On This Day

Friday, August 8, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 69 46 .600 --
Red Sox 66 50 .569 3.5
Yankees 63 53 .543 6.5
Blue Jays 59 57 .509 10.5
Orioles 56 59 .487 13.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 64 51 .557 --
Twins 64 51 .557 0.0
Tigers 56 59 .487 8.0
Royals 53 63 .457 11.5
Indians 50 64 .439 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 72 43 .626 --
Rangers 60 57 .513 13.0
Athletics 54 61 .470 18.0
Mariners 45 71 .388 27.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 62 53 .539 --
Mets 61 54 .530 1.0
Marlins 61 55 .526 1.5
Braves 54 62 .466 8.5
Nationals 44 72 .379 18.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 70 46 .603 --
Brewers 65 51 .560 5.0
Cardinals 64 54 .542 7.0
Astros 56 59 .487 13.5
Pirates 53 62 .461 16.5
Reds 52 65 .444 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 59 57 .509 --
Dodgers 58 57 .504 0.5
Rockies 53 65 .449 7.0
Giants 48 66 .421 10.0
Padres 44 72 .379 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Aviles 4
1 Torii Hunter 4
1 Howie Kendrick 4
1 Carlos Lee 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Edmonds 2
1 Kevin Millar 2
3 Danny Ardoin 1
3 Wladimir Balentien 1
3 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Torii Hunter 4
2 Garrett Atkins 3
2 Jeff Kent 3
2 Jeff Keppinger 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Gomez 2
1 Cesar Izturis 2
3 Carlos Gonzalez 1
3 Matt Holliday 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Blanton 2.33
2 Oliver Perez 1.60
3 CC Sabathia 1.50
4 Mark Buehrle 1.33
5 Paul Maholm 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 T. J. Beam 1
1 Dallas Braden 1
1 Mark Buehrle 1
1 Jorge Campillo 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Maholm 10
2 Johnny Cueto 9
2 CC Sabathia 9
4 Mark Buehrle 8
4 2 others tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Bennett 1
1 Jonathan Broxton 1
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 Craig Hansen 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .371
2 Albert Pujols .349
3 Matt Holliday .344
4 Xavier Nady .335
5 Lance Berkman .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Dunn 32
1 Ryan Howard 32
3 Carlos Quentin 31
4 Ryan Braun 30
5 Ryan Ludwick 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 108
2 Carlos Lee 100
3 Ryan Howard 97
4 Justin Morneau 89
4 David Wright 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 51
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 37
2 Juan Pierre 37
2 Jose Reyes 37
5 2 tied 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Justin Duchscherer 2.51
2 Cliff Lee 2.58
3 Jake Peavy 2.68
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
1 CC Sabathia 175
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 Joe Nathan 31
4 2 others tied 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garret Anderson .434
2 Mike Aviles .429
3 Torii Hunter .413
4 Aubrey Huff .412
5 Troy Tulowitzki .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Prince Fielder 6
1 Torii Hunter 6
1 Carlos Lee 6
1 Ryan Ludwick 6
1 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Torii Hunter 21
2 Carlos Lee 20
3 Raul Ibanez 18
4 Albert Pujols 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 9
2 Chone Figgins 5
2 B. J. Upton 5
2 Shane Victorino 5
5 7 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Karstens 0.00
1 Brad Ziegler 0.00
3 Clayton Kershaw 0.47
4 Paul Byrd 0.61
5 Carlos Zambrano 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 3
1 Chad Gaudin 3
1 Jeremy Guthrie 3
1 Dan Haren 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 32
2 Rich Harden 27
3 Ricky Nolasco 25
4 Dan Haren 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 6
1 Brad Lidge 6
3 Jonathan Broxton 5
3 Kevin Gregg 5
3 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Troy Tulowitzki .431
2 Manny Ramirez .430
3 Carlos Lee .387
4 Mike Aviles .385
5 Xavier Nady .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Quentin 12
2 Ryan Ludwick 11
3 Adam Dunn 10
4 Prince Fielder 9
5 9 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 32
2 Carlos Lee 28
2 Melvin Mora 28
4 Raul Ibanez 27
4 Carlos Quentin 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 13
2 B. J. Upton 8
3 Chone Figgins 7
3 Cesar Izturis 7
3 Matt Kemp 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Matt Cain 1.26
2 CC Sabathia 1.41
3 Randy Johnson 1.62
4 Paul Byrd 1.73
5 Chad Billingsley 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 6
2 CC Sabathia 5
3 Bronson Arroyo 4
3 Jorge Campillo 4
3 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 49
2 A. J. Burnett 48
3 Rich Harden 47
3 CC Sabathia 47
5 Oliver Perez 41

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 .342
4 Magglio Ordonez .341
5 Lance Berkman .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 47
2 Ryan Braun 43
2 Alex Rodriguez 43
4 Adam Dunn 42
4 Prince Fielder 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 140
2 Mark Teixeira 132
3 David Wright 128
4 Carlos Lee 127
5 Ryan Braun 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 61
2 Juan Pierre 57
3 Willy Taveras 55
4 Jimmy Rollins 48
5 2 tied 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.65
2 Roy Halladay 2.78
3 Adam Wainwright 2.82
4 Jake Peavy 2.88
5 CC Sabathia 2.92

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 230
2 A. J. Burnett 229
3 Javier Vazquez 216
4 Tim Lincecum 212
5 2 tied 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 57
2 Joe Nathan 42
2 Jonathan Papelbon 42
4 Brad Lidge 40
4 2 others tied 40