On This Day

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 76 51 .598 --
Yankees 71 56 .559 5.0
Blue Jays 64 63 .504 12.0
Orioles 58 68 .460 17.5
Devil Rays 48 79 .378 28.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 70 56 .556 --
Tigers 68 59 .535 2.5
Twins 64 63 .504 6.5
White Sox 56 70 .444 14.0
Royals 56 70 .444 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 74 53 .583 --
Mariners 72 53 .576 1.0
Athletics 65 64 .504 10.0
Rangers 56 71 .441 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 71 55 .563 --
Phillies 66 60 .524 5.0
Braves 66 62 .516 6.0
Nationals 58 70 .453 14.0
Marlins 57 71 .445 15.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 65 61 .516 --
Brewers 65 62 .512 0.5
Cardinals 61 63 .492 3.0
Reds 57 70 .449 8.5
Astros 57 71 .445 9.0
Pirates 55 71 .437 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 72 56 .563 --
Padres 68 58 .540 3.0
Dodgers 66 61 .520 5.5
Rockies 64 63 .504 7.5
Giants 56 72 .438 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Josh Phelps 4
1 Mike Piazza 4
1 Brad Wilkerson 4
4 Josh Bard 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vladimir Guerrero 2
1 Carlos Lee 2
1 Josh Willingham 2
4 Marlon Anderson 1
4 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Willingham 6
2 Chipper Jones 5
2 Carlos Lee 5
2 Mike Piazza 5
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hanley Ramirez 2
1 David Wright 2
3 Adrian Beltre 1
3 Carlos Beltran 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chad Gaudin 1.43
2 Chad Billingsley 1.17
3 Rick van den Hurk 1.00
4 Nate Robertson 0.75
5 Anthony Reyes 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chad Billingsley 1
1 Boof Bonser 1
1 Matt Cain 1
1 Chad Gaudin 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chad Gaudin 10
2 Chad Billingsley 7
3 Paul Maholm 5
3 Rick van den Hurk 5
3 Jeff Weaver 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeremy Accardo 1
1 Heath Bell 1
1 Joe Borowski 1
1 Chad Cordero 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Magglio Ordonez .353
2 Ichiro Suzuki .352
3 Placido Polanco .340
4 Chipper Jones .337
5 Chase Utley .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 42
2 Prince Fielder 39
3 Adam Dunn 35
4 Ryan Howard 33
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 121
2 Magglio Ordonez 113
3 Vladimir Guerrero 103
4 Carlos Lee 102
5 Ryan Howard 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 68
2 Juan Pierre 50
3 Hanley Ramirez 41
4 Carl Crawford 40
5 Brian Roberts 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Young 2.12
2 Jake Peavy 2.21
3 Brad Penny 2.59
4 Brandon Webb 2.63
5 Dan Haren 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Josh Beckett 15
1 Tim Hudson 15
1 John Lackey 15
1 Tim Wakefield 15
5 11 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Erik Bedard 218
2 Johan Santana 191
3 Jake Peavy 186
4 Scott Kazmir 176
5 Daisuke Matsuzaka 172

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Valverde 38
2 Francisco Cordero 37
3 Joe Borowski 36
3 J. J. Putz 36
5 Bobby Jenks 35

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norris Hopper .459
2 Yadier Molina .447
3 Jeff Keppinger .418
4 David Wright .417
5 Raul Ibanez .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Teixeira 7
1 Chris Young 7
3 Carlos Beltran 6
3 Josh Fields 6
3 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Beltran 22
2 Magglio Ordonez 19
2 Freddy Sanchez 19
2 Mark Teixeira 19
5 Josh Willingham 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 14
2 Hanley Ramirez 9
3 Rajai Davis 7
3 Kazuo Matsui 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Wakefield 0.00
2 Taylor Buchholz 0.69
3 Brandon Webb 0.72
4 Edwin Jackson 1.29
4 2 others tied 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bray 3
1 Kelvim Escobar 3
1 Tim Hudson 3
1 Paul Maholm 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 27
2 Erik Bedard 26
3 Chad Gaudin 24
3 Ian Snell 24
5 Scott Kazmir 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Takashi Saito 7
2 Jeremy Accardo 5
2 Joe Borowski 5
2 Brad Lidge 5
2 David Weathers 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norris Hopper .411
2 Nook Logan .389
3 Jeff Keppinger .387
4 Carl Crawford .376
5 Ross Gload .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chris Young 11
2 Mark Teixeira 10
3 Lance Berkman 9
3 Adam Dunn 9
3 4 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Magglio Ordonez 31
2 Bobby Abreu 30
2 Garret Anderson 30
2 Mark Teixeira 30
5 Garrett Atkins 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 21
2 Hanley Ramirez 14
3 Corey Patterson 13
4 Kazuo Matsui 10
4 Ichiro Suzuki 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brandon Webb 0.38
2 Roy Oswalt 1.14
3 Jake Peavy 1.36
4 Jake Westbrook 1.67
5 Roberto Hernandez 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 6
2 Tim Hudson 5
2 Jake Peavy 5
2 Andy Pettitte 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Erik Bedard 51
2 Jake Peavy 50
3 Scott Kazmir 48
4 Johan Santana 47
5 3 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeremy Accardo 9
1 Chad Cordero 9
1 Bobby Jenks 9
1 Brad Lidge 9
1 Takashi Saito 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Magglio Ordonez .344
2 Ichiro Suzuki .344
3 Placido Polanco .338
4 Hanley Ramirez .337
5 Chipper Jones .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 51
2 Ryan Howard 48
3 Prince Fielder 45
4 Albert Pujols 41
5 Torii Hunter 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 149
2 Matt Holliday 139
3 Ryan Howard 136
4 Magglio Ordonez 135
5 Carlos Lee 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 82
2 Juan Pierre 64
3 Carl Crawford 55
4 Hanley Ramirez 52
5 Ichiro Suzuki 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Young 2.17
2 Jake Peavy 2.42
3 Johan Santana 2.65
4 Brandon Webb 2.81
5 Orlando Hernandez 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Oswalt 19
1 Chien-Ming Wang 19
3 Josh Beckett 18
3 Tim Hudson 18
3 4 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Erik Bedard 260
2 Johan Santana 244
3 Jake Peavy 232
4 CC Sabathia 215
5 Aaron Harang 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 J. J. Putz 47
2 Trevor Hoffman 45
3 Takashi Saito 44
4 Joe Borowski 43
4 2 others tied 43