On This Day

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 86 48 .642 --
Red Sox 78 55 .586 7.5
Rays 72 61 .541 13.5
Blue Jays 59 74 .444 26.5
Orioles 54 80 .403 32.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 72 61 .541 --
Twins 67 66 .504 5.0
White Sox 66 69 .489 7.0
Indians 58 75 .436 14.0
Royals 51 82 .383 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 78 54 .591 --
Rangers 75 58 .564 3.5
Mariners 71 64 .526 8.5
Athletics 59 75 .440 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 77 54 .588 --
Braves 70 64 .522 8.5
Marlins 70 64 .522 8.5
Mets 60 74 .448 18.5
Nationals 46 88 .343 32.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 79 56 .585 --
Cubs 67 65 .508 10.5
Brewers 65 68 .489 13.0
Astros 63 70 .474 15.0
Reds 60 73 .451 18.0
Pirates 53 79 .402 24.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 80 55 .593 --
Rockies 74 60 .552 5.5
Giants 73 61 .545 6.5
D'backs 61 74 .452 19.0
Padres 59 76 .437 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jorge Posada 4
2 Casey Blake 3
2 Raul Chavez 3
2 Matt Holliday 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocco Baldelli 1
1 Clint Barmes 1
1 Daric Barton 1
1 Stephen Drew 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jorge Posada 4
2 Ronnie Belliard 3
2 Franklin Gutierrez 3
2 Casey McGehee 3
2 David Wright 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 2
1 Randy Winn 2
3 Michael Brantley 1
3 Melky Cabrera 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tim Lincecum 2.20
2 Pedro Martinez 1.80
3 Carlos Torres 1.20
4 Jon Garland 1.00
4 John Smoltz 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alfredo Aceves 1
1 Clay Buchholz 1
1 Jon Garland 1
1 Pedro Martinez 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 11
2 Pedro Martinez 9
3 Ryan Dempster 7
3 Ricky Nolasco 7
3 Ricky Romero 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 David Aardsma 1
1 Jonathan Broxton 1
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Brad Lidge 1
1 Jonathan Papelbon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .367
2 Ichiro Suzuki .360
3 Hanley Ramirez .356
4 Miguel Cabrera .337
5 Jason Bartlett .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 42
2 Mark Reynolds 40
3 Carlos Pena 39
4 Ryan Howard 37
5 Prince Fielder 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Prince Fielder 120
2 Ryan Howard 113
2 Albert Pujols 113
4 Mark Teixeira 101
5 Carlos Pena 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 58
2 Carl Crawford 55
3 Michael Bourn 49
4 Nyjer Morgan 42
5 Chone Figgins 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Carpenter 2.28
2 Zack Greinke 2.32
3 Tim Lincecum 2.34
4 Adam Wainwright 2.47
5 Matt Cain 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 CC Sabathia 16
1 Adam Wainwright 16
3 Chris Carpenter 15
3 Justin Verlander 15
5 5 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 233
2 Justin Verlander 215
3 Zack Greinke 202
4 Javier Vazquez 199
5 Jon Lester 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 38
2 Brian Fuentes 37
3 Ryan Franklin 36
4 Joe Nathan 35
5 2 tied 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Justin Upton .457
2 Jorge Posada .448
3 Matt Diaz .446
4 Lastings Milledge .429
5 Alex Rodriguez .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Pena 8
2 J. D. Drew 6
2 Ryan Howard 6
2 Matt Kemp 6
5 8 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Pena 21
2 Ryan Howard 19
3 Adam Lind 15
3 Hideki Matsui 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 7
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 5
2 Ian Kinsler 5
4 Melky Cabrera 4
4 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Feldman 0.00
2 Barry Zito 0.63
3 Adam Wainwright 0.64
4 Zack Greinke 1.06
5 Brian Duensing 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Homer Bailey 3
1 Jon Garland 3
1 Rafael Perez 3
1 Andy Pettitte 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 27
2 Tim Lincecum 26
3 Jonathan Sanchez 25
4 Gio Gonzalez 24
5 Josh Beckett 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 David Aardsma 6
1 Fernando Rodney 6
3 Jonathan Broxton 5
3 Francisco Cordero 5
3 3 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matt Diaz .412
2 Hanley Ramirez .400
3 Joe Mauer .398
4 Chris Coghlan .394
5 Denard Span .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Pena 13
2 Ryan Howard 11
3 Jason Bay 10
3 Prince Fielder 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 35
2 Carlos Pena 29
3 Prince Fielder 27
3 Matt Holliday 27
3 Hideki Matsui 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 15
2 Julio Borbon 11
2 Michael Bourn 11
4 Jacoby Ellsbury 10
4 Nyjer Morgan 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Adam Wainwright 1.04
2 Ted Lilly 1.32
3 Bronson Arroyo 1.64
4 Barry Zito 1.72
5 Ubaldo Jimenez 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 5
1 Ubaldo Jimenez 5
1 Joel Pineiro 5
1 CC Sabathia 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 53
2 Jon Lester 48
3 Jonathan Sanchez 46
4 Felix Hernandez 44
5 Josh Johnson 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryan Franklin 12
2 Fernando Rodney 10
3 David Aardsma 9
4 Brad Lidge 8
4 2 others tied 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .365
2 Hanley Ramirez .356
3 Ichiro Suzuki .352
4 David Wright .334
5 Jason Bartlett .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 49
2 Ryan Howard 48
3 Carlos Pena 43
4 Prince Fielder 42
4 Adrian Gonzalez 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 144
2 Prince Fielder 141
3 Albert Pujols 138
4 Mark Teixeira 119
5 2 tied 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 64
2 Michael Bourn 55
2 Carl Crawford 55
4 Nyjer Morgan 47
5 Chone Figgins 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Carpenter 2.28
2 Zack Greinke 2.29
3 Tim Lincecum 2.39
4 Adam Wainwright 2.67
5 Matt Cain 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Adam Wainwright 19
2 CC Sabathia 18
3 Johan Santana 17
4 Zack Greinke 16
4 8 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 282
2 Justin Verlander 233
3 Javier Vazquez 229
4 Zack Greinke 226
5 Jon Lester 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 45
2 Brian Fuentes 41
3 Jonathan Papelbon 40
4 Ryan Franklin 39
5 2 tied 38