On This Day

Friday, September 5, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 85 54 .612 --
Red Sox 83 57 .593 2.5
Yankees 75 66 .532 11.0
Blue Jays 74 66 .529 11.5
Orioles 63 77 .450 22.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 79 61 .564 --
Twins 78 63 .553 1.5
Indians 68 71 .489 10.5
Tigers 67 74 .475 12.5
Royals 60 80 .429 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 85 55 .607 --
Rangers 69 73 .486 17.0
Athletics 64 77 .454 21.5
Mariners 55 85 .393 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 79 62 .560 --
Phillies 77 64 .546 2.0
Marlins 72 69 .511 7.0
Braves 62 80 .437 17.5
Nationals 54 88 .380 25.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 85 56 .603 --
Brewers 81 60 .574 4.0
Cardinals 75 66 .532 10.0
Astros 74 67 .525 11.0
Reds 63 78 .447 22.0
Pirates 60 80 .429 24.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 71 69 .507 --
Dodgers 71 70 .504 0.5
Rockies 67 75 .472 5.0
Giants 60 80 .429 11.0
Padres 54 87 .383 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Andre Ethier 5
2 Ryan Doumit 4
2 Brian Giles 4
4 Orlando Cabrera 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rios 2
1 Marcus Thames 2
1 Juan Uribe 2
4 Clint Barmes 1
4 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Ethier 5
2 Jay Bruce 4
2 Rajai Davis 4
2 Mike Lowell 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 1
1 Alexi Casilla 1
1 Rajai Davis 1
1 Carlos Gomez 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Brandon Morrow 2.00
1 Brett Myers 2.00
3 Josh Beckett 1.75
4 Francisco Liriano 1.50
4 Braden Looper 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 1
1 Josh Beckett 1
1 Dallas Braden 1
1 Mark Buehrle 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Brett Myers 10
2 Francisco Liriano 9
2 Andy Pettitte 9
2 CC Sabathia 9
5 Brandon Morrow 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 Brad Lidge 1
1 Matt Lindstrom 1
1 J. J. Putz 1
1 B. J. Ryan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .360
2 Chipper Jones .357
3 Dustin Pedroia .332
4 Lance Berkman .329
5 Matt Holliday .329

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 Justin Morneau 113
4 Miguel Cabrera 110
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 42
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 2.64
5 Jake Peavy 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Lee 20
2 Brandon Webb 19
3 Roy Halladay 18
4 Mike Mussina 17
5 4 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 217
2 Tim Lincecum 216
3 A. J. Burnett 201
4 Ervin Santana 191
5 Roy Halladay 185

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 Coco Crisp .472
3 Aubrey Huff .467
4 Dustin Pedroia .463
5 Shin-Soo Choo .447

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dustin Pedroia 18
2 Aramis Ramirez 16
3 Ryan Howard 15
3 Justin Morneau 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 7
1 Jimmy Rollins 7
1 Willy Taveras 7
4 B. J. Upton 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jorge De La Rosa 0.69
2 Wandy Rodriguez 0.71
3 Derek Lowe 0.82
3 Brett Myers 0.82
3 CC Sabathia 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 3
1 Paul Byrd 3
1 Roberto Hernandez 3
1 Roy Halladay 3
1 Brett Myers 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 30
2 Brett Myers 26
3 CC Sabathia 25
3 Ervin Santana 25
5 2 tied 24

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 .423
2 Albert Pujols .418
3 Dustin Pedroia .404
4 Randy Winn .402
5 Mark Teixeira .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Miguel Cabrera 11
1 Ty Wigginton 11
3 Andre Ethier 9
4 Carlos Delgado 8
4 11 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 28
2 Melvin Mora 27
2 Dustin Pedroia 27
2 Ty Wigginton 27
5 2 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 Jesse Litsch 0.94
2 CC Sabathia 0.96
3 Brett Myers 1.18
4 Cliff Lee 1.33
5 Roy Oswalt 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 5
1 Cliff Lee 5
1 Brett Myers 5
1 Roy Oswalt 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 51
2 Randy Johnson 49
2 Tim Lincecum 49
2 Brett Myers 49
5 2 tied 48

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .367
2 Chipper Jones .362
3 Matt Holliday .336
4 Magglio Ordonez .330
5 Manny Ramirez .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 49
2 Jim Thome 41
3 Ryan Braun 40
4 Adam Dunn 39
5 Alex Rodriguez 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 142
2 Miguel Cabrera 133
3 Mark Teixeira 132
4 Justin Morneau 125
5 Josh Hamilton 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 68
2 Jose Reyes 51
2 Jimmy Rollins 51
4 Jacoby Ellsbury 50
5 B. J. Upton 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.35
2 Roy Halladay 2.60
3 Tim Lincecum 2.66
4 Scott Kazmir 2.71
5 Jake Peavy 2.77

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 244
2 A. J. Burnett 241
3 Javier Vazquez 225
4 Tim Lincecum 224
5 Ervin Santana 217

Saves

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