On This Day

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 43 .632 --
Red Sox 66 50 .569 7.5
Rays 62 54 .534 11.5
Blue Jays 55 60 .478 18.0
Orioles 48 68 .414 25.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 62 54 .534 --
White Sox 60 57 .513 2.5
Twins 56 60 .483 6.0
Indians 50 66 .431 12.0
Royals 45 71 .388 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 69 45 .605 --
Rangers 65 50 .565 4.5
Mariners 60 57 .513 10.5
Athletics 51 65 .440 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 65 49 .570 --
Marlins 62 54 .534 4.0
Braves 61 55 .526 5.0
Mets 54 62 .466 12.0
Nationals 42 75 .359 24.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 66 52 .559 --
Cubs 60 55 .522 4.5
Brewers 58 58 .500 7.0
Astros 56 61 .479 9.5
Reds 50 66 .431 15.0
Pirates 46 70 .397 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 69 48 .590 --
Rockies 64 52 .552 4.5
Giants 63 53 .543 5.5
D'backs 54 63 .462 15.0
Padres 49 69 .415 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Adam Kennedy 5
2 Julio Borbon 4
2 Miguel Cabrera 4
4 Elvis Andrus 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Avila 1
1 Jeff Baker 1
1 Jason Bay 1
1 Billy Butler 1
1 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Guillen 4
2 Miguel Cabrera 3
2 Craig Counsell 3
2 Elijah Dukes 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Borbon 4
2 Elvis Andrus 3
3 Chone Figgins 2
3 Matt Kemp 2
5 7 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Gorzelanny 1.33
2 Mike Burns 1.00
3 Scott Kazmir 0.88
4 Gavin Floyd 0.80
5 John Lackey 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Burns 1
1 Gavin Floyd 1
1 Tom Gorzelanny 1
1 Derek Holland 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gavin Floyd 8
1 Tom Gorzelanny 8
3 Mike Burns 7
3 Scott Kazmir 7
3 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neftali Feliz 1
1 Ryan Franklin 1
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 Kevin Gregg 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .378
2 Ichiro Suzuki .360
3 Hanley Ramirez .354
4 Jason Bartlett .337
5 Pablo Sandoval .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 38
2 Mark Reynolds 37
3 Adam Dunn 31
3 Adrian Gonzalez 31
3 Carlos Pena 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Prince Fielder 103
1 Albert Pujols 103
3 Justin Morneau 94
4 Evan Longoria 88
5 Ryan Howard 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 54
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 53
3 Michael Bourn 44
4 Nyjer Morgan 38
5 Chone Figgins 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Lincecum 2.19
2 Chris Carpenter 2.27
3 Zack Greinke 2.33
4 Matt Cain 2.49
5 Dan Haren 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Josh Beckett 14
1 Adam Wainwright 14
3 Roy Halladay 13
3 Jason Marquis 13
3 3 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 205
2 Justin Verlander 194
3 Jon Lester 176
4 Zack Greinke 174
5 Javier Vazquez 171

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 35
2 Brian Fuentes 33
3 Heath Bell 29
3 Ryan Franklin 29
3 Joe Nathan 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .481
2 Dexter Fowler .441
3 Ryan Zimmerman .440
4 Adrian Gonzalez .435
5 Hanley Ramirez .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Reynolds 8
2 Jason Bay 5
2 Johnny Damon 5
2 Adam Dunn 5
2 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark Ellis 17
1 Matt Kemp 17
3 Joe Mauer 16
4 Elijah Dukes 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 8
2 Michael Bourn 7
3 Carl Crawford 6
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aaron Laffey 0.00
2 Justin Lehr 0.60
3 Josh Beckett 0.86
4 Ubaldo Jimenez 1.19
5 2 tied 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 3
1 Scott Feldman 3
1 Ubaldo Jimenez 3
1 Bud Norris 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jon Lester 28
2 Josh Johnson 26
3 Clayton Kershaw 25
3 Jered Weaver 25
5 CC Sabathia 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike MacDougal 6
1 Mariano Rivera 6
3 Ryan Franklin 5
4 Heath Bell 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matt Holliday .450
2 Nyjer Morgan .391
3 Joe Mauer .389
4 Mark Reynolds .369
5 Hanley Ramirez .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Reynolds 13
2 Kendrys Morales 10
2 Ryan Zimmerman 10
4 Ryan Braun 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Holliday 33
2 Kendrys Morales 27
3 Ryan Braun 26
3 Matt Kemp 26
5 4 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Nyjer Morgan 14
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 13
3 Michael Bourn 12
3 Rajai Davis 12
5 Carl Crawford 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 1.29
2 Adam Wainwright 1.30
3 John Lackey 1.79
4 Tim Lincecum 1.81
5 Chris Carpenter 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Lee 6
2 Chris Carpenter 5
2 Manny Parra 5
2 CC Sabathia 5
2 Randy Wells 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 56
2 Rich Harden 47
3 Zack Greinke 45
3 Jon Lester 45
3 Justin Verlander 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 12
2 Juan Carlos Oviedo 9
3 Ryan Franklin 8
4 David Aardsma 7
4 6 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .370
2 Ichiro Suzuki .348
3 Hanley Ramirez .348
4 Albert Pujols .344
5 Jason Bartlett .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 51
2 Ryan Howard 43
3 Mark Reynolds 41
4 Adam Dunn 39
4 3 others tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Pujols 144
2 Prince Fielder 132
3 Justin Morneau 131
4 Ryan Howard 130
5 Mark Teixeira 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 65
2 Carl Crawford 54
3 Michael Bourn 52
4 Chone Figgins 46
4 Nyjer Morgan 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Zack Greinke 2.16
2 Tim Lincecum 2.28
3 Johan Santana 2.67
4 Roy Halladay 2.73
5 Adam Wainwright 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 20
2 Johan Santana 19
2 Adam Wainwright 19
4 Tim Lincecum 18
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 288
2 Justin Verlander 234
3 Zack Greinke 220
3 Javier Vazquez 220
5 Jon Lester 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 46
2 Francisco Rodriguez 42
3 Brian Fuentes 41
4 Jonathan Papelbon 37
4 Brian Wilson 37