On This Day

Friday, August 1, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 64 44 .593 --
Red Sox 62 48 .564 3.0
Yankees 59 50 .541 5.5
Blue Jays 54 55 .495 10.5
Orioles 53 56 .486 11.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 61 48 .560 --
Twins 61 48 .560 0.0
Tigers 55 54 .505 6.0
Royals 50 60 .455 11.5
Indians 47 61 .435 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 69 40 .633 --
Rangers 57 53 .518 12.5
Athletics 53 55 .491 15.5
Mariners 41 68 .376 28.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 59 50 .541 --
Mets 58 51 .532 1.0
Marlins 58 52 .527 1.5
Braves 50 59 .459 9.0
Nationals 39 70 .358 20.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 65 45 .591 --
Brewers 61 49 .555 4.0
Cardinals 62 50 .554 4.0
Astros 51 57 .472 13.0
Pirates 51 58 .468 13.5
Reds 51 59 .464 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 57 52 .523 --
Dodgers 54 55 .495 3.0
Rockies 50 61 .450 8.0
Giants 45 63 .417 11.5
Padres 42 68 .382 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ryan Ludwick 4
2 Brad Hawpe 3
2 Nick Markakis 3
2 David Murphy 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Ludwick 2
2 Brandon Backe 1
2 Jay Bruce 1
2 Pat Burrell 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark Loretta 4
1 David Murphy 4
3 Joe Mather 3
3 Jay Payton 3
3 Scott Rolen 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 2
2 Bobby Abreu 1
2 Emilio Bonifacio 1
2 Carl Crawford 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ubaldo Jimenez 2.00
2 Tim Lincecum 1.83
3 Randy Johnson 1.20
4 Ervin Santana 1.14
5 Odalis Perez 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Grant Balfour 1
1 Nick Blackburn 1
1 Doug Brocail 1
1 Ubaldo Jimenez 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 11
2 Ubaldo Jimenez 10
3 Ervin Santana 8
4 Randy Johnson 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 John Grabow 1
1 Jason Isringhausen 1
1 Bobby Jenks 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .369
2 Albert Pujols .350
3 Matt Holliday .343
4 Lance Berkman .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 3 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 106
2 Ryan Howard 95
3 Carlos Lee 88
4 Justin Morneau 86
5 David Wright 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 50
2 Juan Pierre 37
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 35
3 Jose Reyes 35
5 Ichiro Suzuki 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Justin Duchscherer 2.33
2 Cliff Lee 2.58
3 Dan Haren 2.62
4 Jake Peavy 2.67
5 Tim Lincecum 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 15
2 Aaron Cook 14
2 Cliff Lee 14
2 Joe Saunders 14
5 3 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 167
2 CC Sabathia 157
3 A. J. Burnett 149
4 Chad Billingsley 145
5 Ervin Santana 143

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 45
2 Joe Nathan 30
2 Jonathan Papelbon 30
2 George Sherrill 30
2 Joakim Soria 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brad Hawpe .463
2 Troy Tulowitzki .457
3 Ian Stewart .426
4 Freddy Sanchez .421
5 Garret Anderson .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Braun 6
1 Torii Hunter 6
1 Carlos Quentin 6
4 Carlos Delgado 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 23
2 Justin Morneau 18
3 Albert Pujols 17
4 Ryan Braun 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 11
2 B. J. Upton 6
3 Chone Figgins 5
3 Grady Sizemore 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 0.00
2 Ubaldo Jimenez 0.41
3 Paul Byrd 0.69
4 Ryan Dempster 0.86
5 Joba Chamberlain 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Aaron Cook 3
1 Dan Haren 3
1 Ubaldo Jimenez 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 32
2 Rich Harden 29
3 A. J. Burnett 23
3 Joba Chamberlain 23
3 Oliver Perez 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 7
2 Brad Lidge 6
3 Jonathan Broxton 5
3 Trevor Hoffman 5
3 4 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fernando Tatis .390
2 Aubrey Huff .380
3 Adam LaRoche .378
4 Ryan Braun .376
5 Garret Anderson .372

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 32
2 Ryan Howard 27
2 Melvin Mora 27
4 Adam Dunn 26
4 Josh Hamilton 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Oliver Perez 1.38
2 Randy Johnson 1.39
3 Ubaldo Jimenez 1.49
4 Rich Harden 1.53
5 Carlos Zambrano 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ubaldo Jimenez 6
2 Randy Johnson 5
3 Bronson Arroyo 4
3 Chad Billingsley 4
3 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 53
2 Chad Billingsley 43
2 Rich Harden 43
4 A. J. Burnett 41
5 Ryan Dempster 40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .356
2 Albert Pujols .350
3 Magglio Ordonez .346
4 Matt Holliday .345
5 Alex Rodriguez .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 48
2 Ryan Braun 45
2 Adam Dunn 45
4 Pat Burrell 43
5 2 tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 144
2 Mark Teixeira 131
3 Ryan Braun 129
4 David Wright 125
5 Josh Hamilton 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 63
2 Juan Pierre 58
3 Willy Taveras 54
4 Jimmy Rollins 47
5 Hanley Ramirez 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.66
2 Jake Peavy 2.70
3 Scott Kazmir 2.83
4 Adam Wainwright 2.87
5 John Lackey 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 23
2 Andy Pettitte 20
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 Javier Vazquez 214
4 Chad Billingsley 212
4 Tim Lincecum 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 60
2 Joe Nathan 43
2 Jonathan Papelbon 43
2 Jose Valverde 43
5 Mariano Rivera 40