On This Day

Monday, October 1, 2007

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2007 Playoffs

Upcoming Games

October 3, 2007

Chicago Cubs at Arizona Diamondbacks

Colorado Rockies at Philadelphia Phillies

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Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 96 66 .593 --
Yankees 94 68 .580 2.0
Blue Jays 83 79 .512 13.0
Orioles 69 93 .426 27.0
Devil Rays 66 96 .407 30.0

Games

No Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 96 66 .593 --
Tigers 88 74 .543 8.0
Twins 79 83 .488 17.0
White Sox 72 90 .444 24.0
Royals 69 93 .426 27.0

Games

No Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 94 68 .580 --
Mariners 88 74 .543 6.0
Athletics 76 86 .469 18.0
Rangers 75 87 .463 19.0

Games

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 89 73 .549 --
Mets 88 74 .543 1.0
Braves 84 78 .519 5.0
Nationals 73 89 .451 16.0
Marlins 71 91 .438 18.0

Games

No Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 85 77 .525 --
Brewers 83 79 .512 2.0
Cardinals 78 84 .481 7.0
Astros 73 89 .451 12.0
Reds 72 90 .444 13.0
Pirates 68 94 .420 17.0

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 90 72 .556 --
Rockies 90 73 .552 0.5
Padres 89 74 .546 1.5
Dodgers 82 80 .506 8.0
Giants 71 91 .438 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Troy Tulowitzki 4
2 Adrian Gonzalez 3
3 Garrett Atkins 2
3 Josh Bard 2
3 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Gonzalez 1
1 Scott Hairston 1
1 Todd Helton 1
1 Yorvit Torrealba 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adrian Gonzalez 4
2 Scott Hairston 2
2 Todd Helton 2
2 Matt Holliday 2
5 7 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Josh Fogg 0.50
2 Jake Peavy 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ramon Ortiz 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 6
2 Heath Bell 5
2 Josh Fogg 5
4 Joe Thatcher 3
5 7 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Magglio Ordonez .363
2 Ichiro Suzuki .351
3 Placido Polanco .341
4 Matt Holliday .340
5 Jorge Posada .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Rodriguez 54
2 Prince Fielder 50
3 Ryan Howard 47
4 Carlos Pena 46
5 Adam Dunn 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Rodriguez 156
2 Magglio Ordonez 139
3 Matt Holliday 137
4 Ryan Howard 136
5 Vladimir Guerrero 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 78
2 Juan Pierre 64
3 Hanley Ramirez 51
4 Eric Byrnes 50
4 2 others tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jake Peavy 2.54
2 Brandon Webb 3.01
3 John Lackey 3.01
4 Brad Penny 3.03
5 Roberto Hernandez 3.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Josh Beckett 20
2 Roberto Hernandez 19
2 John Lackey 19
2 Jake Peavy 19
2 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 240
2 Scott Kazmir 239
3 Johan Santana 235
4 Erik Bedard 221
5 Aaron Harang 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Valverde 47
2 Joe Borowski 45
3 Francisco Cordero 44
4 Trevor Hoffman 42
5 3 tied 40

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Aaron Hill .460
2 Albert Pujols .455
3 Magglio Ordonez .450
4 Doug Mientkiewicz .441
5 Randy Winn .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 9
2 Jim Thome 7
2 Rickie Weeks 7
4 Carlos Pena 6
4 Alfonso Soriano 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryan Howard 21
2 Brad Hawpe 20
3 Miguel Cabrera 15
3 Khalil Greene 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Nyjer Morgan 6
1 Juan Pierre 6
1 Brian Roberts 6
4 Eric Byrnes 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Micah Owings 0.00
2 Miguel Batista 0.92
3 John Lackey 1.23
4 Jesse Litsch 1.33
5 3 tied 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Miguel Batista 3
1 John Lackey 3
1 Ryan Speier 3
1 Javier Vazquez 3
5 34 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Javier Vazquez 33
2 John Maine 29
3 Aaron Harang 26
4 A. J. Burnett 24
5 Jeff Francis 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Borowski 5
1 Manny Corpas 5
1 Trevor Hoffman 5
1 Joe Nathan 5
1 Francisco Rodriguez 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Aaron Hill .406
2 Moises Alou .402
3 Garrett Atkins .398
4 David Ortiz .396
5 Jorge Posada .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alfonso Soriano 14
2 Carlos Pena 13
3 Matt Holliday 12
3 Jim Thome 12
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Holliday 32
1 James Loney 32
3 Alex Rodriguez 31
4 Ryan Braun 29
4 Carlos Pena 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Rollins 14
2 Eric Byrnes 12
2 Rafael Furcal 12
2 Juan Pierre 12
5 Brian Roberts 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Yovani Gallardo 1.36
2 Jon Garland 1.38
3 Ian Snell 1.64
4 Roberto Hernandez 1.78
5 Carlos Villanueva 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roberto Hernandez 5
2 Josh Beckett 4
2 Jason Bergmann 4
2 Felix Hernandez 4
2 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Javier Vazquez 56
2 A. J. Burnett 47
3 Scott Kazmir 45
4 Aaron Harang 44
5 Jake Peavy 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chad Cordero 9
1 Joe Nathan 9
3 Manny Corpas 8
3 Brett Myers 8
3 Mariano Rivera 8