On This Day

Saturday, August 23, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 79 49 .617 --
Red Sox 74 55 .574 5.5
Yankees 69 60 .535 10.5
Blue Jays 67 62 .519 12.5
Orioles 62 67 .481 17.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 74 55 .574 --
White Sox 73 56 .566 1.0
Tigers 64 65 .496 10.0
Indians 61 67 .477 12.5
Royals 55 74 .426 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 78 50 .609 --
Rangers 63 67 .485 16.0
Athletics 59 70 .457 19.5
Mariners 47 82 .364 31.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 72 58 .554 --
Phillies 70 59 .543 1.5
Marlins 66 64 .508 6.0
Braves 57 73 .438 15.0
Nationals 46 84 .354 26.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 79 50 .612 --
Brewers 75 55 .577 4.5
Cardinals 72 59 .550 8.0
Astros 65 64 .504 14.0
Pirates 57 72 .442 22.0
Reds 57 73 .438 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 68 61 .527 --
Dodgers 65 64 .504 3.0
Rockies 60 71 .458 9.0
Giants 57 72 .442 11.0
Padres 48 81 .372 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vernon Wells 4
2 Jason Bartlett 3
2 Lance Berkman 3
2 Pat Burrell 3
2 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jermaine Dye 2
1 Aramis Ramirez 2
1 Vernon Wells 2
4 Daric Barton 1
4 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Aramis Ramirez 6
2 Pat Burrell 5
3 Lance Berkman 4
4 Ryan Braun 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Grady Sizemore 3
2 Joaquin Arias 1
2 Clint Barmes 1
2 Emmanuel Burriss 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Yusmeiro Petit 3.00
2 Dana Eveland 1.17
2 Scott Kazmir 1.17
4 Cole Hamels 1.00
5 Jeremy Guthrie 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Backe 1
1 Grant Balfour 1
1 Buddy Carlyle 1
1 Ryan Dempster 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dana Eveland 7
1 Jeremy Guthrie 7
1 Scott Kazmir 7
4 Yusmeiro Petit 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 Mike Gonzalez 1
1 Jensen Lewis 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .360
2 Albert Pujols .356
3 Matt Holliday .342
4 Lance Berkman .331
5 Xavier Nady .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Quentin 35
2 Adam Dunn 34
2 Ryan Howard 34
4 Ryan Braun 32
5 3 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 115
2 Ryan Howard 108
3 Miguel Cabrera 100
3 Carlos Lee 100
5 2 tied 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 61
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 Tim Lincecum 2.48
3 Justin Duchscherer 2.54
4 Johan Santana 2.64
5 Roy Halladay 2.68

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 200
2 CC Sabathia 192
3 A. J. Burnett 178
4 Chad Billingsley 168
4 Roy Halladay 168

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 49
2 Joe Nathan 35
3 Brian Wilson 34
4 Jonathan Papelbon 33
4 Joakim Soria 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Inglett .447
2 Melvin Mora .441
3 Ronnie Belliard .434
4 Ty Wigginton .420
5 2 tied .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Miguel Cabrera 7
2 Melvin Mora 6
3 Mark DeRosa 5
3 Jermaine Dye 5
3 8 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Melvin Mora 25
2 Ryan Garko 17
3 Lance Berkman 16
3 Brad Hawpe 16
3 Aubrey Huff 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 10
2 Grady Sizemore 7
3 Johnny Damon 6
4 Eric Patterson 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Litsch 0.00
1 Rich Harden 0.00
3 Tim Lincecum 0.90
4 Johan Santana 1.17
5 Ricky Nolasco 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ryan Dempster 3
1 Armando Galarraga 3
1 Cliff Lee 3
1 Francisco Liriano 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 25
1 Tim Lincecum 25
3 Gil Meche 23
3 Brett Myers 23
5 Javier Vazquez 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jensen Lewis 5
1 Jose Valverde 5
3 Brian Fuentes 4
3 Joe Nathan 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Marlon Byrd .394
2 Ronnie Belliard .383
3 Raul Ibanez .381
4 Melvin Mora .380
5 Mark Teixeira .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Miguel Cabrera 11
1 Carlos Pena 11
3 Jermaine Dye 10
4 Xavier Nady 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Melvin Mora 32
2 Albert Pujols 30
3 Miguel Cabrera 29
4 Aubrey Huff 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 19
2 Johnny Damon 10
2 Grady Sizemore 10
4 Chone Figgins 8
5 5 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 1.39
2 Brett Myers 1.47
3 Tim Lincecum 1.50
4 Brandon Webb 1.60
5 Randy Johnson 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 6
2 A. J. Burnett 5
2 Dan Haren 5
2 Edwin Jackson 5
2 Cliff Lee 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 57
2 Gil Meche 44
3 Ryan Dempster 42
4 Roy Halladay 41
4 2 others tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brad Lidge 9
2 Jonathan Broxton 8
2 Brian Fuentes 8
2 Kevin Gregg 8
2 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .356
2 Chipper Jones .355
3 Matt Holliday .346
4 Magglio Ordonez .332
5 Lance Berkman .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 48
2 Carlos Pena 44
3 Ryan Braun 42
4 Pat Burrell 41
5 2 tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 145
2 Miguel Cabrera 128
3 Ryan Braun 125
3 Mark Teixeira 125
3 David Wright 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 65
2 Juan Pierre 52
3 Jose Reyes 50
4 Jacoby Ellsbury 49
5 Jimmy Rollins 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.50
2 Tim Lincecum 2.70
3 John Lackey 2.75
4 Roy Halladay 2.80
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 Cliff Lee 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 233
2 Javier Vazquez 229
3 A. J. Burnett 228
4 Tim Lincecum 218
5 Chad Billingsley 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 58
2 Joe Nathan 45
3 Jose Valverde 41
4 Jonathan Papelbon 40
4 Mariano Rivera 40