On This Day

Friday, August 15, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 74 47 .612 --
Red Sox 71 51 .582 3.5
Yankees 64 58 .525 10.5
Blue Jays 62 60 .508 12.5
Orioles 60 62 .492 14.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 68 53 .562 --
White Sox 68 54 .557 0.5
Tigers 59 63 .484 9.5
Indians 55 66 .455 13.0
Royals 55 67 .451 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 75 45 .625 --
Rangers 61 62 .496 15.5
Athletics 56 65 .463 19.5
Mariners 46 75 .380 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 66 56 .541 --
Phillies 65 57 .533 1.0
Marlins 63 60 .512 3.5
Braves 55 67 .451 11.0
Nationals 44 79 .358 22.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 75 47 .615 --
Brewers 70 53 .569 5.5
Cardinals 69 56 .552 7.5
Astros 62 60 .508 13.0
Pirates 55 67 .451 20.0
Reds 54 69 .439 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 63 59 .516 --
D'backs 63 59 .516 0.0
Rockies 55 69 .444 9.0
Giants 51 70 .421 11.5
Padres 47 75 .385 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bengie Molina 4
1 Randy Winn 4
3 Casey Blake 3
3 Tony Clark 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Cust 2
2 Rick Ankiel 1
2 Willy Aybar 1
2 Casey Blake 1
2 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Melvin Mora 4
1 Chris Snyder 4
3 Chris Burke 3
3 Jorge Cantu 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 2
2 Brian Anderson 1
2 Johnny Damon 1
2 Alex Gordon 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Matt Garza 2.25
2 Francisco Liriano 1.25
3 Brandon Webb 1.20
4 Jair Jurrjens 1.12
5 3 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chad Billingsley 1
1 Matt Cain 1
1 Lance Cormier 1
1 Jorge De La Rosa 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Matt Garza 9
1 Jair Jurrjens 9
3 Josh Johnson 8
3 Gil Meche 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jonathan Broxton 1
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 Aaron Heilman 1
1 Brad Lidge 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .366
2 Albert Pujols .345
3 Matt Holliday .345
4 Lance Berkman .332
5 Xavier Nady .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 33
1 Carlos Quentin 33
3 Adam Dunn 32
4 Ryan Braun 30
4 2 others tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 112
2 Ryan Howard 103
3 Carlos Lee 100
4 David Wright 95
5 Justin Morneau 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 55
2 Jose Reyes 40
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 38
4 Juan Pierre 37
5 2 tied 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.43
2 Justin Duchscherer 2.59
3 Jake Peavy 2.61
4 Tim Lincecum 2.67
5 Roy Halladay 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 18
2 Cliff Lee 17
3 A. J. Burnett 15
3 Mike Mussina 15
5 4 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 183
2 Tim Lincecum 182
3 A. J. Burnett 165
4 Chad Billingsley 162
5 Ervin Santana 157

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 46
2 Joakim Soria 33
3 Joe Nathan 32
3 Jonathan Papelbon 32
3 Brian Wilson 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carlos Lee .500
2 Melvin Mora .456
3 Randy Winn .446
4 Marlon Byrd .444
5 Ty Wigginton .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Ludwick 7
2 Prince Fielder 6
2 Carlos Pena 6
4 Jay Bruce 5
4 9 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Melvin Mora 20
2 Raul Ibanez 19
2 Nick Markakis 19
4 Jed Lowrie 18
5 Manny Ramirez 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 7
2 Corey Hart 6
3 Johnny Damon 5
3 Cesar Izturis 5
3 Jose Reyes 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Wakefield 0.73
2 CC Sabathia 1.11
3 Jeremy Guthrie 1.17
4 Hiroki Kuroda 1.21
5 2 tied 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 3
1 Jeremy Guthrie 3
1 Cliff Lee 3
1 Francisco Liriano 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 26
1 CC Sabathia 26
3 Gil Meche 23
4 Dan Haren 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fuentes 5
2 Jonathan Broxton 4
2 Trevor Hoffman 4
2 Troy Percival 4
2 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melvin Mora .404
2 Manny Ramirez .393
3 Brad Hawpe .387
4 Mark Teixeira .386
5 Marlon Byrd .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Quentin 11
2 Prince Fielder 10
2 Carlos Pena 10
4 Carlos Delgado 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Melvin Mora 37
2 Miguel Cabrera 35
3 Raul Ibanez 27
4 Carlos Delgado 26
5 7 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 16
2 Corey Hart 9
2 B. J. Upton 9
4 Chone Figgins 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Johnson 1.08
2 Paul Byrd 1.24
3 CC Sabathia 1.29
4 Ryan Dempster 1.65
5 Brandon Webb 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 5
1 Jeremy Guthrie 5
1 Dan Haren 5
1 Cliff Lee 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 47
2 CC Sabathia 46
3 Dan Haren 44
4 Oliver Perez 42
5 Gil Meche 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jonathan Broxton 9
1 Brian Fuentes 9
1 Trevor Hoffman 9
1 Brad Lidge 9
5 4 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .357
2 Albert Pujols .348
3 Matt Holliday .345
4 Magglio Ordonez .336
5 Howie Kendrick .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 47
2 Carlos Pena 44
3 Alex Rodriguez 42
3 Jim Thome 42
5 4 tied 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 142
2 Mark Teixeira 134
3 Josh Hamilton 126
3 David Wright 126
5 Miguel Cabrera 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 60
2 Willy Taveras 59
3 Juan Pierre 53
4 Jimmy Rollins 48
5 Jacoby Ellsbury 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.50
2 Roy Halladay 2.80
3 Jake Peavy 2.83
4 Adam Wainwright 2.87
5 CC Sabathia 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 24
2 A. J. Burnett 19
3 Mike Mussina 18
3 Andy Pettitte 18
3 CC Sabathia 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 A. J. Burnett 230
1 CC Sabathia 230
3 Javier Vazquez 223
4 Dan Haren 217
5 2 tied 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 57
2 Joe Nathan 43
3 Jonathan Papelbon 41
3 Jose Valverde 41
5 3 tied 39