On This Day

Monday, August 24, 2009

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 78 46 .629 --
Red Sox 71 53 .573 7.0
Rays 68 56 .548 10.0
Blue Jays 57 66 .463 20.5
Orioles 51 74 .408 27.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 66 58 .532 --
White Sox 63 62 .504 3.5
Twins 62 63 .496 4.5
Indians 55 69 .444 11.0
Royals 47 77 .379 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 74 49 .602 --
Rangers 69 54 .561 5.0
Mariners 64 61 .512 11.0
Athletics 55 69 .444 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 72 50 .590 --
Braves 66 58 .532 7.0
Marlins 65 59 .524 8.0
Mets 57 68 .456 16.5
Nationals 44 81 .352 29.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 72 54 .571 --
Cubs 62 60 .508 8.0
Astros 61 63 .492 10.0
Brewers 61 63 .492 10.0
Reds 52 71 .423 18.5
Pirates 51 71 .418 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 74 51 .592 --
Rockies 71 54 .568 3.0
Giants 67 58 .536 7.0
D'backs 55 70 .440 19.0
Padres 52 74 .413 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jason Bartlett 3
1 Miguel Cabrera 3
1 Shin-Soo Choo 3
1 Alex Gonzalez 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 2
2 Bobby Abreu 1
2 Rod Barajas 1
2 Gordon Beckham 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 5
1 Ryan Howard 5
3 Rod Barajas 4
3 Travis Hafner 4
3 Ryan Spilborghs 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eugenio Velez 2
1 Shane Victorino 2
3 Orlando Cabrera 1
3 Torii Hunter 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Baker 1.00
1 Yovani Gallardo 1.00
3 Cliff Lee 0.83
4 Collin Balester 0.75
5 Jason Marquis 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Baker 1
1 Adam Eaton 1
1 Yovani Gallardo 1
1 Cliff Lee 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Yovani Gallardo 8
1 Roy Halladay 8
3 Justin Verlander 7
4 Collin Balester 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 David Aardsma 1
1 Joe Nathan 1
1 Fernando Rodney 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .374
2 Hanley Ramirez .361
3 Ichiro Suzuki .359
4 Jason Bartlett .343
5 Miguel Cabrera .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 40
2 Mark Reynolds 38
3 Carlos Pena 35
4 Ryan Howard 34
5 3 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Prince Fielder 110
2 Albert Pujols 106
3 Ryan Howard 104
4 Justin Morneau 94
5 Mark Teixeira 93

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 2.43
3 Matt Cain 2.43
4 Zack Greinke 2.44
5 J. A. Happ 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 CC Sabathia 15
2 Josh Beckett 14
2 Chris Carpenter 14
2 Jason Marquis 14
2 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 214
2 Justin Verlander 211
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 33
4 Ryan Franklin 32
4 Joe Nathan 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Derek Jeter .500
2 Adam LaRoche .459
3 Hanley Ramirez .456
4 Luis Castillo .449
5 Miguel Cabrera .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 8
2 Hideki Matsui 7
2 Carlos Pena 7
4 Jason Bay 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 24
2 Hideki Matsui 16
3 Carlos Lee 14
3 David Ortiz 14
3 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Borbon 7
1 Michael Bourn 7
1 Rajai Davis 7
4 Brian Roberts 6
5 Andrew McCutchen 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 0.38
2 Bronson Arroyo 0.53
3 Rich Harden 1.29
3 Adam Wainwright 1.29
5 Randy Wells 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Baker 3
1 Chris Carpenter 3
1 Jorge De La Rosa 3
1 Tommy Hanson 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jorge De La Rosa 25
1 Felix Hernandez 25
1 CC Sabathia 25
1 Justin Verlander 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryan Franklin 6
2 Bobby Jenks 5
2 Huston Street 5
4 Brian Fuentes 4
4 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hanley Ramirez .405
2 Joe Mauer .395
3 Michael Young .393
4 Miguel Cabrera .389
5 Luis Castillo .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Reynolds 13
2 Carlos Pena 11
3 Ryan Howard 10
3 Kendrys Morales 10
3 Ryan Zimmerman 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 34
2 Kendrys Morales 31
3 Miguel Cabrera 28
3 Ryan Zimmerman 28
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 14
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 12
3 Nyjer Morgan 11
4 Michael Bourn 9
4 3 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 0.96
2 Adam Wainwright 1.26
3 J. A. Happ 1.51
4 Chris Carpenter 1.96
5 Ubaldo Jimenez 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 6
1 Cliff Lee 6
3 Jorge De La Rosa 5
3 Ubaldo Jimenez 5
3 CC Sabathia 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 52
2 Yovani Gallardo 49
3 Tim Lincecum 46
4 CC Sabathia 45
5 Jon Lester 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryan Franklin 10
2 Huston Street 9
3 Andrew Bailey 8
3 Mariano Rivera 8
3 Jose Valverde 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .368
2 Hanley Ramirez .354
3 Ichiro Suzuki .347
4 Jason Bartlett .341
5 Felipe Lopez .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 50
2 Ryan Howard 48
3 Mark Reynolds 42
4 Adrian Gonzalez 41
5 Carlos Pena 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 142
2 Albert Pujols 137
3 Prince Fielder 134
4 Justin Morneau 124
5 Mark Teixeira 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 63
2 Michael Bourn 54
2 Carl Crawford 54
4 Nyjer Morgan 47
5 Chone Figgins 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Zack Greinke 2.33
2 J. A. Happ 2.57
3 Tim Lincecum 2.57
4 Wandy Rodriguez 2.63
5 Cliff Lee 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Halladay 18
1 CC Sabathia 18
1 Adam Wainwright 18
4 Jason Marquis 17
4 Johan Santana 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 279
2 Justin Verlander 239
3 Javier Vazquez 223
4 Zack Greinke 219
5 Jon Lester 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 45
2 Brian Fuentes 40
2 Francisco Rodriguez 40
4 Jonathan Papelbon 37
4 Brian Wilson 37