On This Day

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 90 61 .596 --
Red Sox 89 63 .586 1.5
Yankees 82 71 .536 9.0
Blue Jays 82 71 .536 9.0
Orioles 67 84 .444 23.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 84 68 .553 --
Twins 83 70 .542 1.5
Indians 75 77 .493 9.0
Tigers 71 80 .470 12.5
Royals 69 84 .451 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 93 59 .612 --
Rangers 75 78 .490 18.5
Athletics 71 81 .467 22.0
Mariners 57 95 .375 36.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 86 67 .562 --
Mets 85 67 .559 0.5
Marlins 80 72 .526 5.5
Braves 67 86 .438 19.0
Nationals 58 95 .379 28.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 92 59 .609 --
Brewers 84 69 .549 9.0
Astros 80 72 .526 12.5
Cardinals 79 73 .520 13.5
Reds 70 82 .461 22.5
Pirates 64 89 .418 29.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 80 73 .523 --
D'backs 76 76 .500 3.5
Rockies 70 83 .458 10.0
Giants 68 85 .444 12.0
Padres 58 95 .379 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cameron Maybin 4
2 Bobby Abreu 3
2 John Baker 3
2 Evan Longoria 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Evan Longoria 3
2 Bobby Abreu 2
2 Brian Schneider 2
4 Mike Aviles 1
4 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Abreu 6
2 John Baker 4
2 Evan Longoria 4
4 Mike Aviles 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Nyjer Morgan 2
2 Rajai Davis 1
2 Torii Hunter 1
2 Conor Jackson 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Zack Greinke 2.33
2 Scott Olsen 1.75
3 Clayton Kershaw 1.25
4 Rich Harden 1.00
5 Tim Lincecum 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Cruz 1
1 Zack Greinke 1
1 Eddie Guardado 1
1 Cole Hamels 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 8
2 Zack Greinke 7
2 Rich Harden 7
2 Scott Olsen 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jonathan Broxton 1
1 Brad Lidge 1
1 Jason Motte 1
1 Joe Nathan 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .365
2 Albert Pujols .354
3 Joe Mauer .327
4 Manny Ramirez .327
5 Dustin Pedroia .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 45
2 Adam Dunn 37
3 Carlos Delgado 36
3 Carlos Quentin 36
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 138
2 Justin Morneau 128
3 Josh Hamilton 124
4 Miguel Cabrera 121
5 Mark Teixeira 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 68
2 Jose Reyes 51
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 48
4 Jimmy Rollins 43
4 Ichiro Suzuki 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.41
2 Tim Lincecum 2.46
3 Johan Santana 2.65
4 Roy Halladay 2.77
5 Jake Peavy 2.77

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 243
2 CC Sabathia 230
3 A. J. Burnett 214
4 Ervin Santana 200
5 Roy Halladay 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 59
2 Jose Valverde 42
3 Joakim Soria 40
4 Brian Wilson 39
5 2 tied 38

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andre Ethier .476
2 Magglio Ordonez .455
3 Chipper Jones .436
4 Derek Jeter .429
5 Aramis Ramirez .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Gonzalez 6
1 Ryan Howard 6
3 Jay Bruce 5
3 Jorge Cantu 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 19
1 Adam LaRoche 19
1 Justin Morneau 19
4 Adrian Gonzalez 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 5
1 Torii Hunter 5
1 Jimmy Rollins 5
4 Jacoby Ellsbury 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Lewis 0.00
1 A. J. Burnett 0.00
3 Jon Lester 0.57
4 Jered Weaver 0.75
5 Derek Lowe 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Litsch 3
1 Derek Lowe 3
3 Jose Arredondo 2
3 Bronson Arroyo 2
3 29 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 27
2 Gil Meche 24
3 Brett Myers 23
3 Edinson Volquez 23
5 CC Sabathia 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joakim Soria 6
2 Francisco Cordero 5
2 Brad Lidge 5
2 Francisco Rodriguez 5
2 B. J. Ryan 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cristian Guzman .418
2 Coco Crisp .400
3 Magglio Ordonez .380
4 Shin-Soo Choo .379
5 Albert Pujols .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 12
2 Carlos Delgado 10
3 Carlos Beltran 9
3 Miguel Cabrera 9
3 Kelly Shoppach 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 34
2 Justin Morneau 32
3 Carlos Delgado 27
3 Albert Pujols 27
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Rollins 12
2 Jose Reyes 11
3 Rajai Davis 10
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 10
3 Willy Taveras 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Derek Lowe 1.11
2 Brett Myers 1.33
3 Bronson Arroyo 1.45
4 Rich Harden 1.50
5 Roy Oswalt 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Arredondo 5
1 Bronson Arroyo 5
1 Cliff Lee 5
1 Derek Lowe 5
1 Brett Myers 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 51
2 A. J. Burnett 49
3 Brett Myers 48
4 Edinson Volquez 47
5 Ricky Nolasco 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 12
2 Jose Valverde 11
3 Luis Ayala 8
3 Francisco Cordero 8
3 3 others tied 8