On This Day

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 68 46 .596 --
Red Sox 66 49 .574 2.5
Yankees 63 52 .548 5.5
Blue Jays 59 56 .513 9.5
Orioles 55 59 .482 13.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 63 51 .553 --
Twins 63 51 .553 0.0
Tigers 56 58 .491 7.0
Royals 53 62 .461 10.5
Indians 49 64 .434 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 71 43 .623 --
Rangers 60 56 .517 12.0
Athletics 53 61 .465 18.0
Mariners 45 70 .391 26.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 62 52 .544 --
Marlins 61 54 .530 1.5
Mets 60 54 .526 2.0
Braves 53 62 .461 9.5
Nationals 44 71 .383 18.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 69 46 .600 --
Brewers 64 51 .557 5.0
Cardinals 64 53 .547 6.0
Astros 55 59 .482 13.5
Pirates 52 62 .456 16.5
Reds 52 64 .448 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 59 56 .513 --
Dodgers 57 57 .500 1.5
Rockies 52 65 .444 8.0
Giants 48 65 .425 10.0
Padres 44 71 .383 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lastings Milledge 5
2 Garrett Atkins 4
2 Emilio Bonifacio 4
4 Carlos Beltran 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lastings Milledge 2
2 Garrett Atkins 1
2 Daric Barton 1
2 Miguel Cabrera 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lastings Milledge 5
2 Garrett Atkins 3
2 Miguel Cabrera 3
2 Willie Harris 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brian Anderson 1
1 Carlos Beltran 1
1 Emilio Bonifacio 1
1 Chase Headley 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Yusmeiro Petit 1.50
2 Clayton Kershaw 1.00
2 Johan Santana 1.00
4 Cole Hamels 0.88
5 Andy Sonnanstine 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jason Bergmann 1
1 A. J. Burnett 1
1 Aaron Heilman 1
1 Clayton Kershaw 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Javier Vazquez 8
2 Jason Bergmann 7
2 Cole Hamels 7
2 Clayton Kershaw 7
2 Johan Santana 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joel Hanrahan 2
2 Jonathan Broxton 1
2 Mike Gonzalez 1
2 Kevin Gregg 1
2 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .369
2 Albert Pujols .350
3 Matt Holliday .345
4 Lance Berkman .335
5 Xavier Nady .333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 108
2 Ryan Howard 97
2 Carlos Lee 97
4 Justin Morneau 89
5 2 tied 87

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 2.51
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
2 Mike Mussina 15
4 A. J. Burnett 14
4 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 175
2 CC Sabathia 166
3 A. J. Burnett 159
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 .458
2 Manny Ramirez .419
3 Ryan Doumit .417
4 Aubrey Huff .412
5 Troy Tulowitzki .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Prince Fielder 6
1 Ryan Ludwick 6
1 Alfonso Soriano 6
4 Ryan Braun 5
4 11 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Raul Ibanez 18
1 Albert Pujols 18
3 Torii Hunter 17
3 Carlos Lee 17
5 Justin Morneau 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 8
2 Chone Figgins 5
3 Johnny Damon 4
3 Corey Hart 4
3 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Karstens 0.00
2 Clayton Kershaw 0.47
3 Paul Byrd 0.61
4 Matt Cain 0.79
5 Randy Johnson 0.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 32
2 Rich Harden 27
3 Dan Haren 23
4 Ryan Dempster 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 6
1 Brad Lidge 6
1 Joakim Soria 6
4 Kevin Gregg 5
4 Brian Wilson 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Ramirez .449
2 Mike Aviles .377
3 Jhonny Peralta .376
4 Garret Anderson .371
5 Aubrey Huff .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Ludwick 12
2 Carlos Quentin 11
3 Adam Dunn 10
4 Ryan Braun 9
4 Prince Fielder 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 35
2 Melvin Mora 28
3 Raul Ibanez 27
3 Carlos Lee 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 12
2 B. J. Upton 8
3 Chone Figgins 7
3 Matt Kemp 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 6
2 CC Sabathia 5
3 Bronson Arroyo 4
3 Dan Haren 4
3 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 53
2 A. J. Burnett 48
3 Rich Harden 47
4 Chad Billingsley 44
5 CC Sabathia 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 10
2 Kevin Gregg 9
2 Brad Lidge 9
2 Joakim Soria 9
5 2 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .357
2 Albert Pujols .351
3 Matt Holliday .344
4 Magglio Ordonez .339
5 Lance Berkman .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 47
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 140
2 Mark Teixeira 132
3 Ryan Braun 127
3 David Wright 127
5 Josh Hamilton 125

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.65
2 Adam Wainwright 2.82
3 Jake Peavy 2.83
4 Roy Halladay 2.84
5 John Lackey 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 23
2 A. J. Burnett 19
2 Mike Mussina 19
2 Andy Pettitte 19
5 Roy Halladay 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 A. J. Burnett 229
2 CC Sabathia 227
3 Javier Vazquez 216
4 Tim Lincecum 212
5 Chad Billingsley 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 57
2 Jonathan Papelbon 43
3 Joe Nathan 41
3 Jose Valverde 41
5 2 tied 40