On This Day

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 68 45 .602 --
Red Sox 66 49 .574 3.0
Yankees 62 52 .544 6.5
Blue Jays 58 56 .509 10.5
Orioles 55 59 .482 13.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 63 50 .558 --
Twins 63 51 .553 0.5
Tigers 55 58 .487 8.0
Royals 53 62 .461 11.0
Indians 49 64 .434 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 71 43 .623 --
Rangers 60 55 .522 11.5
Athletics 53 60 .469 17.5
Mariners 44 70 .386 27.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 62 51 .549 --
Marlins 60 54 .526 2.5
Mets 59 54 .522 3.0
Braves 52 62 .456 10.5
Nationals 42 71 .372 20.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 69 46 .600 --
Brewers 64 51 .557 5.0
Cardinals 64 52 .552 5.5
Astros 54 59 .478 14.0
Pirates 52 62 .456 16.5
Reds 52 63 .452 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 59 55 .518 --
Dodgers 56 57 .496 2.5
Rockies 52 63 .452 7.5
Giants 48 65 .425 10.5
Padres 44 70 .386 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jhonny Peralta 5
2 Albert Pujols 4
2 Rickie Weeks 4
2 Randy Winn 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rod Barajas 1
1 Jay Bruce 1
1 Bobby Crosby 1
1 Mark DeRosa 1
1 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark DeRosa 5
2 Vladimir Guerrero 4
2 Albert Pujols 4
2 Denard Span 4
5 9 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Bruntlett 1
1 Jolbert Cabrera 1
1 Mike Cameron 1
1 Shin-Soo Choo 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tim Wakefield 1.50
2 Shaun Marcum 1.40
3 Jeff Karstens 1.33
4 John Danks 1.20
5 Randy Johnson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cha-Seung Baek 1
1 Nick Blackburn 1
1 John Danks 1
1 Jeff Karstens 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 8
1 Justin Verlander 8
3 Randy Johnson 7
3 Shaun Marcum 7
3 Ervin Santana 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Chris Perez 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 Salomon Torres 1
1 Brian Wilson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .369
2 Albert Pujols .352
3 Matt Holliday .346
4 Xavier Nady .334
5 Lance Berkman .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 32
1 Ryan Howard 32
3 Ryan Braun 30
4 Ryan Ludwick 29
4 Carlos Quentin 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 108
2 Ryan Howard 97
3 Carlos Lee 95
4 Justin Morneau 89
5 Carlos Quentin 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 50
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 37
2 Juan Pierre 37
2 Jose Reyes 37
5 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 2.68
5 Dan Haren 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 16
2 Cliff Lee 15
3 Aaron Cook 14
3 Mike Mussina 14
3 Joe Saunders 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 175
2 CC Sabathia 166
3 A. J. Burnett 153
4 Chad Billingsley 151
5 Ervin Santana 150

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 45
2 Joakim Soria 32
2 Brian Wilson 32
4 Jonathan Papelbon 31
4 George Sherrill 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garret Anderson .442
2 Manny Ramirez .425
3 Aubrey Huff .418
4 Ryan Doumit .404
5 Kelly Shoppach .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Braun 6
1 Prince Fielder 6
1 Ryan Ludwick 6
1 Alfonso Soriano 6
5 10 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Raul Ibanez 18
1 Albert Pujols 18
3 Torii Hunter 17
4 Justin Morneau 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 8
2 Chone Figgins 5
2 Corey Hart 5
4 Justin Christian 4
4 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Karstens 0.00
1 Ubaldo Jimenez 0.00
1 Clayton Kershaw 0.00
4 Paul Byrd 0.61
5 Matt Cain 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 3
1 Chad Gaudin 3
1 Dan Haren 3
1 Edwin Jackson 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 32
2 Rich Harden 27
3 Zack Greinke 25
4 Ricky Nolasco 24
5 Dan Haren 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 6
1 Brad Lidge 6
1 Joakim Soria 6
1 Brian Wilson 6
5 Troy Percival 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Ramirez .456
2 Mike Aviles .387
3 Jhonny Peralta .376
4 Xavier Nady .374
5 Aubrey Huff .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Ludwick 12
2 Adam Dunn 10
2 Prince Fielder 10
2 Carlos Quentin 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 32
2 Carlos Lee 28
2 Melvin Mora 28
4 Raul Ibanez 26
4 Jhonny Peralta 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 12
2 Chone Figgins 8
2 B. J. Upton 8
4 Matt Kemp 7
4 Grady Sizemore 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Matt Cain 1.26
2 Ubaldo Jimenez 1.50
3 Brandon Webb 1.60
4 Randy Johnson 1.62
5 Paul Byrd 1.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 53
2 Rich Harden 47
3 Chad Billingsley 44
3 Ervin Santana 44
5 CC Sabathia 43

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 .360
2 Albert Pujols .351
3 Matt Holliday .344
4 Magglio Ordonez .342
5 Lance Berkman .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 49
2 Ryan Braun 43
2 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 127
4 Josh Hamilton 125
4 David Wright 125

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 Adam Wainwright 2.82
4 Roy Halladay 2.84
5 John Lackey 2.98

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 227
2 A. J. Burnett 223
3 Tim Lincecum 212
4 Chad Billingsley 210
5 2 tied 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 57
2 Jonathan Papelbon 43
3 Brad Lidge 41
3 Joe Nathan 41
3 Jose Valverde 41