On This Day

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 77 46 .626 --
Red Sox 70 52 .574 6.5
Rays 67 55 .549 9.5
Blue Jays 56 65 .463 20.0
Orioles 50 73 .407 27.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 65 57 .533 --
White Sox 63 60 .512 2.5
Twins 60 63 .488 5.5
Indians 53 69 .434 12.0
Royals 47 75 .385 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 74 47 .612 --
Rangers 68 54 .557 6.5
Mariners 63 60 .512 12.0
Athletics 54 68 .443 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 70 50 .583 --
Braves 65 58 .528 6.5
Marlins 65 58 .528 6.5
Mets 57 66 .463 14.5
Nationals 43 80 .350 28.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 71 54 .568 --
Cubs 61 60 .504 8.0
Astros 61 62 .496 9.0
Brewers 60 62 .492 9.5
Pirates 51 70 .421 18.0
Reds 51 71 .418 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 74 50 .597 --
Rockies 69 54 .561 4.5
Giants 67 56 .545 6.5
D'backs 54 70 .435 20.0
Padres 52 73 .416 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Cameron 4
1 Felipe Lopez 4
3 Erick Aybar 3
3 Ronnie Belliard 3
3 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Garko 2
1 Carlos Pena 2
1 Kevin Youkilis 2
4 Rick Ankiel 1
4 29 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Youkilis 6
2 Ronnie Belliard 4
2 Ryan Garko 4
2 Carlos Pena 4
2 Ian Stewart 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clint Barmes 2
1 Sam Fuld 2
3 Ryan Doumit 1
3 Omar Infante 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ted Lilly 1.67
2 Matt Garza 1.17
3 Scott Richmond 1.11
4 Chris Carpenter 1.00
4 3 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andrew Bailey 1
1 Grant Balfour 1
1 Chris Carpenter 1
1 John Danks 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scott Richmond 10
2 Matt Garza 7
2 Charlie Haeger 7
2 Tommy Hanson 7
2 Max Scherzer 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Matt Guerrier 1
1 LaTroy Hawkins 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Bobby Jenks 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .378
2 Ichiro Suzuki .360
3 Hanley Ramirez .358
4 Jason Bartlett .343
5 Miguel Cabrera .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 39
2 Mark Reynolds 38
3 Carlos Pena 34
4 Prince Fielder 33
4 Adrian Gonzalez 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Prince Fielder 110
2 Albert Pujols 105
3 Ryan Howard 99
4 Justin Morneau 94
5 Mark Teixeira 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 54
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 54
3 Michael Bourn 46
4 Nyjer Morgan 40
5 Chone Figgins 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Carpenter 2.16
2 Tim Lincecum 2.37
3 Matt Cain 2.43
4 Zack Greinke 2.44
5 J. A. Happ 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Josh Beckett 14
1 Chris Carpenter 14
1 Jason Marquis 14
1 CC Sabathia 14
1 Adam Wainwright 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 207
2 Justin Verlander 204
3 Javier Vazquez 186
4 Zack Greinke 182
5 Jon Lester 181

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 36
2 Brian Fuentes 35
3 Huston Street 32
4 Ryan Franklin 31
4 Joe Nathan 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Julio Borbon .469
2 Derek Jeter .466
3 Joe Mauer .455
4 Luis Castillo .447
5 Hanley Ramirez .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Prince Fielder 7
1 Carlos Pena 7
3 Clint Barmes 6
3 Jason Bay 6
3 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 20
2 Mark Ellis 16
3 Prince Fielder 15
3 Hanley Ramirez 15
3 Troy Tulowitzki 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Borbon 8
1 Rajai Davis 8
3 Michael Bourn 7
4 Nyjer Morgan 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 0.53
2 Felix Hernandez 0.64
3 Ubaldo Jimenez 1.13
4 CC Sabathia 1.14
5 2 tied 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 3
1 Jorge De La Rosa 3
1 Tommy Hanson 3
1 Derek Holland 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 26
2 Jorge De La Rosa 25
3 Chris Carpenter 24
3 Clayton Kershaw 24
3 Justin Verlander 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryan Franklin 6
2 Brian Fuentes 5
2 Bobby Jenks 5
2 Mariano Rivera 5
2 Jose Valverde 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .425
2 Matt Holliday .404
3 Luis Castillo .402
4 Michael Young .388
5 Hanley Ramirez .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Reynolds 13
2 Joe Mauer 10
2 Kendrys Morales 10
2 Carlos Pena 10
2 Ryan Zimmerman 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 30
1 Kendrys Morales 30
3 Joe Mauer 28
4 Troy Tulowitzki 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 14
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 13
3 Everth Cabrera 11
3 Nyjer Morgan 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 1.13
2 Adam Wainwright 1.30
3 Ubaldo Jimenez 1.91
4 Chris Carpenter 1.96
5 Rich Harden 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 6
2 Jorge De La Rosa 5
2 Cliff Lee 5
2 CC Sabathia 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 49
2 Zack Greinke 46
3 Javier Vazquez 45
4 Jon Lester 44
5 Clayton Kershaw 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryan Franklin 9
1 Jose Valverde 9
3 Andrew Bailey 8
3 Juan Carlos Oviedo 8
3 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .369
2 Hanley Ramirez .350
3 Ichiro Suzuki .344
4 Jason Bartlett .343
5 Felipe Lopez .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 50
2 Ryan Howard 47
3 Mark Reynolds 42
4 Adrian Gonzalez 41
5 Carlos Pena 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Pujols 142
2 Ryan Howard 141
3 Prince Fielder 137
4 Justin Morneau 125
5 Mark Teixeira 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 63
2 Michael Bourn 54
2 Carl Crawford 54
4 Nyjer Morgan 48
5 Chone Figgins 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Zack Greinke 2.33
2 Tim Lincecum 2.44
3 J. A. Happ 2.57
4 Wandy Rodriguez 2.63
5 Adam Wainwright 2.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 280
2 Justin Verlander 238
3 Javier Vazquez 227
4 Zack Greinke 219
4 Jon Lester 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 47
2 Brian Fuentes 41
2 Francisco Rodriguez 41
4 Brian Wilson 38
5 Jonathan Papelbon 37