On This Day

Monday, August 17, 2009

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 45 .622 --
Red Sox 66 51 .564 7.0
Rays 63 54 .538 10.0
Blue Jays 55 61 .474 17.5
Orioles 48 70 .407 25.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 62 55 .530 --
White Sox 61 58 .513 2.0
Twins 56 62 .475 6.5
Indians 51 66 .436 11.0
Royals 46 72 .390 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 71 45 .612 --
Rangers 67 50 .573 4.5
Mariners 61 57 .517 11.0
Athletics 53 65 .449 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 66 49 .574 --
Marlins 63 55 .534 4.5
Braves 62 56 .525 5.5
Mets 55 63 .466 12.5
Nationals 43 75 .364 24.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 68 52 .567 --
Cubs 60 56 .517 6.0
Brewers 58 60 .492 9.0
Astros 57 61 .483 10.0
Reds 50 67 .427 16.5
Pirates 47 70 .402 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 70 49 .588 --
Rockies 65 53 .551 4.5
Giants 64 54 .542 5.5
D'backs 54 65 .454 16.0
Padres 50 70 .417 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Aaron Rowand 4
2 Cesar Izturis 3
2 Derek Jeter 3
2 Joe Mauer 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vladimir Guerrero 2
2 Garret Anderson 1
2 Rick Ankiel 1
2 Yuniesky Betancourt 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vladimir Guerrero 5
2 Kyle Blanks 3
2 Marlon Byrd 3
2 Ryan Church 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ryan Braun 1
1 Marlon Byrd 1
1 Rajai Davis 1
1 Stephen Drew 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chris Carpenter 1.33
2 Tommy Hanson 1.17
3 Max Scherzer 1.00
4 Ted Lilly 0.80
5 Tommy Hunter 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Heath Bell 1
1 Chris Carpenter 1
1 Tommy Hanson 1
1 Kevin Hart 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chris Carpenter 8
2 Tommy Hanson 7
2 Max Scherzer 7
4 Brian Bannister 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andrew Bailey 1
1 Frank Francisco 1
1 Ryan Franklin 1
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 Bobby Jenks 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .380
2 Ichiro Suzuki .360
3 Hanley Ramirez .356
4 Jason Bartlett .342
5 Miguel Cabrera .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 39
2 Mark Reynolds 38
3 Adrian Gonzalez 32
4 Adam Dunn 31
4 2 others tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Prince Fielder 107
2 Albert Pujols 105
3 Justin Morneau 94
4 Ryan Howard 91
5 Evan Longoria 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 54
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 53
3 Michael Bourn 44
4 Nyjer Morgan 38
5 Chone Figgins 37

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 Chris Carpenter 13
3 Roy Halladay 13
3 4 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 205
2 Justin Verlander 194
3 Javier Vazquez 178
4 Jon Lester 176
5 Zack Greinke 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 35
2 Brian Fuentes 34
3 Ryan Franklin 30
4 Heath Bell 29
4 2 others tied 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .519
2 Adrian Gonzalez .469
3 Josh Hamilton .453
4 Mark Ellis .438
5 Hanley Ramirez .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Reynolds 8
2 Vladimir Guerrero 6
3 Jason Bay 5
3 Ryan Braun 5
3 7 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark Ellis 19
2 Ryan Braun 16
3 Billy Butler 15
3 Joe Mauer 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 10
2 Michael Bourn 7
3 Carl Crawford 6
3 Chone Figgins 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 CC Sabathia 0.57
2 Ubaldo Jimenez 0.61
3 Adam Wainwright 0.66
4 J. A. Happ 1.19
5 Cliff Lee 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 3
1 Tommy Hanson 3
1 Tommy Hunter 3
1 Aaron Laffey 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jon Lester 28
2 Josh Johnson 26
3 Clayton Kershaw 25
4 Jorge De La Rosa 23
4 Aaron Harang 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryan Franklin 6
1 Mike MacDougal 6
3 Mariano Rivera 5
4 Andrew Bailey 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matt Holliday .442
2 Joe Mauer .398
3 Hanley Ramirez .383
4 Ryan Zimmerman .378
5 Andre Ethier .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Reynolds 14
2 Ryan Braun 10
2 Jonny Gomes 10
4 Kendrys Morales 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Holliday 31
2 Ryan Braun 28
3 Prince Fielder 26
3 Matt Kemp 26
3 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Adam Wainwright 1.30
2 Cliff Lee 1.35
3 John Lackey 1.79
4 Tim Lincecum 1.91
5 Andy Pettitte 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 5
1 Jorge De La Rosa 5
1 Tommy Hunter 5
1 Cliff Lee 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 46
2 Zack Greinke 45
2 Jon Lester 45
2 Justin Verlander 45
5 Luke Hochevar 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 11
2 Ryan Franklin 9
2 Juan Carlos Oviedo 9
4 Andrew Bailey 8
4 Mike MacDougal 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .370
2 Ichiro Suzuki .351
3 Hanley Ramirez .348
4 Jason Bartlett .341
5 Albert Pujols .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 50
2 Ryan Howard 45
3 Mark Reynolds 42
4 Adrian Gonzalez 40
5 2 tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Pujols 144
2 Prince Fielder 136
3 Ryan Howard 133
4 Justin Morneau 129
5 Mark Teixeira 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 65
2 Carl Crawford 54
3 Michael Bourn 52
4 Chone Figgins 47
5 Nyjer Morgan 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Zack Greinke 2.23
2 Tim Lincecum 2.28
3 Johan Santana 2.67
4 Adam Wainwright 2.76
5 Wandy Rodriguez 2.77

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 288
2 Justin Verlander 228
3 Javier Vazquez 227
4 Jon Lester 219
5 Zack Greinke 215

Saves

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