On This Day

Friday, August 29, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 82 51 .617 --
Red Sox 78 56 .582 4.5
Yankees 72 62 .537 10.5
Blue Jays 68 66 .507 14.5
Orioles 63 71 .470 19.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 76 58 .567 --
Twins 76 59 .563 0.5
Indians 65 68 .489 10.5
Tigers 65 69 .485 11.0
Royals 56 78 .418 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 82 52 .612 --
Rangers 66 70 .485 17.0
Athletics 62 73 .459 20.5
Mariners 51 83 .381 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 75 60 .556 --
Phillies 73 62 .541 2.0
Marlins 68 67 .504 7.0
Braves 59 76 .437 16.0
Nationals 50 85 .370 25.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 85 50 .630 --
Brewers 78 56 .582 6.5
Cardinals 74 61 .548 11.0
Astros 69 66 .511 16.0
Reds 59 76 .437 26.0
Pirates 57 77 .425 27.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 69 65 .515 --
Dodgers 65 70 .481 4.5
Rockies 64 72 .471 6.0
Giants 59 75 .440 10.0
Padres 51 83 .381 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Mauer 5
2 Justin Morneau 4
2 Dustin Pedroia 4
2 Manny Ramirez 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Garrett Atkins 2
2 Garret Anderson 1
2 Rich Aurilia 1
2 Carlos Beltran 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Garrett Atkins 5
1 Carlos Beltran 5
1 Edwin Encarnacion 5
1 Cliff Floyd 5
5 3 tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andre Ethier 2
1 Matt Holliday 2
1 Dustin Pedroia 2
1 Brian Roberts 2
5 18 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Daisuke Matsuzaka 1.75
2 Kevin Slowey 1.43
3 Ervin Santana 1.17
4 A. J. Burnett 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Brocail 1
1 Dave Bush 1
1 Aaron Cook 1
1 Doug Davis 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Slowey 10
2 A. J. Burnett 8
3 Felix Hernandez 7
3 Daisuke Matsuzaka 7
3 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Ayala 1
1 Craig Breslow 1
1 Joel Hanrahan 1
1 Carlos Marmol 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .358
2 Albert Pujols .356
3 Matt Holliday .339
4 Lance Berkman .333
5 Xavier Nady .324

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 116
2 Ryan Howard 112
3 Justin Morneau 104
4 Mark Teixeira 101
5 4 tied 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 61
2 Jose Reyes 44
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 41
4 Ichiro Suzuki 40
5 B. J. Upton 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Harden 1.99
2 Cliff Lee 2.43
2 Tim Lincecum 2.43
4 Justin Duchscherer 2.54
5 Roy Halladay 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Lee 19
1 Brandon Webb 19
3 A. J. Burnett 16
3 Aaron Cook 16
3 4 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 210
2 CC Sabathia 197
3 A. J. Burnett 193
4 Ervin Santana 183
5 Roy Halladay 175

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 52
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 .488
2 Ronnie Belliard .449
3 Yadier Molina .429
4 Mark Teixeira .412
5 4 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Melvin Mora 6
1 Ty Wigginton 6
3 Mark DeRosa 5
3 Andre Ethier 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Aramis Ramirez 18
2 Melvin Mora 16
2 Alexei Ramirez 16
4 Jason Bay 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matt Holliday 8
1 Grady Sizemore 8
1 Willy Taveras 8
4 Eric Patterson 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brett Myers 0.00
2 Francisco Liriano 0.50
3 Zack Greinke 0.51
4 Tim Lincecum 0.77
5 Rich Harden 0.95

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 A. J. Burnett 28
1 Tim Lincecum 28
3 Randy Johnson 27
3 Kevin Slowey 27
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 6
1 Dan Wheeler 6
3 Jensen Lewis 5
3 Jose Valverde 5
5 7 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Randy Winn .404
2 Melvin Mora .402
3 Ronnie Belliard .389
4 Manny Ramirez .388
5 Marlon Byrd .385

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Melvin Mora 32
2 Raul Ibanez 30
3 Jason Bay 29
4 Carlos Pena 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 14
2 Matt Holliday 11
3 Jimmy Rollins 10
4 Johnny Damon 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Francisco Liriano 1.21
2 Tim Lincecum 1.27
3 CC Sabathia 1.37
4 Brett Myers 1.47
5 Rich Harden 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Edwin Jackson 5
1 Cliff Lee 5
1 Daisuke Matsuzaka 5
1 Brandon Webb 5
5 19 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 54
2 Ervin Santana 48
3 Randy Johnson 47
4 Rich Harden 45
5 A. J. Burnett 44

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .359
2 Albert Pujols .357
3 Matt Holliday .343
4 Magglio Ordonez .326
5 Lance Berkman .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 48
2 Ryan Braun 43
3 Carlos Pena 42
4 Jim Thome 41
5 Prince Fielder 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 140
2 Miguel Cabrera 127
3 Mark Teixeira 125
4 Ryan Braun 124
5 Josh Hamilton 122

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.50
2 Tim Lincecum 2.59
3 Roy Halladay 2.74
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
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 A. J. Burnett 240
2 CC Sabathia 230
3 Javier Vazquez 226
4 Tim Lincecum 223
5 Ervin Santana 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 59
2 Joe Nathan 45
3 Jose Valverde 42
4 Jonathan Papelbon 41
5 2 tied 40