On This Day

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 25 18 .581 --
Yankees 22 19 .537 2.0
Red Sox 22 20 .524 2.5
Blue Jays 21 21 .500 3.5
Orioles 19 22 .463 5.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 26 14 .650 --
Tigers 22 20 .524 5.0
Royals 20 22 .476 7.0
White Sox 19 25 .432 9.0
Twins 14 27 .341 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 23 20 .535 --
Athletics 22 21 .512 1.0
Angels 22 22 .500 1.5
Mariners 18 24 .429 4.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 26 16 .619 --
Marlins 24 17 .585 1.5
Braves 25 20 .556 2.5
Mets 20 22 .476 6.0
Nationals 20 22 .476 6.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 25 18 .581 --
Cardinals 25 19 .568 0.5
Brewers 21 22 .488 4.0
Pirates 19 23 .452 5.5
Cubs 18 23 .439 6.0
Astros 15 28 .349 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 23 19 .548 --
Rockies 22 19 .537 0.5
Dodgers 20 24 .455 4.0
D'backs 19 23 .452 4.0
Padres 18 25 .419 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alex Rodriguez 4
2 Alex Gonzalez 3
2 Corey Hart 3
2 Koyie Hill 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pedro Alvarez 1
1 Marlon Byrd 1
1 Eric Hosmer 1
1 Reed Johnson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pedro Alvarez 3
1 Adrian Beltre 3
1 Elliot Johnson 3
1 Trevor Plouffe 3
1 Cody Ross 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Gentry 2
1 Adam Kennedy 2
3 Ryan Braun 1
3 Tony Campana 1
3 21 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jake Peavy 2.67
2 Bartolo Colon 1.75
3 Jason Vargas 1.50
4 Clay Buchholz 1.40
5 Cole Hamels 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Daniel Bard 1
1 Yovani Gallardo 1
1 Cole Hamels 1
1 Aaron Heilman 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Yovani Gallardo 9
1 Jason Vargas 9
3 Cole Hamels 8
3 Justin Masterson 8
3 Jake Peavy 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Axford 1
1 Matt Capps 1
1 Kyle Farnsworth 1
1 Brandon League 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Bautista .372
2 Matthew Joyce .365
3 Matt Holliday .357
4 Lance Berkman .349
5 Travis Hafner .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Bautista 16
2 Curtis Granderson 14
3 Ryan Braun 12
4 Lance Berkman 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adrian Beltre 37
1 Adrian Gonzalez 37
3 Lance Berkman 35
3 Ryan Howard 35
5 Ryan Braun 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 16
2 Michael Bourn 14
2 Ian Desmond 14
2 Drew Stubbs 14
5 3 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jaime Garcia 1.64
1 Josh Johnson 1.64
3 Jair Jurrjens 1.66
4 Josh Beckett 1.75
5 Dan Haren 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Trevor Cahill 6
1 Max Scherzer 6
1 Jered Weaver 6
4 Jake Arrieta 5
4 24 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roy Halladay 73
2 Clayton Kershaw 70
3 Tim Lincecum 69
4 Matt Garza 68
4 Cliff Lee 68

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Bautista .405
1 Jhonny Peralta .405
3 Brad Hawpe .400
3 Matthew Joyce .400
3 Victor Martinez .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Bautista 7
1 Adrian Gonzalez 7
3 Curtis Granderson 6
4 Matthew Joyce 5
4 Jhonny Peralta 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adrian Gonzalez 17
2 Martin Prado 15
3 Ryan Ludwick 14
3 Victor Martinez 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Erick Aybar 6
1 Rajai Davis 6
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 6
4 Elvis Andrus 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Josh Beckett 0.00
1 Anibal Sanchez 0.00
1 Johnny Cueto 0.00
1 Ryan Vogelsong 0.00
5 Jaime Garcia 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Wilson 4
2 Homer Bailey 3
2 Yovani Gallardo 3
2 Jeremy Hellickson 3
5 44 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roy Halladay 26
2 Clayton Kershaw 25
3 Cole Hamels 24
3 Cliff Lee 24
3 Tim Lincecum 24

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matthew Joyce .410
2 Jose Bautista .408
3 Lance Berkman .378
4 Adam Lind .371
5 Yadier Molina .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Bautista 13
2 Curtis Granderson 10
3 Ryan Braun 8
3 Adrian Gonzalez 8
3 Giancarlo Stanton 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adrian Gonzalez 29
2 Ryan Braun 25
2 Curtis Granderson 25
4 Adrian Beltre 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 11
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 10
2 Jose Reyes 10
2 Drew Stubbs 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Trevor Cahill 1.32
2 Tommy Hanson 1.38
3 Ian Kennedy 1.50
4 Brad Penny 1.51
5 James Shields 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jake Arrieta 4
1 Clay Buchholz 4
1 Trevor Cahill 4
1 Yovani Gallardo 4
1 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roy Halladay 51
2 James Shields 49
3 Tim Lincecum 47
4 Cole Hamels 46
5 Bud Norris 44

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Josh Hamilton .390
2 Joey Votto .335
3 Matt Holliday .327
4 Victor Martinez .325
5 Paul Konerko .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Bautista 59
2 Albert Pujols 41
3 Miguel Cabrera 37
3 Troy Tulowitzki 37
5 3 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Bautista 120
2 Adrian Gonzalez 119
3 Adrian Beltre 118
3 Miguel Cabrera 118
3 Alex Rodriguez 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Pierre 56
2 Michael Bourn 52
3 Rajai Davis 49
4 Coco Crisp 45
5 2 tied 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Josh Johnson 1.90
2 Felix Hernandez 2.21
3 Clay Buchholz 2.39
4 Adam Wainwright 2.40
5 Trevor Cahill 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Trevor Cahill 23
2 Jon Lester 21
3 Roy Halladay 20
3 CC Sabathia 20
5 David Price 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Felix Hernandez 250
2 Roy Halladay 240
3 Jered Weaver 239
4 Justin Verlander 235
5 Tim Lincecum 231

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Wilson 51
2 Heath Bell 45
3 Carlos Marmol 41
4 Mariano Rivera 39
4 Joakim Soria 39