On This Day

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 69 45 .605 --
Yankees 63 51 .553 6.0
Blue Jays 57 56 .504 11.5
Orioles 52 60 .464 16.0
Devil Rays 43 70 .381 25.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 64 50 .561 --
Tigers 63 50 .558 0.5
Twins 58 55 .513 5.5
White Sox 53 60 .469 10.5
Royals 49 63 .438 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 66 47 .584 --
Mariners 62 49 .559 3.0
Athletics 55 60 .478 12.0
Rangers 49 65 .430 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 64 49 .566 --
Phillies 60 53 .531 4.0
Braves 60 54 .526 4.5
Marlins 52 62 .456 12.5
Nationals 52 62 .456 12.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 60 55 .522 --
Cubs 58 55 .513 1.0
Cardinals 52 59 .468 6.0
Astros 51 63 .447 8.5
Reds 49 64 .434 10.0
Pirates 45 65 .409 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 64 51 .557 --
Padres 61 52 .540 2.0
Rockies 59 54 .522 4.0
Dodgers 58 55 .513 5.0
Giants 49 63 .438 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Garrett Atkins 4
1 Shawn Green 4
1 Adam LaRoche 4
1 Mike Lowell 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Bowen 2
1 Robinson Cano 2
3 Moises Alou 1
3 Brad Ausmus 1
3 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Garrett Atkins 6
2 Chris Snyder 4
2 Jose Vidro 4
2 Vernon Wells 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Erick Aybar 2
1 Orlando Hudson 2
1 Jerry Owens 2
4 Casey Blake 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 James Shields 1.80
2 Aaron Harang 1.60
3 Greg Maddux 1.25
4 Orlando Hernandez 1.17
5 Roy Halladay 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Matt Cain 1
1 Jose Contreras 1
1 Lenny DiNardo 1
1 Jeff Francis 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 James Shields 9
2 Roy Halladay 8
2 Aaron Harang 8
4 Orlando Hernandez 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Alan Embree 1
1 Jason Isringhausen 1
1 Brett Myers 1
1 Jonathan Papelbon 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Magglio Ordonez .351
2 Ichiro Suzuki .348
3 Placido Polanco .348
4 Hanley Ramirez .342
5 Matt Holliday .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 36
2 Prince Fielder 34
3 Ryan Howard 32
4 Adam Dunn 30
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 109
2 Magglio Ordonez 94
3 Ryan Howard 93
4 Matt Holliday 92
4 Carlos Lee 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 54
2 Juan Pierre 44
3 Carl Crawford 36
4 Hanley Ramirez 32
4 2 others tied 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Young 1.82
2 Jake Peavy 2.21
3 Dan Haren 2.46
4 Brad Penny 2.66
5 Kelvim Escobar 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Josh Beckett 14
1 John Lackey 14
1 CC Sabathia 14
1 Carlos Zambrano 14
5 8 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Erik Bedard 192
2 Johan Santana 170
3 Jake Peavy 159
4 CC Sabathia 154
5 Scott Kazmir 153

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Cordero 34
1 Jose Valverde 34
3 J. J. Putz 33
4 Bobby Jenks 32
5 Joe Borowski 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garrett Atkins .490
2 Carl Crawford .490
3 Matt Holliday .458
4 Placido Polanco .453
5 Ramon Hernandez .448

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jermaine Dye 7
2 Hideki Matsui 6
3 Lance Berkman 5
3 Ryan Braun 5
3 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Garrett Atkins 25
2 Frank Thomas 17
3 Melky Cabrera 16
3 Robinson Cano 16
3 Gary Matthews 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Corey Patterson 7
1 Jose Reyes 7
3 Chone Figgins 6
4 Carl Crawford 5
4 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brandon Webb 0.00
1 Tim Hudson 0.00
3 Jake Peavy 0.45
4 Roy Oswalt 0.47
5 Scott Baker 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erik Bedard 3
1 Jeff Francis 3
1 Mike Mussina 3
1 Roy Oswalt 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 26
2 Erik Bedard 25
2 Oliver Perez 25
4 Roy Halladay 24
4 Orlando Hernandez 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Nathan 6
2 Chad Cordero 5
3 Jeremy Accardo 4
3 Bobby Jenks 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chone Figgins .432
2 Robinson Cano .419
3 Carl Crawford .419
4 Pat Burrell .410
5 Jose Vidro .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hideki Matsui 12
2 Jermaine Dye 11
2 Ryan Howard 11
4 Ryan Braun 10
4 Miguel Cabrera 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Abreu 33
2 Manny Ramirez 30
3 Garrett Atkins 29
4 Robinson Cano 28
5 Hideki Matsui 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 13
2 Eric Byrnes 12
2 Corey Patterson 12
4 Chone Figgins 11
4 Jerry Owens 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Hudson 0.98
2 Roberto Hernandez 1.22
3 Brandon Webb 1.26
4 Tim Lincecum 1.35
5 Scott Kazmir 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erik Bedard 5
1 Jeff Francis 5
3 Buddy Carlyle 4
3 J. D. Durbin 4
3 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 45
2 Erik Bedard 43
3 Josh Beckett 40
3 Orlando Hernandez 40
5 Oliver Perez 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Nathan 10
2 Jeremy Accardo 9
2 Chad Cordero 9
2 Bobby Jenks 9
2 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Cabrera .344
2 Hanley Ramirez .342
3 Vladimir Guerrero .342
4 Matt Holliday .340
5 Placido Polanco .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 51
2 Alex Rodriguez 49
3 Prince Fielder 41
4 Torii Hunter 39
4 Albert Pujols 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 152
2 Matt Holliday 141
2 Ryan Howard 141
4 Garrett Atkins 129
5 Carlos Lee 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 73
2 Juan Pierre 63
3 Carl Crawford 60
4 Hanley Ramirez 51
5 Willy Taveras 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Young 2.07
2 Jake Peavy 2.41
3 Johan Santana 2.61
4 Kelvim Escobar 2.95
5 Roy Oswalt 3.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Oswalt 19
1 Johan Santana 19
1 Chien-Ming Wang 19
4 Dan Haren 18
4 4 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Erik Bedard 248
2 Johan Santana 247
3 Jake Peavy 229
4 CC Sabathia 217
5 Aaron Harang 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 48
2 Francisco Cordero 47
3 Joe Borowski 45
3 Trevor Hoffman 45
3 J. J. Putz 45