On This Day

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 82 48 .631 --
Red Sox 76 54 .585 6.0
Rays 70 59 .543 11.5
Blue Jays 58 70 .453 23.0
Orioles 54 77 .412 28.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 69 60 .535 --
Twins 65 65 .500 4.5
White Sox 64 67 .489 6.0
Indians 58 72 .446 11.5
Royals 50 80 .385 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 77 52 .597 --
Rangers 72 57 .558 5.0
Mariners 68 63 .519 10.0
Athletics 57 73 .438 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 75 53 .586 --
Braves 68 62 .523 8.0
Marlins 68 62 .523 8.0
Mets 59 72 .450 17.5
Nationals 46 85 .351 30.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 77 55 .583 --
Cubs 65 63 .508 10.0
Brewers 64 66 .492 12.0
Astros 62 68 .477 14.0
Reds 56 73 .434 19.5
Pirates 53 75 .414 22.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 78 53 .595 --
Giants 72 59 .550 6.0
Rockies 72 59 .550 6.0
D'backs 59 72 .450 19.0
Padres 56 76 .424 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Troy Tulowitzki 4
2 Todd Helton 3
2 Lastings Milledge 3
2 Angel Pagan 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocco Baldelli 1
1 Nelson Cruz 1
1 Johnny Damon 1
1 Jermaine Dye 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edgar Renteria 5
2 Mark Teixeira 4
3 Torii Hunter 3
3 Kendrys Morales 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 2
1 Jason Kendall 2
3 Julio Borbon 1
3 Asdrubal Cabrera 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Zack Greinke 2.50
2 Clayton Kershaw 1.83
3 Brian Matusz 1.60
4 Nelson Figueroa 1.25
5 2 tied 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alfredo Aceves 1
1 Joe Blanton 1
1 Paul Byrd 1
1 Nelson Figueroa 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clayton Kershaw 11
2 Nelson Figueroa 10
3 Matt Cain 8
3 Brian Matusz 8
5 6 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jonathan Broxton 1
1 Ryan Franklin 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Jim Johnson 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .367
2 Hanley Ramirez .359
3 Ichiro Suzuki .359
4 Jason Bartlett .337
5 Miguel Cabrera .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 41
2 Mark Reynolds 40
3 Ryan Howard 37
3 Carlos Pena 37
5 Prince Fielder 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Prince Fielder 119
2 Ryan Howard 111
3 Albert Pujols 110
4 Mark Teixeira 101
5 Justin Morneau 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 55
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 55
3 Michael Bourn 48
4 Nyjer Morgan 42
5 Chone Figgins 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Carpenter 2.20
2 Zack Greinke 2.32
3 Tim Lincecum 2.33
4 Adam Wainwright 2.47
5 Matt Cain 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Adam Wainwright 16
2 CC Sabathia 15
2 Justin Verlander 15
4 Josh Beckett 14
4 3 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 222
2 Justin Verlander 215
3 Zack Greinke 202
4 Javier Vazquez 192
5 Jon Lester 187

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fuentes 37
2 Mariano Rivera 36
3 Ryan Franklin 35
4 Joe Nathan 34
5 Huston Street 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matt Diaz .473
2 Derek Jeter .463
3 Jason Kendall .412
4 Denard Span .411
5 Hanley Ramirez .400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 24
2 Kendrys Morales 18
3 Prince Fielder 16
4 Carlos Pena 15
4 Mark Teixeira 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Borbon 6
1 Rajai Davis 6
3 Ian Kinsler 5
3 Scott Podsednik 5
5 8 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Barry Zito 0.44
2 Paul Maholm 1.23
3 Adam Wainwright 1.29
4 Rich Harden 1.38
5 Bronson Arroyo 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rafael Perez 3
1 Ian Snell 3
1 Randy Wolf 3
4 Alfredo Aceves 2
4 35 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Zack Greinke 28
2 CC Sabathia 25
3 Jonathan Sanchez 24
4 A. J. Burnett 23
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryan Franklin 6
2 Brad Lidge 5
2 Joe Nathan 5
2 Fernando Rodney 5
2 Huston Street 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hanley Ramirez .404
2 Joe Mauer .400
3 Matt Diaz .385
4 Carlos Gonzalez .384
5 Chris Coghlan .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Pena 12
1 Mark Reynolds 12
3 Prince Fielder 11
3 Ryan Howard 11
5 Kendrys Morales 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kendrys Morales 34
2 Ryan Howard 33
3 Prince Fielder 30
4 Carlos Pena 28
5 Mark Teixeira 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 14
2 Julio Borbon 11
2 Michael Bourn 11
4 Nyjer Morgan 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Adam Wainwright 1.30
2 J. A. Happ 1.67
3 Ubaldo Jimenez 1.77
4 Cliff Lee 1.80
5 Barry Zito 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 5
1 Scott Feldman 5
1 Ubaldo Jimenez 5
1 Cliff Lee 5
1 CC Sabathia 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Zack Greinke 49
1 CC Sabathia 49
3 Clayton Kershaw 47
4 Cliff Lee 44
5 Justin Verlander 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryan Franklin 12
2 Juan Carlos Oviedo 9
3 Mike MacDougal 8
3 Fernando Rodney 8
3 Jose Valverde 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .363
2 Hanley Ramirez .354
3 Ichiro Suzuki .349
4 Jason Bartlett .340
5 Derek Jeter .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 50
2 Ryan Howard 49
3 Mark Reynolds 43
4 Prince Fielder 42
4 Adrian Gonzalez 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 145
2 Prince Fielder 141
3 Albert Pujols 139
4 Justin Morneau 121
4 Mark Teixeira 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 64
2 Michael Bourn 55
2 Carl Crawford 55
4 Chone Figgins 47
4 Nyjer Morgan 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Carpenter 2.18
2 Zack Greinke 2.30
3 Tim Lincecum 2.53
4 J. A. Happ 2.61
5 Adam Wainwright 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Adam Wainwright 20
2 CC Sabathia 18
3 Zack Greinke 17
3 Roy Halladay 17
3 3 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 277
2 Justin Verlander 235
3 Zack Greinke 234
4 Javier Vazquez 222
5 2 tied 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 43
2 Brian Fuentes 41
3 Jonathan Papelbon 39
4 Ryan Franklin 38
4 Francisco Rodriguez 38