On This Day

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 55 38 .591 --
Red Sox 56 40 .583 0.5
Yankees 50 44 .532 5.5
Orioles 46 47 .495 9.0
Blue Jays 46 48 .489 9.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 54 40 .574 --
Twins 53 41 .564 1.0
Tigers 46 47 .495 7.5
Royals 43 52 .453 11.5
Indians 40 53 .430 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 56 38 .596 --
Athletics 51 43 .543 5.0
Rangers 49 46 .516 7.5
Mariners 36 58 .383 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 51 44 .537 --
Mets 50 44 .532 0.5
Marlins 50 44 .532 0.5
Braves 44 50 .468 6.5
Nationals 36 59 .379 15.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 57 37 .606 --
Cardinals 52 43 .547 5.5
Brewers 51 43 .543 6.0
Reds 46 49 .484 11.5
Pirates 44 49 .473 12.5
Astros 43 51 .457 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 47 47 .500 --
Dodgers 45 49 .479 2.0
Giants 39 55 .415 8.0
Rockies 39 56 .411 8.5
Padres 37 57 .394 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Troy Glaus 4
1 Jerry Hairston 4
1 Paul Konerko 4
1 Yadier Molina 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jason Bay 2
1 Adam Dunn 2
1 Shane Victorino 2
4 Milton Bradley 1
4 32 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Youkilis 6
2 Jason Bay 5
2 Ryan Garko 5
4 Adam Dunn 4
4 5 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Erick Aybar 1
1 Carlos Beltran 1
1 Orlando Cabrera 1
1 Jorge Cantu 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tim Wakefield 2.00
2 Ervin Santana 1.43
3 Rich Harden 1.25
3 Edinson Volquez 1.25
5 Seth McClung 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Baker 1
1 Denny Bautista 1
1 John Danks 1
1 Matt Ginter 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rich Harden 10
1 Ervin Santana 10
1 Edinson Volquez 10
4 John Danks 8
4 Ubaldo Jimenez 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Gonzalez 1
1 Kevin Gregg 1
1 Joe Nathan 1
1 Francisco Rodriguez 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .378
2 Albert Pujols .355
3 Lance Berkman .347
4 Matt Holliday .338
5 Ian Kinsler .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 28
2 Adam Dunn 26
3 Chase Utley 25
4 Ryan Braun 23
4 3 others tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 95
2 Ryan Howard 84
3 Carlos Lee 73
4 Lance Berkman 72
5 Adrian Gonzalez 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 39
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 2.29
3 Cliff Lee 2.31
4 Jake Peavy 2.47
5 Shaun Marcum 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 13
2 Cliff Lee 12
2 Joe Saunders 12
2 Edinson Volquez 12
5 5 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 128
2 Tim Lincecum 126
2 Edinson Volquez 126
4 Ervin Santana 122
5 2 tied 121

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 37
2 George Sherrill 28
3 Joe Nathan 27
3 Jonathan Papelbon 27
5 Joakim Soria 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Michael Young .458
2 Ian Kinsler .443
3 Carlos Lee .431
4 Chad Tracy .429
5 Adam LaRoche .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 9
2 Adam Dunn 8
3 J. J. Hardy 7
4 Rick Ankiel 6
4 Hanley Ramirez 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 19
2 Cody Ross 18
3 Josh Hamilton 17
4 Kevin Youkilis 16
5 Rick Ankiel 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Rios 7
2 Brian Roberts 6
2 Randy Winn 6
4 Mark Ellis 5
4 7 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Pelfrey 0.64
1 Carlos Zambrano 0.64
3 Roy Halladay 0.72
4 Daisuke Matsuzaka 0.73
5 Kyle Lohse 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 3
1 Denny Bautista 3
1 Roy Halladay 3
1 Adam Russell 3
5 38 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Danks 25
2 Matt Cain 24
2 Ben Sheets 24
4 Cole Hamels 23
4 3 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kevin Gregg 6
1 Francisco Rodriguez 6
1 Takashi Saito 6
4 Brandon Morrow 5
4 4 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dustin Pedroia .418
2 Ivan Rodriguez .387
3 Ian Kinsler .385
4 Justin Morneau .383
5 Curtis Granderson .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 13
2 Rick Ankiel 10
2 Adam Dunn 10
2 Jermaine Dye 10
2 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 35
2 Jermaine Dye 26
2 Mike Lowell 26
4 Matt Holliday 25
4 Aubrey Huff 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 15
2 Juan Pierre 11
2 Jimmy Rollins 11
4 Matt Kemp 9
4 3 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Justin Duchscherer 1.13
2 Dan Haren 1.29
2 Rich Harden 1.29
4 Jair Jurrjens 1.30
5 Mark Buehrle 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Pelfrey 5
1 Andy Pettitte 5
3 Scott Baker 4
3 Chad Billingsley 4
3 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Matt Cain 47
2 Ervin Santana 46
3 Ricky Nolasco 45
3 Ben Sheets 45
5 Rich Harden 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joakim Soria 11
2 Joe Nathan 10
2 Francisco Rodriguez 10
2 C. J. Wilson 10
5 2 tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .363
2 Albert Pujols .352
3 Matt Holliday .338
4 Magglio Ordonez .333
5 Mike Lowell .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 54
2 Ryan Braun 46
3 Adam Dunn 42
3 Alex Rodriguez 42
5 2 tied 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 153
2 Ryan Braun 131
2 Mark Teixeira 131
4 David Wright 126
5 Alex Rodriguez 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 65
2 Jose Reyes 64
3 Willy Taveras 52
4 Carl Crawford 50
4 Brian Roberts 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Kazmir 2.52
2 Roberto Hernandez 2.56
3 Jake Peavy 2.71
4 Roy Halladay 2.72
5 Edinson Volquez 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 23
2 Andy Pettitte 20
3 Mike Mussina 18
3 Chien-Ming Wang 18
3 Carlos Zambrano 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 224
2 Javier Vazquez 222
3 CC Sabathia 218
4 Aaron Harang 214
5 Josh Beckett 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 53
2 Joe Nathan 48
3 Jose Valverde 45
4 Jonathan Papelbon 43
5 Mariano Rivera 41