On This Day

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 85 53 .616 --
Red Sox 82 57 .590 3.5
Yankees 75 65 .536 11.0
Blue Jays 73 66 .525 12.5
Orioles 63 76 .453 22.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 78 61 .561 --
Twins 77 63 .550 1.5
Indians 67 71 .486 10.5
Tigers 67 73 .479 11.5
Royals 60 79 .432 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 85 54 .612 --
Rangers 69 72 .489 17.0
Athletics 63 77 .450 22.5
Mariners 54 85 .388 31.0

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 61 80 .433 18.5
Nationals 54 87 .383 25.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 85 55 .607 --
Brewers 80 60 .571 5.0
Cardinals 75 65 .536 10.0
Astros 74 66 .529 11.0
Reds 62 78 .443 23.0
Pirates 59 80 .424 25.5

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 54 86 .386 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 David DeJesus 6
2 Mike Aviles 4
2 Gary Matthews 4
2 Dioner Navarro 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willy Aybar 1
1 Daric Barton 1
1 Jay Bruce 1
1 Chris Gomez 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willy Aybar 3
1 Daric Barton 3
1 Billy Butler 3
1 Jack Cust 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ryan Braun 1
1 Rajai Davis 1
1 Prince Fielder 1
1 Brandon Inge 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Kazmir 1.17
2 Ervin Santana 1.14
3 James Parr 0.60
4 Tom Gorzelanny 0.56
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kyle Davies 1
1 Shawn Estes 1
1 Scott Kazmir 1
1 Jesse Litsch 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ervin Santana 8
2 Scott Kazmir 7
3 Dana Eveland 5
3 Tom Gorzelanny 5
3 Aquilino Lopez 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Mike Gonzalez 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Ramon Ramirez 1
1 Dan Wheeler 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .360
2 Chipper Jones .359
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 3 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 108

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 191
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 .487
2 Dustin Pedroia .480
3 Aubrey Huff .467
4 Joey Votto .440
5 Cristian Guzman .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Miguel Cabrera 6
1 Ryan Howard 6
1 Vernon Wells 6
1 Ty Wigginton 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 7
1 Jimmy Rollins 7
1 Willy Taveras 7
4 Johnny Damon 5
4 9 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 CC Sabathia 0.60
2 Wandy Rodriguez 0.71
3 Jorge De La Rosa 0.95
4 Jesse Litsch 1.25
5 Cole Hamels 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Byrd 3
1 Roberto Hernandez 3
1 Roy Halladay 3
1 Cliff Lee 3
5 35 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 30
2 Ervin Santana 25
3 Tim Lincecum 24
3 Edinson Volquez 24
5 A. J. Burnett 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Valverde 7
2 Francisco Rodriguez 6
3 Luis Ayala 5
4 Frank Francisco 4
4 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melvin Mora .427
2 Albert Pujols .418
3 Martin Prado .410
4 Mark Teixeira .404
5 Dustin Pedroia .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Wigginton 12
2 Miguel Cabrera 11
3 Albert Pujols 9
4 Carlos Delgado 8
4 13 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 28
1 Melvin Mora 28
1 Dustin Pedroia 28
4 Ty Wigginton 27
5 3 tied 26

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 Jesse Litsch 0.94
3 Cliff Lee 1.33
4 Brett Myers 1.43
5 Francisco Liriano 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Lee 5
1 Roy Oswalt 5
3 Dave Bush 4
3 Paul Byrd 4
3 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 49
1 Tim Lincecum 49
3 A. J. Burnett 48
3 Ervin Santana 48
5 2 tied 42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .367
2 Chipper Jones .365
3 Matt Holliday .335
4 Magglio Ordonez .330
5 Manny Ramirez .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 49
2 Ryan Braun 41
2 Jim Thome 41
4 Alex Rodriguez 40
5 Adam Dunn 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 142
2 Miguel Cabrera 133
3 Mark Teixeira 132
4 Josh Hamilton 125
5 Justin Morneau 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 69
2 Jose Reyes 51
2 Jimmy Rollins 51
4 Jacoby Ellsbury 50
5 Juan Pierre 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.35
2 Roy Halladay 2.64
3 Tim Lincecum 2.66
4 Scott Kazmir 2.71
5 John Lackey 2.83

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 Javier Vazquez 225
4 Tim Lincecum 224
5 Ervin Santana 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 60
2 Jose Valverde 45
3 Joe Nathan 44
4 Brian Wilson 40
5 2 tied 39