On This Day

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 96 56 .632 --
Red Sox 89 61 .593 6.0
Rays 77 74 .510 18.5
Blue Jays 68 83 .450 27.5
Orioles 60 91 .397 35.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 80 70 .533 --
Twins 78 73 .517 2.5
White Sox 73 79 .480 8.0
Royals 63 88 .417 17.5
Indians 61 89 .407 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 90 61 .596 --
Rangers 82 68 .547 7.5
Mariners 79 72 .523 11.0
Athletics 72 79 .477 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 88 62 .587 --
Braves 81 70 .536 7.5
Marlins 81 71 .533 8.0
Mets 65 87 .428 24.0
Nationals 51 99 .340 37.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 89 63 .586 --
Cubs 78 72 .520 10.0
Brewers 74 77 .490 14.5
Reds 70 81 .464 18.5
Astros 70 81 .464 18.5
Pirates 56 93 .376 31.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 91 60 .603 --
Rockies 86 65 .570 5.0
Giants 81 70 .536 10.0
Padres 69 83 .454 22.5
D'backs 66 86 .434 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chris Coghlan 4
1 Rafael Furcal 4
1 Kendrys Morales 4
4 Clint Barmes 3
4 26 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Edwin Encarnacion 2
2 Clint Barmes 1
2 Gordon Beckham 1
2 Casey Blake 1
2 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rafael Furcal 4
1 Oscar Salazar 4
3 Clint Barmes 3
3 Edwin Encarnacion 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Elvis Andrus 1
1 Luis Castillo 1
1 Matt Diaz 1
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Blanton 2.25
2 Anibal Sanchez 1.75
3 Josh Johnson 1.11
4 Nelson Figueroa 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Miguel Batista 1
1 Matt Belisle 1
1 Joe Blanton 1
1 Trevor Cahill 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Josh Johnson 10
2 Joe Blanton 9
3 Anibal Sanchez 7
3 Ervin Santana 7
5 Hiroki Kuroda 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Lowe 1
1 Franklin Morales 1
1 Joe Nathan 1
1 Juan Carlos Oviedo 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Mauer .372
2 Ichiro Suzuki .354
3 Hanley Ramirez .352
4 Miguel Cabrera .331
5 Albert Pujols .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 47
2 Mark Reynolds 43
3 Prince Fielder 41
3 Ryan Howard 41
5 2 tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Prince Fielder 129
1 Albert Pujols 129
3 Ryan Howard 126
4 Mark Teixeira 118
5 Jason Bay 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 64
2 Carl Crawford 59
3 Michael Bourn 58
4 Chone Figgins 42
4 Nyjer Morgan 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Zack Greinke 2.08
2 Chris Carpenter 2.34
3 Felix Hernandez 2.45
4 Tim Lincecum 2.47
5 Adam Wainwright 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 CC Sabathia 18
1 Adam Wainwright 18
3 Scott Feldman 17
4 Chris Carpenter 16
4 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 247
2 Justin Verlander 245
3 Zack Greinke 229
4 Javier Vazquez 222
5 Jon Lester 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fuentes 44
2 Joe Nathan 43
3 Mariano Rivera 41
4 Heath Bell 39
5 Francisco Cordero 38

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Bloomquist .425
2 Vernon Wells .417
3 Aramis Ramirez .413
4 Joe Mauer .409
5 Derrek Lee .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jason Bay 5
1 Lance Berkman 5
1 Michael Cuddyer 5
1 Edwin Encarnacion 5
1 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Michael Cuddyer 17
2 Jason Bay 15
2 Alberto Callaspo 15
2 Miguel Olivo 15
2 Kurt Suzuki 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 9
2 Michael Bourn 6
2 Chase Utley 6
4 Elvis Andrus 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Zack Greinke 0.50
2 Felix Hernandez 0.78
2 Javier Vazquez 0.78
4 Jair Jurrjens 0.82
5 Clay Buchholz 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jair Jurrjens 3
1 Hiroki Kuroda 3
1 Rob Tejeda 3
1 Javier Vazquez 3
5 36 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Adam Wainwright 24
2 Josh Johnson 23
2 Javier Vazquez 23
2 Justin Verlander 23
2 Carlos Zambrano 23

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Magglio Ordonez .395
2 Albert Pujols .392
3 Chris Coghlan .387
4 Derrek Lee .369
5 Matt Diaz .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Derrek Lee 11
2 Jason Bay 9
2 Michael Cuddyer 9
2 Ryan Howard 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 27
1 Adam Lind 27
3 Jason Bay 26
3 Derrek Lee 26
3 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 14
2 Michael Bourn 12
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 10
3 Scott Podsednik 10
5 4 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Zack Greinke 0.63
2 Rob Tejeda 0.67
3 Brian Duensing 1.11
4 Cole Hamels 1.43
5 Scott Kazmir 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Feldman 5
1 Jon Garland 5
1 Joe Saunders 5
4 Clay Buchholz 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Zack Greinke 47
2 CC Sabathia 46
3 Roy Halladay 42
4 Dan Haren 41
4 2 others tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Cordero 13
2 Joe Nathan 12
3 Carlos Marmol 10
3 Juan Carlos Oviedo 10
5 2 tied 9