On This Day

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 80 51 .611 --
Red Sox 77 55 .583 3.5
Yankees 70 62 .530 10.5
Blue Jays 68 64 .515 12.5
Orioles 63 70 .474 18.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 76 57 .571 --
Twins 75 58 .564 1.0
Indians 65 67 .492 10.5
Tigers 64 69 .481 12.0
Royals 56 77 .421 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 80 52 .606 --
Rangers 66 68 .493 15.0
Athletics 61 72 .459 19.5
Mariners 50 83 .376 30.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 74 60 .552 --
Phillies 73 60 .549 0.5
Marlins 68 65 .511 5.5
Braves 58 75 .436 15.5
Nationals 48 85 .361 25.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 83 50 .624 --
Brewers 77 56 .579 6.0
Cardinals 74 60 .552 9.5
Astros 67 66 .504 16.0
Reds 58 75 .436 25.0
Pirates 57 76 .429 26.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 68 65 .511 --
Dodgers 65 68 .489 3.0
Rockies 63 72 .467 6.0
Giants 59 74 .444 9.0
Padres 51 82 .383 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rajai Davis 4
2 Carlos Beltran 3
2 Lance Berkman 3
2 Shin-Soo Choo 3
2 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Delgado 2
2 Casey Blake 1
2 Brandon Boggs 1
2 Emil Brown 1
2 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Bay 4
1 Dustin Pedroia 4
3 Erick Aybar 3
3 Emil Brown 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 2
1 Jimmy Rollins 2
3 Daric Barton 1
3 Carlos Beltran 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 David Purcey 2.20
2 Randy Johnson 1.50
3 Tim Lincecum 1.25
4 Manny Parra 1.17
5 2 tied 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Adams 1
1 Paul Byrd 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Ryan Franklin 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Purcey 11
2 Tim Lincecum 10
3 Randy Johnson 9
4 Brian Bannister 8
4 2 others tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Ayala 1
1 Frank Francisco 1
1 Joel Hanrahan 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 7 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .357
2 Chipper Jones .356
3 Matt Holliday .340
4 Lance Berkman .334
5 Xavier Nady .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 36
1 Carlos Quentin 36
3 Adam Dunn 34
4 Ryan Braun 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 116
2 Ryan Howard 112
3 Justin Morneau 102
4 Miguel Cabrera 100
4 4 others tied 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 61
2 Jose Reyes 43
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 41
4 Ichiro Suzuki 39
5 Juan Pierre 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.43
1 Tim Lincecum 2.43
3 Justin Duchscherer 2.54
4 Roy Halladay 2.69
5 Johan Santana 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Lee 19
1 Brandon Webb 19
3 A. J. Burnett 16
3 Roy Halladay 16
3 Mike Mussina 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 210
2 CC Sabathia 197
3 A. J. Burnett 185
4 Ervin Santana 176
5 Roy Halladay 175

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 50
2 Joe Nathan 36
2 Brian Wilson 36
4 Jonathan Papelbon 34
4 Jose Valverde 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .458
2 Melvin Mora .444
3 Mark Teixeira .431
4 Ronnie Belliard .429
4 Randy Winn .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Ethier 6
1 Melvin Mora 6
1 Carlos Pena 6
4 Carlos Delgado 5
4 8 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Aramis Ramirez 20
2 Carlos Delgado 18
3 Aubrey Huff 17
3 Melvin Mora 17
3 Alexei Ramirez 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 10
2 Grady Sizemore 7
3 Matt Holliday 6
3 Eric Patterson 6
3 Jimmy Rollins 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Litsch 0.00
2 Rich Harden 0.47
3 Francisco Liriano 0.50
4 Zack Greinke 0.51
5 Tim Lincecum 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 3
1 Rich Harden 3
1 Cliff Lee 3
1 Tim Lincecum 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 28
2 Randy Johnson 27
3 Ricky Nolasco 26
3 Ervin Santana 26
5 Brett Myers 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fuentes 5
1 Jensen Lewis 5
1 Joe Nathan 5
1 Jose Valverde 5
1 Dan Wheeler 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Randy Winn .411
2 Melvin Mora .404
3 Marlon Byrd .398
4 Mark Teixeira .384
5 Ronnie Belliard .376

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Melvin Mora 34
2 Aubrey Huff 30
3 Raul Ibanez 28
4 Jason Bay 27
4 4 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 16
2 Jimmy Rollins 10
3 Matt Holliday 9
3 Jose Reyes 9
3 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Francisco Liriano 1.21
2 Brett Myers 1.24
3 Tim Lincecum 1.27
4 Rich Harden 1.71
5 CC Sabathia 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 A. J. Burnett 5
1 Paul Byrd 5
1 Cliff Lee 5
1 Roy Oswalt 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 54
2 Ricky Nolasco 51
3 Randy Johnson 47
4 A. J. Burnett 46
5 Gil Meche 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fuentes 9
1 Brian Wilson 9
3 Joe Nathan 8
3 Jose Valverde 8
5 4 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .359
2 Chipper Jones .354
3 Matt Holliday .341
4 Lance Berkman .328
5 Magglio Ordonez .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 49
2 Carlos Pena 43
3 Ryan Braun 42
3 Jim Thome 42
5 3 tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 142
2 Miguel Cabrera 128
3 Mark Teixeira 125
4 Ryan Braun 123
4 Josh Hamilton 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 65
2 Jimmy Rollins 51
3 Juan Pierre 50
3 Jose Reyes 50
5 Jacoby Ellsbury 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.50
2 Tim Lincecum 2.59
3 Roy Halladay 2.78
4 John Lackey 2.80
5 CC Sabathia 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 23
2 A. J. Burnett 19
2 Cliff Lee 19
2 Mike Mussina 19
2 CC Sabathia 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 A. J. Burnett 232
1 CC Sabathia 232
3 Tim Lincecum 223
4 Javier Vazquez 219
5 Chad Billingsley 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 57
2 Joe Nathan 45
3 Jonathan Papelbon 41
3 Mariano Rivera 41
3 Jose Valverde 41