On This Day

Monday, July 28, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 61 44 .581 --
Red Sox 61 46 .570 1.0
Yankees 58 47 .552 3.0
Blue Jays 54 52 .509 7.5
Orioles 51 55 .481 10.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 59 46 .562 --
Twins 58 47 .552 1.0
Tigers 53 52 .505 6.0
Royals 48 59 .449 12.0
Indians 46 58 .442 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 65 40 .619 --
Rangers 54 52 .509 11.5
Athletics 53 52 .505 12.0
Mariners 40 65 .381 25.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 57 49 .538 --
Phillies 56 49 .533 0.5
Marlins 56 50 .528 1.0
Braves 49 56 .467 7.5
Nationals 38 67 .362 18.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 62 44 .585 --
Brewers 60 46 .566 2.0
Cardinals 59 49 .546 4.0
Reds 50 57 .467 12.5
Astros 49 56 .467 12.5
Pirates 49 57 .462 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 53 52 .505 --
Dodgers 52 53 .495 1.0
Rockies 48 59 .449 6.0
Giants 44 61 .419 9.0
Padres 42 65 .393 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Aviles 3
1 Ryan Doumit 3
1 Alex Gordon 3
1 Adam Jones 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 2
2 John Baker 1
2 Geoff Blum 1
2 Russell Branyan 1
2 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adam Jones 5
2 Adrian Beltre 4
2 Adam Dunn 4
4 Geoff Blum 3
4 9 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jason Bay 1
1 Willie Bloomquist 1
1 Ronny Cedeno 1
1 Ryan Doumit 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Zack Greinke 1.38
2 John Maine 1.20
3 Ricky Nolasco 1.14
4 A. J. Burnett 1.00
4 James Shields 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 1
1 Paul Byrd 1
1 Kevin Correia 1
1 Chad Gaudin 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Zack Greinke 11
2 A. J. Burnett 10
3 Ricky Nolasco 8
3 Ian Snell 8
5 Dallas Braden 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Carlos Marmol 1
1 Brandon Morrow 1
1 Francisco Rodriguez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .369
2 Albert Pujols .353
3 Lance Berkman .344
4 Matt Holliday .343
5 Ian Kinsler .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 30
1 Ryan Howard 30
3 Ryan Braun 29
4 Carlos Quentin 27
5 Pat Burrell 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 103
2 Ryan Howard 94
3 Carlos Lee 83
4 Adrian Gonzalez 82
4 David Wright 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 46
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 35
2 Juan Pierre 35
4 Jose Reyes 34
4 Ichiro Suzuki 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.29
2 Justin Duchscherer 2.37
3 Dan Haren 2.56
4 Jake Peavy 2.67
5 Edinson Volquez 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Lee 14
1 Brandon Webb 14
3 Aaron Cook 13
3 Mike Mussina 13
3 Joe Saunders 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 157
2 Tim Lincecum 156
3 A. J. Burnett 149
4 Chad Billingsley 137
5 2 tied 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 44
2 Jonathan Papelbon 30
2 George Sherrill 30
4 Joe Nathan 28
4 2 others tied 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Conor Jackson .476
2 Kurt Suzuki .472
3 Ryan Braun .444
4 Robinson Cano .442
5 Jeff Baker .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Braun 6
2 Carlos Delgado 5
2 Jeremy Hermida 5
2 Carlos Quentin 5
5 13 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 17
2 Ryan Braun 15
2 Carlos Delgado 15
2 Kevin Kouzmanoff 15
2 Melvin Mora 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 7
2 B. J. Upton 5
3 Alex Rios 4
3 Grady Sizemore 4
5 6 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 0.00
2 Ryan Dempster 0.64
3 Gil Meche 0.67
4 Paul Byrd 0.69
4 Joba Chamberlain 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ubaldo Jimenez 3
2 Bronson Arroyo 2
2 Mark Buehrle 2
2 A. J. Burnett 2
2 29 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 A. J. Burnett 23
2 Jake Peavy 22
3 Zack Greinke 21
3 Tim Lincecum 21
3 Paul Maholm 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 6
2 Trevor Hoffman 5
2 Salomon Torres 5
4 Jonathan Broxton 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Adam LaRoche .402
2 Fernando Tatis .400
3 Ian Kinsler .387
4 Carlos Lee .382
5 J. J. Hardy .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 12
2 Ryan Howard 11
3 Carlos Quentin 10
4 Ryan Braun 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 29
1 Ryan Howard 29
3 Adam Dunn 28
4 Josh Hamilton 25
4 Melvin Mora 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Rios 11
2 Willy Taveras 10
2 B. J. Upton 10
4 Jimmy Rollins 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Haren 1.22
2 Oliver Perez 1.34
3 Ubaldo Jimenez 1.74
4 Mike Pelfrey 1.75
5 Roy Halladay 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 5
1 A. J. Burnett 5
1 Ubaldo Jimenez 5
4 Chad Billingsley 4
4 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 53
2 A. J. Burnett 52
3 Chad Billingsley 42
4 Zack Greinke 41
4 Jake Peavy 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 13
2 Billy Wagner 9
3 Kevin Gregg 8
3 Jose Valverde 8
5 5 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .356
2 Albert Pujols .351
3 Matt Holliday .349
4 Magglio Ordonez .345
5 Lance Berkman .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 48
2 Ryan Braun 45
3 Pat Burrell 43
3 Adam Dunn 43
5 Lance Berkman 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 145
2 Mark Teixeira 134
3 Ryan Braun 129
4 David Wright 126
5 Adrian Gonzalez 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 64
2 Juan Pierre 57
3 Willy Taveras 55
4 Jimmy Rollins 49
5 Hanley Ramirez 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jake Peavy 2.70
2 Scott Kazmir 2.71
3 John Lackey 2.82
4 Adam Wainwright 2.87
5 Brandon Webb 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 23
2 Andy Pettitte 21
3 Mike Mussina 19
4 A. J. Burnett 17
4 4 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 232
2 A. J. Burnett 219
3 Javier Vazquez 216
4 Jake Peavy 211
5 2 tied 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 59
2 Joe Nathan 44
2 Jonathan Papelbon 44
4 Jose Valverde 43
5 Mariano Rivera 40