On This Day

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 27 16 .628 --
Red Sox 24 16 .600 1.5
Yankees 23 17 .575 2.5
Rays 20 22 .476 6.5
Orioles 16 24 .400 9.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 22 16 .579 --
Royals 21 19 .525 2.0
Twins 18 23 .439 5.5
White Sox 17 22 .436 5.5
Indians 15 26 .366 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 23 16 .590 --
Angels 20 19 .513 3.0
Mariners 19 22 .463 5.0
Athletics 15 22 .405 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 21 17 .553 --
Mets 21 19 .525 1.0
Braves 20 19 .513 1.5
Marlins 19 22 .463 3.5
Nationals 12 28 .300 10.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 25 15 .625 --
Cardinals 23 17 .575 2.0
Cubs 21 17 .553 3.0
Reds 21 18 .538 3.5
Pirates 19 21 .475 6.0
Astros 18 21 .462 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 29 13 .690 --
Giants 19 20 .487 8.5
Padres 18 22 .450 10.0
D'backs 16 24 .400 12.0
Rockies 15 24 .385 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Felipe Lopez 5
1 Justin Upton 5
3 Jorge Cantu 4
3 Jeremy Hermida 4
3 Mark Reynolds 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Reynolds 2
1 Dan Uggla 2
1 Justin Upton 2
1 Jason Varitek 2
5 27 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Justin Upton 6
2 Dan Uggla 5
3 Jermaine Dye 4
4 Robinson Cano 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mark Reynolds 5
2 Josh Anderson 2
2 Jeremy Hermida 2
4 Carlos Beltran 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Justin Verlander 1.60
2 Aaron Harang 1.50
2 Javier Vazquez 1.50
2 Chris Volstad 1.50
5 Phil Hughes 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brett Anderson 1
1 Chris Carpenter 1
1 John Danks 1
1 Chad Gaudin 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Aaron Harang 9
1 Phil Hughes 9
1 Chris Volstad 9
4 Justin Verlander 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 David Aardsma 1
1 Heath Bell 1
1 Jonathan Broxton 1
1 Matt Capps 1
1 9 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Victor Martinez .400
2 Miguel Cabrera .385
3 Jason Bartlett .379
4 Cristian Guzman .377
5 Adam Jones .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Gonzalez 15
2 Raul Ibanez 14
2 Carlos Pena 14
4 Albert Pujols 13
5 5 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Evan Longoria 46
2 Jason Bay 42
3 Prince Fielder 37
3 Raul Ibanez 37
3 Albert Pujols 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 25
2 Chone Figgins 18
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 16
4 Bobby Abreu 15
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Zack Greinke 0.60
2 Johan Santana 1.36
3 Wandy Rodriguez 1.83
4 Jair Jurrjens 1.96
5 Dan Haren 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 8
2 Zack Greinke 7
3 Chad Billingsley 6
3 Mark Buehrle 6
5 14 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 77
2 Javier Vazquez 73
3 Jake Peavy 69
4 Johan Santana 67
5 Tim Lincecum 66

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Heath Bell 11
1 Jonathan Broxton 11
1 Jonathan Papelbon 11
1 Francisco Rodriguez 11
5 4 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Wright .481
2 Hunter Pence .432
3 Juan Pierre .426
4 Victor Martinez .423
5 Jason Bartlett .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Bruce 6
1 Adrian Gonzalez 6
1 Raul Ibanez 6
1 Joe Mauer 6
1 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark Teixeira 19
2 Nick Johnson 18
3 Jason Bay 17
3 Prince Fielder 17
5 Raul Ibanez 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chone Figgins 8
2 Coco Crisp 7
2 B. J. Upton 7
4 Jason Bartlett 6
4 9 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Edwin Jackson 0.64
2 Roy Halladay 1.13
2 CC Sabathia 1.13
4 Cliff Lee 1.17
5 Zack Greinke 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 3
1 Matt Palmer 3
1 Manny Parra 3
1 Wandy Rodriguez 3
1 CC Sabathia 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 32
2 Jake Peavy 29
3 Jorge De La Rosa 23
3 Cole Hamels 23
3 3 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 6
2 Brad Lidge 4
2 Jonathan Papelbon 4
2 Francisco Rodriguez 4
5 13 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Victor Martinez .421
2 Juan Pierre .408
3 Joe Mauer .397
4 David Wright .394
5 Ryan Zimmerman .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Bruce 11
2 Adrian Gonzalez 10
2 Justin Morneau 10
4 Jason Bay 9
4 6 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Evan Longoria 34
2 Jason Bay 32
3 Prince Fielder 30
4 Raul Ibanez 27
5 Jorge Cantu 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 21
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 12
3 Michael Bourn 11
3 Coco Crisp 11
3 Chone Figgins 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Zack Greinke 0.90
2 Cliff Lee 1.57
3 Wandy Rodriguez 1.80
4 Johnny Cueto 1.88
5 Johan Santana 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 5
1 Ross Ohlendorf 5
1 Matt Palmer 5
4 Mark Buehrle 4
4 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 57
2 Javier Vazquez 48
3 Jake Peavy 46
4 Tim Lincecum 43
5 Chad Billingsley 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 10
2 Frank Francisco 8
2 Ryan Franklin 8
2 Brian Fuentes 8
2 Francisco Rodriguez 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .346
2 Manny Ramirez .346
3 Joe Mauer .341
4 Cristian Guzman .335
5 Chipper Jones .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 47
2 Adam Dunn 41
3 Adrian Gonzalez 40
4 Albert Pujols 39
4 Mark Teixeira 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 150
2 Miguel Cabrera 134
3 Mark Teixeira 131
4 Justin Morneau 128
5 Jason Bay 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 61
2 Jose Reyes 55
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 48
4 B. J. Upton 47
5 Jimmy Rollins 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.06
2 CC Sabathia 2.30
3 Roy Halladay 2.60
4 Rich Harden 2.65
5 Chad Billingsley 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 24
2 Chad Billingsley 19
2 Mark Buehrle 19
4 Bronson Arroyo 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 268
2 CC Sabathia 238
3 A. J. Burnett 225
4 Dan Haren 217
5 Johan Santana 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 56
2 Jonathan Papelbon 40
3 Brad Lidge 39
4 Joakim Soria 38
4 Brian Wilson 38