On This Day

Monday, August 18, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 76 48 .613 --
Red Sox 72 53 .576 4.5
Yankees 66 58 .532 10.0
Blue Jays 64 60 .516 12.0
Orioles 61 64 .488 15.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 71 54 .568 --
Twins 70 54 .565 0.5
Tigers 61 64 .488 10.0
Indians 56 67 .455 14.0
Royals 55 69 .444 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 76 47 .618 --
Rangers 62 64 .492 15.5
Athletics 57 67 .460 19.5
Mariners 46 78 .371 30.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 68 57 .544 --
Phillies 66 58 .532 1.5
Marlins 64 61 .512 4.0
Braves 56 69 .448 12.0
Nationals 44 81 .352 24.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 76 48 .613 --
Brewers 72 54 .571 5.0
Cardinals 70 57 .551 7.5
Astros 63 62 .504 13.5
Pirates 56 69 .448 20.5
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 53 71 .427 11.0
Padres 48 76 .387 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willy Aybar 3
1 Jason Bay 3
1 Jeff Clement 3
1 Chris Davis 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jason Bay 2
2 Reggie Abercrombie 1
2 Yuniesky Betancourt 1
2 Orlando Cabrera 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Bay 4
1 Curtis Granderson 4
1 Alexei Ramirez 4
4 Ray Durham 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jason Bay 1
1 Rajai Davis 1
1 Travis Ishikawa 1
1 Jose Lopez 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Justin Duchscherer 1.00
1 Jon Lester 1.00
3 CC Sabathia 0.69
4 Randy Wolf 0.62
5 Kenny Rogers 0.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Buehrle 1
1 Sean Burnett 1
1 Jon Lester 1
1 Kenny Rogers 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 9
2 Kenny Rogers 7
3 Mark Buehrle 5
3 Jon Lester 5
3 Randy Wolf 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Grabow 1
1 Jonathan Papelbon 1
1 Fernando Rodney 1
1 Dan Wheeler 1
1 Brad Ziegler 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .363
2 Albert Pujols .348
3 Matt Holliday .339
4 Lance Berkman .330
5 Xavier Nady .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Quentin 35
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
4 Carlos Quentin 96

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 2.54
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
1 CC Sabathia 192
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 Jonathan Papelbon 33
2 Joakim Soria 33
2 Brian Wilson 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melvin Mora .509
2 Ty Wigginton .490
2 Randy Winn .490
4 Marlon Byrd .464
5 Raul Ibanez .456

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Quentin 7
2 Carlos Pena 6
2 Ty Wigginton 6
4 Miguel Cabrera 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Melvin Mora 24
2 Nick Markakis 19
3 Raul Ibanez 17
4 Mark DeRosa 16
4 4 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 8
2 Johnny Damon 5
2 Cesar Izturis 5
4 Mike Cameron 4
4 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Daisuke Matsuzaka 0.60
2 CC Sabathia 1.08
3 Roy Halladay 1.14
4 Hiroki Kuroda 1.20
5 Cliff Lee 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Buehrle 3
1 Matt Harrison 3
1 Cliff Lee 3
1 Shaun Marcum 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 26
1 Javier Vazquez 26
3 Tim Lincecum 25
4 Ryan Dempster 23
4 Gil Meche 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jonathan Broxton 4
1 Chris Perez 4
1 Fernando Rodney 4
1 Jose Valverde 4
5 11 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melvin Mora .421
2 Brad Hawpe .404
3 Manny Ramirez .387
4 Ty Wigginton .385
5 Mark Teixeira .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Quentin 12
2 Carlos Pena 11
3 Miguel Cabrera 9
3 Prince Fielder 9
3 Ryan Ludwick 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Melvin Mora 39
2 Miguel Cabrera 38
3 Justin Morneau 28
3 Manny Ramirez 28
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 17
2 Corey Hart 9
2 B. J. Upton 9
4 Johnny Damon 8
4 3 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 CC Sabathia 1.47
2 Randy Johnson 1.56
3 Jeremy Guthrie 1.71
4 Matt Cain 1.72
5 Johan Santana 1.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 9
1 Brad Lidge 9
1 Francisco Rodriguez 9
4 Jonathan Broxton 8
4 4 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .358
2 Albert Pujols .348
3 Matt Holliday .343
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
5 Prince Fielder 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 141
2 Mark Teixeira 134
3 Miguel Cabrera 127
3 Josh Hamilton 127
5 Carlos Beltran 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 62
2 Jose Reyes 55
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 CC Sabathia 2.86
5 John Lackey 2.87

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 239
2 Javier Vazquez 228
3 A. J. Burnett 224
4 Tim Lincecum 217
5 Dan Haren 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 57
2 Joe Nathan 44
3 Jonathan Papelbon 41
3 Jose Valverde 41
5 Brian Wilson 39