On This Day

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 74 48 .607 --
Red Sox 71 52 .577 3.5
Yankees 65 58 .528 9.5
Blue Jays 63 60 .512 11.5
Orioles 60 63 .488 14.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 69 53 .566 --
White Sox 69 54 .561 0.5
Tigers 60 63 .488 9.5
Indians 55 67 .451 14.0
Royals 55 68 .447 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 76 45 .628 --
Rangers 62 62 .500 15.5
Athletics 56 66 .459 20.5
Mariners 46 76 .377 30.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 67 56 .545 --
Phillies 65 58 .528 2.0
Marlins 64 60 .516 3.5
Braves 56 67 .455 11.0
Nationals 44 80 .355 23.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 75 48 .610 --
Brewers 71 53 .573 4.5
Cardinals 70 56 .556 6.5
Astros 62 61 .504 13.0
Pirates 55 68 .447 20.0
Reds 54 70 .435 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 64 59 .520 --
Dodgers 63 60 .512 1.0
Rockies 56 69 .448 9.0
Giants 51 71 .418 12.5
Padres 48 75 .390 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff Francoeur 4
2 Ronnie Belliard 3
2 Miguel Cabrera 3
2 Brett Gardner 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Miguel Montero 2
1 Albert Pujols 2
3 Henry Blanco 1
3 Miguel Cabrera 1
3 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Montero 5
2 Brian Giles 4
2 Chris Young 4
4 Ronnie Belliard 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matt Holliday 2
1 Willy Taveras 2
3 Adam Dunn 1
3 Ray Durham 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Matt Harrison 2.67
2 Sean Marshall 1.14
3 Yusmeiro Petit 1.00
4 Joel Pineiro 0.86
4 Justin Verlander 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Danks 1
1 Roy Halladay 1
1 Mike Hampton 1
1 Matt Harrison 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Matt Harrison 8
1 Sean Marshall 8
3 Brandon Backe 6
3 Edwin Jackson 6
3 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Feliciano 1
1 Kevin Gregg 1
1 Eddie Guardado 1
1 Bobby Jenks 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .365
2 Albert Pujols .349
3 Matt Holliday .343
4 Lance Berkman .332
5 Xavier Nady .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 33
1 Carlos Quentin 33
3 Adam Dunn 32
4 Ryan Ludwick 31
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 112
2 Ryan Howard 104
3 Carlos Lee 100
4 David Wright 95
5 Justin Morneau 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 57
2 Jose Reyes 40
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 38
4 Juan Pierre 37
4 Ichiro Suzuki 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.43
2 Justin Duchscherer 2.59
3 Jake Peavy 2.61
4 Roy Halladay 2.64
5 Tim Lincecum 2.67

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 183
2 Tim Lincecum 182
3 A. J. Burnett 165
4 Chad Billingsley 162
5 Roy Halladay 159

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 47
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 Melvin Mora .482
2 Ty Wigginton .479
3 Randy Winn .464
4 David Dellucci .455
5 Geovany Soto .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Miguel Cabrera 6
1 Ryan Ludwick 6
3 Prince Fielder 5
3 Jody Gerut 5
3 8 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Raul Ibanez 19
1 Melvin Mora 19
3 Nick Markakis 18
3 Manny Ramirez 18
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 7
2 Corey Hart 6
3 Cesar Izturis 5
3 Jose Reyes 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 CC Sabathia 1.11
2 Roy Halladay 1.14
3 Jeremy Guthrie 1.17
4 Hiroki Kuroda 1.21
5 Daisuke Matsuzaka 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 3
1 Jeremy Guthrie 3
1 Matt Harrison 3
1 Cliff Lee 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 26
2 Gil Meche 23
3 Dan Haren 22
3 Ricky Nolasco 22
5 Manny Parra 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jonathan Broxton 4
1 Brian Fuentes 4
1 Kevin Gregg 4
1 Trevor Hoffman 4
1 Chris Perez 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melvin Mora .411
2 Manny Ramirez .391
3 Mark Teixeira .389
4 Brad Hawpe .387
5 Garret Anderson .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Quentin 11
2 Prince Fielder 10
2 Ryan Ludwick 10
2 Carlos Pena 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Melvin Mora 37
2 Miguel Cabrera 36
3 Brad Hawpe 27
3 Raul Ibanez 27
3 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 18
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 CC Sabathia 1.29
3 Ryan Dempster 1.65
4 Brandon Webb 1.76
5 Paul Byrd 1.98

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
1 Francisco Rodriguez 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .357
2 Albert Pujols .352
3 Matt Holliday .343
4 Magglio Ordonez .335
5 Howie Kendrick .330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 142
2 Mark Teixeira 133
3 David Wright 126
4 Miguel Cabrera 125
4 Josh Hamilton 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 61
2 Jose Reyes 58
3 Juan Pierre 52
4 Jimmy Rollins 47
5 Jacoby Ellsbury 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.50
2 Roy Halladay 2.74
3 Jake Peavy 2.83
4 CC Sabathia 2.89
5 Tim Lincecum 2.91

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 220
4 Chad Billingsley 211
5 Dan Haren 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 57
2 Joe Nathan 43
3 Jonathan Papelbon 41
4 Jose Valverde 40
5 2 tied 39