On This Day

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 15 7 .682 --
Orioles 11 9 .550 3.0
Yankees 11 10 .524 3.5
Blue Jays 10 11 .476 4.5
Rays 9 11 .450 5.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 11 8 .579 --
Twins 10 10 .500 1.5
Royals 9 11 .450 2.5
Indians 8 12 .400 3.5
Tigers 8 13 .381 4.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 12 9 .571 --
Angels 12 9 .571 --
Mariners 11 10 .524 1.0
Rangers 7 14 .333 5.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Marlins 12 8 .600 --
Mets 10 9 .526 1.5
Phillies 11 10 .524 1.5
Braves 10 10 .500 2.0
Nationals 6 15 .286 6.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 14 6 .700 --
Cardinals 13 8 .619 1.5
Brewers 12 8 .600 2.0
Reds 9 12 .429 5.5
Astros 9 12 .429 5.5
Pirates 8 12 .400 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 15 5 .750 --
Rockies 9 11 .450 6.0
Padres 9 12 .429 6.5
Dodgers 8 12 .400 7.0
Giants 8 13 .381 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Casey Blake 4
1 Jerry Hairston 4
1 Aaron Miles 4
1 Dustin Pedroia 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 2
2 Bobby Abreu 1
2 Garrett Atkins 1
2 Casey Blake 1
2 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Casey Blake 6
2 Ronny Cedeno 5
3 Bobby Abreu 4
4 Pat Burrell 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 1
1 Jim Edmonds 1
1 Gabe Gross 1
1 Jerry Hairston 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Smoltz 2.00
2 CC Sabathia 1.83
3 Paul Maholm 1.20
4 Edinson Volquez 1.00
5 2 tied 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Lannan 1
1 Ted Lilly 1
1 Ryan Madson 1
1 Paul Maholm 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 11
2 John Smoltz 10
3 Joe Blanton 7
3 Felix Hernandez 7
3 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Matt Capps 1
1 Brad Lidge 1
1 Brandon Lyon 1
1 Joe Nathan 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .430
2 Rafael Furcal .397
3 Miguel Tejada .370
4 Justin Upton .368
5 Nate McLouth .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Utley 9
2 Pat Burrell 7
2 Derrek Lee 7
4 Bill Hall 6
4 6 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pat Burrell 22
2 Josh Hamilton 20
2 Manny Ramirez 20
2 Chase Utley 20
5 5 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 13
2 Carlos Gomez 9
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 8
3 Brian Roberts 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 0.40
2 John Smoltz 0.78
3 Ben Sheets 0.96
4 Edinson Volquez 1.21
5 Zack Greinke 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 5
2 Mark Hendrickson 4
2 Daisuke Matsuzaka 4
2 Micah Owings 4
2 Chien-Ming Wang 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Felix Hernandez 31
1 John Smoltz 31
3 Johnny Cueto 29
3 Aaron Harang 29
3 2 others tied 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jonathan Papelbon 8
2 Jason Isringhausen 7
2 Joe Nathan 7
2 Francisco Rodriguez 7
5 3 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .449
2 Miguel Tejada .431
3 Ryan Theriot .419
4 Dustin Pedroia .417
5 Ryan Ludwick .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Utley 6
2 Garrett Atkins 5
2 Chipper Jones 5
2 Manny Ramirez 5
5 15 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Garrett Atkins 15
1 Josh Hamilton 15
1 Conor Jackson 15
1 Albert Pujols 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 8
2 Michael Bourn 7
3 Ian Kinsler 6
4 Joey Gathright 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gavin Floyd 0.00
2 Cliff Lee 0.56
3 Dan Haren 0.69
4 John Smoltz 1.00
5 Edinson Volquez 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Hendrickson 3
1 Daisuke Matsuzaka 3
1 Scott Olsen 3
1 Micah Owings 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 25
2 Tim Lincecum 23
3 Felix Hernandez 22
4 Randy Wolf 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jonathan Papelbon 6
2 Eric Gagne 5
2 Huston Street 5
4 Matt Capps 4
4 7 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Magglio Ordonez .363
2 Chipper Jones .357
3 Chase Utley .346
4 Ichiro Suzuki .344
5 Albert Pujols .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Prince Fielder 49
1 Ryan Howard 49
1 Carlos Pena 49
4 Alex Rodriguez 46
5 Adam Dunn 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Holliday 140
2 Ryan Howard 135
2 Alex Rodriguez 135
4 Magglio Ordonez 134
5 Carlos Pena 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 71
2 Juan Pierre 62
3 Carl Crawford 52
3 Brian Roberts 52
5 Hanley Ramirez 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jake Peavy 2.50
2 John Smoltz 2.65
3 Roberto Hernandez 2.77
4 Brandon Webb 2.80
5 Erik Bedard 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chien-Ming Wang 23
2 Brandon Webb 22
3 Roberto Hernandez 21
4 Carlos Zambrano 20
5 Jake Peavy 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 249
2 Johan Santana 231
3 Aaron Harang 225
4 Javier Vazquez 224
5 Scott Kazmir 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 43
2 J. J. Putz 42
2 Jose Valverde 42
4 Francisco Rodriguez 41
5 2 tied 40