On This Day

Monday, August 25, 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 69 .473 18.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 75 56 .573 --
Twins 74 57 .565 1.0
Tigers 64 67 .489 11.0
Indians 63 67 .485 11.5
Royals 56 75 .427 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 79 51 .608 --
Rangers 64 68 .485 16.0
Athletics 60 71 .458 19.5
Mariners 49 82 .374 30.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 73 59 .553 --
Phillies 72 59 .550 0.5
Marlins 67 64 .511 5.5
Braves 57 74 .435 15.5
Nationals 46 85 .351 26.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 81 50 .618 --
Brewers 76 55 .580 5.0
Cardinals 73 59 .553 8.5
Astros 66 65 .504 15.0
Pirates 57 74 .435 24.0
Reds 57 74 .435 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 68 63 .519 --
Dodgers 65 66 .496 3.0
Rockies 62 71 .466 7.0
Giants 58 73 .443 10.0
Padres 49 82 .374 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alexei Ramirez 4
2 Joaquin Arias 3
2 Milton Bradley 3
2 Nelson Cruz 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Delgado 2
1 Grady Sizemore 2
3 Daric Barton 1
3 Adrian Beltre 1
3 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Delgado 6
2 Kosuke Fukudome 4
3 Milton Bradley 3
3 Nelson Cruz 3
3 Aramis Ramirez 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alfonso Soriano 2
2 Matt Holliday 1
2 Conor Jackson 1
2 Gerald Laird 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jered Weaver 1.60
2 Jake Peavy 1.17
3 Dan Haren 1.10
4 Mike Pelfrey 1.00
5 Ted Lilly 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dallas Braden 1
1 R. A. Dickey 1
1 Brendan Donnelly 1
1 Scott Feldman 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dan Haren 11
2 Brett Myers 8
2 Jered Weaver 8
4 Ted Lilly 7
4 Jake Peavy 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 Bobby Jenks 1
1 Jensen Lewis 1
1 Brad Ziegler 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .359
2 Albert Pujols .359
3 Matt Holliday .342
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 4 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 116
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
2 Jose Reyes 41
4 Ichiro Suzuki 39
5 Juan Pierre 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 171

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 Randy Winn .429
2 Albert Pujols .426
3 Raul Ibanez .420
4 Jeff Kent .418
5 Pablo Sandoval .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Miguel Cabrera 5
1 Mike Cameron 5
1 Mark DeRosa 5
1 Andre Ethier 5
1 7 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Aramis Ramirez 19
2 Melvin Mora 18
3 Carlos Delgado 17
4 Ryan Garko 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Litsch 0.00
2 Rich Harden 0.47
3 Francisco Liriano 0.50
4 Jamie Moyer 0.66
5 Tim Lincecum 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rich Harden 3
1 Mike Pelfrey 3
1 Glen Perkins 3
1 Johan Santana 3
5 42 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 A. J. Burnett 26
1 Ricky Nolasco 26
1 Ervin Santana 26
4 Randy Johnson 25
4 2 others tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jensen Lewis 6
2 Brian Fuentes 5
2 Francisco Rodriguez 5
2 Jose Valverde 5
5 5 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Randy Winn .425
2 Albert Pujols .404
3 Marlon Byrd .394
4 Mark Teixeira .388
5 Melvin Mora .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Miguel Cabrera 11
2 Carlos Pena 10
2 Albert Pujols 10
2 Carlos Quentin 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Melvin Mora 33
2 Albert Pujols 31
3 Aubrey Huff 30
4 Miguel Cabrera 28
5 4 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 16
2 Grady Sizemore 10
3 Johnny Damon 9
3 Matt Holliday 9
3 Alfonso Soriano 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Francisco Liriano 1.21
2 Brett Myers 1.24
3 Johan Santana 1.39
4 Tim Lincecum 1.50
5 Brandon Webb 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 6
2 A. J. Burnett 5
3 Paul Byrd 4
3 Ryan Dempster 4
3 20 others tied 4

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 Brian Fuentes 9
1 Brad Lidge 9
3 Kevin Gregg 8
3 Joe Nathan 8
3 Brian Wilson 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .360
2 Chipper Jones .359
3 Matt Holliday .346
4 Lance Berkman .328
5 Placido Polanco .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 48
2 Carlos Pena 44
3 Ryan Braun 42
3 Jim Thome 42
5 Pat Burrell 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 142
2 Miguel Cabrera 128
3 Ryan Braun 124
3 Mark Teixeira 124
5 Josh Hamilton 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 Dan Haren 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 58
2 Joe Nathan 44
3 Mariano Rivera 41
3 Jose Valverde 41
5 Jonathan Papelbon 40