On This Day

Monday, August 4, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 66 45 .595 --
Red Sox 64 49 .566 3.0
Yankees 61 51 .545 5.5
Blue Jays 56 56 .500 10.5
Orioles 54 58 .482 12.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 62 50 .554 --
White Sox 61 50 .550 0.5
Tigers 55 56 .495 6.5
Royals 53 60 .469 9.5
Indians 49 62 .441 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 70 42 .625 --
Rangers 59 54 .522 11.5
Athletics 53 58 .477 16.5
Mariners 43 69 .384 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 61 .455 10.5
Nationals 42 70 .375 19.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 67 46 .593 --
Brewers 62 51 .549 5.0
Cardinals 62 52 .544 5.5
Astros 54 57 .486 12.0
Reds 52 61 .460 15.0
Pirates 51 61 .455 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 58 54 .518 --
Dodgers 56 55 .505 1.5
Rockies 51 63 .447 8.0
Giants 47 64 .423 10.5
Padres 43 69 .384 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Adrian Beltre 3
1 Emilio Bonifacio 3
1 Jason Giambi 3
1 Raul Ibanez 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Braun 1
1 Jay Bruce 1
1 Marlon Byrd 1
1 Asdrubal Cabrera 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Raul Ibanez 6
2 Marlon Byrd 4
3 Willie Harris 3
3 Nick Markakis 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Howie Kendrick 2
2 Clint Barmes 1
2 Stephen Drew 1
2 Kelly Johnson 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roy Halladay 1.60
2 Ryan Dempster 1.17
3 Bronson Arroyo 1.00
3 Dan Haren 1.00
3 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 1
1 Matt Cain 1
1 Roy Corcoran 1
1 Eddie Guardado 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gil Meche 9
2 Roy Halladay 8
2 Dan Haren 8
4 Ryan Dempster 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 LaTroy Hawkins 1
1 Rafael Perez 1
1 Joakim Soria 1
1 Brian Wilson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .369
2 Matt Holliday .346
3 Albert Pujols .344
4 Xavier Nady .336
5 Lance Berkman .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 32
2 Ryan Howard 31
3 Ryan Braun 30
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 90
4 Justin Morneau 89
5 3 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 Jake Peavy 2.59
4 Tim Lincecum 2.71
5 Edinson Volquez 2.71

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 167
2 CC Sabathia 166
3 A. J. Burnett 153
4 Roy Halladay 149
5 Chad Billingsley 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 45
2 Joakim Soria 32
3 Jonathan Papelbon 31
3 Brian Wilson 31
5 2 tied 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Troy Tulowitzki .434
2 Matt Holliday .426
3 Xavier Nady .426
4 Magglio Ordonez .420
5 Aubrey Huff .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Braun 6
2 Bobby Abreu 5
2 Carlos Delgado 5
2 Jermaine Dye 5
2 8 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 21
2 Bobby Abreu 16
2 Torii Hunter 16
2 Justin Morneau 16
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 9
2 Howie Kendrick 5
2 B. J. Upton 5
4 Chone Figgins 4
4 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 0.00
2 Ubaldo Jimenez 0.41
3 Matt Cain 0.79
3 Jorge Campillo 0.79
5 Paul Byrd 0.90

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rich Harden 29
2 Zack Greinke 25
3 Tim Lincecum 24
3 Ricky Nolasco 24
5 Dan Haren 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brad Lidge 7
2 Trevor Hoffman 6
2 Joakim Soria 6
2 Brian Wilson 6
5 2 tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Ramirez .432
2 Mike Aviles .393
3 Adam LaRoche .388
4 Rick Ankiel .375
4 Carlos Delgado .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 11
1 Ryan Ludwick 11
3 Ryan Braun 10
4 Prince Fielder 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 33
2 Melvin Mora 29
3 Ryan Braun 25
3 Adam Dunn 25
3 Carlos Lee 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 12
2 Alex Rios 9
3 Matt Kemp 8
3 Jimmy Rollins 8
5 5 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 1.39
2 Ubaldo Jimenez 1.50
3 Rich Harden 1.53
4 Paul Byrd 1.73
5 Brandon Webb 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 5
1 Ubaldo Jimenez 5
1 Randy Johnson 5
1 CC Sabathia 5
5 7 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 45
2 Roy Halladay 43
2 Rich Harden 43
2 CC Sabathia 43
5 5 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 11
2 Kevin Gregg 9
2 Brad Lidge 9
2 Joakim Soria 9
5 3 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .363
2 Albert Pujols .348
3 Magglio Ordonez .346
4 Matt Holliday .345
5 Lance Berkman .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 48
2 Ryan Braun 45
3 Prince Fielder 43
4 Adam Dunn 42
4 Alex Rodriguez 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 143
2 Mark Teixeira 133
3 Ryan Braun 128
4 David Wright 124
5 3 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 2.65
2 Jake Peavy 2.75
3 Roy Halladay 2.84
4 Adam Wainwright 2.87
5 Scott Kazmir 2.90

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 227
2 A. J. Burnett 223
3 Dan Haren 213
4 Tim Lincecum 212
5 2 tied 208

Saves

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