On This Day

Saturday, September 6, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 85 55 .607 --
Red Sox 83 58 .589 2.5
Yankees 76 66 .535 10.0
Blue Jays 75 66 .532 10.5
Orioles 63 78 .447 22.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 80 61 .567 --
Twins 78 64 .549 2.5
Indians 68 72 .486 11.5
Tigers 68 74 .479 12.5
Royals 61 80 .433 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 85 56 .603 --
Rangers 70 73 .490 16.0
Athletics 65 77 .458 20.5
Mariners 55 86 .390 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 79 62 .560 --
Phillies 77 64 .546 2.0
Marlins 72 70 .507 7.5
Braves 62 81 .434 18.0
Nationals 55 88 .385 25.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 86 56 .606 --
Brewers 82 60 .577 4.0
Cardinals 76 66 .535 10.0
Astros 75 67 .528 11.0
Reds 63 79 .444 23.0
Pirates 60 81 .426 25.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 72 70 .507 --
D'backs 71 70 .504 0.5
Rockies 67 76 .469 5.5
Giants 61 80 .433 10.5
Padres 54 88 .380 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Elijah Dukes 4
1 Derrek Lee 4
1 Freddy Sanchez 4
1 Alfonso Soriano 4
5 20 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alfonso Soriano 3
2 Nelson Cruz 2
2 Jack Cust 2
2 Elijah Dukes 2
2 Lyle Overbay 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nelson Cruz 5
1 Manny Ramirez 5
1 Alfonso Soriano 5
4 Jolbert Cabrera 4
4 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Damon 2
1 Fernando Perez 2
3 Garret Anderson 1
3 Brian Bixler 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gil Meche 2.00
1 Roy Oswalt 2.00
3 Chad Billingsley 1.80
4 Ben Sheets 1.17
4 Todd Wellemeyer 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chad Billingsley 1
1 Geno Espineli 1
1 Joel Hanrahan 1
1 Matt Harrison 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gil Meche 10
2 Chad Billingsley 9
3 Shaun Marcum 7
3 Ben Sheets 7
3 Todd Wellemeyer 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryan Franklin 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 Fernando Rodney 1
1 Steven Shell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .360
2 Chipper Jones .356
3 Dustin Pedroia .330
4 Lance Berkman .327
5 Milton Bradley .327

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 124
2 Ryan Howard 119
3 Justin Morneau 113
4 Miguel Cabrera 112
5 Mark Teixeira 109

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 Jake Peavy 2.63
5 Roy Halladay 2.64

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 Chad Billingsley 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 54
2 Jose Valverde 39
3 Brian Wilson 37
4 Joe Nathan 36
5 2 tied 35

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shin-Soo Choo .463
2 Coco Crisp .457
3 Cristian Guzman .453
4 Aubrey Huff .452
5 Freddy Sanchez .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vernon Wells 6
1 Ty Wigginton 6
3 Carlos Beltran 5
3 Jack Cust 5
3 7 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Giambi 16
1 Aramis Ramirez 16
3 Justin Morneau 15
3 Dustin Pedroia 15
3 Vernon Wells 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 7
1 Jimmy Rollins 7
3 Rajai Davis 6
3 Willy Taveras 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ben Sheets 0.00
2 Roy Oswalt 0.37
3 Jorge De La Rosa 0.69
4 Wandy Rodriguez 0.71
5 3 tied 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 3
1 Roy Halladay 3
1 Brett Myers 3
1 Roy Oswalt 3
5 33 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Brett Myers 26
2 Jake Peavy 25
2 CC Sabathia 25
2 Ervin Santana 25
5 Edinson Volquez 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Melvin Mora .423
2 Shin-Soo Choo .402
3 Dustin Pedroia .393
4 Ronnie Belliard .392
4 Albert Pujols .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Miguel Cabrera 11
1 Ty Wigginton 11
3 Andre Ethier 9
4 Carlos Delgado 8
4 10 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 30
2 Melvin Mora 27
2 Dustin Pedroia 27
2 Manny Ramirez 27
2 Ty Wigginton 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Litsch 0.94
2 CC Sabathia 0.96
3 Brett Myers 1.18
4 Roy Oswalt 1.33
5 Cliff Lee 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Oswalt 6
2 Roy Halladay 5
2 Cliff Lee 5
2 Brett Myers 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 51
2 Brett Myers 49
3 A. J. Burnett 48
4 Gil Meche 43
5 3 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Valverde 12
2 Francisco Rodriguez 9
3 Fernando Rodney 8
4 Jonathan Broxton 7
4 3 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .366
2 Chipper Jones .361
3 Magglio Ordonez .334
4 Matt Holliday .333
5 Manny Ramirez .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 49
2 Jim Thome 42
3 Ryan Braun 40
4 Adam Dunn 39
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 142
2 Miguel Cabrera 135
3 Mark Teixeira 133
4 Josh Hamilton 126
5 Justin Morneau 125

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 2.72

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 41
5 Mariano Rivera 40