On This Day

Thursday, August 9, 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 61 .460 16.5
Devil Rays 44 70 .386 25.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 65 50 .565 --
Tigers 63 51 .553 1.5
Twins 58 56 .509 6.5
White Sox 53 61 .465 11.5
Royals 50 63 .442 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 66 47 .584 --
Mariners 63 49 .563 2.5
Athletics 55 60 .478 12.0
Rangers 49 65 .430 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 64 50 .561 --
Braves 61 54 .530 3.5
Phillies 60 54 .526 4.0
Marlins 53 62 .461 11.5
Nationals 53 62 .461 11.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 60 55 .522 --
Cubs 59 55 .518 0.5
Cardinals 53 59 .473 5.5
Astros 51 63 .447 8.5
Reds 49 65 .430 10.5
Pirates 45 66 .405 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 65 51 .560 --
Padres 61 53 .535 3.0
Dodgers 59 55 .518 5.0
Rockies 59 55 .518 5.0
Giants 49 64 .434 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jacque Jones 4
1 Delwyn Young 4
3 Yuniesky Betancourt 3
3 Carl Crawford 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Ankiel 1
1 Jeff Baker 1
1 Jason Bay 1
1 Tony Clark 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Tejada 5
2 Jacque Jones 4
3 Rick Ankiel 3
3 Yuniesky Betancourt 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rajai Davis 2
1 Brian Roberts 2
3 Eric Byrnes 1
3 Alexi Casilla 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Kazmir 1.75
2 Matt Garza 1.50
3 Kyle Davies 1.00
3 Joel Pineiro 1.00
5 Ian Snell 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Davis 1
1 Kyle Davies 1
1 Joel Hanrahan 1
1 Tim Hudson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scott Kazmir 7
1 Ian Snell 7
3 Matt Garza 6
4 Kyle Davies 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Borowski 1
1 Chad Cordero 1
1 Kevin Gregg 1
1 Takashi Saito 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ichiro Suzuki .350
2 Placido Polanco .349
3 Magglio Ordonez .348
4 Chone Figgins .340
5 Hanley Ramirez .340

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 37
4 Brian Roberts 34
5 Hanley Ramirez 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Young 2.02
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 10 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Erik Bedard 192
2 Johan Santana 170
3 Scott Kazmir 160
4 Jake Peavy 159
5 CC Sabathia 154

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Valverde 35
2 Francisco Cordero 34
3 J. J. Putz 33
4 Joe Borowski 32
4 Bobby Jenks 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Crawford .531
2 Garrett Atkins .469
3 Placido Polanco .456
4 Melky Cabrera .429
4 Kazuo Matsui .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jermaine Dye 6
2 Lance Berkman 5
2 Ryan Braun 5
2 Pat Burrell 5
2 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Garrett Atkins 22
2 Robinson Cano 16
2 Gary Matthews 16
4 Bobby Abreu 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Corey Patterson 8
2 Jose Reyes 7
3 Carl Crawford 6
3 Hanley Ramirez 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brandon Webb 0.00
2 Jake Peavy 0.45
3 Scott Kazmir 0.47
3 Roy Oswalt 0.47
5 Scott Baker 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Francis 3
1 Tim Hudson 3
1 Roy Oswalt 3
1 Jake Peavy 3
5 34 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 26
2 Oliver Perez 25
3 Roy Halladay 24
3 Orlando Hernandez 24
3 Scott Kazmir 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chad Cordero 6
1 Joe Nathan 6
3 Jeremy Accardo 4
3 Kevin Gregg 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Crawford .433
2 Chone Figgins .432
3 Robinson Cano .419
4 Pat Burrell .402
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 14
2 Eric Byrnes 13
2 Corey Patterson 13
4 Chone Figgins 11
4 Jerry Owens 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Kazmir 1.16
2 Roberto Hernandez 1.22
3 Brandon Webb 1.26
4 Tim Lincecum 1.35
5 Tim Hudson 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erik Bedard 5
1 Jeff Francis 5
1 Tim Hudson 5
1 Ted Lilly 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scott Kazmir 45
1 Johan Santana 45
3 Erik Bedard 43
4 Josh Beckett 40
4 Orlando Hernandez 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chad Cordero 10
1 Joe Nathan 10
3 Jeremy Accardo 9
3 Bobby Jenks 9
3 3 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hanley Ramirez .342
2 Vladimir Guerrero .341
3 Miguel Cabrera .341
4 Placido Polanco .341
5 Matt Holliday .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 51
2 Alex Rodriguez 48
3 Prince Fielder 41
4 Torii Hunter 39
4 Albert Pujols 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 150
2 Matt Holliday 141
2 Ryan Howard 141
4 Garrett Atkins 129
5 Carlos Lee 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 71
2 Juan Pierre 63
3 Carl Crawford 61
4 Hanley Ramirez 51
5 Willy Taveras 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Young 2.21
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 Ted Lilly 19
1 Roy Oswalt 19
1 Johan Santana 19
1 Chien-Ming Wang 19
5 4 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 Cordero 47
1 Francisco Rodriguez 47
3 Joe Borowski 45
3 Trevor Hoffman 45
3 J. J. Putz 45