On This Day

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 29 21 .580 --
Red Sox 29 22 .569 0.5
Blue Jays 29 24 .547 1.5
Rays 25 28 .472 5.5
Orioles 23 28 .451 6.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 28 21 .571 --
White Sox 24 25 .490 4.0
Twins 25 27 .481 4.5
Royals 23 27 .460 5.5
Indians 22 30 .423 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 30 20 .600 --
Angels 25 24 .510 4.5
Mariners 24 27 .471 6.5
Athletics 19 29 .396 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 28 20 .583 --
Mets 28 21 .571 0.5
Braves 25 25 .500 4.0
Marlins 23 28 .451 6.5
Nationals 14 36 .280 15.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 30 20 .600 --
Cardinals 29 21 .580 1.0
Reds 26 23 .531 3.5
Cubs 25 24 .510 4.5
Pirates 22 28 .440 8.0
Astros 20 29 .408 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 35 17 .673 --
Giants 25 24 .510 8.5
Padres 25 25 .500 9.0
D'backs 22 29 .431 12.5
Rockies 20 29 .408 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ichiro Suzuki 4
2 Yunel Escobar 3
2 Kelly Johnson 3
2 Reed Johnson 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Kennedy 2
1 Josh Willingham 2
1 Kevin Youkilis 2
4 Garret Anderson 1
4 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chipper Jones 4
1 Mark Teixeira 4
3 Garret Anderson 3
3 Mike Cameron 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Adrian Beltre 1
1 Endy Chavez 1
1 Chone Figgins 1
1 Ben Francisco 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Edwin Jackson 2.33
2 Jon Lester 2.00
3 Kris Medlen 1.80
4 Jamie Moyer 1.33
5 Chad Gaudin 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andrew Bailey 1
1 Nick Blackburn 1
1 Yovani Gallardo 1
1 Chad Gaudin 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jon Lester 12
2 Yovani Gallardo 9
2 Chad Gaudin 9
2 Kris Medlen 9
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Heath Bell 1
1 LaTroy Hawkins 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Bobby Jenks 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Bartlett .373
2 Kevin Youkilis .366
3 Joey Votto .357
4 Miguel Cabrera .355
5 Ichiro Suzuki .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Gonzalez 20
2 Raul Ibanez 17
2 Carlos Pena 17
4 Adam Dunn 16
4 2 others tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Evan Longoria 55
2 Jason Bay 49
3 Prince Fielder 48
4 Justin Morneau 47
5 Raul Ibanez 46

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 30
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 21
3 Chone Figgins 20
4 Michael Bourn 16
5 2 tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Zack Greinke 1.10
2 Johan Santana 1.77
3 Wandy Rodriguez 2.26
4 Edwin Jackson 2.30
5 Matt Cain 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Zack Greinke 8
1 Roy Halladay 8
3 Bronson Arroyo 7
3 Jason Marquis 7
3 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 90
2 Zack Greinke 88
3 Johan Santana 86
3 Javier Vazquez 86
5 2 tied 84

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Heath Bell 15
2 Francisco Rodriguez 14
3 Francisco Cordero 13
3 Brian Fuentes 13
3 2 others tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Tejada .453
2 Ichiro Suzuki .435
3 Jason Bartlett .433
3 Adam Kennedy .433
5 2 tied .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Teixeira 8
2 Nelson Cruz 7
3 Michael Cuddyer 6
3 Ryan Howard 6
3 Luke Scott 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark Teixeira 20
2 Prince Fielder 16
2 Joe Mauer 16
4 Michael Cuddyer 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 6
1 Mark Reynolds 6
1 Jimmy Rollins 6
4 Nelson Cruz 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Josh Beckett 0.60
1 Tim Lincecum 0.60
3 Matt Cain 0.84
4 Chris Carpenter 0.95
5 Livan Hernandez 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Blackburn 3
1 Matt Cain 3
1 Jason Marquis 3
1 Jake Peavy 3
1 Justin Verlander 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 24
2 Zack Greinke 23
2 Jake Peavy 23
4 A. J. Burnett 21
4 4 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Heath Bell 6
1 Brad Lidge 6
3 David Aardsma 4
3 Brian Fuentes 4
3 5 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .414
2 Brian McCann .394
3 Adam Kennedy .390
4 Hunter Pence .388
5 Jason Bartlett .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Teixeira 13
2 Adrian Gonzalez 11
2 Joe Mauer 11
4 Jason Bay 10
4 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark Teixeira 34
2 Joe Mauer 32
3 Prince Fielder 31
3 Evan Longoria 31
5 Jason Bay 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 21
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 11
2 Chone Figgins 11
4 Michael Bourn 10
4 B. J. Upton 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Porcello 1.50
2 Justin Verlander 1.52
3 Zack Greinke 1.57
4 Jason Vargas 1.65
5 Roy Halladay 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Pavano 5
1 Rick Porcello 5
1 Justin Verlander 5
4 Bronson Arroyo 4
4 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 56
2 Jake Peavy 52
3 Zack Greinke 44
3 Javier Vazquez 44
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 11
2 Francisco Rodriguez 10
3 Brian Fuentes 8
3 Brad Lidge 8
3 Chad Qualls 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Ramirez .354
2 Joe Mauer .351
3 Albert Pujols .348
4 Dustin Pedroia .345
5 Carlos Lee .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 47
2 Mark Teixeira 43
3 Adam Dunn 42
4 Adrian Gonzalez 41
5 3 tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 145
2 Justin Morneau 135
3 Miguel Cabrera 133
4 Mark Teixeira 129
5 Prince Fielder 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willy Taveras 60
2 Jose Reyes 51
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 48
3 Jimmy Rollins 48
5 Chone Figgins 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 2.03
2 CC Sabathia 2.40
3 Roy Halladay 2.67
4 Rich Harden 2.69
5 Zack Greinke 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 22
2 Mark Buehrle 19
2 CC Sabathia 19
4 Bronson Arroyo 18
4 3 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 273
2 CC Sabathia 237
3 Johan Santana 227
4 A. J. Burnett 223
5 Javier Vazquez 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 55
2 Brad Lidge 41
3 Jonathan Papelbon 39
4 Joakim Soria 38
5 2 tied 37