On This Day

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 96 63 .604 --
Red Sox 94 65 .591 2.0
Yankees 87 72 .547 9.0
Blue Jays 84 75 .528 12.0
Orioles 67 91 .424 28.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 87 72 .547 --
White Sox 86 72 .544 0.5
Indians 79 80 .497 8.0
Royals 73 86 .459 14.0
Tigers 72 86 .456 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 99 60 .623 --
Rangers 77 82 .484 22.0
Athletics 75 83 .475 23.5
Mariners 58 101 .365 41.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 89 70 .560 --
Mets 88 71 .553 1.0
Marlins 82 76 .519 6.5
Braves 71 88 .447 18.0
Nationals 59 99 .373 29.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 96 62 .608 --
Brewers 88 71 .553 8.5
Astros 84 74 .532 12.0
Cardinals 83 76 .522 13.5
Reds 74 85 .465 22.5
Pirates 65 94 .409 31.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 83 76 .522 --
D'backs 79 80 .497 4.0
Rockies 74 85 .465 9.0
Giants 70 89 .440 13.0
Padres 62 97 .390 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Micah Hoffpauir 5
2 Carlos Gomez 4
2 Luis Rodriguez 4
4 Ryan Church 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vladimir Guerrero 2
1 Micah Hoffpauir 2
1 Ramon Santiago 2
1 Ben Zobrist 2
5 19 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Micah Hoffpauir 5
2 Michael Bourn 4
2 Ryan Braun 4
2 Albert Pujols 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 3
2 Erick Aybar 1
2 Carlos Beltran 1
2 Lance Berkman 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jorge De La Rosa 1.40
1 Yovani Gallardo 1.40
1 Joel Pineiro 1.40
4 Jon Lester 1.33
5 Eric Stults 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Arredondo 1
1 Jorge De La Rosa 1
1 Armando Galarraga 1
1 Roy Halladay 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 9
2 Scott Kazmir 8
3 Jorge De La Rosa 7
3 Yovani Gallardo 7
3 Joel Pineiro 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Fernando Rodney 1
1 Scot Shields 1
1 Jose Valverde 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .365
2 Albert Pujols .353
3 Manny Ramirez .330
4 Joe Mauer .330
5 Dustin Pedroia .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 47
2 Adam Dunn 39
3 Carlos Delgado 38
4 Manny Ramirez 37
5 5 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 142
2 Justin Morneau 129
3 Miguel Cabrera 126
3 Josh Hamilton 126
5 David Wright 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 68
2 Jose Reyes 55
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 49
4 Jimmy Rollins 46
5 2 tied 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 2.54
2 Johan Santana 2.64
3 Tim Lincecum 2.66
4 Roy Halladay 2.78
5 CC Sabathia 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Lee 22
1 Brandon Webb 22
3 Roy Halladay 20
4 Mike Mussina 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 252
2 CC Sabathia 244
3 A. J. Burnett 231
4 Ervin Santana 209
5 2 tied 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 62
2 Jose Valverde 43
3 Jonathan Papelbon 41
3 Joakim Soria 41
5 2 tied 40

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Napoli .567
2 Ryan Garko .438
3 Shane Victorino .431
4 Cesar Izturis .429
4 Conor Jackson .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Gonzalez 7
2 Hank Blalock 6
2 Prince Fielder 6
2 Ryan Shealy 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adrian Gonzalez 19
2 Shin-Soo Choo 17
2 Prince Fielder 17
4 Hank Blalock 16
4 4 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 6
2 Carlos Beltran 5
2 Cesar Izturis 5
4 Jacoby Ellsbury 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Danks 0.00
2 Derek Lowe 0.64
3 Daisuke Matsuzaka 0.75
4 Kyle Davies 1.20
5 Aaron Cook 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Arredondo 3
1 Zack Greinke 3
1 Josh Johnson 3
1 Roy Oswalt 3
1 Brandon Webb 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 27
2 A. J. Burnett 23
3 Johan Santana 22
3 Edinson Volquez 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 6
1 Joakim Soria 6
3 Francisco Cordero 5
3 Mike Gonzalez 5
3 5 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shin-Soo Choo .429
2 Manny Ramirez .420
3 Cristian Guzman .411
4 Andre Ethier .410
5 Chipper Jones .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 13
2 Manny Ramirez 11
3 Jack Cust 10
3 Carlos Delgado 10
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 34
2 Manny Ramirez 32
3 Justin Morneau 27
4 Miguel Cabrera 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Rollins 15
2 Jose Reyes 14
3 Carlos Beltran 8
3 Michael Bourn 8
3 5 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Derek Lowe 0.87
2 Alfredo Aceves 1.38
3 Roy Oswalt 1.40
4 Zack Greinke 1.85
5 A. J. Burnett 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Oswalt 6
2 Roy Halladay 5
2 Joe Smith 5
4 Jose Arredondo 4
4 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 52
2 Edinson Volquez 51
3 CC Sabathia 47
4 A. J. Burnett 46
5 Johan Santana 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 12
2 Jose Valverde 10
3 Francisco Cordero 9
3 Brad Lidge 9
5 6 tied 8