On This Day

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 79 48 .622 --
Red Sox 73 54 .575 6.0
Rays 69 57 .548 9.5
Blue Jays 58 67 .464 20.0
Orioles 52 76 .406 27.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 67 59 .532 --
White Sox 64 64 .500 4.0
Twins 63 64 .496 4.5
Indians 57 70 .449 10.5
Royals 49 78 .386 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 75 51 .595 --
Rangers 71 55 .563 4.0
Mariners 66 62 .516 10.0
Athletics 56 71 .441 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 73 52 .584 --
Braves 67 60 .528 7.0
Marlins 67 60 .528 7.0
Mets 58 70 .453 16.5
Nationals 46 82 .359 28.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 74 55 .574 --
Cubs 63 62 .504 9.0
Astros 62 65 .488 11.0
Brewers 61 66 .480 12.0
Reds 55 71 .437 17.5
Pirates 53 72 .424 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 76 52 .594 --
Rockies 72 56 .563 4.0
Giants 69 59 .539 7.0
D'backs 56 72 .438 20.0
Padres 54 75 .419 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Shin-Soo Choo 3
1 Chris Coghlan 3
1 Matt Diaz 3
1 Yunel Escobar 3
1 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chris Coghlan 2
1 J. D. Drew 2
1 Ian Kinsler 2
4 Brandon Allen 1
4 32 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brandon Allen 4
1 Ian Kinsler 4
3 Chris Davis 3
3 Prince Fielder 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Nyjer Morgan 2
2 Melky Cabrera 1
2 Johnny Damon 1
2 Derek Jeter 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 A. J. Burnett 2.40
2 Javier Vazquez 1.20
3 John Danks 0.86
4 Doug Fister 0.83
4 Yusmeiro Petit 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny Bautista 1
1 Trevor Cahill 1
1 John Danks 1
1 Kyle Davies 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 A. J. Burnett 12
2 Jorge De La Rosa 7
2 Justin Lehr 7
4 John Danks 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andrew Bailey 1
1 Jonathan Broxton 1
1 Matt Capps 1
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .373
2 Hanley Ramirez .364
3 Ichiro Suzuki .359
4 Jason Bartlett .344
5 Miguel Cabrera .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 40
2 Mark Reynolds 39
3 Carlos Pena 37
4 Prince Fielder 35
4 Ryan Howard 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Prince Fielder 115
2 Ryan Howard 108
3 Albert Pujols 107
4 Mark Teixeira 97
5 Justin Morneau 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 55
2 Carl Crawford 54
3 Michael Bourn 46
4 Nyjer Morgan 42
5 Chone Figgins 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Carpenter 2.20
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 Javier Vazquez 192
5 Jon Lester 187

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 Matt Diaz .477
2 Hanley Ramirez .471
3 Miguel Cabrera .463
4 Derek Jeter .444
5 Felipe Lopez .441

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 9
2 Prince Fielder 8
3 David Ortiz 7
4 J. D. Drew 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 26
2 Hideki Matsui 18
3 Brian McCann 16
3 David Ortiz 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Borbon 8
2 Rajai Davis 5
2 Chone Figgins 5
4 Elvis Andrus 4
4 7 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 0.38
2 Bronson Arroyo 0.75
3 Adam Wainwright 0.82
4 Rich Harden 1.38
5 Ted Lilly 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Baker 3
1 Cliff Lee 3
1 Joel Pineiro 3
1 CC Sabathia 3
1 Randy Wolf 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Zack Greinke 30
2 CC Sabathia 25
2 Justin Verlander 25
4 Cliff Lee 24
4 Jonathan Sanchez 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryan Franklin 6
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 .416
2 Joe Mauer .413
3 Miguel Cabrera .400
4 Carlos Gonzalez .391
5 Ryan Zimmerman .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Pena 12
1 Mark Reynolds 12
3 Prince Fielder 11
4 Adam Dunn 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 31
2 Miguel Cabrera 29
3 Prince Fielder 28
4 Hideki Matsui 27
4 3 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 14
2 Nyjer Morgan 12
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 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 Ubaldo Jimenez 1.63
4 J. A. Happ 1.85
5 Barry Zito 2.08

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 52
2 Zack Greinke 51
3 CC Sabathia 45
3 Jonathan Sanchez 45
5 2 tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryan Franklin 11
2 Juan Carlos Oviedo 9
3 Andrew Bailey 8
3 Mike MacDougal 8
3 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .372
2 Hanley Ramirez .359
3 Ichiro Suzuki .349
4 Jason Bartlett .344
5 Miguel Cabrera .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 49
2 Ryan Howard 48
3 Adrian Gonzalez 42
3 Carlos Pena 42
3 Mark Reynolds 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 144
2 Prince Fielder 137
3 Albert Pujols 136
4 Justin Morneau 123
5 Mark Teixeira 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 64
2 Carl Crawford 54
3 Michael Bourn 53
4 Chone Figgins 48
5 Nyjer Morgan 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Carpenter 2.18
2 Zack Greinke 2.39
3 Tim Lincecum 2.57
4 J. A. Happ 2.61
5 Wandy Rodriguez 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Adam Wainwright 19
2 CC Sabathia 18
3 Roy Halladay 17
3 Josh Johnson 17
3 2 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 279
2 Justin Verlander 239
3 Zack Greinke 229
3 Javier Vazquez 229
5 Jon Lester 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 44
2 Brian Fuentes 40
3 Francisco Rodriguez 39
4 Francisco Cordero 37
4 2 others tied 37