On This Day

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 79 50 .612 --
Red Sox 75 55 .577 4.5
Yankees 70 60 .538 9.5
Blue Jays 67 63 .515 12.5
Orioles 62 68 .477 17.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 74 56 .569 --
Twins 74 56 .569 0.0
Tigers 64 66 .492 10.0
Indians 62 67 .481 11.5
Royals 56 74 .431 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 79 50 .612 --
Rangers 63 68 .481 17.0
Athletics 59 71 .454 20.5
Mariners 48 82 .369 31.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 72 59 .550 --
Phillies 71 59 .546 0.5
Marlins 67 64 .511 5.0
Braves 57 74 .435 15.0
Nationals 46 85 .351 26.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 80 50 .615 --
Brewers 76 55 .580 4.5
Cardinals 73 59 .553 8.0
Astros 66 64 .508 14.0
Pirates 57 73 .438 23.0
Reds 57 74 .435 23.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 68 62 .523 --
Dodgers 65 65 .500 3.0
Rockies 61 71 .462 8.0
Giants 58 72 .446 10.0
Padres 48 82 .369 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Cameron 5
2 Robinson Cano 4
3 Bobby Abreu 3
3 Brian Barton 3
3 19 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Beltran 2
1 Jack Hannahan 2
3 Brad Ausmus 1
3 Rocco Baldelli 1
3 33 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bengie Molina 5
2 Pedro Feliz 4
3 Carlos Beltran 3
3 Johnny Damon 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matt Holliday 2
2 Joaquin Arias 1
2 Mike Cameron 1
2 Chris Getz 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rich Harden 5.50
2 Ricky Nolasco 2.50
3 Oliver Perez 1.60
4 Johnny Cueto 1.33
4 Vicente Padilla 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Arredondo 1
1 Rafael Betancourt 1
1 Kevin Correia 1
1 Brandon Duckworth 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rich Harden 11
2 Ricky Nolasco 10
2 Ervin Santana 10
4 Doug Davis 8
4 3 others tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Manny Delcarmen 1
1 Kevin Gregg 1
1 Chris Perez 1
1 J. J. Putz 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .359
2 Albert Pujols .359
3 Matt Holliday .343
4 Lance Berkman .330
5 Xavier Nady .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Quentin 36
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 Justin Morneau 102
4 Miguel Cabrera 100
4 Carlos Lee 100

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 197
3 A. J. Burnett 185
4 Ervin Santana 176
5 2 tied 168

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 50
2 Joe Nathan 35
2 Brian Wilson 35
4 Jonathan Papelbon 33
4 2 others tied 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Teixeira .444
2 Melvin Mora .431
3 Randy Winn .429
4 Raul Ibanez .423
5 Albert Pujols .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Aubrey Huff 6
1 Melvin Mora 6
3 Miguel Cabrera 5
3 Mike Cameron 5
3 10 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Melvin Mora 22
2 Aubrey Huff 18
3 Ryan Garko 16
3 Brad Hawpe 16
3 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 10
2 Grady Sizemore 7
3 Johnny Damon 6
4 Matt Holliday 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Litsch 0.00
1 Francisco Liriano 0.00
3 Rich Harden 0.47
4 Tim Lincecum 0.90
5 Johan Santana 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ryan Dempster 3
1 Rich Harden 3
1 Cliff Lee 3
1 Glen Perkins 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 A. J. Burnett 26
1 Ricky Nolasco 26
1 Ervin Santana 26
4 Randy Johnson 25
4 Tim Lincecum 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jensen Lewis 5
1 Francisco Rodriguez 5
1 Jose Valverde 5
4 Brian Fuentes 4
4 5 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Randy Winn .398
2 Mark Teixeira .394
3 Marlon Byrd .387
4 Albert Pujols .385
5 Raul Ibanez .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Miguel Cabrera 11
1 Carlos Pena 11
3 Jermaine Dye 10
3 Albert Pujols 10
3 Carlos Quentin 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Melvin Mora 33
2 Albert Pujols 31
3 Aubrey Huff 30
4 Miguel Cabrera 29
4 Justin Morneau 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 19
2 Johnny Damon 10
2 Grady Sizemore 10
4 Matt Holliday 9
5 Chone Figgins 8

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 Rich Harden 1.72

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 Ricky Nolasco 51
3 Rich Harden 50
4 A. J. Burnett 46
4 Ervin Santana 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kevin Gregg 9
1 Brad Lidge 9
3 Jonathan Broxton 8
3 Brian Fuentes 8
3 5 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .361
2 Chipper Jones .356
3 Matt Holliday .347
4 Magglio Ordonez .327
5 Lance Berkman .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 48
2 Carlos Pena 44
3 Ryan Braun 42
4 Pat Burrell 41
4 Jim Thome 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 143
2 Miguel Cabrera 128
3 Mark Teixeira 125
4 Ryan Braun 124
5 2 tied 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 65
2 Juan Pierre 52
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 49
3 Jose Reyes 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 2.78
5 CC Sabathia 2.86

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 A. J. Burnett 235
2 CC Sabathia 232
3 Javier Vazquez 229
4 Tim Lincecum 218
5 2 tied 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 58
2 Joe Nathan 44
3 Jose Valverde 42
4 Mariano Rivera 41
5 2 tied 40