On This Day

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 7 3 .700 --
Orioles 6 3 .667 0.5
Yankees 5 4 .556 1.5
Rays 4 5 .444 2.5
Red Sox 3 6 .333 3.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 5 4 .556 --
Royals 5 4 .556 0.0
White Sox 4 4 .500 0.5
Twins 4 6 .400 1.5
Indians 2 7 .222 3.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 7 2 .778 --
Athletics 4 5 .444 3.0
Rangers 4 5 .444 3.0
Angels 3 5 .375 3.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Marlins 7 1 .875 --
Braves 5 3 .625 2.0
Phillies 4 3 .571 2.5
Mets 4 4 .500 3.0
Nationals 0 7 .000 6.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 7 3 .700 --
Cubs 5 3 .625 1.0
Pirates 4 4 .500 2.0
Reds 4 4 .500 2.0
Brewers 3 6 .333 3.5
Astros 2 6 .250 4.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 6 3 .667 --
Padres 6 3 .667 0.0
Rockies 4 4 .500 1.5
D'backs 3 6 .333 3.0
Giants 2 6 .250 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ian Kinsler 6
2 Marlon Byrd 5
3 Aaron Hill 4
4 Yuniesky Betancourt 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Cameron 2
2 Michael Barrett 1
2 Casey Blake 1
2 Eric Byrnes 1
2 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nelson Cruz 6
2 Ian Kinsler 4
2 Ichiro Suzuki 4
4 Marlon Byrd 3
4 10 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Josh Anderson 1
1 Miguel Cabrera 1
1 Jorge Cantu 1
1 Scott Hairston 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Clayton Kershaw 6.50
2 Mike Hampton 1.60
3 Jarrod Washburn 1.00
4 Rich Harden 0.89
5 2 tied 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kris Benson 1
1 Jonathan Broxton 1
1 Brian Bruney 1
1 Armando Galarraga 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clayton Kershaw 13
2 Mike Hampton 8
2 Rich Harden 8
4 Brett Anderson 5
4 5 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jason Grilli 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 Kerry Wood 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cristian Guzman .515
2 Miguel Cabrera .486
3 Ian Kinsler .474
4 Kevin Youkilis .472
5 Brian Roberts .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nelson Cruz 5
1 Evan Longoria 5
3 Miguel Cabrera 4
3 Brandon Inge 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ian Kinsler 13
1 Albert Pujols 13
3 Miguel Cabrera 12
3 Nelson Cruz 12
3 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chone Figgins 5
2 Emilio Bonifacio 4
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 4
4 Endy Chavez 3
4 7 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Zack Greinke 0.00
1 Chris Carpenter 0.00
3 Josh Johnson 0.57
4 Zach Duke 0.59
5 2 tied 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 2
1 Chad Billingsley 2
1 A. J. Burnett 2
1 Zach Duke 2
1 16 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 20
2 Clayton Kershaw 19
3 Rich Harden 18
3 Jake Peavy 18
5 Javier Vazquez 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Heath Bell 4
1 Joakim Soria 4
3 Jonathan Broxton 3
3 Brad Lidge 3
3 George Sherrill 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .357
2 Albert Pujols .353
3 Joe Mauer .336
4 Manny Ramirez .332
5 Ian Kinsler .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 46
2 Adam Dunn 41
3 Miguel Cabrera 40
4 Carlos Delgado 39
4 Carlos Quentin 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 147
2 Miguel Cabrera 136
3 Justin Morneau 126
4 Josh Hamilton 125
5 Albert Pujols 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 67
2 Jose Reyes 57
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 52
4 Jimmy Rollins 45
5 Ichiro Suzuki 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 CC Sabathia 2.29
2 Johan Santana 2.39
3 Roy Halladay 2.82
4 Tim Lincecum 2.83
5 Chad Billingsley 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 20
1 Cliff Lee 20
3 A. J. Burnett 19
3 Ted Lilly 19
3 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 253
2 CC Sabathia 244
3 A. J. Burnett 239
4 Johan Santana 208
5 2 tied 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 60
2 Jose Valverde 43
3 Brad Lidge 42
3 Joakim Soria 42
5 Jonathan Papelbon 38