On This Day

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 81 51 .614 --
Red Sox 77 56 .579 4.5
Yankees 71 62 .534 10.5
Blue Jays 68 65 .511 13.5
Orioles 63 70 .474 18.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 76 57 .571 --
Twins 75 59 .560 1.5
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 81 52 .609 --
Rangers 66 69 .489 16.0
Athletics 62 72 .463 19.5
Mariners 50 83 .376 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 74 60 .552 --
Phillies 73 61 .545 1.0
Marlins 68 66 .507 6.0
Braves 59 75 .440 15.0
Nationals 49 85 .366 25.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 84 50 .627 --
Brewers 77 56 .579 6.5
Cardinals 74 60 .552 10.0
Astros 68 66 .507 16.0
Reds 58 76 .433 26.0
Pirates 57 76 .429 26.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 68 65 .511 --
Dodgers 65 69 .485 3.5
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 Cristian Guzman 4
2 Willy Aybar 3
2 Torii Hunter 3
2 Derek Jeter 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Elijah Dukes 2
1 Ty Wigginton 2
3 Willy Aybar 1
3 Milton Bradley 1
3 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Elijah Dukes 4
1 Aramis Ramirez 4
3 Milton Bradley 3
3 Jason Giambi 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Josh Anderson 1
1 Alexi Casilla 1
1 Alex Cora 1
1 Elijah Dukes 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jon Lester 1.60
2 Aaron Harang 1.29
3 Cole Hamels 1.20
4 Brandon Backe 0.86
4 Mike Mussina 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Backe 1
1 Joey Devine 1
1 Jon Garland 1
1 Bob Howry 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Aaron Harang 9
2 Jon Lester 8
3 Ryan Dempster 7
4 Brandon Backe 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Gonzalez 1
1 Francisco Rodriguez 1
1 Jose Valverde 1
1 Dan Wheeler 1
1 Kerry Wood 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .359
2 Albert Pujols .357
3 Matt Holliday .340
4 Lance Berkman .333
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 103
4 Mark Teixeira 101
5 4 tied 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 61
2 Jose Reyes 43
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 41
4 Ichiro Suzuki 39
5 2 tied 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 51
2 Joe Nathan 36
2 Brian Wilson 36
4 Jose Valverde 35
5 Jonathan Papelbon 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .465
2 Ronnie Belliard .440
3 Mike Cameron .432
4 Melvin Mora .429
5 Randy Winn .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Melvin Mora 6
1 Ty Wigginton 6
3 Carlos Delgado 5
3 Mark DeRosa 5
3 7 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Aramis Ramirez 21
2 Carlos Delgado 17
2 Melvin Mora 17
2 Alexei Ramirez 17
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 9
2 Grady Sizemore 7
3 Matt Holliday 6
3 Eric Patterson 6
3 Jimmy Rollins 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Francisco Liriano 0.50
2 Zack Greinke 0.51
3 Rich Harden 0.64
4 Tim Lincecum 0.77
5 Ricky Nolasco 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 3
1 Cliff Lee 3
1 Tim Lincecum 3
1 Mike Pelfrey 3
1 Glen Perkins 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 28
2 Randy Johnson 27
3 Brett Myers 25
4 Dan Haren 24
5 Jered Weaver 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Valverde 6
1 Dan Wheeler 6
3 Jensen Lewis 5
3 Francisco Rodriguez 5
5 5 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Randy Winn .417
2 Melvin Mora .410
3 Marlon Byrd .396
4 Mark Teixeira .378
5 Ty Wigginton .376

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Melvin Mora 34
2 Aramis Ramirez 28
3 Jason Bay 27
3 Mark DeRosa 27
3 3 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 15
2 Jimmy Rollins 10
3 Matt Holliday 9
3 Jose Reyes 9
5 5 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Francisco Liriano 1.21
2 Brett Myers 1.24
3 Tim Lincecum 1.27
4 CC Sabathia 1.37
5 Rich Harden 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Edwin Jackson 5
1 Cliff Lee 5
1 Glen Perkins 5
1 Brandon Webb 5
5 19 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 54
2 Randy Johnson 47
3 Gil Meche 44
4 Ryan Dempster 43
4 2 others tied 43

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .357
2 Chipper Jones .356
3 Matt Holliday .343
4 Lance Berkman .326
5 Magglio Ordonez .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 48
2 Ryan Braun 42
2 Carlos Pena 42
4 Jim Thome 41
5 3 tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 140
2 Miguel Cabrera 128
3 Mark Teixeira 126
4 Ryan Braun 123
4 Josh Hamilton 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 65
2 Juan Pierre 50
2 Jose Reyes 50
2 Jimmy Rollins 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 2 tied 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 58
2 Joe Nathan 45
3 Jose Valverde 42
4 Jonathan Papelbon 41
5 2 tied 40