On This Day

Sunday, August 3, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 66 44 .600 --
Red Sox 64 48 .571 3.0
Yankees 61 50 .550 5.5
Blue Jays 55 56 .495 11.5
Orioles 54 57 .486 12.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 62 49 .559 --
White Sox 61 50 .550 1.0
Tigers 55 56 .495 7.0
Royals 52 60 .464 10.5
Indians 48 62 .436 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 69 42 .622 --
Rangers 58 54 .518 11.5
Athletics 53 57 .482 15.5
Mariners 42 69 .378 27.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 61 50 .550 --
Marlins 59 53 .527 2.5
Mets 58 53 .523 3.0
Braves 51 60 .459 10.0
Nationals 41 70 .369 20.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 67 45 .598 --
Brewers 62 50 .554 5.0
Cardinals 62 52 .544 6.0
Astros 53 57 .482 13.0
Pirates 51 60 .459 15.5
Reds 51 61 .455 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 57 54 .514 --
Dodgers 56 55 .505 1.0
Rockies 51 62 .451 7.0
Giants 46 64 .418 10.5
Padres 43 69 .384 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Aviles 4
1 Chone Figgins 4
1 Xavier Nady 4
1 Manny Ramirez 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gerald Laird 2
2 Mike Aviles 1
2 Daric Barton 1
2 Miguel Cabrera 1
2 34 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Xavier Nady 6
2 Gerald Laird 4
2 Mark Teixeira 4
4 Mike Aviles 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Corey Hart 2
2 Emmanuel Burriss 1
2 Melky Cabrera 1
2 Justin Christian 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Olsen 2.00
2 Daisuke Matsuzaka 1.33
3 Glendon Rusch 1.14
4 Jorge Campillo 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Collin Balester 1
1 Taylor Buchholz 1
1 Jorge Campillo 1
1 Chad Durbin 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Daisuke Matsuzaka 8
1 Glendon Rusch 8
3 Randy Wolf 7
4 Daniel Cabrera 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 Joel Hanrahan 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Brad Lidge 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .369
2 Matt Holliday .347
3 Albert Pujols .344
4 Lance Berkman .337
5 Xavier Nady .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 32
2 Ryan Howard 31
3 Ryan Braun 29
4 Carlos Quentin 28
4 Chase Utley 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 106
2 Ryan Howard 96
3 Carlos Lee 89
4 Justin Morneau 87
5 2 tied 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 50
2 Juan Pierre 37
3 Jose Reyes 36
4 Jacoby Ellsbury 35
4 Ichiro Suzuki 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Justin Duchscherer 2.33
2 Cliff Lee 2.58
3 Jorge Campillo 2.58
4 Jake Peavy 2.59
5 Dan Haren 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 15
2 Aaron Cook 14
2 Cliff Lee 14
2 Mike Mussina 14
2 Joe Saunders 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 167
2 CC Sabathia 166
3 A. J. Burnett 153
4 Chad Billingsley 145
5 Ervin Santana 143

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 45
2 Jonathan Papelbon 31
2 Joakim Soria 31
4 Joe Nathan 30
4 2 others tied 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matt Holliday .455
2 Troy Tulowitzki .440
3 Aubrey Huff .423
4 Magglio Ordonez .418
5 Mike Aviles .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Braun 6
1 Matt Holliday 6
1 Torii Hunter 6
4 Bobby Abreu 5
4 10 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 21
2 Bobby Abreu 16
2 Ryan Braun 16
2 Torii Hunter 16
5 Carlos Delgado 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 9
2 B. J. Upton 6
3 Grady Sizemore 5
4 Chone Figgins 4
4 7 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 0.00
2 Ubaldo Jimenez 0.41
3 Matt Cain 0.56
4 Joba Chamberlain 0.69
5 Jorge Campillo 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 3
1 Paul Byrd 3
1 Aaron Cook 3
1 Chad Gaudin 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 32
2 Rich Harden 29
3 Zack Greinke 25
4 Ricky Nolasco 24
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brad Lidge 7
2 Trevor Hoffman 6
2 Francisco Rodriguez 6
2 Joakim Soria 6
5 3 tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Ramirez .429
2 Mike Aviles .387
3 Adam LaRoche .377
4 Matt Holliday .375
5 Aubrey Huff .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 11
1 Matt Holliday 11
1 Ryan Ludwick 11
4 Ryan Braun 9
4 5 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 34
2 Melvin Mora 27
3 Matt Holliday 26
4 Adam Dunn 25
5 7 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 12
2 Alex Rios 11
3 Matt Kemp 9
4 Jose Reyes 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 1.39
2 Ubaldo Jimenez 1.50
3 Rich Harden 1.53
4 Brandon Webb 1.75
5 Jorge Campillo 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 5
1 Ubaldo Jimenez 5
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 CC Sabathia 5
5 5 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 A. J. Burnett 45
1 Tim Lincecum 45
3 Rich Harden 43
3 CC Sabathia 43
5 3 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 11
2 Kevin Gregg 9
2 Brad Lidge 9
4 Trevor Hoffman 8
4 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .359
2 Albert Pujols .348
3 Matt Holliday .345
4 Magglio Ordonez .343
5 Alex Rodriguez .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 49
2 Ryan Braun 45
3 Prince Fielder 44
4 Adam Dunn 43
4 Alex Rodriguez 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 144
2 Mark Teixeira 132
3 Ryan Braun 128
4 David Wright 124
5 2 tied 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 62
2 Juan Pierre 57
3 Willy Taveras 54
4 Jimmy Rollins 47
5 Brian Roberts 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.66
2 Jake Peavy 2.75
3 Scott Kazmir 2.83
4 Adam Wainwright 2.87
5 Roy Halladay 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 23
2 Andy Pettitte 20
3 Mike Mussina 19
4 A. J. Burnett 18
5 Joe Saunders 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 227
2 A. J. Burnett 223
3 Javier Vazquez 214
4 Tim Lincecum 212
5 Jake Peavy 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 59
2 Jonathan Papelbon 44
3 Joe Nathan 43
4 Jose Valverde 42
5 Brad Lidge 41