On This Day

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 77 49 .611 --
Red Sox 73 54 .575 4.5
Yankees 67 60 .528 10.5
Blue Jays 66 61 .520 11.5
Orioles 62 65 .488 15.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 73 54 .575 --
Twins 73 54 .575 0.0
Tigers 62 65 .488 11.0
Indians 59 67 .468 13.5
Royals 55 72 .433 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 77 49 .611 --
Rangers 63 65 .492 15.0
Athletics 58 69 .457 19.5
Mariners 46 81 .362 31.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 71 57 .555 --
Phillies 68 59 .535 2.5
Marlins 65 63 .508 6.0
Braves 56 72 .438 15.0
Nationals 45 83 .352 26.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 78 49 .614 --
Brewers 73 55 .570 5.5
Cardinals 71 58 .550 8.0
Astros 64 63 .504 14.0
Pirates 57 70 .449 21.0
Reds 56 72 .438 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 67 60 .528 --
Dodgers 65 62 .512 2.0
Rockies 59 70 .457 9.0
Giants 55 72 .433 12.0
Padres 48 79 .378 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carlos Delgado 5
2 Joe Inglett 4
2 Marco Scutaro 4
2 Grady Sizemore 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Emil Brown 1
1 Jay Bruce 1
1 Shin-Soo Choo 1
1 Mark DeRosa 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Grady Sizemore 7
2 Marco Scutaro 4
3 Carlos Delgado 3
3 Hideki Matsui 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Damon 2
1 Eric Patterson 2
3 Clint Barmes 1
3 Emmanuel Burriss 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Brandon Webb 1.33
2 Roy Halladay 1.29
3 Tim Redding 1.25
4 Derek Lowe 1.17
5 Scott Baker 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Ayala 1
1 Jesse Crain 1
1 Roy Halladay 1
1 Cliff Lee 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roy Halladay 9
2 Brandon Webb 8
3 Cliff Lee 7
3 Derek Lowe 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jonathan Broxton 1
1 Joel Hanrahan 1
1 Joe Nathan 1
1 Kerry Wood 1
1 Brad Ziegler 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .360
2 Albert Pujols .348
3 Matt Holliday .344
4 Lance Berkman .329
5 Xavier Nady .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Quentin 35
2 Adam Dunn 34
3 Ryan Howard 33
4 Ryan Braun 31
4 Ryan Ludwick 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 115
2 Ryan Howard 104
3 Carlos Lee 100
4 Justin Morneau 98
4 David Wright 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 59
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 41
3 Jose Reyes 40
4 Juan Pierre 38
4 Ichiro Suzuki 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.43
2 Justin Duchscherer 2.54
3 Tim Lincecum 2.60
4 Roy Halladay 2.68
5 Edinson Volquez 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 19
2 Cliff Lee 18
3 A. J. Burnett 16
3 Mike Mussina 16
5 4 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 192
1 CC Sabathia 192
3 A. J. Burnett 178
4 Chad Billingsley 168
4 Roy Halladay 168

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 48
2 Joe Nathan 35
3 Jonathan Papelbon 33
3 Joakim Soria 33
3 Brian Wilson 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Kent .481
2 Melvin Mora .474
3 Marlon Byrd .472
4 Randy Winn .434
5 Derek Jeter .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Melvin Mora 6
1 Carlos Quentin 6
3 Miguel Cabrera 5
3 Brad Hawpe 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Melvin Mora 25
2 Miguel Cabrera 15
2 Brad Hawpe 15
2 David Ortiz 15
2 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 9
2 Johnny Damon 6
3 Carlos Gomez 5
3 Matt Holliday 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Harden 0.00
2 Edinson Volquez 0.66
3 CC Sabathia 1.08
4 Brandon Webb 1.29
5 Daisuke Matsuzaka 1.35

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 26
1 Javier Vazquez 26
3 A. J. Burnett 25
4 Gil Meche 23
4 Brett Myers 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jonathan Broxton 5
1 Joe Nathan 5
1 Jose Valverde 5
4 Brian Fuentes 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melvin Mora .409
2 Marlon Byrd .394
3 Randy Winn .393
4 Raul Ibanez .386
5 Ty Wigginton .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Quentin 11
2 Carlos Pena 10
3 Ryan Ludwick 9
4 Miguel Cabrera 8
4 9 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Melvin Mora 38
2 Miguel Cabrera 30
3 Brad Hawpe 28
4 Carlos Delgado 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 18
2 Johnny Damon 10
3 Chone Figgins 8
3 Corey Hart 8
3 Grady Sizemore 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 CC Sabathia 1.47
2 Brandon Webb 1.60
3 Jeremy Guthrie 1.71
4 Johan Santana 1.75
5 Rich Harden 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 6
1 Brandon Webb 6
3 Armando Galarraga 5
3 Dan Haren 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 49
2 A. J. Burnett 46
3 CC Sabathia 45
4 Gil Meche 44
4 Ricky Nolasco 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brad Lidge 10
2 Jonathan Broxton 8
2 Brian Fuentes 8
2 Trevor Hoffman 8
2 4 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .360
2 Albert Pujols .349
3 Matt Holliday .346
4 Magglio Ordonez .335
5 Ichiro Suzuki .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 47
2 Carlos Pena 43
3 Ryan Braun 41
4 Pat Burrell 40
4 3 others tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 141
2 Josh Hamilton 127
3 David Wright 126
4 Miguel Cabrera 125
4 Mark Teixeira 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 63
2 Jose Reyes 54
3 Juan Pierre 52
4 Jacoby Ellsbury 49
5 Jimmy Rollins 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.50
2 John Lackey 2.79
3 Roy Halladay 2.80
4 Tim Lincecum 2.82
5 CC Sabathia 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 24
2 A. J. Burnett 19
2 Mike Mussina 19
2 CC Sabathia 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 A. J. Burnett 237
2 CC Sabathia 233
3 Javier Vazquez 225
4 Chad Billingsley 213
5 Tim Lincecum 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 57
2 Joe Nathan 45
3 Jose Valverde 42
4 Jonathan Papelbon 40
5 Brad Lidge 39