On This Day

Sunday, August 31, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 84 51 .622 --
Red Sox 79 57 .581 5.5
Yankees 72 64 .529 12.5
Blue Jays 70 66 .515 14.5
Orioles 63 73 .463 21.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 77 59 .566 --
Twins 77 60 .562 0.5
Tigers 66 70 .485 11.0
Indians 65 70 .481 11.5
Royals 57 79 .419 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 83 53 .610 --
Rangers 67 71 .486 17.0
Athletics 63 74 .460 20.5
Mariners 53 83 .390 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 76 61 .555 --
Phillies 75 62 .547 1.0
Marlins 69 68 .504 7.0
Braves 59 78 .431 17.0
Nationals 52 85 .380 24.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 85 52 .620 --
Brewers 80 56 .588 4.5
Cardinals 74 63 .540 11.0
Astros 71 66 .518 14.0
Reds 61 76 .445 24.0
Pirates 57 79 .419 27.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 69 67 .507 --
Dodgers 67 70 .489 2.5
Rockies 64 74 .464 6.0
Giants 59 77 .434 10.0
Padres 53 83 .390 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jason Bartlett 4
1 Joey Votto 4
3 John Baker 3
3 Rocco Baldelli 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 2
2 Jason Bartlett 1
2 Carlos Beltran 1
2 Casey Blake 1
2 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Aaron Boone 4
1 Miguel Cabrera 4
1 Justin Morneau 4
1 Joey Votto 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Nelson Cruz 2
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 2
1 Dustin Pedroia 2
4 Bronson Arroyo 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 CC Sabathia 2.75
2 Jake Peavy 1.86
3 Kevin Millwood 1.40
4 Gil Meche 1.20
5 Todd Wellemeyer 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 1
1 Scott Baker 1
1 Gavin Floyd 1
1 Gary Glover 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 13
2 CC Sabathia 11
3 Armando Galarraga 7
3 Jair Jurrjens 7
3 Kevin Millwood 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Corcoran 1
1 Frank Francisco 1
1 Bobby Jenks 1
1 Brad Lidge 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .364
2 Chipper Jones .359
3 Lance Berkman .335
4 Matt Holliday .334
5 Dustin Pedroia .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 37
2 Carlos Quentin 36
3 Ryan Braun 34
3 Adam Dunn 34
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 117
2 Ryan Howard 114
3 Justin Morneau 108
4 Miguel Cabrera 104
5 David Wright 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 62
2 Jose Reyes 46
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 43
4 Ichiro Suzuki 40
4 B. J. Upton 40

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 Jake Peavy 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Lee 19
1 Brandon Webb 19
3 Roy Halladay 17
4 A. J. Burnett 16
4 4 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 210
2 CC Sabathia 208
3 A. J. Burnett 193
4 Ervin Santana 183
5 Roy Halladay 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 53
2 Jose Valverde 37
3 Joe Nathan 36
3 Brian Wilson 36
5 Jonathan Papelbon 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .500
2 Cristian Guzman .452
3 Raul Ibanez .434
4 Emmanuel Burriss .425
5 Joey Votto .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Wigginton 7
2 Carlos Beltran 5
2 Shin-Soo Choo 5
2 Andre Ethier 5
2 7 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Aramis Ramirez 19
2 Jason Bay 17
2 Alexei Ramirez 17
4 Jason Giambi 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Rollins 8
2 Rajai Davis 6
2 Matt Holliday 6
2 Jose Reyes 6
2 Grady Sizemore 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Lincecum 0.77
2 Brett Myers 0.78
3 Rich Harden 0.95
4 Francisco Liriano 1.00
5 CC Sabathia 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Arredondo 3
1 Bronson Arroyo 3
1 Gavin Floyd 3
1 Roy Halladay 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ricky Nolasco 29
2 A. J. Burnett 28
2 Tim Lincecum 28
4 Randy Johnson 27
4 Kevin Slowey 27

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Martin Prado .432
2 Melvin Mora .418
3 Manny Ramirez .415
4 Randy Winn .400
5 Albert Pujols .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Wigginton 12
2 Miguel Cabrera 10
3 Mike Cameron 9
3 Ryan Ludwick 9
3 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Melvin Mora 32
2 Raul Ibanez 31
3 Jason Bay 29
3 Carlos Pena 29
5 Aramis Ramirez 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 14
2 Jimmy Rollins 12
3 Matt Holliday 11
3 Jose Reyes 11
5 Johnny Damon 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 CC Sabathia 1.12
2 Francisco Liriano 1.23
3 Tim Lincecum 1.27
4 Brett Myers 1.65
5 Rich Harden 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 5
1 Cliff Lee 5
1 Daisuke Matsuzaka 5
1 CC Sabathia 5
1 Jeff Suppan 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 54
2 Ricky Nolasco 51
2 CC Sabathia 51
4 Ervin Santana 48
5 Randy Johnson 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Valverde 10
2 Francisco Rodriguez 9
3 Brian Fuentes 8
3 Brian Wilson 8
5 4 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .367
2 Chipper Jones .362
3 Matt Holliday .340
4 Manny Ramirez .327
5 Lance Berkman .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 48
2 Ryan Braun 43
3 Jim Thome 41
4 Carlos Pena 40
5 2 tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 140
2 Miguel Cabrera 130
3 Mark Teixeira 126
4 Ryan Braun 124
5 2 tied 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 66
2 Jimmy Rollins 52
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 51
3 Jose Reyes 51
5 Juan Pierre 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.50
2 Tim Lincecum 2.59
3 Roy Halladay 2.73
4 CC Sabathia 2.75
5 Scott Kazmir 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 23
2 A. J. Burnett 19
2 Roy Halladay 19
2 Cliff Lee 19
2 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 241
2 A. J. Burnett 240
3 Javier Vazquez 226
4 Tim Lincecum 223
5 Ervin Santana 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 60
2 Joe Nathan 45
3 Jose Valverde 43
4 Jonathan Papelbon 41
5 2 tied 40