.0
Reds 43 48 .473 11.5
Pirates 42 47 .472 11.5
Astros 41 50 .451 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 45 45 .500 --
Dodgers 44 46 .489 1.0
Giants 39 51 .433 6.0
Rockies 38 53 .418 7.5
Padres 36 55 .396 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Aviles 4
1 Miguel Cabrera 4
1 Esteban German 4
1 Alexei Ramirez 4
1 Jim Thome 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Miguel Cabrera 2
1 Brian McCann 2
3 Rick Ankiel 1
3 Carlos Beltran 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Beltran 4
1 Chase Headley 4
3 Ryan Braun 3
3 Miguel Cabrera 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gregor Blanco 1
1 Michael Bourn 1
1 Esteban German 1
1 Cesar Izturis 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cole Hamels 2.67
2 Justin Verlander 2.33
3 Justin Duchscherer 2.00
4 Mike Pelfrey 1.67
5 Scott Kazmir 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Aardsma 1
1 Ryan Dempster 1
1 Justin Duchscherer 1
1 John Grabow 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scott Kazmir 9
2 Chad Billingsley 8
2 Cole Hamels 8
4 Justin Verlander 7
4 Randy Wolf 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryan Franklin 1
1 Brandon Lyon 1
1 Damaso Marte 1
1 Jonathan Papelbon 1
1 C. J. Wilson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .379
2 Lance Berkman .347
3 Albert Pujols .346
4 Matt Holliday .344
5 Ian Kinsler .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Utley 25
2 Ryan Howard 24
3 Dan Uggla 23
4 Lance Berkman 22
4 5 others tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 87
2 Ryan Howard 78
3 Carlos Lee 72
4 Lance Berkman 70
4 2 others tied 70

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 38
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 35
2 Juan Pierre 35
4 Ichiro Suzuki 34
5 2 tied 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Justin Duchscherer 1.78
2 Edinson Volquez 2.36
3 Cliff Lee 2.43
4 John Danks 2.52
5 Shaun Marcum 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 13
2 Joe Saunders 12
3 Aaron Cook 11
3 Cliff Lee 11
3 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 128
2 Tim Lincecum 126
3 Cole Hamels 118
4 Edinson Volquez 116
5 Chad Billingsley 115

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 35
2 Jonathan Papelbon 27
2 George Sherrill 27
4 Joe Nathan 25
5 Brian Wilson 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ian Kinsler .508
2 J. J. Hardy .491
3 Dustin Pedroia .475
4 Adam LaRoche .452
5 Damion Easley .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Ankiel 7
1 J. J. Hardy 7
3 Miguel Cabrera 5
3 Chris Davis 5
3 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cody Ross 18
2 Evan Longoria 16
2 Nick Markakis 16
4 Carlos Delgado 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Rios 7
2 Matt Kemp 6
2 Juan Pierre 6
2 Jose Reyes 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hiroki Kuroda 0.00
1 Manny Parra 0.00
3 Daisuke Matsuzaka 0.52
4 Chan Ho Park 0.67
5 Justin Duchscherer 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ricky Nolasco 3
1 Mike Pelfrey 3
1 James Shields 3
4 Bronson Arroyo 2
4 40 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ricky Nolasco 24
2 Cole Hamels 23
2 Tim Lincecum 23
4 Zack Greinke 22
4 Wandy Rodriguez 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 C. J. Wilson 7
2 Joe Nathan 6
2 Jonathan Papelbon 6
4 Brandon Morrow 5
4 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dustin Pedroia .415
2 Ian Kinsler .407
3 Ivan Rodriguez .400
4 J. J. Hardy .389
5 Curtis Granderson .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Ankiel 11
1 Marcus Thames 11
3 Grady Sizemore 10
4 J. D. Drew 9
4 6 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 33
2 Jermaine Dye 27
3 Carlos Beltran 25
3 Matt Holliday 25
3 4 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 17
2 Juan Pierre 13
3 Jimmy Rollins 12
4 Jose Reyes 11
5 Shane Victorino 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Justin Duchscherer 1.16
2 Jair Jurrjens 1.30
3 Dan Haren 1.32
4 Ricky Nolasco 1.81
5 Andy Pettitte 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Justin Duchscherer 5
1 Ricky Nolasco 5
1 Mike Pelfrey 5
1 Andy Pettitte 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 46
2 Cole Hamels 45
2 Ervin Santana 45
4 Matt Cain 44
5 2 tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 C. J. Wilson 11
2 Jonathan Papelbon 10
2 Joakim Soria 10
4 Joe Nathan 9
4 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .362
2 Albert Pujols .347
3 Matt Holliday .341
4 Magglio Ordonez .332
5 Garrett Atkins .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 50
2 Ryan Braun 45
3 Alex Rodriguez 42
4 Lance Berkman 41
4 Pat Burrell 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 147
2 Mark Teixeira 131
3 Ryan Braun 127
4 David Wright 126
5 Alex Rodriguez 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 65
2 Jose Reyes 64
3 Willy Taveras 51
4 Carl Crawford 50
5 3 tied 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Kazmir 2.52
2 Roberto Hernandez 2.56
3 John Lackey 2.63
4 Jake Peavy 2.81
5 Adam Wainwright 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 23
2 Andy Pettitte 21
3 Mike Mussina 18
3 Chien-Ming Wang 18
5 3 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 219
1 Javier Vazquez 219
3 CC Sabathia 218
4 Aaron Harang 214
5 Scott Kazmir 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 51
2 Joe Nathan 46
3 Jonathan Papelbon 44
4 Jose Valverde 43
5 Mariano Rivera 41