On This Day

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 79 47 .627 --
Red Sox 73 53 .579 6.0
Rays 69 57 .548 10.0
Blue Jays 58 67 .464 20.5
Orioles 52 75 .409 27.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 67 59 .532 --
White Sox 63 64 .496 4.5
Twins 63 64 .496 4.5
Indians 56 70 .444 11.0
Royals 48 78 .381 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 75 50 .600 --
Rangers 70 55 .560 5.0
Mariners 66 61 .520 10.0
Athletics 55 71 .437 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 73 51 .589 --
Marlins 67 59 .532 7.0
Braves 66 60 .524 8.0
Mets 57 70 .449 17.5
Nationals 45 82 .354 29.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 74 54 .578 --
Cubs 63 61 .508 9.0
Astros 61 65 .484 12.0
Brewers 61 65 .484 12.0
Reds 54 71 .432 18.5
Pirates 52 72 .419 20.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 75 52 .591 --
Rockies 72 55 .567 3.0
Giants 69 58 .543 6.0
D'backs 55 72 .433 20.0
Padres 54 74 .422 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ryan Braun 3
1 Billy Butler 3
1 Jamey Carroll 3
1 David Eckstein 3
1 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Ethier 2
1 David Ortiz 2
3 Rod Barajas 1
3 Milton Bradley 1
3 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian McCann 4
2 Milton Bradley 3
2 Andre Ethier 3
2 Ryan Howard 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chone Figgins 2
2 Bobby Abreu 1
2 Erick Aybar 1
2 Jason Bartlett 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Kazmir 2.00
2 Jonathan Sanchez 1.12
3 Joe Saunders 1.00
4 Andy Pettitte 0.88
4 Marc Rzepczynski 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Daniel Bard 1
1 Luke French 1
1 Jeremy Guthrie 1
1 Angel Guzman 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scott Kazmir 10
2 Jonathan Sanchez 9
3 Gio Gonzalez 7
3 Cole Hamels 7
3 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 David Aardsma 1
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Ryan Franklin 1
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .373
2 Hanley Ramirez .365
3 Ichiro Suzuki .359
4 Jason Bartlett .344
5 Miguel Cabrera .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 40
2 Mark Reynolds 38
3 Carlos Pena 37
4 Ryan Howard 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Prince Fielder 112
2 Ryan Howard 107
2 Albert Pujols 107
4 Justin Morneau 96
5 Mark Teixeira 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 55
2 Carl Crawford 54
3 Michael Bourn 46
4 Nyjer Morgan 40
5 Chone Figgins 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Carpenter 2.16
2 Matt Cain 2.39
3 Tim Lincecum 2.43
4 Zack Greinke 2.43
5 Adam Wainwright 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 CC Sabathia 15
1 Adam Wainwright 15
3 Josh Beckett 14
3 Chris Carpenter 14
3 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 214
2 Justin Verlander 211
3 Zack Greinke 197
4 Jon Lester 187
5 Javier Vazquez 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fuentes 36
1 Mariano Rivera 36
3 Ryan Franklin 34
4 Huston Street 33
5 Joe Nathan 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Julio Borbon .484
2 Hanley Ramirez .481
3 Derek Jeter .471
4 Miguel Cabrera .463
5 Andre Ethier .447

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 9
2 Carlos Pena 8
3 Prince Fielder 7
3 David Ortiz 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 26
2 Hideki Matsui 18
3 Carlos Pena 17
4 Miguel Cabrera 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Borbon 8
2 Rajai Davis 6
2 Chone Figgins 6
4 Elvis Andrus 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 0.38
2 Bronson Arroyo 0.75
3 Adam Wainwright 0.82
4 J. A. Happ 1.23
5 Rich Harden 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Baker 3
1 Chris Carpenter 3
1 Ubaldo Jimenez 3
1 Cliff Lee 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Zack Greinke 30
2 Felix Hernandez 25
2 CC Sabathia 25
2 Justin Verlander 25
5 3 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryan Franklin 7
2 Fernando Rodney 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 .422
2 Joe Mauer .398
3 Carlos Gonzalez .388
4 Miguel Cabrera .386
5 Ryan Zimmerman .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Pena 12
1 Mark Reynolds 12
3 Prince Fielder 10
3 Ryan Howard 10
5 6 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 32
2 Miguel Cabrera 29
2 Kendrys Morales 29
4 Ryan Braun 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 14
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 11
2 Nyjer Morgan 11
4 Julio Borbon 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 0.68
2 Adam Wainwright 1.03
3 J. A. Happ 1.51
4 Chris Carpenter 1.96
5 Ubaldo Jimenez 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 6
2 Ubaldo Jimenez 5
2 Cliff Lee 5
2 CC Sabathia 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 52
2 Zack Greinke 51
3 Tim Lincecum 46
4 CC Sabathia 45
4 Jonathan Sanchez 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryan Franklin 12
2 Juan Carlos Oviedo 9
3 Huston Street 8
3 Jose Valverde 8
5 4 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .371
2 Hanley Ramirez .359
3 Ichiro Suzuki .348
4 Jason Bartlett .344
5 Felipe Lopez .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 49
1 Albert Pujols 49
3 Adrian Gonzalez 42
3 Carlos Pena 42
3 Mark Reynolds 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 145
2 Prince Fielder 136
2 Albert Pujols 136
4 Justin Morneau 123
5 Mark Teixeira 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 64
2 Michael Bourn 54
2 Carl Crawford 54
4 Chone Figgins 48
5 Nyjer Morgan 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Zack Greinke 2.33
2 J. A. Happ 2.57
3 Tim Lincecum 2.57
4 Wandy Rodriguez 2.58
5 Adam Wainwright 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Adam Wainwright 19
2 Roy Halladay 18
2 CC Sabathia 18
4 Josh Johnson 17
4 2 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 279
2 Justin Verlander 239
3 Zack Greinke 234
4 Jon Lester 223
4 Javier Vazquez 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 44
2 Brian Fuentes 40
3 Francisco Rodriguez 39
4 Jonathan Papelbon 38
5 Ryan Franklin 37