On This Day

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 58 41 .586 --
Red Sox 59 43 .578 0.5
Yankees 55 45 .550 3.5
Orioles 49 51 .490 9.5
Blue Jays 49 51 .490 9.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 56 44 .560 --
Twins 55 45 .550 1.0
Tigers 51 49 .510 5.0
Royals 45 56 .446 11.5
Indians 44 55 .444 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 61 39 .610 --
Athletics 52 48 .520 9.0
Rangers 52 49 .515 9.5
Mariners 38 62 .380 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 54 46 .540 --
Mets 53 47 .530 1.0
Marlins 53 47 .530 1.0
Braves 47 53 .470 7.0
Nationals 38 62 .380 16.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 58 42 .580 --
Brewers 57 43 .570 1.0
Cardinals 57 45 .559 2.0
Reds 49 53 .480 10.0
Pirates 46 54 .460 12.0
Astros 46 54 .460 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 50 50 .500 --
Dodgers 49 51 .490 1.0
Rockies 44 58 .431 7.0
Giants 41 58 .414 8.5
Padres 38 63 .376 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff Baker 4
1 Adam Lind 4
1 Melvin Mora 4
4 Jay Bruce 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bengie Molina 2
2 Bobby Abreu 1
2 Ramon Castro 1
2 Chris Davis 1
2 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Melvin Mora 5
2 Jack Hannahan 4
2 John McDonald 4
2 Alexei Ramirez 4
2 Ian Stewart 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jorge Cantu 1
1 Esteban German 1
1 Howie Kendrick 1
1 Jeff Mathis 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Cueto 1.43
2 Rick van den Hurk 1.40
3 Kyle Lohse 1.00
4 Paul Maholm 0.83
4 2 others tied 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dallas Braden 1
1 Mark Buehrle 1
1 Jesse Carlson 1
1 Chad Durbin 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Cueto 10
2 Kyle Lohse 7
2 Rick van den Hurk 7
4 Daisuke Matsuzaka 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brad Lidge 1
1 Jonathan Papelbon 1
1 Francisco Rodriguez 1
1 B. J. Ryan 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .371
2 Albert Pujols .356
3 Matt Holliday .340
4 Lance Berkman .338
5 Ryan Theriot .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 29
2 Adam Dunn 28
3 Pat Burrell 25
3 Chase Utley 25
5 4 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 98
2 Ryan Howard 88
3 Carlos Lee 80
4 David Wright 77
5 Adrian Gonzalez 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 42
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 35
2 Juan Pierre 35
4 Ichiro Suzuki 34
5 Jose Reyes 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Justin Duchscherer 1.87
2 Cliff Lee 2.29
3 Edinson Volquez 2.49
4 Dan Haren 2.58
5 Jake Peavy 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Lee 13
1 Brandon Webb 13
3 Aaron Cook 12
3 Kyle Lohse 12
3 3 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 147
2 Tim Lincecum 143
3 Chad Billingsley 133
3 Cole Hamels 133
5 A. J. Burnett 132

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 41
2 Jonathan Papelbon 30
3 George Sherrill 29
4 Joe Nathan 27
5 2 tied 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Ramirez .486
2 Jim Thome .450
3 Troy Glaus .447
4 Carlos Delgado .436
5 Ryan Theriot .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 6
1 Ryan Ludwick 6
3 Edwin Encarnacion 5
3 Troy Glaus 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Melvin Mora 20
2 Miguel Cabrera 18
3 Kevin Youkilis 14
4 Josh Hamilton 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Bloomquist 4
1 Cesar Izturis 4
1 Alexei Ramirez 4
1 Alex Rios 4
1 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Haren 0.60
2 Rich Harden 0.73
3 John Lannan 0.75
4 Cliff Lee 1.20
5 Brandon Webb 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 CC Sabathia 3
1 Justin Verlander 3
3 Jose Arredondo 2
3 Bronson Arroyo 2
3 25 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chad Billingsley 26
2 Scott Kazmir 25
3 CC Sabathia 24
4 Cole Hamels 23
5 Johnny Cueto 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 6
2 Kevin Gregg 4
2 Jonathan Papelbon 4
2 Billy Wagner 4
5 6 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dustin Pedroia .450
2 J. J. Hardy .398
3 Carlos Lee .392
4 Ryan Theriot .387
5 Adam LaRoche .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Ankiel 10
1 Adam Dunn 10
1 Ryan Howard 10
4 Matt Holliday 9
4 Mark Teixeira 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rick Ankiel 25
1 Miguel Cabrera 25
1 Ryan Howard 25
1 Evan Longoria 25
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Rios 10
1 Jimmy Rollins 10
3 Matt Kemp 9
3 Randy Winn 9
5 B. J. Upton 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Haren 0.75
2 Daisuke Matsuzaka 0.88
3 Rich Harden 1.48
4 Justin Duchscherer 1.55
5 Cliff Lee 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Pelfrey 5
1 Justin Verlander 5
3 Bronson Arroyo 4
3 Chad Billingsley 4
3 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 48
2 Chad Billingsley 42
2 A. J. Burnett 42
2 Cole Hamels 42
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 12
2 Joe Nathan 9
2 Jonathan Papelbon 9
2 C. J. Wilson 9
5 2 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .353
2 Albert Pujols .348
3 Matt Holliday .347
4 Magglio Ordonez .335
5 Garrett Atkins .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 49
2 Ryan Braun 43
2 Pat Burrell 43
4 Adam Dunn 42
5 2 tied 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 143
2 Mark Teixeira 131
3 Ryan Braun 126
4 David Wright 124
5 Matt Holliday 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 64
2 Juan Pierre 58
3 Willy Taveras 51
4 Jimmy Rollins 49
5 Brian Roberts 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Lackey 2.65
2 Roberto Hernandez 2.69
3 Jake Peavy 2.70
4 Scott Kazmir 2.73
5 Brandon Webb 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 23
2 Andy Pettitte 20
3 Mike Mussina 19
4 Jake Peavy 17
4 Chien-Ming Wang 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 229
2 Javier Vazquez 221
3 Johan Santana 215
4 Scott Kazmir 211
5 Chad Billingsley 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 56
2 Jonathan Papelbon 45
3 Joe Nathan 44
4 Jose Valverde 42
5 2 tied 38