On This Day

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 63 44 .589 --
Red Sox 61 48 .560 3.0
Yankees 59 49 .546 4.5
Blue Jays 54 54 .500 9.5
Orioles 52 56 .481 11.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 60 48 .556 --
Twins 60 48 .556 0.0
Tigers 55 53 .509 5.0
Royals 50 59 .459 10.5
Indians 47 60 .439 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 68 40 .630 --
Rangers 56 53 .514 12.5
Athletics 53 54 .495 14.5
Mariners 41 67 .380 27.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 59 49 .546 --
Mets 58 50 .537 1.0
Marlins 58 51 .532 1.5
Braves 50 58 .463 9.0
Nationals 38 70 .352 21.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 65 44 .596 --
Brewers 60 49 .550 5.0
Cardinals 61 50 .550 5.0
Reds 51 58 .468 14.0
Astros 50 57 .467 14.0
Pirates 50 58 .463 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 56 52 .519 --
Dodgers 54 54 .500 2.0
Rockies 49 61 .445 8.0
Giants 44 63 .411 11.5
Padres 42 67 .385 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Garret Anderson 4
1 Chone Figgins 4
3 Melky Cabrera 3
3 Chris Davis 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Edmonds 2
2 Bobby Abreu 1
2 Adrian Beltre 1
2 Jorge Cantu 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Edmonds 5
2 Grady Sizemore 4
3 Adrian Beltre 3
3 Vladimir Guerrero 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Orlando Cabrera 1
1 Chone Figgins 1
1 Cesar Izturis 1
1 Howie Kendrick 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rich Harden 1.50
2 Justin Verlander 1.12
3 Scott Baker 1.00
3 Derek Lowe 1.00
5 Brandon Webb 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Bennett 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Jesse Crain 1
1 R. A. Dickey 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rich Harden 9
1 Justin Verlander 9
3 Scott Baker 8
4 John Lannan 7
4 Derek Lowe 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brandon Lyon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .369
2 Albert Pujols .354
3 Lance Berkman .344
4 Matt Holliday .343
5 Xavier Nady .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 32
2 Ryan Howard 30
3 Ryan Braun 29
4 Carlos Quentin 28
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 104
2 Ryan Howard 95
3 Carlos Lee 87
4 Justin Morneau 86
5 2 tied 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 48
2 Juan Pierre 36
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 35
3 Jose Reyes 35
5 Ichiro Suzuki 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Justin Duchscherer 2.37
2 Cliff Lee 2.58
3 Dan Haren 2.62
4 Jake Peavy 2.67
5 Edinson Volquez 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 15
2 Aaron Cook 14
2 Cliff Lee 14
2 Joe Saunders 14
5 2 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 157
2 Tim Lincecum 156
3 A. J. Burnett 149
4 Chad Billingsley 145
5 Roy Halladay 141

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 44
2 Jonathan Papelbon 30
2 George Sherrill 30
2 Joakim Soria 30
5 Joe Nathan 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Troy Tulowitzki .488
2 Ian Stewart .432
3 Garret Anderson .429
4 Conor Jackson .418
5 Brad Hawpe .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Braun 6
1 Carlos Delgado 6
1 Adam Dunn 6
1 Torii Hunter 6
1 Carlos Quentin 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 22
2 Justin Morneau 18
3 Carlos Delgado 17
3 Melvin Mora 17
3 Albert Pujols 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 9
2 Chone Figgins 5
2 Grady Sizemore 5
2 B. J. Upton 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 0.00
2 Paul Byrd 0.69
3 Ryan Dempster 0.86
4 Joba Chamberlain 0.95
5 Jorge Campillo 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Aaron Cook 3
1 Dan Haren 3
1 Ubaldo Jimenez 3
1 John Lackey 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rich Harden 29
2 A. J. Burnett 23
2 Joba Chamberlain 23
2 Oliver Perez 23
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brad Lidge 6
1 Francisco Rodriguez 6
3 Jonathan Broxton 5
3 Trevor Hoffman 5
3 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fernando Tatis .397
2 Adam LaRoche .390
3 Aubrey Huff .386
4 Garret Anderson .384
5 Adam Lind .379

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 31
2 Ryan Howard 27
3 Garrett Atkins 26
3 Adam Dunn 26
3 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 12
2 Alex Rios 11
3 Matt Kemp 10
4 Jimmy Rollins 9
4 B. J. Upton 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Oliver Perez 1.38
2 Ubaldo Jimenez 1.74
3 Carlos Zambrano 1.78
4 Rich Harden 1.83
5 Matt Cain 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ubaldo Jimenez 5
2 Bronson Arroyo 4
2 Chad Billingsley 4
2 A. J. Burnett 4
2 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rich Harden 48
2 Chad Billingsley 43
2 Joba Chamberlain 43
4 Tim Lincecum 42
5 2 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 12
2 Kevin Gregg 9
2 Billy Wagner 9
4 Joakim Soria 8
5 4 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .355
2 Albert Pujols .350
3 Magglio Ordonez .346
4 Matt Holliday .344
5 Alex Rodriguez .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 48
2 Ryan Braun 45
2 Adam Dunn 45
4 Pat Burrell 42
4 2 others tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 145
2 Mark Teixeira 135
3 Ryan Braun 128
4 David Wright 124
5 Carlos Beltran 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 63
2 Juan Pierre 58
3 Willy Taveras 55
4 Jimmy Rollins 48
5 Hanley Ramirez 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.66
2 Jake Peavy 2.70
3 Scott Kazmir 2.80
4 Adam Wainwright 2.87
5 John Lackey 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 23
2 Andy Pettitte 21
3 Mike Mussina 18
3 Joe Saunders 18
5 3 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 221
2 A. J. Burnett 219
3 Chad Billingsley 212
4 Jake Peavy 211
4 Javier Vazquez 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 59
2 Jonathan Papelbon 44
3 Jose Valverde 43
4 Joe Nathan 42
5 Mariano Rivera 40