On This Day

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 28 20 .583 --
Yankees 27 20 .574 0.5
Blue Jays 27 23 .540 2.0
Rays 23 27 .460 6.0
Orioles 22 26 .458 6.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 26 20 .565 --
Twins 24 25 .490 3.5
Royals 23 24 .489 3.5
White Sox 21 25 .457 5.0
Indians 21 28 .429 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 27 19 .587 --
Angels 24 22 .522 3.0
Mariners 22 26 .458 6.0
Athletics 18 26 .409 8.0

Games

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 26 20 .565 --
Phillies 25 20 .556 0.5
Braves 23 24 .489 3.5
Marlins 22 26 .458 5.0
Nationals 14 33 .298 12.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 28 19 .596 --
Brewers 27 20 .574 1.0
Reds 26 20 .565 1.5
Cubs 23 23 .500 4.5
Pirates 21 26 .447 7.0
Astros 18 28 .391 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 34 15 .694 --
Padres 24 23 .511 9.0
Giants 23 23 .500 9.5
D'backs 21 27 .438 12.5
Rockies 18 28 .391 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Justin Upton 3
2 Willy Aybar 2
2 Eric Byrnes 2
2 Asdrubal Cabrera 2
2 16 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luke Scott 2
1 Jason Varitek 2
3 Willy Aybar 1
3 Joe Crede 1
3 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luke Scott 4
2 Victor Martinez 2
2 Mark Reynolds 2
2 Jason Varitek 2
5 13 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matt Kemp 2
2 Curtis Granderson 1
2 Juan Pierre 1
2 B. J. Upton 1
2 Justin Upton 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Josh Beckett 1.14
1 Dan Haren 1.14
3 Randy Wolf 1.00
4 Randy Wells 0.78
5 Jeff Niemann 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Josh Beckett 1
1 Dan Haren 1
1 Matt Herges 1
1 David Hernandez 1
1 Randy Wolf 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Josh Beckett 8
1 Dan Haren 8
3 Randy Wells 7
3 Randy Wolf 7
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jonathan Papelbon 1
1 Chad Qualls 1
1 Ramon Troncoso 1
1 Kerry Wood 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kevin Youkilis .375
2 Jason Bartlett .373
3 Carlos Beltran .367
4 Miguel Cabrera .366
5 Joey Votto .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Gonzalez 18
2 Raul Ibanez 17
3 Adam Dunn 16
3 Carlos Pena 16
5 Mark Teixeira 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Evan Longoria 51
2 Jason Bay 48
3 Raul Ibanez 44
3 Justin Morneau 44
5 Prince Fielder 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 30
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 21
3 Chone Figgins 19
4 Michael Bourn 16
5 2 tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Zack Greinke 0.84
2 Wandy Rodriguez 1.71
3 Johan Santana 1.77
4 Jair Jurrjens 2.07
5 Jered Weaver 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Zack Greinke 8
1 Roy Halladay 8
3 Bronson Arroyo 7
3 Johan Santana 7
3 Kevin Slowey 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 86
2 Justin Verlander 85
3 Tim Lincecum 84
3 Jake Peavy 84
5 Zack Greinke 81

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Heath Bell 14
2 Francisco Cordero 13
2 Brian Fuentes 13
2 Jonathan Papelbon 13
2 Francisco Rodriguez 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gary Sheffield .432
2 David Wright .432
3 Justin Upton .426
4 Miguel Tejada .426
5 Mark Teixeira .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Teixeira 8
2 Raul Ibanez 7
2 Joe Mauer 7
4 Ryan Howard 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark Teixeira 20
2 Joe Mauer 19
3 Raul Ibanez 18
4 Jason Bartlett 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 8
1 B. J. Upton 8
3 Torii Hunter 7
4 Chone Figgins 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Carpenter 0.00
2 Matt Cain 0.60
3 Josh Outman 0.66
4 Clayton Richard 0.69
5 Adam Wainwright 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alfredo Aceves 3
1 Jake Peavy 3
1 Rick Porcello 3
1 Johan Santana 3
5 38 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 29
2 Tim Lincecum 26
2 Johan Santana 26
4 Max Scherzer 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Heath Bell 6
2 Brian Fuentes 4
2 Trevor Hoffman 4
2 Brad Lidge 4
2 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Juan Pierre .412
2 Joe Mauer .407
3 Justin Upton .398
4 David Wright .392
5 Adam Kennedy .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Teixeira 12
2 Adam Dunn 11
2 Adrian Gonzalez 11
2 Raul Ibanez 11
2 Joe Mauer 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Evan Longoria 34
2 Joe Mauer 32
3 Justin Morneau 30
4 Jason Bay 29
4 Mark Teixeira 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 24
2 Michael Bourn 12
2 Chone Figgins 12
2 B. J. Upton 12
5 Jacoby Ellsbury 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Justin Verlander 1.02
2 Zack Greinke 1.37
3 Wandy Rodriguez 1.66
4 Roy Halladay 1.76
5 Randy Wells 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Pavano 5
1 Rick Porcello 5
3 Bronson Arroyo 4
3 Jonathan Broxton 4
3 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 52
2 Justin Verlander 51
3 Tim Lincecum 49
3 Johan Santana 49
5 Zack Greinke 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 11
2 Brian Fuentes 10
3 Francisco Rodriguez 9
4 Jonathan Papelbon 8
4 Chad Qualls 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Ramirez .352
2 Albert Pujols .343
3 Joe Mauer .343
4 Dustin Pedroia .342
5 Carlos Lee .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 46
2 Mark Teixeira 43
3 Adam Dunn 42
4 Miguel Cabrera 39
4 2 others tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 142
2 Miguel Cabrera 135
3 Justin Morneau 134
4 Mark Teixeira 129
5 Jason Bay 123

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.03
2 CC Sabathia 2.36
3 Roy Halladay 2.62
4 Rich Harden 2.63
5 Zack Greinke 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 23
2 Bronson Arroyo 19
2 Mark Buehrle 19
4 Chad Billingsley 18
4 3 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 273
2 CC Sabathia 229
3 Johan Santana 227
4 A. J. Burnett 223
5 Zack Greinke 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 54
2 Jonathan Papelbon 40
3 Brad Lidge 38
3 Joakim Soria 38
5 Brian Fuentes 37