On This Day

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 77 48 .616 --
Red Sox 73 53 .579 4.5
Yankees 66 59 .528 11.0
Blue Jays 65 60 .520 12.0
Orioles 61 65 .484 16.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 72 54 .571 --
Twins 71 54 .568 0.5
Tigers 62 64 .492 10.0
Indians 57 67 .460 14.0
Royals 55 70 .440 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 76 48 .613 --
Rangers 62 65 .488 15.5
Athletics 57 68 .456 19.5
Mariners 46 79 .368 30.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 69 57 .548 --
Phillies 67 58 .536 1.5
Marlins 65 61 .516 4.0
Braves 56 70 .444 13.0
Nationals 44 82 .349 25.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 77 48 .616 --
Brewers 72 55 .567 6.0
Cardinals 70 58 .547 8.5
Astros 64 62 .508 13.5
Pirates 57 69 .452 20.5
Reds 55 71 .437 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 65 60 .520 --
Dodgers 64 61 .512 1.0
Rockies 58 69 .457 8.0
Giants 53 72 .424 12.0
Padres 48 77 .384 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ronnie Belliard 4
1 Adrian Gonzalez 4
1 Matt Holliday 4
4 John Baker 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matthew Joyce 2
2 Geoff Blum 1
2 Brian Buscher 1
2 Jorge Cantu 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Buscher 5
1 Ian Stewart 5
3 Matthew Joyce 4
4 Geoff Blum 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 2
2 Asdrubal Cabrera 1
2 Chris Dickerson 1
2 Greg Dobbs 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rich Harden 5.00
2 Ricky Nolasco 3.67
3 Kevin Slowey 2.40
4 A. J. Burnett 2.17
5 Ian Snell 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 1
1 Doug Davis 1
1 Armando Galarraga 1
1 Rich Harden 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 A. J. Burnett 13
2 Kevin Slowey 12
3 Ricky Nolasco 11
4 Rich Harden 10
5 Ervin Santana 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 T. J. Beam 1
1 Brad Lidge 1
1 Tony Pena 1
1 B. J. Ryan 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .365
2 Albert Pujols .347
3 Matt Holliday .344
4 Lance Berkman .327
5 Xavier Nady .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Quentin 35
2 Adam Dunn 33
2 Ryan Howard 33
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 97
4 Carlos Quentin 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 58
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 40
2 Jose Reyes 40
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 A. J. Burnett 16
3 Mike Mussina 16
5 3 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 192
1 CC Sabathia 192
3 A. J. Burnett 178
4 Ervin Santana 166
5 Chad Billingsley 162

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 .483
2 Marlon Byrd .464
3 Jeff Kent .463
4 Ty Wigginton .453
5 Randy Winn .451

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Melvin Mora 22
2 Ian Stewart 17
3 Mark DeRosa 16
3 Nick Markakis 16
3 3 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 8
2 Johnny Damon 5
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 5
2 Cesar Izturis 5
2 Denard Span 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 1.06
2 CC Sabathia 1.08
3 Roy Halladay 1.15
4 Daisuke Matsuzaka 1.35
5 Jason Davis 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Buehrle 3
1 A. J. Burnett 3
1 Armando Galarraga 3
1 Matt Harrison 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 26
1 Javier Vazquez 26
3 A. J. Burnett 25
3 Tim Lincecum 25
5 Ervin Santana 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Valverde 5
2 Jonathan Broxton 4
2 Chris Perez 4
2 Fernando Rodney 4
5 13 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melvin Mora .404
2 Matt Holliday .393
3 Brad Hawpe .389
4 Ty Wigginton .385
5 Manny Ramirez .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Quentin 12
2 Carlos Pena 11
3 Matt Holliday 9
3 Ryan Ludwick 9
5 11 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Melvin Mora 36
2 Miguel Cabrera 35
3 Ian Stewart 31
4 Brad Hawpe 28
4 Manny Ramirez 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 CC Sabathia 1.47
2 Randy Johnson 1.56
3 Roy Halladay 1.63
4 Jeremy Guthrie 1.71
5 2 tied 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 6
2 Armando Galarraga 5
2 Cliff Lee 5
2 Jon Lester 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 57
2 Rich Harden 49
3 A. J. Burnett 46
4 Ryan Dempster 45
4 CC Sabathia 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brad Lidge 10
2 Trevor Hoffman 9
3 Jonathan Broxton 8
3 Troy Percival 8
3 3 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .363
2 Albert Pujols .348
3 Matt Holliday .347
4 Magglio Ordonez .335
5 Howie Kendrick .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 47
2 Carlos Pena 44
3 Alex Rodriguez 43
4 Ryan Braun 41
4 Jim Thome 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 141
2 Mark Teixeira 130
3 Josh Hamilton 127
4 Miguel Cabrera 126
5 David Wright 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 62
2 Jose Reyes 55
3 Juan Pierre 51
4 Jacoby Ellsbury 48
5 Jimmy Rollins 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.50
2 Roy Halladay 2.77
3 Tim Lincecum 2.84
4 John Lackey 2.87
5 CC Sabathia 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 23
2 A. J. Burnett 19
2 Mike Mussina 19
2 CC Sabathia 19
5 6 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 A. J. Burnett 237
2 CC Sabathia 233
3 Javier Vazquez 228
4 Tim Lincecum 217
5 Dan Haren 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 56
2 Joe Nathan 43
3 Jose Valverde 42
4 Jonathan Papelbon 41
5 2 tied 39