On This Day

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 15 9 .625 --
Orioles 13 9 .591 1.0
Yankees 12 11 .522 2.5
Rays 11 11 .500 3.0
Blue Jays 10 13 .435 4.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 12 9 .571 --
Indians 10 12 .455 2.5
Twins 10 12 .455 2.5
Tigers 10 13 .435 3.0
Royals 9 13 .409 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 14 9 .609 --
Angels 14 9 .609 0.0
Mariners 11 12 .478 3.0
Rangers 7 16 .304 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Marlins 13 9 .591 --
Mets 11 10 .524 1.5
Phillies 12 11 .522 1.5
Braves 11 11 .500 2.0
Nationals 7 16 .304 6.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 15 7 .682 --
Cardinals 14 9 .609 1.5
Brewers 13 9 .591 2.0
Astros 11 12 .478 4.5
Pirates 9 13 .409 6.0
Reds 9 14 .391 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 16 6 .727 --
Rockies 10 12 .455 6.0
Giants 10 13 .435 6.5
Dodgers 9 13 .409 7.0
Padres 9 14 .391 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Grady Sizemore 4
2 Lance Berkman 3
2 Yuniesky Betancourt 3
2 Ryan Braun 3
2 18 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Donnie Murphy 2
1 Magglio Ordonez 2
3 Marlon Anderson 1
3 Rich Aurilia 1
3 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Felipe Lopez 6
2 Donnie Murphy 4
2 Magglio Ordonez 4
2 Josh Willingham 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 2
1 Coco Crisp 2
1 Hanley Ramirez 2
4 Garret Anderson 1
4 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cliff Lee 3.00
2 Chris Young 2.00
3 Chad Billingsley 1.50
4 Joel Pineiro 1.20
5 3 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chad Bradford 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 Jack Cassel 1
1 Aaron Cook 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chad Billingsley 12
2 Chris Young 10
3 Cliff Lee 9
3 Tim Lincecum 9
5 Jeremy Bonderman 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Manny Acosta 1
1 Rafael Betancourt 1
1 Brian Fuentes 1
1 Jason Isringhausen 1
1 7 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .442
2 Chase Utley .385
3 Rafael Furcal .379
4 Albert Pujols .377
5 Conor Jackson .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Utley 10
2 Pat Burrell 8
3 Mike Jacobs 7
3 Chipper Jones 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pat Burrell 25
2 Joe Crede 21
2 Josh Hamilton 21
2 Chase Utley 21
5 5 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 13
2 Carlos Gomez 9
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 8
3 Hanley Ramirez 8
3 Brian Roberts 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 0.28
2 John Smoltz 0.78
3 Ben Sheets 0.96
4 Edinson Volquez 1.21
5 Tim Lincecum 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 5
2 Mark Hendrickson 4
2 Cliff Lee 4
2 Tim Lincecum 4
2 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 36
2 Chad Billingsley 32
2 Johan Santana 32
4 Johnny Cueto 31
4 3 others tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 9
2 Jason Isringhausen 8
2 Jonathan Papelbon 8
2 George Sherrill 8
5 2 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .489
2 Erick Aybar .420
2 Manny Ramirez .420
4 Geovany Soto .419
5 Dustin Pedroia .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Utley 7
2 Chipper Jones 6
3 Garrett Atkins 5
3 Pat Burrell 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Miguel Cabrera 17
1 David Ortiz 17
3 Pat Burrell 16
3 Josh Hamilton 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 8
2 Michael Bourn 7
2 Hanley Ramirez 7
4 Ian Kinsler 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Danks 0.00
2 Cliff Lee 0.36
3 Scott Olsen 0.64
4 Paul Byrd 0.69
5 Tim Lincecum 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Aaron Cook 3
1 Mark Hendrickson 3
1 Cliff Lee 3
1 Tim Lincecum 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chad Billingsley 29
2 Cliff Lee 25
2 Tim Lincecum 25
2 John Smoltz 25
5 Felix Hernandez 22

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Magglio Ordonez .360
2 Chipper Jones .359
3 Chase Utley .352
4 Albert Pujols .347
5 Ichiro Suzuki .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Howard 49
1 Carlos Pena 49
3 Prince Fielder 48
4 Alex Rodriguez 44
5 Adam Dunn 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Holliday 139
2 Magglio Ordonez 136
3 Ryan Howard 135
4 Alex Rodriguez 132
5 Carlos Pena 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 70
2 Juan Pierre 62
3 Carl Crawford 53
3 Hanley Ramirez 53
5 Brian Roberts 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jake Peavy 2.50
2 John Smoltz 2.65
3 Erik Bedard 2.67
4 Brandon Webb 2.80
5 Roberto Hernandez 2.88

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 228
3 Javier Vazquez 222
4 Aaron Harang 220
5 Scott Kazmir 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 43
1 Jose Valverde 43
3 Trevor Hoffman 42
4 J. J. Putz 41
5 2 tied 39