On This Day

Friday, May 8, 2009

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 19 11 .633 --
Blue Jays 20 12 .625 0.0
Yankees 14 15 .483 4.5
Rays 14 17 .452 5.5
Orioles 12 18 .400 7.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 18 12 .600 --
Tigers 15 13 .536 2.0
Twins 14 16 .467 4.0
White Sox 13 15 .464 4.0
Indians 11 19 .367 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 16 13 .552 --
Angels 14 14 .500 1.5
Mariners 15 15 .500 1.5
Athletics 11 16 .407 4.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 15 12 .556 --
Mets 15 13 .536 0.5
Marlins 16 14 .533 0.5
Braves 13 16 .448 3.0
Nationals 10 18 .357 5.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 19 11 .633 --
Brewers 17 13 .567 2.0
Cubs 16 13 .552 2.5
Reds 16 13 .552 2.5
Pirates 12 17 .414 6.5
Astros 12 18 .400 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 21 10 .677 --
Giants 15 13 .536 4.5
Padres 13 17 .433 7.5
D'backs 12 18 .400 8.5
Rockies 11 17 .393 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dustin Pedroia 4
1 Hanley Ramirez 4
3 Jason Bartlett 3
3 Carl Crawford 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Baker 1
1 Rod Barajas 1
1 Jason Bay 1
1 Milton Bradley 1
1 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Delgado 5
2 John Baker 3
2 Jason Bay 3
2 Brian Buscher 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Coco Crisp 2
2 Eric Byrnes 1
2 Luis Castillo 1
2 Endy Chavez 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Justin Verlander 2.75
2 CC Sabathia 1.60
3 Cole Hamels 1.40
3 Wandy Rodriguez 1.40
5 4 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Baker 1
1 Johnny Cueto 1
1 Cole Hamels 1
1 Matt Harrison 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 11
2 Jeremy Guthrie 8
2 CC Sabathia 8
4 Cole Hamels 7
4 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andrew Bailey 1
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 LaTroy Hawkins 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kevin Youkilis .393
2 Victor Martinez .390
3 Miguel Cabrera .385
4 Carlos Beltran .377
5 Joey Votto .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Pena 13
2 Albert Pujols 11
3 Evan Longoria 10
4 Jason Bay 9
4 5 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Evan Longoria 39
2 Jason Bay 32
2 Albert Pujols 32
4 Jorge Cantu 31
5 Carlos Pena 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 21
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 15
3 Bobby Abreu 12
3 Chone Figgins 12
5 Dexter Fowler 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Zack Greinke 0.40
2 Johan Santana 0.91
3 Johnny Cueto 1.59
4 Wandy Rodriguez 1.80
5 Dan Haren 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Zack Greinke 6
1 Roy Halladay 6
3 Chad Billingsley 5
3 Mark Buehrle 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 56
2 Zack Greinke 54
2 Johan Santana 54
4 Jake Peavy 52
5 Dan Haren 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Cordero 9
1 Frank Francisco 9
1 Ryan Franklin 9
1 Francisco Rodriguez 9
5 3 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Bloomquist .467
2 Todd Helton .449
3 Mike Napoli .436
4 Rod Barajas .432
5 Hanley Ramirez .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Pena 7
2 Jason Bay 6
2 Jorge Cantu 6
2 Justin Upton 6
5 7 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jorge Cantu 23
1 Evan Longoria 23
3 Jason Bay 21
4 Bengie Molina 17
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 16
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 9
3 Dexter Fowler 6
4 Michael Bourn 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Justin Verlander 0.39
2 Zack Greinke 0.72
3 Johnny Cueto 0.82
4 Randy Wolf 1.04
5 Edinson Volquez 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Buehrle 3
1 Mark DiFelice 3
1 Zack Greinke 3
1 Roy Halladay 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 31
2 Zack Greinke 28
3 Tim Lincecum 27
3 Johan Santana 27
5 Jake Peavy 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Francisco 7
2 Francisco Rodriguez 6
3 Ryan Franklin 5
3 Brian Fuentes 5
3 2 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Victor Martinez .395
2 Kevin Youkilis .388
3 Carlos Beltran .382
4 Joey Votto .371
5 Miguel Cabrera .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Pena 13
2 Evan Longoria 10
2 Albert Pujols 10
4 Jason Bay 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Evan Longoria 37
2 Jason Bay 31
3 Carlos Pena 30
3 Albert Pujols 30
5 Nick Markakis 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 21
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 15
3 Bobby Abreu 12
4 Chone Figgins 11
5 Dexter Fowler 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Zack Greinke 0.40
2 Johan Santana 0.79
3 Johnny Cueto 1.59
4 Wandy Rodriguez 1.85
5 Erik Bedard 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Zack Greinke 6
2 Chad Billingsley 5
2 Mark Buehrle 5
2 Roy Halladay 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Zack Greinke 54
2 Justin Verlander 52
3 Javier Vazquez 50
4 Chad Billingsley 47
4 Johan Santana 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Cordero 9
1 Frank Francisco 9
1 Ryan Franklin 9
4 Francisco Rodriguez 8
5 5 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .358
2 Manny Ramirez .339
3 Joe Mauer .334
4 Dustin Pedroia .333
5 Chipper Jones .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 48
2 Adam Dunn 42
2 Albert Pujols 42
4 Ryan Braun 39
4 Ryan Ludwick 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 152
2 Justin Morneau 128
3 Miguel Cabrera 127
4 Albert Pujols 124
5 2 tied 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 60
2 Jose Reyes 54
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 52
4 Jimmy Rollins 46
5 B. J. Upton 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.17
2 CC Sabathia 2.23
3 Rich Harden 2.67
4 Chad Billingsley 2.77
5 Roy Halladay 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 23
2 Chad Billingsley 19
2 Mark Buehrle 19
2 Ted Lilly 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 270
2 CC Sabathia 246
3 A. J. Burnett 230
4 Dan Haren 221
5 Johan Santana 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 57
2 Joakim Soria 41
3 Jose Valverde 39
4 Francisco Cordero 38
4 2 others tied 38