On This Day

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 75 48 .610 --
Red Sox 71 53 .573 4.5
Yankees 66 58 .532 9.5
Blue Jays 64 60 .516 11.5
Orioles 61 63 .492 14.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 70 53 .569 --
White Sox 70 54 .565 0.5
Tigers 60 64 .484 10.5
Indians 56 67 .455 14.0
Royals 55 69 .444 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 76 46 .623 --
Rangers 62 63 .496 15.5
Athletics 56 67 .455 20.5
Mariners 46 77 .374 30.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 68 56 .548 --
Phillies 66 58 .532 2.0
Marlins 64 61 .512 4.5
Braves 56 68 .452 12.0
Nationals 44 81 .352 24.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 76 48 .613 --
Brewers 71 54 .568 5.5
Cardinals 70 57 .551 7.5
Astros 63 61 .508 13.0
Pirates 55 69 .444 21.0
Reds 55 70 .440 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 64 60 .516 --
D'backs 64 60 .516 0.0
Rockies 57 69 .452 8.0
Giants 52 71 .423 11.5
Padres 48 76 .387 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Raul Ibanez 5
1 Melvin Mora 5
1 Alex Rios 5
4 Derek Jeter 4
4 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Ethier 2
1 Melvin Mora 2
1 Luke Scott 2
4 Wladimir Balentien 1
4 32 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Melvin Mora 6
2 Alex Rodriguez 5
3 Jason Giambi 4
3 Adam Lind 4
3 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gregor Blanco 1
1 Emmanuel Burriss 1
1 Jorge Cantu 1
1 Johnny Damon 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roy Oswalt 3.33
2 Johan Santana 2.33
3 Javier Vazquez 2.00
4 Ryan Dempster 1.43
4 Tim Lincecum 1.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Beimel 1
1 Fernando Cabrera 1
1 Aaron Cook 1
1 Ryan Dempster 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ryan Dempster 10
1 Tim Lincecum 10
1 Roy Oswalt 10
4 Javier Vazquez 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jensen Lewis 1
1 Brad Lidge 1
1 Joe Nathan 1
1 Jose Valverde 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .364
2 Albert Pujols .348
3 Matt Holliday .339
4 Lance Berkman .331
5 Xavier Nady .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Quentin 34
2 Ryan Howard 33
3 Adam Dunn 32
4 Ryan Braun 31
4 Ryan Ludwick 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 114
2 Ryan Howard 104
3 Carlos Lee 100
4 Justin Morneau 96
5 3 tied 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 58
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 Tim Lincecum 2.60
4 Jake Peavy 2.61
5 Roy Halladay 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 18
2 Cliff Lee 17
3 Mike Mussina 16
4 A. J. Burnett 15
4 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 192
2 CC Sabathia 183
3 A. J. Burnett 165
4 Chad Billingsley 162
5 2 tied 159

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 47
2 Joe Nathan 33
2 Joakim Soria 33
2 Brian Wilson 33
5 Jonathan Papelbon 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melvin Mora .517
2 Ty Wigginton .510
3 Randy Winn .491
4 Luke Scott .450
5 2 tied .446

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Miguel Cabrera 6
1 Carlos Pena 6
1 Carlos Quentin 6
1 Ty Wigginton 6
5 7 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Melvin Mora 24
2 Raul Ibanez 19
2 Nick Markakis 19
2 Manny Ramirez 19
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 8
2 Corey Hart 6
3 Johnny Damon 5
3 Cesar Izturis 5
5 7 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 CC Sabathia 0.56
2 Mark Buehrle 0.64
3 Roy Halladay 1.14
4 Hiroki Kuroda 1.20
4 Paul Maholm 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Matt Harrison 3
1 Cliff Lee 3
1 Francisco Liriano 3
1 Shaun Marcum 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Javier Vazquez 26
2 Tim Lincecum 25
3 Ryan Dempster 23
3 Gil Meche 23
5 Dan Haren 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jonathan Broxton 4
1 Brian Fuentes 4
1 Trevor Hoffman 4
1 Chris Perez 4
1 Jose Valverde 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melvin Mora .430
2 Brad Hawpe .405
3 Manny Ramirez .396
4 Mark Teixeira .394
5 Raul Ibanez .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Quentin 12
2 Carlos Pena 11
3 Prince Fielder 10
3 Ryan Ludwick 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Melvin Mora 41
2 Miguel Cabrera 38
3 Manny Ramirez 29
4 Brad Hawpe 28
4 3 others tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 19
2 Corey Hart 9
2 B. J. Upton 9
4 Johnny Damon 8
4 4 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 CC Sabathia 1.29
2 Randy Johnson 1.56
3 Johan Santana 1.75
4 Brandon Webb 1.76
5 Ryan Dempster 1.86

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 57
2 CC Sabathia 46
3 Ryan Dempster 45
4 Dan Haren 44
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brad Lidge 10
2 Jonathan Broxton 9
2 Trevor Hoffman 9
2 Francisco Rodriguez 9
5 5 tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .359
2 Albert Pujols .350
3 Matt Holliday .341
4 Magglio Ordonez .335
5 Howie Kendrick .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 47
2 Carlos Pena 45
3 Alex Rodriguez 43
4 Ryan Braun 42
4 Jim Thome 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 142
2 Mark Teixeira 134
3 Miguel Cabrera 127
3 Josh Hamilton 127
5 David Wright 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 62
2 Jose Reyes 56
3 Juan Pierre 51
4 Jimmy Rollins 48
5 Jacoby Ellsbury 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.50
2 Roy Halladay 2.74
3 Tim Lincecum 2.84
4 John Lackey 2.87
5 Jake Peavy 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 23
2 Mike Mussina 19
3 A. J. Burnett 18
3 CC Sabathia 18
5 4 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 230
2 Javier Vazquez 228
3 A. J. Burnett 224
4 Tim Lincecum 217
5 Chad Billingsley 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 57
2 Joe Nathan 44
3 Jose Valverde 41
4 Jonathan Papelbon 40
5 3 tied 39