On This Day

Monday, April 28, 2008

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 15 11 .577 --
Rays 14 11 .560 0.5
Red Sox 15 12 .556 0.5
Yankees 14 13 .519 1.5
Blue Jays 11 15 .423 4.0

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 14 11 .560 --
Indians 12 14 .462 2.5
Twins 11 14 .440 3.0
Royals 11 14 .440 3.0
Tigers 11 15 .423 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 17 10 .630 --
Angels 16 11 .593 1.0
Mariners 12 14 .462 4.5
Rangers 9 17 .346 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Marlins 15 10 .600 --
Mets 13 11 .542 1.5
Phillies 14 12 .538 1.5
Braves 12 13 .480 3.0
Nationals 9 17 .346 6.5

Games

No Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 16 9 .640 --
Cardinals 16 11 .593 1.0
Brewers 14 11 .560 2.0
Reds 12 15 .444 5.0
Astros 12 15 .444 5.0
Pirates 10 15 .400 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 19 7 .731 --
Dodgers 12 13 .480 6.5
Giants 12 15 .444 7.5
Padres 10 16 .385 9.0
Rockies 10 16 .385 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carlos Quentin 4
2 Mark Ellis 3
2 Frank Thomas 3
4 Rick Ankiel 2
4 20 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Ankiel 1
1 Daric Barton 1
1 Emil Brown 1
1 Jack Hannahan 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Daric Barton 3
1 Emil Brown 3
3 Rajai Davis 2
3 Edwin Encarnacion 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Durham 2
2 Rajai Davis 1
2 Torii Hunter 1
2 Mark Reynolds 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Javier Vazquez 1.40
2 Dan Haren 0.83
3 Bronson Arroyo 0.67
4 Chad Gaudin 0.57
5 Todd Wellemeyer 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bronson Arroyo 1
1 Matt Cain 1
1 Alberto Castillo 1
1 Chad Gaudin 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Javier Vazquez 7
2 Bronson Arroyo 6
3 Jon Garland 5
3 Dan Haren 5
3 Todd Wellemeyer 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rocky Cherry 1
1 Francisco Cordero 1
1 Brandon Lyon 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .433
2 Albert Pujols .382
3 Victor Martinez .365
4 Rafael Furcal .363
5 2 tied .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Utley 10
2 Lance Berkman 8
2 Pat Burrell 8
2 Hanley Ramirez 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Josh Hamilton 27
2 Emil Brown 25
2 Pat Burrell 25
4 Mark Reynolds 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 13
2 Carlos Gomez 10
2 Brian Roberts 10
4 Hanley Ramirez 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 0.28
2 Ben Sheets 0.96
3 Tim Lincecum 1.23
3 Edinson Volquez 1.23
5 Zack Greinke 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brandon Webb 6
2 Chien-Ming Wang 5
3 Dan Haren 4
3 Mark Hendrickson 4
3 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Felix Hernandez 41
2 Jake Peavy 38
3 Aaron Harang 37
3 Javier Vazquez 37
5 4 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 10
2 George Sherrill 9
3 Jason Isringhausen 8
3 Brandon Lyon 8
3 4 others tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .463
2 Josh Willingham .435
3 Russell Martin .415
4 Victor Martinez .412
5 Edgar Renteria .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chase Utley 7
2 Garrett Atkins 5
2 Chipper Jones 5
2 Nate McLouth 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Emil Brown 18
2 Miguel Cabrera 17
2 David Ortiz 17
4 Garrett Atkins 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Michael Bourn 7
1 Hanley Ramirez 7
3 Jacoby Ellsbury 6
4 Luis Castillo 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Lee 0.00
1 Brian Burres 0.00
1 Tim Lincecum 0.00
1 Jim Johnson 0.00
5 Scott Olsen 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chad Gaudin 3
1 Brad Penny 3
1 Ervin Santana 3
1 Edinson Volquez 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Felix Hernandez 25
1 John Smoltz 25
3 Edinson Volquez 24
4 Aaron Harang 22
4 Jake Peavy 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 7
2 Brandon Lyon 6
3 Mariano Rivera 5
3 Huston Street 5
3 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Magglio Ordonez .360
2 Chipper Jones .357
3 Albert Pujols .349
4 Chase Utley .342
5 Ichiro Suzuki .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Prince Fielder 49
1 Ryan Howard 49
3 Carlos Pena 48
4 Alex Rodriguez 44
5 Lance Berkman 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Holliday 136
2 Ryan Howard 135
3 Magglio Ordonez 134
4 Alex Rodriguez 133
5 Prince Fielder 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Reyes 69
2 Juan Pierre 60
3 Hanley Ramirez 54
4 Carl Crawford 52
4 Brian Roberts 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Erik Bedard 2.44
2 Jake Peavy 2.58
3 Brandon Webb 2.75
4 John Smoltz 2.78
5 Roberto Hernandez 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chien-Ming Wang 24
2 Brandon Webb 23
3 Roberto Hernandez 21
4 Carlos Zambrano 20
5 Jake Peavy 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Peavy 242
2 Javier Vazquez 229
3 Aaron Harang 228
3 Johan Santana 228
5 Scott Kazmir 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Rodriguez 43
2 Trevor Hoffman 41
2 Jose Valverde 41
4 Francisco Cordero 39
4 J. J. Putz 39