On This Day

Saturday, August 9, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 70 46 .603 --
Red Sox 67 50 .573 3.5
Yankees 63 54 .538 7.5
Blue Jays 59 58 .504 11.5
Orioles 57 59 .491 13.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 65 51 .560 --
White Sox 64 52 .552 1.0
Tigers 57 59 .491 8.0
Royals 53 64 .453 12.5
Indians 51 64 .443 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 73 43 .629 --
Rangers 60 58 .508 14.0
Athletics 54 62 .466 19.0
Mariners 45 72 .385 28.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 63 53 .543 --
Mets 62 54 .534 1.0
Marlins 61 56 .521 2.5
Braves 55 62 .470 8.5
Nationals 44 73 .376 19.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 70 47 .598 --
Brewers 66 51 .564 4.0
Cardinals 65 54 .546 6.0
Astros 57 59 .491 12.5
Pirates 53 63 .457 16.5
Reds 52 66 .441 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 59 58 .504 --
Dodgers 58 58 .500 0.5
Rockies 53 66 .445 7.0
Giants 49 66 .426 9.0
Padres 45 72 .385 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Rollins 4
1 Ichiro Suzuki 4
3 Carlos Beltran 3
3 Melky Cabrera 3
3 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Miguel Cabrera 2
1 Troy Glaus 2
3 Garret Anderson 1
3 Carlos Beltran 1
3 32 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Troy Glaus 5
2 Miguel Cabrera 4
2 Brian McCann 4
2 Melvin Mora 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chone Figgins 2
2 Mike Aviles 1
2 Ronnie Belliard 1
2 David DeJesus 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dan Giese 1.25
2 Ben Sheets 1.20
3 Brett Myers 1.00
4 Bronson Arroyo 0.78
5 Brian Stokes 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chad Bradford 1
1 Paul Byrd 1
1 Daniel Cabrera 1
1 Armando Galarraga 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bronson Arroyo 7
2 Zack Greinke 6
2 Roy Halladay 6
2 Jair Jurrjens 6
2 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chad Durbin 1
1 Aaron Heilman 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Troy Percival 1
1 Jose Valverde 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .370
2 Albert Pujols .350
3 Matt Holliday .346
4 Xavier Nady .335
5 Lance Berkman .334

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 98
4 Justin Morneau 90
5 2 tied 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 Roy Halladay 2.72

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 Roy Halladay 155
5 Chad Billingsley 151

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 Mike Aviles .464
2 Garret Anderson .426
3 Aubrey Huff .420
4 Torii Hunter .404
5 2 tied .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Miguel Cabrera 6
1 Prince Fielder 6
1 Torii Hunter 6
1 Carlos Lee 6
1 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Lee 20
2 Torii Hunter 19
3 Raul Ibanez 18
3 Albert Pujols 18
5 Miguel Cabrera 17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Karstens 0.00
1 Brad Ziegler 0.00
3 Clayton Kershaw 0.47
4 Chad Billingsley 0.64
5 Randy Johnson 0.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Ramirez .430
2 Troy Tulowitzki .412
3 Mike Aviles .398
4 Carlos Lee .396
5 Xavier Nady .382

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 33
2 Melvin Mora 30
3 Carlos Lee 28
4 Raul Ibanez 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 13
2 Chone Figgins 9
3 B. J. Upton 8
4 Cesar Izturis 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Byrd 1.24
2 Matt Cain 1.26
3 CC Sabathia 1.41
4 Randy Johnson 1.62
5 Chad Billingsley 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 5
1 CC Sabathia 5
3 Bronson Arroyo 4
3 Paul Byrd 4
3 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 49
2 Rich Harden 47
2 CC Sabathia 47
4 Dan Haren 44
5 Roy Halladay 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 10
2 Trevor Hoffman 9
2 Joakim Soria 9
4 Kevin Gregg 8
4 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .358
2 Albert Pujols .353
3 Matt Holliday .344
4 Magglio Ordonez .342
5 Lance Berkman .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 47
2 Alex Rodriguez 44
3 Ryan Braun 43
4 Adam Dunn 42
4 Prince Fielder 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 141
2 Mark Teixeira 132
3 Miguel Cabrera 127
3 Carlos Lee 127
5 2 tied 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 61
2 Juan Pierre 57
3 Willy Taveras 55
4 Jimmy Rollins 49
5 2 tied 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.65
2 Roy Halladay 2.74
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 Dan Haren 212
4 Tim Lincecum 212

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