On This Day

Monday, September 8, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 85 57 .599 --
Red Sox 85 58 .594 0.5
Blue Jays 76 66 .535 9.0
Yankees 76 68 .528 10.0
Orioles 64 78 .451 21.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 80 62 .563 --
Twins 78 65 .545 2.5
Tigers 70 74 .486 11.0
Indians 69 73 .486 11.0
Royals 61 81 .430 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 87 56 .608 --
Rangers 70 74 .486 17.5
Athletics 65 78 .455 22.0
Mariners 56 86 .394 30.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 80 63 .559 --
Phillies 79 65 .549 1.5
Marlins 72 72 .500 8.5
Braves 62 82 .431 18.5
Nationals 56 88 .389 24.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 86 57 .601 --
Brewers 82 62 .569 4.5
Cardinals 77 66 .538 9.0
Astros 77 67 .535 9.5
Reds 65 79 .451 21.5
Pirates 60 83 .420 26.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 73 71 .507 --
D'backs 71 72 .497 1.5
Rockies 67 77 .465 6.0
Giants 63 80 .441 9.5
Padres 56 88 .389 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Asdrubal Cabrera 3
1 Wilkin Castillo 3
1 Coco Crisp 3
1 Andre Ethier 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Sheffield 2
1 Brandon Wood 2
3 Jason Bay 1
3 Miguel Cabrera 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Sheffield 5
2 Aubrey Huff 4
2 Adam Jones 4
4 Miguel Cabrera 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Rollins 3
2 Ryan Braun 2
2 Torii Hunter 2
4 Emmanuel Burriss 1
4 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Edinson Volquez 1.25
2 Alberto Arias 1.20
3 Jon Lester 1.00
3 Tim Lincecum 1.00
3 Ian Snell 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alberto Arias 1
1 Cha-Seung Baek 1
1 Joe Blanton 1
1 Jared Burton 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 10
2 Jon Lester 9
2 Tim Lincecum 9
2 Ian Snell 9
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Brad Lidge 1
1 Jonathan Papelbon 1
1 Jose Valverde 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .359
2 Chipper Jones .358
3 Lance Berkman .328
4 Dustin Pedroia .328
5 Milton Bradley .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 40
2 Adam Dunn 36
2 Carlos Quentin 36
4 Ryan Braun 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 124
2 Ryan Howard 123
3 Justin Morneau 117
4 Miguel Cabrera 116
5 Mark Teixeira 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 66
2 Jose Reyes 47
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 44
4 B. J. Upton 42
5 Jimmy Rollins 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.28
2 Tim Lincecum 2.54
3 Justin Duchscherer 2.54
4 Jake Peavy 2.63
5 Roy Halladay 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Lee 21
2 Brandon Webb 19
3 Roy Halladay 18
4 Mike Mussina 17
5 5 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 225
2 CC Sabathia 217
3 A. J. Burnett 201
4 Ervin Santana 191
5 Chad Billingsley 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 55
2 Jose Valverde 41
3 Brian Wilson 37
4 Joe Nathan 36
4 Jonathan Papelbon 36

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Coco Crisp .571
2 Shin-Soo Choo .524
3 Adrian Beltre .480
3 Cristian Guzman .480
5 Aubrey Huff .474

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Delgado 7
2 Ryan Howard 6
2 Mike Jacobs 6
2 Ty Wigginton 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 16
1 Carlos Delgado 16
3 Ryan Howard 15
3 Justin Morneau 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Rollins 10
2 Jose Reyes 7
3 Rajai Davis 6
3 Chone Figgins 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ben Sheets 0.00
2 Roy Oswalt 0.37
3 CC Sabathia 0.56
4 Randy Wolf 0.60
5 Wandy Rodriguez 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 3
1 Paul Byrd 3
1 Roy Halladay 3
1 Cliff Lee 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Edinson Volquez 29
2 Brett Myers 26
3 Tim Lincecum 25
3 Jake Peavy 25
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Valverde 8
2 Francisco Rodriguez 5
3 Luis Ayala 4
3 Frank Francisco 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Coco Crisp .431
2 Melvin Mora .425
3 Ronnie Belliard .400
3 Shin-Soo Choo .400
3 2 others tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Miguel Cabrera 12
2 Ty Wigginton 11
3 Carlos Delgado 9
3 Andre Ethier 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 31
2 Carlos Delgado 29
2 Aubrey Huff 29
4 Justin Morneau 28
5 Melvin Mora 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 15
2 Jimmy Rollins 13
3 Johnny Damon 11
4 Jose Reyes 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Litsch 0.94
2 Brett Myers 1.18
3 CC Sabathia 1.18
4 Cliff Lee 1.31
5 Roy Oswalt 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Lee 6
2 Paul Byrd 5
2 Roy Halladay 5
2 Brett Myers 5
2 Roy Oswalt 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 50
2 Brett Myers 49
3 Gil Meche 43
3 Edinson Volquez 43
5 3 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Valverde 14
2 Francisco Rodriguez 10
3 Fernando Rodney 8
4 Jensen Lewis 7
4 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .362
2 Albert Pujols .361
3 Magglio Ordonez .336
4 Matt Holliday .335
5 Manny Ramirez .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 50
2 Ryan Braun 40
2 Adam Dunn 40
2 Jim Thome 40
5 Alfonso Soriano 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 146
2 Miguel Cabrera 139
3 Mark Teixeira 133
4 Justin Morneau 127
5 Josh Hamilton 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 66
2 Jimmy Rollins 54
3 Jose Reyes 51
4 Jacoby Ellsbury 49
5 B. J. Upton 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.31
2 Tim Lincecum 2.59
3 Roy Halladay 2.60
4 Scott Kazmir 2.71
5 Jake Peavy 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 22
2 Cliff Lee 21
3 Roy Halladay 20
3 Mike Mussina 20
5 A. J. Burnett 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 241
2 A. J. Burnett 233
2 Tim Lincecum 233
4 Javier Vazquez 217
5 Ervin Santana 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 61
2 Joe Nathan 44
2 Jose Valverde 44
4 Brian Wilson 41
5 Brad Lidge 40