On This Day

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 84 53 .613 --
Red Sox 82 57 .590 3.0
Yankees 75 64 .540 10.0
Blue Jays 72 66 .522 12.5
Orioles 63 76 .453 22.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 78 61 .561 --
Twins 77 62 .554 1.0
Indians 67 71 .486 10.5
Tigers 67 72 .482 11.0
Royals 58 79 .423 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 84 54 .609 --
Rangers 69 72 .489 16.5
Athletics 63 75 .457 21.0
Mariners 54 85 .388 30.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 79 61 .564 --
Phillies 76 64 .543 3.0
Marlins 71 69 .507 8.0
Braves 60 80 .429 19.0
Nationals 54 86 .386 25.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 85 55 .607 --
Brewers 80 59 .576 4.5
Cardinals 75 65 .536 10.0
Astros 74 66 .529 11.0
Reds 61 78 .439 23.5
Pirates 59 79 .428 25.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 71 68 .511 --
Dodgers 70 70 .500 1.5
Rockies 66 75 .468 6.0
Giants 60 79 .432 11.0
Padres 53 86 .381 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Nate Schierholtz 4
2 Garret Anderson 3
2 Michael Bourn 3
2 Alex Cora 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 2
2 Clint Barmes 1
2 Angel Berroa 1
2 Casey Blake 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Church 4
1 Ryan Howard 4
1 Alex Rodriguez 4
4 Josh Bard 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Abreu 2
1 Nate McLouth 2
3 Carlos Beltran 1
3 Roger Bernadina 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Edinson Volquez 1.86
2 Odalis Perez 1.25
3 Nick Blackburn 1.00
3 Jorge Campillo 1.00
3 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Carlson 1
1 Kyle Farnsworth 1
1 Hiroki Kuroda 1
1 Justin Masterson 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 13
2 A. J. Burnett 8
2 Randy Wolf 8
4 Jorge Campillo 7
4 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jonathan Broxton 1
1 Matt Capps 1
1 Frank Francisco 1
1 Bobby Jenks 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .360
2 Chipper Jones .358
3 Dustin Pedroia .333
4 Lance Berkman .332
5 Matt Holliday .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 39
2 Carlos Quentin 36
3 Adam Dunn 35
4 Ryan Braun 34
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 121
2 Ryan Howard 119
3 Miguel Cabrera 110
4 Justin Morneau 109
5 Mark Teixeira 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 66
2 Jose Reyes 47
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 44
4 B. J. Upton 41
5 Ichiro Suzuki 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.32
2 Justin Duchscherer 2.54
3 Tim Lincecum 2.60
4 Roy Halladay 2.69
5 Jake Peavy 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Lee 20
2 Brandon Webb 19
3 Roy Halladay 17
3 Mike Mussina 17
5 4 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 216
2 CC Sabathia 208
3 A. J. Burnett 201
4 Ervin Santana 183
5 Roy Halladay 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 54
2 Jose Valverde 39
3 Joe Nathan 36
3 Brian Wilson 36
5 Jonathan Papelbon 35

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .477
2 Cristian Guzman .462
3 Coco Crisp .457
4 Dustin Pedroia .455
5 J. J. Hardy .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Miguel Cabrera 6
1 Ryan Howard 6
1 Ty Wigginton 6
4 Carlos Beltran 5
4 7 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dustin Pedroia 18
2 Aramis Ramirez 16
3 Carlos Delgado 15
3 Jason Giambi 15
3 Ryan Howard 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 8
2 Jose Reyes 7
2 Jimmy Rollins 7
4 Chone Figgins 6
4 Matt Holliday 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 CC Sabathia 0.60
2 Brett Myers 0.78
3 Jorge De La Rosa 0.95
4 Francisco Liriano 1.00
5 Cole Hamels 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Arredondo 3
1 Bronson Arroyo 3
1 Paul Byrd 3
1 Roberto Hernandez 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 30
2 Brett Myers 25
3 Tim Lincecum 24
3 Edinson Volquez 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 7
1 Jose Valverde 7
3 Luis Ayala 5
4 Frank Francisco 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melvin Mora .430
2 Albert Pujols .418
3 Dustin Pedroia .412
4 Martin Prado .410
5 Randy Winn .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Wigginton 12
2 Miguel Cabrera 11
3 Albert Pujols 9
4 Mike Cameron 8
4 14 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Raul Ibanez 30
1 Melvin Mora 30
3 Miguel Cabrera 28
3 Dustin Pedroia 28
5 Ty Wigginton 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 16
2 Jose Reyes 11
2 Jimmy Rollins 11
4 Johnny Damon 10
4 Matt Holliday 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 CC Sabathia 0.90
2 Brett Myers 1.43
3 Francisco Liriano 1.47
4 Cliff Lee 1.51
5 Roy Oswalt 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Lee 6
2 Roy Halladay 5
2 Roy Oswalt 5
4 Bronson Arroyo 4
4 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 49
1 Tim Lincecum 49
3 A. J. Burnett 48
4 Dan Haren 42
4 3 others tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Valverde 12
2 Francisco Rodriguez 9
3 Jonathan Broxton 7
3 Jensen Lewis 7
3 Fernando Rodney 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .364
2 Chipper Jones .363
3 Matt Holliday .334
4 Magglio Ordonez .329
5 Manny Ramirez .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 50
2 Ryan Braun 42
3 Jim Thome 41
4 Alex Rodriguez 40
5 Adam Dunn 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 144
2 Miguel Cabrera 134
3 Mark Teixeira 130
4 Josh Hamilton 125
5 Justin Morneau 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 69
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 51
2 Jose Reyes 51
2 Jimmy Rollins 51
5 Juan Pierre 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.35
2 Roy Halladay 2.73
3 Tim Lincecum 2.75
4 John Lackey 2.83
5 CC Sabathia 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 23
2 Cliff Lee 20
2 Mike Mussina 20
4 Roy Halladay 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 A. J. Burnett 241
2 CC Sabathia 235
3 Tim Lincecum 229
4 Javier Vazquez 225
5 Ervin Santana 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 61
2 Jose Valverde 45
3 Joe Nathan 44
4 Jonathan Papelbon 40
4 Brian Wilson 40